# Karina Longworth digs into old Hollywood's bisexuals

> The "You Must Remember This" host has stopped watching modern Hollywood and turned her ear to the industry's buried bisexual history.
- Title: Karina Longworth digs into old Hollywood's bisexuals · Variety
- Summary: The "You Must Remember This" host has stopped watching modern Hollywood and turned her ear to the industry's buried bisexual history. Longworth's 18-season…
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- Source: Variety — https://variety.com/2026/film/features/karina-longworth-you-must-remember-this-bisexuals-2-1236862335
- Author: Mya Copeland
- Published: 2026-09-15T19:09:42+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: podcasts, old hollywood, bisexuality, film history, karina longworth, entertainment, culture
## She stopped watching
Karina Longworth, a former film critic, says she doesn't pay much attention to the modern film industry anymore. Her attention lives decades back.

> Karina Longworth isn't that interested in modern Hollywood anymore.
## Eighteen seasons deep
"You Must Remember This" has run for 18 seasons, long enough to become the reference work people reach for on Hollywood's secret history.
## Gossip, feuds, murders
Her raw material is what the studios tried to bury: rumors, rivalries, scandals that ended careers, and the occasional killing.

> from gossip and feuds to controversies and murders
## The Bisexuals arrives Tuesday
The new season runs eight episodes and traces the history of bisexual people working inside the entertainment industry.
## Two lives carry it
Broadway torch singer Libby Holman and movie star Montgomery Clift anchor the season, two careers shaped by what Hollywood refused to name.
## A myth, still
Longworth's framing is blunt: even progressive people still say bisexuality is a myth. That denial is what the season is built to answer.

> Even Progressive People Say Bisexuality is a Myth
## Key takeaway

Longworth's 18-season podcast works because she left the present behind, and season 19 uses Libby Holman and Montgomery Clift to argue bisexuality was never a myth.