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The History on Film Podcast

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The History on Film Podcast is an award-winning series that looks at the intersections of history, film and media studies, and more. Our goal is to make the educational parts entertaining and the entertaining parts educational. New episodes Mondays!

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The History on Film Podcast @historyonfilm.bsky.social · 1d

NEW EPISODE ALERT! We are joined by @cypheractive.bsky.social to talk Monty Python! We cover British traditions of absurdist comedy, fandom and language, comedy informed by history, and so much more! shows.acast.com/the-history-...

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The History on Film Podcast @historyonfilm.bsky.social · 10h

Please do! I'm a sucker for anything New Deal related, so I was already going to read your book after this semester, and if you want to join in for Musical May 2026 too, we can do "Annie"!

The History on Film Podcast @historyonfilm.bsky.social · 10h

Thank you! My original plan was to do more episodes like our pilot on "One, Two, Three", just because I never imagined I'd be able to book guests. It's been so much fun doing it the way we have instead, and it's very rewarding! My goal was to get Rosenstone SOME DAY MAYBE, and we had him by ep 12 😎

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The History on Film Podcast @historyonfilm.bsky.social · 10h

And just to get it out there, "Waterboy" is a good Sandler comedy, but it actually also revitalized the economy of my hometown and the filming that they did there basically paid for downtown beautification projects and was kind of a miracle for the community? So I like that one more than I should.

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The History on Film Podcast @historyonfilm.bsky.social · 10h

Let me get through this next wave of episodes and then let's talk! I have something like 7 or 8 episodes that I'm recording over the span of 3 weeks, and there is a conference in there somewhere too 😵

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The History on Film Podcast @historyonfilm.bsky.social · 10h

I liked that one the least. I'd watch "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" again before "Reign Over Me"

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The History on Film Podcast @historyonfilm.bsky.social · 10h

Of all the movies I saw that year, "Spanglish" was one of them.

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The History on Film Podcast @historyonfilm.bsky.social · 11h

Just want to put this out there- I built this show with the specific intention of showcasing other people's work to a broader public audience. I want it to be a platform for sharing cool books/projects/papers with the world. I just never expected to land so many great guests! 😄

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The History on Film Podcast @historyonfilm.bsky.social · 11h

Especially considering most of his output of the last several years is laundering vacations through Netflix original movies. I remember really liking Funny People and being mixed on Punch Drunk Love. I haven't revisited either.

The History on Film Podcast @historyonfilm.bsky.social · 11h

Chive-branded butterfly knife?

The History on Film Podcast @historyonfilm.bsky.social · 11h

It was so great getting to hear him just mentally process all the crazy stuff- I need him to go back on like 3 more times.

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Dr. Vaughn Joy @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social · 13h

It's live now! Please visit our Pitchables page at this link and if you have a site, magazine, podcast, or other platform for scholars to pitch their public work to, please let me know in comments or via email at bwandread@gmail!

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Screenshot of the linked webpage on my public scholarship website Black and white and read all over. The page is titled Pitchables with links to sites where scholars can pitch their work and expertise, separated into written publications and podcasts

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The History on Film Podcast @historyonfilm.bsky.social · 11h

I think it's his best work BY FAR. Not that his other stuff isn't funny (some of it is!), but he's never struck me as someone who wanted to stretch for a part before. I just assumed after "Funny People" he would never do anything challenging like this, glad I was wrong.

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The History on Film Podcast @historyonfilm.bsky.social · 11h

It's really good! It does a great job of adding tension/stakes, instead of just wandering around like in Myst, and it feels like you're playing an episode of the show (like when you did LA Law!)

And in the name of journalistic integrity, we talked about it last week: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCRC...

Season 2, Episode 3 Mini Trailer- "Chris Morgan Explains it All" with Chris Morgan and David Morton

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The History on Film Podcast @historyonfilm.bsky.social · 11h

4 minutes in and a kid's dog got put down and this girl is marrying a dentist?

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The History on Film Podcast @historyonfilm.bsky.social · 11h

"Are You Afraid of the Dark?" and Micro Prose's 1997 "Magic: the Gathering" rogue-like (commonly referred to as "Shandalar"). "AYAotD?" is a Myst-like with video clips shot with the cast of the show, and it is still kinda too scary for me to play on my own. I have copies of both.

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The History on Film Podcast @historyonfilm.bsky.social · 12h

How can I recommend games? I have two doozies for you.

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The History on Film Podcast @historyonfilm.bsky.social · 12h

Starting with "Blue Denim", THEN "Diagnosis: Murder" (gonna pick some of the wacky ones!)

The History on Film Podcast @historyonfilm.bsky.social · 14h

So we are still tinkering with the Discord server, but the movie nights are set to resume soon and hopefully have a regular schedule in the not-too-distant future. Tonight's screening will either be "Blue Denim" (1959) or some episodes of "Diagnosis: Murder".

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Pac-Man Party Scene - Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) 4K Movie Clip

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The History on Film Podcast @historyonfilm.bsky.social · 19h

Camel Crush?

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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 21h

Elbows Up is out! I wrote a chapter on Canada's long-suffering relationship with the US, the work of many years, and how we're feeling about it. (Bad).

I also write about my late father, an American who was stolen from his mother as a child and taken across the border to Canada.

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The History on Film Podcast @historyonfilm.bsky.social · 21h

Hey everyone, don't forget to check out this week's all new #HoFCast, where we talk about the cultural history of Monty Python with @cypheractive.bsky.social!

And come back next week to hear us talk about the work of Charles Band with our pal Chris Olson!

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Season 2, Episode 4 Mini Trailer- "Jeffery Weinstock's Flying Circus" with Jeffery Weinstock

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The History on Film Podcast @historyonfilm.bsky.social · 21h

Us! and I know the Humanities Podcasting Network has discussed doing something like this too, so there could be some connection there. I'll bring it up at the next meeting after our conference next week.