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, Assassin’s Creed, Jojo Rabbit, 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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This week, instead of looking at a film, book, tv series or song, Jem tackles an entire country... Wales! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week Jem uncovers history surrounding '2001: A Space Odyssey'. Keep in touch with Jem on Twitter at @jemduducu, and please leave us a review on whatever podcast app you listen on! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Inspired by a trip to 'The Burnt City' in London, Jem discussed the history of Troy and The Illiad! Keep in touch with Jem on Twitter at @jemduducu, and please leave us a review on whatever podcast app you listen on! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jem looks into the history surrounding the new Lord of the Rings television sereis, The Rings of Power! Keep in touch with Jem on Twitter at @jemduducu, and please leave us a review on whatever podcast app you listen on! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
This week Jem takes a look at the Knights in Warhammer 40000, and leaps into the history of the Military Orders in the Crusades, including the Knights Templar! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Inspired by this year's Elvis biographical film, Jem looks into various biography-based movies, including Bohemian Rhapsody, Ray, Walk the Line and Rocketman, and the history surrounding and behind them! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jem talks about the history hidden behind House Of The Dragon, the prequel to Game Of Thrones, which means a look into some powerful women in history. Keep in touch with Jem on Twitter at @jemduducu, and please leave us a review on whatever podcast app you listen on! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jem talks about the difficulties of seeing history from the inside. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week Jem looks into the series Better Call Saul, and the history of lawyers! Keep in touch with Jem on Twitter at @jemduducu, and please leave us a review on whatever podcast app you listen on! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jem looks at the history behind Prey... which means he also gets to look into Predator! Keep in touch with Jem on Twitter at @jemduducu, and please leave us a review on whatever podcast app you listen on! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jem talks about the history in and around the 2022 Indian film, RRR. Keep in touch with Jem on Twitter at @jemduducu, and please leave us a review on whatever podcast app you listen on! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jem looks into We Crashed, and the history of the bottom falling out of economics! Keep in touch with Jem on Twitter at @jemduducu, and please leave us a review on whatever podcast app you listen on! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jem returns to one of the occasional Warhammer episodes of the podcast - and this is the first of a two-part look at Knights in the world of Warhammer! This time round we are looking at the history hidden inside the knights of Warhammer Fantasy Battle and Age of Sigma! We'll have a few more topics in between, but keep and eye out in a few weeks for part 2 dealing with Warhammer 40k. Keep in touch with Jem on Twitter at @jemduducu, and please leave us a review on whatever podcast app you listen o...
Jem looks into the history tied up inside Thor: Love and Thunder! Keep the conversation going on Twitter at @JemDuducu. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jem discusses Peaky Blinders... and some of the things it gets wrong! Keep the conversation going on Twitter at @JemDuducu. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
This week, Jem looks into the weird worlds of Stranger Things, HP Lovecraft, and the Occult! Keep the conversation going on Twitter at @JemDuducu. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jem takes the song Convoy as a jumping-off point to talk about logistics, and the greatest British General in history! Keep the conversation going at @jemduducu on Twitter! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
From the oldest joke in the world to the television series Community, Jem looks into the history of what makes us laugh! Keep the conversation going at @jemduducu on Twitter! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jem takes on a challenge to look at the history of flight through the lens of Top Gun Maverick! Keep the conversation going and give Jem your suggestions for episode topics on Twitter at @JemDuducu! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jem takes a look at the history and philosophy surrounding The Matrix! Keep the conversation going and give Jem your suggestions for episode topics on Twitter at @JemDuducu! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
In another episode in his occasional 'Warhammer' series, Jem looks at the history of armour! Keep the conversation going and give Jem your suggestions for episode topics on Twitter at @JemDuducu! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jem returns to the world of Elden Ring for a second episode about the video game he wasn't even sure he wanted to play! Keep the conversation going and give Jem your suggestions for episode topics on Twitter at @JemDuducu! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jem looks into the history behind the Eurovision Son Contest as well as the 2020 film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. Keep the conversation going and give Jem your suggestions for episode topics on Twitter at @JemDuducu! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
This time around, Jem looks into the history of sponsorship - from the Hellenic Period to the modern day! Keep the conversation going and give Jem your suggestions for episode topics on Twitter at @JemDuducu! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
It is a blood soaked Viking Epic of an episode as Jem looks into The Northman! Give Jem your suggestions for episode topics on Twitter at @JemDuducu! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jem wants to talk about the video game Elden Ring... which is interesting because he wasn't entirely sure he wanted to play it! Has he played it? Did he enjoy it? Most importantly, how will he link it to history? Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jem looks into the history of heists in this episode about the Tarantino film, Reservoir Dogs. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week Jem talks about demons in Warhammer and in history! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this week's episode, Jem wants to talk about World War One - and specifically about many of the historical myths surrounding the First World War - and of course he brings pop-culture into the equation in the form of Wonder Woman! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
This week Jem looks into the history hidden inside the Playstation video games Horizon: Zero Dawn and Horizon: Forbidden West! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
