Join film professors Kim Nelson, Robert Burgoyne, and John Trafton as they explore the films that connect us with the past.
Edited by Nick Hector, BFE CCE
Music by Nine Inch Nails Ghosts I-IV, Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license
Moving Histories:
A Podcast
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For our first episode, we dive into Ridley Scott's new film Napoleon. Listen as we discuss its characters, visuals, and effectiveness as historical biopic.
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In this episode, we explore Martin Scorsese's latest film Killers of the Flower Moon. Listen as we discuss how this film brings a hidden history into the public consciousness and how Scorsese uses film to explore ideas about national identity.
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In this episode, we explore Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer (2023). Listen as we discuss how the film offers a new way of thinking about how movies write history and how the filmmakers provide a refreshing take on the biopic sub-genre.
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Listen as our hosts Kim, Robert, and John discuss Jonathan Glazer's harrowing look at the Holocaust in Zone of Interest. In this episode, we explore the ways that historical films like Glazer's engage with more than just our sense of sight. The film's soundscape shapes the viewer's imagination in a way that collapses time between past and present.
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Listen as our hosts dive into the HBO miniseries White House Plumbers, discussing comedy as a way of bringing the past to life.
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In this episode, we are joined by Japanese cinema historian Aaron Gerow to talk about the FX series is a unique example of transnational historical filmmaking for a new generation.
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For our bonus episode, we sit down with some of the creative team behind the FX series Shogun: writers Maegan Houang and Caillin Puente. Listen as we go behind-the-scenes of the show and explore how the world of 1600s Japan was brought to life in refreshing and exciting ways.
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In this episode, we sit down with author and historian Donald L. Miller for a discussion on the Apple TV series Masters of the Air. Listen as we discuss how the lives of World War II fighter pilots were brought to life from page to screen.
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In this episode we discuss Jeff Nichols' latest film The Bikeriders, based on Danny Lyon's photography and starring Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, and Tom Hardy.
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In our latest episode, we discuss the recent Apple Television series Franklin, directed by Tim Van Patten and starring Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin.
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For this episode, we are joined by Tim Van Patten, the director of television series such as Rome, The Sopranos, Sex and the City, and the recent Apple TV series Franklin, starring Michael Douglas.
Special guest Tim Van Patten
For this episode, we are joined by Tim Van Patten, the director of television series such as Rome, The Sopranos, Sex and the City, and the recent Apple TV series Franklin, starring Michael Douglas.
Franklin (Tim Van Patten, 2024)
In our latest episode, we discuss the recent Apple Television series Franklin, directed by Tim Van Patten and starring Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin.
The Bikeriders (Jeff Nichols, 2023)
In this episode we discuss Jeff Nichols' latest film The Bikeriders, based on Danny Lyon's photography and starring Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, and Tom Hardy.
Masters of the Air (with special guest Kirk Saduski)
In this bonus episode, we talk to Hollywood producer Kirk Saduski about the process of bringing the past to the screen in films and series including Masters of the Air, Band of Brothers, The Pacific, Game Change, and John Adams.
Masters of the Air (with special guest Donald L. Miller)
In this episode, we sit down with author and historian Donald L. Miller for a discussion on the Apple TV series Masters of the Air. Listen as we discuss how the lives of World War II fighter pilots were brought to life from page to screen.
The Writers of Shōgun (Maegan Houang & Caillin Puente)
For our bonus episode, we sit down with some of the creative team behind the FX series Shogun: writers Maegan Houang and Caillin Puente. Listen as we go behind-the-scenes of the show and explore how the world of 1600s Japan was brought to life in refreshing and exciting ways.
Shōgun (Rachel Kondo
& Justin Marks, 2024)
In this episode, we are joined by Japanese cinema historian Aaron Gerow to talk about the FX series is a unique example of transnational historical filmmaking for a new generation.
White House Plumbers (David Mandel, 2023)
Listen as our hosts dive into the HBO miniseries White House Plumbers, discussing comedy as a way of bringing the past to life.
The Zone of Interest (Jonathan Glazer, 2023)
Listen as our hosts Kim, Robert, and John discuss Jonathan Glazer's harrowing look at the Holocaust in Zone of Interest. In this episode, we explore the ways that historical films like Glazer's engage with more than just our sense of sight. The film's soundscape shapes the viewer's imagination in a way that collapses time between past and present.
Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan, 2023)
In this episode, we explore Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer (2023). Listen as we discuss how the film offers a new way of thinking about how movies write history and how the filmmakers provide a refreshing take on the biopic sub-genre.
Killers of the Flower Moon (Martin Scorsese, 2023)
In this episode, we explore Martin Scorsese's latest film Killers of the Flower Moon. Listen as we discuss how this film brings a hidden history into the public consciousness and how Scorsese uses film to explore ideas about national identity.
Napoleon (Ridley Scott, 2023)
For our first episode, we dive into Ridley Scott's new film Napoleon. Listen as we discuss its characters, visuals, and effectiveness as historical biopic.
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