The Secret History Of Hollywood

I have listened to alot of Podcasts on alot of topics. but The Secret History Of Hollywood stands head shoulders and torso above them. It shines a light upon the under appreicated genius of Val Lewton a man I knew very little of before hand but now want to watch every film he ever worked on. It is unbound by time constraints and gives over hours to tell it's tale without ever wasting a minute. It's willingness to wander off topic to tell the oftern amazing tales of Lewtons friends and collabrators or detail his inspirations is simpy staggering. And results in episodes that go from detailing the history of American serial killers to the hidden histories of almost famous film stars seemlessly. I can not recommend it highly enough.

2.5 hours into episode Cary part 4 and Cary & Barbara Hutton have been spoken about for roughly 20 mins. Struggled to see any connection with them and over an hour on the life of Mata Hari

Loved 'A Universe of Horrors epiode' brilliantly written and read. one of the best podcassts I've heard in a while.

The last 5 minutes of the final Hitchcock episode made me cry. On the tram. During rush hour.