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NYC podcaster, writer, and web producer, formerly with Billboard and Food & Wine.
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With apologies, there will be no episode this week.
White text on black reading: NOTICE: Sara is out sick and has lost her voice, so there will be no episode for 12/9. We will have two more episodes in December (hopefully): Temple Grandin next week, and Oppenheimer around Xmas/New Years. We need to create a little more space to catch up. Sorry for the delays.
December 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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We are excited to announce that we’ll be speaking at Intelligent Speech 2026! @intelligentspeech.bsky.social Mark your calendars for February 28. Details to come!
intelligentspeech.bsky.social Intelligent Speech Online @intelligentspeech.bsky.social · Oct 15
We are extremely pleased to announce INTELLIGENT SPEECH ONLINE 2026! Join us on February 28th, 2026, for History's greatest Companions and Rivals!

Tickets are on sale now: intelligentspeechonline.com

Your ticket covers live attendance, as well as all sessions recorded to watch at your leisure.
December 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Happy birthday to Agnes Moorehead, who played Genghis Khan’s mom in the insane disaster that is The Conqueror, the Howard Hughes-produced film starring John Wayne as Genghis Khan. Biopic: A Podcast Story talked about the Conqueror in Episode 5, available here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image of Agnes Moorhead as Hoelun Khan in the movie The Conqueror. The following text is superimposed on the image: I just wanted to shake her and say, "Agnes Moorhead, you were in Citizen Kane."
December 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Happy birthday to director Otto Preminger, who was portrayed by Christian Berkel in the Dalton Trumbo biopic #Trumbo. Biopic: A Podcast Story talked about the movie Trumbo and Bryan Cranston in Episode 39: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image of Christian Berkel as Otto Preminger in the movie Trumbo. The following text is superimposed on the image: EVERY SIXTH SENTENCE OUT OF HIS MOUTH IS, "I AM OTTO PREMINGER, THE DIRECTOR."
December 5, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Happy birthday to Pope Julius II, who was played by monster Rex Harrison in The Agony and the Ecstasy opposite Charlton Heston as #Michelangelo. We were thrilled to welcome Bry and Fry of @pontifactspod.bsky.social to talk about the movie back in Episode 48: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image of Rex Harrison in armor as Pope Julius II in the movie The Agony and the Ecstasy. The following text is superimposed on the image: No one's making Henry Higgins grow a beard. Image of Rex Harrison as Pope Julius II and Charlton Heston as Michaelangelo in the movie The Agony and the Ecstasy. The following text is superimposed on the image: Why are you putting in an intermission when nothing happened? Image of some oxen at a quarry in the movie The Agony and the Ecstasy. The following text is superimposed on the image: Even the oxen look unhappy to be there. Image of actors In Renaissance garb in the movie The Agony and the Ecstasy. The following text is superimposed on the image: It's not the Renfair. They're in the Renaissance.
December 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Happy birthday to the Reverend James Cleveland, who was played by the incomparable Titus Burgess in the Aretha Franklin biopic Respect. Biopic: A Podcast Story talked about the movie all the way back in Episode 4, available here: open.spotify.com/episode/2bTJ...
Episode 4: Respect, Starring Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin
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December 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Happy birthday to Little Richard, who was played by Brandon Mychal Smith in the James Brown biopic Get On Up! Biopic: A Podcast Story talked about the #movie #littlerichard Get On Up! back in episode 17. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image of the actor Brandon Mychal Smith as Little Richard in the James Brown biopic Get on Up! The following text is superimposed on the image: “ I'm fairly confident I'll never be called upon for this, but I would never want to play Little Richard."
December 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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It was so much fun hanging out with @biopic-podcast.bsky.social discussing the film Kingfish, the glorious John Goodman, & Huey Long’s legacy in Louisiana (thanks 8th grade social studies).
Listen up, subscribe to both the podcasts, and let us know your favorite John Goodman role!!
#filmsky
biopic-podcast.bsky.social Biopic: A Podcast Story @biopic-podcast.bsky.social · 4d
Biopic: A Podcast Story (in case you missed it) presents Episode 75: Kingfish, Starring John Goodman as Louisiana Governor Huey P. Long, with Special Guest Star Glenn from the Awesome Village Podcast! @awesomevillagepod.bsky.social
Episode here:

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Image of John Goodman as Huey Long in the TV movie Kingfish. The following text is superimposed on the image: "Could you imagine Huey Long if TikTok was around?"
December 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Happy birthday to Fred Armisen #FredArmisen, who made a brief but fun appearance as protein guru Rheo Blair opposite Steve Carell as Bobby Riggs in the Billie Jean King #billiejeanking biopic Battle of the Sexes #movies: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Episode 58: Battle of the Sexes, Starring Emma Stone as Tennis Legend Billie Jean King
Podcast Episode · Biopic: A Podcast Story · 06/10/2025 · 1h 20m
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December 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Happy birthday to Gemma Jones, who played the Elton John’s grandma in Rocketman! #eltonjohn #rocketman Episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/5wjR...
Episode 8: Rocketman, the Elton John Biopic Starring Taron Egerton
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December 4, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Fine, we’ll watch #landman.
awesomevillagepod.bsky.social The Awesome Village @awesomevillagepod.bsky.social · 12d
Down 2 members, the village brings looks at #Landman and #Wicked before launching into a full scale breakdown of #Pluribus!! We go through the first 4 episodes, spoilers & all! Listen to the show, share the #podcast & let us know what you’re watching! #Filmsky

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December 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Impressed with Cailee Spaeny in both Civil War & Alien, Elordi killed it with Frankenstein, but this one slipped by us! We’ll definitely check it out!!
biopic-podcast.bsky.social Biopic: A Podcast Story @biopic-podcast.bsky.social · 5d
The Elvis comeback special aired on this day in 1968. #priscilla #sofiacoppola #elvis Listen to the Priscilla episode of Biopic: A Podcast Story here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image from the movie Priscilla of Elvis and cohort sitting around. The following text is superimposed on the image: IS IT SAFE TO A NAME YOUR CHILD ELVIS AGAIN? Image of Jacob Elordi as Elvis Presley and Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla Beaulieu Presley in the movie Priscilla. The following text is superimposed on the image: I CAN'T MAKE EXCUSES FOR IT. IT'S CREEPY. SHE'S 14 AND SHE LOOKS 14.
December 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Biopic: A Podcast Story (in case you missed it) presents Episode 75: Kingfish, Starring John Goodman as Louisiana Governor Huey P. Long, with Special Guest Star Glenn from the Awesome Village Podcast! @awesomevillagepod.bsky.social
Episode here:

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image of John Goodman as Huey Long in the TV movie Kingfish. The following text is superimposed on the image: "Could you imagine Huey Long if TikTok was around?"
December 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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The time for talk is over, the time for action is now.

If Congressional Republicans don't act to extend the health care tax credits by next week, millions of Americans will see their premiums double or even triple.
December 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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The Elvis comeback special aired on this day in 1968. #priscilla #sofiacoppola #elvis Listen to the Priscilla episode of Biopic: A Podcast Story here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image from the movie Priscilla of Elvis and cohort sitting around. The following text is superimposed on the image: IS IT SAFE TO A NAME YOUR CHILD ELVIS AGAIN? Image of Jacob Elordi as Elvis Presley and Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla Beaulieu Presley in the movie Priscilla. The following text is superimposed on the image: I CAN'T MAKE EXCUSES FOR IT. IT'S CREEPY. SHE'S 14 AND SHE LOOKS 14.
December 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Happy birthday to Jean-Luc Goddard, who hasn’t been in in any of the biopics we’ve talked about, but did make Jean Seberg our immortally favorite American girl in Paris. #movies #jeanseberg Listen to our episode on #Seberg, starring Kristen Stewart: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image of Kristen Stewart as actress Jean Seberg in the movie Seberg. The following text is superimposed on the image: "There's Breathless, and then the rest of Godard is people blinking into the short and middle distance while eating sandwiches as a voiceover reads Karl Marx." Image of Kristen Stewart as actress Jean Seberg in the movie Seberg. She is in a swimming pool. The following text is superimposed on the image: "The first movie she made, she was set on fire." Image of Kristen Stewart as actress Jean Seberg in the movie Seberg. She is standing with some Black Panther copying their signature fist-in-the-air gesture. The following text is superimposed on the image: "No matter what the era, nobody cares what celebrities have to say." Image of Kristen Stewart as actress Jean Seberg in the movie Seberg. The following text is superimposed on the image: "it seems like Hollywood didn't know what to do with her, like, hello, Paint Your Wagon.'
December 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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On this day in 1822, Franz Liszt made his piano debut in Vienna. Here’s the Biopic: A Podcast Story episode (w/special guest @levin.bsky.social of @graphicpolicy.com) on counterculture genius director Ken Russell’s Lisztomania, starring The Who’s Roger Daltrey: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image of Roger Daltrey as Franz Liszt in the Ken Russell film Lisztomania. The following text is superimposed on the image: I COULD TALK ABOUT THIS DOLL FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
December 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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At first I thought that the Ecbert character was supposed to be Alfred’s grandpop, but then I saw that there was also an Ecbert in Wessex, and now I don’t know whether to be confused, or to assume that the filmmakers just didn’t care.
December 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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@thebhp.bsky.social We’re about to do 1958’s The Vikings and I’m wondering if you’ve seen the movie what your thoughts are on what it gets right and wrong about Northumbria.
December 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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In honor of Maria Callas’s birthday, here’s our episode on the Angelina Jolie-starring biopic Maria, with special guest, Callas #MariaCallas biographer Sophia Lambton! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
December 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Walking Tall episode available now!!!! open.spotify.com/episode/09yt...
December 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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It’s world AIDS day. Some people want to pretend it’s not; we are grateful for the courageous scientists and doctors, and mourn the countless lives lost. Watch this movie, you don’t have to listen to our ep. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Episode 60: And the Band Played On, the Story of the Early Days of the AIDS Crisis
Podcast Episode · Biopic: A Podcast Story · 06/24/2025 · 1h 4m
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December 2, 2025 at 3:48 AM