Part 1: Windlicht

Featuring Maren Montalbano as Josephine Pasternak and Magdalena Scholl, Liv Redpath as Sophie Scholl, Ben Fankhauser as Hans Scholl, Randal Keith as Kurt Huber and Robert Scholl, Nicholas Ward as Alexander Schmorell, Jon Lee Keenan as Willi Graf, Abdiel Gonzalez as Christoph Probst, Jennifer Rosenfeld as herself.With Nathan Cole (violin), Gloria Lum (cello), Emmanuel Ceysson (harp), and Jennifer Rosenfeld (piano.Music and Lyrics by Jennifer RosenfeldAdditional Lyrics by Josephine Pasternak and Wayne Self Music Direction: Larry Pressgrove Casting: Paul Hardt Produced by Jennifer Rosenfeld Associate Producers: Sam Bird, Larry Pressgrove Engineered, edited, mixed, and mastered by Louis Ng, Lenson Productions Additional engineering by Charles Mueller, Oktaven Audio Podcast Editing & Mixing: Sam Bird Podcast Creative Direction: Elkhanah PulitzerCover Artwork and Illustrations: Jennifer Rosenfeld Graphic & Booklet Design: Alex Allen Web Design: Beth Beauchamp  Get full access to Creative Off-Roading at jenniferrosenfeld.substack.com/subscribe

Jennifer and her high school best friend, Julia Levitan, discuss Jennifer's multi-year creative journey bringing the White Rose to life as a musical.Featuring musical performances by Liv Redpath, Maren Montalbano, Lawrence Jones, Thomas McCargar, Arunima Kohli and Eric Tuan Get full access to Creative Off-Roading at jenniferrosenfeld.substack.com/subscribe

Jennifer speaks with Stanford University Professor Lazar Fleishman, a leading scholar of the life and works of Boris Pasternak. They discuss the many unexpected connections between the White Rose and the Pasternak family, as well as the strange influences that Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany had on each other during the 1930s and 40s, despite their animosity. Get full access to Creative Off-Roading at jenniferrosenfeld.substack.com/subscribe

Jennifer speaks with Professor Elizabeth Bernhardt, Director of the Stanford Language Center, about the perception of the White Rose in Germany, the writings of Hans and Sophie Scholl, and more. Featuring readings by Maren Montalbano Get full access to Creative Off-Roading at jenniferrosenfeld.substack.com/subscribe

Jennifer Rosenfeld describes how discovering an unpublished essay by Josephine Pasternak in the Hoover Archives at Stanford University led her on an unexpected journey writing a musical about the White Rose. This episode explores the surprising and coincidental connections between Josephine Pasternak and the members of the White Rose.This episode features spoken performances by Randal Keith and Maren Montalbano. Get full access to Creative Off-Roading at jenniferrosenfeld.substack.com/subscribe

Tune into the White Rose Podcast beginning February 18th to learn about an inspiring instance of resistance in Nazi Germany, as well as Jennifer Rosenfeld's journey of writing a musical on the topic. Get full access to Creative Off-Roading at jenniferrosenfeld.substack.com/subscribe