Just when you thought it was safe to come back to the podcast...Jem talks Jaws!

Jaws at 50!

Get ready to add to your 'to watch' list (and possibly to cross a few off!) as Jem begins his rundown of his year in movies!

Jem's Year Of Movies... Part One

Jem takes to the dancefloor for an episode about Strictly Come Dancing!

Strictly Come Dancing

Jem talks about the 'The Human Condition' film trilogy. You likely haven't heard of it... but you should have!

The Greatest Trilogy... You Have Never Heard Of!

Jem talks about Predator: Badlands, and the Predator franchise.

Predator: Badlands

Jem looks into, and rails against, Nationalism!

Nationalism

Jem looks into films, games, and the history of the Yakuza!

Yakuza

Jem talks about his new book, and about the HIstory of Western Movies!

The History of Western Movies

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The History Hidden Inside Popular Culture!

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,&nbsp;&nbsp;Assassin’s Creed, Jojo Rabbit,&nbsp;&nbsp;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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