Podcast Episodes

Women's History Month - One Small Step for Women, One Giant Leap for Film (Preview)

Episode 13

Did you know women were directing Hollywood films years before they gained the right to vote? Neither did most of us, until we were introduced to Loi…

1 year, 1 month ago

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6th Academy Awards - No Accounting for Taste

Episode 12

This episode spoils 1932/33's 42nd Street, A Farewell to Arms, Cavalcade, I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, Lady for a Day, Little Women, The Privat…

1 year, 1 month ago

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Black History Month #1 - Beyond the Studio Gates (Preview)

Episode 11

We honored Black History Month by viewing the oldest existing feature film from a black American director; Oscar Micheaux's 1920 classic: Within Our …

1 year, 2 months ago

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5th Academy Awards - Two Hours With You

Episode 10

This episode spoils 1931/32's Arrowsmith, Bad Girl, The Champ, Five Star Final, Grand Hotel, One Hour With You, Shanghai Express, and The Smiling Lie…

1 year, 2 months ago

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

Episode 9

The otherwise cinematically dismal year (1931) is salvaged by the 11th hour intervention of a groundbreaking German thriller: M. Listen to this previ…

1 year, 3 months ago

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4th Academy Awards - The Greatest Depression

Episode 8

This episode spoils 1930/31's Cimarron, East Lynne, The Front Page, Skippy, and Trader Horn.

Jake struggles to pronounce names while the Academy stru…

1 year, 3 months ago

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Holiday Bonus - Not So Hot Frosty (Preview)

Episode 7

Join us as we discuss our most technologically advanced movie yet: Hot Frosty (2024).

To hear our full, in-depth discussion and opinions on whether o…

1 year, 4 months ago

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3rd Academy Awards - All Not Quiet on the Podcast Front

Episode 6

This episode spoils 1929/1930's All Quiet on the Western Front, The Big House, Disraeli, The Divorcee, and The Love Parade.

A new challenger arrives!…

1 year, 5 months ago

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

Episode 5

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…

1 year, 5 months ago

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2nd Academy Awards - Broadway Dreamin

Episode 4

This episode spoils 1928/29's Alibi, Hollywood Revue, In Old Arizona, and The Broadway Melody.

Hollywood hits some highs and lows as 1929’s nominees …

1 year, 6 months ago

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