Let's journey back to an economy that values racecar engines and houseboat prices as financial equals (maybe they are?) and then blow some cash on the old strip. Elvis is here, and he's bringing his hair, so strap in for the musical romance that is 1964's Viva Las Vegas! Featuring Carolyn Naoroz and Justin Zeppa.  Viva Las Vegas was directed by George Sidney and stars Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret. Join us on Patreon at the Boom Room for exclusive, ad-free bonus content in the form of...

Who could talk midcentury showbiz without mentioning the trending soundtrack to juvenile delinquency known as rock'n'roll? No one, that's who! Save your energy now for the sighing you will be doing later because we're talking about 1956's The Girl Can't Help It! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, and Justin Zeppa. The Girl Can't Help It was directed by Frank Tashlin and stars Jayne Mansfield and Tom Ewell. Join us on Patreon at the Boom Room for exclusive, ad-free bonus content in the...

She's trading her garters for grades?? That's what the university in 1952's She's Working Her Way Through College would have you believe, even as they adopt her burlesque ways and chorus girl lifestyle! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa. She's Working Her Way Through College was directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and stars Ronald Reagan and Virginia Mayo. Join us on Patreon at the Boom Room for exclusive, ad-free bonus content in the form of...

Hooray for Hollywood, that tempting purveyor of all things showbiz! Get a look at what the post-war hayseeds were sold about moving out to California for fame and fortune - it's 1949's It's a Great Feeling! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa. It's a Great Feeling was directed by David Butler and stars Doris Day and Dennis Morgan. Join us on Patreon at the Boom Room for exclusive, ad-free bonus content in the form of super-deluxe length episodes:...

We finally rid ourselves of the Noirs of Moirch with the help of some arsenic and a little push down the stairs. That's right, it's time to be wildly uncomfortable with the sister-dating, fake marriage-promising, suicide-faking A Kiss Before Dying from 1956! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa. A Kiss Before Dying was directed by Gerd Oswald and stars Robert Wagner and Virginia Leith. Join us on Patreon at the Boom Room for exclusive, ad-free bonus content in the...

It's all cops, robbers, and copper in this special sibling-cast edition of the Moirch Noirs. Get ready for joints to be cased, Amish to be corrupted, and nurses to be ogled in 1955's Violent Saturday! Featuring Carolyn Naoroz and Justin Zeppa. Violent Saturday was directed by Richard Fleischer and stars Victor Mature and Richard Egan. Join us on Patreon at the Boom Room for exclusive, ad-free bonus content in the form of super-deluxe length episodes: patreon.com/oldmovietimemachine We...

Our Moirch Noirs moirch on with 1954's Black Widow! Gather the clues and see if you can solve the mystery of how one crunchy-haired woman gets her way in the big, bad city - until she doesn't! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, and Justin Zeppa.  Black Widow was directed by Nunnally Johnson and stars Van Heflin and Ginger Rogers.  Join us on Patreon at the Boom Room for exclusive, ad-free bonus content in the form of super-deluxe length episodes:  patreon.com/oldmovietimemachine  We...

It's Noirs of Moirch month, so be on the lookout for femme fatales - especially those who would have you thrown off a belltower next to a popular water feature. Apply your bedtime lipstick and put on your slicker, we're getting soaked by 1953's Niagara! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa. Niagara was directed by Henry Hathaway and stars Marilyn Monroe and Joseph Cotten. Join us on Patreon at the Boom Room for exclusive, ad-free bonus content in the...

Not only is it Shrishma's choice this week, but it's also a CROSSOVER EPISODE! Join us as we do our old Booray For Bollywood routine on this breezy 3-hour epic of love and yard swings - it's 1991's Lamhe! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa. Lamhe was directed by Yash Chopra and stars Sridevi and Anil Kapoor. If you liked this episode, check out Booray For Bollywood with Shrishma Naik on the...

Americans Abroad, Romancing Themselves and Others Month concludes with the fussiest Rock Hudson vehicle yet! Pack up your fake hotel accoutrements and any hope of getting laid - it's 1961's Come September! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa. Come September was directed by Robert Mulligan and stars Rock Hudson and Gina Lollobrigida. Join us on Patreon at the Boom Room for exclusive, ad-free bonus content in the form of super-deluxe length episodes:...

American Romance Abroad Month (is this what we should call this?) rolls on with a swing through the eternal city. Prepare for typing, answering phones, severed brake lines, and a charming Venitian kidnapping - it's 1954's Three Coins in the Fountain! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa. Three Coins in the Fountain was directed by Jean Negulesco and stars Clifton Webb and Dorothy McGuire. Join us on Patreon at the Boom Room for exclusive, ad-free...

Our continental month of romance continues with a rare US-UK co-production: 1963's In the Cool of the Day! It's a movie in which all the characters actively try to or succeed at leaving the film, so don't miss it. Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, and Justin Zeppa.

Happy 2023, listeners! The wait is finally over, and we're kicking off the new year with some peak Audrey and a lot of themed dancing in 1957's Funny Face! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, and Justin Zeppa.

Excitement abounds when a man sleeps through the first half of the movie he is hosting a podcast about - it's a thrilling, fumbling conversation about 1957's An Affair to Remember! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa.

The holiday season reaches new heights of useless crooning and dancing in 1954's White Christmas! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, and Justin Zeppa.

Get ready to make room in your holiday rotations for the low-key, witchy Christmas classic, Bell Book and Candle from 1958! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa.

Bust out your buffalo plaids and all the trimmings your Christmas tree requires as we slip from autumn into winter with the fretful midcentury romance of 1955's All That Heaven Allows! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa.

It's time for a glass of pulpy adventure, Peruvian-style, with the fake plastic jungles and stock footage canisters of 1954's Secret of the Incas! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa.

Our "Space: At Home and Abroad" mini-arc concludes with a Martian invasion of America's sandtraps. Prepare to dial up a mile of stock military footage and enjoy Invaders From Mars from 1953! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa.

We're examining the concept of "space" both at home and abroad over the next two weeks. First up, we road trip with a bunch of lookalike midcentury men in 1950's Destination Moon! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa.

Join us for our first installment of Old Movie Almanac, the show in which we do a distraction-heavy deep-dive into one of the years we're exploring on our adventure in the world beyond the window. Watch out for bees! Featuring Bryndís Reynisdóttir and Justin Zeppa.

Let's take a brief respite from our window of time to join Carolyn and her pick, 1984's Ghostbusters! The spooks, the slime, the demon dogs, the lines - everything you've ever loved will be dismantled here, followed by a delicious cigarette. Featuring Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa.

Get yourself a trick-or-treat bag filled with nervous guy energy, courtesy of Don Knotts in 1966's The Ghost and Mr. Chicken! Featuring Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa.

We're at war, people, this is not a drill! Prepare to meet your feathery doom with 1963's The Birds! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa.

Book-themed dinner parties are the perfect opportunity to bring the whole gang together...for MURDER. It's 1948's Rope! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Carolyn Naoroz, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa.