Brooke Smith: Silence of the Lambs, Grey’s Anatomy & The Infamous WARZONE WOMEN

Brooke Smith: Silence of the Lambs, Grey’s Anatomy & The Infamous WARZONE WOMEN

From HardLore by Colin Young, Bo Lueders, Knotfest

July 16, 2026 · 1h 49m · Episode 219

About this episode

Brooke Smith discusses her career in acting and her experiences in the New York Hardcore scene.

This is another piece of HardLore history in the making, as we’re joined by our first ever actor, the great Brooke Smith of Silence of the Lambs, Grey’s Anatomy, Bates Motel and more! I am once again joined, very appropriately, by Alec Faber of Holy Blade, Twitching Tongues & God’s Hate (and formerly of the Reel Deal podcast with… me) Long before she graced the silver screen as the iconic Catherine Martin in Silence of the Lambs , you could find her romping around all over the lower east side as one of the infamous WARZONE WOMEN, and a staple of 1980’s New York Hardcore. She spent the golden decade of NYHC taking legendary photos of bands like Agnostic Front, Bad Brains, Cro-Mags, Underdog and more, as documented in her incredible book Sunday Matinee. We get into her life as a legendary publicist’s daughter, befriending and falling out with the Cro-Mags, the informal formation of the Warzone Women, growing out of hardcore just as acting started to become more serious, her life changing by being in one of the greatest movies of all time, AGAIN with Grey’s Anatomy, and everything in between… An incredibly fun conversation with a genuine legend. Thanks to Brooke for joining us…

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Host: Colin Young

Guest: Brooke Smith

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Organizations: WARZONE WOMEN, Agnostic Front, Bad Brains, Cro-Mags, Underdog, HardLore, Knotfest

Books & works: Silence of the Lambs, Grey’s Anatomy, Bates Motel, Sunday Matinee

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