Decipher History Podcast
1) 1917: trenches, trench rats, and modern war w/ Josh
The movie It was really good! One-shot gimmicks of the past and appreciating the technical complexity of what was done here. People The demographic makeup of the British military. Young average ...Show More
2) Alexander: succession, 'The Great,' and sooo many Alexandrias w/ Ryan Stitt
Meta Versions! So many versions. The best version of the film: The Ultimate Cut. Setting the scene Ancient Greece after 300. The Peloponnesian War (which Ryan is in the middle of on his show!). ...Show More
Alexander: succession, 'The Great,' and sooo many Alexandrias w/ Ryan Stitt
1:18:31 | Mar 10th, 2020
3) The Patriot: heroism, invisible slavery, and cutting-edge chair technology
People Roland Emmerich and Mel Gibson and historical rigor (or lack thereof). Period technologies Rocking chairs! Pushing the edge of period chair technology. Actually a relatively new thing, so...Show More
The Patriot: heroism, invisible slavery, and cutting-edge chair technology
46:04 | Oct 22nd, 2019
4) Gangs of New York: history of The Five Points, immigration, and archaic criminal lingo
Language Creating the dialects, idolects, and accents of the five points. Historical Language sleuthing. Daniel Day Lewisâ vocal performance. Historicity âA drama, not a documentary.â The overst...Show More
5) The Last Samurai: Bushido, European influence, and howizters w/ Isaac Meyer
Isaac Meyerâs History of Japan Podcast!! Japan post-isolation Tokugawa rule. Can historical economics be interesting? The introduction of tightly-controlled Dutch trade in Japan preceeding the Mei...Show More
The Last Samurai: Bushido, European influence, and howizters w/ Isaac Meyer
1:17:59 | Sep 3rd, 2019
6) First Man: moon rocks, moon lasers, and the edge of space
One Small Step Worrying the minimum amount about your speech. The difficulty of quoting noisy radio transmissions. Because it is haaaahd Recognizing the small temporal distance from the first po...Show More
7) 300: professional soldiers, the Spartan Mirage, and expert poking w/ Josh
This film Zach Snyderâs strengths in creating comic book panels on film. Slo-mo blood spatter. Abs and glistening man-meat. Western civilization Ancient Greece and âwestern civilization.â The bi...Show More
300: professional soldiers, the Spartan Mirage, and expert poking w/ Josh
1:09:57 | Jun 11th, 2019
8) Apocalypto: sacrificial practices, temples, and Mayan writing and math
Criticisms and controversy So yeah, Mel Gibson is bad. But then the movies are⊠really good? Trying to get past his framing. The tug of war between historical accuracy and entertainment. Anthropolog...Show More