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The Zoot Suit Riots
Read more: The Zoot Suit RiotsDress and racial conflict in World War II Los Angeles SPOILER ALERT: While this post doesn’t given away any plot points, it’s best read after listening to Season 2, Episode 7: “Riot.” OLLIE: Dear Bet: Over the weekend war broke…
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The Mexican Repatriation
Read more: The Mexican RepatriationThe more things change the more they remain the same. JULIE: My parents came here from Mexico in 1919… met, got married, had us. Everything was great until the Depression, when people started blaming Mexicans for the lack of jobs……
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SNAFU STORY MEETING
Read more: SNAFU STORY MEETINGHow an idea becomes a story. Spoiler Alert: This post doesn’t give away any plot points, but you’ll appreciate it more if you read it after listening to Season 2, Episode 5 (“Mother”). OLLIE: I have an idea… PHIL EASTMAN:…
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The Two Rays
Read more: The Two RaysHarryhausen and Bradbury, best friends SPOILER ALERT: While this post doesn’t give away any plot points, it’s best read after listening to Episode #6: “Reflections” HARRYHAUSEN: Ollie, this is my friend, Ray Bradbury… Ray’s a writer. OLLIE: Really? Of what?…
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S2 E7: “Riot”
Read more: S2 E7: “Riot”Season 2, Episode 7: “Riot” Ollie attends a Private Snafu screening and offers to escort Julie home as the conflict between servicemen and Zoot Suiters escalates… WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED by Christopher Bomba STARRING: with… Produced under the auspices of…
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Agness ‘Aggie” Underwood
Read more: Agness ‘Aggie” UnderwoodAgness “Aggie” Underwood “Tough as nails” reporter and first female city editor AGGIE: Nice to meet you, Ollie. Agness Underwood, with the Herald-Express. OLLIE: A reporter? AGGIE: Yeah, but don’t hold that against me. Back when I was beginning to…
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S2 E6: “Reflections”
Read more: S2 E6: “Reflections”Season 2, Episode 6. “Reflections” Ollie processes what he’s learned about Elle, and visits Ray Harryhausen’s garage special effects workshop… WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED by Christopher Bomba STARRING: with… Produced under the auspices of a SAG/AFTRA Micro-Budget Podcast Agreement. MUSIC:…
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Private Snafu
Read more: Private SnafuGEISEL: Remember when you told me that the best way to teach is to make students laugh? OLLIE: Yeah. GEISEL: Well, that’s what we’re trying to do with these, each one about this idiot screwing up in every way possible……
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S2 E5: “Mother”
Read more: S2 E5: “Mother”Season 2, Episode 5: “Mother” Ollie participates in a Private Snafu story meeting, gets his animation tour from Julie and, with Lois and Shelly, meets Elle’s mother… WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED by Christopher Bomba STARRING: with… Produced under the auspices…
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LEON SCHLESINGER PRODUCTIONS
Read more: LEON SCHLESINGER PRODUCTIONSLeon Schlesinger Productions Where Warner Brothers cartoons were made! OLLIE: And what is it they do? JULIE: They’re animators. We make the Warner Brothers cartoons here. You know, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck… Asked to identify the company associated with the…
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S2 E4: “Suspect”
Read more: S2 E4: “Suspect”Season 2, Episode 4: “Suspect” Accused by police, Ollie finds an unlikely savior… WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED by Christopher Bomba STARRING: with… Produced under the auspices of a SAG/AFTRA Micro-Budget Podcast Agreement. MUSIC: SOUND EFFECTS courtesy of Soundly. While On The…
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S2 E3 “Shock”
Read more: S2 E3 “Shock”Season 2, Episode 3: “Shock” Ollie desperately seeks information, and is interviewed by police… WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED by Christopher Bomba STARRING: with… Produced under the auspices of a SAG/AFTRA Micro-Budget Podcast Agreement. MUSIC: Martin Landström, Wicked Man. Courtesy of…
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Ivie Anderson
Read more: Ivie AndersonIvie Anderson Jazz Singer Turned Restauranteur TOES: That, Ollie, is none other than Ivie Anderson. OLLIE: And who’s that…? TOES: She’s a singer, one of the best. Toured with Duke Ellington… The owner of “Ivie’s Chicken Shack” (who disapproves of…
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SEASON 2 has begun!
Read more: SEASON 2 has begun!It’s taken only two years, but Season 2 is finally here! (Thanks for your patience!) Episodes #1 and #2 are now available wherever you get your podcasts. Go to the podcast’s page on Podlink for links to Apple Podcasts, Spotify…
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S2 E2 “New Job”
Read more: S2 E2 “New Job”Season 2, Episode 2: Ollie lands a transfer to the U.S. Army 834th Signal Corps unit; and is stunned by an article in the Los Angeles Times… WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED by Christopher Bomba STARRING: with… Produced under the auspices…
