by Margo Donohue | May 13, 2024 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: Memento The Short Story vs. The Movie The Margos continue our theme “Mysteries in May” with Memento, the 2000 film directed by Christopher Nolan based on the short story Memento Mori by his brother Jonathan Nolan, which was printed in Esquire...
by Margo Donohue | May 10, 2024 | Podcast
What a Creep Season 25, Episode 1 Andy Dick You probably know Andy Dick from the “The Ben Stiller Show” or “NewsRadio.” But he’s also famous for a very long history of harassing, groping, licking, and punching people, as well as whipping *it out in public. He has...
by Margo Donohue | May 5, 2024 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: Death on the Nile The 1937 Novel Vs. the 1978 Movie For “Mysteries in May,” the Margos start with the queen of the genre, Agatha Christie, and her 1937 novel Death on the Nile, which was adapted into a film in 1978. It features her famous detective,...
by Margo Donohue | May 3, 2024 | Podcast
What a Creep Season 24, Episode 10 The True Crime Story Behind “The Natural” The Eddie Waitkus shooting is a notable event in baseball history. It occurred in 1949 when the popular first baseman (and WW2 hero) for the Philadelphia Phillies was shot by an obsessed fan...
by Margo Donohue | Apr 29, 2024 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: The Natural The 1952 Novel Vs. the 1984 Movie “The Natural” by Bernard Malamud and its 1984 movie adaptation directed by Barry Levinson offers different experiences despite sharing the same storyline. The book delves deeper into the...
by Margo Donohue | Apr 26, 2024 | Podcast
What a Creep Season 24, Episode 9 Karl Lagerfeld Karl Lagerfeld was a fashion designer best known for heading Chanel for over 30 years. He was one of the first designers to channel their fashion leadership into becoming a public figure. He developed this image as “the...
by Margo Donohue | Apr 22, 2024 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: The Philadelphia Story The 1939 Play Vs. the 1940 Movie “The Philadelphia Story” is a romantic comedy play by Philip Barry that became a successful film. Directed by George Cukor, it follows Tracy Lord (played to perfection by Katherine...
by Margo Donohue | Apr 19, 2024 | Podcast
What a Creep Season 24, Episode 8 The Creepy History of the “Desperate Housewives” “Desperate Housewives” was a famous American TV series from 2004 to 2012 set in Wisteria Lane, a seemingly perfect suburb. The show followed the lives of women and their...
by Margo Donohue | Apr 15, 2024 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: Paddington The 1958 Children’s Book Vs. the 2014 Movie The Margos are feeling very British in this episode! English author Michael Bond created Paddington Bear, who first appeared in Bond’s 1958 book A Bear Called Paddington and has since become...
by Margo Donohue | Apr 12, 2024 | Podcast
What a Creep Season 24, Episode 7 Fox News celebrities: Dean Cain, Kristy Swanson & Kevin Sorbo For some reason, Fox News loves to bring on celebrities to comment on political news, but the only “celebrities” they can get are Ted Nugent, Kid Rock, and these three...