The best podcasts for Appreciating cinema history

I am a lifelong passionate fan of film and music. I've always tried to search out the artform from the corners not always explored by the mainstream outlets (although there's plenty there that's wonderful as well). I started listening to podcasts in 2009, and since then, my taste in film and music has expanded greatly. I owe a lot to these other shows who expanded what I love....if you can't talk with the hosts in a pub over a drink, you can listen to their recommendations via the podosphere. I've made many friends over the years and have travelled to celebrate our common interests and friendship. Like many, I have watched tons of films since childhood - in the cinema and on home media. I always loved the idea of discussing in depth the nature of the films I watched, but didn't have a film club to attend. However, through one of the many film forums online, I met kindred spirits, and we have been discussing films for our podcast for 9 years. The podcast is like our film club....that we just get others to listen to.

See Hear is devoted to the niche / not so niche topic of films that are music-centric. The films have to have music, musicians or music culture as part of the narrative. Documentary or fiction is fine. We have been doing both round table discussions on specific films and interviews with directors. Occasionally, we have strayed into musiCALS where the topic is not not necessarily about music, but....our pod, our choice. I love where we do interviews with independent directors who have turned a passion project into something to be enjoyed by many viewers. I also love the round table episodes where my co hosts select films I have never been aware of to discuss, and can do research into before giving our thoughts. My selections are going to be favourite film podcasts that inspired the way my co hosts and I do ours (some of whom are hosts we have collaborated with and count as friends).

My list is about 5 shows where the focus is on films from the history of cinema that may have eluded your attention. The hosts are always knowledgeable enough, and are great raconteurs to entice you to watch the films they recommend. These are not shows that zero in on "the latest" or serve as echo chambers to talk about films you've probably seen a million times.....yet they're not deliberately obscure either. These are just run by people who are passionate enough for film in the way that some feel about literature.