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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 19/09/2026

Hey, if you're a @reelhistory.bsky.social listener, we've just put a poll on our Patreon where you can choose which film/show we're going to cover next! Vote now if you're a member: www.patreon.com/reelhistoryp...

a poll where all the options are currently at 0

the options are:

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Blackadder
The Da Vinci Code
The Great
The Last Kingdom
Saving Private Ryan

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 17/09/2026

Published my video about the history of knights (and A KNIGHT'S TALE) 2 years ago today! To celebrate, I updated it with a new, more youtubey thumbnail and title – check it out if you haven't already. ⚔️🛡️ #knight #history #100yearswar

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Explaining A KNIGHT'S TALE for 100 minutes

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Reel History Podcast @reelhistory.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Our bonus episode on The Odyssey is now up on Patreon! www.patreon.com/reelhistoryp... If you haven't heard our main episode sorting fiction from fiction in Nolan's the Odyssey, you can now find it on our public feed: showswhatyouknow.com/the-odyssey-...

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Footnotes & Fancies: The Odyssey | Reel History

Here is our bonus episode on The Odyssey, just for you dear patrons! We dive into topics we didn't have time for on the main feed, such as "

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Reel History Podcast @reelhistory.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Our episode on the real history behind #TheOdyssey is up now for our patrons! Will be available on our regular feed soon – and when it is, the Patrons get a bonus episode covering additional bits and pieces we couldn't fit into the main show. #ChristopherNolan #HistoryPodcast #History

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Early Access: The Odyssey | Reel History

Hello Patron Pals! Here is episode on Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, available for you early. We also have Footnotes & Fancies Patreon bon

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 06/08/2026

Another week, another thumbnail attempt! Check out my latest video if you haven't already: youtu.be/yjDHZXCMdKs Any help sharing it is much appreciated! #filmphotography #photography 📷

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Why is Film Photography Back?

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 25/07/2026

Views have flatlined for my latest video and I'm resorting to desperate measures DON'T LOOK AT ME I FEEL DIRTY www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqNf...

Screenshot of youtube thumbnail showing a dusty wedding photo, wiht the title "I found this under my floorboards – and it changed my life"

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 25/07/2026

Like many others, I fell deep into the #NirvannaTheBandTheShow rabbit hole after their movie came out, but it remains a difficult show to explain – this new trailer for the release on Hulu/Disney+ actually does a good job!

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Nirvanna the Band the Show | Trailer | Hulu

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 18/07/2026

The Uprising looks great but let's all take a moment and ponder the fact that Andrew Garfield is playing Wat "It's Called a Lance... Hello??" Tyler youtu.be/ZVkrhHebz1Q

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A Knight's Tale: It's Called a Lance, Hello!

Alt: A Knight's Tale: It's Called a Lance, Hello!

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 17/07/2026

I'm pissed off all the time and I highly recommend it.

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 08/07/2026

In cool and fun news, views have already flatlined for this doc I spent months making. I'll try cooking up some different thumbnails but – in the meantime – if you like it, please share it. 🙏 #documentary #filmmaking #filmphotography #photography

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Why is Film Photography Back?

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 30/06/2026

Tidal vows not to pay royalties for AI-generated audio! (@404media.co) But is this good news for artists or just another tactic in the war on independent musicians? Spoilers: It's the bad one. Hope you're ready for a rabbit hole thread!

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Tidal Says It Won’t Pay Royalties for AI-Generated Music

Spotify competitor Tidal built a reputation by collaborating with musicians and focusing on audio quality. How will it handle the era of AI-generated slop?

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 18/05/2026

paint me like one of your french pingos

auction website listing for a penguin-shaped camera emblazoned with the name PINGO

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 17/05/2026

My next video is about film photography (it should be out soon by the way!) and it's taking every fibre of my being to not somehow include this song 📷

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David Mitchell's Joker Song: What A Picture | Last One Laughing UK Season 2

YouTube video by Amazon Prime Video UK & IE

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 21/04/2026

Had a lovely time out shooting in the woods of #Wicklow this past weekend! Exploring the 1% original tree cover that still remains here in Ireland.

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 16/04/2026

Hey! I host this podcast! It's about history and films and you would like it!

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Joseph Fink, we're going to win @planetoffinks.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

One of the root causes of How We Ended Up Here is people inheriting ideas and institutions that are pretty new actually, and treating them as the given state of the cosmos rather than a temporary situation that they must build upon and improve

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 12/02/2026

“I no longer want to hear anybody make the comparison between generative AI in music and any of the other disruptive technologies in music. Because the fascists […] have selected their tool of wealth extraction and political coercion, and it isn’t MIDI. You feel me?” - @adamneely.bsky.social

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Suno, AI Music, and the Bad Future

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 09/02/2026

The people who say there is no ethical consumption under capitalism clearly never pirates Adobe products.

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 30/01/2026

New bop from #Kneecap with an absolutely stunning video AND the whole thing is a big fuck you to Keir Starmer, what's not to love! Just found out they've got an album out this April too, fabulous news.

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KNEECAP - LIARS TALE (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 28/01/2026

Some final thoughts on Stranger Things and some initial thoughts on A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1tP...

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stranger things........ more like boring things | SWYK 039

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 27/01/2026

"dopameme" is that anything

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 23/01/2026

Watched My Dinner With Andre for the first time and my main take-away was "oh god is this what i sound like??"

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 15/01/2026

Rewatched the Nolan #Batman trilogy and they really do go beyond the usual elite worship into true “leftism is evil” territory. I’d write a video on it but I fear “batman bad because rich” is too cold of a take for ANYONE to enjoy.

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Reel History Podcast @reelhistory.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Also available now, our episode on Gangs of New York: showswhatyouknow.com/gangs-of-new... Should pair beautifully with our new #HouseOfGuinness episode, as both deal with #IrishHistory in the 1800s on opposite sides of the Atlantic. 🇮🇪 #HistoryPodcast #GangsOfNewYork #History

The cast of "Gangs of New York" stand under the title of the film.

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 14/01/2026

Check out the latest episode of my history podcast, out now! I'm very proud of this one as it deals with a subject close to home – and I'm not JUST talking about the beer.

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 05/12/2025

Fuck #Eurovision – proud of Ireland for boycotting, ashamed of Sweden for not.

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Mark Down Text @zeromark30.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Are you a nerd? Of course you are. Do you like table top role playing games? Of course you do. Here’s a video you should check out, you massive nerd youtu.be/aUBCLpUh_ss?...

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Making a Halloween Dungeons & Dragons Zine

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 31/10/2025

Looking for a last minute Halloween adventure? My new video documents the making of a Dungeons & Dragons Halloween one shot that you can download and run completely for free! youtu.be/aUBCLpUh_ss #DungeonsAndDragons #DnD #TTRPG #zine

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Making a Halloween Dungeons & Dragons Zine

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 19/10/2025

@blindboyboatclub.bsky.social Last ocarina pause you mentioned how bad Google has gotten as a search engine, I thought you might find this interesting as it goes into the particular corporate politics and decisions that led to this: www.wheresyoured.at/the-men-who-...

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 15/10/2025

Let's be real, is there ever a CIVILIZED goose chase?

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 07/10/2025

What a fun new place for #YouTube to shove shorts! Even if you LIKE them, who the absolute fuck watches shorts on desktop? Get them out of my face.

Youtube desktop watch screen, shorts are shoved into the sidebar.

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 05/10/2025

Haven't read this one yet but whenever I come across a book like this I check if it's on archive.org and it often is! archive.org/details/what... I'll dig into this later.

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What Computers Cant Do : Hubert L. Dreyfus : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 02/10/2025

I share some thoughts on #HouseOfGuinness and #TheLowdown, as well as the Duffer brothers' move from Netflix to Paramount, on the latest episode of Shows What You Know: showswhatyouknow.com/house-of-gui... #podcast #tvpodcast

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REVIEW: House of Guinness & The Lowdown

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 01/10/2025

For those interested in behind the scenes #YouTube stuff, here you can see the bump (around day 20) that came from changing to a more legible thumbnail. CDs beat cassettes and clearly "you will own nothing" is a more popular slogan than McLuhan's old mantra. Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vjso...

Youtube analytics showing 124.5K views, and a line that starts going up dramatically after 20 days

Youtube thumbnail test showing 3 options, one with a cassette that reads "the medium is the message", one with a CD that has the same slogan, and one (the winner of the test) with a CD that says "YOU WILL OWN NOTHING"

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 01/10/2025

One month ago, I shared my kofi page for the first time and I'm incredibly touched by all the donations that have come in: ko-fi.com/awesomepedia... At the moment I can't say that I'm making a living off my creative work but reaching that stage feels much more possible now!

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Jakob Burrows's Top Supporters!

See my top supporters!

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 27/09/2025

I'm chatting about all the latest TV on the new SWYK podcast, available on your podcatcher and youtube: showswhatyouknow.com/summer-tv-ca... I made a new intro for this one! 🦇 #chiefofwar #peacemaker #wednesdayaddams

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Summer TV Catch Up | SWYK 035

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 09/09/2025

New video is doing fairly well, please give it a shot if you haven't! It's a documentary for which I went looking for vinyl records, CDs, cassettes & DVDs… but what I found was a bigger story about why we collect, what we keep, and what those objects say about us. youtu.be/VjsoukfdUUE #physicalmedia

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Why is Physical Media Back?

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 04/09/2025

If you're into #AgeofEmpires or #history or #RTS, you need to check this out, because my co-hosts are juggernauts on all three of those topics! #historypodcast

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 04/09/2025

If you're still using #Google search for some reason, note that #DuckDuckGo now has a filter to hide AI-generated images (or at least attempt to). This is something Google could easily implement, but of course they WANT to serve you endless Gemini slop.

Screenshot of DuckDuckGO image search, showing the new option to show or hide AI images.

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 31/08/2025

Why are people buying CDs again? 💿 Why are cassettes & DVDs suddenly collectible? Join me on a journey through old media, hoarding, and the fight against disposable culture: youtube.com/watch?v=Vjso... Live premiere is TODAY 8 pm Irish time! For the US that's 3 pm/noon (east/west coast)

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Why is Physical Media Back?

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 31/08/2025

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Why is Physical Media Back?

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 29/08/2025

My new documentary premieres on Sunday! Seeking to understand why physical media is making a comeback, I dig up old vinyl records, CDs, cassette tapes and DVDs – and I end up in a much bigger story about ownership, memory & meaning. #physicalmedia

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Why is Physical Media Back?

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Jakob Burrows @awesomepedia.org · 06/08/2025

One thing about generative #AI is that it's created in me an appreciation for the soon-to-be lost art of your aunt making a shite Comic Sans poster for an upcoming event. Just looked at some graphics going "at least it can't be AI generated, look at the fucking state of it"

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