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Margo Donohue

@brooklynmargo.bsky.social

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Co-host of podcasts Book Vs. Movie, Dorking Out & What a Creep. Author of "Filmed in Brooklyn" by History Press and the upcoming "FEVER: The Complete History of Saturday Night Fever" for Citadel in 2025! Lover of pop culture & cats. Bon Vivant.

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Margo Donohue @brooklynmargo.bsky.social · Nov 29

My book, FEVER: The Complete History of Saturday Night Fever" is available for preorder now! I am super proud of my work here and cannot wait to talk about it from the rooftops!
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Fever by Margo Donohue: 9780806543925 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

The music! The dancing! The clothes! The hair! (Watch the hair!) Celebrating 50 years of the iconic Saturday Night Fever, this first-ever complete history includes exclusive interviews, rare photograp...

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Margo Donohue @brooklynmargo.bsky.social · Jul 21

The Margos dive into the world of James Bond with 1964's "Goldfinger" on this week's @bookversusmovie.bsky.social podcast. Ian Fleming, Sean Connery, & Shirley Bassey! @shesnachomama.bsky.social #jamesbond #movies www.spreaker.com/episode/gold...

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Sonia Mansfield @thesoniashow.bsky.social · Jul 21

Sooooo fun talking about this one with @brooklynmargo.bsky.social

Dorking Out @dorkingout.bsky.social · Jul 21

Regulators! Mount up! @thesoniashow.bsky.social & @brooklynmargo.bsky.social are dorking out about YOUNG GUNS #80smovies #westerns

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Young Guns (1988)

Podcast Episode · Dorking Out · 07/20/2025 · 1h 5m

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Margo Donohue @brooklynmargo.bsky.social · Jul 21

I haven't read it yet!

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Dorking Out @dorkingout.bsky.social · Jul 21

Regulators! Mount up! @thesoniashow.bsky.social & @brooklynmargo.bsky.social are dorking out about YOUNG GUNS #80smovies #westerns

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Young Guns (1988)

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Margo Donohue @brooklynmargo.bsky.social · Jul 20

The @bookversusmovie.bsky.social podcast goes back to Bond with 1964's "Goldfinger" starring Sean Connery as James Bond. Also, our Shirley Bassey appreciation! @shesnachomama.bsky.social brooklynfitchick.com/2025/07/book... #bookvsmovie #jamesbond #movies

Book Vs. Movie "Goldfinger"

The Book Vs Movie podcast explores the world of Ian Fleming's James Bond and the 1964 film "Goldfinger" with Sean Connery.

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Margo Donohue @brooklynmargo.bsky.social · Jul 18

The @whatacreep.bsky.social podcast examines the tenure of Marge Schott, former owner of the Cincinnati Reds. Then we discuss NON-Creep Stephen Colbert! #stephencolbert @thesoniashow.bsky.social brooklynfitchick.com/2025/07/what...

What a Creep: Marge Schott (Cincinnati Reds) & NON-Creep Stephen Colbert

What a Creep Season 30, Episode 4 Marge Schott, the former owner of the Cincinnati Reds Marge Schott was the owner of the Cincinnati Reds from 1984 to 1999. When she first started, she seemed like a g...

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Margo Donohue @brooklynmargo.bsky.social · Jul 17

Coming up on the next @bookversusmovie.bsky.social podcast, the Margos are discussing 1964's "Goldfinger" starring Sean Connery. @shesnachomama.bsky.social #spymovies #movies #jamesbond open.spotify.com/show/3NewZiz...

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Margo Donohue @brooklynmargo.bsky.social · Jul 17

To celebrate the latest version of "I Know What You Did Last Summer", the @bookversusmovie.bsky.social podcast looks at the 1997 version with Jennifer Love Hewitt & Sarah Michelle Gellar adapted from the 1973 Lois Duncan novel! #horror #remake open.spotify.com/episode/1FGx...

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) Replay Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Geller, & Freddie Prinze

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Margo Donohue @brooklynmargo.bsky.social · Jul 16

In honor of the newest version of "I Know What You Did Last Summer", the @bookversusmovie.bsky.social podcast replays our episode devoted to the 1997 film starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Jennifer Love Hewitt. #IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer @shesnachomama.bsky.social www.spreaker.com/episode/i-kn...

Margo Donohue @brooklynmargo.bsky.social · Jul 15

She is the worst! I am fast forwarding through her scenes. She pisses me off too much. And Fraser needs to lead better and take more control of the interior.

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Dr Pop Culture USA @drpopcultureusa.bsky.social · Jul 14

FYI “Broadway to Main Street” had an entire episode covering Kanin’s musical. broadwaytomainstreet.libsyn.com/do-re-mi

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Margo Donohue @brooklynmargo.bsky.social · Jul 14

Great idea! Here is a link to the original short story. It's a little tough to find. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Do Re Mi

Playwright and director, GARSON KANIN began his career as an actor: he gained his experience in production as an assistant to George Abbott and Samuel Goldwyn, and as a director for RKO. In his plays ...

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Margo Donohue @brooklynmargo.bsky.social · Jul 14

The @bookversusmovie.bsky.social podcast looks at the 1956 Jayne Mansfield classic "The Girl Can't Help It" based on the Garson Kanin short story "Do-Re-Me". Featuring early rock hero Little Richard! @shesnachomama.bsky.social brooklynfitchick.com/2025/07/book... #jaynemansfield #classicfilms

Book Vs Movie "The Girl Can't Help It" (1956) Jayne Mansfield, Towm Ewell, and Little Richard!

The Book Vs Movie podcast looks at the 1956 Jayne Mansfield classic "The Girl Can't Help It" and the Garson Kanin story "Do-Re-Mi"

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Margo Donohue @brooklynmargo.bsky.social · Jul 13

New episode of @bookversusmovie.bsky.social and we are still Jayne Mansfield obsessed! 1956's "The Girl Can't Help It" based on the short story "Do-Re-Mi" by Garson Kanin. @shesnachomama.bsky.social #classicfilms #jaynemansfield www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · Jul 13

Book Review: Fever by Margo Donohue @brooklynmargo.bsky.social (coming Aug 26, 2025, from Kensington Press). The complete history of #SaturdayNightFever mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/07/book... #Fever #NetGalley

Book Review: Fever

Classic album reviews from the 1970's and 1980's

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Margo Donohue @brooklynmargo.bsky.social · Jul 13

Thank you for the review! I'm glad you enjoyed learning some new juice tidbits from the filming!

Margo Donohue @brooklynmargo.bsky.social · Jul 10

Coming up on the next @bookversusmovie.bsky.social 1956's "The Girl Can't Help It" with Jayne Mansfield and Little Richard. @shesnachomama.bsky.social #jaynemansfield #littlerichard #1950s #bookvsmovie

Margo Donohue @brooklynmargo.bsky.social · Jul 10

On the latest, @whatacreep.bsky.social the 1984 killing of Kirsten Costas by her HS classmate in Orinda, CA. The basis for the Tori Spelling TV movie "Death of a Cheerleader." @thesoniashow.bsky.social brooklynfitchick.com/2025/07/what... #truecrime #bayarea #1980s

What a Creep: "The Murder of Kirsten Cistas" (Death of a Cheerleader"

What a Creep Season 30, Episode 3 The Murder of Kirsten Costas The Inspiration for the 1994 TV Movie A Friend to Die For & Death of a Cheerleader In the idyllic suburb of Orinda, California, the summ...

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Margo Donohue @brooklynmargo.bsky.social · Jul 10

I have no memory of this! Sorry 😣

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Sonia Mansfield @thesoniashow.bsky.social · Jul 6

Everyone is talking about JAWS so @brooklynmargo.bsky.social and I are talking about JAWS 3-D

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JAWS 3-D (1983)

Podcast Episode · Dorking Out · 07/06/2025 · 1h 8m

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Margo Donohue @brooklynmargo.bsky.social · Jul 4

Just in time for the 4th, our annual replay of our "George Washington and the Case of One Judge" episode at @whatacreep.bsky.social #georgewashington #onejudge #drunkhistory brooklynfitchick.com/2025/07/what...

What a Creep: George Washington and the Case of Ona Judge

The What a Creep podcast discusses the father of our Country, George Washington, and his obsession with former enslaved help Ona Judge

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Margo Donohue @brooklynmargo.bsky.social · Jul 2

Early press for my next book, "FEVER: The Complete History of Saturday Night Fever!" On sale in late August.
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The Director of 'Rocky' and 'The Karate Kid' Nearly Took On This ’70s Seminal Classic

Oscar-winning Rocky director John G. Avildsen almost helmed a sanitized, Bee Gees-less Saturday Night Fever.

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Margo Donohue @brooklynmargo.bsky.social · Jul 2

The funeral scene from 1969's "Alice's Restaurant" directed by Arthur Penn and based on the Arlo Guthrie song. brooklynfitchick.com/2025/07/book... @bookversusmovie.bsky.social @shesnachomama.bsky.social

Margo Donohue @brooklynmargo.bsky.social · Jul 1

1969's "Alice's Restaurant" based on the 1967 song by Arlo Guthrie on @bookversusmovie.bsky.social Have a listen! @shesnachomama.bsky.social brooklynfitchick.com/2025/07/book...

Book Vs. Movie "Alice's Restaurant" (1969) Arlo Guthrie, Arthur Penn, Pat Quinn, & James Broderick

Book Vs. Movie: “Alice’s Restaurant” Arlo Guthrie’s 1967 18-minute Song Vs the 1969 Movie Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant” is an 18-minute satirical folk monologue and song that became an anthem f...

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Margo Donohue @brooklynmargo.bsky.social · Jun 27

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