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The New Yorker turns one century old -- and it hasn't aged a day! The witty, cosmopolitan magazine was first published on February 21, 1925. And even though present-day issues are often quite contemporary in content, the magazine's tone and style still recall its glamorous Jazz Age origins.The New Yorker traces itself to members of that legendary group of wits known as the Algonquin Round Table -- renowned artists, critics and playwrights who met every day for lunch at the Algonquin Hotel.And in particular, to two married journalists – Harold Ross and Jane Grant – who infused the magazine with a very distinct cosmopolitan zest. High fashion, martinis and Midtown Manhattan mixed with the droll wit of a worldly literati.A new exhibition at the New York Public Library --  “A Century of the New Yorker” -- chronicles the magazine's history, from its origins and creation by Harold Ross and Jane Grant to its current era, under the editorship of David Remnick.Greg and Tom interview the show's two curators Julie Golia and Julie Carlsen about the treasures on display from the New Yorker's glorious past -- from the magazine's first cover (featuring everybody's favorite snob Eustace Tilly) to artifacts and manuscripts from the world's greatest writers.Visit the website for more information and other Bowery Boys podcastsThis episode was edited by Kieran Gannon  

Novelist and playwright Edna Ferber (1885-1968) lived a wondrous life: residing in Manhattan as a member of the famed Algonquin Round Table, writing a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel (So Big), and producing works that Hollywood turned into twentieth-century classics, including the Kern & Hammerstein musical Show Boat and George Stevens's Giant, starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean. Along the way, she also served as a caretaker and mentor for her grandniece, who was wowed by her great aunt's style, presence, and celebrity connections. In this episode, Jacke talks to Julie Gilbert, that little girl who grew up to become a writer herself, about her new book Giant Love: Edna Ferber, Her Best-Selling Novel of Texas, and the Making of a Classic American Film. PLUS Jacke talks to Yiddish literature expert Jessica Kirzane about her choice for the last book she will ever read. Additional listening: 567 Your Dream Guest: Jessica Kirzane on Translating Yiddish Literature 316 Willa Cather (with Lauren Marino) 64 Dorothy Parker (with Mike Palindrome) The music in this episode is by Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal. Learn more at gabrielruizbernal.com. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joan discusses an intriguing book titled 'The Algonquin Roundtable: 25 Years with the Legends Who Lunch,' edited by Mirana Comstock and originally authored by Konrad Bercovici. The book explores the vibrant history of the Algonquin Hotel in New York City, a famed gathering spot for writers, musicians, and actors like Dorothy Parker, Sinclair Lewis, and John Barrymore. Joan and Marana delve into the hotel's impact on New York's artistic scene and Comstock personal connection and efforts in bringing her grandfather's manuscripts to light. Stories of Charlie Chaplin, Ernest Hemingway, and more are highlighted, along with insights into the cultural and historical significance of the Algonquin Roundtable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Dorothy Parker (née Rothschild; August 22, 1893 – June 7, 1967) was an American poet and writer of fiction, plays and screenplays based in New York; she was known for her caustic wisecracks, and eye for 20th-century urban foibles.Parker rose to acclaim, both for her literary works published in magazines, such as The New Yorker, and as a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table. Following the breakup of the circle, Parker traveled to Hollywood to pursue screenwriting. Her successes there, including two Academy Award nominations, were curtailed when her involvement in left-wing politics resulted in her being placed on the Hollywood blacklist.Dismissive of her own talents, she deplored her reputation as a "wisecracker". Nevertheless, both her literary output and reputation for sharp wit have endured. Some of her works have been set to music.-bio via Wikipedia Get full access to The Daily Poem Podcast at dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe

Konrad Bercovici's The Algonquin Round Table: 25 Years With the Legends Who Lunch (SUNY Press, 2024) is a previously unpublished manuscript exploring the rich history of a New York City landmark. Located in New York's theatre district, the Algonquin Hotel became an artistic hub for the city and a landmark in America's cultural life. It was a meeting place and home away from home for such luminaries as famed wits/authors Alexander Woollcott and Dorothy Parker; Broadway and Hollywood stars, including Tallulah Bankhead and Charles Laughton; popular raconteurs like Robert Benchley; and New York City mayors Jimmy Walker and Fiorello LaGuardia. Observing it all was celebrated author and journalist Konrad Bercovici. Born in Romania, Bercovici settled in New York, where he became known for reporting on its rich cultural life. While digging through an inherited trunk of family papers, his granddaughter, Mirana Comstock, discovered this previously unpublished manuscript on Bercovici's years at the Algonquin Round Table. Lovers of New York lore and fans of American culture will enjoy his vivid, intimate accounts of what it was like to be a member of this distinguished circle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Konrad Bercovici's The Algonquin Round Table: 25 Years With the Legends Who Lunch (SUNY Press, 2024) is a previously unpublished manuscript exploring the rich history of a New York City landmark. Located in New York's theatre district, the Algonquin Hotel became an artistic hub for the city and a landmark in America's cultural life. It was a meeting place and home away from home for such luminaries as famed wits/authors Alexander Woollcott and Dorothy Parker; Broadway and Hollywood stars, including Tallulah Bankhead and Charles Laughton; popular raconteurs like Robert Benchley; and New York City mayors Jimmy Walker and Fiorello LaGuardia. Observing it all was celebrated author and journalist Konrad Bercovici. Born in Romania, Bercovici settled in New York, where he became known for reporting on its rich cultural life. While digging through an inherited trunk of family papers, his granddaughter, Mirana Comstock, discovered this previously unpublished manuscript on Bercovici's years at the Algonquin Round Table. Lovers of New York lore and fans of American culture will enjoy his vivid, intimate accounts of what it was like to be a member of this distinguished circle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Konrad Bercovici's The Algonquin Round Table: 25 Years With the Legends Who Lunch (SUNY Press, 2024) is a previously unpublished manuscript exploring the rich history of a New York City landmark. Located in New York's theatre district, the Algonquin Hotel became an artistic hub for the city and a landmark in America's cultural life. It was a meeting place and home away from home for such luminaries as famed wits/authors Alexander Woollcott and Dorothy Parker; Broadway and Hollywood stars, including Tallulah Bankhead and Charles Laughton; popular raconteurs like Robert Benchley; and New York City mayors Jimmy Walker and Fiorello LaGuardia. Observing it all was celebrated author and journalist Konrad Bercovici. Born in Romania, Bercovici settled in New York, where he became known for reporting on its rich cultural life. While digging through an inherited trunk of family papers, his granddaughter, Mirana Comstock, discovered this previously unpublished manuscript on Bercovici's years at the Algonquin Round Table. Lovers of New York lore and fans of American culture will enjoy his vivid, intimate accounts of what it was like to be a member of this distinguished circle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

Konrad Bercovici's The Algonquin Round Table: 25 Years With the Legends Who Lunch (SUNY Press, 2024) is a previously unpublished manuscript exploring the rich history of a New York City landmark. Located in New York's theatre district, the Algonquin Hotel became an artistic hub for the city and a landmark in America's cultural life. It was a meeting place and home away from home for such luminaries as famed wits/authors Alexander Woollcott and Dorothy Parker; Broadway and Hollywood stars, including Tallulah Bankhead and Charles Laughton; popular raconteurs like Robert Benchley; and New York City mayors Jimmy Walker and Fiorello LaGuardia. Observing it all was celebrated author and journalist Konrad Bercovici. Born in Romania, Bercovici settled in New York, where he became known for reporting on its rich cultural life. While digging through an inherited trunk of family papers, his granddaughter, Mirana Comstock, discovered this previously unpublished manuscript on Bercovici's years at the Algonquin Round Table. Lovers of New York lore and fans of American culture will enjoy his vivid, intimate accounts of what it was like to be a member of this distinguished circle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/performing-arts

Konrad Bercovici's The Algonquin Round Table: 25 Years With the Legends Who Lunch (SUNY Press, 2024) is a previously unpublished manuscript exploring the rich history of a New York City landmark. Located in New York's theatre district, the Algonquin Hotel became an artistic hub for the city and a landmark in America's cultural life. It was a meeting place and home away from home for such luminaries as famed wits/authors Alexander Woollcott and Dorothy Parker; Broadway and Hollywood stars, including Tallulah Bankhead and Charles Laughton; popular raconteurs like Robert Benchley; and New York City mayors Jimmy Walker and Fiorello LaGuardia. Observing it all was celebrated author and journalist Konrad Bercovici. Born in Romania, Bercovici settled in New York, where he became known for reporting on its rich cultural life. While digging through an inherited trunk of family papers, his granddaughter, Mirana Comstock, discovered this previously unpublished manuscript on Bercovici's years at the Algonquin Round Table. Lovers of New York lore and fans of American culture will enjoy his vivid, intimate accounts of what it was like to be a member of this distinguished circle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

Konrad Bercovici's The Algonquin Round Table: 25 Years With the Legends Who Lunch (SUNY Press, 2024) is a previously unpublished manuscript exploring the rich history of a New York City landmark. Located in New York's theatre district, the Algonquin Hotel became an artistic hub for the city and a landmark in America's cultural life. It was a meeting place and home away from home for such luminaries as famed wits/authors Alexander Woollcott and Dorothy Parker; Broadway and Hollywood stars, including Tallulah Bankhead and Charles Laughton; popular raconteurs like Robert Benchley; and New York City mayors Jimmy Walker and Fiorello LaGuardia. Observing it all was celebrated author and journalist Konrad Bercovici. Born in Romania, Bercovici settled in New York, where he became known for reporting on its rich cultural life. While digging through an inherited trunk of family papers, his granddaughter, Mirana Comstock, discovered this previously unpublished manuscript on Bercovici's years at the Algonquin Round Table. Lovers of New York lore and fans of American culture will enjoy his vivid, intimate accounts of what it was like to be a member of this distinguished circle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/popular-culture

This one's all about legacies: familial, literary, cultural & institutional! Mirana Comstock joins the show to celebrate the publication of The Algonquin Round Table: 25 Years with the Legends Who Lunch (Excelsior Editions/SUNY Press), by her grandfather, the late literary lion Konrad Bercovici. We get into how Mirana discovered this manuscript, what it meant to edit it & write the intro, what it was like to help bring the Algonquin scene & Konrad's writing to life for a new generation of readers, and the experience of growing up in a multigenerational household of compulsive artists & writers. We talk about why her grandfather's immense literary stature diminished, the nature of charisma and The Aura, the scandal of Chaplin stealing Konrad's script for The Great Dictator, how the Algonquin habitués were the influencers of their time (only with something to say), how the Algonquin scene was like Vienna café society transposed into New York & American capitalism, Mirana's discoveries as she researched the figures in the book, and why there'll never be another book like this one. We also discuss the New-York Historical Society's acquisition of Konrad's papers, her New York and how it's changed, her idea for transforming her family's writing into a meta-stage production, and a lot more. More info at our site • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Patreon or Paypal and via our e-newsletter

Send us a Text Message.Fifty years ago, a human vs. beast thriller set in a summer beach town was published and devoured by readers. That book was Jaws, a best-selling novel that spawned a blockbuster movie the following year. Between the book and the film, we were all afraid to go back in the water. Peter Benchley, an established journalist and speechwriter, was instantly catapulted to fame as an author. Getting to that point took moxie! In this Moxie by Proxy episode, we talk with Nat Benchley, Peter's brother. Through Nat, we learn more about Peter's writing and how he often took a true story or incident and asked the question, “What if…?” An article that Peter carried in his wallet about a shark caught off Montauk became the launching point for Jaws. Having lived on Nantucket in his youth, Peter understood the tensions between the summer population and the year-rounders and the dependence of a small beach town on the income they make during the summer months. These social and economic dynamics form the backdrop to the drama unfolding on the water.The impact of Jaws, both book and movie, was a tidal wave of aggression against, and misunderstandings about, sharks. In the wake of that unfortunate outbreak, Peter and his wife Wendy began a lifelong crusade to educate about sharks and advocate for policies that protect them. Wendy Benchley continues that work today. Once educated about the fascinating world of sharks, Peter declared he could never again write a tale that villainized those magnificent creatures. He spent the rest of his life advocating for the protection and preservation of the species.To understand Peter's creative moxie, Nat delves into the Benchley family. Nat recounts stories of their grandfather, Robert Benchley, humorist, writer, actor, and member of the famed Algonquin Round Table; his father, Nathaniel Benchley, author of numerous books and articles, including The Off-Islanders, which became the movie “The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming!;” Peter as a journalist, author, and ocean advocate; and himself as a writer, actor, and performer. The intergenerational creative moxie running through the Benchley family is solid and enduring. This Main Street Moxie episode is proudly sponsored by Scenic Hudson and Thorunn Designs.ResourcesPeter Benchley websiteWendy Benchley websiteOblong Books: JawsAlgonquin Hotel: Algonquin RoundtableRobert_Benchley WikipediaNathaniel Benchley WikipediaNat Benchley WikipediaNat Benchley website Support the Show.

Paul Logothetis visits one of New York's oldest working hotels, which spawned the famous Algonquin Round Table, a who's who of US literary elites.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Herman J. (1897–1953) and Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993) wrote, produced, and directed over 150 pictures. With Orson Welles, Herman wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane and shared the picture's only Academy Award. Joe earned the second pair of his four Oscars for writing and directing All About Eve, which also won Best Picture. In The Brothers Mankiewicz: Hope, Heartbreak, and Hollywood Classics (University of Mississippi Press, 2019), Sydney Stern draws on interviews, letters, diaries, and other documents still in private hands to provide a uniquely intimate behind-the-scenes chronicle of the lives, loves, work, and relationship between these complex men. The book is part of the Hollywood Legends Series of the University of Mississippi Press. Despite triumphs as diverse as Monkey Business and Cleopatra, and Pride of the Yankees and Guys and Dolls, the witty, intellectual brothers spent their Hollywood years deeply discontented and yearning for what they did not have—a career in New York theater. Herman, formerly an Algonquin Round Table habitué, New York Times and New Yorker theater critic, and playwright-collaborator with George S. Kaufman, never reconciled himself to screenwriting. He gambled away his prodigious earnings, was fired from all the major studios, and drank himself to death at fifty-five. While Herman drifted downward, Joe rose to become a critical and financial success as a writer, producer, and director, though his constant philandering with prominent stars like Joan Crawford, Judy Garland, and Gene Tierney distressed his emotionally fragile wife who eventually committed suicide. He wrecked his own health using uppers and downers in order to direct Cleopatra by day and finish writing it at night, only to be very publicly fired by Darryl F. Zanuck, an experience from which Joe never fully recovered. Joel Tscherne is an Adjunct History Professor at Southern New Hampshire University. His Twitter handle is @JoelTscherne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Herman J. (1897–1953) and Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993) wrote, produced, and directed over 150 pictures. With Orson Welles, Herman wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane and shared the picture's only Academy Award. Joe earned the second pair of his four Oscars for writing and directing All About Eve, which also won Best Picture. In The Brothers Mankiewicz: Hope, Heartbreak, and Hollywood Classics (University of Mississippi Press, 2019), Sydney Stern draws on interviews, letters, diaries, and other documents still in private hands to provide a uniquely intimate behind-the-scenes chronicle of the lives, loves, work, and relationship between these complex men. The book is part of the Hollywood Legends Series of the University of Mississippi Press. Despite triumphs as diverse as Monkey Business and Cleopatra, and Pride of the Yankees and Guys and Dolls, the witty, intellectual brothers spent their Hollywood years deeply discontented and yearning for what they did not have—a career in New York theater. Herman, formerly an Algonquin Round Table habitué, New York Times and New Yorker theater critic, and playwright-collaborator with George S. Kaufman, never reconciled himself to screenwriting. He gambled away his prodigious earnings, was fired from all the major studios, and drank himself to death at fifty-five. While Herman drifted downward, Joe rose to become a critical and financial success as a writer, producer, and director, though his constant philandering with prominent stars like Joan Crawford, Judy Garland, and Gene Tierney distressed his emotionally fragile wife who eventually committed suicide. He wrecked his own health using uppers and downers in order to direct Cleopatra by day and finish writing it at night, only to be very publicly fired by Darryl F. Zanuck, an experience from which Joe never fully recovered. Joel Tscherne is an Adjunct History Professor at Southern New Hampshire University. His Twitter handle is @JoelTscherne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Herman J. (1897–1953) and Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993) wrote, produced, and directed over 150 pictures. With Orson Welles, Herman wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane and shared the picture's only Academy Award. Joe earned the second pair of his four Oscars for writing and directing All About Eve, which also won Best Picture. In The Brothers Mankiewicz: Hope, Heartbreak, and Hollywood Classics (University of Mississippi Press, 2019), Sydney Stern draws on interviews, letters, diaries, and other documents still in private hands to provide a uniquely intimate behind-the-scenes chronicle of the lives, loves, work, and relationship between these complex men. The book is part of the Hollywood Legends Series of the University of Mississippi Press. Despite triumphs as diverse as Monkey Business and Cleopatra, and Pride of the Yankees and Guys and Dolls, the witty, intellectual brothers spent their Hollywood years deeply discontented and yearning for what they did not have—a career in New York theater. Herman, formerly an Algonquin Round Table habitué, New York Times and New Yorker theater critic, and playwright-collaborator with George S. Kaufman, never reconciled himself to screenwriting. He gambled away his prodigious earnings, was fired from all the major studios, and drank himself to death at fifty-five. While Herman drifted downward, Joe rose to become a critical and financial success as a writer, producer, and director, though his constant philandering with prominent stars like Joan Crawford, Judy Garland, and Gene Tierney distressed his emotionally fragile wife who eventually committed suicide. He wrecked his own health using uppers and downers in order to direct Cleopatra by day and finish writing it at night, only to be very publicly fired by Darryl F. Zanuck, an experience from which Joe never fully recovered. Joel Tscherne is an Adjunct History Professor at Southern New Hampshire University. His Twitter handle is @JoelTscherne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/performing-arts

Herman J. (1897–1953) and Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993) wrote, produced, and directed over 150 pictures. With Orson Welles, Herman wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane and shared the picture's only Academy Award. Joe earned the second pair of his four Oscars for writing and directing All About Eve, which also won Best Picture. In The Brothers Mankiewicz: Hope, Heartbreak, and Hollywood Classics (University of Mississippi Press, 2019), Sydney Stern draws on interviews, letters, diaries, and other documents still in private hands to provide a uniquely intimate behind-the-scenes chronicle of the lives, loves, work, and relationship between these complex men. The book is part of the Hollywood Legends Series of the University of Mississippi Press. Despite triumphs as diverse as Monkey Business and Cleopatra, and Pride of the Yankees and Guys and Dolls, the witty, intellectual brothers spent their Hollywood years deeply discontented and yearning for what they did not have—a career in New York theater. Herman, formerly an Algonquin Round Table habitué, New York Times and New Yorker theater critic, and playwright-collaborator with George S. Kaufman, never reconciled himself to screenwriting. He gambled away his prodigious earnings, was fired from all the major studios, and drank himself to death at fifty-five. While Herman drifted downward, Joe rose to become a critical and financial success as a writer, producer, and director, though his constant philandering with prominent stars like Joan Crawford, Judy Garland, and Gene Tierney distressed his emotionally fragile wife who eventually committed suicide. He wrecked his own health using uppers and downers in order to direct Cleopatra by day and finish writing it at night, only to be very publicly fired by Darryl F. Zanuck, an experience from which Joe never fully recovered. Joel Tscherne is an Adjunct History Professor at Southern New Hampshire University. His Twitter handle is @JoelTscherne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

Herman J. (1897–1953) and Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993) wrote, produced, and directed over 150 pictures. With Orson Welles, Herman wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane and shared the picture's only Academy Award. Joe earned the second pair of his four Oscars for writing and directing All About Eve, which also won Best Picture. In The Brothers Mankiewicz: Hope, Heartbreak, and Hollywood Classics (University of Mississippi Press, 2019), Sydney Stern draws on interviews, letters, diaries, and other documents still in private hands to provide a uniquely intimate behind-the-scenes chronicle of the lives, loves, work, and relationship between these complex men. The book is part of the Hollywood Legends Series of the University of Mississippi Press. Despite triumphs as diverse as Monkey Business and Cleopatra, and Pride of the Yankees and Guys and Dolls, the witty, intellectual brothers spent their Hollywood years deeply discontented and yearning for what they did not have—a career in New York theater. Herman, formerly an Algonquin Round Table habitué, New York Times and New Yorker theater critic, and playwright-collaborator with George S. Kaufman, never reconciled himself to screenwriting. He gambled away his prodigious earnings, was fired from all the major studios, and drank himself to death at fifty-five. While Herman drifted downward, Joe rose to become a critical and financial success as a writer, producer, and director, though his constant philandering with prominent stars like Joan Crawford, Judy Garland, and Gene Tierney distressed his emotionally fragile wife who eventually committed suicide. He wrecked his own health using uppers and downers in order to direct Cleopatra by day and finish writing it at night, only to be very publicly fired by Darryl F. Zanuck, an experience from which Joe never fully recovered. Joel Tscherne is an Adjunct History Professor at Southern New Hampshire University. His Twitter handle is @JoelTscherne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

Herman J. (1897–1953) and Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993) wrote, produced, and directed over 150 pictures. With Orson Welles, Herman wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane and shared the picture's only Academy Award. Joe earned the second pair of his four Oscars for writing and directing All About Eve, which also won Best Picture. In The Brothers Mankiewicz: Hope, Heartbreak, and Hollywood Classics (University of Mississippi Press, 2019), Sydney Stern draws on interviews, letters, diaries, and other documents still in private hands to provide a uniquely intimate behind-the-scenes chronicle of the lives, loves, work, and relationship between these complex men. The book is part of the Hollywood Legends Series of the University of Mississippi Press. Despite triumphs as diverse as Monkey Business and Cleopatra, and Pride of the Yankees and Guys and Dolls, the witty, intellectual brothers spent their Hollywood years deeply discontented and yearning for what they did not have—a career in New York theater. Herman, formerly an Algonquin Round Table habitué, New York Times and New Yorker theater critic, and playwright-collaborator with George S. Kaufman, never reconciled himself to screenwriting. He gambled away his prodigious earnings, was fired from all the major studios, and drank himself to death at fifty-five. While Herman drifted downward, Joe rose to become a critical and financial success as a writer, producer, and director, though his constant philandering with prominent stars like Joan Crawford, Judy Garland, and Gene Tierney distressed his emotionally fragile wife who eventually committed suicide. He wrecked his own health using uppers and downers in order to direct Cleopatra by day and finish writing it at night, only to be very publicly fired by Darryl F. Zanuck, an experience from which Joe never fully recovered. Joel Tscherne is an Adjunct History Professor at Southern New Hampshire University. His Twitter handle is @JoelTscherne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-west

“The Marx Brothers Miscellany” is not only the name of a new book by our guest, Trav SD, it also aptly describes this episode. We engage in a free-wheeling discussion of numerous Marx topics, including their Vaudeville roots, how Gummo's role in the act and family differed from Zeppo's, and whether the Marxes are really the greatest comedy team. We also discuss the Algonquin Round Table's place in Marx lore, and Trav details how he helped Noah bring “I'll Say She Is” back to life in 2014.

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of February 26th, 2024. We have finally arrived at the final tournament! We continue to revel in the J! writers' newfound freedom of expression, and to have a lot of opinions about people's wagers. Kyle teaches us everything we wanted to know about the mean kids in the lunchroom Algonquin Round Table. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at potentpodablescast@gmail.com. Continue to support social justice movements in your community and our world. www.communityjusticeexchange.org https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/stop-aapi-hate www.rescue.org  www.therebelsproject.org www.abortionfunds.org  https://wck.org/ 

Willis Loughhead, general manager The Algonquin Hotel in midtown Manhattan, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about the history of this famed property, now part of Marriott's Autography Collection, which made its debut in 1902. The hotel also is famed for being the host of the Algonquin Roundtable, a regular gathering of writers, poets, playwrights and other artists in the 1920s and 1930s (and the roundtable still exists today). Loughhead talks about the accommodations, public rooms, programming that reflects the hotel's heritage—and the hotel cat! For more information, visit www.algonquinhotel.com. If interested, the original video of this podcast can be found on the Insider Travel Report Youtube channel or by searching for the podcast's title on Youtube.

Welcome everybody to the debut episode of what Mary's calling the Quasi-Algonquin Round  Table! Modeled on the Great Salon from the 20s; the Gertrude Steins and the Dorothy Parkers,  coming together and saying things to each other and having real conversations. Today, she sits  down with a few friends to do a Q&A slash brainstorming session to help Mary further figure  out how to help people! They delve into the topics of perimenopause, why women's health is  talked about so infrequently, how to talk about periods, sex, and babies with your kids, and  what resources can be helpful in that endeavor. They unpack the power of podcasting, and the  community it creates, and touch on how they're navigating, but also appreciating their ever changing bodies. Be sure not to miss out on this great episode! Thanks for listening.  Key Points From This Episode:  • A quick introduction to our guests with a round-the-table icebreaker! • We dive into our first question: perimenopause. • Do you know how ovulation worked before you were trying to get pregnant? • Talking to kids about periods, sex, and babies. • Elizabeth tells us about a resource for talking to your kids about all these things. • Meg shares about being a non-mom but being in a community. • We touch on the power of podcasting and the podcasting community. • Navigating but also appreciating our ever-changing bodies.  • Mental health as a priority now, later on in life. Don't forget to smash that subscribe button so you never miss an episode, then come hang  with us on Instagram & Twitter! Support the show

The Al Hirschfeld Foundation team celebrates Disney's 100th anniversary through Al Hirschfeld's unique relationship with the company including Hirschfeld's critical reviews of early Disney films, his depictions of their characters, and Disney Animation's tributes to Hirschfeld in the films Aladdin and Fantasia 2000! Follow along with the show notes to view the works mentioned in this episode: Hollywood Party, 1934 "Mickey Mouse Can Be All Things To All Men", 1937 Marge Champion Alexander King Hirschfeld's Reviews of Disney Films Walt Disney, 1938 (For Snow White Review) Ray Bolger Eric Goldberg Interview on "The Hirschfeld Century Podcast" (2019) New International Casino, 1937 The Movies, 1954 Television Personalities/Me and the Set, 1955 Ice Capades, 1958 (with the Seven Dwarfs) Freddie Trinkler in Stars on Ice, 1942 Walt Disney, 1955 (For Colliers Magazine) Disney Characters Around the Algonquin Round Table, 1973 The Algonquin Round Table, 1962 Mary Poppins, 1990 (Two Drawings) Americans in London (w/Walt Disney), 1952 Omnibus, 1952 (Featuring Walt Disney and Scenes from Peter Pan) Walt Disney, 1955 (For Colliers Magazine) "Noises Off" Poster, 1992 Eric Goldberg (w/ the Genie), 1995 Solid Sender from "Harlem as seen by Hirschfeld", 1941 George Gershwin Mitzi Mayfair Carl Barks, 1999 Brad Bird and Family, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit our website Visit our shop Like us on Facebook Subscribe to our Youtube Channel   Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram

It's been a while since Mary's released a podcasting episode but she's back in the saddle and excited to release some solid content!  We're systemizing, launching new things, getting super-hot and organized, and trying to do whatever we can to take over the world. Join Mary today, as she spills the beans on where she's been, her experience working with a new business coach, how they're tearing apart their sales process, her upcoming speaking engagements, and what listeners can expect from the next few episodes of the All Up In My Lady Business podcast. Thanks for listening!Key Points From This Episode:Where Mary's been for the last several months.Insight into the last few years that culminated into where we are today.Working with a new business coach, using the new EOS system.Learn about the subscription service: All Up in My Lady Business Mary's Version.Tearing apart our sales process (and putting it back together with fantastic efficiency).Speaking at a DJ Conference (and other speaking engagements!)What she's excited for about her upcoming trip to Panama.Delving into the why of her podcast and what she's excited about for the upcoming season.What listeners can expect from the next few episodes. Don't forget to smash that subscribe button so you never miss an episode, then come hang with us on Instagram & Twitter!  Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:Check out Gino Wicknan's book Traction: Get a Grip on Your BusinessSubscribe to All Up in My Lady Business Mary's VersionLearn more about A Mary Nisi ProductionFind your next DJ at Toast & JamLaunch your DJ business with the Toast & Jam LabSupport the show

Bring out your cudgels, the midwestern barbarians are afoot! This week we delve into the massively underrated 1942 Christmas film The Man Who Came to Dinner starring Bette Davis and Monty Woolley, the story of the cranky proto-podcaster Sheridan Whiteside who seemingly breaks his hip on a speaking tour and is forced to recuperate in a podunk Ohio town. To contemporaries, Whiteside was obviously based on prolific critic and radio personality Alexander Woollcott, whose appraisal could make or break careers at the drop of a hat, even though his heft has largely been forgotten. In this episode we explore the life of Woollcott as well as the famous social circle that surrounded him: the Algonquin Round Table, a collection of particularly gifted, galling, and gay young writers and comedians who met for lunch every day across the 20s and 30s. Members included Harpo Marx, Dorothy Parker, even Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz. This extended circle of friends dominated the American culture industry in Hollywood's early days, and this movie is an amazing window into this period, filled with nods to many different members of Manhattan's "Algonquin Round Table", alternatively known as the "Vicious Circle." By the end of this episode, you'll see why The Man Who Came to Dinner deserves the highest seat in the holiday movie pantheon. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gladiofreeeurope/support

Let’s journey across the pond to learn all about the Bloomsbury Group– a sordid literary and artistic crew who “lived in squares, painted in circles, and loved in triangles.” [They make the Algonquin Round Table seem like a bunch of amateurs.] But our REAL focus is on feminist author Virginia Woolf. Later, enjoy a quiz called “In Bloom”! . . . [Music: 1) Jahzzar, “Bloom,” 2018. Courtesy of Jahzzar, CC BY-SA license; 2) Frau Holle, “Ascending Souls,” 2017. Courtesy of Frau Holle, CC BY-NC 3.0 license.]

Episode two hundred eight - part three Gill Paul's THE MANHATTAN GIRLS: A NOVEL OF DOROTHY PARKER AND HER FRIENDS is a fascinating glimpse into the lives of the members of the Algonquin Round Table in Prohibition-era New York. Gill was kind enough to stop by the show and talk about the women and their friends depicted in the book.

A fun chat with Gill Paul all about her new book The Manhattan Girls, the Algonquin Round Table, the challenge of writing for Dorothy Parker, how to create a narrative arc from facts, and mobsters. Plus – Dave has a yogurt related incident while driving, Laura has issues with doors, and Andrew's tripping over animatronic … Continue reading Ep. 180 How To Write For Dorothy Parker With Gill Paul

A look at the Marx Brothers' relationship with intellectuals, focusing on Harpo's friendship with writer Alexander Woollcott. Council member and Woollcott authority Brad Sohlo joins us to decipher just why sophisticates were attracted to the team...and not always vice versa. Brad explains why it was the carefree Harpo and not the well-read Groucho who was embraced by the Algonquin Round Table. We discuss what Woollcott and Harpo saw in each other and why their curious friendship endured. And if you're worried that the conversation may be too high-brow, don't worry, we're treated to typical ‘Harpo gets naked' stories…

#356  Here's the story, and here's what broke them up.

Read by Douglas FreemanProduction and Sound Design by Kevin Seaman

What was John Peter Toohey thinking when he first called the Algonquin Round Table to order? And what did it take to crack an invite? Today we're talking about Dorothy Parker, her place among the literary elite, and the time she tried to train a turtle. 

Email Us Here: Disturbinglypragmatic@gmail.comWhere To Find Us!:  Disturbingly Pragmatic Link Tree!This Episode has EVERYTHING!It's got:Bubble Butts and Colored Strips of Leather!French Numbers Make a Comeback!Perplexed David!Episode 1 Has A Surprise At The Beginning!Let's Do A New Promo!Caitlyn's Got Doubts!Spoopie Cassie Did A TikTok!Dave Is Freaked Out By Cola Frogs!Paul Has Reflexes!Dave Hates Buffets!PEOPLE! ARE! DISGUSTING!Spicy Sprouts!Paul Loves Meat!Long Plates of Meat!Salty Meat!Waygu Beef For My 50th? Yes Please!Dave Loves Steak!Get A Cast Iron Skillet For Shit Sake!Our Credit Scores!Strippers!The Wine Comes Out!The Algonquin Hotel!Horrible Popeye's Bathrooms!Dave's Sexual Taint Injury!What? Dave Was a Funeral Director??!!Sleeping Birds!Sleeping Squirrels!Sleeping Opossums!Ancestry.com!Paul's Burps!Shocked Inhalations!1919 Pandemic Sex!Wine!Cats Are Manipulative!Cat Backpacks!Collapsing Toilets!Tub Poops!Moon Gravity!Lexus Commercial In A Movie!Sloths Can Hold Their Breath Longer Than Dolphins!The Masturbatorium!Trivia Time Boners!Funeral Crashers!In Florida, Ladies Come First!Old Vomit!Taron Egerton Is Sexy!As Is Arnold Vosloo!Ted Bundy Is Here To Help!Hulk Smash!Sarnies Abound!Dave's Phone Calls!Jimmy Savile Is Gross!Episode Links (In Order):PNW Haunts & Homicides!Spoopie Cassie's TikTok!Wagyu Beef!The Algonquin Hotel!Al Flaherty's Outdoor Store!Meghan Markle Wants To Trademark A Word!Ronnie Vino - It's Friday Night!Ann Rule - Ted Bundy's Coworker!MUSIC CREDIT!Opening Music Graciously Supplied By: https://audionautix.com/

Despite her own dire circumstances, one hostess continues her duties in supporting the arts. The show must always go on.  #CobinaWright, #BillWright, #MetropolitanOpera, #DeemsTaylor, #AlgonquinRoundtable, #NoelCoward, #GeorgeduMaurier, #OwenJohnson, #LucreziaBori, #JohnBarrymore, #Svengali, #JM Barrie  Supreme hostess Cobina Wright hosts a party to celebrate the Met opening of Deems Taylor's new opera and Noel Coward. It's another fabulous party, but everything seems to be an endless loop as things change while still staying the same.  Date: January - February 1931; February 7th, 1931Location: the Metropolitan OperaEvent: Peter Ibbetson premiere, Cobina Wright partyCharacters: Cobina Wright, Bill Wright, Deems Taylor, Noel CowardHistorical mentions: Walter Damrosch, Arthur Toscanini, Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, George du Maurier, JM Barrie, Daphne du Maurier, Alfred Hitchcock, Vaslav Nijinksy, and many more… Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Publish Date: February 03, 2022Length: 20:56Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands**Section 1 Music:**Eeny Meeny Miney Mo by Harry Roy, Albums The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s & Tea Dance 2**Section 2 Music:**The Very Thought of You by Al Bowlly, Album More Sophistication**Section 3 Music:**Eeny Meeny Miney Mo by Harry Roy, Albums The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s & Tea Dance 2End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Dorothy Parker was not only the wittiest writer of the Jazz Age, she was also obsessively morbid. Her talents rose at a very receptive moment for such a sharp, dour outlook, after the first world war and right as the country went dry. Dorothy Parker's greatest lines are as bracing and intoxicating as a hard spirit. Her most successful verse often veers into somber moods, loaded with thoughts of self-destruction or wry despair. In fact, she frequently quipped about the epitaph that would some day grace her tombstone. Excuse my dust is one she suggested in Vanity Fair.  In this episode, Greg pays tribute to the great Mrs. Parker, the most famous member of the Algonquin Round Table, and reveals a side of the writer that you may not know -- a more engaged, politically thoughtful Parker. Death did not end the story of Dorothy Parker. In fact, due to some unfortunate circumstances (chiefly relating to her frenemy Lillian Hellman), her remains would make a journey to several places before reaching their final home -- Woodlawn Cemetery. Joining Greg on the show is author and tour guide Kevin Fitzpatrick of the Dorothy Parker Society who has now become a part of Parker's legacy. boweryboyshistory.com   Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/boweryboys See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 328, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: "Pow"! 1: A synonym for a woman's restroom. powder room. 2: This multi-state lottery has risen to an almost $315 million winning total. Powerball. 3: 3-word term for the legal authority to act for another person in legal or business matters. power of attorney. 4: As the result of a 1614 wedding, he became John Rolfe's father-in-law. Powhatan. 5: He was Harlem's congressman from 1945 to 1971. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.. Round 2. Category: Cereals 1: This cereal isn't named after the Flintstones' daughter but for the little bitty stones it resembles. Pebbles. 2: Hooray! This toasted oat cereal is made from the grain highest in protein. Cheerios. 3: Since 1984 this animal's been depicted on the front of the Kellogg's Corn Flakes box. Cornelius the Rooster. 4: After you've finished all of this doll's cereal, she can use the box as a coffee table. Barbie. 5: In addition to being teenage, mutant and ninja-trained, these animals have a cereal. Turtles. Round 3. Category: Algonquin Round Table Quotes 1: Franklin P. Adams:"Words that are weighty with nothing but trouble: 'Tinker to Evers to'" him. Chance. 2: Dorothy Parker:"Guns aren't lawful; nooses give; gas smells awful; you might as well" do this. Live. 3: George S. Kaufman:"I saw the play under bad conditions." This "was up". The curtain. 4: Harold Ross, upon founding this magazine:"(It) will not be edited for the old lady from Dubuque". The New Yorker. 5: Robert Benchley:"In America, there are two classes of travel -- first class, and with" these people. Children. Round 4. Category: Scandals 1: She's doing commercials for No Excuses sportswear following her fling with Gary Hart. Donna Rice. 2: The office of Baseball Commisioner was established in 1920 due to this 1919 event. Black Sox Scandal. 3: His private secretary was linked to the Whiskey Ring, one of many scandals during his administration. Ulysses S. Grant. 4: In "The Affair of the Necklace", a film about a real pre-revolution scandal, Joely Richardson plays this French queen. Marie Antoinette. 5: This 19th century fighter for Irish home rule was scandalously involved with a married woman named Kitty O'Shea. Charles Parnell. Round 5. Category: By Halves 1: After being made with a new metal in 1883, the U.S. coin known as the half dime became known as this. nickel. 2: Nickname of Melissa Gilbert's character on "Little House on the Prairie". Half Pint. 3: According to Tennyson, the Light Brigade moved into the Valley of Death by these increments. half-leagues. 4: A "half" this is a dive that includes a half backward somersault and ends facing the board. kick. 5: For thorium-234 it's about 25 days; for thorium-232, about 14 billion years. half-life. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

There is a trigger warning at the top of this episode regarding suicide, as the poem in this week's episode deals directly with the topic. The discussion surrounding the subject is that of respect for the author's history, but also how the author chose a humorous lens to reflect a dark subject matter.   Elizabeth is eager to introduce her longtime friend, Lauren Flans. Lauren is a contemporary multi-hyphenate. She was a recurring cast member on MTV's Wild ‘n Out and Comedy Central's Another Period. She's an active member of Lost Moon Radio, which is a live comedy and music group in LA and is the current co-host of Coming Out with Lauren and Nicole, a podcast where they host queer folks from all walks of life to tell the tales of how they came out.   In their discussion of Dorothy Parker's Resume Lauren notes how the author would likely be cancelled on Twitter, how being bitter and snarky made Parker hopelessly cool, and how she voluntarily offers poetry collections to friends. There are musings on Lauren's longtime crush on Jennifer Jason Leigh and Elizabeth shares a sexy little John Keats line.   “[Dorothy Parker] was smart and had this caustic wit and was living in the 1920's when everything was repressed and she was like ‘Fuck everything!' and I just thought that was hopelessly cool.” -Lauren Flans   Timestamps:  00:00:00 Trigger Warning (Suicide) 00:00:48 Guest Introduction 00:03:05 Poem Reading (Lauren) 00:03:35 Author Info 00:04:50 Lauren's Relationship to the Poem 00:14:50 Pause / Poem Reading (Elizabeth) 00:16:30 Reflection & Offering   Poem & Links: Resume by Dorothy Parker (© 1926) Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats (© 1819) The Portable Dorothy Parker Far From Well (Parker's Review of The House at Pooh Corner) Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (Film © 1994) The Algonquin Round Table   I.O.P. Lexicon: Wit: (noun) the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure, intelligence; astuteness. Sardonic: (adjective) characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical Caustic: (adjective) severely critical or sarcastic OR (noun) substance capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue Where to find Lauren: @lauren_flans    |  Instagram @LaurenFlans    |   Twitter @comingoutpod   |   Instagram @comingoutpod   |   Twitter https://www.lostmoonradio.com/ Where to find our host Elizabeth: @ellsonelizabeth    |   Twitter   Where to find us: @iofferpoetry   |   Instagram  @iofferpoetry   |  Twitter iofferpoetry@gmail.com   Produced & edited by John Campione @campiaudio   |   campiaudio.com campiaudio@gmail.com   Music @zacharymanno | Art @sammycampioneart

In which our heroes convene for their first Algonquin Round Table. Transcript of the Episode: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eFSNz2pefTzzjWYejE1lpHlRbWUGuBRh/view?usp=sharing

Read by Vivian Moller Production and Sound Design by Kevin Seaman

Corey Ford was an American humorist, author, outdoorsman, screenwriter, and occasional member of the famed Algonquin Round Table in New York City. He penned several famous works, including the 1946 Cloak and Dagger. It became a film starring Gary Cooper, Lili Palmer, and Robert Alda. It's the story of an undercover agent for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II, on a mission to make contact with a Hungarian nuclear physicist, and thwart a German nuclear project. The film earned more than $4.5 million at the box office. In May of 1950, NBC brought a version of these tales to the air, as part of their Sunday afternoon block of mystery programs. It would be produced in New York, and star some of the east coast's most famous character actors, like Raymond Edward Johnson, Joseph Julian, Lili Darvas, Everett Sloan, and Santos Ortega. Cloak and Dagger debuted on May 7th. Twenty-two episodes aired with four preemptions over the next twenty-six weeks. With no sponsorship ensuing, NBC cancelled Cloak and Dagger after October 22nd. The network lacked the patience of CBS to sustain costs in growing their own internal productions.

Gather round the Algonquin Round Table, for an intellectual conversation about the lives of New Yorker columnists in the 1920s. Tucci has a brief cameo in this biopic starring Jennifer Jason Leigh as Dorothy Parker and Tucci's good friend Campbell Scott as her love interest Robert Benchley. And in Tucci news, we take a look at a recent profile of Tucci's wife, Felicity Blunt. Tweet at us @talkingtropes if you want to be a guest Stan on a future podcast Watch the video podcast here: https://youtu.be/etfM74jeIfY

New York City grew to be the most populous city in the world in the 1920s, as well as home to the world's tallest buildings and the world's champion smart alecks.

The Vicious Circle had the Algonquin Roundtable, "Friends" had The Perk, and the "Cheers" gang had their beloved bar. And backpackers? Backpackers have The Campfire. Now, non-campers generally believe the purpose of the campfire is to keep warm, maybe cook food. But backpackers know otherwise. Yes, a good fire helps us stay awake past 6 o'clock on a winter trip. But it's also the nexus of conversation, of talk about anything, and everything and nothing. "Seinfeld" gone wild, if you will.This week, we share snippets of conversation from 'round the campfire from a recent weekend trip to the Wilson Creek area of North Carolina's Pisgah National Forest. Even if you have no idea what's being discussed, if you're a camper, the conversation will sound most familiar.Also this week, we discuss:Wildfires that have burned more than 1,000 acres in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. Find updates on those fires here.AT shelters. The status of Appalachian Trail shelters in national forests in Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia (they're open after being closed for more than a year). Learn more by checking the specific National Forest website:Tennessee: Cherokee National ForestGeorgia: Chattahoochee-Oconee National ForestsNorth Carolina: National Forests in North CarolinaVirginia: George Washington and Jefferson National ForestsFee increases in National Forests in Virginia and West Virginia. Learn more here.Explore with us!For more on our GetHiking! and GetBackpacking! trips and programs, visit GetGoingNC.Com, Explore with us!

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 68, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Geek Tragedy 1: Your hacker friends sneer at you, calling you by this rhyming word that sounds like something to eat. cracker. 2: Nodding off at 9 P.M., you missed the 10:00 CNN interview with this Microsoft chairman. Bill Gates. 3: The rain leaked in and damaged your complete video collection of this sci-fi show that aired from Sept. 1966 to Sept. 1969. Star Trek. 4: You're called the office "Beta Geek" instead of this higher position indicating the most tech-smart person there. "Alpha Geek". 5: You wanted to eat while in the Xena chat room but your packet of these "Top" noodles from Nissin is gone!. Top Ramen. Round 2. Category: Teachers 1: Mary McLeod Bethune was a friend of this WWII first lady and advised her husband on minority affairs. Eleanor Roosevelt. 2: Micki and David Colfax sent 3 sons to Harvard after teaching them exclusively in this place. At Home. 3: Like Plato, Corla Hawkins started a small, innovative school called this; hers is in Chicago's inner city. The Academy. 4: In Sikhism Nanak was the first teacher called this, now a term for any spiritual guide. Guru. 5: In the 1820s Josiah Holbrook pioneered this, also called continuing education. Adult Education. Round 3. Category: The World In 1901 1: These "wild" South Africans carried on their war with guerrilla actions against the British. Boers. 2: The world's most productive oil field was in the area of this city, now the capital of Azerbaijan. Baku. 3: On Jan. 22, 1901 the Prince of Wales succeeded to the English throne as this king. Edward VII. 4: Emil von Behring won the first Nobel Prize for Medicine with a serum against this "d"isease, a common killer. Diphtheria. 5: In 2000 the state of Alabama voted to end a 1901 ban on this type of marriage. Interracial marriage. Round 4. Category: That's So Random! 1: From the AP: a man from Natchez in this state stole $100 from a teller but left his parole I.D. on the counter. Mississippi. 2: His 1978 run for congress was a bust; his first public service would have to wait until 1994, as Texas' governor. George W. Bush. 3: "Han then, Freddy: look wh' y' gowin', deah" is the flower girl's first line in this Shaw play. Pygmalion. 4: (I'm Ashleigh Banfield.) "Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses", said this Algonquin Round Table member. Dorothy Parker. 5: It's prohibited by the 5th Amendment, but you'll be facing it in the next round. double jeopardy. Round 5. Category: Getting Biblical 1: In Matthew 26:72 he denies his friendship with Jesus and claims, "I do not know the man". Peter. 2: The prophet Jeremiah rhetorically queries, can this animal change his spots?. leopard. 3: In Genesis he has an all-night wrestling match and ends up getting blessed. Jacob. 4: Ebenezer is a stone Samuel put between Mizpeh and Shen after the Israelites smote these people. Philistines. 5: In the 1953 film version of this Biblical dancer's life, Rita Hayworth tries to save John the Baptist's life, not take it. Salome. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

Herman J. (1897–1953) and Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993) wrote, produced, and directed over 150 pictures. With Orson Welles, Herman wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane and shared the picture’s only Academy Award. Joe earned the second pair of his four Oscars for writing and directing All About Eve, which also won Best Picture. In The Brothers Mankiewicz: Hope, Heartbreak, and Hollywood Classics (University of Mississippi Press, 2019), Sydney Stern draws on interviews, letters, diaries, and other documents still in private hands to provide a uniquely intimate behind-the-scenes chronicle of the lives, loves, work, and relationship between these complex men. The book is part of the Hollywood Legends Series of the University of Mississippi Press. Despite triumphs as diverse as Monkey Business and Cleopatra, and Pride of the Yankees and Guys and Dolls, the witty, intellectual brothers spent their Hollywood years deeply discontented and yearning for what they did not have—a career in New York theater. Herman, formerly an Algonquin Round Table habitué, New York Times and New Yorker theater critic, and playwright-collaborator with George S. Kaufman, never reconciled himself to screenwriting. He gambled away his prodigious earnings, was fired from all the major studios, and drank himself to death at fifty-five. While Herman drifted downward, Joe rose to become a critical and financial success as a writer, producer, and director, though his constant philandering with prominent stars like Joan Crawford, Judy Garland, and Gene Tierney distressed his emotionally fragile wife who eventually committed suicide. He wrecked his own health using uppers and downers in order to direct Cleopatra by day and finish writing it at night, only to be very publicly fired by Darryl F. Zanuck, an experience from which Joe never fully recovered. Joel Tscherne is an Adjunct History Professor at Southern New Hampshire University. His Twitter handle is @JoelTscherne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Herman J. (1897–1953) and Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993) wrote, produced, and directed over 150 pictures. With Orson Welles, Herman wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane and shared the picture’s only Academy Award. Joe earned the second pair of his four Oscars for writing and directing All About Eve, which also won Best Picture. In The Brothers Mankiewicz: Hope, Heartbreak, and Hollywood Classics (University of Mississippi Press, 2019), Sydney Stern draws on interviews, letters, diaries, and other documents still in private hands to provide a uniquely intimate behind-the-scenes chronicle of the lives, loves, work, and relationship between these complex men. The book is part of the Hollywood Legends Series of the University of Mississippi Press. Despite triumphs as diverse as Monkey Business and Cleopatra, and Pride of the Yankees and Guys and Dolls, the witty, intellectual brothers spent their Hollywood years deeply discontented and yearning for what they did not have—a career in New York theater. Herman, formerly an Algonquin Round Table habitué, New York Times and New Yorker theater critic, and playwright-collaborator with George S. Kaufman, never reconciled himself to screenwriting. He gambled away his prodigious earnings, was fired from all the major studios, and drank himself to death at fifty-five. While Herman drifted downward, Joe rose to become a critical and financial success as a writer, producer, and director, though his constant philandering with prominent stars like Joan Crawford, Judy Garland, and Gene Tierney distressed his emotionally fragile wife who eventually committed suicide. He wrecked his own health using uppers and downers in order to direct Cleopatra by day and finish writing it at night, only to be very publicly fired by Darryl F. Zanuck, an experience from which Joe never fully recovered. Joel Tscherne is an Adjunct History Professor at Southern New Hampshire University. His Twitter handle is @JoelTscherne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Herman J. (1897–1953) and Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993) wrote, produced, and directed over 150 pictures. With Orson Welles, Herman wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane and shared the picture’s only Academy Award. Joe earned the second pair of his four Oscars for writing and directing All About Eve, which also won Best Picture. In The Brothers Mankiewicz: Hope, Heartbreak, and Hollywood Classics (University of Mississippi Press, 2019), Sydney Stern draws on interviews, letters, diaries, and other documents still in private hands to provide a uniquely intimate behind-the-scenes chronicle of the lives, loves, work, and relationship between these complex men. The book is part of the Hollywood Legends Series of the University of Mississippi Press. Despite triumphs as diverse as Monkey Business and Cleopatra, and Pride of the Yankees and Guys and Dolls, the witty, intellectual brothers spent their Hollywood years deeply discontented and yearning for what they did not have—a career in New York theater. Herman, formerly an Algonquin Round Table habitué, New York Times and New Yorker theater critic, and playwright-collaborator with George S. Kaufman, never reconciled himself to screenwriting. He gambled away his prodigious earnings, was fired from all the major studios, and drank himself to death at fifty-five. While Herman drifted downward, Joe rose to become a critical and financial success as a writer, producer, and director, though his constant philandering with prominent stars like Joan Crawford, Judy Garland, and Gene Tierney distressed his emotionally fragile wife who eventually committed suicide. He wrecked his own health using uppers and downers in order to direct Cleopatra by day and finish writing it at night, only to be very publicly fired by Darryl F. Zanuck, an experience from which Joe never fully recovered. Joel Tscherne is an Adjunct History Professor at Southern New Hampshire University. His Twitter handle is @JoelTscherne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Herman J. (1897–1953) and Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993) wrote, produced, and directed over 150 pictures. With Orson Welles, Herman wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane and shared the picture’s only Academy Award. Joe earned the second pair of his four Oscars for writing and directing All About Eve, which also won Best Picture. In The Brothers Mankiewicz: Hope, Heartbreak, and Hollywood Classics (University of Mississippi Press, 2019), Sydney Stern draws on interviews, letters, diaries, and other documents still in private hands to provide a uniquely intimate behind-the-scenes chronicle of the lives, loves, work, and relationship between these complex men. The book is part of the Hollywood Legends Series of the University of Mississippi Press. Despite triumphs as diverse as Monkey Business and Cleopatra, and Pride of the Yankees and Guys and Dolls, the witty, intellectual brothers spent their Hollywood years deeply discontented and yearning for what they did not have—a career in New York theater. Herman, formerly an Algonquin Round Table habitué, New York Times and New Yorker theater critic, and playwright-collaborator with George S. Kaufman, never reconciled himself to screenwriting. He gambled away his prodigious earnings, was fired from all the major studios, and drank himself to death at fifty-five. While Herman drifted downward, Joe rose to become a critical and financial success as a writer, producer, and director, though his constant philandering with prominent stars like Joan Crawford, Judy Garland, and Gene Tierney distressed his emotionally fragile wife who eventually committed suicide. He wrecked his own health using uppers and downers in order to direct Cleopatra by day and finish writing it at night, only to be very publicly fired by Darryl F. Zanuck, an experience from which Joe never fully recovered. Joel Tscherne is an Adjunct History Professor at Southern New Hampshire University. His Twitter handle is @JoelTscherne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Herman J. (1897–1953) and Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993) wrote, produced, and directed over 150 pictures. With Orson Welles, Herman wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane and shared the picture’s only Academy Award. Joe earned the second pair of his four Oscars for writing and directing All About Eve, which also won Best Picture. In The Brothers Mankiewicz: Hope, Heartbreak, and Hollywood Classics (University of Mississippi Press, 2019), Sydney Stern draws on interviews, letters, diaries, and other documents still in private hands to provide a uniquely intimate behind-the-scenes chronicle of the lives, loves, work, and relationship between these complex men. The book is part of the Hollywood Legends Series of the University of Mississippi Press. Despite triumphs as diverse as Monkey Business and Cleopatra, and Pride of the Yankees and Guys and Dolls, the witty, intellectual brothers spent their Hollywood years deeply discontented and yearning for what they did not have—a career in New York theater. Herman, formerly an Algonquin Round Table habitué, New York Times and New Yorker theater critic, and playwright-collaborator with George S. Kaufman, never reconciled himself to screenwriting. He gambled away his prodigious earnings, was fired from all the major studios, and drank himself to death at fifty-five. While Herman drifted downward, Joe rose to become a critical and financial success as a writer, producer, and director, though his constant philandering with prominent stars like Joan Crawford, Judy Garland, and Gene Tierney distressed his emotionally fragile wife who eventually committed suicide. He wrecked his own health using uppers and downers in order to direct Cleopatra by day and finish writing it at night, only to be very publicly fired by Darryl F. Zanuck, an experience from which Joe never fully recovered. Joel Tscherne is an Adjunct History Professor at Southern New Hampshire University. His Twitter handle is @JoelTscherne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Herman J. (1897–1953) and Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993) wrote, produced, and directed over 150 pictures. With Orson Welles, Herman wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane and shared the picture’s only Academy Award. Joe earned the second pair of his four Oscars for writing and directing All About Eve, which also won Best Picture. In The Brothers Mankiewicz: Hope, Heartbreak, and Hollywood Classics (University of Mississippi Press, 2019), Sydney Stern draws on interviews, letters, diaries, and other documents still in private hands to provide a uniquely intimate behind-the-scenes chronicle of the lives, loves, work, and relationship between these complex men. The book is part of the Hollywood Legends Series of the University of Mississippi Press. Despite triumphs as diverse as Monkey Business and Cleopatra, and Pride of the Yankees and Guys and Dolls, the witty, intellectual brothers spent their Hollywood years deeply discontented and yearning for what they did not have—a career in New York theater. Herman, formerly an Algonquin Round Table habitué, New York Times and New Yorker theater critic, and playwright-collaborator with George S. Kaufman, never reconciled himself to screenwriting. He gambled away his prodigious earnings, was fired from all the major studios, and drank himself to death at fifty-five. While Herman drifted downward, Joe rose to become a critical and financial success as a writer, producer, and director, though his constant philandering with prominent stars like Joan Crawford, Judy Garland, and Gene Tierney distressed his emotionally fragile wife who eventually committed suicide. He wrecked his own health using uppers and downers in order to direct Cleopatra by day and finish writing it at night, only to be very publicly fired by Darryl F. Zanuck, an experience from which Joe never fully recovered. Joel Tscherne is an Adjunct History Professor at Southern New Hampshire University. His Twitter handle is @JoelTscherne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Episode 026 of That Was Disappointing is Live.   It’s the post-Holiday lull. Let us sink your spirits further! Our first topic is about reoccurring dreams (and their meanings). Chris H. picks a good topic for his first appearance on the show. How was he to know that one of the other panelists dreams about poop a lot... it could even be one of the co-hosts... it could even be the dingleberry writing this bio. Hint hint! Our second topic is Animal Crossing. Specifically, what does Lex’s co-host and producer have against this gem of a game, considering they’ve banned him from ever talking about its merits in their social media page. Yes, we have a Facebook presence. And yes, it’s just as anti-climatic as it sounds. Our third topic is historically based fictional films. A lil’ highbrow for us, Dave W., wouldn’t you say? In case you haven’t noticed, this isn’t the Algonquin Round Table. Although we do drink all our libations with our pinkies raised. Our final topic is what board games piss you off. Yes, Art doesn’t like monopoly. And no, it’s not just because his wife won’t let him play as the dog. Meanwhile, Producer Dave just can’t seem to build up a head of steam in Chutes and Ladders. Come listen to the podcast that’s receiving rave reviews on the Apple Store. And not just from our wives!

Jennifer couldn't settle on one particular topic for tonight's show, so she decided to throw together odd bits of news and ideas from around Circa 19xx Land, run those bits through the old salad spinner, and see how it all comes out on the plate.  The result: our second "Mystery Mélange."  If you've been listening to Circa Sunday Night over the last several months you know that we've served up a tasty mélange before:  it's a mystery because you never know what each new segment will bring.  What's different this time:  Jennifer traverses some grim quarters of Circa 19xx Land.  (Don't worry—we don't stay there for long.  We're all about sweetness and light on this show!).  So, pull up the covers and turn off the lights.  This little episode is just plain weird.Radium Girls:Article from NPR:  Mae Keane, One Of The Last 'Radium Girls,' Dies At 107Watch the motion picture trailerWikipedia article about Eben ByersArticle from Lessons from History:  The Blessings of Radium WaterCottingley Fairies:Historic UK articleJimmy Akin's Mysterious World podcast, "The Cottingley Fairies"Smile!Synopsis of the film, Modern TimesWatch the scene of Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times in which the song Smile debutedNat King Cole's version of SmileVoctave's version of SmileExplore Circa 19xx Land:Meet the Podcasterwww.Circa19xx.com Circa-19xx Facebook PagePinterest Show Boards

It's time for an October challenge. Not Sober October, but Taylor picks the poetry! To match "Chant for Dark Hours" (our first listener suggested poet), Taylor chooses Ommegang's Witte to thwart Dill's selection. Does he succeed?

Just under the wire… we bring you clear, concise talk about nothing.  Every week, we find different, new and exciting ways, to talk about nothing.  In this fast paced, intense, never say die world of competitive podcasting, no one can talk about nothing better than your favorite fat white guy and your favorite fat white guy…  In between all this talk of nothing, we manage to talk about some imaginary stuff that doesn’t even matter including… the new Netflix Series “Cursed”, 2010 called, they want their “Community” back…. 2018 chimed in with call waiting, and they want their “Cloverfield Parodox” back, and we finish out this brilliant Algonquin Round Table with perhaps the best show to hit network television in the past half century… Holey Moley.

Before there was the Algonquin Round Table in New York in the ‘20s, a lunch group of literary bon vivants whose often quotable put downs would become famous, there was – and STILL IS – The Club, a unique London tavern assembly of intellectuals, started in 1764, that included some of the most dazzling verbal sharpshooters of the day. Their extraordinary, wide-ranging conversations, passionate arguments and often hilarious provocations and rejoinders have now been captured by the award-winning cultural critic Leo Damrosch. Called “ The Club: Johnson, Boswell, and the Friends Who Shaped An Age , ” this fascinating history will likely prove one of the most engaging, enlightening and delicious books you’ll come across in a long time. Damrosch wears his scholarship with ease and grace, including references, as he genially corrects or adds ironic commentary to the private lives and public careers he celebrates. As the title has it, he follows the arcs of the humbly born Samuel Johnson and of

Television, Movies, episodic podcasts; in storytelling there’s a definite trend for watching or following a series of stories with an over-arching theme or plot presented in episodes. … Continue...Episode 27 – Storytelling by Episodes

David and Katherine are back, this time celebrating the centennial of the Algonquin Round Table! Hear tales of the Round Table as they relate to Hirschfeld....and some tangents (as always!). Check out our new Patreon page here!! --------------------------------------------- The Algonquin Round Table Alexander Woollcott The Man Who Came to Dinner Sidney Chaplin / Irene Rich Rehearsal of Yellow Jacket Summer Theater Peoples Heywood Broun Shoot the Works Manhattan Oases Marc Connelly Wild Man of Borneo Green Pastures The Farmer Takes a Wife Black Monday Robert Benchley Self Portrait, 1993 Dorothy Parker Disney Round Table (not Looney Tunes) Robert Sherwood Road to Rome Abe Lincoln in Illinois Idiot's Delight There Shall Be No Night Rugged Path Dance A Little Closer Edna Ferber Show Boat The Royal Family George S Kaufman Strike up the Band Sacha Guitry Once in a Lifetime You Can't Take it With You Merrily We Roll Along Of Thee I Sing ------------------------- Visit our website Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram

If you investigate notable people throughout history, you will find that such groups were not uncommon. There was The Dry Club, The Inklings, The Bloomsbury Group, The Dymock Poets, The Algonquin Roundtable, The Factory, and many more. While each group served a different purpose, they shared the common trait of people gathering around a shared interest, having some common set of conditions, and learning from one another. Some groups were more formal than others, but if you take the time to explore some of them, you will find an incredible and inspiring list of poets, novelists, philosophers, inventors, and others. Here is an experiment to explore and create such a community for yourself.

Every weekday for a full year, listeners can explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, we’ll dive into the story behind one woman listeners may or may not know -- but definitely should. These diverse women from across space and time are grouped into easily accessible and engaging monthly themes like Pioneers, Dreamers, Villainesses, STEMinists, Warriors & Social Justice Warriors, and many more. Encyclopedia Womannica is hosted by WMN co-founder and award-winning journalist Jenny Kaplan. The bite-sized episodes pack painstakingly researched content into fun, entertaining, and addictive daily adventures. Encyclopedia Womannica was created by Liz Kaplan and Jenny Kaplan, executive produced by Jenny Kaplan, and produced by Liz Smith. Special thanks to Shira Atkins and Edie Allard. Theme music by Andi Kristins. This month of Encyclopedia Womannica is sponsored by Casper. Follow Wonder Media Network: Website Instagram Twitter

In the fifteenth episode of Dave Hill: History Fluffer, Dave tells Jim and Chris all about his time as a member of the second iteration of the Algonquin Round Table. Recorded live at QED in Astoria, Queens on May 15, 2019. For tickets to upcoming tapings of Dave Hill: History Fluffer, visit: qedastoria.com Support Dave Hill: History Fluffer on Patreon and gain access to live-stream tapings from QED each week, extra-long unedited episodes and more. Visit: patreon.com/davehill --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davehillhistoryfluffer/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/davehillhistoryfluffer/support

In our 87th episode, Julia waxes poetic about writer Dorothy Parker, who is best known today for her wit, satire, and black humor. …And you can’t talk about Parker without covering the Algonquin Round Table! Later, enjoy a quiz called “You Want A Round Table?” . . . [Music: 1) Bing Crosby with Dorsey Brothers’ Orchestra, “I Wished on the Moon,” 1935; 2) Frau Holle, “Ascending Souls,” 2017. Courtesy of Frau Holle, CC BY-NC 3.0 license.]

Hi Friend, Welcome to a special 2018 Christmas Eve Episode of Sally’s Performing Arts Lab Podcast. Today, we’re going to talk about my upcoming guests now that 2019 is right around the corner. I’m your SallyPAL podcast host, Sally Adams. I talk to people about creating original work for a live audience. Send an email anytime to Sally@sallypal.com. Although I’ve been away from podcasting for a few months, I am still out here supporting new works wherever I see the opportunity. As 2018 draws to a close I wanted to share some thoughts before I kick into twice a month podcast uploads again. After producing over 50 episodes of SallyPAL, I took a break from podcasting. It was only supposed to last a month to make time for some other projects. But I got out of the habit of regularly editing and posting and after a few more weeks I was almost embarrassed to start again. It’s like that feeling you get when you forget to send a baby gift and then 2 years later you figure it’s probably too late to send that onesie you were maybe going to buy. But enough about me and my nieces… There are some things on the horizon that are really too exciting to ignore and I want to share them with my Sally PALS! So let me start by letting you know about the guests I have coming up in the next few months: Upcoming Guests Chris O’Rourke is a playwright, director, drama coach and critic with a Masters in Modern Drama. Chris was National Theatre Critic for com until July 2016 when Examiner.com ceased. During that time he extensively reviewed in Ireland and abroad. Chris is artistic director of Everything is Liminal and Unknown Theatre which specializes in originating works with young people from high risk backgrounds.  Peyton Storz performs with the groundbreaking comedy Splatter Theater in Chicago. Peyton graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a BA in Comedy Writing and Performance, and has trained at The Annoyance Theater and The Second City in Chicago. She hails from my hometown, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Amber Harrington teaches theatre at Edison Magnet School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With nearly 18 years of experience she has been named Teacher of the Year, won countless awards with her students, and has created programs for her theatre kids that are imitated throughout the state. Her student playwriting program is the first of its kind in Oklahoma and has produced two national award-wining playwrights. Amber is also a Folger Shakespeare Teaching Artist. Reed Mathis is making fresh music in The Bay Area. Reed tours with his own band and works as a studio musician blending his love of classical music (Beethoven in particular) with his spectacular bass-playing skills. Reed is a former member of Tea Leaf Green. He’s also played bass with Grateful Dead members Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann. He has also played with the Steve Kimock Band, and was a founding member of Tulsa progressive jazz band Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey. Stick close because I also have an interview promised with J.D. McPherson as soon as his touring schedule lets up.  Big news in public domain works and what it means for creatives: If you’re not sure exactly what the term public domain means, according to Google’s online dictionary, “public domain is the state of belonging or being available to the public as a whole, and therefore not subject to copyright.” This is a pretty big deal for creatives in general. But especially for arts teachers. Many of you may remember being admonished by your choir teacher or your drama director to get rid of your photocopies after a performance because the works were copyrighted and you did not have permission to keep those copies. In just a few days that will no longer be true for works published in 1923. Works published in 1922 and before have been available for 20 years. I know this because in 2013 I wrote a musical for my students that borrowed songs from 1922 and earlier including the well-known, “Be It Ever So Humble, There’s No Place Like Home”. A recent article in the Smithsonian magazine highlights a lot of the things that are important to artists regarding works in the public domain. According to the article on January 1, 2019, “all works first published in the United States in 1923 will enter the public domain.” Because of a weird discrepancy with the law, it’s been 20 years since there’s been any mass release of work into the public domain. The last time it happened was 1998 and Google didn’t even incorporate as a company until September of that year. That means the explosive growth of digital art hasn’t legally included variations on work from this period in part because works published in 1923 haven’t been in the public domain. Some of the work has been available, of course, without alteration, through publishers and for a price. 1998 was the year that public domain releases stopped because the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act added 20 years to the wait time for published works to enter the public domain. The bill was named for Congressman Bono posthumously although he did put his signature on the legislation. It’s complicated, just like copyright law so I’ve included some deep dive links for anyone who needs more. And don’t get me started on global copyright. It’s a hot mess. Next week, though, you’ll have total and free access to things like Robert Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” which, although written in 1922, was not published until 1923. The laws for these earlier works is different from works in the digital age. Nowadays, a work has a copyright as soon as it’s created. I’m not kidding when I say this stuff is ridiculously complicated. I’ll include a link to a great Brad Templeton website on copyright, plagiarism, and some other topics you might find interesting. Other things entering the public domain? Well, how about the unforgettable pop hit, “Yes, We Have No Bananas,” or the songs “Who’s Sorry Now?” and the flapper hit, “The Charleston”. The film debuts of Marlene Dietrich, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Fay Wray will be available for general public use. There won’t be any Disney fare available until 2024. At the time the law changed, Mickey Mouse’s film debut, Steamboat Willie, would have been public domain in 2004. But the Disney Corporation lobbied to retain the rights to its creations over two decades into the next century. They didn’t have to lobby all that hard as both the House and Senate had corporate-leaning Republican majorities and President Clinton wasn’t looking to make public domain law a part of his platform. The 1998 law gave Steamboat Willie an extra 20 years before he would steer into un-copyrighted waters. What’s really exciting now is that digital collections like Internet Archive, Google Books and HathiTrust will be storing seminal works from the early days of American Modernism. D.H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolfe, Claude McKay, Sigmund Freud, George Bernard Shaw, Louis Armstrong, Gertrude Stein, and so many others. Members of the Harlem Renaissance, the DaDaist school, and the Algonquin Roundtable all feature prominently in 1923. This new surge of old works in the digital age allows for current creatives to freely play with the works of important artists of the era bridging WWI and the Great Depression. Works entering the public domain can be altered indiscriminately. You could even claim p.d. work as your own, but that’s not art, that’s plagiarism. As artists we are always standing on the shoulders of giants. Give attribution whenever you can. And do your homework. Look at the context for works that you use. Collaborating with ghosts expands our artistic horizons. It’s an exciting way to learn from our predecessors. Teachers will be free to share these works with their students and scholars can print important poems and essays many of us have never read. It’s only one year, but I think you’ll find that 1923 was a very good year, indeed. SallyPAL Shoppe opening – Stay on the lookout for the SallyPAL Shoppe. I’ll have t-shirts, coffee mugs, all the usual fun high-quality performing arts kitsch at decent prices. If you don’t see anything in the store yet, stay tuned!       You’ve heard from my son Will Inman before and he’s back to talk about the new release of 1923 published works into the public domain, plagiarism, sharing your work, educational theatre, and some other cool stuff. Will’s plays have been produced in theaters from Texas to New York. He is currently a Cadence Pipeline New Works Fellow with Cadence Theatre in Richmond, Virginia. He’s been a featured student playwright with the VSA Kennedy Center plays, been performed with Tulsa SummerStage and Fringe festivals, Writopia Labs Comedy Playwriting Festival Houston University, Rogers State University, a portion of his play, The Lesbian Exhibit,  was performed at Torrent Theatre in New York City, and last year he won the inaugural Edward Albee Playwriting Award by Theresa Rebeck for his play Winners. Concise Advice from the Interview - 5 bits of advice about using public domain work: DO give attribution when you use someone else’s work. It’s not a requirement, but it’s important to recognize the work of other artists, especially if it inspires you. Develop a sense of context for the work you are modifying. Find out something about the history and culture of the originating artists to give depth to your work Dig around in the available digital archives and learn more about public domain works. It’s creative, it’s fun and it’s educational! Learn more about copyright law. As an artist, it’s up to you to know the difference between plagiarism and responsible evolution of artistic work. Don’t just crib work, use the public domain to inspire all new original works of theatre, music, and dance. Check out the blog, SallyPAL.com, for articles and podcast episodes. You, too, can be a SallyPAL. Thank you for following, sharing, subscribing, reviewing, joining, & thank you for listening. If you’re downloading and listening on your drive to work, or commenting and reviewing like my sister does, let me know you’re out there. Storytelling through performance is the most important thing we do as a culture. That’s why I encourage you to share your stories because you’re the only one with your particular point of view. And SallyPAL is here with resources, encouragement, and a growing community of storytellers. All the stories ever expressed once lived only in someone’s imagination… Now… Go Pretend!

Who is Sea R. Glassman: Sea is a Virgo, of course. Actor, Writer, Director, Improvisor, Creator of Worlds, Sea Glassman's acting mystery school, Soul Emergence: The Actor’s Process as Spiritual Path, takes creators on a journey deep within, enhancing craft and transforming lives. She is in rehearsal on an explosive new one person work, aiming for a world tour in 2019. A classical actress who’s Most recently played Molly Bloom, Ma Joad, the Murderer in Poe’s Telltale Heart, and now Dorothy Parker, she specializes in literary and historical characters. She is also a playwright who has created multiple theatrical works based on great literature and historical events. Facebook Sea R Glassman Twitter and Instagram: @seaglasswoman Writing, SE:TAPASP, interviews, and recommendations at www.wordpress.omvelope.com Favorite Career Highlight: I am currently in rehearsal on the most challenging and rewarding show I’ve ever done. So, now.   What did you learn about playing Dorothy? I learned I could drive around and talk to myself as if I were Dorothy Parker - for hours. I got in her head. I thought thoughts from her brain. I have a Dorothy Parker filter now. It’s a button located under my left earlobe. Press it and I’ll talk. I won’t stop talking.   Have you ever done yoga or eaten kale? I have a 41-year yoga practice. I’ve been turning myself into pretzels and standing in my head for decades. I’m made of kale.   Who is Dorothy Parker: Dorothy Parker was an American poet, writer, critic, and satirist based in New York; she was best known for her wit, wisecracks, and eye for 20th-century urban foibles. Parker was also a member of the Algonquin Round Table group of writers, she wrote criticism for Vogue, Vanity Fair, and later the New Yorker. Parker traveled to Hollywood to pursue screenwriting Her successes there, including two Academy Award nominations, were curtailed when her involvement in left-winged politics resulted in the being placed on the Hollywood blacklist. Books: Click here Link to get your very own Polar Jade Nephrite Jade Egg This episode was also supported by Amazon. Click on this link --> Amazon any time you need to make an Amazon purchase. A small percentage of your purchase will support the show (no extra cost to you).   I receive an affiliate commission from some of the links above. Go get your free be happier than all your friends morning routine over here --> Project Woo Woo Listen to Lisa's other podcasts at Love Bites & Honestly Lisa

The endlessly fascinating Jennifer Engstrom graces us in the Booth today. Jen is a long-time ensemble member of A Red Orchid Theatre (as is our last guest, playwright Brett Neveu). She has appeared in over a dozen productions there and at many other great Chicago theaters (as well as in productions in London and New York). She grew up on a farm outside of Huxley, Iowa and made her way to the big city via the College of DuPage theatre program, where she soon became active in the speech department. And who coached and encouraged her in a career in the performing arts? None other than our own Frank Tourangeau! Frank was a professor and head of the speech department during Jennifer's time there and served as her mentor and teacher. Frank relates how he cast her in the play Whose Life is it Anyway? as the lead made famous on Broadway and the West End by Tom Conti, and revived some years later with Mary Tyler Moore in the starring role. By all accounts, Jen was luminous in the part. BTW, when Gary was working in Emanuel Azenberg's office, he was a stand-in for Tom Conti for several rehearsals on the Broadway production. In addition to her numerous acting roles, Jennifer has had an interesting career as an understudy around Chicago. We discuss her going on as Blanche DuBois at the last minute in a Writers Theatre production of A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by David Cromer. Though she knew the blocking and the lines well, her costumes had not been finished and there was a mad scramble to devise a proper wardrobe track for that performance (which Gary and producer Betsy were privileged to see!). She also stepped in for Amy Morton in the Steppenwolf Theatre production of Taylor Mac's HIR when Ms. Morton turned her ankle on stage prior to the first preview. Jennifer had learned all the lines and after a rushed blocking rehearsal, kept the curtain up for the first preview audience in stellar fashion. To quote the wonderful stage manager, Laura Glenn, "She was a total professional and I was so grateful she was there." Among Jennifer's favorite playwrights are Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee and newcomer Jen Silverman, whose play Witch will get a world premiere production at Writers Theatre in the fall. Two items of show biz interest - The Play That Goes Wrong is closing on Broadway in August. One of the most hilarious shows that Gary and Frank have ever seen, a national tour is scheduled so don't miss this gem of a show if it comes to your town. And the five-and-a-half hour adaptation of Roberto Bolano's mammoth novel 2066 can be seen on streaming video soon. In an unusual arrangement, a filmed version of the Goodman Theatre's production will be available free, unlimited streaming for at least two years. Frank was a big fan of this production. You may have to watch in installments given it's extraordinary length, but you're unlikely to see another production of it anywhere any time soon. Jennifer has created and performs a one-woman show called Excuse My Dust, A Dorothy Parker Portfolio, in which she embodies the writer and humorist in an evening of theatrical monologues from Parker's writings. Dorothy Parker was an original member of the Algonquin Round Table and a unique coiner of the cutting remark. Gary and Betsy are going to the Red Orchid spring fundraiser at which Jennifer is performing selections from Excuse My Dust. More to report on our next episode. We play a little Chat Pack with Jennifer and find that she would like to be a rock star for a month, a la Beyonce. And people often ask her how she learns all those lines! Kiss of Death: Anne V. Coates, Admired Editor of Acclaimed Movies One of the most celebrated film editors of her era, Ms. Coates won an Oscar for her work on Lawrence of Arabia directed by David Lean and starring Peter O'Toole. The film editor's craft is often called "the invisible art," but is one of the most vital ingredients in the alchemy of filmmaking.

This week, guests PETER ROBINSON of PopJustice and NME fame and DAN MAIER of Harry Hill and TV comedy fame join Andrew and Siân at the Algonquin Round Table of pop music, telly and similar.   On the agenda: Have BBC2 successfully filmed China Miéville’s unfilmable novel The City And The City? Are Australian pop-dance hipsters Confidence Man up to the job of being the new Deee-Lite? Will the reunited En Vogue free our minds and will our asses follow? And what are the greatest ten second bits in all pop? There’s only one way to find out… Help keep BIGMOUTH in rude health – buy us a metaphorical pint via the crowdfunding platform http://www.patreon.com/BigmouthPodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Meet the Bad Boy of Bowling, learn how Ivan Lendl intimidated his opponents (it all started with his sneakers!), and why Australia's women's cricket team is considered the best group of trash talkers in the world. From Michael Jordan's incredible philosophy on distracting his opponents, to which sport is considered the Algonquin Round Table of loudmouths, Will and Mango dig deep into the Art of Trash Talking while discussing some of the funniest stories in sport. Featuring Jason Who. Sponsored by Beats by Dr. Dre Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

EPISODE 223One June afternoon in the spring of 1919, a group of writers and theatrical folk got together at the Algonquin Hotel to roast the inimitable Alexander Woollcott, the trenchant theater critic for the New York Times who had just returned from World War I, brimming with dramatically overbaked stories.   The affair was so rollicking, so engaging, that somebody suggested -- "Why don't we do this every day?" And so they did. The Algonquin Round Table is the stuff of legends, a regular lunch date for the cream of New York's cultural elite. In this show, we present you with some notable members of the guest list -- including the wonderful droll Dorothy Parker, the glibly observant Franklin Pierce Adams and the charming Robert Benchley, to name but a few. But you can't celebrate the Round Table from a recording studio so we head to the Algonquin to soak in the ambience and interview author Kevin C. Fitzpatrick about the Jazz Age's most famous networking circle. Are you ready for a good time? “The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.” -- Dorothy Parker boweryboyshistory.com Support the show.

We help the Grim Reaper finish off 2016 in style. Join four members of "The Algonquin Round Table of Horror" as they discuss the high points and the low points of horror movies in 2016. Jon Kitley, Gregg Olheiser, Bryan Martinez and Damien Glonek give their opinions about all things horror-related, new trends snd old films you might have missed the first time around. Let's start 2017 off with a scream!   Thanks for listening. Join the Hellbent for Horror Horde! Click here: http://bit.ly/2i3VLoe   If you like the show, please consider writing a review on iTunes or Google Play.  It really helps.  Thanks a lot for listening.      You can now subscribe to the Hellbent for Horror podcast now available on iTunes, Google Play, PlayerFM, and Stitcher.   You can keep up with Hellbent for Horror on iTunes @iTunesPodcasts     iTunes link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hellbent-for-horror/id1090978706 Google Play link:https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ibsk2i4bbprrplyvs37c6aqv2ny Stitcher link: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/hellbent-for-horror?refid=stpr   For you, the listeners of Hellbent for Horror, Audible is offering a free audiobook download with a free 30-day trial to give you the opportunity to check out their service. To download your free audiobook today, go to: http://www.audibletrial.com/HellbentForHorror #horror #horrormovies Movies Discussed: Conjuring 2 The Forest The Boy Don’t Breathe Neon Demon  Lights Out The Other Side of the Door The Witch I Am Not A Serial Killer The Autopsy of Jane Doe The Veil The Invitation The Monster Baskin Green Room She Who Must Burn The Windmill The Babadook Creepshow (Soundtrack) Trigger Man (Soundtrack) Ti West Dark Shadows (TV) Night Gallery (TV) Night Stalker (TV) Circle of Fear (TV) Frankenstein: The True Story (TV) The Black Cat  Doug Hobart – Sting of Death (Jellyfish Creature) Giallo Films “A Haunting” (Discovery Channel) Francesca Night of the Living Dead Carrie The Omen King Kong (1976) The Town that Dreaded Sundown Alice, Sweet Alice Eaten Alive God Told Me To The Witch Who Came Out of the Sea Bloodsucking Freaks Snuff Squirm Grizzly They Look Like People Blair Witch Project Swiss Army Man Troll Hunter Frankenstein Island The Corpse Grinders American Werewolf in London Feast Raw Force Let the Right One In I Saw the Devil You’re Next Hush The Wave Southbound Honeymoon  Coherence 10 Rillington Place Magic Bunny Lake is Missing The Mind’s Eye  Green Inferno Clown Rare Exports Roar The Innocents The Haunting Angst (1983) Demons 31 Lords of Salem Train to Busan The Wailing Viy (1967) Directors to Watch: Onetti Brothers James Ward Byrkit Jim Mickle Karyn Kusama Robert Eggers Joe Begos Nicolas Pesce Great Acting in Horror Films: The Taking of Deborah Logan -Jill Larsen The Exorcism of Emily Rose- Jennifer Carpenter The Babadook- Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman The Witch- Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie Starry Eyes- Alexandra Essoe Honeymon-Rose Leslie Algonquin Roundtable “Best of 2016”: Gregg Olheiser: Neon Demon The Witch Bryan Martinez: The Witch Neon Demon Francesca The Invitation The Eyes of my Mother Damien Glonek: Neon Demon Jon Kitley: I Am Not a Serial Killer Francesca 10 Cloverfield Lane When Animals Dream Bone Tomahawk

“She was a combination of Little Nell and Lady Macbeth,” said Alexander Woolcott. Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) wrote short stories, poems, reviews, screenplays, and more. Perhaps most famously, she was part of the group of New Yorkers known as the Algonquin Round Table, which met every day for lunch and eventually grew famous for their witticisms, put-downs, and general high spirits. A woman of brilliance as well as deep contradiction, Parker at her best combined romantic optimism with a dark, biting pessimism that still feels modern.  In this episode, Jacke is joined by the President of the Literature Supporters Club for a field report of the Algonquin Hotel today and a discussion of Parker’s life, works, and top ten quips.  Show Notes:  We have a special episode coming up – listener feedback! Contact the host at jackewilsonauthor@gmail.com or by leaving a voicemail at 1-361-4WILSON (1-361-494-5766).  You can find more literary discussion at jackewilson.com and more episodes of the series at historyofliterature.com. Check out our Facebook page at facebook.com/historyofliterature. Music Credits: “Handel – Entrance to the Queen of Sheba” by Advent Chamber Orchestra (From the Free Music Archive / CC by SA). “I Wished on the Moon” by Billie Holiday (1935) and Ella Fitzgerald and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra (1962)     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  This episode is a companion piece to Episode 4, “Blood Oaths and Bar Tabs: Horror Conventions and Cinema Wasteland” I traveled to Strongsville, Ohio to Cinema Wasteland and in this episode we interview Jon Kitley, a lifetime lover of horror in both books and film. He is also a proud member of the "Algonquin Round Table of Horror." He truly has an encyclopedic knowledge of horror from the 1930’s to the present, and you'll get to hear his depth and breadth in this discussion. He maintains his own website, Kitley’s Krypt (www.kitley'skrypt.com). He’s also a regular columnist for HorrorHound Magazine and writes for Evilspeak Magazine.  #JonKitley #CinemaWasteland   This is S.A. Bradley, and I’m a life-long horror lover. This podcast combines horror history, personal observations, common themes, and cultural trends to tell a story with each episode.  Here we talk about all things horror. Horror movies, books, comics, hosts, conventions.  The door swings wide here, and all types of horror are welcome.  Each episode covers some aspect of horror with lots of viewing or reading suggestions for you to check out.  I want to start conversations with people about all types of horror.  I’ve been a fan all my life, and I love all the different styles: Classic Universal Monsters, Slasher Films, Found Footage, French Extreme, Asian Extreme, Korean Ghost Stories, J-Horror, Hammer Horror Films, Amicus Films, Glass Eye Pix, EC Horror Comics, Creature Features, Horror Hosts, Italian Zombie movies, Spanish Zombie movies, George Romero Zombie movies, Giallo, Silent Horror Films, Nature Run Amok, Atomic Age Horror, Roughies, Exploitation, Horror Literature, Serial Killer, Halloween, B-Movie, Splatter films, ghost stories, Folk Horror, supernatural, body horror, torture porn, VHS, Psycho

It’s the quest of every ultra-fan: finding fellow obsessives to share in the collective joy.  Fan conventions provide a meeting place and an outlet for like-minded folk.  What’s it like to really find your tribe?  In this episode I talk about horror conventions, my pilgrimage to the “Anti-Convention” known as “Cinema Wasteland” and meeting a group of fellow obsessives I call “the Algonquin Round Table of Horror.”   Convention History 1936- Philcon: First “Fan Convention”. Science Fiction Convention, held in Philadelphia. There were 9 attendees. 1975 World Fantasy Convention: first Convention where there’s a strong presence of horror under the Fantasy umbrella. 1991- World Horror Convention – the first true Horror Convention.   Convention: Cinema Wasteland Movie and Memorabilia Expo- Holiday Inn, Strongsville, Ohio (shows every April and October) Created by Ken Kish and Pam Kish   Movies Discussed (In order of appearance): Alien (1979) Dir: Ridley Scott Friday the 13th (1980) Dir: Sean Cunningham Creepers (Phenomena)-(1985) Dir: Dario Argento Saw (2004) Die: James Wan Halloween (1978) Dir: John Carpenter Paranormal Activity (2009) Dir: Oren Peli Killdozer! (1974) Dir: Jerry London Gargoyles (1972) Dir: Bill Norton Satan’s Triangle (1975) Dir: Sutton Roley Street Trash (1987) Dir: James M. Muro Whiskey Mountain (1977) Dir: William Grefe  Mako: The Jaws of Death (1976) Dir: William Grefe Stanley (1972) Dir: William Grefe Kill the Scream Queen (2004) Dir: Bill Zebub The Worst Horror Movie Ever Made (2008) Dir: Bill Zebub  Dickshark (2015) Dir: Bill Zebub Demons (1985) Dir: Lamberto Bava     The Algonquin Round Table of Horror: Jon Kitley: Kitley’s Krypt/ HorrorHound Magazine Bryan Martinez: The Giallo Room (YouTube) Matt “Putrid” Carr: Freelance Illustrator Ryan Olson: Deadspeak Design/ The Cold Beyond Billy and Vanessa Norcera: Evilspeak Magazine/ Surgikill Damien Glonek: Living Dead Dolls Bryan Schuessler: Shuizmz Gregg Olheiser and Jill Van: LIX Dave Kosanke: Liquid Cheese   Filmmakers/Actors/Vendors: Photographer Jim Sorfleet and model Kat McGill of SnS-Photo Mike Watt and Amy Lynn Best- Happy Cloud Productions Fred Vogel- Toe Tag Pictures (August Underground) Bill Zebub- Bill Zebub Productions Jane Arakawa- Actor “Street Trash” Mike Lackey- Actor “Street Trash”  Roy Frumkes-Producer/Actor “Street Trash” Dan Curtis Val Lewton Tobe Hooper Wes Craven Kane Hodder  Doug Bradley William Shatner   This is S.A. Bradley, and I’m a life-long horror lover. This podcast combines horror history, personal observations, common themes, and cultural trends to tell a story with each episode.  Here we talk about all things horror. Horror movies, books, comics, hosts, conventions.  The door swings wide here, and all types of horror are welcome.  Each episode covers some aspect of horror with lots of viewing or reading suggestions for you to check out.  I want to start conversations with people about all types of horror.  I’ve been a fan all my life, and I love all the different styles: Classic Universal Monsters, Slasher Films, Found Footage, French Extreme, Asian Extreme, Korean Ghost Stories, J-Horror, Hammer Horror Films, Amicus Films, Glass Eye Pix, EC Horror Comics, Creature Features, Horror Hosts, Italian Zombie movies, Spanish Zombie movies, George Romero Zombie movies, Giallo, Silent Horror Films, Nature Run Amok, Atomic Age Horror, Roughies, Exploitation, Horror Literature, Serial Killer, Halloween, B-Movie, Splatter films, ghost stories, Folk Horror, supernatural, body horror, torture porn, VHS, Psycho

Wizard Academy is now 16 years old.If we could find her birth certificate, we'd take her down to the DMV to get her driver's license and then she could sport about town in Rocinante (above,) the only vehicle she owns. They grow up so fast. When Wizard Academy is 30, I'll be 72. At least I hope I'll be 72. Not everyone who attempts to hike to that mile marker gets there. Will you help us take the impossible dream of Wizard Academy forward into the future? Wizard Academy was launched by accident and grew through the addition of self-selected insiders, as did the Tuesday Group of Stéphane Mallarmé (1880 – 1897,) the Algonquin Round Table of midtown Manhattan (1919 – 1927,) and the artistic salon of Gertrude Stein (1913 – 1939.) The difference between our Academy and theirs is that: 1. our group became an official 501c3 educational organization and built a permanent campus, and 2. we are not artists who love business, but business people who love art: music and paintings and sculpture and photography and movies and literature and whatever you like that we didn't mention. “When bankers get together for dinner, they discuss Art. When artists get together for dinner, they discuss Money.” – Oscar Wilde, of the Tuesday Group Wizard Academy is here to stay. And if you're reading this, I'm fairly certain you belong here. You will be amazed, energized, entertained and encouraged by the people you meet. You will gain insights that make you profoundly more successful.The Tuesday Group (Les Mardistes) of Stéphane Mallarmé included writers like André Gide, Paul Valéry, Oscar Wilde, Paul Verlaine, Rainer Maria Rilke and W.B. Yeats, along with painters like Renoir, Monet, Degas, Redon, and Whistler. Also to be found among them was the quintessential sculptor, Rodin. Everyone who knew about the Tuesday Group, came. The Algonquin Round Table was a self-selected group of writers, editors, actors, and publicists – about 30 in all – that met for lunch on a regular basis at the Algonquin Hotel a block from Times Square. There hasn't been another group quite like them in American popular culture or entertainment until now. Just visit the Toad and Ostrich pub in the tower at Wizard Academy any Friday afternoon at 4. The gatherings in the Stein home on Saturday evenings brought together confluences of talent and thinking that would help define modernism in literature and art. According to Gertrude Stein, the gatherings began by accident when, “more and more frequently, people began visiting to see the Matisse paintings—and the Cézannes. Matisse brought people, everybody brought somebody, and they came at any time and it began to be a nuisance, and it was in this way that Saturday evenings began.” (Interestingly, that's also why Pennie Williams launched Wizard Academy.) Self-selected insiders included Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sinclair Lewis, Guillaume Apollinaire, Georges Braque, Thornton Wilder, Sherwood Anderson, Francis Cyril Rose, René Crevel, Élisabeth de Gramont, Francis Picabia, Claribel Cone, Mildred Aldrich and Carl Van Vechten. A visit to Wizard Academy is like a wonderful vacation in a foreign country. Few people come here only once.Did you know that you have a vacation home high on a plateau in central Texas where rabbits and deer wander the campus, wine flows freely and wedding bells ring 3 times a day? Come. Let your eyes be opened to answers that have been staring you in the face. Roy H. Williams

The New Yorker columnist, poet and celebrated Algonquin Roundtable wit spent years in Hollywood, working as a screenwriter in partnership with her second husband, Alan Campbell, and contributing to important films such as the original A Star is Born and Alfred Hitchcock’s Saboteur. Much to the surprise of many of her closest friends, beginning in the late 1920s Parker became increasingly drawn to socialist causes. Parker’s political calling was merely socially problematic before World War II, when Parker spearheaded the formation of the Hollywood Anti-Nazi League; after the war, when Parker’s name was named before HUAC, her political convictions killed her Hollywood career at its peak. This episode is brought to you by Squarespace. Start your free trial site today at Squarespace.com. Use promo code REMEMBER for 10% off your first purchase. This episode is also brought to you by The Great Courses Plus. For a limited time, The Great Courses plus is offering my listeners a chance to stream hundreds of their courses for FREE at thegreatcoursesplus.com/REMEMBER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oh snap — s*$%t is about to get real!Back by popular demand, I am overjoyed to bring together two of my most popular repeat guests on the RRP — John Joseph and Mishka Shubaly– for an epic threesome.Call it my Post-Punk Algonquin Round Table: uncensored ruminations NYC style on sobriety, writing books, eating plants, running ridiculously long distances, expanding consciousness, walking a spiritual path and PMA — John's personal mantra for positive mental attitude.I cannot overstate how much I love these guys. And on the mic they never disappoint.As you might suspect, the Cro-Mags' frontman aka Bloodclot returns to do what he does best — incite, provoke, educate and entertain. Straight talk directly from the streets of the Lower East Side with one singular, driving purpose: getting people to “wake the f&*k up”, expand consciousness and take control of our lives.Not to be outdone, Mishka fills the co-host role today and holds his own with JJ (not easy), rounding out the conversation with his always humorous, astute observations on the creative, athletic, sober life.But the predominant subject of today's show revolves around the release of John's new book — a completely updated and rewritten version of his previously self-published cult hit: Meat Is For Pussies: A How To Guide For Dudes Who Want to Get Fit, Kick Ass and Take Names*If you're a long-time listener to the show, my boys need no introduction. If you're new and unfamiliar with these phenomenons, I urge you to check out my earlier introductory posts and tune into their multiple previous appearances (hyperlinks to previous shows in the below Notes).As for JJ, suffice it to say the guy is a true American original. Lower East Side thief, abuse survivor, drug dealer & brawling gutter rat reborn as spiritual warrior. CBGB Street Poet. Punk-ass Robin Hood. Plantpowered Ironman. Spiritual evangelist.A life story so astounding, I can only describe it like this:“Take a little Charles Bukowski, add some Hugh Selby, Jr., throw in a little Jerry Stahl and finish it off with a light dusting of Paramahansa Yogananda. Then toss them all in a Martin Scorcese movie, douse the whole thing in kerosene and light it on fire. That is John Joseph.”But John is also one of the most spiritual, giving cats I have ever met. The guy who will always engage a stranger on the street; and literally move mountains to help a less fortunate soul in need — and never ask for anything in return.A the end of the day, all you really need to know about John is condensed into this little gem that recently appeared on Vice.com– the most entertaining “how to make a green smoothie” video of all time:Meditation; service; sobriety; GMO's; the “V” word; the nutritional plight of the everyman; balancing life as both an athlete and creative person; and what it means to truly be a man — these are the topics of the day. And yes, we address head-on the heated controversy swirling around the title of John's new book. My opinion? This is a great book. It's not written for the converted. It's written for the guy who wouldn't pick up VegNews Magazine if it was the only thing left on the entire planet to read. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dorothy Parker was a prolific Jazz Age writer who rose to prominence during her days as a member of the Algonquin Round Table - a group of writers, critics and actors who liked to spend lunch cracking wise and practically joking. A celebrated poet, Parker also churned out dozens of short stories, earning herself an O. Henry Short Story Prize for "Big Blonde" which we discuss on today's show. We also cover her biting portrait of newlyweds "Here We Are," the Reading Rainbow Kickstarter, and how babies are not to be trusted with anything.

Dorothy Parker was a prolific Jazz Age writer who rose to prominence during her days as a member of the Algonquin Round Table - a group of writers, critics and actors who liked to spend lunch cracking wise and practically joking. A celebrated poet, Parker also churned out dozens of short stories, earning herself an O. Henry Short Story Prize for "Big Blonde" which we discuss on today's show. We also cover her biting portrait of newlyweds "Here We Are," the Reading Rainbow Kickstarter, and how babies are not to be trusted with anything.

The story of the Algonquin Cocktail is truly a fascinating, confusing, and possibly widely misattributed one. I had heard this story before and loved learning about Dorothy Parker and the Algonquin Roundtable.   In 1919 a group of writers, actors and intellectuals began to frequent the Algonquin for lunch every day.  They were known as the Algonquin Round Table or later, The Vicious Circle.  These artists were the intellectual elite of their day.  They became a social group that partied together in the evening and even vacationed together.  They were sharp, clever and full of interesting ideas and banter, but as Dorothy Parker admitted many years later there wasn’t a whole lot of substance.  Groucho Marx refused to have anything to do with them; he considered them too catty to bother with.  They lasted for 10 years as social force in New York before the group faded away as each member chose new paths for their lives.  The Vicious Circle is generally considered disbanded by 1929. The problems started popping up when I learned that the Algonquin hotel did not serve alcohol, and in fact, the general manager, Frank Case, was a staunch prohibitionist prior to prohibition and didn't serve alcohol even before it was made illegal. The big question is where were these known lushes drinking?  And why was a cocktail given the name of a dry hotel?  This always struck me wrong. Jason Kruse likewise became befuddled for the same reasons as he researched this drink.  But as he looked into the history, not only did this story not add up, but he discovered intriguing inconsistencies with the recipe.  As it turns out, there is an older version of this cocktail made with wormwood and Holland gin.  The commonly accepted version of the drink doesn't appear until later at which point there is a dramatic switch. Jason proposed an alternate origin story for the Algonquin having nothing to do with the hotel...in fact, the first version of the cocktail precedes the opening of the hotel...the cocktail CAN'T be named after the hotel or the catty gang of literati. "But wait" you say, "maybe the first Algonquin Cocktail is not related at all to the second. Drinks get the same name all of the time without being related."  That's true, but that usually happens with easy popular words.  Also, Jason suggested an alternate story.  If the original recipe called for Holland gin...often that gin is stored in barrels and it acquires a little bit of brownish color...kind of like whiskey.  Also, according to David Wondrich, an 1809 recipe for Holland gin using rye as the base for the spirit was commonly made in the New York region, a product now being bottled by New York Distilling Company called Chief Gowanus Holland gin.  Being possibly a rye spirit, being possibly brown in color, it makes sense the Holland gin might have been swapped with rye whiskey at some point.  As for the wormwood, vermouth, derived from wermuot, meaning wormwood in old German, originally had wormwood until 1915 when wormwood was made illegal.  We suspect that it was easy to keep with the vermouth sans wormwood and so the connection to wormwood falls away as well.  Pineapple was all the rage in the period...I don't think we need an explanation for it.  So we can see how one cocktail possibly evolved into another.  Now all we need is an explanation for the name to finish off the story. Algonquin is a regional dialect of Native Americans (I spoke with my friend @KristenDBurton for some insights) and a tribe (in Canada).  Jason found evidence that wormwood was used by Native Americans as a stomach tonic, so he speculated that's how wormwood became associated with them (and then therefore the cocktail), but Kristen said the Dutch would have been using wormwood the same way as well.  I am curious if the connection can be found in the name of the Chief Gowanus Holland gin.  Why does gin carry the name of a New England Native American chief?  We can't make the connection.  If any of our readers or listeners can, please share your ideas or theories.  Like I said, if this represents one cocktail evolving over time, then it is not named after the Algonquin Hotel, all we need to do is relate Native Americans somehow to gin or wormwood and we have the whole story. In any case, here’s the cocktail: 1 1/2 ounces rye whiskey 3/4 ounce dry vermouth 3/4 ounce pineapple juice This was a really well loved cocktail.  All of us enjoyed it, even those of us who aren't big whiskey drinkers.  It blended well with none of the ingredients overpowering the others.  I thought it tasted kind of like coconut but I'm willing to assent to the idea that my brain tasted pineapple and then wanted a pina colada. All in all, it's a good, simple drink that seemingly has a fantastic story that only gets more interesting if you consider that it might not be what it seems. PS I just checked and saw that the Algonquin Hotel has Algonquin cocktails on their menu.  I hope they aren't pissed. 

Wherein we discuss creative societies of yore. In order to serve as a model and inspiration for our own creative society, we talk about the histories of three groups: the Inklings, the Bloomsbury Group, and the Algonquin Round Table. Be sure to stick around as we play a parlor game where Corey sullies our good name . . . well, half of it anyway. Theme music by Latché Swing.

Writer/historian Ethan Mordden discusses his new book “The Guest List: How Manhattan Defined American Sophistication - From the Algonquin Round Table to Truman Capote's Ball” in which he profiles major leaders and opponents of NYC café society.

Algonquin 3.0 gathers leaders within media, technology and entertainment for provocative discussions that set the tone for what’s to come and where these industries are headed. Expected panelists include Sree Sreenivasan, Social Media Guru and Professor, Columbia School; Jean Chatzky, Financial Editor, TODAY show; Lincoln Millstein, Senior Vice President Digital Media, Hearst Newspaper Group; Lesley Jane Seymour, Editor-in-Chief, More Magazine; and Alan Levy, CEO, Blog Talk Radio.

Algonquin 3.0 gathers leaders within media, technology and entertainment for provocative discussions that set the tone for what’s to come and where these industries are headed. Expected panelists include Sree Sreenivasan, Social Media Guru and Professor, Columbia School; Jean Chatzky, Financial Editor, TODAY show; Lincoln Millstein, Senior Vice President Digital Media, Hearst Newspaper Group; Lesley Jane Seymour, Editor-in-Chief, More Magazine; and Alan Levy, CEO, Blog Talk Radio.