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Biopic: A Podcast Story
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The podcast documenting the good/bad/ugly/absurd of this distinctive genre of film, the biopic. New episodes on Tuesdays. A movie/history/comedy podcast. https://open.spotify.com/show/1qaBKP7ho2WPqRXRQjqLJZ?si=UjaT86PfQBSIXhqSR8QJ6A
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Happy birthday to Pope Julius II, who was played by monster Rex Harrison in The Agony and the Ecstasy opposite Charlton Heston as #Michelangelo. We were thrilled to welcome Bry and Fry of @pontifactspod.bsky.social to talk about the movie back in Episode 48: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image of Rex Harrison in armor as Pope Julius II in the movie The Agony and the Ecstasy. The following text is superimposed on the image: No one's making Henry Higgins grow a beard. Image of Rex Harrison as Pope Julius II and Charlton Heston as Michaelangelo in the movie The Agony and the Ecstasy. The following text is superimposed on the image: Why are you putting in an intermission when nothing happened? Image of some oxen at a quarry in the movie The Agony and the Ecstasy. The following text is superimposed on the image: Even the oxen look unhappy to be there. Image of actors In Renaissance garb in the movie The Agony and the Ecstasy. The following text is superimposed on the image: It's not the Renfair. They're in the Renaissance.
December 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Happy birthday to Little Richard, who was played by Brandon Mychal Smith in the James Brown biopic Get On Up! Biopic: A Podcast Story talked about the #movie #littlerichard Get On Up! back in episode 17. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image of the actor Brandon Mychal Smith as Little Richard in the James Brown biopic Get on Up! The following text is superimposed on the image: “ I'm fairly confident I'll never be called upon for this, but I would never want to play Little Richard."
December 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Biopic: A Podcast Story (in case you missed it) presents Episode 75: Kingfish, Starring John Goodman as Louisiana Governor Huey P. Long, with Special Guest Star Glenn from the Awesome Village Podcast! @awesomevillagepod.bsky.social
Episode here:

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Image of John Goodman as Huey Long in the TV movie Kingfish. The following text is superimposed on the image: "Could you imagine Huey Long if TikTok was around?"
December 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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The Elvis comeback special aired on this day in 1968. #priscilla #sofiacoppola #elvis Listen to the Priscilla episode of Biopic: A Podcast Story here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image from the movie Priscilla of Elvis and cohort sitting around. The following text is superimposed on the image: IS IT SAFE TO A NAME YOUR CHILD ELVIS AGAIN? Image of Jacob Elordi as Elvis Presley and Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla Beaulieu Presley in the movie Priscilla. The following text is superimposed on the image: I CAN'T MAKE EXCUSES FOR IT. IT'S CREEPY. SHE'S 14 AND SHE LOOKS 14.
December 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Happy birthday to Jean-Luc Goddard, who hasn’t been in in any of the biopics we’ve talked about, but did make Jean Seberg our immortally favorite American girl in Paris. #movies #jeanseberg Listen to our episode on #Seberg, starring Kristen Stewart: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image of Kristen Stewart as actress Jean Seberg in the movie Seberg. The following text is superimposed on the image: "There's Breathless, and then the rest of Godard is people blinking into the short and middle distance while eating sandwiches as a voiceover reads Karl Marx." Image of Kristen Stewart as actress Jean Seberg in the movie Seberg. She is in a swimming pool. The following text is superimposed on the image: "The first movie she made, she was set on fire." Image of Kristen Stewart as actress Jean Seberg in the movie Seberg. She is standing with some Black Panther copying their signature fist-in-the-air gesture. The following text is superimposed on the image: "No matter what the era, nobody cares what celebrities have to say." Image of Kristen Stewart as actress Jean Seberg in the movie Seberg. The following text is superimposed on the image: "it seems like Hollywood didn't know what to do with her, like, hello, Paint Your Wagon.'
December 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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On this day in 1822, Franz Liszt made his piano debut in Vienna. Here’s the Biopic: A Podcast Story episode (w/special guest @levin.bsky.social of @graphicpolicy.com) on counterculture genius director Ken Russell’s Lisztomania, starring The Who’s Roger Daltrey: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image of Roger Daltrey as Franz Liszt in the Ken Russell film Lisztomania. The following text is superimposed on the image: I COULD TALK ABOUT THIS DOLL FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
December 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Happy birthday, Shirley Chisholm! The NY-12 Congressional Representative and Presidential candidate was brilliantly played by Regina King in Shirley, which Biopic: A Podcast Story talked about back in Episode 44, available here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image of Regina King as Shirley Chisholm in the movie Shirley. The following text is superimposed on the image: SHIRLEY IS CONSTANTLY LIKE, YOU'VE GOT TO WORK WITHIN THE SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE.
November 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Today should have been Chadwick Boseman’s 49th birthday. #chadwickboseman #movies This #podcast is lucky that at least five of the films he made were biopics. The first that we talked about was his hard-hitting turn as James Brown in Get On Up! available here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image of Chadwick Boseman as James Brown in the movie Get On Up! The following text is superimposed on the image: as soon as he walks on screen, there's james brown. Image of Chadwick Boseman as James Brown and Dan Ackyroyd as Ben Bart in the movie Get On Up! The following text is superimposed on the image: SOMETIMES IT'S POSSIBLE TO LOVE A PERSON VERY MUCH BUT NOT BE ABLE TO STAND BEING AROUND THEM. Image of Chadwick Boseman as James Brown in the movie Get On Up! The following text is superimposed on the image: in the room when it comes to James Brown. I'll put it this way: I grew up on a household with People magazine and he was constantly in People magazine:
November 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Coming next Tuesday, 12/2—Biopic: A Podcast Story presents Episode 77: Walking Tall, the mostly untrue story of how a former pro wrestler cleaned up a small southern town with a homemade bat and got away with murdering his wife. Past episodes here and elsewhere: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image of Joe Don Baker as Buford Pusser and the guy playing the judge in the 1973 film Walking Tall. The following text is superimposed on the image: Why spend three years getting a JD when you could just read in the bathroom all night?
November 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Happy birthday to S. Epartha Merkerson, who played a small but key role as Lydia Smith in #Lincoln, where Tommy Lee Jones (as Thaddeus Stevens) proved that bringing your lady a fresh copy of the #13thAmendment is the ultimate romantic gesture. Episode here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image of Tommy Lee Jones as Thaddeus Stevens and S. Epartha Merkerson as Lydia Smith in the movie Lincoln. They are in bed, and she is reading a copy of the just-passed 13th Amendment. The following text is superimposed on the image: HOT TAKE: THIS MOVIE IS PERFECT.
November 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Happy birthday, #HenryVIII. Check out our episode on The Private Life of Henry VIII here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image of Charles Laughton as Henry VIII in The Private Life of Henry VIII. The following text is superimposed on the image: DON'T CET THES CAN CHANGE HIM' ENERGY AROUND HENRY VIII BECAUSE YOUR JOBISN'T GOINGTO BE VERY SECURE
November 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Happy birthday to actress Alison Pill, who was fantastic as Anne Kronenberg in Milk. We loved Milk, the very first film in our very first Pride Month series, and here’s the episode: open.spotify.com/episode/4zuU...
Image of Alison Pill as Anne Kronenberg in the movie Milk. The following text is superimposed on the image: “If you want something to get done correctly, you get a woman.”
November 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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In case you missed it, #Politics Month 2025 included The Death of Stalin here at Biopic: A #Podcast Story. #SteveBuscemi Spoiler: we loved, loved, loved this movie. Episode here on Spotify, but we are also available on 🍎podcasts and pretty much anywhere else: open.spotify.com/episode/4YeK...
Image of actors playing prominent communists standing around Stalin’s open casket at his funeral, from the movie The Death of Stalin. The following text is superimposed on the image: "I can't believe they didn't get a McDonald's tie-in."
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Happy birthday to “The Naked Civil Servant” screenwriter and BBC legend Phillip Mackie. Granted, your job is easy when about half the dialogue consists of quoting Quentin Crisp and you have John Hurt speaking it. #queerfilm We talked about it during Pride Month: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image of John Hurt as Quentin Crisp in the movie The Naked Civil Servant. The following text is superimposed on the image: he's a quote machine. Image of John Hurt as Quentin Crisp in the movie The Naked Civil Servant. The following text is superimposed on the image: If it weren't for all of the epigrams, it would be incredibly depressing. Image of two 1920s flamboyant gay men in the movie The Naked Civil Servant. The following text is superimposed on the image: This movie was revolutionary for the time, but I'm pretty sure this is a movie about gay men in which we never see two men kissing. Image of John Hurt as Quentin Crisp in the movie The Naked Civil Servant. The following text is superimposed on the image: The sun never sets on the British shilling until it does.
November 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Happy birthday to Bonnie and Clyde’s Evans Evans. Biopic: A Podcast Story covered Bonnie and Clyde back in Episode 67. #bonnieandclyde #movies Listen here! open.spotify.com/episode/4ZyD...
Image of Gene Wilder and Evans Evans in the movie Bonnie and Clyde. The following text is superimposed on the image: "So old, 33. I mean, let's just put the, let's just send this woman to the glue factory with the horses."
November 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Tina Turner was born on this day in 1939 and we should all give thanks tomorrow for her life and work. Katy from @queenspodcast.bsky.social joined us on Episode 52 of to talk about Tina Turner’s biopic, What’s Love Got to Do with It, starring Angela Bassett: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image of Angela Bassett as Tina Turner in the movie What’s Love Got to Do with It? The following text is superimposed on the image: Tina Turner and Anna Mae are two different people. Image of Angela Bassett as Tina Turner in the movie What’s Love Got to Do with It? The following text is superimposed on the image: All she got was her name and a Rolls Royce. Image of Angela Bassett as Tina Turner in the movie What’s Love Got to Do with It? The following text is superimposed on the image: So did we know how bad Phil Spector is at the time? Image of Angela Bassett as Tina Turner and Laurence Fishburne ain the movie What’s Love Got to Do with It? The following text is superimposed on the image: It's one of these cakes that you see in the revolving thing at the diner where they look way better than they taste.
November 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Interested in corrupt DOJ cases? #DOJcases Listen to the #Seberg episode of Biopic: A Podcast Story for the tale of that time that a bunch of g-men ruined a talented, compassionate woman’s life #jeanseberg: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image of an actor playing an FBI agent in the movie Seberg. The following text is superimposed on the image: "He probably thought he'd be taking down actual bad guys, like the ones that he works with or something." Image of some FBI men in a surveillance van in the movie Seberg. The following text is superimposed on the image: "J. Edgar Hoover and this particular mission ruined a lot of lives and screw that guy.” Image of Margaret Qualley in the movie Seberg. The following text is superimposed on the image: "why are you the first cop wife with a spine that we've ever seen in a movie?" Image of FBI agents in a hotel room in the movie Seberg. The following text is superimposed on the image: "They are so delighted by the opportunity to ruin this woman's life.”
November 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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If you’re happy that Bolsonaro is in prison, consider listening to our episode about some other South American politicians who probably belonged in prison. That’s right, Biopic: A Podcast Story has an episode on Evita: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image of Madonna as Eva Peron in the movie version of Evita. The following text is superimposed on the image: Every time we grind to a halt to listen to Eva sing a ballad, I'm like, "Can we move it along here?" Image of Madonna as Eva Peron in the movie version of Evita. The following text is superimposed on the image: This suffers from too much Madonna.
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Our The Attorney episode with @ryanestrada.com wasn’t office part of Politics Month 2025, but wound up being apt for our times. #koreanmovies #songkangho Episode here!!! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image of characters in the South Korean movie Attorney. The following text is superimposed on the image: "he's just a nice guy. I love Song Kang-ho." Image of the judge in the South Korean movie The Attorney. The following text is superimposed on the image: "this film is just lousy with final round villains from Squid Game Season Two." Image of actors in the movie The Attorney in a South Korean prison visiting room. The following text is superimposed on the image: "okay, we're doing this. Let's go to jail." Image of the actor Song Kang-ho in the movie The Attorney. The following text is superimposed on the image: This is some "Inherit the Wind" stuff that he has going on.
November 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Catching up on our 2nd annual Politics Month at Biopic: A Podcast Story, we started November with some Roosevelts. #movies #fdr Listen to our Sunrise at Campobello episode here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image from the movie Sunrise at Campobello of Greer Garson as Eleanor Roosevelt and Ralph Bellamy as FDR. The following text is superimposed on the image: If we're going to worship a political dynasty in this country, it should be the Roosevelts. Image from the poster for the movie Sunrise at Campobello. The following text is superimposed on the image: Spoiler: at no point in Sunrise at Campobello do we see a sunrise. Image of actress Jean Hagen as FDR’s secretary Missy LeHand in the movie Sunrise at Campobello. The following text is superimposed on the image: Remind me, which of them was she Sleeping with, Eleanor or Franklin? Image of Ralph Bellamy as FDR and Hume Cronyn as Louis Howe in the movie Sunrise at Campobello. The following text is superimposed on the image: The best scenes in this movie are the ones that have no dialogue.
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Happy birthday to Christina Applegate #ChristinaApplegate, who played Susan Lanius in the John C. Holmes biopic Wonderland. #movies Biopic: A Podcast Story talked about the movie earlier this fall in Episode 69, available here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image of Val Kilmer as John Holmes in Wonderland. The following text is superimposed on the image: "There are rock bottoms, and then there is John Holmes' rock bottom."
November 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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We have a catchphrase:
Text reading: Oscarbation (pronounced Os-kar-bay-shun): when an actor delivers a scenery-chomping performance designed to garner them an Academy Award nomination.
November 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Happy birthday to Warhol #superstar Candy Darling, who deserves better casting justice than being played by Stephen Dorff in I Shot Andy Warhol. We are, however, quite pleased with the I Shot #AndyWarhol episode of Biopic: A Podcast Story. Episode here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image of Stephen Dorff as Candy Darling in the movie I Shot Andy Warhol. The following text is superimposed on the image: DOES ANDY WARHOL GO TO PARTY CITY?
November 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Happy birthday to actor Gwillim Lee, who played #Queen guitar god/astrophysicist Brian May in the Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. #BrianMay Listen to the Biopic: A Podcast Story episode on #BohemianRhapsody here: open.spotify.com/episode/4krl...
Image of the actor Gwillim Lee as Queen guitarist Brian May in the movie Bohemian Rhapsody. The following text is superimposed on the image: "Is Brian going to lean into the guitar just right at this point?"
November 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Happy birthday to tennis legend Billie Jean King! We talked about her in our episode on Battle of the Sexes, starring Emma Stone, available here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Image of Sarah Silverman and Emma Stone in the Billie Jean King biopic The Battle of the Sexes. The following text is superimposed on the image: I believe if a person like Billie Jean King can exist, there's other good people out there who will be willing to fight the good fight.
November 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM