The History on Film Podcast

Ross Lennon

The History on Film Podcast is an award-winning wide-ranging podcast series that looks at the intersections of history, film and media studies, technology, and more. Our goal is to make the educational parts entertaining and the entertaining parts educational. New episodes every Monday morning! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. One If By Land, Two If By Spaceship

    22 jun

    One If By Land, Two If By Spaceship

    Ross is joined by returning guest Dr. Ben Railton to discuss the 1996 blockbuster smash, "Independence Day". They discuss the film's cultural moment, the nature of disaster films, masculinity in the End of History, and much more! See you this fall for season 3! FURTHER READING: Railton, Ben. Of Thee I Sing: The Contested History of American Patriotism. Keane, Stephen. Disaster Movies: The Cinema of Catastrophe. Brown, Stephen. The Ecstasy of Destruction Railton, Ben. Alien Nation: Alien Autopsy and Alien America: ID4. Check out Black, White, and Read All Over! FURTHER WATCHING: "Mars Attacks!" (1996) "The Day After Tomorrow" (2004) "The Brother From Another Planet" (1984) "Don't Look Up" (2021) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 h 22 min
  2. The Newsman Cometh

    1 jun

    The Newsman Cometh

    Ross is joined by returning guest, friend of the show, and resident Bondologist Paul Klein to talk 1997's "Tomorrow Never Dies". They look at how the franchise continued to adapt to the End of History 90s and the evolution of the "Bond Girl", as well as the film's (shockingly accurate) prescience. Don't forget to check out HowToReadMovies.com and the Cold War Cinema podcast! FURTHER READING: McLuhan, Marshall. Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man. Chapman, James. License to Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond Films. Moore, Alan. Watchmen. Baudrillard, Jean. Simulacra and Simulation. FURTHER WATCHING: "Yes, Madam" (1985) "SuperCop 2" (1993) "Wing Chun" (1994) "Hackers" (1995) "Watchmen" (2009) "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 h 37 min
  3. The Violent Years, Part 3

    18 may

    The Violent Years, Part 3

    We conclude this three-part mini-series with the evolution of the teen movie and cultural panics around youth culture from the early 60s up to the present day! FURTHER READING: Tropiano, Stephen. Rebels & Chicks: A History of the Hollywood Teen Movie. Doherty, Thomas. Teenagers and Teenpics: The Juvenilization of American Movies in the 1950s. Shary, Timothy. Teen Movies: American Youth on Screen. Shary, Timothy. Generation Multiplex: The Image of Youth in Contempory American Cinema. Mintz, Steven. Huck's Raft: A History of American Childhood. Starnheimer, Karen. Pop Culture Panics: How Moral Crusaders Construct Meanings of Deviance and Delinquency. FURTHER WATCHING: "Beach Party" (1963) "American Graffiti" (1972) "Cooley High" (1974) Rebel Highway (1994) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    56 min
  4. The Violent Years, Part 2

    28 abr

    The Violent Years, Part 2

    It's part 2 of my series on the JD Media Archive! I take you through some of the filmmaking trends and themes from the collection, and provide some tips for exploring on your own. If you find something interesting that you want to share, email the show at historyonfilmpodcast@gmail.com and I will feature it in our conclusion episode! FURTHER WATCHING: The JD Media Archive! FURTHER READING: Doherty, Thomas. Teenagers and Teenpics: Juvenilization of American Movies. Klein, Amanda Ann. American Film Cycles: Reframing Genres, Screening Social Problems, and Defining Subcultures. Medovoi, Leerom. Rebels: Youth and the Cold War Origins of Identity. Solinger, Rickie. Wake Up Little Susie: Single Pregnancy and Race Before Roe v. Wade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 h 6 min
  5. The Violent Years, Pt. 1

    13 abr

    The Violent Years, Pt. 1

    Welcome to the first installment of a (3 part?) mini-series on my ongoing genre study project! In this episode, you'll hear about the origins of the teen movie- including the industrial and economic conditions that helped create them, the exploitation approach to film making, and much more! Also, the Paramount decision was in 1948, NOT 1947, but I have done a lot of editing already and am very tired. Check out the JD Media Archive on YouTube! FURTHER READING: Tropiano, Stephen. Rebels and Chicks: A History of the Hollywood Teen Movie. Schaefer, Eric. Bold! Daring! Shocking! True!: A History of Exploitation Films, 1919-1959. Betrock, Alan. The I Was a Teenage Juvenile Delinquent Rock'N'Roll Horror Beach Party Movie Book: A Complete Guide to the Teen Exploitation Film, 1954-1969. May, Elaine Tyler. Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era. Coontz, Stephanie. The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap. FURTHER WATCHING: "Blackboard Jungle" (1955) "Rebel Without a Cause" (1955) The JD Media Archive! "High School High" (1996) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    46 min
  6. Oops! All Recommendations

    2 abr ·  Contenido extra

    Oops! All Recommendations

    The show is on a brief medical hiatus, but here are some other things you might enjoy! FURTHER READING: Dockery, Daniel. Monster Kids: How Pokemon Taught a Generation to Catch Them All. Rawlins, Justin. Imagining the Method: Reception, Identity, and American Screen Performance. Kelley, N. Megan. Projections of Passing: Postwar Anxieties and Hollywood Films. Coontz, Stephanie. The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap. Cowan, Ruth Schwartz. More Work for Mother: The Ironies of Household Technology from the Open Hearth to the Microwave. Shade, Colette. Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything (Essays on the Future That Never Was). Llamas Rodriguez, Juan. Y Tu Mama Tambien. Gagliardi, Paul. All Play and No Work: American Work Ideals and the Comic Plays of the Federal Theatre Project. Black and White and Read All Over FURTHER LISTENING: The Pop Culture Basement Your Favorite Bad Movie Podcast Cold War Cinema Moving Histories Remember Shuffle FURTHER WATCHING: TheColdWarTV "Stumble" MeansTV FURTHER CAMPAIGNING: Ross Sheppard, RossForGA.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    12 min
  7. Seeking Soviet Spirituality

    16 mar

    Seeking Soviet Spirituality

    Ross is joined by historian Joseph Kellner to discuss spiritualist subcultures during the fall of the USSR. They discuss the ways in which these belief systems reflected the idealized New Soviet Man and how these alternative beliefs spread. Also, the ways in which American and Soviet conceptions of “nostalgia” differ, electronic music, and what the Collapse can tell us about 2026. FURTHER READING: Keller, Joseph. The Spirit of Socialism: Culture and Belief at the Soviet Collapse. FURTHER WATCHING: ”Bells from the Deep” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 h 5 min
  8. Mr. Beatty Goes to Washington

    9 mar

    Mr. Beatty Goes to Washington

    Ross is joined by returning guest and HoFCast senior political correspondent Chris Bell to talk about 1998's "Bulworth". They look at how the film represents the challenges of advancing left politics during the End of History, Beatty's reputation as both a filmmaker and an activist, and how a movie about a rapping senator was able to navigate topics like healthcare reform, neoliberal austerity, and the "Sistah Souljah Moment". All this plus a brief history of the "Dick Tracy" sequels, a very special episode of "Diagnosis: Murder", and Ross delivers a heartfelt message to former president Barack Obama. Make sure to check out MeansTV! Use promo code CHRISBELL to get 10% off! FURTHER READING: Young, Kevin, Michael Schwartz, and Tarun Kumar Banerjee. Levers of Power: How the 1% Rules and What the 99% Can Do About It. Herman, Edward and Noam Chomsky. Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media. Zinn, Howard. A People's History of the United States. Harvey, David. A Brief History of Neoliberalism. Lenin, Vladimir. State and Revolution. Cobb Jr., Charles E. This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible. Parenti, Michael. Inventing Reality. FURTHER WATCHING: "Network" (1976) "The Boondocks" "Mussolini: Son of the Century" "WTO 99" (2025) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 h 48 min
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The History on Film Podcast is an award-winning wide-ranging podcast series that looks at the intersections of history, film and media studies, technology, and more. Our goal is to make the educational parts entertaining and the entertaining parts educational. New episodes every Monday morning! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creador
    Ross Lennon
  • Años de actividad
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodios
    72
  • Clasificación
    Explícito
  • Copyright
    © Ross Lennon
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