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George Bailey Was Never Born

George Bailey Was Never Born

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George Bailey Was Never Born, a one-of-a-kind podcast experience, takes a definitive look at It’s a Wonderful Life, one of the most popular movies of all time, the story of Americans’ decades-long love affair with this cultural institution and how it may offer a light down the path we walk today, all 10 episodes available Nov 21, 2023. Created by Kurt Engfehr, the editor-producer of Oscar- and Palme d’Or-winning documentaries, and Ray Nowosielski, 2022 NAACP Image Award nominee for Outstanding Podcast, the series is a co-production of iHeartMedia and Double Asterisk, in association with True Stories. Narrated by a familiar angel, he takes listeners back and forth between the part of the multiverse where the events of Wonderful Life really happened and our own, one where George Bailey was never born! SaveGeorgeBailey.com

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Episodes
  • BONUS: Groundhog Day writer Daniel Rubin on 'Everybody Has a Podcast With Ruth & Ray'

    BONUS: Groundhog Day writer Daniel Rubin on 'Everybody Has a Podcast With Ruth & Ray'
    Feb 1 2025

    Happy Groundhog Day, everyone! The Bill Murray movie has been called "our generation's 'It's a Wonderful Life'," inspiring and making laugh people the world over. It was conceived and written by Daniel Rubin, who details his process in a very personal way here. Check out this sample, and to listen to the full Daniel Rubin interview, search EVERYBODY HAS A PODCAST WITH RUTH & RAY wherever you listen to podcasts.

    iHEART: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-everybody-has-a-podcast-wi-137652858/

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    SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7MwfqZJ4s1al9GhyBvlbG0?si=7a06508fad374008

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    18 mins
  • BONUS: Introducing: Everybody Has a Podcast With Ruth and Ray (Kelly Stewart Harcourt Interview)

    BONUS: Introducing: Everybody Has a Podcast With Ruth and Ray (Kelly Stewart Harcourt Interview)
    Dec 26 2023

    SUBSCRIBE NOW to the new weekly "EVERYBODY HAS A PODCAST" at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everybody-has-a-podcast-with-ruth-and-ray/id1722783945

    You heard "GEORGE BAILEY WAS NEVER BORN" creators Ruth and Ray and their story in Ep10 "Happy Ending".  Just in time for the end of the holidays, their new podcast's first episode features special guest KELLY STEWART HARCOURT, daughter of "George Bailey" himself, one of the greatest Hollywood actors ever, Jimmy Stewart.  And follow them week to week for a diverse variety of interesting guests and conversation as you ride along with their lives on the D-List of the art and craft they have chased their whole lives. 

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Part 10: Happy Ending

    Part 10: Happy Ending
    Nov 21 2023

    Going meta, the last episode spotlights how this podcast came about, how co-creator Ray Nowosielski and partner Ruth Vaca were drawn into the world of It's a Wonderful Life and how the making of it proved one of the most existential years in their lives.  Listeners meet the Groundhog Day writer and the celebrities of the annual Asner Center charitable table read of Wonderful Life, a search for the perfect sequel commences and a real George Bailey is lost, in this touching conclusion.  SaveGeorgeBailey.com  

    Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/DoubleAsterisk

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    1 hr and 16 mins
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