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Beyond the Big Screen
Steve Guerra
Beyond the Big Screen is a podcast about the true story behind the movies you love. We will talk about history, philosophy, religion, art, sports, literature and much more. Movies and media only tell you a small part of the story. In this podcast we will look into a wide variety of topics on the big screen and beyond!
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A Live Streaming Pilgrimage
August 4, 2022 - 46 min
Join Steve and Chris in the edited version of the live streamed recording on the movie Pilgrimage. This movie was requested by Executive Producer Alex. We will take a trip with a group of Irish monks moving a relic from Ireland to Rome for some apparent reason. Enjoy!You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places:www.atozhistorypage.comwww.beyondthebigscreen.comClick here to support Beyond the Big Screen!https://www.subscribestar.com/beyondthebigscreenhttps://www.patreon.com/beyondthebigscreenClick to Subscribe:https://www.spreaker.com/show/4926576/episodes/feedemail: steve@atozhistorypage.comwww.beyondthebigscreen.comhttps://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacyParthenon Podcast Network Home:parthenonpodcast.comOn Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/groups/atozhistorypagehttps://www.facebook.com/HistoryOfThePapacyPodcasthttps://twitter.com/atozhistoryMusic Provided by:"Crossing the Chasm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Image Credits:Begin Transcript:Thank you again for listening to Beyond the Big Screen podcast, where we talk about great movies and stories so great they should be movies.You can now support beyond the big screen on Patreon. By joining on Patreon, you help keep Beyond the Big Screen sustainable and get many great benefits. Go to patreon.com/beyondthebigscreen to learn more.A special thanks goes out to Alex at the Executive Producer level!Another way to support Beyond the big screen is to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. These reviews really help me know what you think of the show and help other people learn about Beyond the Big screen. We are a member of the Parthenon Podcast network. You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen, how to contact me, the Parthenon Podcast and support the show by going to our website atozhistorypage.com. I thank you for joining me again, Beyond the big Screen.
Where Cowards Go to Die, Living During and After Modern Warfare
August 1, 2022 - 55 min
Today we are joined by author and highly decorated US Army combat veteran, Benjamin Sledge to talk about his experiences fighting in both Afghanistan and Iraq. He shares the brutality of the fighting and living after the fighting is over. Learn More About our Guest:Benjamin Sledge, author of Where Cowards Go to Diehttps://benjaminsledge.com/where-cowards-go-to-die/You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places:www.atozhistorypage.comwww.beyondthebigscreen.comClick here to support Beyond the Big Screen!https://www.subscribestar.com/beyondthebigscreenhttps://www.patreon.com/beyondthebigscreenClick to Subscribe:https://www.spreaker.com/show/4926576/episodes/feedemail: steve@atozhistorypage.comwww.beyondthebigscreen.comhttps://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacyParthenon Podcast Network Home:parthenonpodcast.comOn Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/groups/atozhistorypagehttps://www.facebook.com/HistoryOfThePapacyPodcasthttps://twitter.com/atozhistoryMusic Provided by:"Crossing the Chasm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Image Credits:Begin Transcript:Thank you again for listening to Beyond the Big Screen podcast, where we talk about great movies and stories so great they should be movies Of course, a big thanks goes out to Benjamin Sledge, author of the book Where Cowards Go to Die. Links to learn more about Benjamin and his book can be found at benjaminsledge.com or in the Show Notes. You can now support beyond the big screen on Patreon. By joining on Patreon, you help keep Beyond the Big Screen sustainable and get many great benefits. Go to patreon.com/beyondthebigscreen to learn more.A special thanks goes out to Alex at the Executive Producer level!Another way to support Beyond the big screen is to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. These reviews really help me know what you think of the show and help other people learn about Beyond the Big screen. We are a member of the Parthenon Podcast network. Featuring great shows like: Richard Lim’s This American President Podcast. You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen, how to contact me, the Parthenon Podcast and support the show by going to our website atozhistorypage.com. I thank you for joining me again, Beyond the big Screen.Cowards Go To Die
Coming Soon - Veterans of Many Different Wars
July 29, 2022 - 6 min
Coming Soon on Beyond the Big Screen!You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places:www.atozhistorypage.comwww.beyondthebigscreen.comClick here to support Beyond the Big Screen!https://www.subscribestar.com/beyondthebigscreenhttps://www.patreon.com/beyondthebigscreenClick to Subscribe:https://www.spreaker.com/show/4926576/episodes/feedemail: steve@atozhistorypage.comwww.beyondthebigscreen.comhttps://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacyParthenon Podcast Network Home:parthenonpodcast.comOn Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/groups/atozhistorypagehttps://www.facebook.com/HistoryOfThePapacyPodcasthttps://twitter.com/atozhistoryMusic Provided by:"Crossing the Chasm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Here is another Beyond the Big Screen teaser for episodes coming up soon. I hope you enjoy and definitely tune in for full episodes. If you want to learn more, you can head over to beyond the big screen dot com. You can support beyond the big screen on Patreon and Subscribe Star. By joining on Patreon and Subscribe star, you help keep Beyond the Big Screen going and get many great benefits. Benefits include advertisement free content, bonus content and early access. The bonus content is great too. I will feature out takes from episodes and live streaming episodes. If you join at the Executive producer level, you will become just that, an Executive Producer of Beyond the Big screen. You will be able to develop ideas for upcoming episodes, help find great guests and of course have your name mentioned at the beginning or end of each episode. You won’t be just a supporter, you will be a critical member of the team. Go to patreon dot com forward slash beyond the big screen or subscribe star dot com forward slash beyond the big screen dot com to learn more.If you have any questions, comments or feedback, send me an email to steve at a to z history page dot com or follow us on social media by searching for a to z history. I will see you next time, beyond the big screen.
Pope Joan, a Woman Pope for All and In All Ages
July 28, 2022 - 44 min
Description: Garry Stevens of the History in the Bible Podcast and I will continue to discuss the history and historiography of Pope Joan. We will also explore the film from 2009 and the novel it was based on. Was this film and book trying to shed light on the story of Pope Joan or was it trying to do something altogether different? Listen to find out!Learn More About our Guest:Garry Stevens of the History in The Bible PodcastHistoryinthebible.comYou can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places:www.atozhistorypage.comwww.beyondthebigscreen.comClick here to support Beyond the Big Screen!https://www.subscribestar.com/beyondthebigscreenhttps://www.patreon.com/beyondthebigscreenClick to Subscribe:https://www.spreaker.com/show/4926576/episodes/feedemail: steve@atozhistorypage.comwww.beyondthebigscreen.comhttps://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacyParthenon Podcast Network Home:parthenonpodcast.comOn Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/groups/atozhistorypagehttps://www.facebook.com/HistoryOfThePapacyPodcasthttps://twitter.com/atozhistoryMusic Provided by:"Crossing the Chasm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Image Credits:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458455/Begin Transcript:Thank you again for listening to Beyond the Big Screen podcast, where we talk about great movies and stories so great they should be movies Of course, a big thanks goes out to multiple time guest and friend Garry Stevens of the History in the Bible Podcast. Links to learn more about Garry and the History in the Bible podcast can be found at historyinthebible.com or in the Show Notes. In today’s episode, Garry Stevens of the History in the Bible Podcast and I will continue to discuss the history and historiography of Pope Joan. We will also explore the film from 2009 and the novel it was based on. Was this film and book trying to shed light on the story of Pope Joan or was it trying to do something altogether different? Listen to find out!You can now support beyond the big screen on Patreon. By joining on Patreon, you help keep Beyond the Big Screen sustainable and get many great benefits. Go to patreon.com/beyondthebigscreen to learn more.A special thanks goes out to Alex at the Executive Producer level!Another way to support Beyond the big screen is to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. These reviews really help me know what you think of the show and help other people learn about Beyond the Big screen. We are a member of the Parthenon Podcast network. Featuring great shows like: Scott Rank’s History Unplugged Podcast.You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen, how to contact me, the Parthenon Podcast and support the show by going to our website atozhistorypage.com. I thank you for joining me again, Beyond the big Screen.
The Woman, the Myth, The Legend – Pope Joan
July 25, 2022 - 47 min
This episode is a little different than most episodes of Beyond the Big Screen. Today, the microphone will be turned around on me. Garry Stevens of the History of the Bible and I will talk about the exciting legend of Pope Joan the first and only mythical woman pope!Learn More About our Guest:Garry Stevens of the History in The Bible PodcastHistoryinthebible.comYou can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places:www.atozhistorypage.comwww.beyondthebigscreen.comClick here to support Beyond the Big Screen!https://www.subscribestar.com/beyondthebigscreenhttps://www.patreon.com/beyondthebigscreenClick to Subscribe:https://www.spreaker.com/show/4926576/episodes/feedemail: steve@atozhistorypage.comwww.beyondthebigscreen.comhttps://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacyParthenon Podcast Network Home:parthenonpodcast.comOn Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/groups/atozhistorypagehttps://www.facebook.com/HistoryOfThePapacyPodcasthttps://twitter.com/atozhistoryMusic Provided by:"Crossing the Chasm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Image Credits:Begin Transcript:Thank you again for listening to Beyond the Big Screen podcast, where we talk about great movies and stories so great they should be movies. Of course, a big thanks goes out to multiple time guest and friend Garry Stevens of the History in the Bible Podcast. Links to learn more about Garry and the History in the Bible podcast can be found at historyinthebible.com or in the Show Notes. This episode is a little different than most episodes of Beyond the Big Screen. Today, the microphone will be turned around on me and I will talk about the exciting legend of Pope Joan the first and only mythical woman pope!You can now support beyond the big screen on Patreon. By joining on Patreon, you help keep Beyond the Big Screen sustainable and get many great benefits. Go to patreon.com/beyondthebigscreen to learn more.A special thanks goes out to Alex at the Executive Producer level!Another way to support Beyond the big screen is to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. These reviews really help me know what you think of the show and help other people learn about Beyond the Big screen. We are a member of the Parthenon Podcast network. Featuring great shows like: Chris Mowery of Vlogging through History. You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen, how to contact me, the Parthenon Podcast and support the show by going to our website atozhistorypage.com. I thank you for joining me again, Beyond the big Screen.Pope Joan 1
Coming Soon - Conspiracy Theories Tearing Out Pages and Alfred the Great
July 22, 2022 - 6 min
Coming Soon on Beyond the Big Screen!You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places:www.atozhistorypage.comwww.beyondthebigscreen.comClick here to support Beyond the Big Screen!https://www.subscribestar.com/beyondthebigscreenhttps://www.patreon.com/beyondthebigscreenClick to Subscribe:https://www.spreaker.com/show/4926576/episodes/feedemail: steve@atozhistorypage.comwww.beyondthebigscreen.comhttps://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacyParthenon Podcast Network Home:parthenonpodcast.comOn Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/groups/atozhistorypagehttps://www.facebook.com/HistoryOfThePapacyPodcasthttps://twitter.com/atozhistoryMusic Provided by:"Crossing the Chasm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Here is another Beyond the Big Screen teaser for episodes coming up soon. I hope you enjoy and definitely tune in for full episodes. If you want to learn more, you can head over to beyond the big screen dot com. You can support beyond the big screen on Patreon and Subscribe Star. By joining on Patreon and Subscribe star, you help keep Beyond the Big Screen going and get many great benefits. Benefits include advertisement free content, bonus content and early access. The bonus content is great too. I will feature out takes from episodes and live streaming episodes. If you join at the Executive producer level, you will become just that, an Executive Producer of Beyond the Big screen. You will be able to develop ideas for upcoming episodes, help find great guests and of course have your name mentioned at the beginning or end of each episode. You won’t be just a supporter, you will be a critical member of the team. Go to patreon dot com forward slash beyond the big screen or subscribe star dot com forward slash beyond the big screen dot com to learn more.If you have any questions, comments or feedback, send me an email to steve at a to z history page dot com or follow us on social media by searching for a to z history. I will see you next time, beyond the big screen.
Unbreakable Glass and Comic Book Movies Completely Reinvented
July 21, 2022 - 53 min
In this episode, Steve and Chris wrap up the Eastrail 177 series by taking a closer look at the movie Glass. Glass is a more classic superhero and comic book movie, but with some significant twists. How does Glass rank compared to Unbreakable and Split? How does it stand up to other comic book genre movies?You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places:www.atozhistorypage.comwww.beyondthebigscreen.comClick here to support Beyond the Big Screen!https://www.subscribestar.com/beyondthebigscreenhttps://www.patreon.com/beyondthebigscreenClick to Subscribe:https://www.spreaker.com/show/4926576/episodes/feedemail: steve@atozhistorypage.comwww.beyondthebigscreen.comhttps://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacyParthenon Podcast Network Home:parthenonpodcast.comOn Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/groups/atozhistorypagehttps://www.facebook.com/HistoryOfThePapacyPodcasthttps://twitter.com/atozhistoryMusic Provided by:"Crossing the Chasm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Image Credits:By May be found at the following website: http://www.impawards.com/2000/sixth_day_xxlg.html, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15283132Begin Transcript:Thank you again for listening to Beyond the Big Screen podcast. We are a member of the Parthenon Podcast network. Of course, a big thanks goes out to our regular contributor Chris. You can now support beyond the big screen on Patreon. By joining on Patreon and Subscribe star, you help keep Beyond the Big Screen going and get many great benefits. Go to patreon.com/beyondthebigscreen to learn more.A special thanks goes out to Alex at the Executive Producer level!Another way to support Beyond the big screen is to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. These reviews really help me know what you think of the show and help other people learn about Beyond the Big screen. More about the Parthenon Podcast Network featuring great shows like: Richard Lim’s This American President. More can be found at Parthenonpodcast.com. You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen, great movies and stories so great they should be movies on various social media platforms by searching for A to z history. Links to all this and more can be found at beyond the big screen dot com. I thank you for joining me again, Beyond the big Screen.
An Unbreakable Sequel or Its Own Thing - Split
July 18, 2022 - 47 min
Today Chris the Canadian and Steve look at the 2016 film Split. Split is the second movie in M Night Shyamalan’s Eastrail 177 series. We discuss this movie and the masterful acting of James McAvoy. We also discuss how we see this movie fits in with the themes of Unbreakable.You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places:www.atozhistorypage.comwww.beyondthebigscreen.comClick here to support Beyond the Big Screen!https://www.subscribestar.com/beyondthebigscreenhttps://www.patreon.com/beyondthebigscreenClick to Subscribe:https://www.spreaker.com/show/4926576/episodes/feedemail: steve@atozhistorypage.comwww.beyondthebigscreen.comhttps://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacyParthenon Podcast Network Home:parthenonpodcast.comOn Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/groups/atozhistorypagehttps://www.facebook.com/HistoryOfThePapacyPodcasthttps://twitter.com/atozhistoryMusic Provided by:"Crossing the Chasm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Image Credits:By May be found at the following website: http://www.impawards.com/2000/sixth_day_xxlg.html, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15283132Begin Transcript:Thank you again for listening to Beyond the Big Screen podcast. We are a member of the Parthenon Podcast network. Of course, a big thanks goes out to our regular contributor Chris. You can now support beyond the big screen on Patreon. By joining on Patreon and Subscribe star, you help keep Beyond the Big Screen going and get many great benefits. Go to patreon.com/beyondthebigscreen to learn more.A special thanks goes out to Alex at the Executive Producer level!Another way to support Beyond the big screen is to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. These reviews really help me know what you think of the show and help other people learn about Beyond the Big screen. More about the Parthenon Podcast Network featuring great shows like: Scott Rank’s History Unplugged Podcast. More can be found at Parthenonpodcast.com. You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen, great movies and stories so great they should be movies on various social media platforms by searching for A to z history. Links to all this and more can be found at beyond the big screen dot com. I thank you for joining me again, Beyond the big Screen.
Coming Soon - Windows into Realities
July 15, 2022 - 5 min
Coming Soon on Beyond the Big Screen!You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places:www.atozhistorypage.comwww.beyondthebigscreen.comClick here to support Beyond the Big Screen!https://www.subscribestar.com/beyondthebigscreenhttps://www.patreon.com/beyondthebigscreenClick to Subscribe:https://www.spreaker.com/show/4926576/episodes/feedemail: steve@atozhistorypage.comwww.beyondthebigscreen.comhttps://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacyParthenon Podcast Network Home:parthenonpodcast.comOn Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/groups/atozhistorypagehttps://www.facebook.com/HistoryOfThePapacyPodcasthttps://twitter.com/atozhistoryMusic Provided by:"Crossing the Chasm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Here is another Beyond the Big Screen teaser for episodes coming up soon. I hope you enjoy and definitely tune in for full episodes. If you want to learn more, you can head over to beyond the big screen dot com. You can support beyond the big screen on Patreon and Subscribe Star. By joining on Patreon and Subscribe star, you help keep Beyond the Big Screen going and get many great benefits. Benefits include advertisement free content, bonus content and early access. The bonus content is great too. I will feature out takes from episodes and live streaming episodes. If you join at the Executive producer level, you will become just that, an Executive Producer of Beyond the Big screen. You will be able to develop ideas for upcoming episodes, help find great guests and of course have your name mentioned at the beginning or end of each episode. You won’t be just a supporter, you will be a critical member of the team. Go to patreon dot com forward slash beyond the big screen or subscribe star dot com forward slash beyond the big screen dot com to learn more.If you have any questions, comments or feedback, send me an email to steve at a to z history page dot com or follow us on social media by searching for a to z history. I will see you next time, beyond the big screen.
Unbreakable – Breaking the Comic Book Movie Genre
July 14, 2022 - 62 min
Join Canadian Chris and I as we talk about the year 2000 movie, Unbreakable starring Bruce Willis. This is the movie that was a real forerunner of the comic book movie genre, but stands far and above the standard comic book movie genre. You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen and subscribe at all these great places:www.atozhistorypage.comwww.beyondthebigscreen.comClick here to support Beyond the Big Screen!https://www.subscribestar.com/beyondthebigscreenhttps://www.patreon.com/beyondthebigscreenClick to Subscribe:https://www.spreaker.com/show/4926576/episodes/feedemail: steve@atozhistorypage.comwww.beyondthebigscreen.comhttps://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacyParthenon Podcast Network Home:parthenonpodcast.comOn Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/groups/atozhistorypagehttps://www.facebook.com/HistoryOfThePapacyPodcasthttps://twitter.com/atozhistoryMusic Provided by:"Crossing the Chasm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Begin Transcript:Thank you again for listening to Beyond the Big Screen podcast. We are a member of the Parthenon Podcast network. Of course, a big thanks goes out to our regular contributor Chris. You can now support beyond the big screen on Patreon. By joining on Patreon and Subscribe star, you help keep Beyond the Big Screen going and get many great benefits. Go to patreon.com/beyondthebigscreen to learn more.A special thanks goes out to Alex at the Executive Producer level!Another way to support Beyond the big screen is to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. These reviews really help me know what you think of the show and help other people learn about Beyond the Big screen. More about the Parthenon Podcast Network featuring great shows like: James Early’s Key Battles of American History Podcast. More can be found at Parthenonpodcast.com. You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen, great movies and stories so great they should be movies on various social media platforms by searching for A to z history. Links to all this and more can be found at beyond the big screen dot com. I thank you for joining me again, Beyond the big Screen.