by Margo Donohue | Jan 13, 2025 | Podcast
What a Creep Hulk Hogan Season 27, Episode 12 Are you ready to talk about Hulk Hogan, brother? Wrestler Hulk Hogan was everywhere through the ’80s. He appeared on the covers of Sports Illustrated, TV Guide, and PEOPLE. He had his own Saturday morning cartoon show and...
by Margo Donohue | Jan 13, 2025 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: The Odd Couple The 1965 Play Vs. the 1968 Film The Margos are feeling very neighborly in Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple, which began as a stage play, premiering on Broadway in 1965, and it quickly became one of Simon’s most famous works. The 1968 film...
by Margo Donohue | Jan 2, 2025 | Podcast
What a Creep (Creepy Music History) “The Day the Music Died” Season 27, Episode 10 “The Day the Music Died” is a phrase coined by singer-songwriter Don McLean in 1971 in his 8-and-a-half-minute song “American Pie.” The tragic deaths of Buddy Holly, The Big...
by Margo Donohue | Jan 2, 2025 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: The Lion in Winter The 1966 Play Vs. the 1968 Film Few stories transcend mediums as powerfully as James Goldman’s *The Lion in Winter*. Whether presented on stage or on screen, this tale of royal power struggles and familial manipulation in...
by Margo Donohue | Jan 2, 2025 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: Scrooged The Charles Dickens Classic Vs. the 1988 Film After ten years of producing special holiday episodes in December, the Margos discovered that there are numerous versions of Charles Dickens’s *A Christmas Carol*. Everyone from the Fonz to...
by Margo Donohue | Jan 2, 2025 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: 84 Charing Cross Road The 1970 Book Vs. the 1987 Film “84, Charing Cross Road” began as a slim epistolary book by American author Helene Hanff, first published in 1970. The book documents a warm, real-life correspondence between Hanff, an...
by Margo Donohue | Dec 13, 2024 | Podcast
What a Creep Joe Francis (Update) Season 27, Episode 9 With the release of the documentary series, “Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story,” it’s time to revisit our Joe Francis episode. Francis was the founder and creator of Girls Gone Wild, which made him a millionaire...
by Margo Donohue | Dec 9, 2024 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas The 1971 Children’s Bool Vs. the 1977 TV Special Last year, the Margos adapted O. Henry’s “Gift of the Magi,” so it felt appropriate to revisit the themes of selflessness and family during the holidays...
by Margo Donohue | Dec 6, 2024 | Podcast
What a Creep Season 27, Episode 8 Conor McGregor Conor McGregor is a mixed martial arts fighter who became famous in the sport after winning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) titles in two different weight classes. He’s also launched a whiskey and Irish Stout...
by Margo Donohue | Dec 2, 2024 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: Holiday The 1928 Play Vs. the 1938 Film The Margos celebrate the holiday season with the classic 1938 film “Holiday,” directed by George Cukor and starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. Based on the 1928 play by Philip Barry, the story...