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Join film professors Kim Nelson, Robert Burgoyne, and John Trafton as they explore the films that connect us with the past.
Edited by Nick Hector, BFE CCE
Music by Nine Inch Nails Ghosts I-IV, Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license
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- Tenzing · 58 min · Saison 3 Épisode 8This week on Moving Histories, we're heading to the top of the world with Jennifer Peedom's Tenzing, a historical drama about Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary's historic 1953…
- Tony · 53 min · Saison 3 Épisode 7What happens when a historical film tries to explain Anthony Bourdain before he became Anthony Bourdain? This week on Moving Histories, John , Robert Burgoyne, and Kim discuss…
- The Odyssey · 58 min · Saison 3 Épisode 6Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey brings one of history's oldest stories to the screen, but what does it reveal about myth, memory, and historical storytelling? Joined by renowned…
- Pressure (with special guest director Anthony Maras) · 54 min · Saison 3 Épisode 5This week on Moving Histories, we sit down with director Anthony Maras to discuss his powerful new historical drama Pressure. Together, we explore how cinema can make history…
- The Secret Agent · 58 min · Saison 3 Épisode 4In our latest episode, we unpack the Brazilian political thriller The Secret Agent, directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and starring Wagner Moura.
- Death By Lightning · 55 min · Saison 3 Épisode 3History usually remembers the rock stars—Lincoln, Washington, the giants—but Death by Lightning shifts the camera toward the hustlers, dreamers, and delusional outsiders who…
- The Testament of Ann Lee · 56 min · Saison 3 Épisode 2History doesn’t sit still in The Testament of Ann Lee—it moves, sings, and repeats itself through bodies in motion. This week, we explore how belief becomes choreography and how…
- Nouvelle Vague · 1 h 0 min · Saison 3 Épisode 1Listen as we explore Richard Linklater's latest film about the making of Jean-Luc Godard's radical masterpiece Breathless.
- Hamnet · 59 min · Saison 2 Épisode 12We end 2025 with a discussion on Chloe Zhao’s new film Hamnet, an adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s historical fiction novel.
- Ken Burns: The American Revolution · 1 h 8 min · Saison 2 Épisode 11In this episode, we discuss Ken Burns’s recent PBS documentary The American Revolution. Listen as Robert, Kim, and John talk about the rich complexity the film adds to the…
- House of Guinness · 52 min · Saison 2 Épisode 10In our latest episode, we discuss the new Netflix series House of Guinness, a historical drama set in 19th century Ireland, from the creator of Peaky Blinders.
- American Primeval · 1 h 1 min · Saison 2 Épisode 9In our latest episode, we dive into the Netflix series American Primeval, directed by Peter Berg and starring Betty Gilpin and Taylor Kitsch. In light of recent assaults on…
- Warfare · 46 min · Saison 2 Épisode 8In our new episode, we look at Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza's 2025 Iraq War film Warfare (2025).
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig · 54 min · Saison 2 Épisode 7In this episode, we are joined by UC Irvine Professor of Anthropology Roxanne Varzi for a discussion of The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Mohammed Rasoulof, 2024).
- 20th Episode Bonus: Sinners · 51 min · Saison 2 Épisode 6For our bonus 20th episode, we discuss Ryan Coogler's vampire/historical hybrid film Sinners, starring Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfield, and Miles Caton.
- I'm Still Here · 48 min · Saison 2 Épisode 5In this episode, we discuss Walter Salles' new film I'm Still Here, starring Fernanda Torres as Eunice Paiva and set against the backdrop of military dictatorship in Brazil.
- September 5 · 50 min · Saison 2 Épisode 4In our latest episode, we discuss Tim Fehlbaum's film September 5, a historical thriller that tells the story of journalists covering the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre.
- Godzilla Minus One · 54 min · Saison 2 Épisode 3We are joined by film scholar Rasmus Greiner (University of Bremen, Germany) for a discussion on Godzilla Minus One (Takashi Yamazaki, 2023).
- The Brutalist · 50 min · Saison 2 Épisode 2In our latest episode, we discuss Brady Corbet's film The Brutalist, a story loosely based on the life of architect Marcel Breuer.
- A Complete Unknown · 56 min · Saison 2 Épisode 1Listen as our hosts discuss James Mangold's biopic about Bob Dylan, A Complete Unknown, starring Timothée Chalamet.
