Only Murders in the Building
We lay out the history of true crime stories (MURDER PAMPHLETS?), what became of the podcast true crime boom, and the continuing conversation around the good (or harm?!) amateur investigations are doing. And there’s a comedy series about it! Only Murders in the Building, on Hulu. Let’s learn something new!
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Extras:
trailer, Only Murders in the Building (2021) https://bit.ly/omitb1
podcast, Missing Richard Simmons https://bit.ly/omitb17
The Belnord, and the real life apartments for sale https://bit.ly/omitb2
article, the true story inspiring Only Murders https://bit.ly/omitb3
photos, Murder Pamphlets of the 1700’s https://bit.ly/omitb12
book, Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession https://bit.ly/omitb6
book, Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America https://bit.ly/omitb7
article, history of true crime writing https://bit.ly/omitb13
parody podcast, Done Disappeared https://bit.ly/omitb14
parody podcast, A Very Fatal Murder https://bit.ly/omitb15
article, true crime podcasts that changed everything https://bit.ly/omitb16
data, crime stats in the USA https://bit.ly/omitb9
study, effect on attitudes after watching true crime https://bit.ly/omitb10
article, true crime podcasts increase crime reporting https://bit.ly/omitb11
Shaft
How did a low-budget film in the summer of ’71 change Hollywood forever? Come learn about the illustrious Shaft franchise, based on the books by Ernest Tidyman.
Extras:
song, theme from Shaft http://bit.ly/shaftthemesong
gordon parks photo, american gothic washington dc http://bit.ly/amergothdc
life article, how it feels to be black http://bit.ly/gordonparks1
gordon parks photos, the restraints: open and hidden http://bit.ly/gordonparks3
trailer, The Learning Tree http://bit.ly/gordonparks2
trailer, Shaft (1971) http://bit.ly/shafttrailer71
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Tread (Killdozer by Patrick Brower)
Why did a man build a war machine and wreak havoc on a small town in Colorado? What films and movies might have inspired this? And is this the first time this has happened? Tread is a documentary, based on the book Killdozer by Patrick Brower.
Extras:
trailer for Tread documentary // video https://bit.ly/treaddoc
interview with author Patrick Brower // article https://bit.ly/pbrowerint
the Killdozer route and locations on Google Maps // video https://bit.ly/killdozer1
San Diego tank rampage of 1995 // video https://bit.ly/killdozer2
Marvin Heemeyer’s manifesto tapes // audio https://bit.ly/killdozer3
bulldozer attack of 1998 // article https://bit.ly/killdozer4
full film of cult sci-fi Killdozer(1974) // video https://bit.ly/killdozer1974
Boogaloo attack in June 2020 // article https://bit.ly/boogalooarticle
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark (by Michelle McNamara)
A civilian investigator becomes the foremost authority on a decades long manhunt. I’ll Be Gone in the Dark is a miniseries on HBO, and a book, written by Michelle McNamara.
Extras:
trailer, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark (HBO) // trailer https://bit.ly/McNamaratrailer
the book, “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” // book https://bit.ly/mcnamara5
Billy Jensen’s book “Chase Darkness with Me” // book https://bit.ly/bjensenbook
Michelle’s blog, “True Crime Diary” // site http://www.truecrimediary.com
about Michelle’s childhood // article https://bit.ly/mcnamara1
the SXSW panel, “Solving Murders w/ Social Media // article https://bit.ly/slvsocial
Michelle’s solving of the missing children case // article https://bit.ly/mcnamara3
Michelle’s original 2013 article in La Mag // article https://bit.ly/mcnamara4
the Golden State Killer pleads guilty // article https://bit.ly/gskguilty
Patton Oswalt interview about Michelle’s book // video https://bit.ly/pattonos1
interview with Michelle on The Dork Forest podcast // podcast https://bit.ly/mcnamara2
My Favorite Murder podcast episode on GSK // podcast https://bit.ly/mfmgoldenstate
The Murder Squad, with Jensen and Holes // podcast http://themurdersquad.com
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Bad Education
How does 11 million dollars go missing from the best school system in the nation? And what does Charles Dickens have to do with it? Bad Education is a film on HBO starring Hugh Jackman, written by Mark Makowsky and directed by Cory Finley. The story is based on the New York Magazine article on Frank Tassone, written by Robert Kolker.
Extras:
Bad Education trailer // 2 min https://bit.ly/badedtrailer
the original New York Magazine piece // article https://bit.ly/badsup
interview with director Cory Finley // article https://bit.ly/cfinley
interview with writer Mike Makowsky // article https://bit.ly/mmakowsky
podcast interview with Frank Tassone // 33 min https://bit.ly/ftassone
interview with actor Hugh Jackman // article https://bit.ly/hjackmanbadsup
aftermath of the embezzlement // article https://bit.ly/pgluckin
on the film’s creation // article https://bit.ly/badedfilm
history of Charles Dickens’ book, Martin Chuzzlewit // articlehttps://bit.ly/dickenschuzzlewit
clipping regarding Dicken’s book // article https://bit.ly/chuzzlewit
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Defending Jacob (by William Landay)
We tackle the history of legal thrillers, the journey of a lawyer-turned-author, and if violence is hereditary. Defending Jacob is a miniseries on Apple TV, based on the book by William Landay.
Extras:
interview with show creator Mark Bomback // article https://bit.ly/bombackinterview
talk at Google with author William Landay // 45 min https://bit.ly/landayint1
interview with author William Landay // 7 min https://bit.ly/landayint2
Abraham Lincoln’s true crime writing // article https://bit.ly/attorneyabe
LA Times reporting on the “murder gene” // article https://bit.ly/murdergene1
1997 Esquire article about the “murder gene” // article https://bit.ly/murdergene2
Italian court case with reduced sentence due to gene // articlehttps://bit.ly/courtcasegene
the science behind MAOA gene // article https://bit.ly/MAOAgene
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The Irishman (featuring I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt)
The mafia, Jimmy Hoffa, and the Irish guy who told it all. The Irishman, directed by Martin Scorcese is based on the (maybe) true book, “I Heard You Paint Houses” by Charles Brandt.
Extras:
- (WATCH) the Mythbusters ep about Hoffa in the stadium:
- (WATCH) a tv doc on the Irishman’s interviews with the author:
- (READ) an article refuting the book’s validity:
- (READ) about the de-aging effects in the film:
- (READ) about DeNiro’s warning by journalists not to make the film:
- (READ) about Jimmy Hoffa in film:
Get a copy of I Heard You Paint Houses:
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Motherless Brooklyn - Jonathan Lethem
Watch/read/listen:
- (WATCH): the trailer for Motherless Brooklyn
http://bit.ly/motherlesstrailer
- (WATCH): the trailer for the doc Twitch and Shout
- (WATCH): a doc about the NBA player with Tourettes
- (LISTEN): to the Radiohead version of the main song
- (LISTEN): to the Jazz version of the main song
- (LISTEN): to Prince’s extended version of Kiss
- (READ): the guest list for Radiohead’s concert
http://bit.ly/guestlistradiohead
- (READ): An Anthropologist on Mars neurology book
- (READ): The Power Broker about Robert Moses
- (READ): an article about the road through Washington Square Park
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Topics from today’s episode:
01:05 - why you should listen to the audiobook
02:50 - the worldwide history of detectives
08:00 - who is Jonathan Lethem?
08:15 - what does Motherless Brooklyn mean?
10:00 - why the detective has Tourette’s
12:00 - Edward Norton finds the book
16:30 - the secret man who ran NYC
21:45 - Edward Norton almost gave up
23:05 - ‘90s music in a ’50’s world
25:10 - Prince and Tourette’s
28:00 - the NBA player with Tourette’s
29:20 - the beautiful last line
33:10 - let us know what you’re into
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Mindhunter - John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker
Learn about the FBI team who solved crimes by partnering with the biggest baddies of our time. Also a hit show on Netflix.
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BONUS LINKS:
(VIDEO) The trailer for Mindhunter:
(VIDEO) Side-by-side comparison of Ed Kemper:
(ARTICLE) The book “Sexual Homicide” that the team wrote :
(ARTICLE) A comparison of the serial killers in the show:
(PODCAST) The show “Atlanta Monster”:
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Chaos - Tom O'Neill
The theories and web of connections you’ve never heard in the case against Charles Manson. We discuss CHAOS by Tom O’Neill (a masterwork 20 years in the making), and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, now a major motion picture.
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The Hippie Trip (BOOK):
The Family (BOOK):
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood trailer (VIDEO):
Cease to Exist documentary (VIDEO):
The Bandit Documentary trailer (VIDEO):
You Must Remember This podcast series on Manson (PODCAST):
The Last Podcast on the Left Charles Manson series (PODCAST):
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The Phantom Prince - Elizabeth Kendall
Strap into a crazy roller-coaster relationship story, from Elizabeth Kendall, who was in a relationship with Ted Bundy through the 70’s. Learn things you won’t get anywhere else, as this book is a rare one, very hard to find!
Now also the Netflix film, “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile” with Lily Collins and Zac Efron.
THE SPECIAL LINKS the trailer for "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile" on Netflixhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdMtnvMJcDA
the trailer for "Conversations with a Killer" on Netflix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1UJgrNRcvI
an opinion article on romanticizing Serial Killers in popular mediahttps://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a26131568/ted-bundy-penn-badgley-you-hot/
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Transcript coming soon.