{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc/6a541293d2dde6b09ab7e5f5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Talking History – White Death: The American Legend Behind Australia’s Best-Worst Movie","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6113eaa88b490330c716f7f9/1783894086752-40acd72a-8e90-4300-a932-ba2728c9a6dc.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In 1936, western author Zane Grey came Down Under to catch giant sharks and film his adventures. The result was White Death, a so-bad-it’s-good monster movie. Vicki Hastrich, author of The Last Days of Zane Grey, joins us to talk about his time on our shores and seas, how we reacted to and were changed by this American celebrity, and how she reckoned with disturbing revelations about him in her book.</p><p><br></p><p>Watch an excerpt from White Death - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97ghdeDVHsE</p><p><br></p><p>Forgotten Australia is created and hosted by Michael Adams, author of the acclaimed true crime books The Murder Squad, Hanging Ned Kelly and They'll Never Hold Me. He’s also a regular history commentator on ABC Nightlife and the podcast Australian True Crime.</p><p><br></p><p>Support Forgotten Australia for a few bucks per month for ad-free early and exclusive bonus episodes and the chance to win prizes.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia</p><p>Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia</p><p><br></p><p>Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p>Check out my books!</p><p>They’ll Never Hold Me:</p><p>https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html</p><p>The Murder Squad:</p><p>https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html</p><p>Hanging Ned Kelly:</p><p>https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html</p><p>Australia’s Sweetheart:</p><p>https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Michael Adams"}