Audacy and Stak have launched a limited-run podcast series with the late director, Peter Bogdanovic.
One Handshake Away: Peter Bogdonavich & The Icons of Cinema is a seven-part series featuring the Academy Award-nominated director, writer, actor, producer, critic, and film historian in conversation with some of the greatest directors past and present.
Those featured will include Guillermo del Toro, Orson Welles, Greta Gerwig, Quentin Tarantino, Ken Burns and Alfred Hitchcock in both new and never-before-heard archive interviews.
One Handshake Away is one of the last projects Hollywood legend Bogdanovich worked on before his death.
When he passed away in 2022 before the project could be completed, his ex-wife, producer and actor Louise Stratten, stepped in to serve as narrator and co-host. The three-time Academy Award-winning director Guillermo del Toro filled in as host for the final three episodes.
Louise Stratten, says: “Peter loved doing the TCM podcast ‘The Plot Thickens’ – he loved working with Ben Mankiewicz on that. It inspired him so much that he wanted to take his old recordings of his interviews of these original directors that mentored and inspired him and started his career.
“He had the idea to come full circle and share his treasure chest with the current directors that he admired and were friends with to have a conversation about them and to keep these directors that inspired him in the current conversation. Hence ‘One Hand Shake Away.'”
Luke Moore, COO, Stak commented: “It has been a privilege for Stak to have served as co-producer on One Handshake Away. It’s a project that has been many years in the making and its ability to straddle multiple generations of filmmakers, all of whom are household names in the industry makes it unique in podcasting.
“For Peter to come to Stak and select us as his podcast company of choice to get One Handshake Away off the ground was a great honour for us, and something we’re immensely proud of. We’re also delighted to have teamed up with Audacy to see Peter’s vision finally realised in what would sadly become one of his final projects.”
Jenna Weiss-Berman, EVP, Podcasts, Audacy added: “Peter Bogdanovich is the epitome of a Hollywood legend – a master behind the camera and a devoted student of the greats who came before him. Guided by Louise Stratten, ‘One Handshake Away’ is a treasure trove of intimate, fascinating conversations with leading directors of our time.”
One Handshake Away: Peter Bogdonavich & The Icons of Cinema is available weekly on all major podcast platforms from today, Wednesday 7 February.
