Beyond the Big Screen

Title: Blade Runner (1982) – Lost In Time, Like Tears in Rain Description: Today we are joined by our frequent guest, Erik Fogg of the Reconsidered Podcast to talk about a trailblazing piece of science fiction, 1982’s Blade Runner starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer and More. We will continue to examine the themes this movie evokes. It is more than just the singularity and the role of artificial...

Title: Blade Runner (1982) – Reinventing Science Fiction Description: Today we are joined by our frequent guest, Erik Fogg of the Reconsidered Podcast to talk about a trailblazing piece of science fiction, 1982’s Blade Runner starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer and More. This film reimagined and reinterpreted Philip K. Dick’s classic novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” Although the movie...

Coming Soon - Dark Ages and Tears 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/HistoryOfThePapacyPod...

Title: Klaus Fuchs: Traitor or Man of Conscience Description: We are joined again by Michael Holzman author of Spies and Traitors and many other books on the topics of espionage, spies and deceit at the highest levels of government during the 20th century. Michael Holzman is going to guide us through the fascinating life of another spy, Los Alamos and Manhattan Project scientist Klaus Fuchs. We wi...

Title: Coco Chanel, Nazi Occupation, Collaboration and Historical Fiction Description: Today we talk with author Gioia Diliberto about her historical novel: Coco at the Ritz. Coco Chanel completely reinvented fashion in the early 20th century. By the time the Nazi’s occupied Paris during World War 2, Chanel was fabulously wealthy and highly connected in the artistic and political circles of Paris....

Coming Soon - Collaboration Deceit and True Belief in WW2 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.c...

Title: The Passion and Mel Gibson Description: The Passion of the Christ from 2004 is one of the most influential movies on Christianity of all time. Critics claim the movie was too graphic in its violence, it has anti-Semitic themes and that it went too far from the Gospel accounts. Steve and Garry Stevens of the History in the Bible Podcast will look at what this movie got right and talk about w...

Title: Noah, More than Just an Ark Description: Today we are joined by Garry Stevens of the History in the Bible Podcast to talk about the Biblical story of Noah from the Old Testament or Hebrew Bible. We will use the 2014 film Noah starring Russell Crowe to examine this popular story. We also see how this movie used non-Canonical texts, such as the Book of Enoch. This movie is much more complex a...

Today is a group discussion in which the four guys that make up the Parthenon Podcast Network (Steve Guerra from Beyond the Big Screen, Richard Lim from This American President, James Early from Key Battles of American History, and Scott Rank from History Unplugged) discuss a beloved hypothetical that our listeners have separately asked each of us many times: if you could eliminate one person from...

Coming Soon - Apocalyptic Chic and Surprises in Biblical Movies 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.face...

Title: Chekov’s Gun, Alien Fails and Prometheus Description: This episode is a part of a two part series on the 2012 Ridley Scott film Prometheus. Erik Fogg of the Reconsider Podcast joins us once again to make the case that this movie is ill conceived from the beginning and fails to deliver as a science fiction movie or as an Alien franchise prequel. Let us know what you think of this movie! Lear...

Title: Prometheus – Recreating Science Fiction Description: This episode is a part of a two part series on the 2012 Ridley Scott film Prometheus. Chris joins us once again to make the case that this movie is a thought provoking film that opens up many different areas of conversation. Let us know what you think of this movie! You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these...

Coming Soon - Prometheus and Ancient Aliens 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/HistoryOfTh...

Title: A New Take on a Classic – Fatman and Santa Claus Description: Today Chris and I talk about the 2020 twist on the classic Santa Claus and Christmas movie – Fatman. In this movie, Mel Gibson stars and a very different version of Santa Claus. The movie still takes on the important themes and conversations of any Christmas movie. Chris and I will see if it measure up! You can learn more about B...

Title: Hollywood Hates the Scarlet Letter Description: Scott Rank of the History Unplugged Podcast and I will dive in to see if Hollywood hates history and literature with the 1995 film The Scarlet Letter, starring Demi Moore. This film, if you can call it that, stretches the history and literature to its absolute breaking point. Can Scott defend this movie or will Steve prove that Hollywood destr...

Coming Soon - Santa and the Puritans 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/HistoryOfThePapacy...

Title: Abraham Lincoln, The Civil War and the Constitution with James Early Description: Steven Spielberg took on a huge project with the 2012 drama Lincoln. This movie covers the end of the Civil War, the battle over the ratification of the 13th Amendment and much more. This movie gives us an amazing glimpse of who the real Abraham Lincoln was. Professor James Early will guide us through this com...

Title: Glory with James Early Description: Today Professor James early will lead us through the ground break 1989 film Glory. Glory set an incredibly high bar for not only all Civil War movies, but war movies in general. Learn More About our Guest: James Early Host of Key Battles of American History You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places: www.beyondt...

Civil War and Uncivil Procedure You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places: 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://...

Title: The Wall Has Fallen - Mauerfall Description: Today we talk with Travis Dow of the History of Germany podcast about the 2006 film The Lives of Others. This is a personal history, where Travis shares many stories of growing up, living and working in Germany and the former Eastern Bloc before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall. We will here Travis’ personal recollections of the falling of t...

Title: The Lives of Others – Everyone is Watching Description: Today we talk with Travis Dow of the History of Germany podcast about the 2006 film The Lives of Others. This is a personal history, where Travis shares many stories of growing up, living and working in Germany and the former Eastern Bloc before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Learn More About our Guest: Travis Dow www.podcastni...

This is an excerpt from an episode of This American President, a great history podcast that is the newest member of the Parthenon Podcast Network. You can find it at www.spreaker.com/show/this-american-president or wherever you listen to podcasts. He might look like an old man on the one-dollar bill, but George Washington was once a bona fide action hero. This episode explores our first president’...

Coming Soon! Description: Life on the other side of the wall. You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places: http://atozhistorypage.com/ Click to Subscribe: https://www.spreaker.com/show/beyond-the-big-screen email: steve@atozhistorypage.com www.beyondthebigscreen.com https://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacy https://parthenonpodcast.com On Social Media: h...

Title: Elizabeth’s Not So Golden Age Description: Erik of the Reconsider podcast and Steve dive in the history, politics, economics and controversy of the 2007 film Elizabeth: Golden Age. Was this age golden for Elizabeth? There were so many ups and downs for Elizabeth. We will analyze the fascinating second half of the life and times of Queen Elizabeth I. Learn More About our Guest: Erik Fogg of...

Title: Elizabeth’s Not So Golden Age Description: Heather Teykso of the Renaissance English History Podcast and Steve dive in the history, politics, economics and controversy of the 1998 film Elizabeth. Heather will guide us through the complicated early reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Elizabeth struggled in the dangerous political world she was thrust into as a young woman and she rose to the top. We...