A podcast about the movies of Alfred Hitchcock
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In this limited series, Spencer Robelen investigates queer themes and gay characters in the films of Alfred Hitchcock. But in doing so, he also rediscovers the origins of his own queerness, including his hilarious obsession with Hitchcock movies as a kid. Part memoir, part film club, this podcast is the gay movie scavenger hunt you never knew you needed.
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Gooooood evening. Alfred Hitchcock is long believed to be the Master of Suspense in film circles. His ability to craft engaging tales of espionage, murder, and debauchery - all while entrenched in the plight of the Everyman - have stood the test of time. Each month, Cory and Aaron look at a randomly drawn film of Hitch's and examine what makes it so inherently Hitchcockian. Since beginning the show in 2019, they have discussed every available film in Hitch's catalogue, and are now examining ...
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In 'Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents,' Al Sjoerdsma is dedicated to examining each episode of the original 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents' television series, show by show in chronological order, in depth and with an eye to the popular culture of the 1950s and 1960s.
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A podcast exploring the work and world of Alfred Hitchcock. Created and hosted by Rebecca McCallum
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Three gentlemen discuss Alfred Hitchcock's films in chronological order, with a few tangents on the way.
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AHMM introduces The Hitchcock Podcast Series. Each month we post a new reading of a favorite story from our archives, selected and introduced by the magazine's editor, Linda Landrigan. For over 60 years, AHMM has published the best in short crime fiction. This podcast series features stories by AHMM contributors, occasionally supplemented by interviews with the authors. Visit TheMysteryPlace.com for more stories, book reviews, subscription information, and more.
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PAHP #78: The Dangerous People.
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1:43:47In this installment, two men meet at a train station as a siren announces an escaped asylum inmate. Is either one of the men the escaped maniac? Then Al answers when Elstree comes Calling.
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This episode contains spoilers for the film The Birds. Tippi Hedren was a single mother working as a model in the early '60s. But when Alfred Hitchcock saw her in a TV ad, he plucked her from obscurity and turned her into a Hollywood star. In this two-part episode, we examine the timeless appeal of Tippi Hedren, from her days suffering as Hitchcock…
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Gooooood evening. In this month's episode of Presenting Hitchcock, Cory and Aaron escape thru inner turmoil as they discuss This Gun for Hire. Read More...
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Repost: Season 1, Episode 6 - Vertigo
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1:05:09The 4th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is Vertigo from 1958. Here's our original coverage of Vertigo from all the way back in February, 2017! Stay tuned for our updated thoughts after our rewatch. If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for as little as …
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This episode contains spoilers for the films Murder! and Psycho. The "mama's boy" and "domineering mother" tropes reach a terrifying zenith in Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock's game-changing masterpiece from 1960. In this episode, we examine the gay iconography of actor Anthony Perkins, Hitchcock's surprising relationship with drag, and that time my child…
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PAHP #77: A Little Sleep.
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2:00:30In this installment, wealthy Barbie Hallem looks for a little more excitement than she finds amongst her "boring" contemporaries. Unfortunately, along with "a little excitement," she finds "a little sleep." Then, Al doesn't look at some Baird Television.
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We continue our look at the 5th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners, by comparing Hitchcock’s The Birds to the Oscar’s Best Picture of the same year, Tom Jones We also discuss methods for shortening films, root rats, and allowing your children to vote for Oscars, before revealing the 4th best Hitchcock movie via the still quite improbab…
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As we prepare for the "second act" of The Hitchcock Gays, Spencer takes you behind the scenes to share some books that were integral to the research of this series. Also, a big shout-out to our Patreon subscribers! Book Recommendations The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light Split Image: …
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Gooooood evening. In this month's episode of Presenting Hitchcock, Cory and Aaron think they see what's going on as they discuss Don't Breathe. Read More...
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The 5th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is The Birds from 1963. On our rewatch of The Birds, we discuss Bob Newhart sketches, lava lamps and television show Birdland, before closing out with genuine audio from our local cockatoos A comedy sketch about Hitchcock publicising this movie can be found at https://newsletter.liebcricket.co…
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PAHP #76: The Indestructible Mr. Weems.
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1:13:30Happy Alfred Hitchcock Day! March 12th is Alfred Hitchcock Day so we've got to have a podcast! This time, the Knights of the Golden Lodge agree to subsidize the ailing Clarence Weems until his anticipated death. But Clarence finds other things to occupy his time than dying. Then, Al stretches out "An Elastic Affair."…
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Gooooood evening. In this month's episode of Presenting Hitchcock, Cory and Aaron are all about the technique as they discuss My Name is Alfred Hitchcock. Read More...
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PAHP #75: Father and Son.
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1:32:43In this installment, Joe Saunders tells his ne'er-do-well son Sam to fend for himself. Sam does, but not in a way that Joe expects. Then, Al gets a little Skin in the Game.
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We continue our look at the 6th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners, by comparing Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train to the Oscar’s Best Picture of the same year, An American in Paris We also discuss Aunt Harriet-Lois Lane crossovers, elongated Take On Me-style song and dance numbers and fourth wall slippage, before revealing the 5th best…
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Staging THE BIRDS with Christopher Diehl & Season 2 Mailbag!
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1:36:32You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast Rebecca McCallum with special guest –actor, director and Hitchcock enthusiast-Christopher Diehl who last year put on awonderful Hitchcock Theatre Festival. In this interview, we focus on staging The Birds as amongst other things we cover what…
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Supplemental: Scene to Song
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1:20:00Shoshana Greenberg returns the favor and hosts me on her podcast, Scene to Song! We discuss musicals, Episode 5 of The Hitchcock Gays (plus all the topics I neglected to include in it), and things we're looking forward to in the theatre world. ~ Scene to Song Episode 116: Musical Theater in the Films of Alfred Hitchcock Originally aired December 9,…
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Gooooood evening. In this month's episode of Presenting Hitchcock, Cory and Aaron are lining up to prove their innocence as they discuss The Usual Suspects. Read More...
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PAHP #74: The West Warlock Time Capsule.
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1:34:53In this installment, taxidermist George Tiffany has a pleasant life with his wife Louise until Louise's sponging brother Waldren shows up. What can a fine upstanding taxidermist do to get rid of him? Then Al takes a look at "Harmony Heaven," a 1930 film with which Hitchcock had nothing to do.
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The 6th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is Strangers on a Train from 1951. On our rewatch of Strangers on a Train, we discuss broken clowns, anonymising your accessories and the benefits of blunt exposition If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for as l…
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Gooooood evening. In this month's episode of Presenting Hitchcock, Cory and Aaron have the run of the place as they discuss Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead. Read More...
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Like Dial "M" for Murder, we're going to take a short intermission. You may not hear from me for a few weeks, but know that I am working on the last few episodes of the series. I also want to share a warning with all of you as we head into 2025. Credits Written, produced, and hosted by Spencer Robelen. Artwork by Skye Stoyer. Follow The Hitchcock G…
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You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum as she shares her reflections on what 2024 has been like for Talking Hitchcock and plans for 2025! Find Talking Hitchcock where you can support the podcast and keep up to date with releases: Blusky @talkinghitchpod.bsky.soci…
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PAHP #73: Martha Mason, Movie Star.
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1:14:33In this installment, Mabel thinks she looks like movie star Martha Mason and despises her undramatic life with her husband, so she spices it up with a little murder. Then Al sounds out some Blackmail.
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Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound (1945) is a movie that everyone enjoys but can't seem to remember—which is ironic considering that it's about amnesia. Musical threatre writer and podcaster Shoshana Greenberg shows us how this convoluted psychological-thriller is actually a touching, feminist romance with an inspiring, demisexual heroine. Check out Sh…
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We continue our look at the 7th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners, by comparing Hitchcock's Dial M For Murder to the Oscar's Best Picture of the same year, On The Waterfront. We also discuss inexplicable omnipresence, Superman parenting and shoehorning musical numbers into the script, before revealing the 6th best Hitchcock movie via …
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Gooooood evening. In this month's episode of Presenting Hitchcock, Cory and Aaron skip out on their aristocratic ways as they discuss Knight Without Armour. Read More...
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Staging Patrick Hamilton's ROPE / playing the role of Brandon plus First Responses to Hitchcock's ROPE with actor Jack Hammett
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1:39:13You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcock screening room! Joining me this month is special guest actor Jack Hammett who starred in the role of Brandon in TheatreClwyds adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s ROPE which I saw earlier this year. As listeners may know by now, ROPE is a firm Hitchcock favourite of mine and therefore I was thrilled to ha…
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PAHP #72: A Man Greatly Beloved.
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1:44:16In this installment, young Hildegarde Fell tells the story of her friendship with Mr. Anderson, who may or may not be a famous retired judge. Then, Al uncoils a bit of Rope.
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As we continue to explore the gay villains in Hitchcock's mid-career films, we find that both Rear Window (1954) and North by Northwest (1959) have a lot to say about getting married and getting murdered. Also, do I look "heavyish" to you? Credits Written, produced, and hosted by Spencer Robelen. Artwork by Skye Stoyer. Episode transcript available…
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Gooooood evening. In this month's episode of Presenting Hitchcock, Cory and Aaron have a killer secret to uncover as they discuss Homicidal. Read More...
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The 7th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is Dial M For Murder from 1954. On our rewatch of Dial M For Murder, we discuss possible 3D wordplay, Cary Grant impressions and stocking-stealing dogs. A comedy sketch about a deleted scene from this movie can be found at https://newsletter.liebcricket.com/p/dial-d-for-deleted-scene If you wa…
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Supplemental: Hitchcocktober with Carl Boehm
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1:09:27My dear friend and former film teacher, Carl Boehm, joins me to celebrate "Hitchcocktober" and discuss my rankings of the 50+ Alfred Hitchcock films still in print. (There will be spoilers.) The full interview is available here to Benefactors on Patreon. The Display by Carl Boehm is available here in hardcover, softcover, and audiobook. Read Spence…
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PAHP #71: The Hands of Mr. Ottermole.
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2:18:01In this installment, as the title suggests, Mr. Ottermole is a murderer who uses his hands to strangle his victims but which of our characters IS Mr. Ottermole? We won't hear his name until we hear the solution.
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THE LODGER (1927) with Adam Robinson
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3:04:52WET OFF THE PRESS!!! You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcockscreening room! Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum with special guest , award-winning writer, performer, theatre-maker and workshop leader Adam Robinson for this deep dive episode into what isoften referred to as the first true Hitchcock film. We carry ou…
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At the very start of the Lavender Scare—a period of intense homophobia within the U.S. government—Hitchcock released a film noir thriller that perfectly encapsulated the paranoia of the time: Strangers on a Train. We explore its blatant queer coding, and how its undeniable subtext makes it one of Hitchcock's gayest films. We also discuss Shadow of …
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TRIPLE HITCH!!! You are invited back into the Talking Hitchcockscreening room. Join creator and host, Hitchcock enthusiast, Rebecca McCallum as she makes a special announcement! Talking Hitchcock is back on tour with three very excitingevents taking place at Mockingbird Cinema Birmingham in the next few months! THE BIRDS Intro Talk+ Film + Q and A …
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Gooooood evening. In this month's episode of Presenting Hitchcock, Cory and Aaron follow the lady's lead as they discuss Femme Fatale. Read More...
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We continue our look at the 8th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners, by comparing Hitchcock's Notorious to the Oscar's Best Picture of the same year, The Best Years of Our Lives. We also discuss disappearing sons, the Important Symbolism of airplane graveyards, and the unfunny Ted Stryker, before revealing the 7th best Hitchcock movie v…
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PAHP #70: The Night the World Ended.
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1:35:47In this installment, Johnny Gin believes the world will end in three hours, so how should he spend the rest of his life? Plus, Al picks the actor that he thinks is the best known in the episode. It is not a character you'd expect.
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One wouldn't normally associate musical theatre with Alfred Hitchcock, but it wasn't a foreign genre to him. Musical numbers take center stage in many of his films (The Pleasure Garden, Elstree Calling, Stage Fright) and singing can play an integral role in others (The Man Who Knew Too Much from 1956). And of course, who could forget Waltzes from V…
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Gooooood evening. In this month's episode of Presenting Hitchcock, Cory and Aaron have a good old family reunion as they discuss Stoker. Read More...
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The 8th best Hitchcock movie according to our listeners is Notorious from 1943. On our rewatch of Notorious, we discuss the history of basketball, South Park writing tips and Australian punk rock bands of the 1970s. If you want more Hitchcock content, please consider becoming a HitchPod supporter. Just go to patreon.com/HitchPod and for as little a…
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Vertigo (1958) is either the greatest film ever made or the campy manifestation of Hitchcock's sexism/misogyny. Regardless, it is very much a straight man's film. But special guest Grey—writer, sass monster, and proud Brooklynite—shows us the solace that queer people can find in the film's examination of trauma, suicide, and destroying the things w…
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PAHP #69: The Three Dreams of Mr. Findlater.
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1:13:11In this installment, Ernest Findlater has three dreams. One involves Lalage, a South Sea Island woman. The other two involve the death of his wife.
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NOTORIOUS (1946) with Alison Taylor
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4:52:50Love and duty, consent and control, Miami and Rio! Make sure you step carefully, quietly and unseen into the wine cellar for this feature length episode of Talking Hitchcock where amongst other things, my special guest and I discuss modes of identification, daddy issues and that kiss! Keep tight hold of that key as you are invited to join us for a …
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What are the odds that actress Joan Fontaine would be menaced by queers in two back-to-back Hitchcock films? In this episode, we shine a light on Alfred Hitchcock's most prominent lesbian characters in Rebecca (1940) and Suspicion (1941). We also find butch and sapphic themes in his lesser-known silent films Champagne (1928) and Easy Virtue (1927).…
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Gooooood evening. In this month's episode of Presenting Hitchcock, Cory and Aaron will never let you know who they truly are as they discuss The Saint. Read More...
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Our latest podcast episode is a chilling medical mystery by author and emergency-room physician Melissa Yi. "Blue Christmas" is another story in Yi's series of mysteries featuring Dr. Hope Sze.
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