Episode 42 – The Emperor’s Club (2002)

This episode, it’s all about the three C’s of classical education: Caesar, Cicero and Cheating at trivia contests. We dig into The
The podcast about film, antiquity and everything in between
This episode, it’s all about the three C’s of classical education: Caesar, Cicero and Cheating at trivia contests. We dig into The
Or as we like to call it “It Should Have Been Set on Crete.” Join us with special guest from Let’s Talk
Back again with yet another video game! Joined by expert archaeologist and gamer, Deb Trusty, we dig into Assassin’s Creed’s take on
We tackle yet another late-aughts violent historical epic featuring a Roman centurion, painted barbarians and *sigh* the 9th Legion. This Gladiator-aspirant feels
What’s a place like me doing in a podcast like this? That’s right we’re jumping across the Mediterranean to Egypt to talk
Why do we build the podcast? We build the podcast to set us free! This week we shift gears into musical theater
We’re here with a very special bonus episode on Superbowl commercials past and present. We dig into three classically themed features from
We’re back to look at the more action adventures following the success of Gladiator and writer David Franzoni’s next project: King Arthur
We’re back for the big one (because it sold us queer giraffes!). A critical and commercial hit, Gladiator spawned a revival for
Get ready for a real trip back to ancient Egypt, where Caesar is green, triumphs feature sports cars and gladiators bring handguns
This is simultaneously an excavation of both Imperial Rome and late 60’s Italian cinema. Joined by the amazing Sarah E. Bond and
In a very special episode, Colin, Eli, Christie and special guest Zoé Thomas sit down with Charley and Vlas Parlapanides, the creators
Sometimes we review movies we’re very passionate about and sometimes we review The Last Legion. Fortunately we have special guests Ayelet Haimson
Joined by super extra awesome guest Donna Zuckerberg, we dig not down but up and out of hell with the 2020 rogue-like
We’re back at Troy, where shirts are optional, digging up an artifact from a bygone era: late 90’s television. Joined by the
Do you even Argo bro?!? Christie Vogler is back with us again but we’ve decided to leave her name out of the
We’re back with our first episode of season 2. Joined by threepeat guest and avowed servant of Rita Repulsa, the always amazing
After a short hiatus, we’re back to announce MWD will be returning for another season. More movies, more not-movies, all the hot-takes.
Gigantomachy II: Electric Boogaloo! Our longest episode to date, we really don’t lack for things to talk about. There’s a a lot
“Screw your winged horse, I want a Manticore!” We break down the first four episodes of Netflix’s original anime series with repeat
“A man who thinks that he has been done wrong is a mad, mad man.” (the Iliad, abridged). Get these and other
Joined by three fantastic first year students from UT Austin, we continue our discussion of Netflix’s miniseries as we get into episodes
We launch the first of a special, three part miniseries on the Netflix/BBC original on the Trojan War. Joining us is UT
Get your checkbooks ready Hollywood producers because we basically re-pitch a new, better version of this now 10 year old film. On
Are you ready to go back to Titanic Pompeii? Accompanied by another fantastic host, Christy “I didn’t want Kiefer like that,” Schirmer,