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You Must Remember This
You Must Remember This is a storytelling podcast exploring the secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywood’s first century. It’s the brainchild and passion project of Karina Longworth (fo...
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Welcome to Hollywoodland: John Waters: Subversion, Shock, and the Ultimate Outsider
If you’ve finished all episodes of The Old Man is Still Alive, I’ve got another treat for you from Jake Brennan at Hollywoodland. Have a lis...
John Huston, Part Two: 1975-1987 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 15)
In part two of our season finale, we explore the final decade of John Huston’s life and career. As he was slowly dying of emphysema and unde...
John Huston, Part One: 1966-1974 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 14)
This series began with the story of a director who wrote his autobiography to secure his place in history after his career had gone down the...
Flashback: John Huston and Olivia de Havilland
This episode was originally released on March 3, 2015. Listen to help prep for the next episode of our new season, The Old Man is Still Aliv...
Stanley Donen 1967-1984 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 13)
How does an artist once perceived to be ahead of his time fall behind the times? The choreographer/director of Golden Age classics like Sing...
Flashback: The End of Louis B. Mayer
This episode was originally released on December 22, 2015. Listen to help prep for the next episode of our new season, The Old Man is Still...
George Cukor 1960-1981 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 12)
George Cukor had always experimented within his relatively broad lane, often finding nuanced ways to explore women’s lives, including their...
Flashback: Marilyn Monroe – The End
This episode was originally released on March 21, 2017. Listen to help prep for the next episode of our new season, The Old Man is Still Ali...
Henry Hathaway (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 11)
Henry Hathaway started directing in the early 1930s and though he made movies of all genres, he was particularly associated with Westerns. T...
William Wyler 1965-1971 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 10)
For over 40 years, William Wyler was one of Hollywood’s most dependable classicists, culminating in 1968 with the ultimate New Hollywood-era...
Flashback: Bette Davis and the Hollywood Canteen
This episode was originally released on January 6, 2015. Listen to help prep for the next episode of our new season, The Old Man is Still Al...
Billy Wilder 1961-1981 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 9)
Hollywood’s 1960s began with Billy Wilder winning three Oscars for The Apartment. But Wilder’s biggest success would also prove to be his la...
Flashback: Sammy and Dino — Generation Gap
This episode was originally released on December 14, 2021. Listen to help prep for the next episode of our new season, The Old Man is Still...
George Stevens 1958-1970 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 8)
As a cameraman during World War II, George Stevens shot footage of the liberation of Dachau that showed the world the horrors of the Holocau...
Flashback: LIZ <3 MONTY
This episode was originally released on October 28, 2014. Listen to help prep for the next episode of our new season, The Old Man is Still A...
Otto Preminger 1960-1979 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 7)
Long an antagonist to Hollywood’s norms (not to mention its actresses), Preminger began the 1960s by directing a massive blockbuster (Exodus...
Flashback: Jean Seberg and Otto Preminger
This episode was originally released on July 4, 2017. Listen to help prep for the next episode of our new season, The Old Man is Still Alive...
Alfred Hitchcock 1966-1980 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 6)
Hitch’s most iconic decade – a decade of Technicolor grandeur and peril inflicted on famous blondes – came to an end in 1964 with Marnie, a...
Flashback: Grace Kelly
This episode was originally released on April 11, 2017. Listen to help prep for the next episode of our new season, The Old Man is Still Ali...