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In this week's episode of the Historian's Movie Review I look at the 1990 movie The Long Walk Home starring Whoopie Goldberg and Sissy Spacek.

Topics discussed include the Montgomery Bus Boycotts, Martin Luther King Jr., and the true story about Rosa Parks.

NSFW - use of racially insensitive language in the film.

Correction - The Montgomery Boycott lasted from December 1, 1955 - December 20, 1956

Notes

IMDB - The Long Walk Home

Intro, Outro, and Intersicial Music:

The Friendly Four, "Where is Freedom," in Black Gospel Resoration Project, Baylor University

King Jr., Dr. Martin Luther “The Violence in Desperate Men,” in The Radical King: Martin Luther King Jr. Cornel West, Ed.

Theoharis, Jeanne, The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks

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In this week's episode of the Historian's Movie Review I look at two classic Marx Brothers films - Duck Soup and Horse Feathers. Topics discussed include The Great Depression, Prohibition, and FDR.

Notes:

Horse Feathers on IMDB

Duck Soup on IMDB

Duck Soup, Hat Scene

Duck Soup, Mirror Scene

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Podcast Shout-Outs

Reel View Podcast

Forrest Shaw Benefit Website

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Continuing my unintentional Cold War series I look at Dr. Strangelove. Topics include how to remove Fidel Castro's beard, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and vital bodily fluids.

Thanks to Reddit user c_mad788 for the episode idea!

Notes

IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057012/

Kennedy Cuban Missile Crisis Speech - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgdUgzAWcrw

Intro, Outro, Interstitial music - "Devil on my Shoulder," The Underscore Orkestra

Poster Image  - http://www.haime-butler.com/shop/dr_strangelove_poster.php

Podcast Shout-Out - The Once and Future Nerd - http://onceandfuturenerd.com/

I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who has downloaded, commented on, shared, and posted about the podcast.

The Historian's Movie Review is only in its third month, but so far the response and support has been tremendous!

If you have suggestions for movies or TV shows I should look at please drop me a line at histmoviereview@gmail.com or @histmovie on twitter.

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- Nate

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In this episode I pay tribute to Mr. Spock -- Leonard Nimoy, and look at the Star Trek Original Series episode "The Omega Glory." Topics discussed include Cold War symbolism in the Star Trek universe.

Warning: This episode contains spoilers

Podcast Shout-Out

Cited Podcast -- http://citedpodcast.com/superpredator/

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The Oscars are this week! So, I talk about the 2005 Oscar nominated film Good Night and Good Luck. Topics covered include Communism, the Red Scare, and the integrity of the modern news media.

I also have a new segment helping to promote two of my new favorite podcasts!

Show Notes:

IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433383/

Books Used:

Reds: McCarthyism in Twentieth-Century America, Ted Morgan - 

http://www.amazon.com/Reds-McCarthyism-Twentieth-Century-Ted-Morgan/dp/081297302X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1424452598&sr=1-1&keywords=Red%3A+Communism+in+the+20th+Century

Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism, Bob Edwards - 

http://www.amazon.com/Edward-Broadcast-Journalism-Turning-History/dp/0471477532

Intro, Outro, Interstitial Music - "Barbara," US Army Jazz Band - 

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/US_Army_Blues/Live_At_Blues_Alley/0_-_09_-_The_US_Army_Blues_-_Barbara

Podcast Shout-Outs:

The Curmudgeon Cafe - 

http://www.curmudgeoncafe.net/

Now Playing Podcast - 

http://www.nowplayingpodcast.com/

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