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STARS OF THE GOLDEN AGE

STARS OF THE GOLDEN AGE

Welcome to Stars of the Golden Age, a show that highlights the lives of legends from film, music, and the birth of television during Hollywood’s Golden Age and the few years surrounding it.

Recent Episodes

Dec. 9, 2025

Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke : In celebration of his 100th birthday, this episode dives into the long, remarkable life of this one-of-a-kind TV and film legend. He gave the world iconic beloved characters, and he is a role model for positiv...

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Dec. 2, 2025

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson: A tough guy on the silver screen but a surprisingly different character in his real life. He immigrated to the land of dreams at the turn of the century, and he succeeded at making those big dreams come tr...

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Nov. 25, 2025

Jeanne Crain

Jeanne Crain: A beloved presence on the silver screen in the 1940s and 1950s, Jeanne Crain brought joy to millions. But behind the scenes, her life was often filled with heartache and tragedy. She may have had one of Hollywoo...

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Nov. 18, 2025

George Burns

George Burns: Together with his soul mate, Gracie Allen, George Burns provided the world with decades of laughs. He entertained audiences from the age of 7 to 100. The best years of his life and career were spent alongside hi...

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Nov. 11, 2025

Thelma Todd (Part Two)

Thelma Todd (Part Two:) She was one half of one of the funniest comedy duos of the early 1930s and the positive energy behind Thelma Todd's Sidewalk Cafe. She was beautiful, unique, funny, and kind. But she endured unimaginab...

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Nov. 4, 2025

Thelma Todd (Part One)

Thelma Todd (Part One:) She was one half of one of the funniest comedy duos of the early 1930s. She was beautiful, unique, funny, and kind. But she endured unimaginable tragedy in her life, too. In this episode, you will hear...

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Great Podcast!

"I am a fellow podcaster (This Is How We See It) and a huge fan of classic movies. I love this podcast because it takes me deeper into the private lives of the stars of the golden age. I love the kn…"

ThisIsHowWeSeeIt - Eric Lee | July 25, 2024

So good

"My favorite , on top of being entertaining I think the preschool teacher perspective adds valuable insight"

Laini99 | Nov. 17, 2024

Such well researched podcast

"I have really enjoyed the details Erin adds to the stories of Golden Age and Silent Film stars. Her insight into childhood development and how that part of their lives can be affected is a great and …"

Podcast_Lover_Lady_8 | Dec. 2, 2024

Excellent!!!!!!

"One of the best podcast ever Thank you"

DST -Ferris | Jan. 20, 2025

Fantastic!

"Worth every second!"

Yooooom! | Feb. 19, 2025

Well Researched!

"This is a well intentioned and well researched podcast. There’s clearly a lot of care and effort that goes into each episode and that’s felt! I think that the episodes would benefit from some music t…"

justapodcastgal | March 7, 2025

One of the best

"This podcast is well researched and informative. They are quick hits in terms of the topic (which I so appreciate). I would recommend this podcast to anyone who is interested in learning more about s…"

Jeanette 456 | June 14, 2025

Excellent!!!!!!

"One of the best podcast ever Thank you"

DST -Ferris | July 28, 2025

Solidly researched and new information

"Erin Carlson's podcasts are very well done. They are thoroughly researched, she is organized in her delivery of information, it is very entertaining. She is very professional and I also learn a lot o…"

Melissa K. | Nov. 1, 2025

So informative

"I love STARS OF THE GOLDEN AGE and wait for each new episode! Erin does excellent research, showing us the sad and imperfect private lives so many of them had. “Hollywood” was so different in that e…"

DebbiejeanQueen | Aug. 20, 2024