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1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

Movie Backstories Episodes

Movie history was made when Roy Scheider, seeing for the first time the gaping jaws of the killer shark appear just off the stern of the Orca, ad-jibbed the words "We're going to need a bigger boat!". The 1975 epic Movie Jaws was the first of "summer blockbusters", making $100 million and reversing the Hollywood trend of releasing the worst movies during the summer.
Aug. 17, 2018

ANASTASIA AND THE RISE OF SOCIALISM IN EUROPE (PT 1)

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries

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April 4, 2018

REMEMBERING THE BLUES BROTHERS

From 1001 Stories For the Road

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Dec. 4, 2017

ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE : THE BACKSTORY & THE MESSAGE~ FEATURING OUR INT…

The backstory to Frank Capra's film masterpiece "It's a Wonderful Life" featuring an exclusive interview with Karolyn Grimes Wilkerson, who played Zuzu Bailey in the film, and ended the movie with the memorable line : "Look, Daddy. Teacher says every t...

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Nov. 20, 2017

OPERATION MARKETGARDEN (PT II): A BRIDGE NOT TOO FAR: SPIES, LIES, AN…

The two part story of a bold plan to strike the heart of Germany by dropping 36,000 British, Canadian, Polish, and American paratroopers in German controlled Holland in Sept 1944. Dedicated to the men who never made it back, this story doesn't pull any...

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Jan. 16, 2017

RIN-TIN-TIN AND THE LEGEND OF THE WHITE BUFFALO

A nostalgic look back at one of Hollywood's biggest canine stars and an 1955 TV episode from the series "Adventures of Rin Tin Tin" titled "The White Buffalo". boxAD FREE PREMIUM ARCHIVESShow credits:Flute: Kerri at www.freemusic.orgLeg...

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Feb. 18, 2016

BLOOD BROTHERS: THE TRUE STORY THAT INSPIRED THE JOHN WAYNE WESTERN …

"Blood Brothers: The True Story That Inspired the John Wayne Movie "The Sons of Katie Elder". On the evening of January 19th, 1889, two wagons and a buggy slowly crossed Dry Creek, two miles east of Graham, Texas. The lead wa...

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Sept. 12, 2015

THE MAN WHO CREATED AGENT 007

"The Man Who Created Agent 007"- The story of Bond creator Ian Fleming, his crucial role in British military intelligence, his first books, and his career. With special insight into the early James Bond movies and Sean Conner...

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June 3, 2015

JOHN DELOREAN'S LEGACY AND BACK TO THE FUTURE

"John DeLorean's Legacy and Back To the Future"- The story of John DeLorean, the legendary GM auto designer, including his rise and ultimate fall, when DeLorean Motor Company went bankrupt. The DeLorean DMC-12 was the car cho...

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