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Podcast: Book V - Reception and Other Special Finds

Not all films about the past are set in the past. We look at how ancient history and culture is adopted and adapted in settings beyond antiquity.

Episode 45 – The Lost City (2022)

This is a little at of order as we actually recorded prior to the last two episodes, but hey that’s showbiz! We

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Episode 44 – Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), with David S. Anderson

We continue our excavation of the Indiana Jones franchise with its fourth (but not final) installment. Joining us is Mesoamerican archaeologist and

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Episode 43 – Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), with Kara Cooney and Jordan Galczynski

After much ado, we finally tackle the big question: why did it have to be snakes? Joined by Egyptologists and hosts of

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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

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Episode 38 – The Mummy (1999), with Amy Pistone

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

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Episode 37 – Hadestown (2019), with Sam Lipert

Why do we build the podcast? We build the podcast to set us free! This week we shift gears into musical theater

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Bonus Episode – Superbowl Commercials (2004-2022)

We’re here with a very special bonus episode on Superbowl commercials past and present. We dig into three classically themed features from

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Episode 34 – Cleopatra (1970), with Chiara Sulprizio

Get ready for a real trip back to ancient Egypt, where Caesar is green, triumphs feature sports cars and gladiators bring handguns

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Episode 32 – Interview with Charley & Vlas Parlapanides (Blood of Zeus), with Zoé Elise Thomas

In a very special episode, Colin, Eli, Christie and special guest Zoé Thomas sit down with Charley and Vlas Parlapanides, the creators

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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 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 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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  • Extremely Strained and Incredibly Forced: The Wire (2002-2008) and the Iliad (700’s BCE), with Adam Rabinowitz
  • Extremely Strained and Incredibly Forced: The Walking Dead (2010-2022) and The Aeneid (19 BCE), with Maxwell T Paule
  • Episode 48 – The Eternals (2021), with David S Anderson
  • Episode 47 – Thor: Love & Thunder (2022), with Jason Nethercut
  • Extremely Strained and Incredibly Forced: Moana (2016) and the Aeneid (19 BCE), with Ayelet Haimson Lushkov

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