This is Tameka, sharing stories about celebrities and pop culture from yesteryear. If you're looking for more content from me, check out my websites, https://junkie4astory.com/ and
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Ali MacGraw's Affair with Steve McQueen Was Worth Losing Her Marriage
In this episode, I talk about actress Ali MacGraw and her affair with actor Steve McQueen on the set of the film, The Getaway in 1972. I reference her autobiography, Moving Pictures and his biography, The Life and Legend of a Hollywood Icon by Marshall Terrill.
Here are links to these books if you are interested:
Moving pictures : MacGraw, Ali : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/movingpictures00macg/page/n5/mode/2up)
Steve McQueen : the life and legacy of a Hollywood icon : Terrill, Marshall : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/stevemcqueenlife0000terr)
24 Jun 2026
Pam Grier and the Next Black Female Action Star
In this episode, I talk about actress Pam Grier's rise as the female Action hero in the 70s when the genre was dominated by men. Then I question the absence of a Black action hero in the genre in today's time.
If you are interested in Pam Grier's journey in Hollywood, here is a link to her biography:
https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780446564700
27 May 2026
Beverly Johnson & the Woman Who got in the Way of her Vogue Cover
In this episode, I talk about supermodel Beverly Johnson, and the legendary Vogue cover that almost didn't happen, had she not been confident and ambitious enough to push pass her human obstacles.
I reference her memoir The Face that Changed it All
https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9781476774435
I also reference the biography of Eileen Ford, Model Woman Eileen Ford and the Business of Beauty
https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780062108081
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