Historians At The Movies

Jason Herbert
Historians At The Movies

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.

  1. Episode 119: Shakespeare in Love and the Queer World of William Shakespeare with Dr. Will Tosh

    4 DAYS AGO

    Episode 119: Shakespeare in Love and the Queer World of William Shakespeare with Dr. Will Tosh

    This week Dr. Will Tosh drops in to talk about the many complexities of Shakespeare's relationships, Shakespeare's role as a working writer, and the competitive landscape of playwrights of the time, along with Will's new book, Straight Acting: The Many Queer Lives of William Shakespeare. About our guest: Dr. Will Tosh is interim Director of Education (Higher Education and Research) at Shakespeare’s Globe, where he is responsible for undergraduate and postgraduate course, events for adult...

    1h 4m

  2. FEB 22

    Emergency Pod: America's First Action Hero- Where Is Our George Washington Biopic? with Dr. Craig Bruce Smith

    Happy birthday Mr. President! Today for George Washington's birthday we invited Washington scholar Craig Bruce Smith to talk about why we still don't have a biopic of the First American, plus Craig's top five presidents ever. About our guest: Craig Bruce Smith is an associate professor of history at National Defense University in the Joint Advanced Warfighting School (JAWS) in Norfolk, VA. He authored American Honor: The Creation of the Nation’s Ideals during the Revolutionary Era and co-auth...

    1h 14m
  3. Episode 118: The Program and the End of College Football with Dr. Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Dr. Derek Silva

    FEB 19

    Episode 118: The Program and the End of College Football with Dr. Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Dr. Derek Silva

    This week Dr. Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Dr. Derek Silva drop in to talk about 1993's The Program, starring James Caan, Omar Epps, and Halle Berry. This movie was way ahead of its time in its discussions of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL), concussions, and race and sexual dynamics on campus. We talk about all of this and the cost to college athletes to play the game. About our guests: Nathan Kalman-Lamb's scholarly work sits at the intersection of social theory and the sociology of sp...

    1h 29m
  4. Reckoning: The Race for a Forested Future with Dr. Lauren Oakes

    FEB 17

    Reckoning: The Race for a Forested Future with Dr. Lauren Oakes

    Forester Dr. Lauren Oakes joins in today to talk about the urgent need for effective reforestation efforts and the complexities of understanding the state of the world's forests. Plus, we talk about the dual narrative of loss and growth in forest ecosystems, emphasizing the importance of preserving existing forests while also working on reforestation efforts. About our guest: Dr. Lauren Oakes makes environmental science accessible to non-scientists. She writes about forests, climate, an...

    1h 1m
  5. Episode 117: Loving, the 14th Amendment, and Interracial Marriage in the South with Dr. Kathryn Schumaker

    FEB 12

    Episode 117: Loving, the 14th Amendment, and Interracial Marriage in the South with Dr. Kathryn Schumaker

    This week we dive headfirst into discussions over the Fourteenth Amendment, birthright citizenship, racial discrimination, families, hope, and love with Dr. Kathryn Schumaker as we talk about 2016's Loving and her new book Tangled Fortunes: The Hidden History of Interracial Marriage in the Segregated South. About our guest: Dr. Kathryn Schumaker's scholarship is focused on intersections of race, gender, and American law. Her new book, Tangled Fortunes: The Hidden History of Interracial Marria...

    1h 28m
  6. Reckoning: How We Are Changing How We Think About PTSD with Dr. George Bonanno

    FEB 10

    Reckoning: How We Are Changing How We Think About PTSD with Dr. George Bonanno

    Columbia University clinical psychologist drops in to talk about his research on resilience, PTSD, the importance of understanding resilience in the face of trauma, the biological responses to traumatic events, and the misconceptions surrounding PTSD. About our guest: George Bonanno is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at Columbia University's Teachers College and internationally recognized for his pioneering research on human resilience in the face of loss and potential trauma. He is recogn...

    58 min
  7. Episode 116: License to Ill: Beastie Boys and the History of Hip Hop with Jeff Melnick, Akrobatik, and Dart Adams

    FEB 5

    Episode 116: License to Ill: Beastie Boys and the History of Hip Hop with Jeff Melnick, Akrobatik, and Dart Adams

    This week Jeff Melnick, Akrobatik, and Dart Adams join in to talk about Beastie Boys’ revolutionary debut album, License to Ill as well as explore the roots of hip hop, it’s tied to urban communities, the evolution of Beastie Boys as people, and the album’s legacy nearly 40 years later.

    1h 38m
  8. Episode 115: Necessary Truths with Ed Zwick

    JAN 30

    Episode 115: Necessary Truths with Ed Zwick

    Ed Zwick is the man behind many of the movies and tv series you know by heart: Glory, Legends of the Fall, The Last Samurai, Blood Diamond, Shakespeare in Love, thirtysomething, My So Called Life, and more. And this week, he stops in to talk about his 40+ years of working in Hollywood- the hits, the flops, and everything in between. We talk about our mutual love of history, as well as his thoughts on how history informs his storytelling. There's so much in this conversation and I am so excite...

    1h 17m
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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.

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  • Creator
    Jason Herbert
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    148
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Historians At The Movies
  • Show Website
    Historians At The Movies

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