Marilyn Monroe, Part 1: From Norma Jeane to Marilyn
Marilyn Monroe, Part 2: The Playwright, the Prince, and the Misfits
Marilyn Monroe, Part 3: JFK, a Hollywood Comeback, and the Last Summer
Rudolph Valentino: Hollywood's First Sex Symbol
Audrey Hepburn & Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961): How Hollywood Rewrote Holly Golightly
Lana Turner: The Sweater Girl Who Became MGM's Most Glamorous Star
Marlon Brando, Part 1: The Early Years
Marlon Brando, Part 2: The Wilderness Years
Marlon Brando, Part 3: The Final Act
Mae West: The Most Dangerous Woman in Hollywood
Sunset Boulevard (1950): Hollywood's Autopsy
Dorothy Dandridge, Part 1: A Star of Her Own Making
Dorothy Dandridge, Part 2: Hollywood's First Black Leading Lady
Shirley Temple: Hollywood's Most Famous Child Star
Charlie Chaplin, Part 1: The World's Greatest Comedian and the Darker Life Behind Him
Charlie Chaplin, Part 2: The War Against Charlie Chaplin
Veronica Lake: The Making and Unmaking of a Movie Star
Judy Garland's A Star Is Born (1954): Hollywood's Most Complicated Comeback
Edward G. Robinson: Hollywood's Literal OG
Fay Wray & King Kong (1933): The Making of Hollywood's Original Scream Queen
Alfred Hitchcock, Part 1: Becoming the Master of Suspense
COMING NEXT WEEK, OCTOBER 20 — Alfred Hitchcock, Part 2: Reaching the Peak
COMING OCTOBER 27 — Alfred Hitchcock, Part 3: When a Master Loses Control
Coming Up on When They Were Making It…
Subject to change — not necessarily in order of release
COMING UP — Clara Bow: Hollywood's Original It Girl
COMING UP — Elizabeth Taylor, Part 1: From Child Star to Hollywood's Brightest Young Actress
COMING UP — Elizabeth Taylor, Part 2: Becoming the Most Famous Woman in the World
COMING UP — Elizabeth Taylor, Part 3: From Hollywood Star to American Icon
COMING UP — Tallulah Bankhead: Broadway's Wildest Star (Tries to) Take Hollywood
COMING UP — Busby Berkeley: The Man Who Turned the Hollywood Musical Into Spectacle
COMING UP — Anna May Wong: Carving a Path in White Hollywood
COMING UP — John Gilbert: The Movie Star Destroyed By Sound
COMING UP — Hedy Lamarr: Not Just Wi-Fi
COMING UP — Frankenstein (1931): The Monster Movie That Changed Hollywood
COMING UP — Max Factor: The Man Who Made Up Hollywood
COMING UP — Edith Head: The Woman Who Dressed Hollywood
COMING UP — Rita Hayworth: The Making and Unmaking of Hollywood's Love Goddess
COMING UP — Casablanca (1942), Part 1: From Broadway to Burbank
COMING UP — Casablanca (1942), Part 2: The Modest Wartime Romance That Became a Hollywood Legend
COMING UP — Sidney Poitier: Dignity, Stardom, and the Weight of Representation
COMING UP — The Wizard of Oz (1939), Part 1: The Long Road to the Yellow Brick Road
COMING UP — The Wizard of Oz (1939), Part 2: Fires and Firings and Fights, Oh My!
COMING UP — The Wizard of Oz (1939), Part 3: How a Box-Office Disappointment Became an American Institution
COMING UP — Jean Harlow: Hollywood's Original Blonde Bombshell – And a Life Cut Short
... And So Many More!
A century of Marilyn.
June 1, 2026, marks 100 years since Marilyn Monroe was born. To honor her centennial, WTWMI launches with a three-part series tracing her invention, her rise, and the cost of becoming the most famous woman in the world.
Listen to Part One, Part Two, and Part Three now.
A story of strength, ambition, and self-invention — about a girl who shouldn't have had a chance, and the woman she gave everything to become.
WTWMI — listen now, wherever you get your podcasts.