We Are Scared

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November 08, 2025 Ingrid Bergman, with Amelia Burbine (part 2)
A deep dive on Ingrid Bergman, the center of a great American scandal, with Amelia Burbine.

SOURCES
My Story by Ingrid Bergman and Alan Burgess
“Ti amo”: An Exchange of Letters published by The Criterion Collection
The Powerful Rivalry of Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons by Amy Fine Collins for Vanity Fair (1997)
When Congress Slut-Shamed Ingrid Bergman by Marlow Stern for The Daily Beast
Sister Celluloid's Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant: An “Indiscreet” Friendship
The Last Days of Alfred Hitchcock by David Freeman
The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock by Donald Spoto
Hitchcock / Truffaut by François Truffaut
The Hitchcock Zone & all its archives
Newspaper and Video Archives

Short Film Fundraiser: http://gofundme.com/f/theblondeisdead
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41min
October 20, 2025 Ingrid Bergman, with Amelia Burbine (part 1)
A deep dive on Ingrid Bergman, the center of a great American scandal, with Amelia Burbine.

SOURCES
My Story by Ingrid Bergman and Alan Burgess
“Ti amo”: An Exchange of Letters published by The Criterion Collection
The Powerful Rivalry of Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons by Amy Fine Collins for Vanity Fair (1997)
When Congress Slut-Shamed Ingrid Bergman by Marlow Stern for The Daily Beast
Sister Celluloid's Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant: An “Indiscreet” Friendship
The Last Days of Alfred Hitchcock by David Freeman
The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock by Donald Spoto
Hitchcock / Truffaut by François Truffaut
The Hitchcock Zone & all its archives
Newspaper and Video Archives

Short Film Fundraiser: http://gofundme.com/f/theblondeisdead

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42min
October 06, 2025 Joan Fontaine, with my friend Hannah
A deep dive on Joan Fontaine, the only Hitchcock blonde to win an academy award for it. I'm joined by my dear friend Hannah (here she is on Letterboxd) to chat & watch Rebecca

Bumpy Audio Terrain: 12:54 - 22:28

SOURCES
No Bed of Roses by Joan Fontaine
Sister, Sister: Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine’s Lifelong Feud by Hadley Hall Meares for Vanity Fair
Sister Act: Joan Fontaine and Olivia De Havilland are spurred on by rivalry to separate success by Oliver O Jensen for Life Magazine (1942)
The Last Days of Alfred Hitchcock by David Freeman
The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock by Donald Spoto
Hitchcock / Truffaut by François Truffaut

Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca (1940)
The Hitchcock Zone & all its archives

Short Film Fundraiser: http://gofundme.com/f/theblondeisdead

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56min
September 26, 2025 Madeleine Carroll, with Denver Crawford (part 2)
Concluding a deep dive on Madeleine Carroll, the prototype of the Hitchcock blond, with Denver Crawford.

SOURCES
The Last Days of Alfred Hitchcock by David Freeman
The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock by Donald Spoto
Hitchcock / Truffaut by François Truffaut
Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps
The Hitchcock Zone & all its archives

Short Film Fundraiser: http://gofundme.com/f/theblondeisdead
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41min
September 19, 2025 It’s my party & I’ll cry if I want to!
Madeleine Carroll pt 2 out next week, thanks for your patience!
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2min
September 10, 2025 Madeleine Carroll, with Denver Crawford (part 1)
A deep dive on Madeleine Carroll: the prototype of the Hitchcock blond, with Denver Crawford.

PBS Masters: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/masters/

Short Film Fundraiser: http://gofundme.com/f/theblondeisdead
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51min
September 02, 2025 Anny Ondra
A deep dive on Anny Ondra, an early Hitchcock blonde.

SOURCES
The Last Days of Alfred Hitchcock by David Freeman
The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock by Donald Spoto
Hitchcock / Truffaut by François Truffaut
Mit dir für immer – Max Schmeling und Anny Ondra by Jan Steinbech
The Hitchcock Zone & all its archives (thank you Hitchcock Zone, we love you Hitchcock Zone!)
Auschwitz.dk
PBS on Max Schmeling
"Ondra, Anny" in: Neue Deutsche Biographie

Cover image from Blackmail; Additional sound from Psycho and Shania Twain.

If you'd like to support our short film, please use the link below to donate! https://www.gofundme.com/f/theblondeisdead
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37min
August 26, 2025 An Introduction to the Hitchcock Blonde, with Nick Psinakis & Mick Thyer
Series intro, featuring Nick Psinakis and Mick Thyer.

SOURCES
The Last Days of Alfred Hitchcock by David Freeman
Tippi: A Memoir by Tippi Hedren
The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock by Donald Spoto
Hitchcock / Truffaut by François Truffaut
The Hitchcock Zone & all its archives (thank you Hitchcock Zone, we love you Hitchcock Zone!)

Additional sound from The Lodger, The Birds, Saboteur, Psycho, and Shania Twain.

If you'd like to support our short film, please use the link below to donate! https://www.gofundme.com/f/theblondeisdead
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39min
January 17, 2025 The Roar Chronicles, part 5: The Fear
Kiara and Anika dive deep into fear, with help from friends, experts, and Alfred Hitchcock.

Special thanks to Josh for sharing his insights & story!

SOURCES
‘Face Your Fears,’ The Tyra Banks Show (2006)
Alfred Hitchcock with Huw Wheldon, BBC (1964)
Pema Chödrön on Fear and Fearlessness, Sounds True (2010)
Jiddu Krishnamurti, public talk at Saanen (1977)
Nina Simon with Peter Rodis, from ‘Nina: An Historical Perspective’ (1970)
Toni Morrison with Frank McCourt, The Connecticut Forum (2001)
Nina Simon performing ‘I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel to be Free’ Live at Montreux (1976)

Additional audio from ‘Roar’ (1981), and quotes from Tippi Hedren’s ‘Tippi’ (2016) & Jiddu Krishnamurti’s ‘On Fear’ (1994)

AUDIO MONTAGE TIME STAMPS
(32:21) Alfred Hitchcock
(32:44) The Tyra Banks Show
(33:00) Alfred Hitchcock with Huw Wheldon
(33:38) Tyra Banks with guest Christina
(34:18) Alfred Hitchcock with Huw Wheldon
(34:51) Tyra Banks with Dr. Brenda Wiederhold
(35:31) Pema Chödrön
(35:40) Jiddu Krishnamurti
(36:14) Pema Chödrön
(36:48) Jiddu Krishnamurti
(37:05) Nina Simone
(37:35) Jiddu Krishnamurti
(38:11) Pema Chödrön
(41:09) Jiddu Krishnamurti
(41:51) Nina Simon with Peter Rodis
(43:18) Jiddu Krishnamurti
(44:08) Pema Chödrön
(47:13) Toni Morrison with Frank McCourt
(49:09) Alfred Hitchcock with Huw Wheldon
(50:08) Tyra Banks with guest Samantha
(50:16) Alfred Hitchcock
(50:27) Tyra Banks with guest Samantha and Dr. Brenda Wiederhold
(51:22) Nina Simone Live at Montreux
(57:22) Alfred Hitchcock with Huw Wheldon
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1h
November 22, 2024 The Roar Chronicles, part 4: The Horror
What genre is it, anyway? Anika tries to get to the bottom of it.
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20min

FAQs about We Are Scared:

How many episodes does We Are Scared have?

The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.