Episode 93: John Belushi Documentary and Forgotten History

What this episode covers

This week join Jonathan as he asks, “Why a new documentary on John Belushi in 2020?” when his story seems to have been told often and long, long, ago. He also uses the documentary to define and apply some historical concepts in order to think through why are such stories seemingly forgotten and then reanimated. A young John Belushi with Brian Doyle Murray at The National Lampoon. John Belushi photographed by Annie Leibovitz in 1982.Cover to Bob Woodward’s 1984 book Wired.Doug Hill and Jeff Weingrad’s 1986 back stage story of SNL during its first five seasons – Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night LiveGilda Radner fighting through cancer on the cover of Life Magazine in 1988, about a year prior to her death.Gary Groomes as Dan Aykroyd and Michael Chiklis as John Belushi in the 1989 film version of Bob Woodward’s book, Wired.