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Alicia Malone, The Femme Detectives, Ep. 1`1

Authors on the Air Global Radio Network · Oct 9, 2026 · 23:14

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ALICIA MALONE

https://aliciamalone.com/books

Alicia Malone is a host on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and the host of TCM Imports, showcasing cinematic treasures from around the world each Sunday. The is also a film journalist, teacher, and author.
Malone is an authority on classic, independent, and foreign films and is passionate about supporting women in film. As an author, she has written four books. Her first three, Backwards and in Heels, The Female Gaze and Girls on Film: Lessons From a Life of Watching Women in Movies explored the accomplishments and obstacles women have faced throughout cinema’s history.

Her most recent book, TCM Imports: Timeless Favorites and Hidden Gems of World Cinema take readers for a cinematic trip around the globe. A review in the Shepherd Express noted that, “Malone writes the way she presents on screen: bright, prepared, and engaged.” She recently created the TCM gift set, Film Fashion Icons. Her debut novel, Murder at the Movies, will be released in October 2026, as book one in a new cozy mystery series.

Alicia Malone is also the host of the Emmy Award-nominated Reel Destinations for Focus Features and the cohost of HBO's Official Gilded Age Podcast. In 2019, she was named one of LA Weekly’s People of the Year, and she has given two TEDx talks on the history of women in cinema. She is also on the board of directors of the Strand Theatre, a historic movie house in Rockland, Maine.

Previously, Malone was the host of FilmStruck, TCM’s streaming service for movie lovers, hosted several episodes of Criterion’s Adventures in Moviegoing series, and was the host and creator of Fandango’s series Indie Movie Guide. Malone began her television career twenty-five years ago in her native Australia, working behind the scenes as a writer, producer, and editor for movie-centric television shows. Her expertise in film saw her transition to host, interviewer, and film critic for television, radio, print, and online. In 2011, Malone moved to Los Angeles, and since then has appeared as a film expert on a variety of television channels and programs, including CNN’s The Movies documentary series, MSNBC, Today, Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, and ABC’s 2019 Live from the Red Carpet Oscar pre-show.

In high school, Malone was voted “Most Likely to See Her Name Up in Lights.” She campaigned hard for that title because she thought it would look good in her future biography.

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/n455D6EWjgY
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4KKZQM6xzhuUYeEAOvTyTZ
Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/alicia-malone-the-femme-detectives-ep-1-1/id687959058?i=1000794043201

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