Condensed Histories

By Jem Duducu

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

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How many episodes does Condensed Histories have?

The podcast currently has 429 episodes available.

Condensed Histories episodes:

August 16, 2022 Better Call Saul
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!
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41min
August 09, 2022 Prey
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.
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41min
August 02, 2022 RRR
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!
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39min
July 26, 2022 We Crashed
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!
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44min
July 19, 2022 The Knights of Warhammer... Part One
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 on!
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/condensed-histories.
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37min
July 12, 2022 Thor: Love and Thunder
Jem looks into the history tied up inside Thor: Love and Thunder!

Keep the conversation going on Twitter at @JemDuducu.
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37min
July 05, 2022 Peaky Blinders
Jem discusses Peaky Blinders... and some of the things it gets wrong!

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35min
June 28, 2022 Stranger Things, Lovecraft, and the Occult
This week, Jem looks into the weird worlds of Stranger Things, HP Lovecraft, and the Occult!

Keep the conversation going on Twitter at @JemDuducu.
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47min
June 21, 2022 Convoy
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!
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36min
June 14, 2022 Comedy!
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!
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FAQs about Condensed Histories:

How many episodes does Condensed Histories have?

The podcast currently has 429 episodes available.

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