It was 50 years ago in March 1972 whenThe Godfather had its world premiere in New York City. We talk with Dan Moldea, an investigative journalist who specializes in organized crime about his work and the cultural impact of The Godfather film on real life and crime movies. And, inspired by one of the film’s most quoted lines, we’ve added a Special Edition: a conversation with Eater DC’s senior associate editor Tierney Plumb on where to find the best cannolis.

The Boston Sisters talk Jeannie Barbour, the Chickasaw Nation Productions Content Producer, about Chickasaw films focus on First American stories, historical films, and the Chickasaw Nation Productions feature films Te Ata and Montford: Chickasaw Rancher on Netflix.

Filmmaker and award-winning director, Julie Dash directed two episodes in the recent ABC limited series WOMEN OF THE MOVEMENT about Mamie Till Mobley’s attempts to get justice for the brutal murder of her 14-year old son Emmett Till in the Jim Crow South of 1955.

We will talk with Julie Dash about her film and television work in historical drama, including WOMEN OF THE MOVEMENT; the influence of Black women writers and cultural workers in her creative work; and the impact of bringing untold stories from history to the screen, particularly how we believe and remember history.

The artistic journey of Chadwick Boseman, best known for the iconic role T’Challah/Black Panther in the Marvel Universe films. The Boston Sisters talk with professor Vera J. Katz and classmate, director/playwright Psalmayene 24 about Boseman’s formation as a directing student at Howard University, his work creating hip hop theater with Howard classmates, and finally how his performance as Levee Green in the film adaptation of the August Wilson play Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom brings Chadwick Boseman’s artistic journey full circle.

Mary Poppins, who flew from the London skies into the lives of the Banks family, was the kind of disruption this family needed. We revisit the 1964 Disney film Mary Poppins with coach and speaker Pete Cohen for a conversation on how disruptors like Mary Poppins can be motivational and help us grow.

The release of a new film production of West Side Story (directed by Steven Spielberg) sparked this conversation with Felix Sanchez, founder and co-chair of the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, about representation of Latinos in film and dramatic series.

In this episode co-hosts Michon and Taquiena talk about Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, based on the 2019 FX reinterpretation of Dickens’ iconic story. And The Man Who Invented Christmas, which was adapted from Les Standiford’s biographical book of the same title.

Historical Drama with The Boston Sisters (ep. 3) Susanne Simpson, Executive Producer of the PBS drama series, MASTERPIECE, shares how this 50-year phenom is changing to bring more diversity to the stories, casts, and creative production of historical dramas, fiction adaptations, and mystery series set in the past with UK partners.

Emily Bernard (American literature scholar and author) dives into PASSING, the Rebecca Hall (Netflix) film based on the 1929 novel by Nella Larsen, and talks about how the characters Clare Kendra’s and Irene Redfield’s struggles for identity and belonging mirror tensions about race, class, and sex that continue today. PASSING features Ruth Negga (as Clare Kendra), Tessa Thompson (Irene Redfield). Available on Netflix.

Get to know us, the Boston Sisters, Michon and Taquiena, your co-hosts for this podcast, “Historical Drama with The Boston Sisters.” Hear about upcoming episodes and find out how you can join the conversation on historical drama films and series.