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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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Events that Should Be History, A Parthenon Exclusive
June 21, 2022 - 62 min
All of us have terrible regrets. Accepting that job that became dead-end. Marry someone from high school who ended up being a kleptomaniac with halitosis. Emptying out our life savings to invest in Logan and Jake Paul’s NFT collections. Don’t you wish you could take it all back?While we can’t help you with your personal problems, we are pleased to let you know that the hosts of the history programs that make up Parthenon Podcasts are here to get rid of some of the worst events in history and cleaning up our timeline. In just one hour, we will do the following:•Prevent the Civil War and Emancipate all U.S. slaves in 1861•Prevent Saddam Hussein from seizing power in Iraq, thus prevent the Iran-Iraq War and both Gulf Wars•Prevent half a century’s worth of conspiracy theories that sprung up in the wake of the JFK assassination•Accelerate the invention of the printing press by 1,500 years by stopping the Bronze Age CollapseHope you enjoy this talk with James Early from Key Battles of American History, Josh Cohen from Eyewitness History, Steve Guerra from History of the Papacy and Beyond the Big Screen, Richard Lim from This American President, and Scott Rank from History Unplugged.I want to thank Scott Rank of the History Unplugged, James Early of the Key Battles of American History Podcast, Josh Cohen of the Eyewitness History Podcast and Richard Lim of This American President for all coming together for another great Parthenon Network round up episode on what event would we delete from history. In previous round up collaborations, we’ve killed historical characters, we’ve saved historical characters, well now were are going to edit out important events from history and see what happens. Who knows? You’ll have to listen to find out!Look for more of these episodes from the Parthenon Podcast Network. To see show notes and learn more about these great podcasts, go over to Parthenon podcast dot com. If you have an idea for a Round Up episode, please send me an email or reach out on social media. You can send me an email to steve at a to z history page dot com or find me on social media platforms at A to Z history. I will talk to you soon!
Making History and Travel Accessible and The Titanic
June 20, 2022 - 57 min
Today I am joined by Pete Collman of the Past Access YouTube channel to talk about his amazing travelogues on how enjoy some of the most incredible places in Europe and beyond. Pete takes us through some of the challenges people with mobility disabilities face and how to plan for them so that everyone can enjoy the wonders of world travel. Not only will we talk about travel, but we will also talk about the Titanic!Learn More About our Guest:Pete Collman, host of Past Accesshttps://www.pastaccess.com/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 my fellow podcaster and friend Pete Collman, host of the Past Access YouTube channel and podcast. Links to learn more about Pete and Past Access can be found at https://www.pastaccess.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. More about the Parthenon Podcast Network featuring great shows like: Scott Rank’s History Unplugged Podcast can be found at Parthenonpodcast.com. You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen, how to contact me and support the show by going to our website atozhistorypage.com. I thank you for joining me again, Beyond the big Screen.
Coming Soon - Paris is a Pain
June 17, 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.
Total Recall: Memories are not Cheap
June 16, 2022 - 44 min
Today we are joined by our regular contributor Chris to talk about the 1990 sci-fi action adventure movie Total Recall starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. We will discuss the meaning of memories, plot twists and much more. We will completely wipe our memory of the remake starring Collin Farrell! 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.
The 6th Day, Cloning and a Glimpse into the Future
June 13, 2022 - 57 min
Today we are joined by our regular contributor Chris to talk about the 2000 sci-fi action adventure the 6th Day starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. We discuss the issues of human cloning, new technology disruption and what it means to be human.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: Josh Cohen’s Eyewitness History 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 - Arnold the Futurist
June 10, 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.
The Last of the Mohicans Walks the Gauntlet
June 9, 2022 - 41 min
We are joined again by brothers in podcasting Caleb and Andrew Cotter of the Iroquois Myths and Legends Podcast to talk about one of the all time greatest movies, Last of the Mohicans. We really dive into specifics of the real history behind this great movie and work of literature. The time of the French and Indian War in North America saw great empires and alliances fall and new ones form.Learn More About our Guest:Caleb and Andrew Cotter, hosts of Iroquois History and Legends Podcasthttps://www.longhousepodcast.com/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:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104691/mediaviewer/rm3303810048/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-last-of-the-mohicans-1992Begin 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 good friends, Caleb and Andrew Cotter hosts of the Iroquois History and Legends podcast. Links to learn more about The Cotter Brothers and their podcast can be found at https://www.longhousepodcast.com/ or in the Show Notes. Today’s episode is a continuation of the last episode. You can enjoy each episode separately, but they go well together!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. More about the Parthenon Podcast Network featuring great shows like: Scott Rank’s History Unplugged podcast can be found at Parthenonpodcast.com. You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen, how to contact me and support the show by going to our website atozhistorypage.com. I thank you for joining me again, Beyond the big Screen.
The Last of the Mohicans or Not Quite the Last
June 6, 2022 - 44 min
I am really happy to be joined by old friends, Caleb and Andrew of the Iroquois History and Legends Podcast to talk about the real story behind the book and film, The Last of the Mohicans. We do a deep dive into the history of Native Americans, New York history and the incredible amount of change that happened in this area of North American.Learn More About our Guest:Caleb and Andrew Cotter, hosts of Iroquois History and Legends Podcasthttps://www.longhousepodcast.com/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:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104691/mediaviewer/rm3303810048/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-last-of-the-mohicans-1992Begin 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 good friends, Caleb and Andrew Cotter hosts of the Iroquois History and Legends podcast. Links to learn more about The Cotter Brothers and their podcast can be found at https://www.longhousepodcast.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. More about the Parthenon Podcast Network featuring great shows like: Josh Cohen’s Eyewitness History podcast can be found at Parthenonpodcast.com. You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen, how to contact me and support the show by going to our website atozhistorypage.com. I thank you for joining me again, Beyond the big Screen.
Coming Soon - Wampum and War
June 3, 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/
Its All About Nicolas Cage
June 2, 2022 - 47 min
Nicolas Cage cannot be contained to a top 10. Chris tries to convince me, a certified Nicolas Cage hater that Nicolas Cage has reinvented modern film. We will find out if Chris has turned me into a Cage fanatic or if I hold my ground on Cage’s cringyness. Learn More About our Guest: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 our regular contributor Chris. He has his work cut out for him today to turn me into a Nicolas Cage fanatic. 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. More about the Parthenon Podcast Network featuring great shows like: James Early’s Key Battles of American History can be found at Parthenonpodcast.com. You can learn more about Beyond the Big Screen, how to contact me and support those show by going to our website atozhistorypage.com. I thank you for joining me again, Beyond the big Screen.