Both Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper worked for papers created by charismatic barons whose publications were nakedly corrupt, totally biased -- and absolutely mainstream. Once we get a feel for this media climate, we’ll trace Louella’s early years of struggle and reinvention on the road to her pioneering bylines, and, finally, her role in canonizing The Bir ... 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 24
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
Aug 2021
Barbra Streisand Shades Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, Why Taraji P. Henson Almost Passed on Empire - Daily Pop 08/17/21
Barbra Streisand, who starred in the third A Star Is Born remake, tells why she's not a fan of Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper's 2018 remake, Cookie Lyon from Empire is one of TV's most iconic characters but find out why Taraji almost turned down the role, "The Prince" creator Gary Ja ... Show More
41m 56s
Nov 2022
Lily-Rose Depp, Omar Apollo & Sophia Culpo?
On today's episode of Who's There, our weekly call-in show, we chat about the dreaded "asparagus pee" news that broke our brains this week before moving on to your comments about the Six Eggs Lady, Meghan Trainor's social media manager, and Ben Savage's performance in last week's ... Show More
1h 10m
Mar 2021
Ep. - 344 - HEATHER MCDONALD REVIEWS OPERATION VARSITY BLUES: COLLEGE ADMISSIONS SCANDAL BEHIND THE SCENES OF DAYTIME TV WITH RACHEL WEINTRAUB
Comedian and podcast host Heather McDonald reviews Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal, now streaming on Netflix, which documents the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal in the United States and is based on recorded conversations from the FBI investigation ... Show More
47m 27s