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#48 - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

Dec 15th, 2019 39m 13s

#47 - Saving Private Ryan

Sep 2nd, 2019 40m 39s

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#46 - NEON at the Movies: 300 with Tom Holland

Jun 14th, 2019 33m 41s

Written & Presented by Jem DuducuSpecial Guest: Tom HollandProducer: Dan MorelleTom Holland is a writer and popular historian who has published best-selling books on topics including classical and medieval history and the origins of Islam.Subsc

#45 - Castlevania: How a video game was inspired by 15th century Ottoman history

Jun 8th, 2019 39m 34s

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#17 - Love Island: A genius show that combines our need for a companion with a much darker side of humanity

Jun 2nd, 2019 40m

This episode originally aired in 2018.How can an unscripted reality show, largely filled with vacuous individuals teach us history? For this one NEON goes way back and talks about the biological reason for finding a mate as opposed to the way s

#44 - Braveheart: Is it history or is it legend? (Part 2)

May 24th, 2019 19m 45s

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#43 - Braveheart: Is it history or is it legend? (Part 1)

May 22nd, 2019 18m 33s

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#42 - Devil's Advocate & Lucifer: What are the origins of evil? Is there an underlying meaning to the names we give to it? (Part 2)

May 19th, 2019 20m 23s

The TV show Lucifer is back on Netflix. One of the few hit movies Keanu Reeves has done that doesn’t involve gunplay is the devils advocate. So it’s the perfect time to talk about the devil. In this episode of Neon we take these 2 pop culture v

#41 - Devil's Advocate & Lucifer: What are the origins of evil? Is there an underlying meaning to the names we give to it? (Part 1)

May 17th, 2019 19m 43s

#40 - American Gods: Ancient Slavic Curses, Hinduism, and Vikings (Part 2)

May 15th, 2019 26m 12s

American gods is a supernatural drama set in contemporary America, and yet its characters date back thousands of years from across the globe. Allow Neon to take you on a journey from the dark forests of central Europe to the Savannah grasslands

#39 - American Gods: Ancient Slavic Curses, Hinduism, and Vikings (Part 1)

May 13th, 2019 19m 51s

#38 - Game of Thrones: Examples From History That Jon Snow Could Learn From (Part 2)

May 10th, 2019 25m 54s

With the army of the dead baring down on Winterfell Jon Snow finds it’s hard to get the houses to fight for a common goal. Realistic? Yes, there have been many occasions in history where factions squabble as the real danger is on the horizon. T

#37 - Game of Thrones: Examples From History That Jon Snow Could Learn From (Part 1)

May 8th, 2019 19m 22s

#36 - Avengers Endgame: How You Think About Thor Every Week

Apr 27th, 2019 39m 17s

Today Thor is a superhero but a thousand years ago he was worshipped. Thor takes us into the meaning of our calendar and how legends evolve. Allow Neon to guide you through more than a millennia of history, culture and religion.Written & Presen

#35 - Bonnie & Clyde: How pop culture distorts history and lasts longer than the events they describe

Apr 19th, 2019 44m 58s

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#34 - The Movie Poster: One man’s remarkable career and when posters were used in history

Apr 3rd, 2019 37m 4s

In space no one can hear you scream - oh wait, that was last week wasn't it? Right! This time around Jem explores the real history behind movie posters and an artist whose work your probably love but whose name you probably don't even know.Prod

#33 - Alien: The dawn of cinema, real parasites that will give you nightmares, and Nazi uniforms

Mar 21st, 2019 44m 11s

In space no one can hear you scream. In this episode Jem discusses the history of cinema, human phobias and fears and how disgusting creatures have been reproducing for millions of years!Producer: Dan MorelleMusic: DJ Shadow, Nils Frahm - Scars

#32 - Echoes: The history of writing and printing starting in Egypt and ending with Jem’s new book

Mar 11th, 2019 51m 25s

Jem discusses how humans have stored and consumed information over the millennia.Order Jem's new book, Echoes here.Producer: Dan Morelle-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I

#31 - They Shall Not Grow Old: A revolutionary documentary

Feb 26th, 2019 42m 44s

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#30 - Marvel vs DC: The origin of the species, Lee & Kirby, and how neo-nazis invent toys

Feb 17th, 2019 39m 22s

Written & Presented by Jem DuducuProduced by Dan MorelleMusic: Halsey - Don't PlayBe awesome, support us on PatreonSubscribe to the podcast on iTunes and follow us on Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#29 - Oscars Special: The history of colour, Britain’s greatest general and code breaking

Feb 11th, 2019 49m 50s

Written & Presented by Jem DuducuProduced by Dan MorelleMusic: Run the Jewels - A Report to the Shareholders/Kill Your MastersBe awesome, support us on PatreonSubscribe to the podcast on iTunes and follow us on Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acas

#28 - Wolf of Wall Street: Debunking all the myths you know about sales

Jan 21st, 2019 37m 33s

Written & Presented by Jem DuducuProduced by Dan MorelleMusic: Alpinestars - Burning UpBe awesome, support us on PatreonSubscribe to the podcast on iTunes and follow us on Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#27 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: British censorship laws and the West’s fear of martial art’s weapons

Jan 7th, 2019 32m 59s

Written & Presented by Jem DuducuProduced by Dan MorelleMusic: Aesop Rock - RingsBe awesome, support us on PatreonSubscribe to the podcast on iTunes and follow us on Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#26 - Red Dead Redemption 2: A careful reconstruction of the American frontier and a new way to tell an epic story

Dec 22nd, 2018 35m 55s

Written & Presented by Jem DuducuProduced by Dan MorelleMusic: Leftfield - Phat PlanetBe awesome, support us on PatreonSubscribe to the podcast on iTunes and follow us on Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.