NEON: The Real History Behind Popular Culture

A podcast by Laluma

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52 Episodes

  1. #49 - Avengers: Endgame (2019) & Contagion (2011)

    Published: 3/27/2020
  2. #48 - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

    Published: 12/15/2019
  3. #47 - Saving Private Ryan

    Published: 9/2/2019
  4. #46 - NEON at the Movies: 300 with Tom Holland

    Published: 6/14/2019
  5. #45 - Castlevania: How a video game was inspired by 15th century Ottoman history

    Published: 6/8/2019
  6. #17 - Love Island: A genius show that combines our need for a companion with a much darker side of humanity

    Published: 6/2/2019
  7. #44 - Braveheart: Is it history or is it legend? (Part 2)

    Published: 5/24/2019
  8. #43 - Braveheart: Is it history or is it legend? (Part 1)

    Published: 5/22/2019
  9. #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
  10. #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
  11. #40 - American Gods: Ancient Slavic Curses, Hinduism, and Vikings (Part 2)

    Published: 5/15/2019
  12. #39 - American Gods: Ancient Slavic Curses, Hinduism, and Vikings (Part 1)

    Published: 5/13/2019
  13. #38 - Game of Thrones: Examples From History That Jon Snow Could Learn From (Part 2)

    Published: 5/10/2019
  14. #37 - Game of Thrones: Examples From History That Jon Snow Could Learn From (Part 1)

    Published: 5/8/2019
  15. #36 - Avengers Endgame: How You Think About Thor Every Week

    Published: 4/27/2019
  16. #35 - Bonnie & Clyde: How pop culture distorts history and lasts longer than the events they describe

    Published: 4/19/2019
  17. #34 - The Movie Poster: One man’s remarkable career and when posters were used in history

    Published: 4/3/2019
  18. #33 - Alien: The dawn of cinema, real parasites that will give you nightmares, and Nazi uniforms

    Published: 3/21/2019
  19. #32 - Echoes: The history of writing and printing starting in Egypt and ending with Jem’s new book

    Published: 3/11/2019
  20. #31 - They Shall Not Grow Old: A revolutionary documentary

    Published: 2/26/2019

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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.