History through Pop Culture The term primary source unlocks memories from social studies class, going over things like old newspapers, letters, and diary entries. But a primary source is simply any item that comes from a time period, making movies, tv shows, books, music, toys, games, people, places…EVERYTHING documents of the past. Join me and my guests as we break down these pop culture artifacts to see what history can be forged from them. Find out more at everything-history.com
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Exploring the uses of primary sources in K-12 libraries and classrooms. We'll dig into resources and teaching strategies as well as talk to educators who are utilizing primary sources and others who curate these incredible items and use them in their work.
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This podcast was developed as part of an elementary-level Clark County School District Teaching American History Grant. The three-year grant will fund six modules per year with each module focusing on a different era of American history and a different pedagogical theme. This podcast focuses on the American Revolution and Primary Source Documents in Elementary Schools. Participants in the grant are third, fourth, and fifth grade teachers in Clark County (the greater Las Vegas area), Nevada. ...
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Primary Sources features extended conversations with politicians, artists, journalists, activists, business leaders -- each with a unique perspective on the history, society, culture, and politics of life in Arkansas.
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Conversations with the world’s leading historians, not just about what they do but how and (for goodness sake) why they do it. What drives them into dusty archives, motivates them through endless edits of books and keeps them always searching for history’s secrets? How did they come to find themselves neck-deep in the past in the first place? Led by historian Dr Joanne Paul (who isn’t exactly sure how she got there either), these are personal conversations with the real makers of history.
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American history preserved through the use of Primary sources, Black History, African American History~ The african experience; Shared by the legends themselves, their descendants, loved ones, genealogist and scholars. Presented by The Gist of Freedom
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Episode 31: Super Size Me (2004)
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S3E31: "At Large" 2004 fits into a rather brief era when documentary films were marketed on the same level as other theater-bound movies. It is also a time period where more and more people were becoming acutely aware of counting calories and organic choices at the grocery store. This was a perfect recipe for "Super Size Me," Morgan Spurlock's hand…
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S3E30: "Dawning of a New Era" Twenty years ago saw the Internet evolving in ways unimagined just a few years before. Mike, a fellow teacher, joins the EPS Podcast to dissect Eve Online, the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game, which could be the best example of the radical changes taking place at the time on the World Wide Web.…
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Episode 29: Ulysses S. Grant's Memoirs (1885) and the National Civil War Wax Museum (1962)
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S3E29: "Not as a 'Was', but an 'Is'" This episode touches on the Civil War’s presence in American popular culture by way of two artifacts-- Ulysses S. Grant’s memoirs, published in 1885, and the National Civil War Wax Museum which opened in Gettysburg Pennsylvania in April 1962—with a pair of interviews that were recorded on the same day last summe…
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Episode 28: RMS Titanic & "Titanic" (1997)
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S3E28: "Ship of Dreams" This episode reaches across the 20th century, connecting 1912 to 1997 through Titanic; the ship itself and its Edwardian-era disaster, as well as the 1997 blockbuster film about it that was such a huge success. I spoke with Gena Oppenheim, the Senior Education Fellow for the Hamilton Education Program at the Gilder Lehrman I…
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The Everything is a Primary Source Project
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The Everything is a Primary Source Project is a collaborative, open-source digital archive of oral history based on reactions and relationships to popular culture. Each entry into the archive begins with a conversation recorded during one of our Your History Through Pop Culture exhibits, also known as “podcast karaoke.” These are held at a variety …
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Episode 27: "Over There" (1917)
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Welcome to the Everything is a Primary Source Podcast, where we use popular culture to learn about history. It was this week in 1917 that the United States entered World War I, so what better time than now to dissect the song that is forever attached to America’s involvement in the Great War, George M. Cohan's "Over There." Everything is a Primary …
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S3E26: "Bringing Home the Bacon" Today’s episode starts about bacon and eggs but ends up a conversation about industry and infrastructure. You’ll have to listen to see how it gets there. I was so glad to be joined by two fellow social studies teachers-turned-podcasters, Phil and Phil of Canajoharie High School in New York, co hosts of the Missing C…
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Episode 25: Garbage Pail Kids / TMNT Trading Cards
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S3E25: Cards, Cards and More Cards An episode made from two podcast karaoke interviews. Part 1) Comedian Shawn Carter talks Garbage Pail Kids Part 2) Bryson discusses Teenage Mutant Ninja Turltes and Pokemon cards
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Episode 24: The Critic (1994-1995)
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S3E24: "It Stinks?" I ran into a fellow NH social studies teacher, Jeff, this Fall while recording at the NCSS conference in Nashville, and he and I gave 90s TV's The Critic a pretty solid critique.
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Episode 23: This is Spinal Tap (1984)
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S3E23: "These Go to 11" Deremy joins the show again, but this time with his Pop Culture Five podcast cohost, Thomas. Thomas has another show, SNL Hall of Fame, and I couldn't think of a better pair of guys to help break down the 1984 Rockumentary/Mockumentary "This is Spinal Tap."
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Episode 22: The Great Migration and Pop Culture
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S3E22: "A Great Migration of Culture" My drop-in guest, Gloria wished to talk about music related to the Great Migration of the 20th century, and we did, but we also found ourselves covering a great many other topics related to the mass movement of African Americans from the Southeast to points North and West between 1910 and 1970.…
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Episode 21: "We Are the World" (1985)
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S3E21: "Heal the World" CeCe from History Co:Lab and their Ambie Award-nominated podcast, UnTextBooked stopped by to talk about "We Are the World" the 1985 fundraising single organized by Harry Belafonte, Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie to respond to the devastating famine affecting millions in Ethiopia in the time period. What can …
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Episode 20: Blast from the Past (1999)
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S3E20: "The Ballad of Adam and Eve" Jeremy of the Society for Commercial Archeology joins the show again, this time to dissect the 1999 comedy, "Blast from the Past" as a document of its era.
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Episode 19: "Yeah" by Usher ft. Lil John and Ludacris (2004)
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S3E19: "Usher-ing in a New Era" Katarina, a fellow social studies educator with whom I spoke in her home city of Nashville, Tennessee this past fall, chose to talk about Usher’s 2004 hit with Ludacris and Lil John, “Yeah,” when she stopped by my booth, and see what it can tell us about the time period. Perfect timing because I’m releasing this epis…
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Episode 18: Blazing Saddles (1974)
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S3E18: "A Little Wilder" Mel Brooks's "Blazing Saddles" just turned 50 and what better time to look at it as a document of its time period. I was joined by Caroline in Nashville back in December to get her take on the Western Comedy, and comedy movies in general.
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Episode 17: Green Day's "Dookie" (1994)
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S3E17: "When Dookie Hit the Fans" My guest for this episode, New England punk rocker Dave Strong, points to Green Day's Dookie as a touchstone record as it opened up a new world of music for him. Add me and countless others to the list of teenagers of the time period who changed direction in musical tastes thanks to Green Day showing up in the main…
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Episode 16: Dr. Strangelove (1964)
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S3E16: "Not Worrying, 1964 Edition" I met JF at Strawbery Banke Museum this past summer and he was more than happy to use 1964's "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" as a jumping off point to discuss the Cold War, historiography and how the world has taken shape over the last 60 years.…
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S4E6: Interview with Kate Hannigan, author of Josephine and Her Dishwashing Machine
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Find out more about Kate Hannigan's book here: https://astrapublishinghouse.com/product/josephine-and-her-dishwashing-machine-9781635926217/ And on Kate's website: https://www.katehannigan.com/De către Tom Bober
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S4E5: Interview with Carolyn Yoder, Editorial Director at Calkins Creek
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Carolyn shares the importance of primary sources from an editorial point of view. View the titles she talked about and more here: https://astrapublishinghouse.com/imprints/calkins-creek/De către Tom Bober
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S4E4: Interview with Chris Barton, Author of Glitter Everywhere! Where It Came From, Where It’s Found, & Where It’s Going
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Find Chris Barton's book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/705263/glitter-everywhere-by-chris-barton-author-chaaya-prabhat-illustrator/De către Tom Bober
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Episode 15: Disney Yearbook 1988/ Lafayette's Grand Tour
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S3E15: "It's a Bicentennial, Man" Segment 1: Disney Yearbook 1988 with Nicki of GBH Segment 2: American Friends of Lafayette looks forward to bicentennial of the Marquis's Grand Tour of the United States
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Episode 14: Love Actually (2003)
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S3E14: "So if you really love Christmas..." My wife, Erin the Tie Dye Libraryn, and I talk about 2003's Love Actually as a document of two decades ago.
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Episode 13: Christmas on the Small and Big Screen
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S3E13: "A Charlie Brown Die Hard Hook Christmas" This episode is comprised of three interviews held over the course of three different podcast karaoke events. Segment 1: Noella and I talk "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (1965) at the NCSS Conference in Nashville Segment 2: Adam settles the "Die Hard" (1988) debate at the NHCSS Conference in Concord, NH…
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Episode 12: (Some) Presidential Pop Culture
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S3E12: "Hail to the Chiefs" Analyzing pop culture artifacts connected to presidents as documents of their respective time periods First segment: Jade discusses the 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth and its legacy Segment two: Dr. Stephen Carney on JFK's funeral and its pop culture impact Final segment: Allison and I use George and Martha Washington salt an…
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Day 2 Highlights from Nashville
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The second of two days exhibiting at the NCSS Conference yielded great results just like the day before. Keep listening to the podcast over the coming weeks to hear the complete interviews
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Day 1 Highlights from Nashville
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Speaking with fellow Social Science Educators during the NCSS Conference in Nashville has been an absolute pleasure. As the National Council for the Social Studies states, this is the "Best of the Best." The full conversations recorded this weekend will appear as part of episodes over the next few weeks and months.…
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S3E11: "Parks and Education" On this Giving Tuesday I present to you conversations with and/or about three non-profits in the Seacoast of NH region. Prescott Park Arts Festival American Independence Museum The Moffatt-Ladd House Museum Enjoy the dialogue, and consider supporting these or similar organizations near you.…
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Episode 10: Pop Music of the 20th Century
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This episode is made up of podcast karaoke segments about pop music Steve and I spoke about John Philip Sousa Nigh discussed the evolution of the Beach Boys Fred and I talked about rock n roll and the Civil Rights movement Musician Tom elaborated on how music drew him to Portsmouth, NH in the 1990s
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Episode 9: Joan of Arc (1948)
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S3E9: "Ingrid, Victor, and Joan" 1948's Joan of Arc as a primary source with Johan of Edutainment Daily. Plus, a look at a previous Victor Fleming movie, The Wizard of Oz
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Episode 8: Billy Joel's "Piano Man" (1973)
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S3E8: "Sing Us a Song" 1973's Piano Man album by Billy Joel as a document of its times Plus A drop-in chat with one of Aerosmith's earliest roadies.
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Episode 7: The War of the Worlds (1938 Radio Drama)
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S3E7: "Saying Boo" 1938's "The War of the Worlds" radio drama with Taylor Cormier Plus Logan from WOKQ's Kira and Logan in the Morning talks country music radio in New England
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Episode 6: Back to the Future Part 2 (1989)
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S3E6: "Doc's Appointment" Analyzing 1989's "Back to the Future Part II" as a primary source of the late 1980s with Dustin Regec of Recycled Architecture . Also, An interview with Professor Kevin of the SCA about Kinzua State Park in Western Pennsylvania
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Episode 5: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
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S3E5 ; "What's This?" Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas as a document of 1993 with Nick Vincent Barbera. Plus An oral essay about two real Halloween Towns, Salem, Massachusetts and Sleepy Hollow, NY
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S4E3: Interview with Grace Lin, Author of Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods
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Episode 4: Dick Dale & His Del-Tones' "Checkered Flag"
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S3E4: "California Pipeline" Treating 1963's "Checkered Flag" by Dick Dale & His Del-Tones as a primary source with surf guitarist Laramie Dean.
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Episode 3: Charles in Charge
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S3E3: "Our Wrongs and Our Rights" Charles in Charge as a document of its era with Amy and Jay of The Sitcom Study Podcast. Plus A conversation with Andrew about his portrayal of Seymour in this summer's production of Little Shop of Horrors at Prescott Park in Portsmouth, NH
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Episode 2: ESPN & SportsCenter (Part 2)
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S3E2: "En Fuego" More of ESPN's SportsCenter as a document of history with Deremy of the Bigger than the Game Podcast, plus an impromptu "Ted Talk" about Apollo 13 from Prescott Park in Portsmouth, NH.
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Interview with Meghan McCarthy, Author of Action!: How Movies Began
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https://www.meghan-mccarthy.com/De către Tom Bober
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Episode 1: ESPN & SportsCenter (Part 1)
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S3E1: "Back Back Back Back Back! -Chris Berman" Season 3 Premiere! ESPN's SportsCenter as a document of history with Deremy of the Bigger than the Game Podcast, plus a reminder that EVERYTHING is, indeed, a primary source with drop-in guest, Trey, recorded live at Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, NH.…
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Part-2-Palooza XIII: The Beatles and The Civil Rights Movement
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I spoke with Dr. Kitty Oliver about how her experience seeing the Beatles in 1964 changed her entire life. Part I of “In My Life” was published on April 27. Thanks for listening to these special summer episodes and I hope loose ends were tied up nicely for you. It won’t be long, about a week in fact, before season 3 starts up and what a season we h…
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Part-2-Palooza XII: Oregon Trail
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Part I of "Trailblazers" with Dan R. Morris aired on April 20, 2023 To be fun and educational was the goal for all the versions of Oregon Trail from day one. Back in April I spoke with Dan of the Tracing the Path podcast to learn about the origins of the game and see what it can tell us about the past—not necessarily the 1840s, but of the 1960s and…
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S4E1: Interview with author Anna Crowley Redding
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Author Anna Crowley Redding shares how primary sources impacted her newest picture book, Courage Like Kate: The True Story of a Girl Lighthouse Keeper.De către Tom Bober
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Welcome to the 11th installment of the Everything is a Primary Source Podcast’s “Part 2 Palooza”. Today we pick up where Jeremy Ebersole and I left off in early April talking about neon signage, as well as Society for Commercial Archeology, of which Jeremy is a board member, as primary sources. It was through this podcast that I was invited to do m…
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Part-2-Palooza X: Dungeons and Dragons
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Listen to Part 1 of "Suburban Rebels" published on March 30, 2023 Rob Vater took time away from his DND podcast We Met in a Tavern to speak with me about the role playing game and how it can inform us about the time period in which it entered American pop culture. This episode aired just as the most recent Dungeons and Dragons movie was released an…
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Part-2-Palooza IX: Buddy Holly
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Part 2 of my discussion with Buddy Holly biographer Gary Lynn Clevenger where we discuss the short-lived career as a product of his times. Please refer back to March 23, 2023 for Part I of "Not Fade Away" to learn why we speak of the Ramones just as much as Buddy Holly!
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Part I of "A Strong Figure for Children's History" published March 16, 2023 Part 2 with Christopher Bensch of Strong Museum of Play in Rochester, NY goes further into the analysis of how and why a museum of toys and games can tell us so much about our society and culture.
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Part I of "A to Z of the www." was posted on March 9th of this year. With Christopher Mims of the Wall Street Journal Find him at Mims.club Unlike most of the other topics covered in the Everything is a Primary Source podcast, Amazon has not remained static by any means. On the contrary, not only has the eCommerce giant grown to offer far more than…
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Part I of this episode aired in March of 2023 With Scott of Diner Day in the USA When it comes to roadside Americana there are few things on a higher pedestal than diners. Simultaneously mass-produced and individual, these eateries have been serving locals and passers-through across the country for well over a century, and their various looks, sett…
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Part I of "Johnny Hit and Kick Bullies" aired on February 23, 2023 With Adam of The Raised on Film Podcast At the time of this interview back in February I hadn’t watched much more than the trailer for Cobra Kai. However, while talking with Adam of the Raised on Film podcast about the show, a sequel series to the Karate Kid movies of the 1980s, I c…
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Part-2-Palooza IV: Saturday Night Fever
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Part I of "More Than a Disco Movie to Me" aired on February 16, 2023 With Kevin of I Helped Make That Podcast When he’s not in front of the camera Kevin Higgins hosts a podcast called I Helped Make That, a show dedicated to learning from the cast and crew members of movies and TV shows themselves about the stories they’ve helped tell. So who better…
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