EPISODE · May 26, 2026 · 39 MIN
Conan the Barbarian (1982): The Real World Behind John Milius's Pulp-Mythology Sermon
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The Cimmerians were a real Iron-Age people. Crom was a real Irish idol. Thulsa Doom's snake cult was modeled on Charles Manson and Jim Jones. The 1982 film loads more verifiable mythology and history into two hours than most reference books carry in three hundred pages.
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