Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2019-01-01
Books mentioned on Part One: Alfred Hitchcock: The Director Who Randomly Tortured People
Was it worth it? In Episode 41, Robert is joined by Abed Geith to discuss Alfred Hitchcock the brilliant director who also tortured his friends and employees.
Robert Evans discussed The Dark Side of Genius by Donald Spoto.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Dark Side of Genius
Discussed“Donald Spoto, who wrote the biography The Dark Side of Genius, notes that it's impossible to confirm or deny Hitchcock's story about being locked in a cell for 5 minutes.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Heir to the Empire
“I feel like this is the 1906 version, like the people who would have been doing that in 1906 grew up reading Star Wars extended universe novels in the 1990s. Oh, I did. Yeah, yeah. I read Heir to the Empire, right?”
Plugged A (brief) history of vice
“I'm Robert Evans. This has been behind the bastards. You can find me on Twitter at IWriteOkay. I have a book called A Brief History of Ice where I experiment on myself with dangerous drugs and send one of my friends to the hospital.”