Donald Brackett, author of Double Solitaire: The Films of Brackett and Wilder • Alain Silver and James Ursini, authors of From the Moment They Met It Was Murder: Double Indemnity and the Rise of Film Noir (99:22)

108: Bryony Dixon on Victorian Film • Death by Laughter • Tod Slaughter

Mar 4th, 2024 1h 27m

Bryony Dixon on Victorian Film • Maggie Hennefeld on Women and Death by Laughter • Sam Dunn on the Deadly Doings of Tod Slaughter (87:20)

107: Dan Streible on Orphan Films • Mike Mashon on the Changing Preservation Scene

Feb 1st, 2024 1h 25m

Dan Streible on Orphan Films • Mike Mashon on the Changing Preservation Scene (85:52)

106: Donald Bogle on Lena Horne • Restoring William S. Hart • Pamela Hutchinson on The Red Shoes

Jan 4th, 2024 1h 36m

Donald Bogle, author of Lena Horne: Goddess Reclaimed • Tracey Goessel on restoring William S. Hart • Pamela Hutchinson, author of BFI Film Classics: The Red Shoes (96:44)

105: Top Ten in Physical Media 2023, with Bruce Calvert • Foster Hirsch on Movies in the 50s

Dec 6th, 2023 1h 37m

Top Ten in Physical Media 2023, with Bruce Calvert and Michael Gebert • Foster Hirsch, author of Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties, on Movie Culture in the 50s (97:11)

104: Pordenone 2023 Festival Report • The "Only" Woman Animator • Scott Eyman on Chaplin vs. America

Nov 3rd, 2023 1h 48m

NitrateVille Radio Ep. 104: Pordenone 2023 Festival Report, with Lokke Heiss • Mindy Johnson on Bessie Mae Kelley, The "Only" Woman Animator • Scott Eyman, author of Charlie Chaplin vs. America (108:27)

103: Northern Silents • Lisa Stein Haven on Chaplin at First National • Sarah Royal on Lucy

Oct 2nd, 2023 1h 36m

Jonny Best on the Northern Silent Film Festival • Lisa Stein Haven, author of The Early Years of Charlie Chaplin: Final Shorts and First Features • Sarah Royal, author of AKA Lucy: The Dynamic and Determined Life of Lucille Ball (96:04)

102: Rob Byrne on Foolish Wives • Eddie Muller on Kid and Cocktail Noir • Becoming Nick and Nora

Sep 5th, 2023 1h 40m

Rob Byrne on Restoring Foolish Wives • Eddie Muller on Kid Noir and Cocktail Noir Books • Rob Kozlowski, author of Becoming Nick and Nora (100:27)

101: Serge Bromberg on Laurel & Hardy Year One • Josh Mills on Ernie in Kovacsland

Aug 3rd, 2023 1h 20m

Serge Bromberg on Laurel & Hardy Year One • Josh Mills on Ernie in Kovacsland (80:36)

100: 100th Episode! with Michael Gebert and Ben Model • Susan Delson on Soundies

Jul 5th, 2023 1h 43m

The 100th Episode: David Hammond Interviews Michael Gebert • Most Frequent Guest Ben Model on Tom Mix and More • Susan Delson on Soundies and African-American Performers (103:04)

99: The Warner Bros. Episode, with Mark A. Vieira and Chris Yogerst

Jun 5th, 2023 1h 29m

The Warner Bros. Episode, with Mark A. Vieira, author of Warner Bros.: 100 Years of Storytelling, and Chris Yogerst, author of The Warner Brothers (89:46)

98: Robert Harris and James Mockoski on The Johnstown Flood • The Stoogeum's Gary Lassin

May 2nd, 2023 1h 29m

Robert Harris and James Mockoski on The Johnstown Flood, Napoleon, Lawrence of Arabia and other restorations • The Stoogeum's Gary Lassin, author of A Tour De Farce (89:08)

97: LOC Festival of Film & Sound • Two New Silent Film Kickstarters • William M. Drew on Pearl White

Apr 4th, 2023 1h 32m

David Pierce on the Library of Congress Festival of Film & Sound • Two New Silent Film Kickstarters by Ed Lorusso and Joe Harvat • William M. Drew on Pearl White (92:58)

96: Academics and Vintage Film: Domitor • The Media Ecology Project • Victor Moore in Silent Comedy

Mar 3rd, 2023 1h 29m

Rob Stone on Victor Moore and His Klever Komedies • Domitor, with Tami Williams and Ian Christie • Mark Williams on the Media Ecology Project (89:07)

95: Slapstick Festival in Bristol • A Norwegian Silent Comedian • John Stangeland on Aline MacMahon

Feb 6th, 2023 1h 35m

Slapstick Festival in Bristol, with director Chris Daniels • Norwegian Silent Comedian August Schøneman, with Snorre Smari Mathiesen • Author John Stangeland on Aline MacMahon (95:57)

94: The Lives of Beau Geste • The King of the Kongo • A Studio in Occupied France

Jan 13th, 2023 1h 35m

Frank Thompson, author of The Compleat Beau Geste • Eric Grayson on Restoring The King of the Kongo, with Boris Karloff • Author Christine Leteux on a Studio in Occupied France (95:01)

93: Top Ten in Physical Media 2022 • Steve Massa with More Lame Brains and Lunatics

Dec 9th, 2022 1h 39m

Top Ten in Physical Media 2022, with Bruce Calvert • Steve Massa, author of Lame Brains and Lunatics 2 (99:40)

92: Margaret Dumont • Hispanics: Viva Hollywood! • Lawrence Tierney

Nov 14th, 2022 1h 37m

Chris Enss and Howard Kazanjian, authors of Straight Lady: The Life and Times of Margaret Dumont, the Fifth Marx Brother • Viva Hollywood author Luis I. Reyes • Burt Kearns, author of Lawrence Tierney, Hollywood's Real Life Tough Guy (97:19)

91: Pordenone 2022 Festival Report • The Unknown Unknown • Lara Gabrielle on Marion Davies

Oct 19th, 2022 1h 43m

Pordenone 2022 Festival Report, with Lokke Heiss • Restoring the Unknown The Unknown, with George Eastman Museum's Peter Bagrov, Anthony L'Abbate and Gordon Nelson • Biographer Lara Gabrielle on Marion Davies (103:54)

90: How Elinor Glyn Changed Sex • How Hollywood Changed Going to the Movies

Sep 21st, 2022 1h 40m

How Elinor Glyn Changed Sex, with biographer Hilary A. Hallett • How Hollywood Changed Going to the Movies, with author Ross Melnick (100:58)

89: Cinema's First Nasty Women

Aug 19th, 2022 1h 22m

Cinema's First Nasty Women, with Co-Curators Maggie Hennefeld, Laura Horak, and Elif Rongen-Kaynakçi • Scoring Cinema's First Nasty Women, with Dana Reason (82:02)

88: Film Preservation with Richard Simonton • Jon Mirsalis on Rare Lon Chaney

Jul 27th, 2022 1h 59m

The Hidden History of Film Preservation with Richard Simonton • Jon Mirsalis on Rare Lon Chaney (119:24)

87: Jeffrey Spivak on Busby Berkeley • Jack Theakston on New Abbott & Costello and 3-D Restorations

Jul 5th, 2022 1h 28m

Biographer Jeffrey Spivak, author of Buzz: The Life and Art of Busby Berkeley • Jack Theakston on New Abbott & Costello and 3-D Restorations Coming Soon (88:33)