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Moving Histories

Moving Histories

Written by: John Trafton Kim Nelson and Robert Burgoyne
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Join film professors Kim Nelson, Robert Burgoyne, and John Trafton as they explore the films that connect us with the past.

Edited by Nick Hector, BFE CCE

Music by Nine Inch Nails Ghosts I-IV, Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license

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Episodes
  • Nouvelle Vague

    Nouvelle Vague
    Jan 14 2026

    Listen as we explore Richard Linklater's latest film about the making of Jean-Luc Godard's radical masterpiece Breathless.

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    1 hr
  • Hamnet

    Hamnet
    Dec 24 2025

    We end 2025 with a discussion on Chloe Zhao’s new film Hamnet, an adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s historical fiction novel.

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    59 mins
  • Ken Burns: The American Revolution

    Ken Burns: The American Revolution
    Dec 17 2025

    In this episode, we discuss Ken Burns’s recent PBS documentary The American Revolution. Listen as Robert, Kim, and John talk about the rich complexity the film adds to the history and how Burns brings in new voices that challenge the traditional understanding of America’s founding.



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    1 hr and 8 mins
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