NEON is a different way of sharing historical knowledge. NEON takes a pop culture phenomenon and turns it on its head by revealing lesser known facts, real-life events and history behind your favourite Netflix shows, movies or video games.From how the A-Team took inspiration from Vietnamese history and resistance leaders, to the Aryan purity and Harem breeding programs behind the Handmaid’s Tale. Even some of the most successful video games – Assassins Creed, God of War, and Fortnite – are s ...
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#49 - Avengers: Endgame (2019) & Contagion (2011)
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Written & Presented by Jem Duducu Producer: Dan Morelle Subscribe to the podcast and follow us on Twitter ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Instagram: https://instagram.com/NEONpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/NEONpodcast NEON Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/NEON-…
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#48 - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
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#46 - NEON at the Movies: 300 with Tom Holland
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Written & Presented by Jem Duducu Special Guest: Tom Holland Producer: Dan Morelle Tom Holland is a writer and popular historian who has published best-selling books on topics including classical and medieval history and the origins of Islam. Subscribe to the podcast and follow us on Twitter ---------------------------------------------------------…
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#45 - Castlevania: How a video game was inspired by 15th century Ottoman history
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Written & Presented by Jem Duducu Producer: Dan Morelle Music: Kinuyo Yamashita and Satoe Terashima - Battle of the Holy Subscribe to the podcast and follow us on Twitter ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Instagram: https://instagram.com/NEONpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.c…
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#17 - Love Island: A genius show that combines our need for a companion with a much darker side of humanity
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This episode originally aired in 2018. How can an unscripted reality show, largely filled with vacuous individuals teach us history? For this one NEON goes way back and talks about the biological reason for finding a mate as opposed to the way strawberries or starfish can do it on their own. Finding a mate defines most of the natural world and a lo…
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#44 - Braveheart: Is it history or is it legend? (Part 2)
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Written & Presented by Jem Duducu Producer: Dan Morelle Music: The Herbaliser - The Sensual Woman Subscribe to the podcast and follow us on Twitter ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Instagram: https://instagram.com/NEONpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/NEONpodcast NEON Fac…
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#43 - Braveheart: Is it history or is it legend? (Part 1)
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COMPETITION TIME: Win a pair of Apple AirPods. Enter now: neonpodcast.com/win Written & Presented by Jem Duducu Producer: Dan Morelle Music: The Herbaliser - The Sensual Woman Subscribe to the podcast and follow us on Twitter ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Instagram: https…
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#42 - Devil's Advocate & Lucifer: What are the origins of evil? Is there an underlying meaning to the names we give to it? (Part 2)
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The TV show Lucifer is back on Netflix. One of the few hit movies Keanu Reeves has done that doesn’t involve gunplay is the devils advocate. So it’s the perfect time to talk about the devil. In this episode of Neon we take these 2 pop culture views of satan and explore this most ancient of evils. It takes us to areas that will genuinely surprise. W…
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#41 - Devil's Advocate & Lucifer: What are the origins of evil? Is there an underlying meaning to the names we give to it? (Part 1)
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The TV show Lucifer is back on Netflix. One of the few hit movies Keanu Reeves has done that doesn’t involve gunplay is the devils advocate. So it’s the perfect time to talk about the devil. In this episode of Neon we take these 2 pop culture views of satan and explore this most ancient of evils. It takes us to areas that will genuinely surprise. W…
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#40 - American Gods: Ancient Slavic Curses, Hinduism, and Vikings (Part 2)
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American gods is a supernatural drama set in contemporary America, and yet its characters date back thousands of years from across the globe. Allow Neon to take you on a journey from the dark forests of central Europe to the Savannah grasslands of Africa. Written & Presented by Jem Duducu Producer: Dan Morelle Music: Brian Reitzell - Main Title The…
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#39 - American Gods: Ancient Slavic Curses, Hinduism, and Vikings (Part 1)
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American gods is a supernatural drama set in contemporary America, and yet its characters date back thousands of years from across the globe. Allow Neon to take you on a journey from the dark forests of central Europe to the Savannah grasslands of Africa. Written & Presented by Jem Duducu Producer: Dan Morelle Music: Romare - Work Song Subscribe to…
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#38 - Game of Thrones: Examples From History That Jon Snow Could Learn From (Part 2)
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With the army of the dead baring down on Winterfell Jon Snow finds it’s hard to get the houses to fight for a common goal. Realistic? Yes, there have been many occasions in history where factions squabble as the real danger is on the horizon. This episode of Neon looks at real examples of the challenges Jon Snow faces. Written & Presented by Jem Du…
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#37 - Game of Thrones: Examples From History That Jon Snow Could Learn From (Part 1)
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With the army of the dead baring down on Winterfell Jon Snow finds it’s hard to get the houses to fight for a common goal. Realistic? Yes, there have been many occasions in history where factions squabble as the real danger is on the horizon. This episode of Neon looks at real examples of the challenges Jon Snow faces. Written & Presented by Jem Du…
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#36 - Avengers Endgame: How You Think About Thor Every Week
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Today Thor is a superhero but a thousand years ago he was worshipped. Thor takes us into the meaning of our calendar and how legends evolve. Allow Neon to guide you through more than a millennia of history, culture and religion. Written & Presented by Jem Duducu Producer: Dan Morelle Music: Incredible Bongo Band - Apache Subscribe to the podcast on…
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#35 - Bonnie & Clyde: How pop culture distorts history and lasts longer than the events they describe
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Producer: Dan Morelle Music: Tom Rogerson, Brian Eno - Motion in Field Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and follow us on Twitter ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Instagram: https://instagram.com/NEONpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/NEONpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.…
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#34 - The Movie Poster: One man’s remarkable career and when posters were used in history
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In space no one can hear you scream - oh wait, that was last week wasn't it? Right! This time around Jem explores the real history behind movie posters and an artist whose work your probably love but whose name you probably don't even know. Producer: Dan Morelle Music: Portishead - Cowboys Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and follow us on Twitter…
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#33 - Alien: The dawn of cinema, real parasites that will give you nightmares, and Nazi uniforms
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In space no one can hear you scream. In this episode Jem discusses the history of cinema, human phobias and fears and how disgusting creatures have been reproducing for millions of years! Producer: Dan Morelle Music: DJ Shadow, Nils Frahm - Scars Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and follow us on Twitter -------------------------------------------…
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#32 - Echoes: The history of writing and printing starting in Egypt and ending with Jem’s new book
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Jem discusses how humans have stored and consumed information over the millennia. Order Jem's new book, Echoes here. Producer: Dan Morelle ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Instagram: https://instagram.com/NEONpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/NEONpodcast Twitter: https://…
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#31 - They Shall Not Grow Old: A revolutionary documentary
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Written & Presented by Jem Duducu Produced by Dan Morelle Music: DangerDoom - Sofa King Be awesome, support us on Patreon Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and follow us on Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#30 - Marvel vs DC: The origin of the species, Lee & Kirby, and how neo-nazis invent toys
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Written & Presented by Jem Duducu Produced by Dan Morelle Music: Halsey - Don't Play Be awesome, support us on Patreon Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and follow us on Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#29 - Oscars Special: The history of colour, Britain’s greatest general and code breaking
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Written & Presented by Jem Duducu Produced by Dan Morelle Music: Run the Jewels - A Report to the Shareholders/Kill Your Masters Be awesome, support us on Patreon Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and follow us on Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#28 - Wolf of Wall Street: Debunking all the myths you know about sales
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Written & Presented by Jem Duducu Produced by Dan Morelle Music: Alpinestars - Burning Up Be awesome, support us on Patreon Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and follow us on Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#27 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: British censorship laws and the West’s fear of martial art’s weapons
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Written & Presented by Jem Duducu Produced by Dan Morelle Music: Aesop Rock - Rings Be awesome, support us on Patreon Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and follow us on Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#26 - Red Dead Redemption 2: A careful reconstruction of the American frontier and a new way to tell an epic story
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Written & Presented by Jem Duducu Produced by Dan Morelle Music: Leftfield - Phat Planet Be awesome, support us on Patreon Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and follow us on Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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