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History Unplugged Podcast

Parthenon Roundtable: Which Person From History Deserves a Movie?

History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged

Society & Culture, History

4.23.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Who are people from the past whose lives are so cinematic that they deserve their own movie, but haven't received the right silver screen treatment, such as, say, Abraham Lincoln from Steven Spielberg or Napoleon Bonaparte from Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. Hosts from different shows on the Parthenon Podcast Network are here to discuss this question, including Steve Guerra (History of the Papacy), Richard Lim (This American President), yours truly, and Mark Vinet (History of North America).

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0:00.0

It's got to hear with a short announcement.

0:06.4

What you're about to hear on this episode is a roundtable among the hosts of different

0:10.8

shows on the Parthenon podcast network, including yours truly, Steve Guerra from History of

0:15.7

the Papacy and Organized Crime and Punishment, Richard Lim from this American President,

0:19.2

and Mark Vennette from History of North America.

0:20.8

We're going to talk about which historical figures deserve their own movie, who are people

0:25.6

that have an incredible story that have been completely overlooked or maybe aren't overlooked

0:29.6

but need to have their story told on the silver screen and deserve the treatment that,

0:33.5

say, Abraham Lincoln got from Steve and Spielberg, or that Napoleon Bonaparte got from

0:37.6

Bill and Ted's excellent adventure.

0:39.2

In this episode, we mentioned two presidents, one world explorer, and what is the Genesequat

0:44.0

that makes a person from the past life story cinematic.

0:47.0

Hope you enjoy this episode.

0:51.4

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