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classicfilm2016-10-18 12:42 pm
rydra_wong) wrote in classicfilm2016-10-18 12:42 pm
You Must Remember This
(Here via onyxlynx, thanks!)
Just in case anyone here might not already have heard about it ...
You Must Remember This
It's a podcast, available on iTunes or your podcatcher of choice, about "the secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywood's first century" (and skewing fairly heavily towards the first half of that century).
Generally thoughtful and well-researched, with a deliberate focus on telling the stories of women, LGBT people, POC, and others dis-privileged within the Hollywood system -- but that makes it sound dry; instead, as the Guardian puts it, it "sounds like a dreamy mix of film noir voiceover, 1940s gossip column and Pathe news broadcast." Writer/performer Karina Longworth says: "I wanted the show to feel like something spooky that you would hear late at night on a drive through the middle of nowhere."
Assorted articles about it:
The Guardian: You Must Remember This: the woman spilling Hollywood's long-held secrets
Jezebel: A Chat With the Creator of Can't-Miss Classic Hollywood Podcast You Must Remember This
KQED: Karina Longworth Talks ‘You Must Remember This’ Before Going on Hiatus
As the last article indicates, it's currently on hiatus while Longworth finishes writing a book, but there are 92 episodes already, so it makes excellent binge-listening if -- for example -- you need to avoid thinking about the US elections or something.
onyxlynx, thanks!)Just in case anyone here might not already have heard about it ...
You Must Remember This
It's a podcast, available on iTunes or your podcatcher of choice, about "the secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywood's first century" (and skewing fairly heavily towards the first half of that century).
Generally thoughtful and well-researched, with a deliberate focus on telling the stories of women, LGBT people, POC, and others dis-privileged within the Hollywood system -- but that makes it sound dry; instead, as the Guardian puts it, it "sounds like a dreamy mix of film noir voiceover, 1940s gossip column and Pathe news broadcast." Writer/performer Karina Longworth says: "I wanted the show to feel like something spooky that you would hear late at night on a drive through the middle of nowhere."
Assorted articles about it:
The Guardian: You Must Remember This: the woman spilling Hollywood's long-held secrets
Jezebel: A Chat With the Creator of Can't-Miss Classic Hollywood Podcast You Must Remember This
KQED: Karina Longworth Talks ‘You Must Remember This’ Before Going on Hiatus
As the last article indicates, it's currently on hiatus while Longworth finishes writing a book, but there are 92 episodes already, so it makes excellent binge-listening if -- for example -- you need to avoid thinking about the US elections or something.
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Thanks for introducing me to this!
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Ah, see my cunning strategy is to use podcasts as bribery while I get boring things done, like cleaning or tedious forms of exercise. Or when I have insomnia.
Glad you're enjoying it, and, er, I apologize for the disruption of your life? *g*
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