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You Must Remember This
by Karina Longworth
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| Date | Apple Podcasts | Pocket Casts |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | #16 | #18 |
About the show
You Must Remember This is a storytelling podcast exploring the secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywood’s first century. It’s the brainchild and passion project of Karina Longworth (founder of Cinematical.com, former film critic for LA Weekly), who writes, narrates, records and edits each episode. It is a heavily-researched work of creative nonfiction: navigating through conflicting reports, mythology, and institutionalized spin, Karina tries to sort out what really happened behind the films, stars and scandals of the 20th century.
Latest episodes
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Starring Jean Harlow as Libby Holman
September 29, 2026 · 1 hr 22 minWhile the racist, antisemitic Southern authorities try to indict a pregnant Libby for the murder of her husband, the national media effectively puts her on trial. When Libby gives birth to a new Reynolds heir, the circus only grows bigger…
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A Yankee Jewess in the Deep South
September 22, 2026 · 1 hr 7 minWhile riding a crest of Broadway stardom – and in a serious romance with a woman – Libby is pursued by Zachary Smith Reynolds, the reckless, emotional teenage heir to the Camel tobacco fortune. Just months after their marriage, at the…
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Broadway Blackface & Harlem Sex Tourism
September 15, 2026 · 1 hr 13 minLibby Holman, a Jewish girl from Cincinnati, arrives in Manhattan in 1925 and begins to make a name for herself as a torch singer, trading on her racially-ambiguous skin tone and deep voice at a time when white hipsters think the height of…
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Trailer: The Bisexuals
September 11, 2026 · 1 minListen to a trailer for The Bisexuals, the new season of You Must Remember This, coming September 15. A sultry, racially-ambiguous singer who became a sensation on Broadway in the late 1920s and 30s, Libby Holman popularized a number of…
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Howard Hawks 1955-1977
February 4, 2025 · 1 hr 14 minIn the 1960s, many American directors saw their fortunes turn after they notched massive hits. In the case of Howard Hawks – a director who had thrived in virtually every Hollywood genre since the late silent era– the undisputed…
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Flashback: Bogey, Before Bacall
January 31, 2025 · 36 minThis episode was originally released on September 9, 2014. Listen to help prep for the next episode of our new season, The Old Man is Still Alive. Humphrey Bogart is perhaps the most enduring icon of grown-up masculine cool to come out of…
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John Ford 1962-1972
January 28, 2025 · 1 hr 15 minBorn in the 19th century, his career forged in the silent era, John Ford helped to invent the genre of the Western and still holds the record for the most Best Director Oscar wins of all time. Though he made films in all genres, and…
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Flashback: Peter Bogdanovich and the Woman Behind the Auteur
January 24, 2025 · 1 hr 6 minThis episode was originally released on June 3, 2020. Listen to help prep for the next episode of our new season, The Old Man is Still Alive. After the death of her first husband and creative partner, Polly moves to New York, where she…