NEON: The Real History Behind Popular Culture
A podcast by Laluma
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52 Episodes
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#49 - Avengers: Endgame (2019) & Contagion (2011)
Published: 3/27/2020 -
#48 - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Published: 12/15/2019 -
#47 - Saving Private Ryan
Published: 9/2/2019 -
#46 - NEON at the Movies: 300 with Tom Holland
Published: 6/14/2019 -
#45 - Castlevania: How a video game was inspired by 15th century Ottoman history
Published: 6/8/2019 -
#17 - Love Island: A genius show that combines our need for a companion with a much darker side of humanity
Published: 6/2/2019 -
#44 - Braveheart: Is it history or is it legend? (Part 2)
Published: 5/24/2019 -
#43 - Braveheart: Is it history or is it legend? (Part 1)
Published: 5/22/2019 -
#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)
Published: 5/19/2019 -
#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)
Published: 5/17/2019 -
#40 - American Gods: Ancient Slavic Curses, Hinduism, and Vikings (Part 2)
Published: 5/15/2019 -
#39 - American Gods: Ancient Slavic Curses, Hinduism, and Vikings (Part 1)
Published: 5/13/2019 -
#38 - Game of Thrones: Examples From History That Jon Snow Could Learn From (Part 2)
Published: 5/10/2019 -
#37 - Game of Thrones: Examples From History That Jon Snow Could Learn From (Part 1)
Published: 5/8/2019 -
#36 - Avengers Endgame: How You Think About Thor Every Week
Published: 4/27/2019 -
#35 - Bonnie & Clyde: How pop culture distorts history and lasts longer than the events they describe
Published: 4/19/2019 -
#34 - The Movie Poster: One man’s remarkable career and when posters were used in history
Published: 4/3/2019 -
#33 - Alien: The dawn of cinema, real parasites that will give you nightmares, and Nazi uniforms
Published: 3/21/2019 -
#32 - Echoes: The history of writing and printing starting in Egypt and ending with Jem’s new book
Published: 3/11/2019 -
#31 - They Shall Not Grow Old: A revolutionary documentary
Published: 2/26/2019
NEON is a different way of sharing historical knowledge. NEON takes a pop culture phenomenon and turns it on its head by revealing lesser known facts, real-life events and history behind your favourite Netflix shows, movies or video games.From how the A-Team took inspiration from Vietnamese history and resistance leaders, to the Aryan purity and Harem breeding programs behind the Handmaid’s Tale. Even some of the most successful video games – Assassins Creed, God of War, and Fortnite – are steeped in history.NEON has already uncovered historical references in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Black Panther, Star Wars, Game of Thrones, The Greatest Showman and the musical, Hamilton.Presented by Jem DuducuProduced by Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.