{"podcast":{"title":"Fun for All Ages with Frank Santopadre","slug":"fun-for-all-ages-with-frank-santopadre-7402373","podcast_index_feed_id":7402373,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/fun-for-all-ages-frank-santopadre","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/e7a8bc24-569b-11f0-9c10-47cd5e0ef66d/image/f79dcc28e9e7713e914a9d8de449db37.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Frank Santopadre","episode_count":64,"summary":"A podcast celebrating the golden age of pop culture. For the kids who counted down every song on American Top 40, clipped a Monkees record from a box of Alpha-Bits or begged their parents for a Han Solo action figure or Six Million Dollar Man lunchbox. Join Emmy-winning writer Frank Santopadre and a panel of equally obsessed celebs, superfans, cultural experts and industry insiders as they gush and geek out over the TV, films, toys and trends of the 1960s, 70s, 80s...and beyond.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-15T12:23:47.463039+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fun-for-all-ages-with-frank-santopadre-7402373"},"episode":{"title":"The Comedy to End All Comedies: The Making of \"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World\" w/ Scott Alexander and James Curtis","slug":"the-comedy-to-end-all-comedies-the-making-of-it-s-a-mad-mad-mad-mad-world-w-scott-alexander-and-james-curtis","published_at":"2026-07-07T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fun-for-all-ages-with-frank-santopadre-7402373/the-comedy-to-end-all-comedies-the-making-of-it-s-a-mad-mad-mad-mad-world-w-scott-alexander-and-james-curtis","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fun-for-all-ages-with-frank-santopadre-7402373","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1468/traffic.megaphone.fm/IMP9809863829.mp3","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1468/traffic.megaphone.fm/IMP9809863829.mp3","summary":"Frank takes a loving look behind the scenes of Stanley Kramer's ambitious, audacious, all-star epic \"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World\" with the help of producer and Emmy-winning screenwriter Scott Alexander and film historian and author James Curtis (\"Comedy is a Grim Business: The Making of \"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.\") In this episode, the boys break down the film's casting, audience reactions and enduring legacy, James dispels long-held rumors and myths, Scott marvels at the film's chaotic production and James and Scott share happy memories of seeing the movie at the famed Cinerama Dome. Also: Stan Laurel turns down a cameo, Marvin Kaplan babysits Jonathan Winters, Uncle Miltie brings his own writer on set (!) and Edie Adams warns Stanley Kramer about working with comedians. PLUS: The inventiveness of William (and Tania) Rose! Buster Keaton (almost) plays Smiler Grogan! Jim Backus disses Buddy Hackett! James pens a bio of Spencer Tracy! And Scott has a (very) strange encounter with one of the film's stars! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Frank takes a loving look behind the scenes of Stanley Kramer's ambitious, audacious, all-star epic \"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World\" with the help of pro…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6033,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fun-for-all-ages-with-frank-santopadre-7402373/episodes/the-comedy-to-end-all-comedies-the-making-of-it-s-a-mad-mad-mad-mad-world-w-scott-alexander-and-james-curtis/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fun-for-all-ages-with-frank-santopadre-7402373/the-comedy-to-end-all-comedies-the-making-of-it-s-a-mad-mad-mad-mad-world-w-scott-alexander-and-james-curtis.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}