Vintage Century Idle Hour
Hi, there. Jennifer here. This show is about old movies and stuff. It's the cure insomniacs have been begging for, and the virtual companion for those who are really bored at work. Take it from my mom: "This is incontrovertibly the best podcast the world has ever known."
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Podcasting since 2020 • 19 episodes
Vintage Century Idle Hour
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The Day the Earth Stood Still I Missed an Appointment
At long last Jennifer is exploring a science fiction film. Some of the best science fiction films, in her opinion, are from the 1950s—the atomic age, when the future looked bright and scary at the same time. Well, tonight she's divi...
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Season 2025
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Episode 19
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1:01:03
Dreams Die on Sunset Boulevard
Tonight on the Idle Hour we have another case of Hollywood telling its own story. A few episodes back we explored another such tale when we featured the 1950 film All About Eve. That movie is about show business—mostly the stage—and the b...
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Season 2025
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Episode 18
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1:01:59
He Tried to Gaslight Her...and Did
When did the word “gaslight” change from a noun to a verb? There for a while, it seemed everyone was trying to “gaslight” someone else–at least according to all the chatter on social media. Jennifer's not entirely sure people really...
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Season 2025
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Episode 17
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1:00:44
The Patterns of Corporate Life Make People Sad
Jennifer has spent the majority of her career working in corporations, and while the industries, services, policies, systems, technologies, and even the names and faces of the colleagues, change over time, there’s one truth that remains eternal...
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Season 2025
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Episode 16
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1:01:43
Calling All Anxious People: Dark Victory is Yours
Well, we have a melodrama this week–a bit of a downer, to be honest. Our featured film, Dark Victory, is about a young woman in the prime of life who is dying. Not a lot of laughs, this one. But more than that, this i...
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Season 2025
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Episode 15
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56:04