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NEON: The Real History Behind Popular Culture
Laluma
52 episodes
9 months ago
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successful video games – Assassins Creed, God of War, and Fortnite – are steeped in history.NEON has already uncovered historical references in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Black Panther, Star Wars, Game of Thrones, The Greatest Showman and the musical, Hamilton.Presented by Jem DuducuProduced by Dan Morelle

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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successful video games – Assassins Creed, God of War, and Fortnite – are steeped in history.NEON has already uncovered historical references in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Black Panther, Star Wars, Game of Thrones, The Greatest Showman and the musical, Hamilton.Presented by Jem DuducuProduced by Dan Morelle

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Episodes (20/52)
NEON: The Real History Behind Popular Culture
#49 - Avengers: Endgame (2019) & Contagion (2011)

Written & Presented by Jem Duducu

Producer: Dan Morelle


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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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Go ad free AND get early access to full episodes, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/NEONpodcast



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5 years ago
39 minutes 11 seconds

NEON: The Real History Behind Popular Culture
#48 - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

Written & Presented by Jem Duducu

Producer: Dan Morelle


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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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Go ad free AND get early access to full episodes, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/NEONpodcast



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5 years ago
39 minutes 13 seconds

NEON: The Real History Behind Popular Culture
#47 - Saving Private Ryan
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6 years ago
40 minutes 39 seconds

NEON: The Real History Behind Popular Culture
#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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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


Go ad free AND get early access to full episodes, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/NEONpodcast



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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6 years ago
33 minutes 41 seconds

NEON: The Real History Behind Popular Culture
#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


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


Go ad free AND get early access to full episodes, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/NEONpodcast



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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6 years ago
39 minutes 34 seconds

NEON: The Real History Behind Popular Culture
#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

Be awesome, support us on Patreon


Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and follow us on Twitter



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6 years ago
40 minutes

NEON: The Real History Behind Popular Culture
#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


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


Go ad free AND get early access to full episodes, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/NEONpodcast



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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6 years ago
19 minutes 45 seconds

NEON: The Real History Behind Popular Culture
#43 - Braveheart: Is it history or is it legend? (Part 1)

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


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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


Go ad free AND get early access to full episodes, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/NEONpodcast



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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6 years ago
18 minutes 33 seconds

NEON: The Real History Behind Popular Culture
#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


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


Go ad free AND get early access to full episodes, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/NEONpodcast



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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6 years ago
20 minutes 23 seconds

NEON: The Real History Behind Popular Culture
#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


Go ad free, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/NEONpodcast



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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6 years ago
19 minutes 43 seconds

NEON: The Real History Behind Popular Culture
#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


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


Go ad free, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/NEONpodcast



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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6 years ago
26 minutes 12 seconds

NEON: The Real History Behind Popular Culture
#39 - American Gods: Ancient Slavic Curses, Hinduism, and Vikings (Part 1)

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 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


Go ad free, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/NEONpodcast



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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6 years ago
19 minutes 51 seconds

NEON: The Real History Behind Popular Culture
#38 - Game of Thrones: Examples From History That Jon Snow Could Learn From (Part 2)

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 Duducu

Producer: Dan Morelle


Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes 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


Go ad free, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/NEONpodcast



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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6 years ago
25 minutes 54 seconds

NEON: The Real History Behind Popular Culture
#37 - Game of Thrones: Examples From History That Jon Snow Could Learn From (Part 1)

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 Duducu

Producer: Dan Morelle

Music: Chemical Brothers - Lost In The K Hole


Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes 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


Go ad free, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/NEONpodcast



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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6 years ago
19 minutes 22 seconds

NEON: The Real History Behind Popular Culture
#36 - Avengers Endgame: How You Think About Thor Every Week

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 iTunes 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


Go ad free, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/NEONpodcast



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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6 years ago
39 minutes 17 seconds

NEON: The Real History Behind Popular Culture
#35 - Bonnie & Clyde: How pop culture distorts history and lasts longer than the events they describe



Producer: Dan Morelle

Music: Tom Rogerson, Brian Eno - Motion in Field

Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and follow us on Twitter


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Instagram: https://instagram.com/NEONpodcast

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NEONpodcast 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JemDuducu 

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


Go ad free, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/NEONpodcast



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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6 years ago
44 minutes 58 seconds

NEON: The Real History Behind Popular Culture
#34 - The Movie Poster: One man’s remarkable career and when posters were used in history

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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Instagram: https://instagram.com/NEONpodcast

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NEONpodcast 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JemDuducu 

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


Go ad free, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/NEONpodcast



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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6 years ago
37 minutes 4 seconds

NEON: The Real History Behind Popular Culture
#33 - Alien: The dawn of cinema, real parasites that will give you nightmares, and Nazi uniforms

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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Instagram: https://instagram.com/NEONpodcast

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NEONpodcast 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JemDuducu 

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


Go ad free, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/NEONpodcast



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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6 years ago
44 minutes 11 seconds

NEON: The Real History Behind Popular Culture
#32 - Echoes: The history of writing and printing starting in Egypt and ending with Jem’s new book

Jem discusses how humans have stored and consumed information over the millennia.


Order Jem's new book, Echoes here.


Producer: Dan Morelle


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Instagram: https://instagram.com/NEONpodcast

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NEONpodcast 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JemDuducu 

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


patreon.com/NEONpodcast


Curly Hooligan

David Robertson

Greg Chapman

Katie Douglass 

Luna Pixie

Therese Prieur



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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6 years ago
51 minutes 25 seconds

NEON: The Real History Behind Popular Culture
#31 - They Shall Not Grow Old: A revolutionary documentary

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.

Show more...
6 years ago
42 minutes 44 seconds

NEON: The Real History Behind Popular Culture
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 DuducuProduced by Dan Morelle

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.