A deep dive on Madeleine Carroll: the prototype of the Hitchcock blond, with Denver Crawford.

PBS Masters: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/masters/

Short Film Fundraiser: http://gofundme.com/f/theblondeisdead

A deep dive on Anny Ondra, an early Hitchcock blonde.

SOURCES

The Last Days of Alfred Hitchcock by David Freeman

The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock by Donald Spoto

Hitchcock / Truffaut by François Truffaut

Mit dir für immer – Max Schmeling und Anny Ondra by Jan Steinbech

The Hitchcock Zone & all its archives (thank you Hitchcock Zone, we love you Hitchcock Zone!)

Auschwitz.dk

PBS on Max Schmeling

"Ondra, Anny" in: Neue Deutsche Biographie

Cover image from Blackmail; Additional sound from Psycho and Shania Twain.

If you'd like to support our short film, please use the link below to donate! https://www.gofundme.com/f/theblondeisdead

Series intro, featuring Nick Psinakis and Mick Thyer.

SOURCES

The Last Days of Alfred Hitchcock by David Freeman

Tippi: A Memoir by Tippi Hedren

The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock by Donald Spoto

Hitchcock / Truffaut by François Truffaut

The Hitchcock Zone & all its archives (thank you Hitchcock Zone, we love you Hitchcock Zone!)

Additional sound from The Lodger, The Birds, Saboteur, Psycho, and Shania Twain.

If you'd like to support our short film, please use the link below to donate! https://www.gofundme.com/f/theblondeisdead

Kiara and Anika dive deep into fear, with help from friends, experts, and Alfred Hitchcock.

Special thanks to Josh for sharing his insights & story!

SOURCES

‘Face Your Fears,’ The Tyra Banks Show (2006)

Alfred Hitchcock with Huw Wheldon, BBC (1964)

Pema Chödrön on Fear and Fearlessness, Sounds True (2010)

Jiddu Krishnamurti, public talk at Saanen (1977)

Nina Simon with Peter Rodis, from ‘Nina: An Historical Perspective’ (1970)

Toni Morrison with Frank McCourt, The Connecticut Forum (2001)

Nina Simon performing ‘I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel to be Free’ Live at Montreux (1976)

Additional audio from ‘Roar’ (1981), and quotes from Tippi Hedren’s ‘Tippi’ (2016) & Jiddu Krishnamurti’s ‘On Fear’ (1994)

AUDIO MONTAGE TIME STAMPS

(32:21) Alfred Hitchcock

(32:44) The Tyra Banks Show

(33:00) Alfred Hitchcock with Huw Wheldon

(33:38) Tyra Banks with guest Christina

(34:18) Alfred Hitchcock with Huw Wheldon

(34:51) Tyra Banks with Dr. Brenda Wiederhold

(35:31) Pema Chödrön

(35:40) Jiddu Krishnamurti

(36:14) Pema Chödrön

(36:48) Jiddu Krishnamurti

(37:05) Nina Simone

(37:35) Jiddu Krishnamurti

(38:11) Pema Chödrön

(41:09) Jiddu Krishnamurti

(41:51) Nina Simon with Peter Rodis

(43:18) Jiddu Krishnamurti

(44:08) Pema Chödrön

(47:13) Toni Morrison with Frank McCourt

(49:09) Alfred Hitchcock with Huw Wheldon

(50:08) Tyra Banks with guest Samantha

(50:16) Alfred Hitchcock

(50:27) Tyra Banks with guest Samantha and Dr. Brenda Wiederhold

(51:22) Nina Simone Live at Montreux

(57:22) Alfred Hitchcock with Huw Wheldon

What genre is it, anyway? Anika tries to get to the bottom of it.

In the aftermath of the 2024 American presidential election, we set the record straight on big cats.

Featuring a conversation with special guests Sats Bhagwanjee and Nirupa Shah.

Special thanks to Cal, Camille, and Cassie for playing guess that cat with us.

Anika dives deeper than she ever meant to, and than perhaps anyone else has, into the plot of "Roar" (1981)

(3:47) The Plot

The first of a multi-part series, examining the making of the 1981 film ROAR

TIMESTAMPS

03:33 The Making of Roar

41:58 The Original Soapbox Pitch: Tippi Hedren, Alfred Hitchock, & The Birds

SOURCES

Tippi, written by Tippi Hedren (2016)

Hitchcock’s Blondes, written by Laurence Leamer (2023)

And, as always, Wikipedia and the places it’s led me.