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Reckoning with Jason HerbertEpisode 125: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom with Dr. Kate Sheppard, Dr. Julia Troche, and Leah Packard-GramsThe gang is back together as we return to Indiana Jones franchise to talk about archaeology, British imperialism, representation of India on film, and why Harrison Ford never looked cooler than he did on the bridge. 2025-04-101h 44
Reckoning with Jason HerbertEpisode 113 From the Vault: Lincoln with Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky and Dr. Megan Kate NelsonThis week we return to one of the first HATM Podcasts about one of the first films we ever did on the Historians At The Movies watch party: Lincoln. Joining us are two of the most dynamic historians working today: Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky and Dr. Megan Kate Nelson. We get into Lincoln's presidency, the role of his cabinet, as well as somehow ranking the hottest presidents. This one is a ride. About our guests:Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky is a presidential historian and the Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library. She is the author...2025-01-151h 20
Reckoning with Jason HerbertEpisode 92: Alien Romulus with Kathleen Sheppard and John Wyatt GreenleeThis week Kate Sheppard, John Wyatt Greenlee take a look at the newest edition of the Alien franchise to see what it has to say about capitalism, colonialism, and whether or not the series still has legs after 45 years. Jump in with us on this one.About our guests: Dr. Kathleen Sheppard earned her PhD in History of Science from the University of Oklahoma in 2010. After a post-doctoral teaching fellowship at the American University in Cairo, she arrived at Missouri S&T in the fall of 2011. She teaches mainly survey courses on modern Western Civilizations, which i...2024-08-221h 04
Reckoning with Jason HerbertEpisode 90: Raiders of the Lost Ark with Kathleen Sheppard, Julia Troche, and Leah Packard-GramsThis week we are joined by three historians of archaeology: Kate Sheppard, Julia Troche, and Leah Packard-Grams to talk about one of the most perfect films ever made: Raiders of the Lost Ark. We jump into the history of archaeology, Egypt, Hitler's fascination with the occult, and the perfect pair of Marion Ravenwood and Indiana Jones. Oh, and we drank the whole time. Get ready because this episode goes places.About our guests:Dr. Kathleen Sheppard earned her PhD in History of Science from the University of Oklahoma in 2010. After a post-doctoral teaching fellowship at the...2024-08-082h 31
Drafting the PastBONUS: Historians at the Movies Episode 88: Twisters/The History of Storm Chasing with Kate Carpenter (Feed Drop) Hey DTP listeners! I'm sharing an episode of Historians at the Movies, a podcast by Jason Herbert, in which I was the guest historian! If you like what Jason is doing, check out historiansatthemovies.com. Historians At The Movies features historians from around the world talking about your favorite movies and the history behind them. This isn't rivet-counting; this is fun. Eventually, we'll steal the Declaration of Independence. This week Kate Carpenter drops in to talk about the new film Twisters along with her research on the history of modern-day storm chasing. We get into w...2024-07-251h 02
Reckoning with Jason HerbertEpisode 88: Twisters/The History of Storm Chasing with Kate CarpenterThis week Kate Carpenter drops in to talk about the new film Twisters along with her research on the history of modern-day storm chasing. We get into what they got right, what liberties they took, the role of climate change in the spread of tornado alley, and exactly how crazy are tornado chasers anyway. If you feel it, ride it. About our guest:Kate Carpenter is a doctoral candidate in the History of Science at Princeton University. Before that, she earned a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a Master of Arts in H...2024-07-241h 01
Reckoning with Jason HerbertEpisode 87: The Mummy/The Untold History of Women Egyptologists with Kathleen SheppardThis week Kate Sheppard drops in to talk about the movie that made everyone bisexual: 1999's The Mummy starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. We get into why this is such a perfect summer movie and dive deep into the history of archaeology itself. Kate also shares with us the findings from her new book Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age, available now. This is an awesome conversation with one of my favorite people in the profession. I hope you like it.About our guest:...2024-07-181h 22
Reckoning with Jason HerbertEpisode 85: Horizon and The West According to Kevin Costner with Megan Kate Nelson and Kate CarpenterThis week Megan Kate Nelson and Kate Carpenter drop in to talk about Kevin Costner's new American epic, Horizon. Our reviews (and our drinks) are mixed but this is such a fun episode as we talk not only about where Horizon succeeds and fails but also about what Costner's career has to say about The West in general. This one is fun.About our guests:Megan Kate Nelson is a writer, historian, road cyclist, and cocktail enthusiast.And starting in September, she will be the 2024-2025 Rogers Distinguished Fellow in 19th-Century American History at the Huntington...2024-07-111h 43
All One Song: A Neil Young PodcastTransmissions :: Roger EnoIncoming transmission from Roger Eno. This week on the show, he joins us for a freewheeling, friendly chat about art, place, and Dune (1984). Eno began his recording life in 1983, when he joined his brother Brian and Daniel Lanois at the latter’s studio in Hamilton, Ontario, to cut one of our favorite albums of all-time, Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks. Imbued with country and western ambiance, it suggests the vastness of space and man’s ventures into it. Not only that, but it serves as one of the foundational documents of the "ambient country" subgenre that practically forms its...2024-03-271h 12
Reckoning with Jason HerbertEpisode 55: High Fidelity and the history of college radio with Kate JewellThis week guest Kate Jewell stops by to talk about one of the more interesting John Cusack performances in the film High Fidelity. This movie features some phenomenal performances by Cusack, Jack Black, Todd Louiso, and one very weird Tim Robbins. We also talk about Kate's new book Live from the Underground: A History of College Radio. This might be in your Top 5 favorite episodes ever.About our guest:Katherine Rye Jewell is Professor of History at Fitchburg State University, where she teaches modern U.S. history. She is a historian of the business and politics...2023-12-141h 40
Movie Deputy REVIEWSThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt 1 (2014)What started as a game has become much more, was it ever really a game though? As the story continues, it will question what is really happening. Are you ready?
Original Review:
A revolution becomes a war in this intense view into the life of the Mockingjay. It is easy to forget who the enemy is and what you're fighting for when you are the center of it all. The question becomes how can you be a voice for everyone else when you can't find your own. Katniss has to deal with all of these...2023-11-2206 min
Adapt or PerishPeter Pan (Ep. 130)With Episode 130 of Adapt or Perish, we're finally tackling the story of the only child who never grew up: Peter Pan! In this episode, we discuss: J.M. Barrie's original 1904 play (Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up) and 1911 novel (Peter and Wendy) The 1924 silent movie, directed by Herbert Brenon, written by Willis Goldbeck, and starring Betty Bronson, Ernest Torrence, and Mary Brian Walt Disney's Peter Pan, the 1953 animated movie, directed by Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, and Wilfred Jackson, and starring Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Hans Conried, and Bill Thompson The 1954 musical (and '55...2023-09-052h 28
Reckoning with Jason HerbertEpisode 11: Lincoln with Lindsay Chervinsky and Megan Kate NelsonThis week Historians At The Movies gets into Steven Spielberg's Lincoln. And I've got two of the best damn historians working today to talk about it. And yes, we're ranking the hottest presidents of all time.About our guests: Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University and currently is a fellow at the Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. She received her B.A. with honors in history and political science from George Washington University, her masters and Ph.D. from the...2023-02-081h 26
ConSequentialEpisode 47: Halloween
It's Halloween (hypothetically), and that means time for spooky comics. We'll lure you into a false sense of security with dazzling insight into a range of comics before shitting you right up with the jump scare that is our horror roundup. So this week we talk about:
Wet Moon - Sophie CampbellShadoweyes (and hey, there's a Kickstarter for a new printing) - Sophie CampbellI Hate Fairyland - Skottie Young & Jean-Francois BeaulieuSuper Giant Battle Gecko - NaniiebimRumble - John Arcudi & James HarrenThe City - James Herbert & Ian MillerThe Fox Sister - Christina Strain & Jayd Aït-KaciSpace Dumplins - Craig Tho...2015-10-291h 22
SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #231 - TALK TO: Simon Vance
The SFFaudio Podcast #231 – Jesse and Luke Burrage (from the Science Fiction Book Review Podcast) talk to audiobook narrator Simon Vance.
Talked about on today’s show:
Jonathan Davis, Pat Fraley, Scott Brick is the Brad Pitt of audiobooks and Simon Vance is the George Clooney of audiobooks, how Simon Vance got started, reel to reel tape recorder, Winnie The Pooh, BBC Radio 4, 1980s, Brighton, RNIB, Grover Gardner, George Guidall, The Book At Bedtime, Margaret Thatcher, California, San Francisco, Christian and devotional audiobooks, “we sound more intelligent (but we’re not)”, Stieg Larsson, Dracula by Bram Stoke...2013-09-2351 min