Titanic: rich people, bad luck, and ever-increasing hugenes w/ Joe
Production Costly! The costs of vising the wreck twelve times for research and footage, not to mention the cost of the film production overall. The ex...
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An irreverent, fun, and informative look at history through the lens of movies and tv. It's never too serious, but you'll always learn something!
1917: trenches, trench rats, and modern war w/ Josh
The movie It was really good! One-shot gimmicks of the past and appreciating the technical complexity of what was done here. People The demographic ma...
Alexander: succession, 'The Great,' and sooo many Alexandrias w/ Ryan Stitt
Meta Versions! So many versions. The best version of the film: The Ultimate Cut. Setting the scene Ancient Greece after 300. The Peloponnesian War (wh...
The Patriot: heroism, invisible slavery, and cutting-edge chair technology
Mel Gibson history movies. The invention of the rocking chair. Smooth-bore and rifled firearms. Militias. The "swamp fox." Gambling away your inherita...
Gangs of New York: history of The Five Points, immigration, and archaic criminal lingo
Crime in 19th century New York. Building the Five Points. Irish influx. The real Bill the Butcher. Period dialects. Surprising living conditions. Draf...
The Last Samurai: Bushido, European influence, and howizters w/ Isaac Meyer
Japan emerging from isolation and integrating the west. Saigo Takamori. Seppuku and Bushido code. Bad samurai poetry. And samurai with guns!
First Man: moon rocks, moon lasers, and the edge of space
From first flight to a moon landing in only a few decades. Apollo TV signal encoding. Moon rocks. Lunar laser ranging and confirming relativity.
300: professional soldiers, the Spartan Mirage, and expert poking w/ Josh
Base myths of western civilization. The spartan state. Ancient warfare. The "spikey steamroller" of the phalanx. Taking apart the Spartan mirage. Etc.
Apocalypto: sacrificial practices, temples, and Mayan writing and math
Criticisms & controversy. Mel Gibson. Working from limited written history. The height & decline of Mayan civilization. Mayan science, math, and calen...