Listen To Peter Bogdanovich’s Podcast The Plot Thickens

Take A Dive Into Cinema History

The late filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich had an amazing podcast where he interviewed some of the greatest people in film, The Plot Thickens…

The Plot Thickens is the award-winning documentary podcast from Turner Classic Movies.  Since 1994, TCM has devoted itself to exploring every aspect of cinema and film history.  Now, with The Plot Thickens, we’re sharing that passion in a whole new way.

Our current season, Here Comes Pam, details the life of Pam Grier, the queen of Blaxploitation and Hollywood’s first female action star.  Be sure to also check out our previous seasons: I’m Still Peter Bogdanovich, about the legendary director and raconteur whose life was as thrilling and dramatic as any movie, The Devil’s Candy, the epic story of how The Bonfire of the Vanities went from bestseller to big-screen infamy, and Lucy, about the life and times of the most popular entertainer in Hollywood History.

For our first season, we’re telling a true tale about loss, perseverance and the solace of cinema. Peter Bogdanovich was the toast of Hollywood at a very young age, but soon found himself a failure with a string of flops, ruined relationships, and the tragic murder of the love of his life. Now, alongside host Ben Mankiewicz, Peter looks back on his life, trying to make sense of the good and the bad, and reckon with his legacy in an unforgiving industry. Featuring new and archival interviews with many of the greatest directors of all time, this is a story about the elusiveness of dreams, fame and power. It’s about what happens when luck disappears and misfortune moves in. From Turner Classic Movies, this is The Plot Thickens: I’m Still Peter Bogdanovich.

The podcast has four seasons up online for people to listen to

https://theplotthickens.tcm.com/

Writer, director, film critic, author, actor, producer, journalist, raconteur – he reached the heights of Hollywood before a series of dramatic, humbling falls.