“Historical Drama with the Boston Sisters” a podcast where we talk about historical drama series, biopics, and films -— stories that give us a window to the past, and a mirror of the present. Co-hosted by Michon Boston and Taquiena Boston, real-life sisters who binge on historical drama.
SELMA - Battleground for Voting Rights (Ep. 86)
Selma (2014) · Mar 10, 2026
GLORY - Black Soldiers Fighting for Freedom in the American Civil War (Ep. 85)
Glory (1989) · Feb 26, 2026
HARRIET: Traveling the Path of the Underground Railroad (Ep. 84)
Harriet (2019) · Feb 10, 2026
LINCOLN: The Moral Center in the Politics of the 13th Amendment (Ep. 83)
Lincoln (2012) · Jan 27, 2026
JANE AUSTEN ADAPTED: Making Historical Sense and Cultural Sensibility (Ep. 82)
Sense and Sensibility (1995) · Dec 9, 2025
NUREMBERG: A WWII Psychiatrist Finds Fascism's Long-Running Thread (Ep. 79)
Nuremberg (2025) · Nov 11, 2025
"You Get History" - August Wilson's American Century Cycle (Ep. 78)
Fences (2016) · Oct 28, 2025
"You Get History" - August Wilson's American Century Cycle (Ep. 78)
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) · Oct 28, 2025
Class Divides, Revenge Justice, Paris and more: MASTERPIECE Season Preview (Ep. 76)
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) · Sep 30, 2025
Designing a Fashion Narrative for DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE (Ep. 75)
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) · Sep 16, 2025
NISEI: Japanese Americans Torn Between Country and Family During WWII (Ep. 72)
Nisei (2023) · May 13, 2025
BLITZ - Challenging Perceptions of Time, Place, Race and Identity (Ep. 68)
Blitz (2024) · Mar 11, 2025
BOYCOTT (2001) - From the Watchlist (Ep. 67)
Boycott (2001) · Feb 25, 2025
THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT - Hidden Figures of WWII (Ep. 66)
The Six Triple Eight (2024) · Feb 11, 2025
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN: The Artist As Historical Witness (Ep. 65)
A Complete Unknown (2024) · Jan 28, 2025
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN - Bob Dylan Beyond the Lyrics and The Making of a Poet (Ep. 64)
A Complete Unknown (2024) · Jan 14, 2025
Finding Home in FRYBREADFACE AND ME with Filmmaker Billy Luther (Ep. 61)
Frybread Face and Me (2023) · Nov 12, 2024
A Monumental Time for SHIRLEY (Ep. 59)
Shirley (2024) · Oct 8, 2024
BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE Director Reinaldo Marcus Green (Ep. 51)
Bob Marley: One Love (2024) · Apr 13, 2024
THE GREAT GATSBY (1974) at 50 (Ep. 50)
The Great Gatsby (1974) · Apr 13, 2024
Charles H. Red Corn's Novel Elevates Osage Culture in KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Ep. 48)
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) · Feb 27, 2024
RUSTIN: Unveiling Untold Stories, Reclaiming Hidden History (Ep. 47)
Rustin (2023) · Feb 13, 2024
Costumes That Bring History to Life (Ep. 46)
The Gilded Age (2018) · Jan 9, 2024
THE WAY WE WERE - Romance & Politics 50 Years Later (Ep. 40)
The Way We Were (1973) · Oct 10, 2023
OPPENHEIMER: Paradox of a "Humanist Scientist" (Ep. 39)
Oppenheimer (2023) · Sep 26, 2023
CHEVALIER (Ep. 36)
Chevalier (2023) · Jun 13, 2023
THE HEAD OF JOAQUÍN MURRIETA -- How The West Was Lost (Ep. 34)
The Head of Joaquin Murrieta · May 9, 2023
Beale Street Roots in "ELVIS" (Ep. 29)
Elvis (2022) · Feb 28, 2023
"BELLE" by Request (Ep. 25)
Belle (2013) · Dec 27, 2022
Searching for Healing in THE WOMAN KING (Ep. 21)
The Woman King (2022) · Oct 11, 2022
Chosen Family in A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (Ep. 20)
A League of Their Own (1992) · Sep 27, 2022
When Couture Goes Global - inspired by MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS (Ep. 19)
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022) · Sep 13, 2022
BONUS Episode | BRIDESHEAD [RE] REVISITED 40th Anniversary
Brideshead Revisited (2008) · Jul 26, 2022
ENDEAVOUR's Hidden Grief (Ep. 18)
Endeavour (2011) · Jul 12, 2022
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS: Mystery's Moral Compass (Ep. 16)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974) · Jun 14, 2022
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS: Mystery's Moral Compass (Ep. 16)
Murder on the Orient Express (2001) · Jun 14, 2022
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS: Mystery's Moral Compass (Ep. 16)
Murder on the Orient Express (2017) · Jun 14, 2022
What We Love About JULIA (Ep. 12)
Julia (2022) · Apr 12, 2022
Women & Power in THE GILDED AGE (Special Edition - part 2)
The Gilded Age (2018) · Apr 6, 2022
BONUS "The Godfather" at 50: "Take the Cannoli" with Eater DC
The Godfather (1972) · Mar 8, 2022
"The Godfather" at 50 and Real-Life Mob Stories from Investigative Journalist Dan Moldea (Ep. 10)
The Godfather (1972) · Mar 8, 2022
Chickasaw Nation Productions Telling First American Stories (Ep. 9)
Te Ata (2017) · Feb 22, 2022
JULIE DASH: Women of the Movement and Other Untold Stories (Ep. 8)
Daughters of the Dust (1991) · Feb 8, 2022
Mary Poppins, the Disruptor (Ep. 6)
Mary Poppins (1964) · Jan 11, 2022
Moving Beyond WEST SIDE STORY (Ep. 5)
West Side Story (2021) · Dec 28, 2021
A Charles Dickens CHRISTMAS CAROL Reinvented (Ep. 4)
A Christmas Carol (2009) · Dec 14, 2021
"Passing" (Ep. 2)
Passing (2021) · Nov 30, 2021