Noah Diamond 7/28/26 Noah Diamond 7/28/26

Episode 95: Who You Gonna Believe, Me Or Your Own Eyes?

In this multidimensional episode, we welcome Richard S. Greene, author of the new book Marx Madvertising: Selling the Marx Brothers to 20th Century America; and Andrew Murchie, the man behind the new 3D version of Animal Crackers.

Noah Diamond 6/25/26 Noah Diamond 6/25/26

Episode 94: The British Eyles (featuring Allen Eyles)

Allen Eyles wrote the first book-length analysis of the Marxes’ films, the pioneering The Marx Brothers: Their World of Comedy (1966); he revisited the subject decades later in The Complete Films of the Marx Brothers (1992); and he joins us now for his first podcast interview.

Noah Diamond 5/27/25 Noah Diamond 5/27/25

Episode 81: Ten Annotated Years

Matthew takes a break from cohosting and makes his debut as a guest on the MBCP, and Bob and Noah grill him on the subject of the tenth anniversary of The Annotated Marx Brothers.

Noah Diamond 1/30/25 Noah Diamond 1/30/25

Episode 77: And Always Zeppo

We discuss Zeppo: The Reluctant Marx Brother, the revelatory new biography by Robert S. Bader.

Noah Diamond 2/27/24 Noah Diamond 2/27/24

Episode 66: The Little We Know About Leonard (Our “Growing Up With Chico” Deep Dive)

We consider the man, the Marx Brother, the mystery that is Chico Marx, as we revisit Maxine Marx’s memoir Growing Up With Chico.

Noah Diamond 12/22/23 Noah Diamond 12/22/23

Episode 64: Groucho and We (Our Groucho and Me Deep Dive featuring Frank Ferrante)

Frank Ferrante returns to the podcast to join us for an in-depth look at our hero’s “anti-autobiography,” Groucho and Me.

Noah Diamond 1/25/23 Noah Diamond 1/25/23

Episode 53: Duck Privates (featuring Nick Santa Maria)

Matthew Coniam and Nick Santa Maria, authors of The Annotated Abbott and Costello, ask whether Marx Brothers fan and A&C skeptic Noah Diamond can be swayed by a great book and some well-chosen film clips.