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Death on the Lot

This season, we’re getting into 1950s Hollywood, ground zero for a cultural transformation that would upend every aspect of Americans’ lives. A movie theater in every city, a TV in every living room, ... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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Introducing: Death At The Wing, from Adam McKay

Introducing: Death At The Wing, from Adam McKay

Death at the Wing tells the story of a generation of rising basketball stars who fell victim to the forces that defined ... Read more

17 Mar 2021

2mins

Ranked #2

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Death at the Wing | The Invisible Revolution

Death at the Wing | The Invisible Revolution

In the late 70s, basketball was changing rapidly, as was the country. The ABA, a start-up basketball league showcased a ... Read more

31 Mar 2021

37mins

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Ranked #3

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Introducing: Death on the Lot, from Adam McKay

Introducing: Death on the Lot, from Adam McKay

This season, we’re getting into 1950s Hollywood, ground zero for a cultural transformation that would upend every aspect... Read more

11 May 2023

3mins

Ranked #4

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Don’t Change That Channel

Don’t Change That Channel

Episode 1 | As post war Hollywood strives to define itself, it mirrors the divide happening in America. A rising right w... Read more

1 Jun 2023

44mins

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Ranked #5

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Willie Bioff & Labor’s Last Stand

Willie Bioff & Labor’s Last Stand

Episode 2 | The Life and Death of Willie Bioff, a gangster who bled American unions dry right just as labor was starting... Read more

1 Jun 2023

54mins

Ranked #6

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The Red-Baiting of a Golden Boy

The Red-Baiting of a Golden Boy

Episode 3 | A new generation of actors questioned the status quo; a rattled establishment fought back; dire consequences... Read more

8 Jun 2023

55mins

Ranked #7

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Blood Alley

Blood Alley

Episode 4 | The life of James Dean, a restless man-child desperate to express himself in uptight post-World War II Ameri... Read more

15 Jun 2023

56mins

Ranked #8

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Faster Than A Speeding Bullet

Faster Than A Speeding Bullet

Episode 5 | As television transformed American life, George Reeves became a star, only to get trapped inside the part th... Read more

22 Jun 2023

58mins

Ranked #9

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Change Agent

Change Agent

Episode 6 | How Hollywood’s use of Black actors clashed with the rising Civil Rights movement, and how the first black O... Read more

29 Jun 2023

57mins

Ranked #10

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The Swashbuckler

The Swashbuckler

Episode 7 | The wild story of Errol Flynn, who just kept hanging around as a symbol of Hollywood’s misogynistic past as ... Read more

6 Jul 2023

1hr 1min

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