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The Hitchcock GaysEpisode 9: The Passion of Tippi Hedren (Part 1)This episode contains spoilers for the film The Birds. Tippi Hedren was a single mother working as a model in the early '60s. But when Alfred Hitchcock saw her in a TV ad, he plucked her from obscurity and turned her into a Hollywood star. In this two-part episode, we examine the timeless appeal of Tippi Hedren, from her days suffering as Hitchcock's greatest obsession to her eventual apotheosis as an icon for the gay community. In part one, we discuss her rise to fame in The Birds, a horror film that eerily predicts t...2025-05-2233 minThe Hitchcock GaysEpisode 8: A Boy's Best Friend is His MotherThis episode contains spoilers for the films Murder! and Psycho. The "mama's boy" and "domineering mother" tropes reach a terrifying zenith in Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock's game-changing masterpiece from 1960. In this episode, we examine the gay iconography of actor Anthony Perkins, Hitchcock's surprising relationship with drag, and that time my childhood friends gifted me a homemade Hitchcock movie. Murder!, Hitchcock's British whodunnit from 1930, is also discussed. Credits Written, produced, and hosted by Spencer Robelen. Artwork by Skye Stoyer. Episode transcript available here. Follow The Hitchcock Gays on Instagram and X.2025-04-2935 minThe Hitchcock GaysEntr'acte and book recommendationsAs we prepare for the "second act" of The Hitchcock Gays, Spencer takes you behind the scenes to share some books that were integral to the research of this series. Also, a big shout-out to our Patreon subscribers! Book Recommendations The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light Split Image: The Life of Anthony Perkins Tippi: A Memoir Intimate Violence: Hitchcock, Sex, and Queer Theory Behind the Screen: How Gays and Lesbians Shaped Hollywood, 1910-19692025-04-0806 min
Scene to SongScene to Song Bonus Episode: The Hitchcock Gays Supplemental: Discussing "Spellbound" with Shoshana GreenbergAs I prepare to record more episodes, I am sharing a conversation I had with former podcast guest Spencer Robelen on his The Hitchcock Gays podcast about Hitchcock’s 1945 film Spellbound starring Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck. I hope you enjoy getting to know Spencer’s podcast, and Scene to Song will be back in two weeks with a new episode.
You can write to scenetosong@gmail.com with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater, or if you’d like to be a podcast guest. Follow on Instagram at @ScenetoSong and on Facebook at...2025-03-2544 minThe Hitchcock GaysSupplemental: Scene to SongShoshana Greenberg returns the favor and hosts me on her podcast, Scene to Song! We discuss musicals, Episode 5 of The Hitchcock Gays (plus all the topics I neglected to include in it), and things we're looking forward to in the theatre world. ~ Scene to Song Episode 116: Musical Theater in the Films of Alfred Hitchcock Originally aired December 9, 2024 In this episode, composer, lyricist, and playwright Spencer Robelen discusses musical theater in the films of Alfred Hitchcock, from his early silent movies to Waltzes from Vienna to Stage Fright to The Man Who Knew Too Much...2025-02-111h 20The Hitchcock GaysIntermission...and a warningLike Dial "M" for Murder, we're going to take a short intermission. You may not hear from me for a few weeks, but know that I am working on the last few episodes of the series. I also want to share a warning with all of you as we head into 2025. Credits Written, produced, and hosted by Spencer Robelen. Artwork by Skye Stoyer. Follow The Hitchcock Gays on Instagram and X. Support the show on Spencer Robelen's Patreon! Contact us at hitchcockgays@gmail.com.2024-12-3103 minThe Hitchcock GaysSupplemental: Discussing "Spellbound" with Shoshana GreenbergAlfred Hitchcock's Spellbound (1945) is a movie that everyone enjoys but can't seem to remember—which is ironic considering that it's about amnesia. Musical threatre writer and podcaster Shoshana Greenberg shows us how this convoluted psychological-thriller is actually a touching, feminist romance with an inspiring, demisexual heroine. Check out Shoshana's website and subscribe to her podcast, Scene to Song! Credits Written, produced, and hosted by Spencer Robelen. Artwork by Skye Stoyer. Follow The Hitchcock Gays on Instagram and X. Support the show on Spencer Robelen's Patreon! Contact us...2024-12-1041 minScene to SongScene to Song Episode 116: Musical Theater in the Films of Alfred HitchcockIn this episode, composer, lyricist, and playwright Spencer Robelen discusses musical theater in the films of Alfred Hitchcock, from his early silent movies to Waltzes from Vienna to Stage Fright to The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956). We also talk about the song "Miss Up-to-Date" from his 1929 film Blackmail.
You can write to scenetosong@gmail.com with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater, or if you’d like to be a podcast guest. Follow on Instagram at @ScenetoSong and on Facebook at “Scene to Song with Shoshana Greenberg Podcast.” And be sure to sign up...2024-12-101h 18The Hitchcock GaysEpisode 7: These Gays are Trying to Murder MeAs we continue to explore the gay villains in Hitchcock's mid-career films, we find that both Rear Window (1954) and North by Northwest (1959) have a lot to say about getting married and getting murdered. Also, do I look "heavyish" to you? Credits Written, produced, and hosted by Spencer Robelen. Artwork by Skye Stoyer. Episode transcript available here. Follow The Hitchcock Gays on Instagram and X. Support the show on Spencer Robelen's Patreon! Contact us at hitchcockgays@gmail.com.2024-11-1928 minThe Hitchcock GaysSupplemental: Hitchcocktober with Carl BoehmMy dear friend and former film teacher, Carl Boehm, joins me to celebrate "Hitchcocktober" and discuss my rankings of the 50+ Alfred Hitchcock films still in print. (There will be spoilers.) The full interview is available here to Benefactors on Patreon. The Display by Carl Boehm is available here in hardcover, softcover, and audiobook. Read Spencer's ranking of every Hitchcock film here on Letterboxd. Credits Produced and hosted by Spencer Robelen. Artwork by Skye Stoyer. Follow The Hitchcock Gays on Instagram and X. Support the sho...2024-10-291h 09The Hitchcock GaysEpisode 6: The Queers are Among UsAt the very start of the Lavender Scare—a period of intense homophobia within the U.S. government—Hitchcock released a film noir thriller that perfectly encapsulated the paranoia of the time: Strangers on a Train. We explore its blatant queer coding, and how its undeniable subtext makes it one of Hitchcock's gayest films. We also discuss Shadow of Doubt, Hitchcock's unassuming family drama that suggests none of us are safe from the things we fear the most. Credits Written, produced, and hosted by Spencer Robelen. Artwork by Skye Stoyer. Episode trans...2024-10-0824 minThe Hitchcock GaysEpisode 5: Hitchcock's Musicals?One wouldn't normally associate musical theatre with Alfred Hitchcock, but it wasn't a foreign genre to him. Musical numbers take center stage in many of his films (The Pleasure Garden, Elstree Calling, Stage Fright) and singing can play an integral role in others (The Man Who Knew Too Much from 1956). And of course, who could forget Waltzes from Vienna, Hitchcock's first — and only — musical comedy film? Credits Written, produced, and hosted by Spencer Robelen. Artwork by Skye Stoyer. Episode transcript available here. Follow The Hitchcock Gays on Instagram and X. Su...2024-09-1730 minThe Hitchcock GaysSupplemental: Discussing "Vertigo" with GreyVertigo (1958) is either the greatest film ever made or the campy manifestation of Hitchcock's sexism/misogyny. Regardless, it is very much a straight man's film. But special guest Grey—writer, sass monster, and proud Brooklynite—shows us the solace that queer people can find in the film's examination of trauma, suicide, and destroying the things we love. Follow Grey on Instagram! If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, help is available. Call 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Credits Produced and hosted by Spencer Robelen. "W...2024-08-2749 minThe Hitchcock GaysEpisode 4: Joan Fontaine vs. The LesbiansWhat are the odds that actress Joan Fontaine would be menaced by queers in two back-to-back Hitchcock films? In this episode, we shine a light on Alfred Hitchcock's most prominent lesbian characters in Rebecca (1940) and Suspicion (1941). We also find butch and sapphic themes in his lesser-known silent films Champagne (1928) and Easy Virtue (1927). Credits Written, produced, and hosted by Spencer Robelen. Artwork by Skye Stoyer. Episode transcript available here. Follow The Hitchcock Gays on Instagram and X. Support the show on Spencer Robelen's Patreon! Contact us at hitchcockg...2024-08-0626 minThe Hitchcock GaysEpisode 3: Buddies, Beards, and BrosAlfred Hitchcock's espionage films of the 1930s contain a surprising amount of queer themes, from secret identities to cottageing. We take a look at Secret Agent (1936), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), and The Lady Vanishes (1938) for "othered" characters hiding in plain sight. Credits Written, produced, and hosted by Spencer Robelen. Artwork by Skye Stoyer. Episode transcript available here. Follow The Hitchcock Gays on Instagram and X. Support the show on Spencer Robelen's Patreon! Contact us at hitchcockgays@gmail.com.2024-07-1829 minThe Hitchcock GaysEpisode 2: The Pansy's Coming from Inside the HouseAlfred Hitchcock's career took off in 1927 when he directed The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog. We discuss this silent film and its queer imagery, as well as its star, Ivor Novello, who was one of the hottest (and gayest) performers of the British stage and screen. Downhill, Hitchcock's subsequent film with Ivor Novello, is also discussed. References 1) "Keep the Home Fires Burning," music and lyrics by Ivor Novello, 1917 recording 2) Painting of Ivor Novello by Emil Veresmith 3) The Avenger's triangle compared with the "Silence = Death" triangle ...2024-06-2713 minThe Hitchcock GaysEpisode 1: Introduction to an ObsessionThe Hitchcock Gays is a podcast about queer themes and gay characters in the films of Alfred Hitchcock. But before we get to that, you should probably learn a little bit about your host—a bisexual composer-lyricist-playwright who was weirdly obsessed with Hitchcock in elementary school. Special thanks to Dorie Spangler, Tyler Chatham, and Michele O'Brien. Artwork by Skye Stoyer. Episode transcript available here. Follow The Hitchcock Gays on Instagram and X. Support the show on Spencer Robelen's Patreon! Contact us at hitchcockgays@gmail.com.2024-06-1315 min
The Latest Draft PodcastS2 Ep. 4: Pigeon Pizza Party by Spencer RobelenToday's pod features Pigeon Pizza Party with Book, Music, and Lyrics by Spencer Robelen. A simple-minded pigeon discovers an entire pizza discarded in a street alley; but when he tries to share it with the rest of his coop, complications ensue with his manipulative friends, a tough gang of possums, and a homeless man who ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time.2021-03-0535 min
The 10glo Show'Musical Theater Songs as Puzzle Pieces' with Spencer RobelenGuest: Spencer Robelen Host: David Brush Theme music composed by Rachel Dean EPISODE 9 – Musical Theater Songs as Puzzle Pieces www.spencerrobelen.com https://www.facebook.com/srobelen https://www.instagram.com/spencerrobelen https://twitter.com/RobelenSpencer https://www.youtube.com/user/spencerrobelen/videos Listen to Spencer Robelen Presents wherever you listen to podcasts! You can find videos of Spencer’s work right on 10glo at: https://10glo.com/user/srobelen/ Songs from this episode: “Grandma's Cooking”...2021-01-2643 min
DTC RadioHollywood, Florida by Tyler GrimesSERIES FINALE! Five years in the future...the entire West Coast of the United States has been decimated by nuclear war, and now that people have begun to rebuild, they demand to be entertained. So, when the movie industry sets up shop in Hollywood, Florida a desperate monster movie studio looking to capitalize on the modern nuclear hysteria hires a young screenwriter named Edna Wood to write a monster movie about mutated sea lions. Desperate for cash and oddly fascinated by the bizarre specificity of the request, the screenwriter accepts and begins to write the movie. But the deadlines...2019-05-2937 minDTC RadioHell and High Water by Aysha ZackriaFive years in the future...As greenhouse gases accumulate and global warming reaches new heights, string instruments are consistently flat and trumpets are unable to reach the low end of their range. Franklin, a violin maker and climate change denier, refuses to reengineer his instruments or his perspective. Faced with significant criticism from his customers and the subsequent jeopardy his livelihood, will he still ignore reality? Written by Aysha Zackria. Directed by Sara Elizabeth Grant. Starring Beverly Blanchett, Sara Elizabeth Grant, Murphy Hayes, Stephen Hedger, Wally Lurz, Renee Elizabeth Turner, and Jenna Wyatt. Sound engineering and editing by Tyler...2019-04-2417 minDTC RadioArtificial Ignorance by Peter M. CarrozzoFive years in the future...George has just returned home after five years overseas in military intelligence fighting in a war no one seems to know about. He craves a return to normal, everyday life, except a pervasive app, called the Small Talk Assist App, makes that impossible. What will a world where small talk and every day human interactions are dominated by virtual assistants be like?
Written by Peter M. Carrozzo. Directed by Lacey Keane. Starring Barron B. Bass, Katy Corbus, Laura Dadap, Brittany Halls, Ty Hawthorne, Lacey Keane, James Kim, V Ramos, Liz Regan, and Jack Siebert...2019-03-2727 minDTC RadioThe Separation by Corey PajkaFive years in the future...The west coast of the United States votes in favor of secession- a motion that came to be known as “the Separation.” In the ensuing chaos, a shadow government takes control, and democracy is suspended. Somewhere a man named Jeremy is held in a room by an anonymous woman who tortures him with a smartphone app. Jeremy supported the Separation, even after his family left him over it. Now he worries that his decision might have cost him more than his life as he once knew it. Sometimes freedom isn’t taken from us. Someti...2019-02-2727 minDTC RadioBringing Down the Mouse by Jennifer SchellFive years in the future... The Walt Disney Company owns every known intellectual property — except one. McKayla Evans, creator of webcomic sensation "April Showers," stands as the final defense against The Mouse's complete cultural monopoly. When the rights to her creation are sold to Disney without her consent, McKayla sets out to take back what's hers. With the help of her agent-with-benefits and a former Disney employee, McKayla will uncover the truth about Disney's dealings in her mission to bring down the Mouse once and for all.
Written by Jennifer Schell. Directed by Tyler Grimes. Starring Gabriel Celik, Tyler Gr...2019-01-3019 minDTC RadioProxies by Natalie ZutterFive years in the future... the gig economy has expanded to include emotional labor: just as you can catch an Uber or outsource your errands to TaskRabbit, you can hire an emotional labor proxy to break up with someone, educate people to be more “woke,” and cut toxic people out of your life. When Jo takes on the proxy gig of cutting off contact between Frank and his estranged daughter, she never imagines that she will see him through anyone else’s eyes, least of all her own.
Proxies was recorded in its entirety on November 10 in New York City f...2018-12-1919 minDTC RadioEmotional Playback by Carlo Feliciani OjedaFive years in the future...the Amazon-Google-Apple conglomerate WonderCorp has released a brand-new home assistant called "KIRA." Aiden and Charlie are best friends who have been chosen as beta-testers for the system's new AI feature, which includes an "EmotionalChoice" detector. When this new feature reveals Charlie's secret love for Aiden, both friends do not know how to navigate the new uncharted waters of their friendship, and fall into the routine of avoiding the subject, while KIRA continues to make E-Choice suggestions left and right. Are these choices superficial algorithms, or do they reveal the friends most inner secrets? How...2018-11-2139 minDTC RadioBreaking Bread by Joshua SmalleyKasey and her partner Rylan would like to have a nice, quiet Easter dinner: eat some ham, maybe chit-chat about church, listen to Mozart. But their neighbors Talitha and Tyson have other ideas. Who could have known a painting of Jesus would be so offensive?
Written by Joshua Smalley. Directed by Kristan Seemel. Starring Aaron Ballard, Barron B Bass, Cameran Hebb, and Isabelle Pierre. Sound engineering by Liz Regan. Sound design by Lisha Brown. Sound editing by Tyler Grimes. Play development by Tyler Grimes.Artwork by Andrew Singer. Hosted by Pip Gengenbach. dtc radio theme by Spencer Robelen, all...2018-03-0124 minDTC RadioWhen You KnoW, You KnoW* by Krysta GonzalesFlor and Stephen are on a drive that will take them through the last two years of their relationship together. The ups, the downs, the in betweens, the loving exchanges, and the hurtful arguments. How do you make a change? You can listen to your head, your heart, or both; but when you know, you know. Written by Krysta Gonzales. Directed by Daren Taylor. Starring Chiara Maya, Josef Maxwell, and Krysta Gonzales. Sound engineering by Curtis Fritsh. Sound design by Lisha Brown. Sound editing by Tyler Grimes. Play development by Jamie Johnson. Artwork by Andrew Singer. Hosted by Pip...2018-02-1519 minDTC Radio"Batman! The Lost Episode - Make Gotham Great Again" by Lakshmi Kumar and Govind Kumar(Gasp!) No! Fiddle dee da Fiddle dee dee, what did he write what did he tweet? After his shocking election, The Joker has spent the last year stirring up quite the covfefe! Tune into Distilled Radio on Jan 20th, the one year anniversary of the Joker's inauguration as Mayor of Gotham (No!), to find out if he and his merry band of villains will succeed in making Gotham great again! Or will the Dark Knight--Batman!--return to Gotham and save its people...before the joke's on them?
Written by Lakshmi Kumar and Govind Kumar. Directed by Olivia Hartle. Starring...2018-01-183h 10DTC RadioNot Your (Final) Girl by Natalie ZutterThis week on Murder Is My Jam, the only true-crime podcast with serial killers and self-care, Sidney is anxious and Ellen isn’t here. Or, Sidney knows exactly where Ellen is, but first she has to navigate this week’s horror story, about what happens to two female podcasters who dare to talk about murder. But Sidney has a message for the listeners: No matter what you say, she is “Not Your (Final) Girl.”
Written by Natalie Zutter. Directed by Kristen Tomanocy. Staring Lilli Cooper and Samantha Nugent. Sound engineering, design, and editing by Liz Regan. Play development by Lauren M...2017-12-1423 minDTC RadioThe Stand In by Corey PajkaJacob is an actor--a rising young talent struggling to find himself. After suffering a meltdown on national television, Jacob instead finds himself struggling with possible career suicide. One morning he awakens to discover something else entirely: his exact duplicate; a man named Troy Maxim. Troy is handsome, charming, eager to please, but something about him seems the slightest bit artificial—and dangerous. Jacob soon learns that the role of his lifetime may the one he never knew he agreed to take.
Written by Corey Payka.Directed by Robert AK Gonyo. Starring Laura Iris Hill, Cristina Pitter, Josh Adam Ramos, Ro...2017-11-1628 minDTC RadioDarkness as a Bride by Tyler GrimesThe Shakespeares only had one bank left to rob. It should have been easy...in and out in under sixty seconds; but a fit of madness and an itchy trigger finger changed all of that. Now the three sorority sisters are on the run, and seeking refuge with a mystic who believes they've dipped their toes into a pool straight from hell. That uneasy feeling you get when you flip off the lights and jump into bed? That's Darkness as a Bride. Written by Tyler Grimes. Directed by Anthony Methvin. Starring Dani DeCarlo, Julia Giolzetti, Rachael VanWormer, Stacy Michelle...2017-10-2617 minDTC RadioThe Swamp Beast of Bandon, North Dakota by Jennifer SchellIn an effort to avoid the most boring summer vacation in living memory, Levi Shepherd and her sister Jessie invent their very own urban legend: the Swamp Beast of Bandon, North Dakota. What begins as a website parodying the likes of Sasquatch and the Skunk Ape quickly takes on a new meaning when two young visitors to the site fall for the blurry photographs and joke testimonies the girls craft. But as the teens’ tall tale grows taller and taller, will this faux monster come back to bite them? Find out in “The Swamp Beast of Bandon, North Dakota.”
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