The Dream Factory
The Dream Factory is a podcast about the sometimes magical, sometimes terrifying world of MGM studios during Hollywood's golden age. Join host Derek Lajeunesse and fellow movie fans as they reawaken the ghosts of MGM, deep diving into people and the films that defined an era of moviemaking.
Podcasting since 2025 • 25 episodes
The Dream Factory
Latest Episodes
The Dream Factory Christmas Show
Happy holidays everyone! To mark this special time of year I’m opening my home (just like Judy Garland did on TV in 1963) to some cherished podcast family and friends. Together we’ll discuss a few of the MGM classics that ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 24
•
1:39:13
Summer Stock - Goodbye, MGM (Part 9)
Well folks, we’re reached the end of the season on The Dream Factory and it’s been trolley-fuls of fun speaking about my favourite topic: Judy Garland’s movies she made at MGM. We touched on two special movies from her canon and hopefully li...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 23
•
43:37
Summer Stock - Just Get Happy! (Part 8)
The penultimate episode of our Summer Stock deep dive is upon us and it’s been acres and acres of fun to have Nate as my guest host. This time we explore the unique sound of the MGM musical through some of its behind the scenes musical talen...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 22
•
53:50
Summer Stock - The Smell of Greasepaint (Part 7)
Thank you for joining us on our tractor as we plow through the Gene Kelly/Judy Garland homage to the backyard musicals: MGM’s Summer Stock. As the plot chugs along, Nate and I really begin to feel the heat coming off the J...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 20
•
1:04:36
Summer Stock - The Portland Fancy (Part 6)
Every great movie musical has a big dance number at a party and MGM’s Summer Stock is no exception. Nate once again joins me as Judy and Gene turn a country square dance (“The Portland Fancy”) into a red hot number where they both tear...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 19
•
1:03:16