NEON: The Real History Behind Popular Culture

NEON: The Real History Behind Popular Culture

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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 steeped in history. NEON has already uncovered historical references in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Black Panther, Star Wars, Game of Thrones, The Greatest Showman and the musical, Hamilton. Presented by Jem Duducu Produced by Dan Morelle

39 minutes 11 seconds

#49 - Avengers: Endgame (2019) & Contagion (2011)

Written & Presented by Jem Duducu
Producer: Dan Morelle

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27 March 2020, 6:48 pm
39 minutes 13 seconds

#48 - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

Written & Presented by Jem Duducu
Producer: Dan Morelle

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15 December 2019, 9:07 pm
40 minutes 39 seconds

#47 - Saving Private Ryan

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2 September 2019, 8:28 pm
33 minutes 41 seconds

#46 - NEON at the Movies: 300 with Tom Holland

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.

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NEON Patreon Supporters

Curly Hooligan
David Robertson
Greg Chapman
Katie Douglass
Luna Pixie
Therese Prieur
Fredrick Shumate

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14 June 2019, 5:32 am
39 minutes 34 seconds

#45 - Castlevania: How a video game was inspired by 15th century Ottoman history

Written & Presented by Jem Duducu
Producer: Dan Morelle
Music: Kinuyo Yamashita and Satoe Terashima - Battle of the Holy

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History Gems Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/History-Gems-405343956153479/

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NEON Patreon Supporters

Curly Hooligan
David Robertson
Greg Chapman
Katie Douglass
Luna Pixie
Therese Prieur
Fredrick Shumate

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8 June 2019, 5:13 pm
40 minutes

#17 - Love Island: A genius show that combines our need for a companion with a much darker side of humanity

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 lot of human history too and Love Island shows us this. Add to that the dark under belly of human emotion enjoying mocking those less fortunate and you find out a lot about how the show works and about your own psychology in this episode.

Written & Presented by Jem Duducu
Produced by Dan Morelle
Music: Kwabs - Wrong or Right
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2 June 2019, 6:00 am
19 minutes 45 seconds

#44 - Braveheart: Is it history or is it legend? (Part 2)

Written & Presented by Jem Duducu
Producer: Dan Morelle
Music: The Herbaliser - The Sensual Woman

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History Gems Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/History-Gems-405343956153479/

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NEON Patreon Supporters

Curly Hooligan
David Robertson
Greg Chapman
Katie Douglass
Luna Pixie
Therese Prieur
Fredrick Shumate

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24 May 2019, 6:00 am
18 minutes 33 seconds

#43 - Braveheart: Is it history or is it legend? (Part 1)

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Written & Presented by Jem Duducu
Producer: Dan Morelle
Music: The Herbaliser - The Sensual Woman

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NEON Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/NEON-Podcast-617697421894792/
History Gems Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/History-Gems-405343956153479/

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NEON Patreon Supporters

Curly Hooligan
David Robertson
Greg Chapman
Katie Douglass
Luna Pixie
Therese Prieur
Fredrick Shumate

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22 May 2019, 9:09 pm
20 minutes 23 seconds

#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)

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.

Written & Presented by Jem Duducu
Producer: Dan Morelle
Music: The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil

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NEON Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/NEON-Podcast-617697421894792/
History Gems Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/History-Gems-405343956153479/

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NEON Patreon Supporters

Curly Hooligan
David Robertson
Greg Chapman
Katie Douglass
Luna Pixie
Therese Prieur
Fredrick Shumate

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19 May 2019, 6:00 am
19 minutes 43 seconds

#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)

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.

Written & Presented by Jem Duducu
Producer: Dan Morelle
Music: Jidenna - Long Live The Chief

Subscribe to the podcast and follow us on Twitter

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Instagram: https://instagram.com/NEONpodcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NEONpodcast
NEON Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/NEON-Podcast-617697421894792/
History Gems Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/History-Gems-405343956153479/

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NEON Patreon Supporters

Curly Hooligan
David Robertson
Greg Chapman
Katie Douglass
Luna Pixie
Therese Prieur
Fredrick Shumate

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17 May 2019, 7:49 am
26 minutes 12 seconds

#40 - American Gods: Ancient Slavic Curses, Hinduism, and Vikings (Part 2)

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 Theme

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Instagram: https://instagram.com/NEONpodcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NEONpodcast
NEON Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/NEON-Podcast-617697421894792/
History Gems Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/History-Gems-405343956153479/

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NEON Patreon Supporters

Curly Hooligan
David Robertson
Greg Chapman
Katie Douglass
Luna Pixie
Therese Prieur
Fredrick Shumate

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15 May 2019, 6:00 am
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