Rome (2005), part 2; with Alexandra Sills
We’re back to discuss the rise and fall of prestige television and Julius Caesar, now in one neat stab-able package. This episode
Podcast: Movies We Dig: The Podcast About Film, Antiquity & Everything in Between
Rome (2005), part I
Gird your togas, it’s time for part one of our much-anticipated look back at HBO’s 2005 prestige drama series, Rome. A big
Season 4 Promo
We’re coming back! We debut our plans for upcoming episodes featuring Rome in Television (HBO’s Rome, I Claudius, Domina, Thermae Romae Novae)
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), with Fiona Radford & Peta Greenfield
How does an empire fall, from within or without, and would it make a good movie? Those are just some of the
Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans (2019), with Emma Coffey
It’s British edu-tainment at its finest? Opinions, like empires, are divided over this movie, a raunchy comedy adapted from of a popular
Extremely Strained and Incredibly Forced: Altered Carbon (2018), with Jeremy Swist
Upload your stacks and get ready to get spun back up because we’re taking on the labors of Netflix’s cyberpunk action noir
Titus (1999), with Pramit Chaudhuri
This might be perhaps the wildest piece of classical reception we’ve covered to date, at least if we’re going by number of
The Warriors (1979), with Joel Christensen and Tim Gerolami
That’s right all you hard boppers, we’re back with a new episode on the 1979 cult classic, The Warriors. Joined by special
Extremely Strained and Incredibly Forced: The White Lotus, Season 2 (2022)
We’re back with a special, in-person episode recorded at the annual SCS/AIA meeting in New Orleans, LA. Christie pitches us on looking
Extremely Strained and Incredibly Forced: The Wire (2002-2008), with Adam Rabinowitz
We’re back to close out the year with a long awaited (and maybe the original) episode of Extremely Strained and Incredibly Forced.
Extremely Strained and Incredibly Forced: The Walking Dead (2010-2022), with Maxwell T Paule
The Reception Police are back with another take on the how Vergil’s Aeneid is secretly lurking behind all your favorite shows and
The Eternals (2021), with David S Anderson
We dig back into the MCU with return guest and (pseudo-)archaeology expert, David S Anderson to excavate The Eternals (2021). Once more
Thor: Love & Thunder (2022), with Jason Nethercut
We fly over to New Asgard and Omnipotence City to talk gods and god butchers with special guest Jason Nethercut. We dig
Extremely Strained and Incredibly Forced: Moana (2016), with Ayelet Haimson Lushkov
Dig into the firstest episode of our new special segment, Extremely Strained and Incredibly Force, where we seek out and/or create connections
The Sandman (2022), with Kira Jones
A Note to Our Listeners: In the time since we recorded and edited this episode, new and troubling information has come to
The Lost City (2022)
This is a little at of order as we actually recorded prior to the last two episodes, but hey that’s showbiz! We
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), with David S. Anderson
We continue our excavation of the Indiana Jones franchise with its fourth (but not final) installment. Joining us is Mesoamerican archaeologist and
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), with Kara Cooney and Jordan Galczynski
After much ado, we finally tackle the big question: why did it have to be snakes? Joined by Egyptologists and hosts of
The Emperor’s Club (2002)
This episode, it’s all about the three C’s of classical education: Caesar, Cicero and Cheating at trivia contests. We dig into The
Atlantis (2013), with Liv Albert
Or as we like to call it “It Should Have Been Set on Crete.” Join us with special guest from Let’s Talk
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey (2018), with Deb Trusty
Back again with yet another video game! Joined by expert archaeologist and gamer, Deb Trusty, we dig into Assassin’s Creed’s take on
Centurion (2010)
We tackle yet another late-aughts violent historical epic featuring a Roman centurion, painted barbarians and *sigh* the 9th Legion. This Gladiator-aspirant feels
The Mummy (1999), with Amy Pistone
What’s a place like me doing in a podcast like this? That’s right we’re jumping across the Mediterranean to Egypt to talk
Hadestown (2019), with Sam Lipert
Why do we build the podcast? We build the podcast to set us free! This week we shift gears into musical theater
Superbowl Commercials (2004-2022)
We’re here with a very special bonus episode on Superbowl commercials past and present. We dig into three classically themed features from