Karina Longworth, a historian and former film critic, created her podcast You Must Remember This to explore forgotten histories of Hollywood's early years. Inspired by the jazz standard from Casablanca, Longworth emphasizes the importance of remembering history to understand the present. Her focus is mainly on the past as she avoids modern topics to prevent conflicts related to the film industry, including her husband Rian Johnson's work. Through well-researched and engaging content, she encourages her audience to acknowledge historical facts and narratives instead of letting them fade into legend.
When the legend becomes fact, print the legend. So runs the most famous line from John Ford's elegiac 1962 western The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
With each fastidiously researched and gloriously entertaining episode, Longworth seems to be telling us: you must remember this.
I don't want to be a schoolmarm scolding people for forgetting... we can only understand where we are at and where we're going if we look to where we've been.
One reason she steers clear of modern topics on the podcast is the possible conflict of interest with her husband's career.
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