Citizen Kane (1941)
Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.
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🎙️ SYSK Episodes
#022025
Inner Dialogues, Monologues and Stone Cold Silence
"Rosebud's gotta be more than a wagon. It was a sled."
— Josh
Josh references the famous 'Rosebud' sled from Citizen Kane while discussing digging deeper into thoughts during research interviews.
Feb 20, 2025
#122122
Short Stuff: Snow Globes
"Orson Welles used one very famously in Citizen Kane at the end when that snow globe breaks."
— Josh
The hosts discuss famous uses of snow globes in film, with Citizen Kane cited as a notable example.
Dec 21, 2022
#042622
“Postmodernism:”
"I think it's just a great movie, but I'm glad you saw it finally. But it was, I think maybe the expectation. It's sort of like when I saw Citizen Kane."
— Chuck
Mentioned as foundational film that broke boundaries and raised the bar for cinema.
Apr 26, 2022
#072421
Selects: How Mars Works
"Who directed Citizen Kane? Orson Welles."
— Josh
Josh asks Chuck who directed Citizen Kane in the context of discussing Orson Welles.
Jul 24, 2021
#112420
Patty Hearst: Brainwashed or Bandit?
"He was the model for Citizen Kane, I believe, right?"
— Josh
Josh references Citizen Kane as the film inspired by William Randolph Hearst's life.
Nov 24, 2020
#102617
Episode 1,000: The Simpsons Spectacular Part II
"Rosebud is number two. That's a Citizen Kane parody."
— Josh
Josh identifies the Simpsons episode Rosebud as a parody of Citizen Kane.
Oct 26, 2017
#051317
SYSK Selects: Gesundheit! How Allergies Work
"I think of him as like the, in Citizen Kane early on, and he was clean-shaven baby face, right?"
— Josh
Referenced in discussion about Orson Welles' appearance and whether he had a beard.
May 13, 2017
#081815
Pigeons: Homing, Passenger, Carrier and Otherwise
"It's probably Citizen Kane. We'll hear about in the email, huh? Yeah. It wasn't Citizen Kane."
— Josh
Josh mentions Citizen Kane when trying to remember which classic movie was colorized by Ted Turner, then corrects himself.
Aug 18, 2015
#031015
How Fleas Work
"Citizen Kane was a genesis of dark lighting, not so, because Phil Noir goes all the way back to 1920."
Listener mail corrects the attribution of dark lighting innovation in cinema.
Mar 10, 2015
#042214
How Mars Works
"when who directed Citizen Kane? Orson Welles."
— Josh
Josh is identifying Orson Welles as the director when discussing the War of the Worlds radio broadcast.
Apr 22, 2014
#072910
How Presidential Pardons Work
"which is what Citizen Kane was. He was based on him."
— Chuck
Chuck mentioned that William Randolph Hearst was the inspiration for Citizen Kane when discussing Patty Hearst's grandfather.
Jul 29, 2010
Cast
Orson Welles
Charles Foster Kane
Joseph Cotten
Jedediah Leland
Dorothy Comingore
Susan Alexander Kane
Ray Collins
Jim W. Gettys
George Coulouris
Walter Parks Thatcher
Agnes Moorehead
Mary Kane
Paul Stewart
Raymond
Ruth Warrick
Emily Norton Kane
Erskine Sanford
Herbert Carter
William Alland
Jerry Thompson/Narrator
Everett Sloane
Mr. Bernstein
Fortunio Bonanova
Signor Matiste
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