The Bombshell Effect

Greta Garbo: Her Magic, Mystique & Mystery (feat. Garbo's Grandnephew Biographer Scott Reisfield)

Greta Garbo had Hollywood under her spell. She took Joan Crawford's breath away, mesmerized director Billy Wilder, and John Barrymore once called what she had pure magic.

Judy Garland, The Wizard of Oz & Hollywood's Cursed Movie Sets (feat. director Jay Cheel)

Can a film set actually be cursed? If you were a producer on The Omen or a background actor on The Wizard of Oz, you might believe it. This episode of The Bombshell Effec

Episode Three: The Beverly Hills Hotel & The Hollywood Power Lunch

The Beverly Hills Hotel literally invented a neighorhood. What was once cursed ranchland became a place for mansions and "pedigreed" movie stars. The hotel is a symbol of

Episode Two: Chateau Marmont: Jean Harlow's Affairs, Belushi's Overdose, and Lohan's Outrageous Hotel Bill (feat. Psychic Medium Patti Negri)

Chateau Marmont is one of the most famous hotels in Los Angeles– a symbol of Old Hollywood glamour, celebrity excess, and Hollywood tragedy. Located in West Hollywood, th

Mini Episode: Cole's French Dip, The Noir Hangout of Mickey Cohen, Charles Bukowski, and more (feat. Kim Cooper of Esotouric)

Los Angeles may be losing one of its last true landmarks. Cole's French Dip, open since 1908 and a favorite hot spot to mobsters, detectives, burlesque dancers, boozy pol

Episode One: Barney's Beanery: Janis Joplin, 1970s Laurel Canyon and Quentin Tarantino

Legendary gossip columnist Hedda Hopper once described West Hollywood's Barney's Beanery as the place "where the stars go!"– and she wasn't exaggerating. Throughout the G