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Podcast: Book III - Classical Classics

Tent poles and blockbusters from the Golden Age of Cinema

Episode 33 – Fellini Satyricon (1969), with Sarah Bond and Gregory Hays

This is simultaneously an excavation of both Imperial Rome and late 60’s Italian cinema. Joined by the amazing Sarah E. Bond and

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Episode 17 – Ben-Hur (1959)

Is this movie the spiritual predecessor of The Phantom Menace? Probably not, but we explore that idea anyways. This week, Colin and

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Episode 16 – Spartacus (1960)

We’re Spartacus! This week Colin (aka Spartacus) and Eli (aka Spartacus) take on the classic epic written by Dalton Trumbo, directed by

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Episode 14 – Cleopatra (1963), with Jeremy Swist and Nicole Becklinger

We get into classic Hollywood’s take on Egypt’s most (in)famous queen with the help of Heavy Metal Classicist Jeremy Swist and pharaonic

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Episode 13 – Quo Vadis (1951)

This movie is… long… and hasn’t aged amazingly well. For all its faults, mostly involving Marcus, this movie did pave the way

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Episode 11 – Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)

Romanes eunt domus?!? Back from a brief hiatus, we tackle a most blasphemous take on sword & sandal Biblical epics by Britain’s

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Episode 10 – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)

Was 1 a good year? Eli and Colin dive into Roman comedy and its brief but successful renaissance on Broadway in the

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