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Movies We Dig The podcast about films, Antiquity, and everything in-between!

(And we mean everything!)
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Each episode, hosts and scholars Colin, Elijah, and Christie break down media about ancient Greece, Rome or the wider ancient world.

27/08/2025

Another "Archaeology on Film" media we covered this season was The Pyramid (2014). Joined by Dr. Briana Jackson (), we discussed some of the best known tropes for archaeology films, including the ability to translate ancient texts on the spot. What are some of you favorite archaeology tropes in popular media? Let us know in the comments!

This episode is now available at movieswedig.com or wherever you like to get your podcasts! Please follow and rate the podcast to help show your support!

You can learn more about Briana at her website brianajackson.com. Also check out some of her own archaeology content on her YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/.

26/08/2025

As we get close to wrapping Season 5 of Movies We Dig, we're looking back at some of our favorite discussions of Archaeology on Film. (That and we fell behind on producing audiograms for our episodes. Oops!) For the Lost City of Z we were joined by the excellent , a staunch advocate for . You can find the episode at movieswedig.com or wherever you like to listen to podcasts!

23/08/2025

Dust off your linguistic skills and join us as we decipher the myriad of meanings presented in the science fiction drama, Arrival. What on the surface appears to be a conflict between humans and extraterrestrials, in reality, is the longstanding rivalry between Humanities and STEM. With the help of our special guest Dr. Deb Trusty (), we discuss the similarities and differences between the film and Ted Chiang's original short story titled "Story of Your Life". As a nice change of pace, the film's aliens put a lot of faith in humanity's ability to come together and problem-solve. Yet after seeing how humans handled a worldwide pandemic and the rise of AI Mecha-Hit***, we find that trust might be a bit misplaced. But hey, we can all agree that Bob Ross was a pretty awesome dude.

If you would like check out more of Deb's takes on fringe reception of Classics and mythology in videogames and board games, be sure to check out her Twitch channel at www.twitch.tv/doctordebitage.

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25/07/2025

Get your divining rods and apotropaic ph**li and get ready for some dark magical realism. We excavate Alice Rohrwacher's 2023 film about a British archaeologist-turned-tombarolo, La chimera. This film has everything: Etruscan tombs, musical interludes, Isabella Rossellini, ghosts and more! We really dug this film and the way it unpacks the complicated relationship between past and present, living and dead, wealth and poverty, plus Italian nonna's favoritism towards their granddaughter's ex-boyfriends.

As always, if you like what you hear, please be sure to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! Stay up-to-date on all the Movies We Dig news by visiting movieswedig.com or checking out our at https://linktr.ee/movieswedig.

18/07/2025

It's summertime! You know what that means? Time to head to the beach with a historical, smutty romance book! And boy do we have a recommendation for you! In this episode we are joined by romance novelist and fellow historical podcaster (), Jenny Williamson (), to discuss her debut book Enemy of My Dreams. We discuss everything from the historical figures that inspired the story, the importance of Romance as a genre, and the texting style of each of our favorite characters. No major spoilers, but we do encourage you to read Jenny's book ASAP because the sequel was just recently announced!

Listen now at movieswedig.com or wherever you like to listen!

If you want to learn even more about Alaric and the Gothic people, be sure to check out Jenny and Genn's podcast Ancient History Fangirl at ancienthistoryfangirl.com, where you can also find links for their other written works mentioned at the end of the show. And if you are already excited for the sequel to Enemy of My Dreams, you can now preorder Game of Thieves here: https://linktr.ee/jennywilliamson.

As always, if you like what you hear, please be sure to rate, review, and subscribe to the show! Stay up-to-date on all the Movies We Dig news by visiting https://linktr.ee/movieswedig.

13/06/2025

It wouldn't be a series finale episode if we didn't go out with a bang! Joined by the creators of Blood of Zeus, Charley and Vlas Parlapanides, as well as the voice actors for the series' leads of Heron (Derek Phillips) and Seraphim (Elias Toufexis), we delve into the creative process of producing one of our favorite modern retellings of Greek myth. Though our heroic brothers may be at odds in the show, the camaraderie of the writers and performers is evident as we discuss the importance of storytelling in our modern era.

Listen now at movieswedig.com or wherever you get your podcasts. And if you like what you hear, please be sure to rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast!

Please be sure to support the show Blood of Zeus by watching and liking the show on Netflix along with following the show on social media (). Likewise, learn about other projects Derek () and Elias () are involved with by following their socials. Special thanks once again to Zoé Elise Thomas for stepping in as host for this episode. You can find Zoé () on Bluesky under the handle .bsky.social.‬

06/06/2025

It wouldn't be a Blood of Zeus episode if we didn't bring back the reigning champ and monster 'enthusiast' Zoé Thomas ()! We break down our reactions to the third and final season of Netflix's animated myth-fest, Blood of Zeus, created by Charley and Vlas Parlapanides. Highs, lows and Bacchic hallucinations, we've got a lot to say about this one, so grab your lightning bolts, hop on your flying chariot and join the sparagmos.

Listen now at movieswedig.com or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you like what you hear, please be sure to rate, review, and subscribe.

09/05/2025

We continue our suite of host-picks that have nothing to do with the central premise of our show with Colin's random movie pick: Dean Parisot's 1999 addition to the Star Trek canon: Galaxy Quest. This time, we're the Thermians taking a piece of media at face value with no appreciation for context, irony or the dramatic arts. Or are we Saris? Either way, listen as we find a way to turn this late 20th century satirical sci-fi action into a reflection of anthropology and the transmission of culture, as well as meditate on the state of nerd culture, fictional space aliens and the fear of being a cringy millenial.

Listen now here: https://shows.acast.com/movies-we-dig/episodes/galaxy-quest-1999 or wherever you get your podcasts. And please be sure to rate, review, and subscribe if you like what you hear!

25/04/2025

Did the Predator aliens invent toxic masculinity? Are billionaire's secretly chill dudes? Would this be Freud's all-time favorite movie? Yes.

We take a (slight) detour from our usual survey grounds to talk about our first personal pick (thank you, Elijah): Alien vs. Predator (2004), aka The Predator Industrial Complex. Join us for a review of this classic tale of human explorers finding themselves caught in a centuries-long struggle betwixt newly born larvae and a teen coming-of-age party. It's got archaeology, some form feminism(?), and whole heaps of blood. 2004 called and said, "this movie's E###TREME!"

Listen now at movieswedig.com or wherever you get your podcasts. If you like what you hear, please be sure to rate, review, and follow the podcast.

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