Condensed Histories: Recent Episodes
Jem Duducu
Condensed Histories bridges the gap between history and popular culture. In each episode of Condensed Histories our host, Jem Duducu, takes an item of popular culture and looks under the surface to find real history hiding inside, with fascinating facts and stories about history spanning all eras, and also about the development of the piece pop-culture itself, appealing to history lover and enthusiasts of movies, games and music alike!
From shows on Netflix, Prime or Disney Plus, to the lastest blockbuster films, and even video games, songs, board games and food, Jem shows us how much history is lurking in our everyday entertainment.
Wandavision, The Dig, Warhammer, Queen’s Gambit, Assassin’s Creed, Jojo Rabbit, Cobra Kai, The Lord of the Rings and Monopoly are among the subjects in which which Jem has so far discovered a surprising amount of history!
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Jem looks into a film you are more likely to have heard of than seen - The Passion Of The Christ!
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Jem looks into the history of War Films!
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Jem looks into the history around the band U2.
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Jem talks about a piece of pop culture that spans millennia... The Odyssey!
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Jem is 'comin atcha' with a podcast about Cleopatra!
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Jem looks into Russian Radiation through three pieces of popular culture.
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Jem looks at the Greatest Action Hero... in real life!
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Jem concludes his two-part episode on Barry Lyndon!
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Jem kicks off a two-part episode on Barry Lyndon!
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Jem talks about The Terminator, and about Sci-Fi affecting the real world!
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Jem talks Dragons!
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Big Brother is watching Jem as he records an episode on George Orwell's Nineteen-Eighty-Four.
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Jem looks at the film Network.
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Jem discusses a hugely influential and important piece of pop culture which many of our listeners may never have heard of!
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Jem looks into the question of whether Cinema has reached it's end time...
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Jem looks into a curious quirk of the English language.
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Jem looks into the world's favourite (if, arguably, the world's worst) archaeologist.
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All aboard for Jem's episode on Trains!
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In a rare treat, Jem takes on a piece of popular culture that he doesn't like! Brace yourself, as Jem talks Kaos!
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Jem looks thousands of years back into the history of Clarkson's Farm.
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Jem looks at Feudalism through the lens of Warhammer!
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Jem looks into the world of Exploitation Movies!
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Jem talks Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson, and the Grand Tour.
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Jem has a Cold. So he has been a real hero and pushed through to record an episode about... Colds.
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Jem looks into the history around the life and films of Jackie Chan.
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Jem talks about The Rings of Power!
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Jem talks about the release of his new audiobook collaboration with editor Greg, 'Forgotten History'!
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Jem looks at Zero Dark Thirty, and the importance of recent history.
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Get your groove on and join Jem in a world of disco with Saturday Night Fever!
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Jem looks into the heartbreaking topic of genocides.
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Jem looks into the BBC comedy series Ghosts.
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We can confirm that no dogs die in this episode - although we can't guarantee there will be no triggers as Jem discusses the Does The Dog Die website!
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Not just about the musical - Jem looks into the history of feline and human interaction!
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Following hard on the heels of the episode on Cats, Jem brings you an episode all about Dogs!
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Hot off the presses, and with a strong SPOILER ALERT, Jem discusses Deadpool and Wolverine!
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Jem looks into a brand new war film - The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.
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It was time for an episode on Star Wars and so, of course, Jem is talking about Samurai!
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Jem discusses a world before we went digital!
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Jem looks at movies behind bars.
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I'm sorry, I really can't remember what this episode is about...
Oh, yes, Memento, and the problems with memory!
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Jem looks into The Omen!
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Jem looks into what is arguably the ultimate sitcom, Friends!
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Jem talks about Warhammer, and about the history of Auctions, and the importance of Value!
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Jem looks at The Heart Will Go On, and the film Titanic!
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Jem tackles the best selling book of all time - The Bible!
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Jem talks about Cult Movies that are so bad, they're good. Head over to the Condensed Histories Podcast Facebook Group to let us know your favourite examples!
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Jem looks int the history around the film 'The Warriors'!
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Jem takes a look into the world of Blaxploitation Movies!
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Jem tackles the world of the docu-drama!
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Jem talks Society of the Snow, and how far you would go to survive?
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Here is the News - or Jem's look at it through history.
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Jem takes you to the Wild West with this episode about Cowboys!
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Jem looks at the ways in which historical accuracy in World War Two films has changed over time.
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As a General Election has just been called in the UK, and a Presidential Election looks in the United States, Jem looks into the history of elections and democracy itself!
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Jem takes a refreshing look into the history of Coca Cola!
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Jem presents an emotional episode, looking into the Holocaust, the history of Antisemitism, and the film The Zone of Interest.
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Jem talks about the film Sisu, and Finland at War!
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Jem looks into the history in and around the book and TV series Shardlake... from murder mysteries to monks!
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Jem continues looking into the history of The Crusades!
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Jem looks into two of his favourite subjects... Warhammer, and The Crusades!
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Listen quick, before the episode gets taken down by the mysterious New Podcast World Order, as Jem takes on the subject of Conspiracy Theories.
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Jem looks into how pop culture has reflected Capitalism...
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Jem talks about an underrated film, '71, and discussed the turbulent history between the UK and Ireland.
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Jem looks into the game and TV series Fallout!
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Jem talks about Salutes, and about Salute!
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Jem talks about the 2024 film Civil War.
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Jem looks into The Sopranos and organised crime!
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Snipers appear in all forms of media, and Jem looks into how accurately they are portrayed.
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Jem takes on one of the biggest subjects to combine recent history with Pop Culture... Donald Trump!
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Jem takes a look at the history of Hip Hop!
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Jem delves into the original bad boy Cop, Dirty Harry.
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Jem looks into Stephen King and Horror!
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Jem takes a look at the action movie, Universal Soldier.
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Jem looks inside the history of money in the movies!
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Jem looks into the history of computer games, and the Rebirth of Final Fantasy 7!
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Jem looks into the history of Japan, with Shogun and Samurai!
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Get ready for a podcast of glitz and glamour as Jem looking into the Oscars!
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Jem returns to the Dune universe to talk about Dune 2!
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Paul from History Rage joins Jem to discuss duelling!
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In one of his semi-regular Warhammer episodes, Jem talks about scale, tactics and strategy!
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Jem takes a historical perspective as the war in Ukraine reaches the end of its second year.
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Jem gets fabulous with an episode on Makeup!
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Jem talks the Madonna song Holiday, travel through history, and even Taylor Swift!
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Jem talks about the film 'Plane', and about the French Foreign Legion!
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From a jumping-off point of Rick and Morty, Jem takes us into a tangled bowl of ethical spaghetti!
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Jen looks into the world of The Great, and how you can sometimes get away with playing fast and loose with history!
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Jem takes to the sky with Masters of the Air!
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Get to know Jem a little better as he takes you on a journey through his books!
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Jem looks at the life and many skills of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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With the return of Gladiators to British TV screens, guess what Jem wants to talk about!
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Jem looks into the video game Baldur's Gate, and looks into some of the history of Role Play games.
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Jem takes on the giant of pop culture that is War of the Worlds!
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Jem talks about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and how the fall of historical empires could give Disney some tips!
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Jem heads back to the world of Warhammer, and from there to the Mongol Hoards!
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Jem looks into the life of Elvis, the King of Rock and Roll!
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A special episode where Jem (and Greg!) talk about Burke, Hare, and Body Snatching with Paul Bavill from the History Rage Podcast.
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Jem helps you sound smarter in history conversations, and gets a few things off his chest!
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Jem talks about Batman, and The Dark Knight.
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Jem looks at the way film and TV cross-influence each other with two new gameshows inspired by very different fictional properties.
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Jem looks at the book and series All The Light We Cannot See.
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Jem looks at Leonardo Di Caprio, and Killers of the Flower Moon.
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Welcome to the post-apocalyptic world of Jem talking Mad Max!
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Jem talks about Napoleon, and historical inaccuracy.
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Jem sets sail with Master and Commander!
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Jem talks Doctor Who... and the history of Time!
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Jem talks Guns n Roses, and Civil Wars.
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Jem looks into the use of History itself as a Weapon.
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Jem looks at Vikings, by way of The Vinland Saga!
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Jem takes a look into two different fanchises, The Witcher & Final Fantasy XVI, and how they are both connected.
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Jem looks into the comic book and film, V for Vendetta.
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Jem takes a Warhammer inspired look into the history surrounding The Black Templars.
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Jem talks Jurassic Park 3, and an exciting new project from Dark Fantastic Mills.
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Jem looks into the superhero story 'The Boys', and considers the comparison between superheroes today and the mythology of the past.
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Jem takes a look into the world of Cryptids!
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The editor of Condensed Histories, and the writer of 'Greg and Felicity's History of Magic' (available on Amazon), Greg Chapman, steps out from behind the computer to talk to Jem about Women in Magic.
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Jem looks into the history of Disney as we approach the company's 100th birthday!
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From Reality TV to the Bible, Jem looks into the history of Traitors!
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Jem takes us into Ancient Egypt and 80s pop as we Walk Like An Egyptian!
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Jem takes a deep dive into the history of Submarines!
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Jem takes us back to his childhood with He-Man!
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Do not adjust your sets - this is a second episode all about Oppenheimer!
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Jem looks at the Ukranian TV Series 'Servant of the People', starring Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Jem talks about Casablanca and refugees.
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Jem looks at the film Babylon, the series Babylon Berlin, and why Babylon is bad!
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Jem looks into the history of animation.
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Jem looks into Lightsabers and Swords, and shares a confession from his past...
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Jem talks about his new book, 'Hollywood and History'.
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Jem looks into the history of strikes, unions, and how they affect pop culture!
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Jem looks at the Women's World Cup, and the history of Women's Football.
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Jem looks into the history of PR and how it has changed the world!
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Jem tackles the subject of Witches!
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Jem looks at historical accuracy and Netflix, including Bridgerton, Queen Charlotte, The Crown and Cleopatra!
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Jem discusses Warhammer and Vampires, while trying to avoid a certain Transylvanian Count!
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Jem looks into the history of satire, and its importance to historians.
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This time around Jem talks about Neil Gaiman's comic book and Neflix series, The Sandman.
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After the Barbie episode, of course Jem has to look at Oppenheimer.
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Jem talks about the history of Barbie!
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Jem talks about the film 1917, which of course means he is discussing World War One.
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Jem looks into Waterloo - both the Napoleonic War, and the Abba hit!
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This time round, Jem talks about the film 'The Wicker Man', Christopher Lee, and Paganism!
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Jem looks at Dredge, and the darkness of the oceans.
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Jem looks into the Vietnam War film Platoon, and 'Brothers in Arms', the documentary about how Platoon was made.
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Jem serves up a refreshing episode covering the history of six drinks!
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Jem talks about Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford, and Cows!
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Jem looks into the history surrounding the British comedy series 'Dad's Army'
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Jem takes a dive into the subject of Bounty Hunters, and the most famous bounty hunter in a galaxy far, far away.
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Jem looks into the history of Journalism.
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Jem talks about the history of chocolate, three men who changed the world for ever, and pretty much guarantees that there is one chocolate company which will never be a sponsor for the show!
Warning: This episode may be bad for people on a low-calorie diet...
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Jem talks Warhammer, mythology, and 'Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain' by Amy Jeffs.
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This week Jem gives his take on the history of Lego - and links it to ancient civilisations!
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With the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee, and the recent coronation of King Charles III, it is the perfect time for Jem to dig under the surface of The Royal Family.
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Jem takes aim at the world of pseudo-history as he looks at Atlantis!
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From Ancient Egypt to Tom Cruise, via the 1930s and Brendan Fraiser, Jem looks into the history surrounding The Mummy!
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Jem looks into some of the history linked to the Apple TV series Ted Lasso.
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Jem talks about the Fast and Furious franchise, the history of cars, and why he once heckled a film in a cinema!
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Jem looks at the importance of speeches in pop-culture and history, and why how things are said can be more important than what is said.
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Jem looks into the song Let's Get Physical, Olivia Newton John, and exercise!
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Jem takes a look into the series Narcos, and at the history of drugs.
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Jem looks at three movies surrounding the Enigma code, and the history of the code itself.
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Jem looks into the film A Million Ways To Die In The West, which means of course he is talking about nostalgia and moustaches!
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Jem looks at how some of the tactics and technology of Warhammer reflect the same developments in military history.
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Jem looks into the history of Fans and Fandom!
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Jem has done episodes about songs, he has done episodes about nursery rhymes, but this week he surpasses himself by doing an episode based on one line in the introduction to the A-Team!
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Jem looks over the last 100 years of Warner Bros!
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Jem takes a look into some martial art history with Ip Man
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There are few subjects bigger to tackle in Pop-Culture than Star Trek!
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This week Jem takes you to the musicals for some pop culture and history!
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This time, Jem looks into the history (and pre-history) surrounding the video game Tetris!
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In a slightly different episode, Jem looks into Avengers: Infinity War, and some recent history.
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Jem takes a look at the US tv series Pawn Stars, and the history of Pawn Brokers.
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Jem looks into the history lurking around John Wick.
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Jem talks about a negative point of popular culture.
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Jem takes another listener suggestion this week, and looks at the history lurking inside Yellowstone.
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In Jem's latest episode to feature Warhammer, he looks at how the creators pull from a range of historical and literary influences for the Primarchs.
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Jem looks at the Korean War, and why it is often overlooked in popular culture.
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Jem looks at the Korean War, and why it is often overlooked in popular culture.
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Jem looks into the history of Protest Songs.
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One year into the war in Ukraine, Jem looks at the past year and the current situation from a historical viewpoint.
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This episode Jem takes a suggestion from a number of listeners, and talks about Asterix!
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This episode Jem takes a suggestion from a number of listeners, and talks about Asterix!
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On this episode Jem looks at the video game and tv series The Last of Us, and has a special announcement to make about the future of the podcast!
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Jem turns 50 this year, and so he looks back over his life at 50 (ish) films that have had an impact on him.
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Jem turns 50 this year, and so he looks back over his life at 50 (ish) films that have had an impact on him.
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Jem looks into possibly the most pop culture based history subject of all - the Royal Family.
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Jem talks about the western TV series The English.
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Jem has a big announcement to make about his World War set historical fiction book, Silent Crossroads!
The audiobook is available from Audible!
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Jem takes one of his semi-regular looks at the history inspiring Warhammer, and this time he responds to a listener suggestion to look at the Leman Russ tanks.
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To talk about Jurassic Park and dinosaurs, Jem call in the podcast's producer and creator of a new documentary, 'Seeking the First Dinosaur Hunters', Greg Chapman.
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Jem looks into some of the history behind 'Avatar The Way Of Water' and its director, James Cameron.
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Jem looks into the classic Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman film, Die Hard!
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Jem turns his attention on Hollywood, but ends in an entirely different part of the world!
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This week Jem talks history as he enthuses about the series Severance!
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The World Cup is going on, and so, of course, Jem takes a look at the history surrounding the contest!
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Jem looks into the History of Comics!
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Jem looks into the history surrounding 'All Quiet On The Western Front', and 'SAS: Rogue Heroes'.
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Jem steps back into the world of Warhammer, and this time he is talking about Squats, Retcon, Empires and nationalism!
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Jem steps back into the world of Warhammer, and this time he is talking about Squats, Retcon, Empires and nationalism!
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Jem steps back into the world of Warhammer, and this time he is talking about Squats, Retcon, Empires and nationalism!
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The episode that has been teased for a while has finally arrived, as Jem finally takes a look at the history hidden in and around Ridley Scott's Gladiator!
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Jem looks at the video game series Fallout, and into some of the history of Nuclear War.
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Jem has noticed a similarity in some of the reactions to the series Rings of power and the film The Woman King.
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This week, instead of looking at a film, book, tv series or song, Jem tackles an entire country... Wales!
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This week Jem uncovers history surrounding '2001: A Space Odyssey'.
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Inspired by a trip to 'The Burnt City' in London, Jem discussed the history of Troy and The Illiad!
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Inspired by a trip to 'The Burnt City' in London, Jem discussed the history of Troy and The Illiad!
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Inspired by a trip to 'The Burnt City' in London, Jem discussed the history of Troy and The Illiad!
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Inspired by a trip to 'The Burnt City' in London, Jem discussed the history of Troy and The Illiad!
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Jem looks into the history surrounding the new Lord of the Rings television sereis, The Rings of Power!
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Jem looks into the history surrounding the new Lord of the Rings television sereis, The Rings of Power!
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Jem looks into the history surrounding the new Lord of the Rings television sereis, The Rings of Power!
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Jem looks into the history surrounding the new Lord of the Rings television sereis, The Rings of Power!
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This week Jem takes a look at the Knights in Warhammer 40000, and leaps into the history of the Military Orders in the Crusades, including the Knights Templar!
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This week Jem takes a look at the Knights in Warhammer 40000, and leaps into the history of the Military Orders in the Crusades, including the Knights Templar!
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This week Jem takes a look at the Knights in Warhammer 40000, and leaps into the history of the Military Orders in the Crusades, including the Knights Templar!
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This week Jem takes a look at the Knights in Warhammer 40000, and leaps into the history of the Military Orders in the Crusades, including the Knights Templar!
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Inspired by this year's Elvis biographical film, Jem looks into various biography-based movies, including Bohemian Rhapsody, Ray, Walk the Line and Rocketman, and the history surrounding and behind them!
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Inspired by this year's Elvis biographical film, Jem looks into various biography-based movies, including Bohemian Rhapsody, Ray, Walk the Line and Rocketman, and the history surrounding and behind them!
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Inspired by this year's Elvis biographical film, Jem looks into various biography-based movies, including Bohemian Rhapsody, Ray, Walk the Line and Rocketman, and the history surrounding and behind them!
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Inspired by this year's Elvis biographical film, Jem looks into various biography-based movies, including Bohemian Rhapsody, Ray, Walk the Line and Rocketman, and the history surrounding and behind them!
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Jem talks about the history hidden behind House Of The Dragon, the prequel to Game Of Thrones, which means a look into some powerful women in history.
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Jem talks about the difficulties of seeing history from the inside.
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This week Jem looks into the series Better Call Saul, and the history of lawyers!
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Jem looks at the history behind Prey... which means he also gets to look into Predator!
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Jem talks about the history in and around the 2022 Indian film, RRR.
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Jem looks into We Crashed, and the history of the bottom falling out of economics!
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Jem returns to one of the occasional Warhammer episodes of the podcast - and this is the first of a two-part look at Knights in the world of Warhammer! This time round we are looking at the history hidden inside the knights of Warhammer Fantasy Battle and Age of Sigma!
We'll have a few more topics in between, but keep and eye out in a few weeks for part 2 dealing with Warhammer 40k.
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Jem looks into the history tied up inside Thor: Love and Thunder!
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Jem discusses Peaky Blinders... and some of the things it gets wrong!
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This week, Jem looks into the weird worlds of Stranger Things, HP Lovecraft, and the Occult!
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Jem takes the song Convoy as a jumping-off point to talk about logistics, and the greatest British General in history!
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From the oldest joke in the world to the television series Community, Jem looks into the history of what makes us laugh!
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Jem takes on a challenge to look at the history of flight through the lens of Top Gun Maverick!
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Jem takes a look at the history and philosophy surrounding The Matrix!
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In another episode in his occasional 'Warhammer' series, Jem looks at the history of armour!
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Jem returns to the world of Elden Ring for a second episode about the video game he wasn't even sure he wanted to play!
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Jem looks into the history behind the Eurovision Son Contest as well as the 2020 film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.
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This time around, Jem looks into the history of sponsorship - from the Hellenic Period to the modern day!
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It is a blood soaked Viking Epic of an episode as Jem looks into The Northman!
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Jem wants to talk about the video game Elden Ring... which is interesting because he wasn't entirely sure he wanted to play it! Has he played it? Did he enjoy it? Most importantly, how will he link it to history?
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Jem looks into the history of heists in this episode about the Tarantino film, Reservoir Dogs.
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This week Jem talks about demons in Warhammer and in history!
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In this week's episode, Jem wants to talk about World War One - and specifically about many of the historical myths surrounding the First World War - and of course he brings pop-culture into the equation in the form of Wonder Woman!
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This week Jem looks into the history hidden inside the Playstation video games Horizon: Zero Dawn and Horizon: Forbidden West!
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Following a suggestion on Twitter (you can make your suggestions at @jemduducu), Jem looks at the history hidden around Battlestar Galactica!
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As The Batman appears in cinemas, Jem takes a look at one of his most famous enemies, The Joker!
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In light of current world events, Jem takes a look into the history of Ukraine.
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This week Jem talks about the TV show Boardwalk Empire. He talks about prohibition, the constitution, Ireland and plastic surgery, and also reveals his favourite fictional character of all media!
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Jem looks into the history of empires, in Warhammer and in the real world!
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Instead of taking one piece of pop-culture this week, Jem looks across a variety of films and television to see how the history and modernity of the police is reflected in popular culture!
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Jem talks about the Netflix German-language show The Dark - which leads him into the history of science, and time travel!
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Jem delves into the history linked to Good Omens, the book by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett and the Amazon Prime series starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen - which means of course that he will be looking into the history of The Bible!
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Jem looks at the history tucked away inside the new Disney Plus series 'Book of Boba Fett', which means he is talking Star Wars, The Mandalorean and the difference between a mercenary and a bounty hunter!
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Jem looks into the history underlying the new Netflix film 'Don't Look Up', and brings in Anchorman, and why we are all stars!
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Jem takes the pop 'classic' Ra-Ra-Rasputin and the new film The King's Man as a jumping off point to talk about Rasputin!
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Jem takes his semi-regular look into the history hidden behind Warhammer, and this time it is its relationship with new technology.
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This time Jem looks into the legend of Robin Hood, and fires off a volley of arrows at the Kevin Costner film 'Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves'.
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Jem looks at statures, and the recent controversy surrounding whether some of them should be taken down or left in place.
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Jem, with the help of magician Greg, looks at Harry Potter and Magic!
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Jem flips the tables this week as he looks at how sometimes Pop Culture can influence our view on history rather than the other way around!
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Jem looks at three different areas of pop-culture in order to get an overview of the history of Samurai!
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This week on the podcast Jem looks at Squid Game - which of course takes him into the history of debt and banking!
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This week on the podcast Jem talks about Dune, and compares it to Foundation, the new series based on the work of Isaac Asimov.
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Taking another look into the history surrounding Warhammer again this week, Jem looks into End Times... and it is the end of the world!
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Jem looks at the history hiding behind the comic books and films of Judge Dredd!
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Jem looks at the history hiding behind Shang-Chi, Reya and the Last Dragon, and Crazy Rich Asians!
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Jem looks into the history hidden around James Bond!
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Jem looks into the history hidden around the video game series HALO!
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Jem looks into the history hidden around Madonna's hit 'Vogue'!
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Jem looks at both Warhammer 40000 and Warhammer Age of Sigma, and how death in the Warhammer world is mirrored in history!
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This week Jem talks about Gundam!
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Jem talks about his new book!
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This week, Jem is talking about Rambo - and how it relates to the current situation in Afganistan.
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This week, Jem looks at the video game 'Homeworld'!
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This week Jem talks about Dungeons and Dragons, hysteria and witch hunts!
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On this weeks episode Jem looks into Wild Wild West, Will Smith, and Steampunk!
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With the Olympics now upon us, Jem takes a look into the history of the games!
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Jem turns the podcast on its head this week, as he takes the subject of the Vietnam War, and looks at how it has influences a huge amount of films.
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This week, Jem takes a look at the history hidden inside the animated series Rick and Morty!
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Jem visits the third of the Marvel Cinematic Universe series to come to DisneyPlus - Loki. Which of course means he will be talking about Norse Mythology - but also about a case which the FBI kept open for more than 40 years!
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This week Jem looks at the Pirates Of The Caribbean - which of course means he will be looking at pirates, but that might not mean exactly what you first think of!
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Inspired by the Euro 2020 football competition, Jem looks to find the history hidden in and around football!
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With a slightly different style of podcast this week, Jem takes a serious look at a controversial topic...
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With another 'Warhammer' based episode, Jem is back to discuss some of the real history hidden behind the Gods Of Chaos!
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This week Jem looks into the history lurking behind some nursery rhymes, and may give you pause for thought about singing some of them to your children...
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Zombie movies are the subject of this week's podcast, and in particular Zak Snyder's Army of the Dead!
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In this week's episode Jem talks about the video game Overwatch!
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This episode, Jem looks into the history in and around the film Commando starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Jem ahs chosen a wonderful topic for this week's podcast, as he looks at the history hidden inside the Hanna Barbera cartoon series Scooby Doo!
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Jem revisits the world of Warhammer, and uses it as a jumping off point to take a whistle stop tour through the crusades!
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Jem talks about Captain America, the new The Falcon and the Winter Soldier series, and propaganda throughout history!
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When Jem can get thirty minutes of history out of a three minute song, he is a happy man! So here, with Adam and the Ants' 'Stand And Deliver' he gets to look at history spanning from highwaymen, to execution and so much more!
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Jem looks into the history in and around the television series The Expanse - which takes him from the American Revolution to Edward Snowdon, with many stops in between!
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In this week's episode Jem looks into the history hiding in the various iterations of Watchmen - from the comic by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, through the Zak Snyder movie and on to the TV series!
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Jem talks about the video game 'Dynasty Warriors' as well as two other video games, 'Blade Storm' and 'Valkyria Chronicles' - which of course means he'll be talking about World War Two, Chinese History, trusting sources, Ghengis Kahn and the American Civil War!
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This week Jem is looking at the 1986 Kurt Russel movie 'Big Trouble in Little China'! So of course he'll be looking at history including immigration, a Nepalese knife, the Chinese Mafia and cultural appropriation!
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Warhammer 40k is the theme of this podcast, as Jem looks into the history hidden inside Warhammer 40k, the tabletop game from Games Workshop.
This of course means that he has to talk about the history of the D-Day landings in World War Two, Hitler, Stalin, Heresy and (you won't expect this) the Spanish Inquisition!
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The lastest edition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the MCU, is WandaVision - a new TV series streaming on Disney Plus centered around the Marvel characters Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch) and Vision.
As with most popular culture, there is a lot of history hidden behind the series - from a form of comedy taking us back to Ancient Greece to the history of televisions themselves! Plus Jem’s enthusiasm for the incredible interwoven storytelling of the MCU that underlies WandaVision.
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You can support the podcast by getting a copy of Jem's new book, 'Edge of Life', at https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edge-Life-Jem-Duducu/dp/B08TMTZJBY.
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This week, Jem sets his targets on 'Love Actually', and in a rare treat for the podcast he has chosen as his subject a film that he doesn't actually like - despite generally liking Richard Curtis’s films! We've all heard Jem heap praise onto those things he enjoys, but how will he cope when faced with looking for the history hidden inside a film which he doesn't rate so highly?
Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity.
You can support the podcast by getting a copy of Jem's new book, 'Edge of Life', at https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edge-Life-Jem-Duducu/dp/B08TMTZJBY.
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Jem takes pop-culture to the limit, and explores the history behind some of the food we eat!
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Jem looks into the history behind the new Netflix film 'The Dig', all about the Sutton Hoo Burial... Wait... Not burial, apparently...
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In this episode, Jem discussed the history surrounding his new book - Edge of Life - which tells the stories of both 2020 and the Spanish Flu of 1918!
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This week Jem looks into the history in and around Warhammer!
Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity.
If you enjoy what Jem does, please have a look at his range of history books and historical novels on Amazon. This week I (Greg) am going to recommend you have a look at 'Deus Valt - A Concise History Of The Crusades'.
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This episode, Jem looks at the history hidden inside the Netflix tv series 'Queen's Gambit'. Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity.
If you enjoy what Jem does, please have a look at his range of history books and historical novels on Amazon. This week I (Greg) am going to recommend you have a look at 'Deus Valt - A Concise History Of The Crusades'.
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Proving that there is history hidden in and around even the most well known songs, Jem looks into the history hidden in and around National Anthems!
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Jem looks into the history surrounding the film 'The Social Network'... and around social media in general!
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This week Jem is joined by Greg to present a 'thrown-back' episode with a mix of the old and new formats, as the pair look at the history around The Presitge!
Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity.
If you enjoy what Jem does, please have a look at his range of history books and historical novels on Amazon. This week I (Greg) am going to recommend you have a look at 'Deus Valt - A Concise History Of The Crusades'.
You can find out more about Greg's magic shows and his magic performances at www.gregchapman.net
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This week Jem takes us into the history hidden inside Dracula!
To watch Greg's travel history documentary, 'Romania: Seeking Dracula's Castle', you can follow the link here: https://youtu.be/89heKdM27-A.
Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity.
If you enjoy what Jem does, please have a look at his range of history books and historical novels on Amazon. This week I (Greg) am going to recommend you have a look at 'Deus Valt - A Concise History Of The Crusades'.
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This week Jem takes us into the history hidden inside the the 'His Dark Materials trilogy of books.
Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity.
If you enjoy what Jem does, please have a look at his range of history books and historical novels on Amazon. This week I (Greg) am going to recommend you have a look at 'Deus Valt - A Concise History Of The Crusades'.
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This week Jem takes us into the history hidden inside the film Jojo Rabbit.
Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity.
If you enjoy what Jem does, please have a look at his range of history books and historical novels on Amazon. This week I (Greg) am going to recommend you have a look at 'Deus Valt - A Concise History Of The Crusades'.
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This week Jem takes us into the history hidden inside the Assassin's Creed video games.
Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity.
If you enjoy what Jem does, please have a look at his range of history books and historical novels on Amazon. This week I (Greg) am going to recommend you have a look at 'Deus Valt - A Concise History Of The Crusades'.
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This week Jem looks into the history in and around 'The Last of the Mohicans'!
Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity.
If you enjoy what Jem does, please have a look at his range of history books and historical novels on Amazon. This week I (Greg) am going to recommend you have a look at 'Deus Valt - A Concise History Of The Crusades'.
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Jem looks at the history hidden in and behind the song Money, Money, Money by ABBA!
Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity.
If you enjoy what Jem does, please have a look at his range of history books and historical novels on Amazon. This week I (Greg) am going to recommend you have a look at 'Deus Valt - A Concise History Of The Crusades'.
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Jem takes the Halloween series of films as a jumping of point to talk about the history of... Halloween!
Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity.
If you enjoy what Jem does, please have a look at his range of history books and historical novels on Amazon. This week I (Greg) am going to recommend you have a look at 'Deus Valt - A Concise History Of The Crusades'.
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Jem takes a look into the history around and behind the new series Cobra Kai, based on the Karate Kid series of films.
Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity.
If you enjoy what Jem does, please have a look at his range of history books and historical novels on Amazon. This week I (Greg) am going to recommend you have a look at 'Deus Valt - A Concise History Of The Crusades'.
Please don't forget to share this podcast wherever you can, and to review us on all good podcasting apps!
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Jem looks at the history hidden in and around the Rocky franchise... and tells you which of the Rocky movies to avoid!
Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity.
If you enjoy what Jem does, please have a look at his range of history books and historical novels on Amazon. This week I (Greg) am going to recommend you have a look at 'Deus Valt - A Concise History Of The Crusades'.
Please don't forget to share this podcast wherever you can, and to review us on all good podcasting apps!
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The Good Place is a Netflix comedy about the afterlife... but is it about a lot more than that? Jem once again digs down into the historical ideas behind an element of popular culture!
Keep in touch with Jem on twitter at @JemDuducu and on Facebook at History Gems. You can also contact Greg, the man behind the scenes, at @gregandfelicity.
If you enjoy what Jem does, please have a look at his range of history books and historical novels on Amazon. This week I (Greg) am going to recommend you have a look at 'Deus Valt - A Concise History Of The Crusades'.
Please don't forget to share this podcast wherever you can, and to review us on all good podcasting apps!
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This week Jem takes a subject which may bring joy to your heart, or, if you are anything like me, brings a sense of impending doom - as when I hear the word I foresee a lovely Christmas afternoon descending into squabbling and animosity - Monopoly!
What seems like a relatively simple board game takes us on a journey through the history of economics, right back to prehistoric times!
Please let us know what your favourite parts of these podcasts are - get in tough on twitter at @JemDucucu or @GregandFelicity, or visit the History Gems Facebook page!
You can help support the show by buying one of Jem's history books on Amazon, or one of Greg's audiobooks at www.ko-fi.com/greg/shop - or simply by sharing the podcast around!
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In the first of our new format episodes, Jem takes a look at history through the lens of 'The Lord of the Rings', taking a look at some of the history of the writing and inspiration behind the book, and even how Nordic Runes took on a whole new meaning in the world of Middle Earth.
Let us know what you think of the episode - and the new format - on Twitter at @JemDuducu for Jem, and @GregandFelicity for Greg.
You can help support the show by buying a copy of one of Jem's books. This week I (Greg) and going to recommend you have a read of Silent Crossroads, which you can buy at https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-Crossroads-Jem-Duducu-ebook/dp/B0753JDYHZ.
You can also buy Greg a 'virtual coffee' at www.ko-fi.com/greg
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Condensed Histories returns - and we have big news on the future of the podcast!
The great news is that the podcast is returning to its weekly format - and the even better news is that we have new ways and a new focus to help us grow the podcast even bigger!
As mentioned on the podcast, you can currently support Greg at www.ko-fi.com/greg, and watch the latest video produced for his '(Almost) Live' show at https://youtu.be/7LQxrhX6G70
You can also support Jem by getting a copy of one of his books from Amazon at https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AJem+Duducu&s=relevancerank&text=Jem+Duducu&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1
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