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EPISODE · Dec 30, 2025 · 7 MIN

Amadeus (2025): Artistic Licence or Cultural Gaslighting?

from The Makers Rage Podcast · host Darren Koolman

Amadeus (2025) reignites a cultural fault line: who gets to rewrite history, and who doesn’t. Using the new miniseries as a starting point, I challenge the claim that race-swapping white historical figures is “harmless artistic licence” while similar changes elsewhere are branded as propaganda. https://www.facebook.com/TheMakersRage/https://www.instagram.com/themakersrage/Music by LiteSaturation from Pixabay

Amadeus (2025) reignites a cultural fault line: who gets to rewrite history, and who doesn’t. Using the new miniseries as a starting point, I challenge the claim that race-swapping white historical figures is “harmless artistic licence” while similar changes elsewhere are branded as propaganda. https://www.facebook.com/TheMakersRage/ https://www.instagram.com/themakersrage/ Music by LiteSaturation from Pixabay

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