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Forgotten Hollywood
Hosted by JLJ Media · EN
Producer/Creator/Host Doug Hess takes you on a journey back in time and shares with you pieces. of Hollywood you may or may not have known about!
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Episode 434- The Golden Girls: Tales from the Lanai
3d ago00:26:52Tap to summarizeIn this episode I spoke with authors Taylor Cole Miller and Alfred L. Martin Jr. about their book "The Golden Girls: Tales from the Lanai". The Golden Girls: Tales from the Lanai is an accessible collection that explores the cultural, industrial, and historical impact of that beloved American sitcom. Edited by Taylor Cole Miller and Alfred L. Martin, Jr., this anthology brings together a diverse range of voices that model different media studies approach to researching and critically analyzing television texts.
Transcribe →Episode 433- "Jackie Gleason: Library of the Paranormal" with Andrew Lampert
6d ago00:25:53Tap to summarizeIn this epiosde, I spoke with Andrew Lampert about his book "Jackie Gleason: Library of the Paranormal". "I want to make hypnotic therapy and psychology my livelihood when I get out of this racket…And I'm going to spend as much time as possible investigating psychic phenomena." ―Jackie Gleason, Parade, 1952
Transcribe →Episode 432-Roddy McDowell : An Actor's Life with Author Samuel Garza Bernstein
1w ago00:25:27Tap to summarizeIn this episode, I spoke with author Samuel Garza Bernstein about his latest book "Roddy McDowall: An Actor's Life". As one of the very few naturally gifted child actors who graduated into adult roles with relative ease, Roddy McDowall exuded charm throughout a glorious Hollywood run that included film, television, and Broadway. John Ford’s 1941 classic How Green Was My Valley put Roddy on the map at 12-years-old. It won Best Picture over Citizen Kane and is Clint Eastwood’s favorite film of all time. But Roddy’s biggest claim to fame was yet to come.
Transcribe →Episode 431-Top Ten TV Episodes on Memorial Day (Crossover with Have You Heard of Me)
2w ago00:08:25Tap to summarizeThe first crossover episode with the podcast Have You Heard of Me. Guest Host James Lott Jr talks about 10 episodes from TV's past that tackled Memorial Day or PTSD, casualties of war, etc. We honor the fallen who served!!
Transcribe →Episode 430-"Karmic Winds: Reflections from the "Smartest Guy in Hollywood"w/Peter Hoffman
2w ago00:21:08Tap to summarizeIn this episode I spoke with Peter Hoffman, former CEO of Carolco Pictures, and we discussed this book "Karmic Winds: Reflections from the "Smartest Guy in Hollywood". KARMIC WINDS is a memoir of power, collapse, and reckoning by Peter M. Hoffman, a Yale-trained lawyer and Hollywood insider who once stood at the center of the independent film boom and later found himself stripped of status, freedom, and certainty.The book will be out on June 16, 2026.
Transcribe →Episode 429- Hollywood vs Nazis: How The Movie Studios Took On Nazis Infiltrating Los Angeles"
3w ago00:21:36Tap to summarizeIn this episode, I spoke with Michael Benson about his book "Hollywood vs Nazis: How The Movie Studios Took On Nazis Infiltrating Los Angeles". The true story of Hitler’s plot to turn Hollywood’s Dream Factory into a Nazi propaganda machine—and the Jewish moguls’ clandestine operation to sabotage the Reich’s insidious reach.
Transcribe →Episode 428-A Century of Hitchcock: The Man, the Myths, the Legacy with author Tony Lee Moral
3w ago00:19:38Tap to summarizeIn this episode, I spoke with author Tony Lee Moral about his book "A Century of Hitchcock: The Man, the Myths, the Legacy". For over a century, Alfred Hitchcock has remained one of the cinema's most influential directors. Known as the Master of Suspense, this visionary filmmaker directed more than fifty films over six decades. His thriller The Lodger (1927) marked the start of his signature style, which was later exemplified in classic films like Vertigo (1958), North by Northwest (1959), Psycho (1960), and The Birds (1963).The book will be out on June 9, 2026.
Transcribe →Episode 427- A Chat with Kathy Garver (Cissy, Family Affair)
4w ago00:20:15Tap to summarizeIn this episode I spoke with actress Kathy Garver who played "Cissy" in the television show "Family Affairs". The sitcom ran from 1966-1971 and Terre Haute, Indiana is the established hometown on Cissy, Buffy, and Jody Davis. Kathy has also written 5 books and also down voice acting and audiobooks.
Transcribe →Episode 426- The First Soap Opera Ever: Painted Dreams
May 400:09:06Tap to summarizeGuest Host James Lott Jr, spotlights the first soap opera created for Radio, Painted Dreams and its successor Todays Children. Irna Philips created both and changed the course of dramas forever!
Transcribe →Episode 425-Superman Wars with William Bernhart
Apr 3000:26:37Tap to summarizeIn this episode I spoke with William Bernhart about his latest book "The Superman Wars: A Battle For Truth, Justice, and An American Icon". Almost everyone knows about the man from Krypton who, disguised as mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent working with the fearless Lois Lane, fights for the vulnerable and the oppressed. But few know the truth about this indelible character’s creation.
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