Movie Musicals Episodes

April 29, 2025

The Other Gershwin, part 2, with author Michael Owen

This is the second episode of my three-part conversation with author, historian, researcher, and archivist, Michael Owen, whose recent book, Ira Gershwin — A Life in Words , is the first full-length biography devoted to that ...

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April 22, 2025

Episode 173: THE OTHER GERSHWIN — with MICHAEL OWEN, author of IRA GE…

My guest today is Michael Owen, whose recent book Ira Gershwin—A Life in Words is the first full-length biography devoted to the other Gershwin. In this book, Owen at last brings Ira Gershwin out from behind the long shadow c...

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Feb. 20, 2025

Episode 167: HELEN MORGAN, part 3

My guest again this week is Christopher S. Connelly, author of the fascinating new book HELEN MORGAN — THE ORIGINAL TORCH SINGER AND ZIEGFELD'S LAST STAR. On this episode, Christopher and I look at Helen Morgan's life and car...

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Dec. 29, 2024

A Special Encore Episode: "White Christmas" — The Story Behind The Wo…

A Special Encore Episode with special guest Albert Evans

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Sept. 14, 2023

Episode 121: Adapting Broadway to Hollywood: CABARET, part 4

with special guest Geoffrey Block author of "A Fine Romance — Adapting Broadway To Hollywood in the Studio System Era"

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Sept. 7, 2023

Episode 120: Further Adapting Broadway To Hollywood

With special guest Geoffrey Block author of A Fine Romance — Adapting Broadway To Hollywood in the Studio System Era

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Aug. 31, 2023

Episode 119: More Adapting BROADWAY to HOLLYWOOD

with Geoffrey Block author of A Fine Romance — Adapting Broadway To Hollywood in the Studio System Era

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Aug. 24, 2023

Episode 118: Adapting Broadway to Hollywood, part 1

with special guest Geoffrey Block author of A Fine Romance — Adapting Broadway To Hollywood in the Studio System Era

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