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Episode 22 – Troy: Fall of a City (2018), Part I, with Adam Rabinowitz

We launch the first of a special, three part miniseries on the Netflix/BBC original on the Trojan War. Joining us is UT

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Episode 21 – The Eagle (2011)

Get your checkbooks ready Hollywood producers because we basically re-pitch a new, better version of this now 10 year old film. On

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Episode 20 – Pompeii (2014), with Christy Schirmer

Are you ready to go back to Titanic Pompeii? Accompanied by another fantastic host, Christy “I didn’t want Kiefer like that,” Schirmer,

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Episode 19 – Agora (2009)

Two questions: 1) Is this a nuanced and thoughtful take on the religious and political strife in Alexandria and the wider Roman

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Episode 18 – Black Orpheus (1959), with Rebecca Futo Kennedy

Depressa! Toma! Toca faz o sol nasce! Bolstered by yet another mega guest, Dr. Rebecca Futo Kennedy, the creative mind behind Classics

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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 15 – O Brother, Where Art Thou (2000), with Joel Christensen

Joined by another fantastic guest and man of constant sorrow, Joel Christensen, we trace the unbroken line from Homer to Mumford &

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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 12 – The Dig (2021), with Christie Vogler

A movie actually about digging! This week we’re joined by special guest, Dr. Christie Vogler, to talk about the 3 D’s of

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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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Episode 9 – Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001), with Clara Bosak-Schroeder

We dig (or dive) into Disney’s attempt to pivot from songs to explosions with another wonderful guest. Is this movie undersea Pocahontas?

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Episode 8 – Hercules (1997), with Ayelet Haimson-Lushkov

“The 90’s are just the 80’s until they become the mid 2000’s.” We fully consider the coconut that is Disney’s animated take

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Episode 7 – Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)

Colin & Eli alienate themselves to younger listeners by not understanding popular novels. They also reveal their own age by constantly comparing

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Episode 6 – Hercules (2014)

The film that makes the bold choice to be set in 358 B.C.!?! Is Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson the modern manifestation of

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Episode 5 – Immortals (2011)

Another visually interesting but thematically frustrating film. More gods, more battles, more fake armor, more (not) chosen one narratives. Plus the birth

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Episode 4 – Clash of the Titans (2010)

We beat our heads against our desks over this movie (and the Cars franchise). What is the nature of the gods and

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Episode 3 – 300 (2007)

Now we sound nice. More screaming, but also more tolerable. We delve into the popularity and problems with this movie. Would you

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Episode 2 – Alexander (2004)

Last one with crunchy audio (promise). Lots of history, lots of screaming. This movie is long…

Episode 1 – Troy (2004)

Our pilot episode (w/ some crunchy audio)! Epic battles, blood, romance, cousins, llamas & more!

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