Podcast Episodes

Sarah's Choice - Climbing the Corporate Leader (Preview)

Episode 33

This episode spoils the pre-code movie Baby Face (1933).

Join us as we discuss one of the movies credited with causing the enforcement of the Hays Co…

3 months ago

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12th Academy Awards - Hollywood’s Greatest Year

Episode 32

This episode spoils 1939’s nominees Dark Victory, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Love Affair, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Ninotchka, Of Mice and Men, Stagecoac…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Sarah's Choice - View 'M' For Murder (Full)

Episode 31

This is the full release of 2025’s January bonus and spoils the movie M (1931).

The otherwise cinematically dismal year (1931) is salvaged by the 1…

3 months, 4 weeks ago

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Holiday Bonus 2 - My Secret Santa Cruising (Preview)

Episode 30

This episode spoils Netflix’s hit Christmas movie My Secret Santa (2025).

Join us as we yet again take a simple, feel-good movie way too seriously an…

4 months ago

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11th Academy Awards - Frank Capra Must Be Stopped

Episode 29

This episode spoils 1938’s nominees The Adventures of Robin Hood, Alexander’s Ragtime Band, Boys Town, The Citadel, Four Daughters, La Grande Illusio…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

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Holiday Bonus 1 - Not So Hot Frosty (Full)

Episode 28

This is the full release of 2024’s December bonus— join us as we discuss our most technologically advanced movie yet: Hot Frosty (2024).

If you don't…

5 months ago

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Native American Heritage Month - Do You Want to Build an Igloo? (Preview)

Episode 27

This episode spoils 1922’s silent film Nanook of the North.

This is a preview. Become a subscriber to listen to the full episode at patreon.com/light…

5 months, 1 week ago

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FAQ - We're Basically Experts on Film History Now (Full)

Episode 26

You asked, we answered. In this episode, we all learn a little bit more about the origins of film, the structure of the Academy, what the Hays Code w…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

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Spooky Month 2 - The Birth of Monster Movies (Preview)

Episode 25

This episode spoils 1931’s Dracula and Frankenstein.

It's alive! Or, technically, undead. This episode we're spoiling the movies that launched Univer…

6 months, 1 week ago

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10th Academy Awards - Good Thing Everyone Loves Biopics

Episode 24

This episode spoils 1937’s nominees The Awful Truth, Captains Courageous, Dead End, The Good Earth, In Old Chicago, Lost Horizon, One Hundred Men and…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

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