Est. 2023  ·  Film History Since The Lumières
Wednesday, April 22, 2026  ·  Vol. 48, No. 1
New Episodes  ·  Every Thursday
A Film History Podcast
The Definitive Broadcast on Cinema History
The Full Archive
48 Episodes · 2023–2026

Every broadcast, from the very first flickering image to the present day. Click any episode to listen, read the show notes, or share.

Ep. 48
The Language of ShadowsExpressionism & the birth of film noir.
62 min
March 2026
Ep. 47
Hitchcock's Vertigo ReconsideredThe most analyzed film in history, seen anew.
48 min
Feb 2026
Ep. 46
Neorealism's ChildrenItaly, 1945–1960: truth out of the rubble.
55 min
Feb 2026
Ep. 45
Pre-Code HollywoodWhat the censors tried to erase.
51 min
Jan 2026
Ep. 44
The French New Wave Breaks the RulesGodard, Truffaut, and a generation with cameras.
58 min
Jan 2026
Ep. 43
Silent ComedyKeaton, Chaplin & the art of the gag.
49 min
Dec 2025
Ep. 42
Technicolor DreamsHow color conquered the screen.
53 min
Dec 2025
Ep. 41
The Studio System & Its DiscontentsMoguls, contracts, and the dream factory.
57 min
Nov 2025
Ep. 40
Soviet MontageEditing as ideology: Eisenstein and beyond.
50 min
Nov 2025

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