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  • 99 Weeks Until the 100th Oscars | The Broadway Melody (1929)

    99 Weeks Until the 100th Oscars | The Broadway Melody (1929)
    Apr 2 2026
    We are 99 weeks away from the 100th Academy Awards; follow Adam, Drew, and Sarah as they discuss the musical second Best Picture winner - 1929's The Broadway Melody!

    This episode is sponsored by Diegesis! Follow along as we recount the story of sisters Hank and Queenie as they traverse the seedy world of Broadway in their attempt to hit it big; testing their sisterly bonds as well as the patience of the audience. We've got some intense feelings about The Broadway Melody, but how does its win look almost 100 years later?

    In this episode you're gonna hear:
    • How musical theater made its way to New York City
    • Debates on if the bigger sibling must be the older one
    • The creation of a new character archetype: the Bluetooth lady
    • Which mid-century European dictator was rizzing up American actresses


    Follow us @bestpicturebrainrotpodcast as we keep delving into Oscars history with a brainrot spin

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    1 hr and 11 mins