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Celluloid Chronicles: A Historical Movie Podcast

Celluloid Chronicles: A Historical Movie Podcast

Written by: Brick and Birdy
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Long-time besties, and history and film enthusiasts, Brick and Birdy bring you tantalizing facts and inaccuracy drama as they explore a new period film each episode. Listen in as they discuss, and sometimes rage, about the making of the film, the history the film is set against, and all other relevant, and maybe not so relevant, matters as they see fit. You could almost say, they’ll be in their period.

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  • Scenic Outtakes Ep.2.1: Dirty Dancing (1987)

    Scenic Outtakes Ep.2.1: Dirty Dancing (1987)
    Sep 11 2026

    Sources

    Wig scene - 4 Reasons Why the Wig Returned in the 1960s

    Three minors trapped in a mine in 1963 - possibly the Sheppton mine disaster

    Monks burning themselves in protest - possibly Thich Quang Duc

    Dogs used in Birmingham - weaponization of dogs

    Former Rockette - 1936-2000: The Radio City Rockettes in Photos

    Freedom Riding in 1963 in Mississippi

    Mount Holyoke

    Bored Housewives - Valium, and Psychiatric drugs, and Hysteria

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    35 mins
  • Episode 2.1: Dirty Dancing (1987)

    Episode 2.1: Dirty Dancing (1987)
    Aug 27 2026
    Brick and Birdy are back at it again, with a super fun episode covering Dirty Dancing! The OG. Amazingly, this wonderful movie has so much to look into regarding history and the state of the world of the early 1960s. Please join us on this wonderful ride. Sources"1960s." Wikipedia."1963." Wikipedia.Baldwin, Kristen. "The Untold Story Behind 'Hula Hana,' the Most Iconic Number in 'Dirty Dancing.'" Entertainment Weekly.Bender, Abbey. "As 'Dirty Dancing' Goes on Tour, Screenwriter Eleanor Bergstein Shares Stories Behind the Iconic Film (Exclusive)." Woman’s World."Class Discrimination." Wikipedia."Dirty Dancing Analysis: Eleanor Bergstein’s Research for 'Dirty Dancing'" (blog post quoting Abigail Jones, "The Not-So-Dirty 'Dirty Dancing' Story," The Forward)."Dirty Dancing Through the Years." Your Teen Magazine, November 22, 2013.Genzlinger, Neil. "'Dirty Dancing': Where Kellerman’s Came to Life." The New York Times, May 26, 2017."Historical Abortion Law Timeline: 1850 to Today." Planned Parenthood."History of Abortion." Wikipedia.Holson, Laura M. "The Catskills Are Back. Again. And Again." The New York Times.Kearns, Landess. "5 Reasons America Became Obsessed With Hawaii in the 1960s." HuffPost Life.LaMotte, Sandee. "These Women Ran an Underground Abortion Network in the 1960s. Here’s What They Fear Might Happen Today." CNN."Looking Back at the Mambo Craze of the 1950s." City of Glenn Heights."Mambo (Music)." Wikipedia."Medicine: Jews & Schools." TIME.Posner, Gerald. "The Dark History of American Medical Schools and Jewish Quotas."Rachel S. "The Rise and Fall of Catskills Resort Tourism… and Why It’s Back!" Medium.Rosenfeld, Jordana. "Borscht Belt: Catskills, American Jewry, Vacation, & Comedy." Encyclopaedia Britannica."The Sixties: Timeline (Text Version)." PBS.Sodano, Lauren. "Dirty Dancing in the Borscht Belt." The Strong National Museum of Play.Sperling, Andrew. "'The Free, Open Life': American Jews at Leisure." American Jewish Historical Society.Strome, Marshall. "Abortion: Welcome to the Sixties." Bioethics Today, May 6, 2022."The Summer of 1963." Detroit Under Fire: Police Violence, Crime Politics, and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Civil Rights Era, University of Michigan HistoryLabs.Vick, Andrew. "JAS Cafe Corner — The History of the Mambo Dance." JAZZ Aspen Snowmass.Vloet, Katie. "The Era of Jewish Quotas in Med Schools." Medicine at MichiganDirty Dancing - WikipediaThis Ends at Prom - Dirty DancingWhat Went Wrong - Dirty DancingDirty Dancing's costume designer revisits the film's most defining looksDirty Dancing at 35: Remembering Patrick Swayze's budget-busting shoes and the battle over 'appropriate' cutoffs for Jennifer GreyWhere Is the 'Dirty Dancing' Cast Now? A Look at the Stars Today, Decades After Baby and Johnny Fell in LoveBehind The Scenes of Dirty Dancing Movie (1987)Jennifer Grey ‘Dirty Dancing’ Behind the Scenes Secrets — 'Dirty Dancing 2' Spoilers6 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Dirty Dancing - Eleanor Bergstein InterviewMountain Lake Lodge | Mountain Resort in Blacksburg, VASend us Fan Mail
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Scenic Outtakes Ep.10: Harriet

    Scenic Outtakes Ep.10: Harriet
    May 7 2026

    Birdy is coming in quick with some extra tasty historical nuggets of goodness, discussing Harriet Tubman's Legacy, little known communities of escaped slaves, and a VERY concise history of the Underground Railroad.

    Sources

    • American Anti-Slavery Society
    • Compromise of 1850
    • 13th Amendment
    • Levi Coffin
    • William Still
    • John Brown
    • Underground Railroad - Wikipedia


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