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Speeding Bullitt: The Life and Films of Steve McQueen

Speeding Bullit: The Life and Films of Steve McQueen is a podcast that takes an in-depth look at the life and films of Hollywood icon Steve McQueen. The podcast was created and is written, produced, and hosted by Kelsy Norman. Episodes include conversations with writers, actors, and directors, as well as detailed reviews of the actor"s movies and TV appearances.

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37:41

Episode 68 - On Any Sunday

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2022/06/30

Mert Lawwill is one of the stars of Bruce Brown’s 1971 documentary, On Any Sunday, a film that documents Lawwill's defence of his 1969 AMA Grand National Championship. Mert joins me to discuss the documentary, to reminisce about riding with Steve McQueen, and to look back on an accomplished motorcycle racing career.

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01:23:01

Episode 67 - The Extraordinary Ordinary Natalie Wood

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2022/06/16

Rebecca Sullivan is a professor in the department of English at the University of Calgary, specializing in feminist film, media and cultural studies. Her Natalie Wood book was published by the British Film Institute in 2019, shedding new light on Wood’s enormous contributions to American cinema and popular culture.

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01:03:38

Episode 66 - Charles Bronson's Loose!

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2022/06/02

Charles Bronson historian Paul Talbot, author of Bronson's Loose!: The Making of the Death Wish Films and Bronson's Loose Again! On the Set with Charles Bronson, joins me to explore the life and films of Steve McQueen’s buddy, Charles Bronson.

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43:43

Episode 65 - How to Dress like Steve McQueen

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2022/05/19

Not only was Steve McQueen one of the biggest movie stars of the 1960s and 70s, he was also one of the coolest dressers in Hollywood. Nick Guzan from the blog BAMF Style joins me to discuss Steve McQueen’s most iconic looks, and provides pointers on how to dress like Steve McQueen.

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57:01

Episode 64 - The Man and Le Mans

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2022/05/05

Gabriel Clarke, writer and codirector of the 2015 documentary Steve McQueen: The Man and Le Mans joins me to discuss his film, revealing all sorts of behind-the-scenes information from the production, including how it all came together and what it was like to work closely with the McQueen family.

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45:48

Episode 63 - The Cars of Le Mans

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2022/04/21

Matt Stone, author of BULLITT: The Cars and the People Behind Steve McQueen, McQueen’s Motorcycles: Racing and Riding with the King of Cool, and McQueen's Machines: The Cars and Bikes of a Hollywood Icon joins me to discuss Steve McQueen’s four-wheeled co-stars in Le Mans.

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01:01:19

Episode 62 - On the Set of Le Mans

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2022/04/07

Writer, documentary filmmaker, and Emmy Award-winning director John Klawitter reflects on his time in Sarthe, France in the summer of 1970, documenting Steve McQueen’s Le Mans.

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01:31:51

Episode 61 - Small Screen McQueen

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2022/03/24

Writer, actor, and podcaster Dion Baia joins me to discuss four of Steve McQueen’s early TV appearances, including The Defender, the two-part television play starring Ralph Bellamy and William Shatner, and the pilot for McQueen’s Western TV show, Wanted: Dead or Alive.

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35:01

Episode 60 - Bruce Buffer Remembers Steve McQueen

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2022/03/10

Bruce Buffer, the official octagon announcer for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), shares stories about surfing, martial arts, and hanging out with Steve and Chad McQueen in Malibu, California. During the second half of the show, I share my thoughts on the Steven Spielberg Bullitt project.

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45:31

Episode 59 - Listeners Still Wanna Know

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2022/02/24

The Steve McQueen expert Marshall Terrill answers listener submitted questions about McQueen's womanizing, his drug use, and his religious beliefs.

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54:48

Episode 58 - Norman Jewison

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2022/02/10

Dr. Ira Wells, author of the 2021 book, Norman Jewison: A Director’s Life, joins me to talk about the Canadian filmmaker’s relationship with Steve McQueen, revealing details of a Western film Jewison had planned for “The King of Cool”.

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52:21

Episode 57 - James Coburn

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2022/01/27

James Coburn's daughter-in-law Robyn L. Coburn joins me to discuss her 2021 book, Dervish Dust: The Life and Words of James Coburn, highlighting James's relationships with Steve McQueen and Bruce Lee.

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55:44

Episode 56 - The Greatest Ever

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2022/01/13

Jeff Commings, host of the podcast, The Baton: A John Williams Musical Journey, joins me to discuss John Williams’s career, his best scores, and of course the super important film score for The Reivers.

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43:32

Episode 55 - Faulkner

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2021/12/30

Chris Rieger, Director of the Center for Faulkner Studies at Southeast Missouri State University joins me to talk about Faulkner’s rise to fame, we compare The Reivers book to the movie, and we also discuss Faulkner’s screenwriting career.

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Episode 54 - The Reivers

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2021/12/16

How does the biggest name in Hollywood end the 1960s? By starring in a film adaptation of William Faulkner’s last novel, 1962’s The Reivers, which takes place in Mississippi at the turn of the 20th century. Tune in as the Steve McQueen expert Marshall Terrill joins me to discuss the icon’s third and final comedy.

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Episode 53 - Charles Manson's Creepy Crawl

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2021/12/02

Why is society obsessed with Charles Manson? Jeffrey Melnick, author of Creepy Crawling: Charles Manson and the Many Lives of America's Most Infamous Family, joins me to explore society's obsession with Manson. McQueen expert Marshall Terrill joins me on the second half of the episode to share his thoughts on Manson.

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Episode 52 - The Truth About Helter Skelter

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2021/11/18

Tom O’Neill, author of CHAOS: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties, discusses his shocking findings from 20 years of researching the crimes that took place at 10050 Cielo Drive in 1969. He also reveals what’s in McQueen’s LAPD Manson file, and shares what he knows about Steve’s cocaine dealer.

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01:04:42

Episode 51 - A Journey into Madness and Murder

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2021/11/04

In the summer of 1969, hippy cult leader Charles Manson and his followers terrorized Los Angeles, murdering actress Sharon Tate, McQueen’s close friend, Jay Sebring, and others. Writer Ivor Davis was there, reporting on the madness as it unfolded in real time. Ivor joins me to reflect on the Manson murders 50+ years later.

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02:08:33

Bonus Episode - Beware! All of The Blobs

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2021/10/29

Teenagers! Fast cars! Red blobby monsters! Novelist and co-host of the Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers podcast, Dion Baia, joins me on this Halloween bonus episode of Speeding Bullitt to discuss all of The Blob movies.

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Episode 50 - The Steve McQueen Expert

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2021/10/21

Writer and Steve McQueen expert Marshall Terrill joins me to share stories and anecdotes from his impressive writing career. Marshall has written 27 books, including 7 that focus on McQueen.

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