Forgotten Hollywood

In this episode, I spoke with Elias Savada bout his book "Dark Carnival: The Secret World of Tod Browning, Hollywood’s Master of the Macabre ". One of the most original and unsettling filmmakers of all time, Tod Browning (1880–1962) began his career buried alive in a carnival sideshow and saw his Hollywood reputation crash with the box office disaster–turned–cult classic Freaks. Penetrating the secret world of “the Edgar Allan Poe of the cinema".

In this episode, I discuss with author Rick Penn-Kraus and his book "Steve McQueen The Last Interview". The inspiring true story behind Steve McQueen's last interview.
In 1979 Los Angeles, a teenage high school journalist set out to do the impossible: land an interview with movie legend Steve McQueen, a man known for avoiding reporters and dodging the spotlight. What followed was a mix of bold determination, awkward courage, and a surprising yes from the King of Cool himself. It was an exclusive interview that Rolling Stone, Time, Life, Newsweek and many other magazines could not get. It turned out t...

In this episode, I discuss with author Rick Penn-Kraus and his book "Steve McQueen The Last Interview". The inspiring true story behind Steve McQueen's last interview.
In 1979 Los Angeles, a teenage high school journalist set out to do the impossible: land an interview with movie legend Steve McQueen, a man known for avoiding reporters and dodging the spotlight. What followed was a mix of bold determination, awkward courage, and a surprising yes from the King of Cool himself. It was an exclusive interview that Rolling Stone, Time, Life, Newsweek and many other magazines could not get. It turned out t...

In this episode, I spoke with film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum about his latest book "Travel In The Cities of Cinema". Jonathan Rosenbaum stands as one of the most eminent film critics in the English-speaking world. After working for Sight and Sound and Monthly Film Bulletin in London in the 1970s, he served for two decades as chief film critic for theChicago Reader. Hailed as "one of the best" by Jean-Luc Godard, who compared him to James Agee and André Bazin, Rosenbaum is known for his incisive, thought-provoking polemics, which have inspired generations of writers while reshaping how we think about cin...

In this episode, I spoke with author Nat Segaloff about his book "The Rambo Report". The ultimate guide to the Rambo phenomenon—from bestselling novel to Hollywood blockbuster to all-American hero, legend, and icon—written with the full cooperation of Rambo’s creator, bestselling author David Morrell . . .

Little House On the Prarie's Alison Arngrim, who played the infamous Nelly Olsen, chats with Doug about life!

In this episode, I spoke with author Tom Santopietro about his book " Audrey Hepburn: A Life Of Beautiful Uncertainty". This is the definitive tribute to the glamor and character of a beloved icon, including rarely published details, photographs and stories about the lasting impact of Audrey Hepburn's remarkable life.

Academy Award-winning actress, fashion icon, ethereal beauty, wife, mother, World War II resistance activist, UNICEF champion— Audrey Hepburn transcended her era and became a global idol whose appeal continues to soar in the twenty-first century.

In this episode, we discuss one of the world's most underrated Academy Award-winning actresses, Jennifer Jones. She was not only an American actress but also a mental-health advocate. She was cast in her first leading role in The Song of Bernadette (1943). Her intense and sincere portrayal of a French peasant girl (St. Bernadette of Lourdes) earned Jones an Academy Award.

In this episode, I spoke with author Robert B. O’Connor about his book "Jeep shows, and Jeep Show – A Trouper at the Battle of the Bulge".   An untold WWII story—where courage wasn’t just tested in battle, but on makeshift stages at the front and on the home front.