Dean Reed's Hollywood career was brief, but he became an international superstar during the height of the Cold War, living in Latin America and communist Europe. After going public about wanting to return home to the United States, Dean's life came to a mysterious end. Decades later, his daughter Ramona is determined to find out what really happened to him.
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Introducing: UnderGround Zero: 9/11 & The Mob
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North by North Korea [from Very Special Episodes]
Hosts Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason English explore how two film icons navigated their captivity in North Korea, aiming to boost its cinema and plan an escape.
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The White Death [from Very Special Episodes]
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Exit Strategy: The Family Who Vanished Into Siberia for Over 40 Years [from Very Special Episodes]
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Introducing: 'Saigon' — Chapter 1 – The Final Set
Introducing Saigon from Thoroughbred Studios, Goldhawk Productions, and iHeartPodcasts. One city, a divided country, and the war that tore America apart… An epic saga of love, blood and revolution starring Kelly Marie Tran and Rob Benedict.
Chapter 1 - The Final Set
A championship tennis match becomes a flashpoint between French colonial power and Vietnamese resistance. Newly returned American Joseph Sherman is drawn into a world of old friendships, dangerous loyalties and sudden desire — and by nightfall, one family is shattered.
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How Texas Changed Boris Yeltsin [from Very Special Episodes]
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Hi Red Elvis fans! Today we're sharing an episode from the Very Special Episodes podcast. Follow Dana Schwartz down a different rabbit hole every Wednesday.
Special thanks to composer Evan Mack for letting us play a clip of “Make Your Move,” from his original opera Yeltsin in Texas. Learn more at evanmack.com. And thanks to Yelena Biberman for sharing her story. Check out her excellent podcast How to Kill a Superpower (https://yelenabiberman.com/podcast/).
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18 Jan 2023
Red Elvis: Episode Six - The Search
What happened to Dean?
A warning, this episode discusses suicide, so please take care where and when you listen.
Red Elvis is a co-production of iHeart Podcasts and School of Humans and is part of the Curiosity Audio Network. It's based on the Curiosity Stream documentary Red Elvis: The Cold War Cowboy. Check out the doc at https://curiositystream.com
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11 Jan 2023
Red Elvis: Episode Five - Old Cowboys Never Die
Dean considers moving back to the U.S. and relaunching his career there. But a promotional tour and a 60 Minutes profile exposes Dean to just how much America has changed since he left.
Red Elvis is a co-production of iHeart Podcasts and School of Humans and is part of the Curiosity Audio Network. It's based on the Curiosity Stream documentary Red Elvis: The Cold War Cowboy. Check out the doc at https://curiositystream.com
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4 Jan 2023
Red Elvis: Episode Four - We Are The Revolutionaries
Dean settles into a life of superstardom behind the Iron Curtain. His friends back in South America pay a horrific price for their political beliefs, while Dean's trip to the U.S. to promote a film lands him in jail.
Red Elvis is a co-production of iHeart Podcasts and School of Humans and is part of the Curiosity Audio Network. It's based on the Curiosity Stream documentary Red Elvis: The Cold War Cowboy. Check out the doc at https://curiositystream.com
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21 Dec 2022
Red Elvis: Episode Three - Adiós, Sabata
Dean and Patti relocate to Italy, where Dean emerges as a spaghetti western film star. But after his daughter Ramona is born, he inserts himself back into the political fray in Chile and Argentina, landing him in jail and his marriage in crisis.
Red Elvis is a co-production of iHeart Podcasts and School of Humans and is part of the Curiosity Audio Network. It's based on the Curiosity Stream documentary Red Elvis: The Cold War Cowboy. Check out the doc at https://curiositystream.com (https://curiositystream.com)
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14 Dec 2022
Red Elvis: Episode Two - Our Summer Romance
After struggling in Hollywood, Dean is a surprise hit in South America-even more popular there than Elvis. But he experiences a political awakening that brings him and his new wife Patti unwelcome attention.
Red Elvis is a co-production of iHeart Podcasts and School of Humans and is part of the Curiosity Audio Network. It's based on the Curiosity Stream documentary Red Elvis: The Cold War Cowboy. Check out the doc at https://curiositystream.com (https://curiositystream.com)
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7 Dec 2022
Red Elvis: Episode One — Country Boy
Decades after singer Dean Reed's mysterious death, his daughter Ramona digs through a treasure trove of documents left behind by her mother to learn more about the man she called Papa...and to figure out what really happened to him.
Red Elvis is a co-production of iHeart Podcasts and School of Humans and is part of the Curiosity Audio Network. It's based on the Curiosity Stream documentary Red Elvis: The Cold War Cowboy. Check out the doc at https://curiositystream.com (https://curiositystream.com)
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30 Nov 2022
Introducing: Red Elvis
Dean Reed sold out stadiums across communist Europe. But after a controversial 60 Minutes interview in 1986, his life came to a mysterious end.
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Introducing — What Happened to Sandra Birchmore: Part 1
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[…] So for the time being, she was working as an aide at an elementary school and taking classes in preparation to apply to nursing school. Healthcare felt like a good fit, a way to help people and also earn a stable living. It seemed important to Sandra to have Barb, who was in a different stage of life, to bounce these ideas off of. She mostly talked about her future. She was very focused on her future and what she wanted to do with her life. On the night of February 1st, 2021, as a blizzard was bearing down on New England, Barb got a message from Sandra. I was sitting at my desk and it was a live trivia game that was on Facebook Live that I would do every week. […]
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