The History on Film Podcast

Mar 10 2025 21 ep. 78 mins 1
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The History on Film Podcast is a wide-ranging series that looks at the intersections of history, film and media studies, technology, and more. Our goal is to make the educational parts entertaining and the entertaining parts educational. New episodes every Monday morning!
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Monday Morning Pretaped with Stephen Tropiano and Steven Ginsberg

Mar 10 2025 125 mins  
Ross and Ryan talk about Saturday Night Live with their guests, Stephen Tropiano and Steven Ginsberg, the authors of The SNL Companion. They cover the show's history, their favorite sketches, the importance of the Muppets in popular culture, and much more!FURTHER READING:Tropiano, Stephen and Steven Ginsberg. The SNL Companion: An Unofficial Guide to the Seasons, Sketches, and Star

Knight Moves with Robert Houghton

Mar 03 2025 90 mins  
Ross and Ryan are joined by Dr. Robert Houghton to talk about his new book The Middle Ages in Computer Games. They discuss the ways in which game design and mechanics reinforce historical inaccuracy, the dynamics of the church and religion in gaming, and the value of debating who would win in a fight between historical figures.FURTHER READING:Houghton, Robert. The Middle Ages in Co

Flying High with David Schroeder

Feb 24 2025 97 mins  
Ross and Ryan are joined by David Schroeder, military aviation historian and host of the YouTube channel "The Cold War". They look at four movies to trace the history of aerial combat in the twentieth century, as well as the increasing involvement of the military in filmmaking.FURTHER READING:de Seversky, Alexander. Victory Through Air Power. 1942.Meilinger, Phillip. Bomber: The Fo

Anime Part 2: Pure Invention with Matt Alt

Feb 17 2025 72 mins  
Ross and Ryan are joined by Matt Alt, author of Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the World. They pick up where the Akira episode ended, and discuss the impact and influence of anime in America in the 1990s and early 2000s. Ross and Ryan close with a dramatic reading.FURTHER READING:Alt, Matt. Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the World.FURTHER WATCH

Slave Revolt on Screen with Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall

Feb 10 2025 61 mins  
Ross and Ryan speak with Dr. Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall about her book, Slave Revolt on Screen: the Haitian Revolution in Film and Video Games. The examine why the Haitian Revolution isn't often depicted in media, the ways in which America and France depict it differently than Haitians, and how historical video games differ from film.FURTHER READING:Sepinwall, Alyssa Goldstein. Sla

Office Hours, February 2025 Edition

Feb 03 2025 84 mins  
Ross and Ryan bring you all the news, scores, and highlights from around the National Football League ahead of Sunday's big game. They also correct the record on some previous episodes, talk about what's coming up, and answer a fun mailbag question.FURTHER READING:Mark Dyreson (2017) The Super Bowl as a Television Spectacle: GlobalDesigns, Glocal Niches, and Parochial Patterns, The

The Magical World of Disney Studies with the IJoDS

Jan 27 2025 81 mins  
Ross and Ryan speak with some of the editors of the new International Journal of Disney Studies. They discuss the range of diversity in Disney Studies as a field, the process of starting an academic journal, theme park rides, and much more!FURTHER READING:Davis, Amy M. Good Girls & Wicked Witches: Women in Disney's Feature Animation. Indiana University Press, 2007.Davis, A

No War for Podcasts with Christopher Jason Bell

Jan 20 2025 97 mins  
Ross and Ryan speak with documentary filmmaker Christopher Jason Bell, creator of the documentary series "Miss Me Yet". They discuss the George W. Bush administration, opposition movements, the changing structure of media in the 2000s, pop-punk, "24", and much more. Further Reading:Gore, Al. The Assault on Reason.Scott, Peter Dale. The Road to 9/11: Wealth, Empire, and the Future o

Play MSTie for Me with Matt Foy and Christopher Olson

Jan 13 2025 140 mins  
Ross and Ryan speak with Drs. Matt Foy and Christopher Olson about their new book, Mystery Science Theater 3000: a Cultural History. The discuss how MST3k has mirrored the evolution of media production and consumption, fandom studies, and more. Join us, won't you?Further Reading:Foy, Matt and Christopher Olson. Mystery Science Theater 3000: A Cultural History.Further Watching (with

Robert Rosenstone, Romantic Revolutionary

Jan 06 2025 70 mins  
Ross and Ryan are joined by 3-time returning guest and official "Friend of the Show" Dr. David Morton to speak with acclaimed historian Dr. Robert Rosenstone- author of several books on how to approach film as a historical document and consultant on the 1981 film "Reds". The discussion looks at how historians approach film, ways to approach historical films and documentaries, and D