Beyond the Big Screen
Beyond the Big Screen is a podcast about the true story behind the movies you love. We will talk about history, philosophy, religion, art, sports, literature and much more. Movies and media only tell you a small part of the story. In this podcast we will look into a wide variety of topics on the big screen and beyond!
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Episodes (780)
Blade Runner (1982) – Lost In Time, Like Tears in Rain
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Blade Runner (1982) – Reinventing Science Fiction
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Coming Soon - Dark Ages and Tears
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Klaus Fuchs: Traitor or Man of Conscience
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Coco Chanel, Nazi Occupation, Collaboration and Historical Fiction
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Coming Soon - Collaboration Deceit and True Belief in WW2
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The Passion and Mel Gibson
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Noah: More than Just an Ark
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Parthenon Podcast Roundtable: Who Would You Eliminate From History? (And No, You...
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Coming Soon - Apocalyptic Chic and Surprises in Biblical Movies
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Chekov’s Gun, Alien Fails and Prometheus
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Prometheus – Recreating Science Fiction
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Coming Soon - Prometheus and Ancient Aliens
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A New Take on a Classic – Fatman and Santa Claus
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Hollywood Hates the Scarlet Letter
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Coming Soon Santa and Puritans
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Abraham Lincoln, The Civil War and the Constitution with James Early
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Glory with James Early
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Coming Soon - The Civil War and Uncivil Procedure
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The Wall Has Fallen - Mauerfall
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The Lives of Others – Everyone is Watching
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George Washington - America's First Action Hero
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Coming Soon - Life on the Other Side of the Wall
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Elizabeth I Power, Religion, Politics and Economics
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Not Quite Elizabeth's Golden Age Yet
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Coming Soon - Its All about Elizabeth and More!
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Hollywood Hates History: Agora (2009) with Scott Rank
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The Real Story of Hypatia and the Destruction of the Library of Alexandria
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Coming Soon - Science, Religion, and Conflict in Ancient Egypt
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The War over Much More than Jenkin’s Ear with Robert Gaudi
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Spies and Traitors at the Highest Levels in the Cold War with Michael Holzman
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Coming Soon: Spies Traitors and A Pirate's Ear
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Benjamin Harrison and the Fight of the Century with Jerry Landry
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Grover Cleveland – The Last of the Jeffersonians
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Coming Soon - Garfield vs Harrison Again and Again!
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Playing Tricks on The Prestige
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Family, Tradition, Dia de los Muertos and Coco!
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Coming Soon - Treats and Tricks
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Europe’s Babylon with Michael Pye
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Speaking Personally about Shakespeare with Robert McCrum
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Coming Soon - The Golden Ages of Shakespeare and Antwerp
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The Truth and Fantasy of Jamestown
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Black Robe, New France and the Jesuits
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Coming Soon - Colonialism in the New World
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WASPS and the American Aristocracy
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Presidents, Patriots and Profits!
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Coming Soon American Aristocrats
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Pat Garrett, Billy the Kid and Kris Kristopherson
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Billy the Kid: Disillusioned Teenager or a Man with a Plan
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Coming Soon - Lost Teenager or Man with a Plan Billy the Kid
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