Stunning singer/actress Lena Horne was the first black performer to be given the full glamour girl star-making treatment. But as the years went on and her studio failed to make much use of her, Horne started feeling like a token — and she wasn’t wrong. Today we’ll detail Horne’s experiences rising through the ranks of the black nightclub world to MGM, where ... Show More
May 2016
82: The Blacklist Part 12: Stormy Weather: Lena Horne + Paul Robeson
Horne's last years at MGM overlapped with the first HUAC hearings. Horne, an outspoken proponent of equal rights, who from the beginning of her career had associated with leftists and “agitators,” got caught up in the anti-communist insanity. One of those agitators was Paul Robes ... Show More
47m 22s
May 2016
83: The Blacklist Part 13: On the Waterfront: Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan introduced audiences to Warren Beatty, James Dean and Marlon Brando. His films of the 1950s -- including A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront, and East of Eden -- comprise perhaps the most impressive body of work of an American director of the decade. But Kazan, ... Show More
52m 5s
May 2016
84: The Blacklist Part 14: After the Fall: Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller considered Elia Kazan a close friend and collaborator, but when Kazan named names to HUAC, Miller broke with him and wrote The Crucible, a parable about anti-communist hysteria set amidst the Salem Witch Trials. But despite the committee’s sensitivity to criticism, ... Show More
55m 14s
Jan 2024
Lena The Plug: For The Love of Lena
<p>You might think you know Lena the Plug, but there's so much more to the story. This week, she joins Bunnie to spill everything—from what's really going on with Jason Luv, her unconventional relationship with Adam, what he truly thinks, and how she accidentally became one of th ... Show More
1h 9m
Feb 2022
Feminist Movie Friday: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
<p>For this Feminist Movie Friday, we focus in on the beautiful, tragic and powerful music, performances, costuming, and history of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. </p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastn ... Show More
49m 11s
Jan 2021
RHOC's Braunwyn Says She's Not Physically Attracted to Husband, Wendy Williams Recalls Anna Wintour Snubbing Her - Daily Pop 01/28/21
Bravo star Braunwyn Windham-Burke publicly admits she's never been interested in her husband of 20 years, Jumanji: The Next Level star Kevin Hart takes to Howard Stern's radio show to discuss his parenting style, High School Musical star Monique Coleman reveals the real reason he ... Show More
41m 34s
Aug 2021
Busy Philipps Talks Girls5eva, Auditioning For Sex and the City, and the Dawson's Creek Moments She's Still Not Over
Actress, author, and podcast host Busy Philipps joins us to talk about a little bit of everything — the '90s nostalgia of her new series, Girls5eva, and working with Tina Fey; what her kids think about her Instagram account (and how they're actually getting paid for it!); and her ... Show More
1h 14m