I hear tell the man himself is trending, so I thought I’d share the two big pieces I’ve written on Michael Myers and Carpenter’s Halloween again, free to all. www.patreon.com/posts/41431130

Happy Halloween! What's your favorite scary movie? Ours is Scream 2! Joined by special guests and professional Scream-heads Lizzy Adams and TJ Bolt, we breakdown the metatextual masterpiece that is the Scream franchise. Listen now at movieswedig.com or wherever you like to listen to podcasts!

Another great guest contributor this week! Alyssa Velazquez crafts a fantastic piece about which women are allowed to be mothers in horror. If you need some spooky season feminism, we got you cover at The Film Maven. thefilmmaven.com/the-witcher-...

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“Fuck AI” — Guillermo del Toro 🎥 Vanity Fair

What "archaeology" film set Colin off? To find out, check out our latest episode at movieswedig.com or wherever you like to listen. For our Wrap-Up episode, we reflect on our season surveying archaeology in film. Check out our official tier rankings of every archaeology film (that we've covered).

The Memory Collective is preparing to celebrate International Podcast Day via livestream, which starts tomorrow Sept. 27th at 12 PM Eastern at YouTube.com/@MoviesWeDig If you want to help support the Memory Collective by purchasing some tickets, visit: raffall.com/396456/enter...

Grab your trowels, apply your sunscreen and get ready to get down and dirty as we chat with author Kate Myers about her smash-hit novel Excavations! Listen now at movieswedig.com! The original book cover art used in this promo was created by Stephen Brayda.

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Check out all the cool stuff coming up on #HoFCast! *The End of History with @feral-historian.bsky.social! *Public media with @joshshepperd.bsky.social! *A deep dive on 90s Nickelodeon with @chrisxmorgan.bsky.social! *Monty Python with @cypheractive.bsky.social! *Charles Band! *Zombies! AND MORE!!

HADES II v1.0 is coming September 25!🌒 Battle beyond the Underworld in our launch trailer.🏔️ Play in blazing-fast 120fps in TV Mode on Nintendo Switch 2, or 60fps on Nintendo Switch (w/ free upgrade to Switch 2). Transfer PC progress from Steam/Epic w/ Cross Saves. www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8lJ...

If you ever had a question about the ancient Mediterranean world, this is the place to ask! You'll get to hear input from various scholars & creators who have dedicated their lives to teaching about the past in a manner that is accurate, accessible, and inclusive. forms.gle/bdRi11wXzygd...

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The Memory Collective is excited to announce our plans for a huge livestream event to celebrate International Podcast Day! @mythsbaby.bsky.social @ancienthistoryfan.bsky.social @partialhistorians.bsky.social @theozymandiasp1.bsky.social @emmapauly.bsky.social @movieswedig.bsky.social

Part heist, part treasure hunt, and part historical conspiracy, this film works hard to make the US's settler colonialism past seem a lot cooler than it actually is. We talk ships (nautical and romantic), the monetary value of world heritage, and the eccentric nature of Nicolas Cage's acting career.

Haven’t give this a listen yet but I’m a big @baladria.bsky.social fan & you better believe I snapped up a deck of her ancient Egyptian-inspired OFMD tarot cards!

Another film we covered this season was The Pyramid (2014). Joined by Dr. Briana Jackson @baladria.bsky.social, we discussed some of the best known tropes for archaeology films, including the ability to translate ancient texts on the spot. What other ones can you think of? Episode now available!

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. For the Lost City of Z we were joined by the excellent @flintdibble.bsky.social. You can find the episode at movieswedig.com or wherever you like to listen!

In an unexpected discovery, archeologists in northern Peru unearthed a unique mural with “previously unknown decorative techniques and symbolic imagery.”

Dust off your linguistic skills and join us as we discuss the science fiction drama, Arrival. 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. Listen now at movieswedig.com or wherever you listen!

First posters for Guillermo del Toro’s ‘FRANKENSTEIN’ Releasing November 7 on Netflix.

I reviewed SUPERMAN, a movie as fun as it is earnest, a sincere and heartfelt invocation of everything we know to be right, and a righteous fist to the jaw of all the craven evil running unchecked through our world. I loved it. www.patreon.com/posts/136561...

We clearly had lots of thoughts as this is one of our longest (and most swear-ridden) episodes ever. Joined by super special guest Genn McMenemy (@gennmcmenemy.bsky.social), we excavate the layers and layers of volcanic ash that is Pompeii. Listen now at shows.acast.com/movies-we-di...!

We have a real fun episode coming out tomorrow! Be sure to check it out at movieswedig.com or wherever you get your podcasts! #Pompeii

Thanks Tommy! We had a lot of fun watching and discussing La Chimera! If you have not seen it yet, we highly recommend giving it a watch. It's currently available on Hulu and Disney+.

Hercules was actually Indian confirmed

Get your divining rods and apotropaic phalli 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!

🧿 You Are Odysseus 👁️ - proof copy is here! Don’t let her size put you off - she’s interactive, baby! You choose the sections you read - or just dip in now and again… and again… More info and a peek inside: laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/2025/07/22/y...

It's summertime! You know what that means? Time to head to the beach with a historical, smutty romance book! In this episode we are joined by romance novelist and fellow historical podcaster, Jenny Williamson (@jennywilliamson.bsky.social) , to discuss her debut book Enemy of My Dreams!

🤦🏼‍♀️ 🤦‍♂️ 🤦🏼‍♀️ I guess name him Hades and call it a day.

Feels like a good day to go see a movie... #Superman

As part of our season looking at archaeology in film, we figured it'd be fun to delve into our own history to re-air the very first episode with all three members of the MWD Crew. And it just happens to cover Netflix's The Dig. Find it at movieswedig.com or other music streaming sites.

Folds: If we’ve been told our whole lives that we can’t spend money on the arts because they’re not important—then why was taking over the Kennedy Center and the arts the first thing they did? It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.

Hmm, what could be the reason for a show about a slave revolt during the fracturing of the Roman Republic to become wildly popular once again? I wonder...

Indiana Jones will be played by a rotating cast of three adjuncts who answer to two different associate deans

I hope there's a course correction, but it's incredibly plausible that Hollywood's desire to not offend reactionaries ends up costing us 20-ish years of more diverse stories, roughly akin to the comparative drought of POC and queer stories in the '80s and '90s when compared to the '70s.

Nolan leading into the non-Homeric tradition of Sisphyus as Odysseus' father and toying with the hubris theme or marketing that didn't do the homework.....

Last project we want to highlight is Penelope of Sparta by Fortiche, the same production company that worked on Arcane. No dates yet, but we're excited to hear more!

And in more fun(?) updates, we have a new poster and release date (July 17, 2026) for Nolan's Odyssey. Get hyped for another reception battle with @apistone.bsky.social @sentantiq.bsky.social and @joegoodkin.bsky.social!

More news on House of Ashur. Are we excited to watch? Eh. Are we excited to discuss it with all our podcast friends? You bet! @ancienthistoryfan.bsky.social @mythsbaby.bsky.social @belovedofoizys.bsky.social @drchristinah.bsky.social

For all those who like to read their Greek myths in comic form, this one's for you! While you may love it or hate it, it is undeniable that Rachel Smythe's Lore Olympus embraces and modernizes the heavy topics presented to us in myths, making it a compelling piece of modern reception.

People are pointing out that most of the authors in this article using AI are not academics, they are basically journalists who write popular history. Those folks have always stolen shamelessly from professional historians. But this is much worse

Old news but it still makes our day! Finally, some archaeology media that might actually show what it's like to work on an excavation!

New episode alert! 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.

After five years, this animated Greek myth retelling comes to a glorious end! It wouldn't be a Blood of Zeus episode if we didn't bring back the reigning champ and monster 'enthusiast' Zoé Thomas @archaeadne.bsky.social! Listen now at movieswedig.com or wherever you get your podcasts!

How timely! Sir Ian McKellan is awesome and we highly approve!

Yesss! We didn’t time this, but here listen to the Partial Historians episode with Jane Draycott TODAY so that you’re ready for my episode with her TOMORROW! So! Much! Fulvia! Give me all the ancient women all the time!

"All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players." That's right! We trade in one mysterious bard for another as we tackle Christie's pick for a favorite film, She's The Man. Listen now at movieswedig.com or wherever you get your podcasts! Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe!

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. Listen now here: shows.acast.com/movies-we-di... or wherever you get your podcasts.

Thank you so much to everyone that helped make this special #Takeover episode covering #Epic The Musical possible! @mythsbaby.bsky.social took a big chance on the premise and @joegoodkin.bsky.social and @sentantiq.bsky.social were the perfect duo to discuss this modern retelling!