Your ticket to the movies. Hosted by film historian and former film critic Edward A. Havens III, The 80s Movie Podcast is a carefully curated and unique journey through a cinematic decade.
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Power, greed, religion and sex: historian Dan Jones brings the drama of mediaeval history to life through compelling stories, fascinating characters and vivid scenes. “A Dynasty to Die For” tells the story of the Plantagenets, one of the most powerful and dysfunctional families in European history. Their scandals, betrayals and bloody politics shaped the world we live in today. Season 4 tells the story of two kings, Henry and Edward, who are desperately trying to save their dynasty. Their co ...
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Welcome to Buddha Belly Life. This isn’t just a podcast; it’s a space to really come ALIVE.I’m Coach Britt, board certified Health and Life Coach and founder of the Holistic Wellness Coaching Academy “Gut Health School” where we train top health coaches in cutting edge Gut Health and Mindset strategies and education. I am a two-time author and my first book “Buddha Belly; A Mind, Body, Soul approach to health starting with the Gut” has recently undergone republication as of 2021 and is the f ...
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Learn about all things podcasting by listening to experts give advice and answer questions. Podcasting Power Hour covered everything from starting a podcast to growing, monetizing, measuring success, and improving your content. Meet and hear from people in the podcasting industry and learn what they do to grow their shows. The best part is you can participate and ask questions by joining the Twitter space every Monday at 9:00 pm Eastern time. Follow Jeff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/podca ...
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Reeling from his failure in Scotland, Edward II needs to up his game, unite his kingdom and keep the peace with Thomas Earl of Lancaster. But before he can get started, Edward and his people are flung into one of the worst environmental disasters ever seen. This would test the resilience of any monarch: does Edward have what it takes to survive? A …
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*Attention UK listeners* Come and meet Dan in person at The London Podcast Festival. This is History is having its first ever live show on the 6th September. Get your tickets and reserve your spot for an evening of historical intrigue with a special guest. https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words/this-is-history-live/ —-- Edward II sends urgent …
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In Episode #51 Coach Britt talks in-depth about what actually causes Autoimmune Disease, what it actually is, the role that that gut Microbiome plays in this connection and the strong tie to trauma especially in childhood. With Autoimmune Disease being the #1 Disease in the nation, you won't want to miss this. #autoimmunedisease #thyroid #MS #Gutbr…
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While Edward II mourns, his young Queen Isabella steps into the spotlight. She provides her husband with both an heir and the holiday of a lifetime, as they go to visit her father in France. While Edward finally starts to show some talent for ruling, Isabella’s actions in France shape the future of the dynasties on both sides of the channel. A Sony…
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Edward II is king, and he makes it clear to his people that nothing is more important to him than his best knight, Piers Gaveston. His focus on Gaveston causes major political upsets, including insulting his barons and ignoring his new wife. Soon, the barons decide to take matters into their own hands. A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find mo…
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King Edward physically attacks his son, the heir to the throne, in a shocking display of violence. The reason for this outburst? The young prince’s relationship with his favourite knight, Piers Gaveston. The way Edward sees it, if he doesn’t split these two apart, the entire kingdom will suffer. But the old king is running out of time. A Sony Music…
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The 1980s Films of Susan Seidelman: Desperately Seeking Susan
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On this episode, we’re going to continue with our series on the 1980s movies of director Susan Seidelman, talking about her biggest hit film, 1985’s Desperately Seeking Susan.By Edward Havens
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To mark the launch of season 5, we are dishing out a free sample of This is History Plus. Each week Dan and producer Georgia explore strange tangents and delicious Medieval gossip. This episode serves up some of the most excessive Mediaeval shopping lists and feasts including an out-of-place porpoise and several thousand chickens. Plus, why Robert …
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Edward I is getting too old to fight his enormous list of enemies, and so begins handing over the reins of war to his son and a brand new generation of knights. But the old king has a gnawing feeling he can’t shake – does his heir have what it takes to rule, or is this the beginning of the end for the Plantagenets? A Sony Music Entertainment produc…
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Introducing… Season 5 of a Dynasty to Die for
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The Plantagenets are back! This season we meet Edward II, a king who is head over heels with his favourite knight, Piers Gaveston. Their relationship sparks off a mighty conflict in court, pitching Edward against his cousin, the fearsome Earl of Lancaster. While these two come to extremely violent blows, his wife, Queen Isabella, waits for her mome…
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In Episode #50 Coach Britt teaches on the DANGER of Compound Chemical Exposures including the link to cancers, autoimmune disease and more. After listening you can decide what stays or Go's in your home, beauty care, food, air and water. #toxinfree #chemicalfree #crunchy Thinking about getting certified as a Holistic Gut Practitioner, looking for a…
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Philip the Fair’s beloved daughter Isabella comes to his rooms in the dead of night with scandalous news: his son’s wives are having affairs. Philip reacts to this revelation with an explosion of paranoia, violence and cruelty. As The Iron King does everything he can to secure his dynasty, he sows the seeds of its ultimate downfall. A Sony Music En…
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We pause our retrospective on the 1980s movies of director Susan Seidelman to examine Andrew McCarthy new Hulu documentary about the Brat Pack and how a single article in 1985 may or may not have affect his career and the careers of many of his co-stars and friends.By Edward Havens
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Philip the Fair turns his owl-like gaze onto the mighty order of the Knights Templar. They have amassed a huge amount of wealth: wealth Philip wants. He and his lawyer concoct a plan to take on one of the most famous holy orders in all of Christendom. A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at s…
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The 1980s Films of Susan Seidelman: Smithereens
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On this episode, we’re going to start a miniseries on the 1980s films from director Susan Seidelman. Like last year, with Martha Coolidge, I want to highlight at least one female filmmaker each year from the decade that made a significant impact on filmmaking and culture as a whole, and Ms. Seidelman definitely fits that description.…
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The Iron King | 4. The Battle of the Golden Spurs
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Philip the Fair is determined to take control of the kingdom of Flanders, in his dream of a united France. But when he attacks, the people of Flanders throw up an astonishing resistance, defeating the French army and slaying some of its finest knights. The Iron King vows revenge, but it will come at a truly terrible cost. A Sony Music Entertainment…
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Philip the Fair’s vindictive nature ignites when a drunken bishop mouths off about him, calling him “a useless owl”. Possibly not the most devastating burn, but Philip isn’t one to suffer insults, however slight. This sets him on the path to collide with another of Europe’s massive egos, The Pope. Things escalate into a truly deranged smear campaig…
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Interaction Between Gut Microbes and Brain Function
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Episode #49 Coach Britt discusses the interaction between gut microbiota and the brain. Everything from mood to cognitive performance and overall well-being. She discusses the impact of utilizing Microbiome Stool Testing and the markers that we can now read and connect to disease, especially issues with the brain. Thinking about getting certified a…
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Philip the Fair begins his reign with a strange, robot-like attitude and a fevered dedication to restoring the glory of France. As naval skirmishes in the channel escalate with the most unusual war tactics, Philip is faced with his first real challenge as leader: a showdown with Plantagenet bully, King Edward I. A Sony Music Entertainment productio…
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On this episode, we’re going to tackle a movie from the early 1980s that, if made today with the same pedigree, would cause movie geeks and cinephiles to lose their freaking minds over. But because this was made early in their careers, most people are only tangentially aware of its existence, let alone have actually seen it. We’re talking about the…
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A suspected royal poisoning. A bloody rebellion in Sicily. A dying king fleeing across the mountains. The stage is set for the reign of one of the coldest rulers from all of the Middle Ages: Philip the Fair. A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to…
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This is History is taking a trip to France, to bring you the bloody tale of one of the canniest, cruellest and most handsome kings in all of the Middle Ages: Philip the Fair. Dan Jones speaks to Danièle Cybulskie about Philip’s incredible reign, and what we can expect from this special, six-part series. A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find m…
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Our first episode returning from paternity leave takes us back to 1983, and one of two sequel bombs Universal made with Jackie Gleason that year, Smokey and the Bandit Part 3. ----more---- TRANSCRIPT From Los Angeles, California, the Entertainment Capital of the World, it’s The 80s Movies Podcast. I am your host, Edward Havens. Thank you for listen…
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Edward I is forced to spend his old age fighting multiple political crises. He desperately needs the aid of his barons if he’s going to have any chance of returning Gascony to Plantagenet hands. But time is of the essence, as while his back is turned from Scotland, a noble named William Wallace is on the march. A Sony Music Entertainment production…
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Edward announces the new King of Scotland, revealing his master plan to take over the country himself. Scotland is outraged, and refuses to go down without a fight. While Edward is distracted squashing rebellions, an old enemy sees their chance, and decides to give the Plantagenet King a taste of his own medicine. A Sony Music Entertainment product…
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Margaret of Norway is a six-year-old child who has just found out she’s the only surviving heir to the throne of Scotland. She’s summoned to make the crossing from Norway, where Edward I intends to marry her to his son. He sees Margaret as the key to his Scottish takeover, but events soon take a turn no one could have predicted. A Sony Music Entert…
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Edward I puts his plan of a united Britain into motion, building some of the most magnificent castles the world had ever seen. These castles could secure his legacy, but they are eye-wateringly expensive. Edward’s debts, alongside a near-death experience, sends him and Mediaeval England into one of its darkest chapters. A Sony Music Entertainment p…
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In Episode #48 Coach Britt interviews Integrative Gastroenterologist, Dr. Ivanina as she digs into her experience growing up in a Russian family, living on whole foods and relocating to the states where she saw her health decline on the standard American diet. She would later go into Gastroenterology and choose to also combine functional medicine a…
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When Queen Eleanor makes a move to restore Plantagenet power, the barons launch into all out war. Simon de Montfort assembles a small but powerful army to take on Henry and his family on a hillside in Southern England. The future of the entire Plantagenet dynasty hangs in the balance. A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts …
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Crusading fever is in the air again, and Henry III decides it’s his turn to give it a try. This is only the beginning of a series of calamitous royal decisions, including a hair-brained scheme to conquer Sicily. Soon, his barons, led by Simon de Montfort, have had enough. They decide to take matters into their own hands and march on Westminster. A …
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Henry III decides to reclaim the lost Plantagenet lands in France. He, his brother Richard and Simon de Montfort head out on an ill-fated campaign against the powerful French King, Louis IX. What goes down between Simon and Henry in France will set them, and all of England, hurtling towards war, death and destruction. A Sony Music Entertainment pro…
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START TAKING YOURSELF SERIOUSLY AS A COACH
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In episode #47 Coach Britt talks directly to Health Coaches about why most aren't taking themselves seriously as a professional and as a business owner and what to implement in both strategy and mindset if you want to start succeeding. Thinking about getting certified as a Holistic Gut Practitioner, looking for a personal Gut Restoration Program or…
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Henry III’s younger brother Richard returns from victory abroad and is rewarded with a wealthy area of English land. There’s just one problem: Henry has already granted key pieces of that land to someone else. This insult sends a furious Richard down the well-trodden path to family rebellion and civil war, while Henry desperately tries to stop thin…
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What happens when you make a nine-year-old boy king of England? It turns out, it’s a recipe for unscrupulous advisers and a king unlike any the nation has ever known. Henry III is the opposite of his cruel father: he is compassionate and pious, but he’s also indecisive and easily manipulated. When trouble brews in Plantagenet lands in France, Henry…
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Introducing… Season 4 of a Dynasty to Die For
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Power, greed, religion and sex: historian Dan Jones brings the drama of mediaeval history alive through compelling stories, larger-than-life characters and vivid scenes. Season 4 tells the story of two kings, Henry and Edward, who are desperately trying to save their dynasty. Their conflicting personalities will be put to the ultimate test as an ol…
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A SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE- Female Hormones and Mental Health
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Episode #46 covers the epidemic of mental health amongst females and the science behind the hormones and their connection with female brain function, anxiety and depression and how we can do better in health care than prescriptions. Coach Britt also shares her emotional journey through the 2023 year and the light in the tunnel. Check out buddhabell…
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Season 3 | Bonus: How to live like a monk - with Danièle Cybulskie
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The new season of This is History will be landing on your feeds on February 20th. In the meantime, you can listen to hours of bonus content over on This is History Plus, where Dan has been interviewing the great and good of history about all things Plantagenet. In this free taster episode, Dan has a conversation with Mediaevalist Danièle Cybulskie …
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Welcome to the first episode of our sixth season, the first of three episodes to begin the new year before our two month hiatus. This episode, we do our first ever Listener Freebie, letting Lee Thompson, one of our biggest supporters in the United Kingdom, pick the movie we cover this episode. Lee chose the 1984 British television drama Threads, an…
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READING THE GUT MICROBIOME WITH STAR EDWARDS
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Join Coach Britt as she interviews Star Edwards, a Microbiome Labs educator and expert in the gut, probiotics and DNA microbiome testing. This episode is like an advanced class, broken down into easy to understand terminology that will change your whole perspective on gut supplementation and the power of the Gut in general. Thinking about becoming …
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For our final episode of 2023, the podcast takes a look back at the history of one of the best and most popular films of the decade, 1988's Who Framed Roger Rabbit.By Edward Havens
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Buddha Belly LIfe Podcast Episode #44 Coach Britt discusses the topic of Dysregulation and how stress manifests in the body and behavior and leads to a multitide of health issues, mental health, relational problems and of course Gut dysbiosis. This one will help you discover what may be making life fees so hard and how to start the practice of taki…
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On this week's episode, we talk about a movie that was buried by one of the major American distributors back in 1984, due to its similarity to a Clint Eastwood movie they were making at the time, and how it's finally going to get a second chance with viewers forty years later. Tony Garnett's Deep in the Heart.…
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This week, we go back to the 1984 summer movie season, with one of the most forgotten movies of the decade, for good reason: Chattanooga Choo Choo, starring Barbara Eden, George Kennedy, Melissa Sue Anderson, Christopher McDonald, Joe Namath, and Joe Namath's 1969 Super Bowl III championship ring.By Edward Havens
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John desperately clings on to power while Louis the Lion declares himself king in London. Meanwhile, the rebels close in. This could be the end for John, and the House of Plantagenet. But standing in the way of ruin, there’s still one loyal knight left who’s ready to ride into battle and defend the dynasty one final time. This is History is a Sony …
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Magna Carta has failed and the country is plunged into war. John devises a cruel plan that involves taunting his starving enemies with the delicious smell of bacon. Meanwhile, Louis the Lion, the son of the French King, prepares to invade England, while the Pope’s representative race to beat him there. John is running out of time, but he’s not goin…
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On this week's episode, we talk about a rarity amongst 80s movies, one that is an oldie, a goodie, an obscurity, and one of the best reviewed movies of all the years it was released. John Binder's 1980 debut, UFOria. Or is it 1984? Or 1985? 1986? Listen in and find out.By Edward Havens
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The Army of God secures a shocking victory in London. King John is totally blindsided and forced to negotiate. At Runnymede, in 1215, he gathers his barons and together they produce one of the most famous documents in Western History. But will Magna Carta be enough to stop this civil war in its tracks? This is History is a Sony Music Entertainment …
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