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Stay safe, wash your hands, socially distance, and call your parents! This week, we cover pandemics in history, and some old movies that are now popular again.

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CDC reviews pandemic movies // 22 min

1918 outbreak, Philly vs. St. Louis // article

1885 cholera map data in London // article

interview with expert Ian Lipkin // 17 min

Outbreak trailer // 2 min

Contagion trailer // 2 min

The Hot Zone book // full book

the history of pandemics // article

Frank Snowden, epidemics and society // article

The End of October book // book

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The new, artistic film “Wendy” by Benh Zeitlin, the odd life of author JM Barrie, and the largest covert operation to fly children across the world. We’re giving you everything you need to know about Peter Pan.

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Wendy trailer // 2 min

history of the name Wendy // article

the life of JM Barrie // article

interview with director Benh Zeitlin // article

Operation Pedro Pan documentary // 4 mins

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We tackle the father of science fiction, the odd 2000’s Kevin Bacon adaptation, predicting the future, and even the One Ring from Lord of the Rings. The Invisible Man (2020) is by Leigh Whannell, the original book by HG Wells.

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The Invisible Man (2020) trailer // 3 min

interview with writer/director // article

the silly poem the book is based on // poem

modern tech’s invisibility cloak // 8 min

Hollow Man (2000) trailer // 2 min

The Invisible Man (1933) special effects // 2 min

HG Wells’ futurist predictions // 5 min

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We explain the history behind the madman Jack London, his iconic work, the bizarre Disney adaptation, and a lesser known, live-action dog tale. The Call of the Wild is by Jack London, and also Togo with Willem Dafoe, out on Disney Plus.

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Jack London by Alex Kershaw / book

What A Nightmare, Charlie Brown! / 5 min.

interview with Togo director / article

Chris Sanders storybook about what’s wrong with Disney / article

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An under-the-radar film shot on iPhone, the 1968 Olympic protests, and The Revolt of the Black Athlete. The book is by Harry Edwards, and High Flying Bird is directed by Steven Soderbergh on Netflix.

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High Flying Bird trailer / 2 min.

Unsane trailer / 2 min.

Tarell Alvin McCraney (writer) interview / article

High Flying Bird historical context / article

Harry Edwards story / article

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The South Korean film that swept the Oscars this year, and the meaning behind the big film and literature prizes.

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Parasite trailer / 2 min:

interview with Bong Joon Ho / article:

interview about set design / article:

interview about editing / article:

video about the french sisters / 10 min:

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How the 24-year-missing director of this film is a Nazi-hunting Indiana Jones, the unfortunate life of H.P. Lovecraft, and what makes these spooky stories different from Stephen King. Color Out of Space by Richard Stanley is based on “The Colour Out of Space” by H.P. Lovecraft.

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Color Out of Space trailer / 2 min:

The Colour Out of Space short story / 1.5 hr:

Annihilation trailer / 2 min:

Voice of the Moon (Afghan War) doc / 30 min:

Lost Soul (career-ending film) doc trailer / 2 min:

The Secret Glory (Nazi-hunting) doc / 1.5 hr:

Lovecraft Country (HBO) teaser / 6 min:

Richard Stanley interview / article:

Massive life of Richard Stanley interview / article:

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An interview with the director, Oz Perkins of the new film, Gretel and Hansel. Plus, were the Grimm Brothers really so grim? And why are there so many stories about eating children?

Special thanks to Osgood Perkins for speaking with us this week! Go check out Gretel & Hansel.

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Trailer for Gretel & Hansel (YouTube):

How the Nazis used Grimm fairy tales (Telegraph):

An interview with Osgood Perkins (Daily Beast):

Grimm’s law of linguistics (YouTube):

Tim Burton’s Hansel & Gretel (YouTube):

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The Civil Rights movement in the 60’s, the missing speech paper, FBI threats, and the biggest Star Trek fan. We cover Martin Luther King Jr, and Selma (2015).

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King in the Wilderness doc (free on YouTube):

Eyes on the Prize, Selma episode (YouTube):

FBI note sent to MLK (Vox):

the man with the “I Have A Dream” paper (YouTube):

Nichelle Nichols on MLK and Star Trek (YouTube):

Selma trailer (YouTube):

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Learn about how the CIA paid for the film version, the links to the Russian Revolution, and how the author (literally) lost his voice. This is a dive into a literary classic, Animal Farm by George Orwell.

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(WATCH): the full 1954 version on YouTube:

(WATCH): the full 1999 version on YouTube:

(READ) the missing preface about censorship:

(WATCH) China’s ban on Animal Farm in 2018:

(READ) about the early Polish influence, Bunt:

(READ) the one-to-one parallels to Soviet history:

(READ) Orwell’s book, “Down and Out in Paris and London”:

(READ) the CIA’s balloon drop of Animal Farm into the Soviet Union:

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