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S3E5 - "Your Host From Coast to Coast"

The origin story of Kemmons Wilson's Holiday Inn with the Film "Ready! Fire! Aim!"

What do the film's Ready! Fire! Aim! and Poltergeist have in common? Holiday Inn.

"At the end of [Poltergeist], you see the family who has survived the worst experience of their life, and where do they go for safety and comfort? Holiday Inn. What better way to show the global impact?"

We're chatting with director Melissa Anderson Sweazy about how the film was created, why it debuted at Indie Memphis Film Festival in 2022, her connection to the Wilson family, ghost stories, and so much more in today's episode.

This episode is made possible in partnership with iBank.