Explicit
Yes, Rebels Are Always On the Run (Ft. One Battle After Another, North By Northwest, and Running on Empty)
Explicit
History Harpies: Pop Culture, Past and Present by Lauren Rebecca Sklaroff and Christine Caldwell Ames
Episode notes
Lauren and Christine change their names, color their hair, and get fake IDs as they discuss Hollywood’s long love for mistaken identities, new identities, and criminals on the run. And they imagine the what-could-have-been of the remarkable River Phoenix (R.I.P.).
Book recommendations:
Natalie Zemon Davis, The Return of Martin Guerre
Tom Engelhardt, The End of Victory Culture: Cold War America and the Disillusioning of a Generation
Keywords
New York CitySteven SoderberghOne Battle After AnotherLeonardo DiCaprioSean PennTeyana TaylorPaul Thomas AndersonBoogie NightsTony GoldwynChase InfinitiCary GrantEva Marie SaintAlfred HitchcockRiver PhoenixChristine LahtiSidney LumetJames MasonNorthwest AirlinesErnest LehmanVietnam WarimmigrationnapalmMartha Plimptonwhite nationalistsdomestic terrorismwitness protectionNaomi Foner GyllenhaalMad MenMount RushmorePlaza Hotel