Every Time a Bell Rings: The Legacy of It’s a… by Lauren Theisen · Audiobook preview

PURCHASE ON GOOGLE PLAY BOOKS ►► https://g.co/booksYT/AQAAAEC6mUTZ7M Every Time a Bell Rings: The Legacy of It’s a Wonderful Life, America’s Most Beloved Holiday Film Authored by Lauren Theisen, Emily St. James Narrated by Lauren Theisen, Emily St. James 0:00 Intro 0:03 Every Time a Bell Rings: The Legacy of It’s a Wonderful Life, America’s Most Beloved Holiday Film 0:49 Introduction 11:38 Part I: Bedford Falls 15:49 Outro #laurentheisen #everytimeabellringsthelegacyofitsawonderfullifeamericasmostbelovedholidayfilm — GOOGLE PLAY BOOKS Find your next great read with Google Play Books. Google Play Books is a global digital bookstore offering ebooks, audiobooks, comics, and manga. Discover book recommendations personalized just for you. Get the iOS app: https://goo.gle/books-ios Get the Android app: https://goo.gle/books-android — BOOK DESCRIPTION NARRATED BY THE AUTHORS A fond and nostalgic cultural history of It's a Wonderful Life, celebrating the beloved holiday film's actors and creators, its unexpected journey from public domain to holiday classic, and what its enduring legacy reveals about America. An indelible time capsule into the 1940s, It’s a Wonderful Life remains a cornerstone of peak American film, and one of the greatest pieces of media that America has ever written about itself. At a time when popular art was grappling with a picturesque vision of the American Dream, It's a Wonderful Life explored both its enduring qualities and hard edges, making it an exemplary piece of the post–World War II cultural zeitgeist. Today, when view the film through the prism of its origins, It's a Wonderful Life becomes something much more poignant, a holiday classic that casts a hopeful eye toward the future. At nearly 80 years old, the film serves as a message in a bottle from 1946, and an important relic of the golden age of film. Journalists Emily St. James and Lauren Theisen offer the definitive story of It's a Wonderful Life, from its creation to its everlasting echoes today. — ABOUT THE AUTHOR Lauren Theisen is a journalist and editor with Defector Media. Emily St. James is a writer and cultural critic. During her journalism career, she served as the critic–at–large for Vox and the first TV editor of the A.V. Club. Her work has also appeared in the New York Times, Vanity Fair, and Vulture. She is the co–author of Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X–Files. Her debut novel, Woodworking, was longlisted for the 2025 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. She lives in Los Angeles. — AUDIOBOOK DETAILS Purchase on Google Play Books ►► https://g.co/booksYT/AQAAAEC6mUTZ7M Language: English Publisher: Hanover Square Press Published on: September 29, 2026 ISBN: 9781488240041 Duration: 7 hr, 53 min Genres: Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism, Performing Arts / Film / General, Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts