Beyond the Big Screen

Who doesn't enjoy the comic book movie genre? Well even if you don't our guests next week will show you some of the fascinating background and history of the genre of comic book films. This is one of the move successful genres of film of all times. We will look at why this is and zoom in on a few specific examples from this exciting and influential category of movies.You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places:http://atozhistorypage.com/Click to Subscribe:https://www.spreaker.com/show/4926576/episodes/feedemail: steve@atozhistorypage.comwww.beyondthebigscreen.comhttps://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacyOn Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/groups/atozhistorypagehttps://www.facebook.com/HistoryOfThePapacyPodcasthttps://twitter.com/atozhistoryMusic Provided by:"Crossing the Chasm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Description: We are joined by author, historian and podcaster Mark Vinet of the History of North America podcast to discuss the real story, context and background behind the modern Mel Gibson classic Apocalypto. This film was ground breaking in many ways. It attempts to portray the Mayan Native Americans and is filmed completely in their language. This is a beautiful film and Mark Vinet will help us learn more about the Maya and their history and culture.You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places:http://atozhistorypage.com/Click to Subscribe:https://www.spreaker.com/show/beyond-the-big-screenemail: steve@atozhistorypage.comwww.beyondthebigscreen.comhttps://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacyOn Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/groups/atozhistorypagehttps://www.facebook.com/HistoryOfThePapacyPodcasthttps://twitter.com/atozhistoryLearn More About our Guest:Mark Vinet of the History of North America PodcastMarkvinet.comMusic Provided by:"Crossing the Chasm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/By ProtoplasmaKid - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39520038By Wolfgang Sauber (User:Xenophon) - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5769549

Ancient Meso American history and politics are subjects not discussed very much in the popular culture. What do we get right and wrong?

Description: Today we are joined today by author Lucy Jane Santos to discuss her new book Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium. Lucy Jane will show us how almost as soon as the radioactive properties of radium and other elements were discovered, they began to be used in the medical field. Not only were these products used in medicine, they were also being applied to health and beauty products. Some of these applications of radiation were a quantum leap in medicine and others were less so…You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places:http://atozhistorypage.com/Click to Subscribe:https://www.spreaker.com/show/beyond-the-big-screenemail: steve@atozhistorypage.comwww.beyondthebigscreen.comhttps://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacyOn Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/groups/atozhistorypagehttps://www.facebook.com/HistoryOfThePapacyPodcasthttps://twitter.com/atozhistoryLearn More About our Guest:Lucy Jane Santos, author of Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radiumhttp://museumofradium.co.uk/Music Provided by:"Crossing the Chasm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/By Sam LaRussa from United States of America - Radithor, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57841049

Description: Today we are joined by author Jeffrey Orens to discuss his book Soul of Genius. We will dive into the fascinating stories that show a personal side to the greatest scientists of all time. Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Neils Bohr and many other scientists met at the early 20th century Solvay Conferences to figure out the fundamental building blocks of the universe. You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places:http://atozhistorypage.com/Click to Subscribe:https://www.spreaker.com/show/beyond-the-big-screenemail: steve@atozhistorypage.comwww.beyondthebigscreen.comhttps://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacyOn Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/groups/atozhistorypagehttps://www.facebook.com/HistoryOfThePapacyPodcasthttps://twitter.com/atozhistoryLearn More About our Guest:Jeffrey Orens, author of Soul of Geniushttps://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Soul-of-Genius/Jeffrey-Orens/9781643137148Music Provided by:"Crossing the Chasm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Coming Soon - You will get two fascinating peaks into the real story behind how physics in the early 20th centuries was fundamentally changed how we understand the universe and how people used that knowledge!

Description: Today we are joined by guest Annie of the 5 foot 2 Blog to discuss the wonderful movie and novel: The Picture of Dorian Gray. We will talk about the big themes of this movie and how they compare and contrast with the classic and ground breaking book by Oscar Wilde.You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places:http://atozhistorypage.com/Click to Subscribe:https://www.spreaker.com/show/beyond-the-big-screenemail: steve@atozhistorypage.comwww.beyondthebigscreen.comhttps://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacyOn Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/groups/atozhistorypagehttps://www.facebook.com/HistoryOfThePapacyPodcasthttps://twitter.com/atozhistoryLearn More About our Guest:Annie of the 5ft2 Blog5ft2blog.comMusic Provided by:"Crossing the Chasm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Coming Soon - The Picture of Dorian Gray is one of my favorite all time novels. Do the films measure up?

Title: Apollo 1 – A Disaster with a Silver LiningDescription: The Apollo 1 disaster nearly ended the space program and the attempt to land on the Moon. Author Ryan S. Walters walks us through how this tragedy happened and how NASA and the country were able to overcome this disaster in order to get a man on the Moon.Learn More About our Guest:Ryan S. Walters author of Apollo 1: The Tragedy that Put Us on The moonwww.ryanswalters.comYou can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places:http://atozhistorypage.com/Click to Subscribe:https://www.spreaker.com/show/beyond-the-big-screenemail: steve@atozhistorypage.comwww.beyondthebigscreen.comhttps://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacyOn Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/groups/atozhistorypagehttps://www.facebook.com/HistoryOfThePapacyPodcasthttps://twitter.com/atozhistoryMusic Provided by:"Crossing the Chasm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Title: The Legend of 2001 A Space OdysseyDescription: 2001 A Space Odyssey is one of the greatest films ever created. Erik Fogg of the Reconsider Podcast and I dive into this great movie to try and find the big themes that were important when the film was made and still are to this day.You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places:http://atozhistorypage.com/Click to Subscribe:https://www.spreaker.com/show/beyond-the-big-screenemail: steve@atozhistorypage.comwww.beyondthebigscreen.comhttps://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacyOn Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/groups/atozhistorypagehttps://www.facebook.com/HistoryOfThePapacyPodcasthttps://twitter.com/atozhistoryLearn More About our Guest:Erik Fogg of the Reconsider Podcasthttps://reconsidermedia.com/Music Provided by:"Crossing the Chasm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Image Credits:By Grafiker61 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46424786