You Must Remember This is a storytelling podcast exploring the secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywood’s first century. It’s the brainchild and passion project of Karina Longworth (founder of Cinematical.com, former film critic for LA Weekly), who writes, narrates, records and edits each episode. It is a heavily-researched work of creative nonfiction: navigating through conflicting reports, mythology, and institutionalized spin, Karina tries to sort out what really happened behind the films, stars and scandals of the 20th century.
Flashback: Marilyn Monroe – The End
The Misfits (1961) · Mar 28, 2025
Henry Hathaway (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 11)
True Grit (1969) · Mar 25, 2025
Henry Hathaway (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 11)
Hangup (1974) · Mar 25, 2025
William Wyler 1965-1971 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 10)
Funny Girl (1968) · Mar 18, 2025
William Wyler 1965-1971 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 10)
The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) · Mar 18, 2025
Billy Wilder 1961-1981 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 9)
The Apartment (1960) · Mar 11, 2025
Billy Wilder 1961-1981 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 9)
One, Two, Three (1961) · Mar 11, 2025
Billy Wilder 1961-1981 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 9)
Avanti! (1972) · Mar 11, 2025
Billy Wilder 1961-1981 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 9)
Fedora (1978) · Mar 11, 2025
Flashback: LIZ <3 MONTY
A Place in the Sun (1951) · Feb 28, 2025
Flashback: LIZ <3 MONTY
Raintree County (1957) · Feb 28, 2025
Otto Preminger 1960-1979 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 7)
Exodus (1960) · Feb 25, 2025
Otto Preminger 1960-1979 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 7)
The Cardinal (1963) · Feb 25, 2025
Otto Preminger 1960-1979 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 7)
Skidoo (1968) · Feb 25, 2025
Otto Preminger 1960-1979 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 7)
Such Good Friends (1971) · Feb 25, 2025
Flashback: Jean Seberg and Otto Preminger
Bonjour Tristesse (1958) · Feb 21, 2025
Flashback: Jean Seberg and Otto Preminger
Saint Joan (1957) · Feb 21, 2025
Flashback: Grace Kelly
The Country Girl (1954) · Feb 14, 2025
Vincente Minnelli 1962-1976 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 5)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) · Feb 11, 2025
Vincente Minnelli 1962-1976 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 5)
An American in Paris (1951) · Feb 11, 2025
Vincente Minnelli 1962-1976 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 5)
Gigi (1958) · Feb 11, 2025
Vincente Minnelli 1962-1976 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 5)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) · Feb 11, 2025
Vincente Minnelli 1962-1976 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 5)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962) · Feb 11, 2025
Vincente Minnelli 1962-1976 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 5)
Two Weeks in Another Town (1962) · Feb 11, 2025
Howard Hawks 1955-1977 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 4)
Red Line 7000 (1965) · Feb 4, 2025
John Ford 1962-1972 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 3)
Cheyenne Autumn (1964) · Jan 28, 2025
The Hard Hollywood Life of Kim Novak — 10th anniversary restoration
Vertigo (1958) · Apr 2, 2024
Eyes Wide Shut, Part 2, and the Sexiest Man Alive in 1999 (Erotic 90s, Part 21)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999) · Oct 24, 2023
Eyes Wide Shut, Part 1 (Erotic 90’s, Part 20)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999) · Oct 17, 2023
90s Lolitas Volume 3: Wild Things, Cruel Intentions and Britney Spears (Erotic 90’s, Part 19)
Wild Things (1998) · Oct 10, 2023
90s Lolitas Volume 3: Wild Things, Cruel Intentions and Britney Spears (Erotic 90’s, Part 19)
Cruel Intentions (1999) · Oct 10, 2023
The Lynch Family: Boxing Helena & Lost Highway (Erotic 90’s, Part 17)
Lost Highway (1997) · Sep 26, 2023
The Lynch Family: Boxing Helena & Lost Highway (Erotic 90’s, Part 17)
Boxing Helena (1993) · Sep 26, 2023
“Lesbian Chic”: Bound and Anne Heche in Wild Side (Erotic 90’s, Part 15)
Bound (1996) · Sep 12, 2023
Showgirls, Jade, and the fall of Joe Eszterhas. (Erotic 90’s, Part 14)
Showgirls (1995) · Jun 27, 2023
Showgirls, Jade, and the fall of Joe Eszterhas. (Erotic 90’s, Part 14)
Jade (1995) · Jun 27, 2023
The Last Seduction, Disclosure, & Fear of the Female Boss (Erotic 90’s, Part 13)
Disclosure (1994) · Jun 20, 2023
The Last Seduction, Disclosure, & Fear of the Female Boss (Erotic 90’s, Part 13)
The Last Seduction (1994) · Jun 20, 2023
Indecent Proposal (Erotic 90’s, Part 11)
Indecent Proposal (1993) · Jun 6, 2023
Sex, Erotica and Body of Evidence (Erotic 90’s, Part 10)
Body of Evidence (1993) · May 30, 2023
90s Lolitas, volume 1: Drew Barrymore, Amy Fisher and Alicia Silverstone (Erotic 90’s, Part 8)
Poison Ivy (1992) · May 16, 2023
Murphy Brown, Dan Quayle and Damage (Erotic 90’s, Part 7)
Damage (1992) · May 9, 2023
“The actress everybody wants to fuck”: Theresa Russell and Sondra Locke (Erotic 90’s, Part 3)
Impulse (1984) · Apr 11, 2023
“The actress everybody wants to fuck”: Theresa Russell and Sondra Locke (Erotic 90’s, Part 3)
Whore (1991) · Apr 11, 2023
Pretty Woman, Sleeping with the Enemy and Julia Roberts in the early 90s (Erotic 90’s, Part 2)
Pretty Woman (1990) · Apr 4, 2023
Pretty Woman, Sleeping with the Enemy and Julia Roberts in the early 90s (Erotic 90’s, Part 2)
Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) · Apr 4, 2023
1989: sex, lies and videotape: Rob Lowe and James Spader (Erotic 80s Part 12)
sex, lies, and videotape (1989) · Jun 21, 2022
1988: Kevin Costner, Sean Young, No Way Out & Bull Durham (Erotic 80s Part 11)
Bull Durham (1988) · Jun 14, 2022
1988: Kevin Costner, Sean Young, No Way Out & Bull Durham (Erotic 80s Part 11)
No Way Out (1987) · Jun 14, 2022
1986: 9 ½ Weeks, Mickey Rourke & Zalman King (Erotic 80s Part 9)
Wild Orchid (1989) · May 31, 2022
1986: 9 ½ Weeks, Mickey Rourke & Zalman King (Erotic 80s Part 9)
Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986) · May 31, 2022
1985: Fear Sex. Jagged Edge & AIDS (Erotic 80s Part 8)
Jagged Edge (1985) · May 24, 2022
1984: "Vioporn," Body Double and Crimes of Passion (Erotic 80s Part 7)
Body Double (1984) · May 17, 2022
1984: "Vioporn," Body Double and Crimes of Passion (Erotic 80s Part 7)
Crimes of Passion (1984) · May 17, 2022
1983: MTV Aesthetics, Flashdance and Risky Business (Erotic 80s Part 6)
Flashdance (1983) · May 10, 2022
1983: MTV Aesthetics, Flashdance and Risky Business (Erotic 80s Part 6)
Risky Business (1983) · May 10, 2022
1981: Neonoir, Body Heat and Postman Always Rings Twice (Erotic 80s Part 4)
Cat People (1982) · Apr 26, 2022
1981: Neonoir, Body Heat and Postman Always Rings Twice (Erotic 80s Part 4)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) · Apr 26, 2022
1981: Neonoir, Body Heat and Postman Always Rings Twice (Erotic 80s Part 4)
Body Heat (1981) · Apr 26, 2022
1980: Richard Gere and American Gigolo (Erotic 80s Part 3)
American Gigolo (1980) · Apr 19, 2022
1979: Bo Derek and 10 (Erotic 80s Part 2)
10 (1979) · Apr 12, 2022
Porno Chic and The Brief Heyday of X Ratings (Erotic 80s Part 1)
Last Tango in Paris (1972) · Apr 5, 2022
Porno Chic and The Brief Heyday of X Ratings (Erotic 80s Part 1)
Deep Throat in Tokyo (1975) · Apr 5, 2022
Sammy and Dino Episode 5: A Serious Man
A Serious Man (2009) · Nov 23, 2021
Sammy and Dino Episode 1: The Hustle
The Hustle (2019) · Oct 26, 2021
Gossip Girls: Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper (Small Town Girl, Episode 1)
The Birth of a Nation (2016) · May 4, 2021
Terms of Endearment (Polly Platt, The Invisible Woman, Episode 7)
Terms of Endearment (1983) · Jul 7, 2020
Pretty Baby and a Playmate Murder (Polly Platt, The Invisible Woman, Episode 6)
Pretty Baby (1978) · Jun 30, 2020
149: White Allies and the Blacklist: Maurice Rapf (Six Degrees of Song of the South, Episode 4)
Song of the South (1946) · Nov 12, 2019
148: “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah,” Minstrels in Hollywood and The Oscars (Six Degrees of Song of the South, Episode 3)
Song of the South (1946) · Nov 5, 2019
147: Hattie McDaniel (Six Degrees of Song of the South, Episode 2)
Gone with the Wind (1939) · Oct 29, 2019
147: Hattie McDaniel (Six Degrees of Song of the South, Episode 2)
Song of the South (1946) · Oct 29, 2019
146: Disney’s Most Controversial Film (Six Degrees of Song of the South, Episode 1)
Song of the South (1946) · Oct 22, 2019
Sneak Peek: Six Degrees of "Song of the South"
Song of the South (1946) · Oct 16, 2019
136: Yvonne De Carlo
Salome, Where She Danced (1945) · Nov 13, 2018
Clara Bow (Fake News: Fact Checking Hollywood Babylon Episode 11)
It (1927) · Sep 11, 2018
Peggy Hopkins Joyce and Charlie Chaplin (Fake News: Fact-Checking Hollywood Babylon, Episode 8)
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923) · Aug 21, 2018
Olive Thomas (Fake News: Fact Checking Hollywood Babylon Episode 2)
The Flapper (1920) · Jul 10, 2018
120: Boris and Roger Corman (Bela & Boris Part 6)
Targets (1968) · Nov 21, 2017
119: Bela and Ed Wood (Bela & Boris Part 5)
Glen or Glenda (1953) · Nov 14, 2017
119: Bela and Ed Wood (Bela & Boris Part 5)
Bride of the Monster (1955) · Nov 14, 2017
118: Bela vs. Boris (Bela & Boris Part 4)
Son of Frankenstein (1939) · Nov 7, 2017
118: Bela vs. Boris (Bela & Boris Part 4)
The Black Cat (1941) · Nov 7, 2017
118: Bela vs. Boris (Bela & Boris Part 4)
The Body Snatcher (1945) · Nov 7, 2017
118: Bela vs. Boris (Bela & Boris Part 4)
The Raven (2012) · Nov 7, 2017
117: Boris and the Monsters (Bela & Boris Part 3)
Frankenstein (1931) · Oct 31, 2017
113: Coming Home (Jean & Jane Part 8)
Coming Home (1978) · Aug 15, 2017
111: Jean and Jane Become Public Enemies (Jean & Jane Part 6)
Klute (1971) · Aug 1, 2017
110: Jane vs "Barbarella" (Jean & Jane Part 5)
Barbarella (1968) · Jul 25, 2017
109: Jean vs "Lilith" (Jean & Jane Part 4)
Lilith (1964) · Jul 18, 2017
105: Dorothy Stratten (Dead Blondes Part 13)
They All Laughed (1981) · Apr 25, 2017
103: Grace Kelly (Dead Blondes Part 11)
The Wizard of Oz (1939) · Apr 11, 2017
103: Grace Kelly (Dead Blondes Part 11)
The Country Girl (1954) · Apr 11, 2017
99: Marilyn Monroe: The Persona (Dead Blondes Part 7)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) · Mar 14, 2017
99: Marilyn Monroe: The Persona (Dead Blondes Part 7)
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) · Mar 14, 2017
99: Marilyn Monroe: The Persona (Dead Blondes Part 7)
The Seven Year Itch (1955) · Mar 14, 2017
99: Marilyn Monroe: The Persona (Dead Blondes Part 7)
Niagara (1953) · Mar 14, 2017
99: Marilyn Monroe: The Persona (Dead Blondes Part 7)
Bus Stop (1956) · Mar 14, 2017
99: Marilyn Monroe: The Persona (Dead Blondes Part 7)
The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) · Mar 14, 2017
96: Veronica Lake (Dead Blondes Part 4)
Sullivan's Travels (1941) · Feb 21, 2017
96: Veronica Lake (Dead Blondes Part 4)
Salome, Where She Danced (1945) · Feb 21, 2017
92: Six Degrees of Joan Crawford: Mommie Dearest
Mommie Dearest (1981) · Sep 13, 2016
91: Six Degrees of Joan Crawford: Bette Davis, "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?," and Crawford’s last years
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) · Sep 6, 2016
90: Six Degrees of Joan Crawford: The Middle Years (Mildred Pierce to Johnny Guitar)
Mildred Pierce (1945) · Aug 30, 2016
90: Six Degrees of Joan Crawford: The Middle Years (Mildred Pierce to Johnny Guitar)
Johnny Guitar (1954) · Aug 30, 2016
88: Six Degrees of Joan Crawford: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. / Our Dancing Daughters to Grand Hotel
Our Dancing Daughters (1928) · Aug 16, 2016
88: Six Degrees of Joan Crawford: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. / Our Dancing Daughters to Grand Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) · Aug 16, 2016
86: The Blacklist Part 16: Kirk Douglas, Dalton Trumbo, and Otto Preminger (Breaking the Blacklist, Part 2)
Spartacus (1960) · Jun 21, 2016
86: The Blacklist Part 16: Kirk Douglas, Dalton Trumbo, and Otto Preminger (Breaking the Blacklist, Part 2)
Exodus (1960) · Jun 21, 2016
83: The Blacklist Part 13: On the Waterfront: Elia Kazan
On the Waterfront (1954) · May 24, 2016
82: The Blacklist Part 12: Stormy Weather: Lena Horne + Paul Robeson
Stormy Weather (1943) · May 17, 2016
81: The Blacklist Part 11: Born Yesterday: Judy Holliday
Born Yesterday (1950) · May 3, 2016
80: The Blacklist Part 10: Salt of the Earth: Howard Hughes + Paul Jarrico
Salt of the Earth (1954) · Apr 26, 2016
77: The Blacklist Part 7: Monsieur Verdoux: Charlie Chaplin's Road to Hollywood Exile
Monsieur Verdoux (1947) · Mar 29, 2016
Blacklist Flashback: Charlie Chaplin During World War II
The Great Dictator (1940) · Mar 22, 2016
76: The Blacklist Part 6: He Ran All The Way: John Garfield
He Ran All the Way (1951) · Mar 15, 2016
74: The Blacklist Part 4: The African Queen: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn and John Huston
The African Queen (1952) · Mar 1, 2016
72: The Blacklist Part 2: Crossfire – The Trials of the Hollywood Ten
Crossfire (1947) · Feb 9, 2016
65: MGM Stories Part 10: David O. Selznick Part One: The Mayers and Gone With the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939) · Nov 17, 2015
65: MGM Stories Part 10: David O. Selznick Part One: The Mayers and Gone With the Wind
A Star Is Born (2018) · Nov 17, 2015
59: MGM Stories Part 4: John Gilbert and Greta Garbo
Queen Christina (1934) · Oct 6, 2015
59: MGM Stories Part 4: John Gilbert and Greta Garbo
Flesh and the Devil (1926) · Oct 6, 2015
59: MGM Stories Part 4: John Gilbert and Greta Garbo
The Big Parade (1986) · Oct 6, 2015
57: MGM Stories Part 2: Marion Davies, William Randolph Hearst, and Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane (1941) · Sep 22, 2015
51: Charles Manson’s Hollywood, Part 8: Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski
Rosemary's Baby (1968) · Jul 14, 2015
37: Star Wars Episode XI: Charlie Chaplin
The Great Dictator (1940) · Mar 17, 2015
22: Audrey Hepburn: Sex, Style, and Sabrina
Sabrina (1954) · Nov 11, 2014
15: Madonna, from Sean to Warren, Part Two
Dick Tracy (1990) · Sep 23, 2014
7: The Many Loves of Howard Hughes, Chapter 1
Hell's Angels (1930) · Jun 24, 2014
5: The Lives, Deaths and Afterlives of Judy Garland
The Wizard of Oz (1939) · Jun 9, 2014
5: The Lives, Deaths and Afterlives of Judy Garland
The Country Girl (1954) · Jun 9, 2014
3: Happy 110th Birthday, Val Lewton
Cat People (1942) · May 7, 2014
3: Happy 110th Birthday, Val Lewton
I Walked with a Zombie (1943) · May 7, 2014
3: Happy 110th Birthday, Val Lewton
The Curse of the Cat People (1944) · May 7, 2014
3: Happy 110th Birthday, Val Lewton
The Body Snatcher (1945) · May 7, 2014