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Hollywood Exiles
Hollywood Exiles
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Host Oona Chaplin guides listeners through the period known as the Red Scare - an ideological battle that implicated Hollywood’s biggest stars,... more

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Episodes

10. Exile

Although the blacklist era ends, the scars remain. Dalton Trumbo discovers a backdoor to Hollywood screenwriting work. Families of Hollywood... more

25 Mar 2024 · 38 minutes
9. Naming names

After years of allegations and suspicion, those accused of so-called un-American political beliefs are driven from the movie industry. Mitzi... more

18 Mar 2024 · 31 minutes
8. The un-Americans

Hollywood producers gather at the Waldorf Hotel to plot strategy. They push back against allegations of “subversive” content. Motion Picture... more

11 Mar 2024 · 28 minutes
7. Are you now, or have you ever been

The House Unamerican Activities Committee begins its hearings into alleged communist subversion in the movie business. The hearings cement a... more

04 Mar 2024 · 27 minutes
6. Hollywood on trial

The House Unamerican Activities Committee starts calling witnesses. Their hearings with Tinseltown celebrities create a sensation and put Hollywood's alleged... more

26 Feb 2024 · 27 minutes
5. Billy's list

Rumours of communist infiltration in the movie business had circulated for years. Showbiz insider Billy Wilkerson is the first to... more

19 Feb 2024 · 30 minutes
4. Hearts and minds

FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and allies like Ayn Rand were convinced that Hollywood was infested with communists. Now they... more

12 Feb 2024 · 29 minutes
3. The case against Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin’s personal life sparks legal woes. Hedda Hopper, known as the queen of Hollywood gossip, was Chaplin’s nemesis, and... more

05 Feb 2024 · 37 minutes
2. Red menace

Dalton Trumbo’s career as a screenwriter blossoms just as FBI director J. Edgar Hoover makes Hollywood his focus for rooting... more

29 Jan 2024 · 36 minutes
1. An American dream

Charlie Chaplin was one of Hollywood’s first and biggest stars. He helped create the art and industry of movies. But... more

22 Jan 2024 · 35 minutes
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