About this episode
Chris and Lizzie explore the history of Scientology and its connection to Hollywood in preparation for discussing War of the Worlds (2005).
In preparation for Monday's episode on War of the Worlds (2005) Chris and Lizzie explore the history of Scientology, the wave of religious movements in early 20th century Los Angeles, and set the table for Tom Cruise's disastrous publicity tour leading up to the release of the film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Chris, Lizzie
Topics covered
- Scientology
- Hollywood
- Tom Cruise
- War of the Worlds
- religious movements
- publicity
Keywords
- Scientology
- Hollywood
- Tom Cruise
- War of the Worlds
- publicity tour
- religious movements
- 20th century
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Scientology, Hollywood
Books & works: War of the Worlds
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