The sleeper hit of late 1979 was Blake Edwards’s sex farce 10, a comedic vivisection of a male midlife crisis, which turned 23 year-old California girl Bo Derek into a controversial cultural phenomenon. Derek’s early fame was framed in the media through the lens of her marriage to John Derek, who was 30 years her senior and who she met when she was 16. Today ... Show More
May 23
Presenting Cautionary Tales | Lights, Camera, Tax Break
If you like You Must Remember This, you might also enjoy Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford, a podcast about stories of historic human error, catastrophes, and heists, and the lessons we can learn from such mishaps. In this episode of Cautionary Tales, Tim examines what happens wh ... Show More
46m 48s
May 2
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 listen to this episode of Hollywoodland about John Waters, from his beginnings in X-rated art films to cult classics like Hairspray and Crybaby ... Show More
41m 10s
Apr 2025
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 undergoing massive turmoil in his personal life, Huston continued to work almost compulsively on both passion projects (The Man Who Would Be Kin ... Show More
54m 59s
Jun 23
Gen Z Is Having Less Sex. Why?
Journalist Carter Sherman says Gen Z — people ages 13 to 28 — are having less sex than previous generations. As part of her research, Sherman interviewed more than 100 teenagers, college students, and sexual health experts. She argues that miseducation, porn, digital disconnectio ... Show More
46m 28s
Sep 2024
The Substance: “Everything Cranked Up To Eleven-ty and Then Some”
This week’s guest is Kathryn Hahn, who talks to Simon about her starring role in ‘WandaVision’ spinoff ‘Agatha All Along’, a dark comedy superhero miniseries, which follows witch Agatha Harkness, as she recruits some unlikely allies on her quest to regain her former powers. Mark ... Show More
1h 14m
Feb 2019
Sex Education S:2 Episodes 7 & 8 Review
It’s prom night at Moordale which means sex, drugs, drama and Secrets revealed that insight a big liberation. Join hosts Yasmine Tanres, Taquaila Jackson, Imani Jackson and Katie Thompson as they break down the season’s final two episodes. Otis is not really a ladies man; but tha ... Show More
50m 13s
Apr 2025
Jon Cryer – The Man Who Calculated Ducky
Jon Cryer is a podcast producer!! He shares the gripping story behind his new true crime podcast The Man Who Calculated Death, which dives into the chilling legacy of Robert Lusser – his friend, Suzanne Rico’s (journalist & former anchor of KCBS-TV in LA) grandfather, and the bri ... Show More
1h 4m
Nov 2024
Woman Of The Hour with Ian McDonald
In 1978, a Texan-born man went on national TV, competing in and ultimately winning an episode of the popular American game show The Dating Game. This man was, according to host Jim Lange, a "successful photographer" who you might find "skydiving or motorcycling." Left out of that ... Show More
59m 26s