Celluloid Chronicles: A Historical Movie Podcast

Brick and Birdy
  • 0.0 (0)
  • History

Long-time besties, and history and film enthusiasts, Brick and Birdy bring you tantalizing facts and inaccuracy drama as they explore a new period film each episode. Listen in as they discuss, and sometimes rage, about the making of the film, the history the film is set against, and all other relevant, and maybe not so relevant, matters as they see fit. You could almost say, they’ll be in their period. 

  1. 1d ago ·  Bonus

    Scenic Outtakes Ep.2.1: Dirty Dancing (1987)

    Sources Wig scene - 4 Reasons Why the Wig Returned in the 1960s Three minors trapped in a mine in 1963 - possibly the Sheppton mine disaster Monks burning themselves in protest - possibly Thich Quang Duc Dogs used in Birmingham - weaponization of dogs Former Rockette - 1936-2000: The Radio City Rockettes in Photos Freedom Riding in 1963 in Mississippi Mount Holyoke Bored Housewives - Valium, and Psychiatric drugs, and Hysteria Send us Fan Mail

  2. Aug 27

    Episode 2.1: Dirty Dancing (1987)

    Brick and Birdy are back at it again, with a super fun episode covering Dirty Dancing! The OG. Amazingly, this wonderful movie has so much to look into regarding history and the state of the world of the early 1960s. Please join us on this wonderful ride.  Sources"1960s." Wikipedia."1963." Wikipedia.Baldwin, Kristen. "The Untold Story Behind 'Hula Hana,' the Most Iconic Number in 'Dirty Dancing.'" Entertainment Weekly.Bender, Abbey. "As 'Dirty Dancing' Goes on Tour, Screenwriter Eleanor Bergstein Shares Stories Behind the Iconic Film (Exclusive)." Woman’s World."Class Discrimination." Wikipedia."Dirty Dancing Analysis: Eleanor Bergstein’s Research for 'Dirty Dancing'" (blog post quoting Abigail Jones, "The Not-So-Dirty 'Dirty Dancing' Story," The Forward)."Dirty Dancing Through the Years." Your Teen Magazine, November 22, 2013.Genzlinger, Neil. "'Dirty Dancing': Where Kellerman’s Came to Life." The New York Times, May 26, 2017."Historical Abortion Law Timeline: 1850 to Today." Planned Parenthood."History of Abortion." Wikipedia.Holson, Laura M. "The Catskills Are Back. Again. And Again." The New York Times.Kearns, Landess. "5 Reasons America Became Obsessed With Hawaii in the 1960s." HuffPost Life.LaMotte, Sandee. "These Women Ran an Underground Abortion Network in the 1960s. Here’s What They Fear Might Happen Today." CNN."Looking Back at the Mambo Craze of the 1950s." City of Glenn Heights."Mambo (Music)." Wikipedia."Medicine: Jews & Schools." TIME.Posner, Gerald. "The Dark History of American Medical Schools and Jewish Quotas."Rachel S. "The Rise and Fall of Catskills Resort Tourism… and Why It’s Back!" Medium.Rosenfeld, Jordana. "Borscht Belt: Catskills, American Jewry, Vacation, & Comedy." Encyclopaedia Britannica."The Sixties: Timeline (Text Version)." PBS.Sodano, Lauren. "Dirty Dancing in the Borscht Belt." The Strong National Museum of Play.Sperling, Andrew. "'The Free, Open Life': American Jews at Leisure." American Jewish Historical Society.Strome, Marshall. "Abortion: Welcome to the Sixties." Bioethics Today, May 6, 2022."The Summer of 1963." Detroit Under Fire: Police Violence, Crime Politics, and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Civil Rights Era, University of Michigan HistoryLabs.Vick, Andrew. "JAS Cafe Corner — The History of the Mambo Dance." JAZZ Aspen Snowmass.Vloet, Katie. "The Era of Jewish Quotas in Med Schools." Medicine at MichiganDirty Dancing - WikipediaThis Ends at Prom - Dirty DancingWhat Went Wrong - Dirty DancingDirty Dancing's costume designer revisits the film's most defining looksDirty Dancing at 35: Remembering Patrick Swayze's budget-busting shoes and the battle over 'appropriate' cutoffs for Jennifer GreyWhere Is the 'Dirty Dancing' Cast Now? A Look at the Stars Today, Decades After Baby and Johnny Fell in LoveBehind The Scenes of Dirty Dancing Movie (1987)Jennifer Grey ‘Dirty Dancing’ Behind the Scenes Secrets — 'Dirty Dancing 2' Spoilers6 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Dirty Dancing - Eleanor Bergstein InterviewMountain Lake Lodge | Mountain Resort in Blacksburg, VA Send us Fan Mail

  3. May 7 ·  Bonus

    Scenic Outtakes Ep.10: Harriet

    Birdy is coming in quick with some extra tasty historical nuggets of goodness, discussing Harriet Tubman's Legacy, little known communities of escaped slaves, and a VERY concise history of the Underground Railroad.  Sources American Anti-Slavery SocietyCompromise of 1850  13th AmendmentLevi CoffinWilliam StillJohn BrownUnderground Railroad - Wikipedia Send us Fan Mail

  4. Apr 27

    Episode 13: Harriet Part Two

    Brick and Birdy happily celebrate a belated Black History Month and then Women's History Month with the audacious and fabulous Harriet Tubman. What a journey, and what a journey of history NOT in the movie! Stay tuned for all the tea NOT shared in the movie that we cover as well. Half our episode is everything missing, but we still think Cynthia Erivo was perfect in this role! Due to all the tea we had to spill, this is...of course...a two parter. xD Sources Drunk History - Harriet Tubman Leads an Army of Bad Bitches (ft. Octavia Spencer)Harriet Tubman: The Conductor Of FreedomHarriet Tubman: Rescued Over 300 Slaves through Underground Railroad | BiographyHarriet Tubman - WikipediaHarriet Tubman - Women's History MuseumHarriet Tubman - PBSHarriet Tubman: Life, Liberty and Legacy | National Museum of African American History and CultureBBC Radio 4 - You're Dead to Me - Ten heroic facts about the incredible Harriet Tubman5 Facts You Might Not Know About Harriet Tubman - NPCA8 Things You Didn’t Know About Harriet TubmanFact Check: ‘I freed a thousand slaves’ quote falsely attributed to Harriet Tubman | ReutersSend us Fan Mail

  5. Apr 23

    Episode 12: Harriet Part One

    Brick and Birdy happily celebrate a belated Black History Month and then Women's History Month with the audacious and fabulous Harriet Tubman. What a journey, and what a journey of history NOT in the movie! Stay tuned for all the tea NOT shared in the movie that we cover as well. Half our episode is everything missing, but we still think Cynthia Erivo was perfect in this role! Due to all the tea we had to spill, this is...of course...a two parter. xD Sources Drunk History - Harriet Tubman Leads an Army of Bad Bitches (ft. Octavia Spencer)Harriet Tubman: The Conductor Of FreedomHarriet Tubman: Rescued Over 300 Slaves through Underground Railroad | BiographyHarriet Tubman - WikipediaHarriet Tubman - Women's History MuseumHarriet Tubman - PBSHarriet Tubman: Life, Liberty and Legacy | National Museum of African American History and CultureBBC Radio 4 - You're Dead to Me - Ten heroic facts about the incredible Harriet Tubman5 Facts You Might Not Know About Harriet Tubman - NPCA8 Things You Didn’t Know About Harriet TubmanFact Check: ‘I freed a thousand slaves’ quote falsely attributed to Harriet Tubman | ReutersSend us Fan Mail

  6. Mar 8 ·  Bonus

    Scenic Outtakes Ep. 9: Killers of the Flower Moon

    Birdy continues the deep dive into The Osage Murders as told in Killers of the Flower Moon. She brings us from the all too quick sentences for those tried for the murders, brings us through the long and continuing battle of the Osage for theirs rights to land and life, onto today and what the Osage and other indigenous folks think about the history and the movie.  Sources Chief James Roan Gray — Stillwater History MuseumOpinion | The Real Story Behind ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ is Much Worse - POLITICOBlood, oil, and the Osage Nation: The battle over headrights : Planet MoneyFor the Osage Nation, the betrayal of the murders depicted in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ still lingershttps://www.poteetfuneralhome.com/obituaries/francis-atkinsSend us Fan Mail

  7. Mar 3

    Episode 11: Killers of the Flower Moon Part Two

    Brick and Birdy took the deepest dive into the dark and sadly under-told story of The Osage Murders of the 1920s through to the 2023 film Killers of the Flower Moon. They put on their true crime hats and dive into the actual murders, the context surrounding why they happened, and because of the genuine dedication to this story, they have made this a two parter, so if you missed part 1, go back! Birdy will later discuss what is still happening today as well in an Outtake Episode. They have also provided all the sources now, so you can follow along. Thank you for sticking with us, as we've gone OFF schedule, in order to dedicate more quality time with these stories.  Sources P.2 (Please note these sources are different from Ep.1, they are the rest of the sources that were missing due to character restrictions.) The True Story Behind Killers of the Flower Moon | Osage Nation’s Fight for JusticeTulsa World Scene podcast: Killers of the Flower Moon October release brings Oklahoma, Osage NationWorking With Osage Nation People Changed Scorsese’s Approach To Making “Killers of the Flower Moo…Osage Murders- Part 1 - Osage News.orgMollie Kyle - WikipediaErnest Burkhart - WikipediaKillers of the Flower Moon (film) - WikipediaBlood, oil, and the Osage Nation: The battle over headrights : Planet MoneyFor the Osage Nation, the betrayal of the murders depicted in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ still lingersOsage Nation Princess recognized by Stillwater Public SchoolsIndigenous Insight on 'Killers of the Flower Moon'Grace Bigheart - Find a Grave MemorialJames William “Cowboy” Burkhart (1920-1990) - Find a Grave MemorialElizabeth Ernestine “Liz” Burkhart Ware (1918-2006) - Find a Grave MemorialLuella Bigheart - Find a Grave MemorialOsage Nation Princess recognized by Stillwater Public SchoolsFrancis "Rusty" William Atkins Obituary July 28, 2025 - Poteet Funeral Home & Cremation ServicesMissing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR) | NIWRCChief James Roan Gray — Stillwater History MuseumVisit the Osage Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR) | NIWRCSend us Fan Mail

  8. Feb 13

    Episode 10: Killers of the Flower Moon Part One

    Brick and Birdy took the deepest dive into the dark and sadly under-told story of The Osage Murders through the 2023 film Killers of the Flower Moon. They put on their true crime hats and dive into the actual murders, the context surrounding why they happened, and because of the genuine dedication to this story, they have made this a two parter, so stay tuned for part Two. Birdy will later discuss what is still happening today as well in an Outtake Episode. They have also provided all the sources now, so you can follow along. Thank you for sticking with us, as we've gone OFF schedule, in order to dedicate more quality time with these stories.  Sources (Part 1 of Sources, the rest are on Ep. 2) Killers of the Flower Moon (film) - WikipediaRed Media Patreon LinkAuthor David Grann on having "Killers of the Flower Moon" Adapted into a FilmEpisode 109 - Osage Murders: The True Story Behind 'Killers Of The Flower Moon' - History Uncovered | Podcast on Spotify|How Killers of the Flower Moon Lies - Let Me Explain (2023)How the Osage Changed Martin Scorsese’s Mind About "Killers of the Flower Moon"Inside the FBI Podcast: The Osage Murders | Federal Bureau of InvestigationInside the real life tragedy behind 'Killers of the Flower Moon' | NightlineKillers of the Flower Moon: Native American Perspectives & Story | PWNAKillers of the Flower Moon vs. True Story of Osage Murders‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ I… - The Big Picture - Apple Podcasts'Killers of the Flower Moon' traces the murders of Osage familiesOpinion | The Real Story Behind ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ is Much Worse - POLITICOOsage Indian murders - WikipediaRPH vs. Killers of the Flower MoonSeason 24: The Osage Murders - American ScandalThe Osage Murders That Inspired "Killers of the Flower Moon" | MFM 493The Osage Murders Pt. 1 - Serial Killers | Podcast on SpotifyThe Osage Murders: The True Story Behind "Killers of the Flower Moon"The Osage Murders | A Shrinkin… - American Scandal - Apple PodcastsThe Real History Behind 'Killers of the Flower MoonSend us Fan Mail

See All (32)

About

Long-time besties, and history and film enthusiasts, Brick and Birdy bring you tantalizing facts and inaccuracy drama as they explore a new period film each episode. Listen in as they discuss, and sometimes rage, about the making of the film, the history the film is set against, and all other relevant, and maybe not so relevant, matters as they see fit. You could almost say, they’ll be in their period. 

Information