Beyond the Big Screen

Title: One Man’s Hero is Another Man’s Traitor Description: Today, Steve and Jacob Herr try to find something to like about the 1999 film, One Man’s Hero. This film tries to tell the story of the San Patricio Battalion. Does it succeed or is it a nightmare of history in film? Learn More About our Guest: Jacob Herr, actor and historian https://www.trendyhistory.org/listing/erin-go-bragh-batallon-de...

Title: Erin Go Bragh and the San Patricio Battalion Description: Today, Steve is joined by frequent guest Jacob Herr to talk about the history, background and context of a group of mostly Irish, but also other nationality Catholics who deserted the United States Army the Army of Mexico right before and during the Mexican American War. This unit, called the San Patricio Battalion fought bravely dur...

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Title: Gung Ho and the Story of Marine Raiders Description: Today Steve talks again with Professor James Early, certified American History Fanatic and host of The Key Battles of American History Podcast about the 1943 World War 2 film Gung Ho! This film in a way fairly accurately portrays the events of the Marine Raider Battalion led by Major Evans Carlson. James has a close connection to this mov...

Title: Warren G Harding: A President for the Jazz Age Description: Today we are joined by multiple time guest, author Ryan S. Walters to talk about the short, but important presidency of Warren G. Harding. Harding often doesn’t do well in presidential rankings, but Ryan is working to give us a new perspective on a president who was much more impactful than he is given credit for. Ryan lays out the...

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Title: A Taste of the Future of Law Enforcement: RoboCop Description: Is RoboCop as relevant today as it was when it was released in 1987? In today’s episode, Steve and Chris examine the movie RoboCop and the sequel RoboCop 2. We talk about science fiction, dystopian fiction and more! You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places: www.atozhistorypage.com ww...

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Title: Dredd – He is the Law Description: Today Steve is joined by frequent guest Erik Fogg of the Reconsider Podcast to talk about the 2012 incredible sci-fi action drama Dredd. We discuss what can be learned social movements and law enforcement in our times through this amazing film. Learn More About our Guest: Erik Fogg of the Reconsider Podcast Reconsidermedia.org You can learn more about Beyo...

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Title: History of Olympic Figure Skating Description: Figure skating is a mainstay of the Winter Olympic Games. It is sometimes controversial and always fascinating to watch. Today we are joined by Ryan Stevens of the Skate Guard Blog to discuss the past, present and future of Olympic figure skating. Learn More About our Guest: Ryan Stevens of the Skate Guard Blog http://skateguard1.blogspot.com/...

Title: Hello Olympics, Hello London Description: Today we talk with Ryan Stevens of the Skate Guard Blog about the fascinating movie Hello London. This movie captures the excitement of early figure skating and the burgeoning celebrity culture in film and sports. Learn More About our Guest: Ryan Stevens of the Skate Guard Blog http://skateguard1.blogspot.com/ https://twitter.com/SkateGuardBlog You...

A couple of months ago, the guys from Parthenon Podcast Network (James Early, Key Battles of American History; Steve Guerra, History of the Papacy; Richard Lim, This American President; and Scott Rank, History Unplugged) discussed who they would erase from history of they could. This time, instead of destroying, we are going to do some saving. If you could save one person in history from an untime...

Title: The Hateful Eight, a Reinvented Western Description: Steve is joined again by Josh Cohen of the Unfiltered Podcast and Eyewitness History Podcast to talk about the 2015 Quentin Tarantino film, The Hateful Eight. We discuss how this movie is part western, part thriller, Agatha Christie mystery with a dash of Alfred Hitchcock. Learn More About our Guest: Josh Cohen of The Eyewitness History P...

Title: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino and a Hollywood Fairy Tale Description: Today we talk with podcaster and fellow Parthenon Podcast member, Josh Cohen, about the 2019 Quentin Tarantino film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. We discuss the various genres this movie tackles and much more. Learn More About our Guest: Josh Cohen of The Eyewitness History Podcast and Unfiltered Podc...

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Title: David Meets Goliath on the Ice – Miracle 2008 Description: Learn More About our Guest: Shane Guilfoyle and the History of Hockey Podcast https://historyofhockeypodcast.wordpress.com/ You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places: www.atozhistorypage.com www.beyondthebigscreen.com Click to Subscribe: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4926576/episodes/feed...

Title: A Miracle (2008) On and Off the Ice Description: The 2022 Winter Olympics are here and what better way to get ready is by celebrating one of the most epic wins in US Olympic history – the 1980 Miracle on Ice. We will explore the challenges this USA Hockey Team faced and how they were able to overcome almost certain defeat. Learn More About our Guest: Shane Guilfoyle and the History of Hocke...

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Title: Diving Off the Top Rope: The Wrestler (2008) Description: Steve is joined again by frequent contributor and guest host, Chris to talk about the 2008 film The Wrestler, starring Mickey Rourke and Marissa Tomei. This movie is surprisingly rich in themes and asks many interesting questions. It sheds light on fame, success and the limits of the human body and psyche. Learn More About our Guest:...

Title: A Big Screen Body Slam – The History of Professional Wrestling Description: Steve is joined again by frequent contributor, Chris, to talk about the history, background and context of professional wrestling. Professional wrestling may not be a competitive sport in the traditional sense, but the punishment professional wrestlers put their bodies through is not fake at all. Let’s take a look a...

Coming Soon - Heavy Weight Champs and The Holy Roman Empire www.beyondthebigscreen.com Click to Subscribe: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4926576/episodes/feed email: steve@atozhistorypage.com www.beyondthebigscreen.com https://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacy Parthenon Podcast Network Home: parthenonpodcast.com On Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/groups/atozhistorypage https://www.facebook...

Title: Blade Runner Series Wrap Up and Filling in the Blanks Description: Today we are joined by our frequent guest, Erik Fogg of the Reconsidered Podcast to wrap up this series on the Blade Runner series of films. We look at how the messages and the themes of Blade Runner carry through each of the films. We also take a deeper look into the Blade Runner universe through a series of shorts that wer...

Title: Blade Runner 2049 – Reimagined and as Relevant as Ever Description: Today we are joined by our frequent guest, Erik Fogg of the Reconsidered Podcast to talk about the sequel and reimagination of Blade Runner – Blade Runner 2049 (2017.) Director Denis Villenueve examines some of the questions of the first Blade Runner movies and expands upon them. This movie stars Ryan Gosling, Bautista, Har...

Coming Soon - Joy and Hopelessness www.beyondthebigscreen.com Click to Subscribe: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4926576/episodes/feed email: steve@atozhistorypage.com www.beyondthebigscreen.com https://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacy Parthenon Podcast Network Home: parthenonpodcast.com On Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/groups/atozhistorypage https://www.facebook.com/HistoryOfThePapacyPo...