The Industry
A storytelling podcast exploring some of Hollywood’s lesser known history.
The Dino De Laurentiis Million Dollar Giveaway
Robertino Yanzanny was just a teenager in Puerto Rico when he fell in love with the movies and developed an admiration for super producer Dino De Laurentiis.
De Laurentiis left a huge …
The Great Gleason Pivot
Jackie Gleason is an entertainment legend. He's one guy who truly did it all. Movies, Broadway, conducted his own orchestra (!), and most of all …
Season Two Trailer
A new season of The Industry is coming this summer, with more lesser known stories of Hollywood history.
Check out season one at …
The Ballad of Coy and Vance
The Dukes of Hazzard was a top ten show heading into its fifth season. That's when a report came out revealing just how much the show had earned in merchandising. And that's when the stars …
Staring at the Sunn
Aliens, mountain men, and Jesus were the stars of the day for Sunn Classic Pictures. Throughout the 1970s, Sunn Classic proved to be a highly …
Mr. Dugan Doesn't Go To Washington
Mister Dugan had the potential to be a hit show. It was a topical series about a recently elected idealistic black congressman who has to contend …
Bonus Episode: Waiting For Hoffman
In this bonus episode we take a look at how in the 1980s Cannon Films signed a major star to the biggest deal in entertainment history and still didn't get the movie made. LaBrava was to be …
The Legend of Supertrain
The fall season for NBC in the 1978-79 season was a disaster. It was such a wreck that virtually of their fall debuts were gone by the time January …
Cliff Robertson Will Not Be Silenced
In 1977 actor Cliff Robertson received a notice in the mail saying he owed taxes a $10,000 payment he received from Columbia Pictures. The only …
Winter Kills
Director William Richert had a dream set up for his first feature film. It was based on a new popular novel from the author of The Manchurian …
Sorcerer
After earning massive success in the early 1970's with the movies The French Connection and The Exorcist, William Friedkin could call his own shots. …
Lambada vs The Forbidden Dance
When Menahem Golan left Cannon Films for 21st Century Pictures, he brought with him a grudge that would propel both companies into direct competition …
The Rural Purge
The Rural Purge is legend of television history. A landmark time and a watershed moment when TV decided to leave behind the down home fun and …
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