Condensed Histories

By Jem DuducuTV & Film Society & Culture History Personal Journals Film History

Condensed Histories episodes

March 19 Is this World War Three?
Jem looks at what we can learn from the past about the current global situation, and whether we are at the start of a third world war.
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42 min
March 12 Alternative Medicine
Jem looks into the world of alternative medicine!
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42 min
March 05 Artificial Intelligence
Jem, or possible the AI that has replaced him, talks about the world of Artificial Intelligence!
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43 min
February 26 Ukraine - 4 Years On
Four years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war has become longer than World War II lasted for Russia itself—yet the invading forces have barely taken two regions. In this sobering anniversary episode, host Jem Duducu examines why Putin's "special military operation" has stalled, what the devastating human and economic costs mean for Russia's future, and whether peace is any closer in 2026.
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47 min
February 19 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Jem talks about the Game of Thrones spinoff, 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' - and spoiler alert, he's not totally happy with it!
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38 min
February 12 Napoleon 1927
Jem actually makes a good case why we should all try watching the 1927 silent movie Napoleon!
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41 min
February 05 Bias
Jem talks about one of editor Greg's favourite subjects, the best subject in the world, Bias!
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42 min
January 29 We Didn't Start The Fire
Jem looks into the simply epic amount of history contained in the Billy Joel song 'We Didn't Start The Fire'.
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43 min
January 22 Nuremburg
Jem talks about Nuremburg, and some of the films created around the infamous trial.
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41 min
January 16 Expedition 33
Jem looks into the video game Expedition 33 - and La Belle Époque in France.
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42 min

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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…