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The First American Gay Novel
Season 1 Episode 61
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00:00 Introduction
02:46 Was Poe gay?
06:07 Intro to Bayard Taylor
08:18 Edgar Allan Poe on Bayard Taylor
08:56 Joseph and His Friend
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4 years, 10 months ago
Becoming Poe Revisited
Season 1 Episode 60
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This episode is a reprise of Becoming Poe - the Celebrate Poe episode with the second highest number of downloads.
I make some opening…
4 years, 11 months ago
Anastasia and Other Imposters
Season 1 Episode 59
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Episode 59 Anastasia and Other Imposters
Vortigern (Shakespeare’s Lost Play)
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4 years, 11 months ago
Rocky Horror, Usher, and Dreamland
Season 1 Episode 58
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This episode examines The Rocky Horror Show, and compares it with three of Poe’s works - The Fall of the House of Usher, Enchanted Pa…
4 years, 11 months ago
Young Frankenstein
Season 1 Episode 57
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This episode examines the movie Young Frankenstein, the artistic concepts behind its filming, the cast, character development, and a …
4 years, 11 months ago
Best Horror Movie Ever
Season 1 Episode 56
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Like to The Old Dark House (full movie)
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4 years, 11 months ago
Gods and Monsters
Season 1 Episode 55
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This episode describes the dramatic filming of the 1931 version Frankenstein - how the studio felt making it was a very risky move - …
5 years ago
True to the Original
Season 1 Episode 54
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National Theatre Frankenstein - Benedict Cumberbatch as the creature and Jonny Lee Miller as Dr. Frankenstein
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5 years ago
Mary Shelley at the Movies
Season 1 Episode 53
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Learn about the BBC production of Byron, and how accurate it is.
Learn how Byron handled being an overnight success
Learn the reasons g…
5 years ago
Lord Byron at the Movies
Season 1 Episode 52
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Learn why Ken Russell’s Gothic is so over-the-top and ends up falling flat
Learn about Hugh Grant as “mad, bad, and dangerous to know”…
5 years ago