Windy City Ballyhoo Podcast
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Podcast Overview
<p>Windy City Ballyhoo, hosted by historian and documentarian Adam Carston, is a podcast that explores film history through the lens of Chicago’s rich but underestimated cinematic legacy. Each episode is a deep dive into a particular week at the movies from Chicago’s past, exploring the films, theaters, and colorful characters that once populated this wild world. It’s like a cinematic time machine! </p>
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Publishing Since
3/28/2024
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Recent Episodes
July 12, 2024
Some Came Running (1958) and The LIneup (1958) at North Ave. Drive-in - April 17, 1959
<p>Film historian and Rondo award-winning author Justin Humphreys (George Pal: Man of Tomorrow) guests for a stellar 1950s drive-in double feature, Vincente Minnelli's Some Came Running and Don Siegel's The Lineup, which played at the North Ave. Drive-in April 17, 1959. Topics include Vincente Minnelli's Chicago roots, adapting a book to the scene, Dean Martin's best acting roles, Don Siegel's style, auteurs of the 1950s, and more Chicago history than you'll know what to do with. </p>
May 24, 2024
War of the Gargantuas (1966), Monster Zero (1965), & Skullduggery (1970) at Congress Theatre - October 2, 1970
<p>On this week's episode, Kyle Cubr (Music Box Theatre) guests for a creature feature kiddie matinee triple—War of the Gargantuas (1966), Monster Zero (1965), & Skullduggery (1970)—which opened at the Congress Theatre on October 2, 1970. Topics include Chicago's secret connection to the Godzilla franchise, Chuck Berry, the underrated talent of Ishiro Hondo, kaiju battles, alien invaders, missing links, Burt Reynolds, American actors in Japan, and more Chicago history than you'll know what to do with. </p>
May 10, 2024
Millie (1931) & Chinatown Nights (1929) at Davis Theater - May 20, 1931
<p>Guest Will Morris (Oscarbate/Music Box of Horrors) joins in on the fun this week for the wild pre-code double of Millie (1931) and Chinatown Nights (1929), which opened at the Davis Theater on May 20, 1931. Topics include the underrated Helen Twelvetrees, queer characters in pre-code cinema, the joys of melodrama, Yellow Peril in pop culture, Warner Oland's complicated brilliance, the transition from silent films to talkies, gangster films, German imports, lost films, Great Depression Era ballyhoo, and more Chicago history than you'll know what to do with!</p>
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- What is Windy City Ballyhoo Podcast?
<p>Windy City Ballyhoo, hosted by historian and documentarian Adam Carston, is a podcast that explores film history through the lens of Chicago’s rich but underestimated cinematic legacy. Each episode is a deep dive into a particular week at the movies from Chicago’s past, exploring the films, theaters, and colorful characters that once populated this wild world. It’s like a cinematic time machine! </p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates weekly.
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- Does this podcast accept guests?
Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
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