10 Podcasts like The Wire at 20

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  • 1. The Plot Thickens

    For our fourth season, we're bringing you the story of Pam Grier as only she can tell it. Her overnight stardom, her iconic roles, her fights against the system. It’s a story of bravery, both onscreen and off. It’s a story about race in Hollywood and...Show More

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    Bugs

    32:26 | Apr 28th, 2020

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    A young film buff named Peter Bogdanovich grows up in New York, learning to obsess over the movies the way his father obsesses over art.  With his sights set on acting, Peter lies his way into th...Show More

  • 2. Too Much Information

    'Too Much Information' is a new iHeartRadio podcast that gives you the secret history, behind-the-scenes details and little-known fascinating facts about your favorite movies, music, TV shows and more. The series is brought to you by two trivia titan...Show More

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    “Baby Got Back” by Sir Mix-a-Lot

    51:24 | Jun 6th, 2022

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    Alex and Jordan explore the genesis of Sir Mix’s salute to the glute, a wild saga that involves guns, nuns, and a 50-foot fiberglass butt. For the Seattle MC, it’s a surprisingly personal ...Show More

  • 3. Blockbuster

    Award-winning miniseries about the filmmakers who revolutionized the movies. Season 1: George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and the 1970s Movie Revolution. Season 2: The Story of James Cameron. It's a movie for your ears.

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    Episode I: The World Builders

    27:51 | Apr 16th, 2019

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    Steven and George become allies. A tragedy stuns composer John Williams. Producers at Universal take a risk on a big idea. Set in the 1970s, this six-part original series tells the story of two big-dr...Show More

  • 4. WHAT WENT WRONG

    What Went Wrong covers Hollywood’s most notoriously disastrous movie productions, digging into the behind the scenes insanity of everything from massive flops to record breaking blockbusters. JOIN OUR PATREON FOR 'WWW' BONUS CONTENT! Hosted on Acast....Show More

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    The Birds

    1:05:22 | Nov 8th, 2022

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    This episode dives into the making of Hitchcock's classic avian apocalypse horror "The Birds" - but it turns out the real horror was Hitchcock himself. We explore the ways in which he attempted to con...Show More

  • 5. Love is a Crime

    It’s one of the wildest scandals in Hollywood history: In 1951, major Hollywood producer Walter Wanger (Jon Hamm) went to prison for shooting an agent who he suspected was having an affair with Joan Bennett (Zooey Deschanel), Wanger’s actress wife. W...Show More

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    From In the Dark: The Runaway Princesses

    15:34 | Jan 30th, 2024

    The wives and daughters of Dubai’s ruler live in unbelievable luxury. So why do the women in Sheikh Mohammed’s family keep trying to run away? The New Yorker staff writer Heidi Blake joins In the Dark...Show More

  • 6. Paleo-Cinema Podcast

    A podcast about movies: retro, cult, gross, forgotten and interesting movies.

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    Paleo-Cinema Podcast 268 - Maggie - Funeral Parade of Roses

    1:09:58 | Aug 9th, 2020

    This time, we look at two movies from East Asia, 2018's Maggie from South Korea- a film about relationships, sinkholes and catfish and a classic of gay cinema from Japan, 1969's Funeral Parade Of Rose...Show More

  • 7. The Projection Booth Podcast

    The Projection Booth has been recognized as a premier film podcast by The Washington Post, The A.V. Club, IndieWire, Entertainment Weekly, and Filmmaker Magazine. With over 500 episodes to date and an ever-growing fan base, The Projection Booth regul...Show More

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    Special Report: David Kittredge on Boorman and the Devil (2025)

    57:14 | Oct 28th

    Filmmaker and frequent Projection Booth co-host David Kittredge returns to the show to talk about his stunning new documentary Boorman and the Devil (2025). Premiering at the Venice Film Festival and ...Show More

  • 8. Hypnogoria

    Welcome to Hypnogoria, Britian's longest running horror podcast! Coming to you from the Great Library of Dreams, Mr Jim Moon invites you to take a comfy armchair by the fireside to talk of all things weird and wonderful. Here we discuss str...Show More

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    HYPNOGORIA 69 – A Tribute to Tobe Hooper

    1:06:35 | Sep 3rd, 2017

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    In another special episode, Mr Jim Moon pays tribute to the great Tobe Hooper, who sadly passed away this week. In this episode we take a look back over his life and works, discussing genre-defining c...Show More

  • 9. Geek History Lesson

    Not just another geek podcast, Geek History Lesson guides you through the fictional biography of pop culture characters! Diving deep into the history of superhero, film, tv and comic book characters. Each episode hosts Jason Inman and Ashley Victoria...Show More

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    Kenneth Branagh's Frankenstein (1994)

    1:00:15 | Oct 28th

    Following the success of 1992's Bram Stoker's Dracula Kenneth Branagh directed and starred in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein which introduced elements of The Bride of Frankenstein into the mainstream sto...Show More

  • 10. The Secret History Of Hollywood

    An ongoing series of specially produced histories, bringing to life the stories and secrets that shaped cinema. @moviehistories secrethistoryofhollywood.com www.patreon.com/attaboysecret

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    Bullets And Blood - Part 1

    4:45:00 | Apr 11th, 2016

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    The story of the Warner Brothers studio is the story of the American dream - an immigrant family who escaped a violent beginning, and arrived penniless in America, only to conquer its newest and most ...Show More

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