9 episodes

Answer to the Previous Puzzle is a podcast about the golden age of Hollywood, hosted and written by Rob Patrick (I-5 Cinemabound).

Answer to the Previous Puzzle Rob Patrick

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Answer to the Previous Puzzle is a podcast about the golden age of Hollywood, hosted and written by Rob Patrick (I-5 Cinemabound).

    Pals

    Pals

    Constance Bennett feuds with Patsy Kelly. The Dodgers lose the World Series. Lupe Velez throws a peach pit at a prop man. Ruby Keeler returns to Broadway. The season two finale!

    Episode four was voiced by Rob Patrick, Bridey Elliott, Sophie Zucker, Thomas Lewis, Shari Page, Jesse Knight, and Eric Jennings.

    Podcast art by Courtney LeSueur.

    Original music by Noah East.

    Theme song and closing song by Crockett King. 

    • 27 min
    Ruby Keeler Wears Entire Black Outfit

    Ruby Keeler Wears Entire Black Outfit

    Ruby Keeler talks trash at the salad bar. Patsy Kelly fights a swordfish. Miriam Hopkins wont let you use her pool if she finds you boring. Carole Lombard wont stop wearing beaded dresses. Pert Kelton gets fired. Lyda Roberti is great at fencing. A goodbye to Thelma.

    Episode three was voiced by Rob Patrick, Avery Trufelman, Sophie Zucker, Tess Lynch, Gillian Wallace Horvat, Raphaelle Standell-Preston, Megan Hattie Stahl, and Mikayla Nicholson.

    Podcast art by Courtney LeSueur.

    Original music by Noah East.

    Theme song and closing song by Crockett King. 

    • 23 min
    Jean & Lillian

    Jean & Lillian

    Patsy Kelly takes a plunge. Jean Harlow's favorite meal is chicken-a-l-a-king. Thelma Todd gets knocked out by Marjorie Rambeau. Someone brings a mannequin arm to a party. Lillian Roth attends a costume ball on a zeppelin.

    Episode two was voiced by Rob Patrick, Fran Hoepfner, Jessy Morner-Ritt, Eve Rydberg, Lana Schwartz, Allyson Roche, Clare Austen-Smith, and Mary Anne Carter.

    Podcast art by Courtney LeSueur.

    Original music by Noah East.

    Theme song and closing song by Crockett King. 

    • 17 min
    The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

    Irene Dunne tries on wigs while promising the press that her life is more than it seems. ZaSu Pitts publishes her recipe for chocolate leaves. Patsy Kelly cant stop falling down and getting struck by objects. Thelma Todd writes poetry under an assumed name.

    Episode One was voiced by Rob Patrick, Allyson Roche, Erin Taylor, Emily Ann Hoffman, Clare Austen-Smith, Mary Anne Carter, and Megan Hattie Stahl.

    Podcast art by Courtney LeSueur.

    Original music by Noah East.

    Theme song and closing song by Crockett King. 

    • 15 min
    Chapter Five: The End

    Chapter Five: The End

    In the season finale, Ann roasts men's fashion before taking on George Sanders, Broadway, and a new partner. People tell their astrological signs to a dog. Louella Parsons comes clean about never liking the actress. Angela Lansbury looks bored. And, finally, Ann calls it quits in Hollywood...this time, for good.

    Theme song by Crockett King.

    Art by Courtney LeSueur.

    Additional voices in this episode were provided by Allie Rosenberg, Mary Anne Carter, and Molly Lambert.

    • 19 min
    Chapter Four: Ann the Ambulance Driver

    Chapter Four: Ann the Ambulance Driver

    Ann Dvorak becomes an ambulance driver, mechanic, and newspaper reporter. Olivia de Havilland feuds with Warner Bros. John Wayne makes an unwelcome appearance (no thanks). Jimmie Fidler writes that "Lana Turner's summer wardrobe is almost entirely cotton." Leslie Fenton is wounded in combat.

    Theme song by Crockett King.

    Art by Courtney LeSueur.

    Additional voices in this episode were provided by Allie Rosenberg and Nathan Cardiff.

    • 18 min

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