by Margo Donohue | Feb 5, 2025 | Saturday Night Fever book
Wilson spent years working for idols Bob Fosse and Sammy Davis Jr before heading to Europe (at the suggestion of no less than Josephine Baker!) for stardom on several TV specials in the Netherlands, France, and Germany. His large afro and gorgeous smile made him...
by Margo Donohue | Feb 5, 2025 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: The Warriors Special Interview With Screenwriter & Author Rob Ryder Plus, a Replay of our 2020 ep! The Margos revisit a special episode dedicated to the cult classic film *The Warriors*, based on Sol Yurick’s book. Directed by Walter Hill and...
by Margo Donohue | Feb 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
I am beyond proud to announce that my book, FEVER: The Complete History of Saturday Night Fever, will be available from Penguin Randomhouse in August 2025. You can preorder it here! It’s the compilation of over a year’s worth of work, including talking to...
by Margo Donohue | Feb 3, 2025 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: The Warriors Special Interview With Screenwriter & Author Rob Ryder Plus, a Replay of our 2020 ep! The Margos revisit a special episode dedicated to the cult classic film *The Warriors*, based on Sol Yurick’s book. Directed by Walter Hill and...
by Margo Donohue | Jan 31, 2025 | Podcast
What a Creep Andrew Kehoe & the Bath School Disaster (1927) Season 28, Episode 3 Andrew Kehoe was a mass murderer who, nearly one hundred years ago, instigated the most significant school tragedy in the United States, which occurred in Bath Township, Michigan. A...
by Margo Donohue | Jan 27, 2025 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: Girls Just Want to Have Fun The Cyndi Lauper Hit Vs. the Sarah Jessica Parker Movie The 1985 film *Girls Just Want to Have Fun* is a beloved teen dance comedy inspired by Cyndi Lauper’s iconic song. The story follows Janey Glenn (Sarah Jessica Parker),...
by Margo Donohue | Jan 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
What a Creep John Harvey Kellogg Season 28, Episode 2 Kellogg’s Corn Flakes was the boring cereal in my Kellogg’s cereal variety pack, but it’s the one that started them all. And one of the men behind that cereal was John Harvey Kellogg. John Harvey Kellogg championed...
by Margo Donohue | Jan 20, 2025 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: Meet John Doe The 1922 Short Story Vs. the 1941 Film Frank Capra’s 1941 film *Meet John Doe* is often described as “based on a story by Richard Connell and Robert Presnell.” Unlike Connell’s famous short story, “The Most Dangerous Game,” the source...
by Margo Donohue | Jan 17, 2025 | Podcast
What a Creep Some of the Creepiest Plots to John Hughes Films Season 28, Episode 1 John Hughes accomplished the remarkable feat of being a quintessential Baby Boomer while still resonating with Generation X and Millennials through his films. Movies—such as 16 Candles,...
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...