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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), with David S. Anderson

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), with David S. Anderson

FromMovies We Dig: The Ancient World on Film


Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), with David S. Anderson

FromMovies We Dig: The Ancient World on Film

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Length:
77 minutes
Released:
May 25, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We continue our excavation of the Indiana Jones franchise with its fourth (but not final) installment. Joining us is Mesoamerican archaeologist and expert in (combating) pseudo-archaeology, David S. Anderson. We dig into adapting Indiana Jones to the modern age, the troubling history of pseudo-science plaguing archaeology and where we think this franchise could and should go. The fifth film is currently in the works...
Released:
May 25, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (84)

Is it a movie podcast? Is it a history podcast? Is it an unholy union of the two? Short answer: yes! Each episode, hosts Colin MacCormack, Elijah Fleming and Christie Vogler break down a new movie about Greece, Rome or the wider ancient world and what works (or doesn’t work) about them. But this isn’t a podcast for nitpicking historical inaccuracies. Rather, it’s a chance to get hot takes on Hollywood films from professional nerds/academics and take a closer look at the relation between our movies and our pasts.