Reporter/producer Gillian Jacobs (Community, Winning Time) takes us on a stroll on the Walk of Fame, a 1.3 mile monument which chronicles Hollywood history and the vicissitudes of fame itself
Apr 2023
why do famous people choose to stay famous? [video]
[video available on Spotify] why do celebrities choose to stay famous? on the surface level, this question seems easy to answer because most of us look at fame as a dream come true. we see fortune, power, attention, praise. we see all of the positives. but yet, right in front of ... Show More
47m 45s
Nov 2022
Episode 7: Hollywood: Fashion Steps into Frame
Before the 2000s, Hollywood and fashion were largely considered separate entities, but the December 2000 Vogue cover featuring Nicole Kidman and her musical debut in Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge! was revolutionary in bridging the gap between the two worlds.Meanwhile, with celebrit ... Show More
37m 16s
Apr 2019
#190 Taylor Jenkins Reid: A Hollywood Special (California Innovation Tour #3)
This episode is with Taylor Jenkins Reid, recorded at the Mondrian hotel in West Hollywood, all about her new book Daisy And The Six (one of the most hotly anticipated book for 2019). It's a novel all about the rock-scene in California in the 70s. Excitingly, Reese Witherspoon's ... Show More
49m 14s
Jan 2019
Hit Parade: The Gaga is Born Edition
A Star Is Born, the movie Hollywood can’t stop remaking, is a fairy-tale about the American dream factory. But it has also, always, been a reflection of the woman in the lead role—and the latest version stars a woman who has been playing a role for more than a decade: Stefani Ger ... Show More
1h 9m
Jul 2023
Gwyneth Paltrow (July 2022)
<p>The 1998 film Shakespeare in Love won Gwyneth Paltrow an Academy Award for Best Actress and made her one of Hollywood's most sought-after stars. But fame began to take its toll. In 2008, she sent out the first Goop newsletter, a collection of recommendations for food, clothes ... Show More
37m 40s