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Welcome to Hollywood Haystack- A Twisted Look at Tinseltown! Now coming to you every other Saturday! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 34 episodes
- Hollywood Hodgepodge: A Meddling Studio and Davids Beat the Goliaths · 9 min · Season 2 Episode 207Today, we're telling two Hollywood stories- one about a studio's meddling and another about how two Hollywood Goliaths were taken down. Send your comments, questions, love notes…
- Alterno-Cast! · 6 min · Season 2 Episode 206Today, we look at some legendary roles and the people who were apparently born to play them- and how the roles almost went to someone else! Send your comments, questions, love…
- Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho · 12 min · Season 2 Episode 204It was Alfred Hitchcock's riskiest project based on a book that the studios thought was unfilmable. Today we take a look at one of Hitchcock's greatest films- Psycho! Send your…
- Gremlins · 12 min · Season 2 Episode 203Today we're talking about the hit movie Gremlins. Could anyone be scared of a cute little mogwai? What type of movie did Warner Bros. think it was making? And what did Indiana…
- Alfred Hitchcock's Rope · 13 min · Season 2 Episode 202Alfred Hitchcock's Rope was his first film made without the meddling of David O. Selznick made all the more controversial by featuring several main characters who were what they…
- Goldwynisms! · 6 min · Season 2 Episode 201Welcome to Season Two of Hollywood Haystack! Today, we're Talking about what's in store for Season Two and presenting some Goldwynisms- allegedly spoken by the G in MGM himself!…
- Ralphcast CrossPod: Hollywood Accounting · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 127In our season finale, we're presenting the very first Ralphcast CrossPod in partnership with our sibling podcast "What's the Deal With?" Today's topic- The mysteries of Hollywood…
- Hollywood Haystack Presents Diz Tales Countdown To 100 Part One · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 126Today, we’re giving you a special look at the Ralphcast network’s flagship podcast Diz Tales as it counts down to its landmark 100th episode! Send your comments, questions, love…
- Gotta Get Back in Time! · 18 min · Season 1 Episode 125Today, we're taking a look at the troubled production of Back to the Future! Send your comments, questions, love notes and/or veiled threats to [email protected]…
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Technicolor Triumph! · 19 min · Season 1 Episode 124It was the movie that only Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during its golden age could have made- the 1939 classic "The Wizard of Oz"! Send your comments, questions, love notes and/or veiled…
- It's Batman 1989! · 20 min · Season 1 Episode 123Today we go back to 1989- the world was bracing itself for Bart-mania, a major earthquake would interrupt some sort of sporting event and Batman would Batdance his way to…
- Hollywood Fakes · 2 min · Season 1 Episode 122Looking for some fake Hollywood "facts"? You've come to the right place! Send your comments, questions, love notes and/or veiled threats to [email protected] Hosted…
- Hollywood Haystack Presents Mommie Dearest in Disneyland · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 121In this episode, we present our sister podcast Diz Tales' episode discussing the unbelievable connection between beloved Disneyland attraction “it’s a small world” and infamous…
- The Fabulist World of Mickey Rooney · 4 min · Season 1 Episode 120Today we're taking a look at famed fabulist and terrible businessperson Mickey Rooney! Send your comments, questions, love notes and/or veiled threats to…
- Fake Hollywood Stories · 3 min · Season 1 Episode 119Fake Hollywood Stories- Real Hollywood Laughs! Join us as Roger Chestnut introduces three more Hollywood Stories of questionable accuracy. Send your comments, questions, love…
- Who is Dora Hall? · 7 min · Season 1 Episode 118Today we take a look at the greatest singer whose music came packaged with disposable cups- Dora Hall! Send your comments, questions, love notes and/or veiled threats to…
- Hollywood Haystack is Brought to You By... · 6 min · Season 1 Episode 117Today we present some funny, fake adverts for products that could only be advertised on a podcast! Send your comments, questions, love notes and/or veiled threats to…
- Hollywood Rivals · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 116Today, we're taking a look at two Notorious Hollywood rivalries PLUS a special preview of the newest Ralphcast Network Podcast coming soon! Send your comments, questions, love…
- Myra Breckinridge · 11 min · Season 1 Episode 115Today, we discuss a so-called 'today' picture - Myra Breckenridge! Send your comments, questions, love notes and/or veiled threats to [email protected] Hosted on…
- The Cooler · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 114Today we dust off a classic from YouTube as we present the story of The Cooler. Send your comments, questions, love notes and/or veiled threats to [email protected]…







