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)
An Elephant in the Plaza – Bernini and the Popes with Loyd Grossman
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Eartha Kitt – Entertainer, Mother and American History with Kitt Shapiro
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Coming Soon - Arts Entertainment and Rome
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Mad Max: Feminist Icon?
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On The Road with Mad Max
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Coming Soon - Beyond the Big Screen Gone Mad!
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Going on a Really Deep Dive with Stephen McGinty
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Coming Soon - The Dive
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Coming Soon - The Dive
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Does Hollywood Hates Joan of Arc?
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Does Hollywood Hate El Cid?
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Coming Soon - Scott and Steve vs Hollywood
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Does Hollywood Hate The American Revolution?
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Coming Soon - Going Medieval in The American Revolution
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How Vikings Become Normans and Took Europe By Storm
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The Vikings – Medieval Shock and Awe
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Coming Soon - Shock and Awe in the Middle Ages
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A Downstairs Perspective on the Fall of Richard Nixon
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Coming Soon - Impeachment!
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Wonder Woman and Literature
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More than Just Comic Book Movies
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Coming Soon Beyond the Big Screen Super Heroes
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The Apocalypse of Mel Gibson and the Maya
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Coming Soon - War and Peace in Meso America
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Glowing with Beauty from Radioactivity!
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When Albert Einstein Met Marie Curie
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Coming Soon - Physics is Fun!
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The Many Pictures of Dorian Gray
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Coming Soon - Dorian Gray
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Apollo 1 – A Disaster with a Silver Lining
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The Legend of 2001 A Space Odyssey
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Coming Soon - Beyond the Big Screen in Space!
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Documenting and Exposing Slavery
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Teaser - Documenting Slavery
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John Wayne the Conqueror with Scott Rank
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War, The Army and Race with Ray Christian
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The Bible as Literature and Media with Bart Ehrman
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Pandemics and Outbreaks
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BTBS Trailer
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