You Must Remember This podcast

You Must Remember This

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.

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.

 

#267

Presenting Cautionary Tales | Lights, Camera, Tax Break

If you like You Must Remember This, you might also enjoy Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford... more

23 May 2025

46 MINS

46:48

23 May 2025


#266

Welcome to Hollywoodland: John Waters: Subversion, Shock, and the Ultimate Outsider

If you’ve finished all episodes of The Old Man is Still Alive, I’ve got another treat for ... more

02 May 2025

41 MINS

41:10

02 May 2025


#265

John Huston, Part Two: 1975-1987 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 15)

In part two of our season finale, we explore the final decade of John Huston’s life and ca... more

24 Apr 2025

54 MINS

54:59

24 Apr 2025


#264

John Huston, Part One: 1966-1974 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 14)

This series began with the story of a director who wrote his autobiography to secure his p... more

22 Apr 2025

55 MINS

55:41

22 Apr 2025


#263

Flashback: John Huston and Olivia de Havilland

This episode was originally released on March 3, 2015. Listen to help prep for the next ep... more

15 Apr 2025

48 MINS

48:58

15 Apr 2025


#262

Stanley Donen 1967-1984 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 13)

How does an artist once perceived to be ahead of his time fall behind the times? The chore... more

08 Apr 2025

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:06

08 Apr 2025


#261

Flashback: The End of Louis B. Mayer

This episode was originally released on December 22, 2015. Listen to help prep for the nex... more

04 Apr 2025

57 MINS

57:08

04 Apr 2025


#260

George Cukor 1960-1981 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 12)

George Cukor had always experimented within his relatively broad lane, often finding nuanc... more

01 Apr 2025

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:33

01 Apr 2025


#259

Flashback: Marilyn Monroe – The End

This episode was originally released on March 21, 2017. Listen to help prep for the next e... more

28 Mar 2025

54 MINS

54:43

28 Mar 2025


#258

Henry Hathaway (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 11)

Henry Hathaway started directing in the early 1930s and though he made movies of all genre... more

25 Mar 2025

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:55

25 Mar 2025


#257

William Wyler 1965-1971 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 10)

For over 40 years, William Wyler was one of Hollywood’s most dependable classicists, culmi... more

18 Mar 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:18

18 Mar 2025


#256

Flashback: Bette Davis and the Hollywood Canteen

This episode was originally released on January 6, 2015. Listen to help prep for the next ... more

14 Mar 2025

55 MINS

55:39

14 Mar 2025


#255

Billy Wilder 1961-1981 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 9)

Hollywood’s 1960s began with Billy Wilder winning three Oscars for The Apartment. But Wild... more

11 Mar 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:15

11 Mar 2025


#254

Flashback: Sammy and Dino — Generation Gap

This episode was originally released on December 14, 2021. Listen to help prep for the nex... more

07 Mar 2025

1 HR 26 MINS

1:26:56

07 Mar 2025


#253

George Stevens 1958-1970 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 8)

As a cameraman during World War II, George Stevens shot footage of the liberation of Dacha... more

04 Mar 2025

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:16

04 Mar 2025


#252

Flashback: LIZ <3 MONTY

This episode was originally released on October 28, 2014. Listen to help prep for the next... more

28 Feb 2025

44 MINS

44:39

28 Feb 2025


#251

Otto Preminger 1960-1979 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 7)

Long an antagonist to Hollywood’s norms (not to mention its actresses), Preminger began th... more

25 Feb 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:52

25 Feb 2025


#250

Flashback: Jean Seberg and Otto Preminger

This episode was originally released on July 4, 2017. Listen to help prep for the next epi... more

21 Feb 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:27

21 Feb 2025


#249

Alfred Hitchcock 1966-1980 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 6)

Hitch’s most iconic decade – a decade of Technicolor grandeur and peril inflicted on famou... more

18 Feb 2025

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:46

18 Feb 2025


#248

Flashback: Grace Kelly

This episode was originally released on April 11, 2017. Listen to help prep for the next e... more

14 Feb 2025

58 MINS

58:17

14 Feb 2025


#247

Vincente Minnelli 1962-1976 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 5)

Vincente Minnelli was the ultimate creature of the studio system, spending twenty years wo... more

11 Feb 2025

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:01

11 Feb 2025


#246

Flashback: Lana Turner

This episode was originally released on December 1, 2015. Listen to help prep for the next... more

07 Feb 2025

52 MINS

52:09

07 Feb 2025


#245

Howard Hawks 1955-1977 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 4)

In the 1960s, many American directors saw their fortunes turn after they notched massive h... more

04 Feb 2025

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:55

04 Feb 2025


#244

Flashback: Bogey, Before Bacall

This episode was originally released on September 9, 2014. Listen to help prep for the nex... more

31 Jan 2025

42 MINS

42:10

31 Jan 2025


#243

John Ford 1962-1972 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 3)

Born in the 19th century, his career forged in the silent era, John Ford helped to invent ... more

28 Jan 2025

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:22

28 Jan 2025


#242

Flashback: Peter Bogdanovich and the Woman Behind the Auteur

This episode was originally released on June 3, 2020. Listen to help prep for the next epi... more

24 Jan 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:45

24 Jan 2025


#241

Fritz Lang 1959-1970 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 2)

In the mid-1930s, Fritz Lang fled Hitler and left a successful film career in Germany behi... more

21 Jan 2025

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:49

21 Jan 2025