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EPISODE 40: Jaqueline Susann and Valley of the Dolls

Foibles: A Mother-Daughter Podcast ·

2024/01/29

Jaqueline Susann (1918-1974)Novels: Yargo (1950’s) - Science Fiction Every Night, Josephine! (1963) - epistolary novel about her poodle Valley of the Dolls (1966) The Love Machine (1969) Once is Not Enough (1973) Sex and Single Girl by Helen Gurley Brown Must watch film: Valley of the Doll (1967), starring Patty Duke, Susan Hayward, Sharon Tate, and Barbara Parkins Music: Valley of the Dolls theme sung by Dionne Warwick "The Love Machine" theme sung by Dionne Warwick Thank you to David

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EPISODE 39 Carole Lombard Pt. II: The Profane Angel

Foibles: A Mother-Daughter Podcast ·

2023/11/25

We've been on hiatus for some time! Thank you for your patience while I took a vacation - Xoe Carole Lombard (1908-1942) nee Jane Alice Peters Must-see movies: To Be or Not To Be (1942) My Man Godfrey (1936) No Man of Her Own (1932) Marriages: William Powell (1931-1933) Clark Gable (1939-1942) Clip of the Love of Carole’s Life - Russ Columbo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-zQWgOKFTg&t=102s Thank you to David Plell and Powerbleeder for our theme song "Future Mind" listen here!

01:02:49

EPISODE 39 Carole Lombard Pt. I: The Orchid Lady?

Foibles: A Mother-Daughter Podcast ·

2023/07/30

Carole Lombard (1908-1942) nee Jane Alice Peters Must-see movies: To Be or Not To Be (1942) My Man Godfrey (1936) No Man of Her Own (1932) Marriages: William Powell (1931-1933) Clark Gable (1939-1942) Clip of the Love of Carole’s Life - Russ Columbo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-zQWgOKFTg&t=102s Thank you to David Plell and Powerbleeder for our theme song "Future Mind" listen here!

01:10:51

EPISODE 38 Jane Austen Pt. III- Her Works

Foibles: A Mother-Daughter Podcast ·

2023/06/29

Pt III of III Jane Austen (1775-1817) Novels Sense and Sensibility (1811) published when Austen was 37 years old Pride and Prejudice (1813) Mansfield Park (1814) Emma (1815) Northanger Abbey (1818, posthumous) Persuasion (1818, posthumous) Lady Susan (1871, posthumous) Our favorite adaptations: BBC P&P (1995) - the best! Starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle S&S (1995) - Emma Thompson won an Oscar for Best Adaptation and a new husband Enjoyable Austen fan fiction: These are the very

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Summer Vacation: No Foibles Episode in May

Foibles: A Mother-Daughter Podcast ·

2023/05/17

We'll be back in June with the final part of the Jane Austen Series!

01:00:17

EPISODE 38 Jane Austen Pt. II- Her Times

Foibles: A Mother-Daughter Podcast ·

2023/04/28

Pt II of III Jane Austen (1775-1817) Novels Sense and Sensibility (1811) published when Austen was 37 years old Pride and Prejudice (1813) Mansfield Park (1814) Emma (1815) Northanger Abbey (1818, posthumous) Persuasion (1818, posthumous) Lady Susan (1871, posthumous) Our favorite adaptations: BBC P&P (1995) - the best! Starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle S&S (1995) - Emma Thompson won an Oscar for Best Adaptation and a new husband Enjoyable Austen fan fiction: These are the very

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EPISODE 38 Jane Austen Pt. I- Her Life

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2023/03/24

Pt I of III Jane Austen (1775-1817) Novels Sense and Sensibility (1811) published when Austen was 37 years old Pride and Prejudice (1813) Mansfield Park (1814) Emma (1815) Northanger Abbey (1818, posthumous) Persuasion (1818, posthumous) Lady Susan (1871, posthumous) Our favorite adaptations: BBC P&P (1995) - the best! Starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle S&S (1995) - Emma Thompson won an Oscar for Best Adaptation and a new husband Enjoyable Austen fan fiction: These are the very

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EPISODE 37 Preston Sturges Pt. IV- A Pratfall is...

Foibles: A Mother-Daughter Podcast ·

2023/02/25

Thank you for joining us for the fourth and final part of the series on the life and career of Preston Sturges. Unfortunately, he's a jerk in this one and his later films are... simply not good, so you'll find this to be a somewhat downbeat episode. We'll make sure something short and sweet is next, so look forward to that! Preston Sturges (1898 - 1959) birth name Edmund Preston Biden - writer, director, producer Part IV of IV Must see movies: Sullivan’s Travels (1941) The Lady Eve

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EPISODE 37 Preston Sturges Pt. III- A Bedroom is...

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2023/01/28

Preston Sturges (1898 - 1959) birth name Edmund Preston Biden - writer, director, producer Part III of IV Must see movies: Sullivan’s Travels (1941) The Lady Eve (1941) Christmas in July (1940) Runner Up: Palm Beach Story (1942) Full Quote from the Title: "A pretty girl is better than a plain one. A leg is better than an arm. A bedroom is better than a living room. An arrival is better than a departure. A birth is better than a death. A chase is better than a chat. A dog is better than a landscape

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EPISODE 37 Preston Sturges Pt. II- An Arrival is...

Foibles: A Mother-Daughter Podcast ·

2022/12/29

Preston Sturges (1898 - 1959) birth name Edmund Preston Biden - writer, director, producer Part II of IV Must see movies: Sullivan’s Travels (1941) The Lady Eve (1941) Christmas in July (1940) Runner Up: Palm Beach Story (1942) Full Quote from the Title: "A pretty girl is better than a plain one. A leg is better than an arm. A bedroom is better than a living room. An arrival is better than a departure. A birth is better than a death. A chase is better than a chat. A dog is better than a landscape

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EPISODE 37 Preston Sturges Pt. I- A Dog is Better...

Foibles: A Mother-Daughter Podcast ·

2022/11/27

Preston Sturges (1898 - 1959) birth name Edmund Preston Biden - writer, director, producer Part I of IV Must see movies: Sullivan’s Travels (1941) The Lady Eve (1941) Christmas in July (1940) Runner Up: Palm Beach Story (1942) Full Quote from the Title: "A pretty girl is better than a plain one. A leg is better than an arm. A bedroom is better than a living room. An arrival is better than a departure. A birth is better than a death. A chase is better than a chat. A dog is better than a landscape

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EPISODE 36 Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy ”Ah,...

Foibles: A Mother-Daughter Podcast ·

2022/10/22

Jeanette MacDonald (1903 -1965) Nelson Eddy (1901 - 1967) Naughty Marietta (1935) - Highly recommended Rose Marie (1936) Maytime (1937) - Highly recommended The Girl of the Golden West (1938) - Highly recommended Sweethearts (1938) - Highly recommended New Moon (1940) - Highly recommended Bitter Sweet (1940) I Married an Angel (1941) - hmmm, inter-esting A couple of recommendations of their separate films: The Merry Widow (1934) - Jeanette stars with Maurice Chevalier directed by Ernst

01:10:54

EPISODE 35 ”Oh Humanity!” Billy Budd and Bartleby the...

Foibles: A Mother-Daughter Podcast ·

2022/09/24

Herman Melville (1819-1891) Most famously the author of Moby Dick but his best work is Bartleby the Scrivener (1853) - “I would prefer not to.” Billy Budd (1891) - left unfinished at this death Our preferred adaptation is a loose one - Beau Travail directed by Claire Denis (1999) As adapted into an opera by Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd (1951) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6cdCuKhjKM Thank you to Powerbleeder for the theme song "Future Mind" listen here! Other Music: "Farewell to thee, old

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EPISODE 34 Rudolph Valentino Pt. VI: Valentino,...

Foibles: A Mother-Daughter Podcast ·

2022/08/27

The final part of the life and times of Rudolph Valentino: his second divorce, the famous boxing match, and more. * Corrections: Rudy gave out his first and only prize for best actor in 1924; the first Oscars were held in 1929, not 1926. Rudolph Valentino nee Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella (1895 - 1926) In Part IV, we discuss Rudy's first two marriages and the drama that ensues, and his rise to international stardom with the Sheik (1921). Top 5: The

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EPISODE 34 Rudolph Valentino Pt. V: Megastardom and...

Foibles: A Mother-Daughter Podcast ·

2022/07/24

Rudolph Valentino nee Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella (1895 - 1926) In Part IV, we discuss Rudy's first two marriages and the drama that ensues, and his rise to international stardom with the Sheik (1921). Top 5: The Eagle The Sheik/Son of the Sheik Cobra Blood and Sand Moran of the Lady Letty Photos from the Young Raja Valentino's Car The Mineralava Beauty Pageant Thank you to Powerbleeder for the theme song "Future Mind" listen here!

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Episode 34 Rudolph Valentino Pt. IV: How She Won the...

Foibles: A Mother-Daughter Podcast ·

2022/06/25

Rudolph Valentino nee Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella (1895 - 1926) In Part IV, we discuss Rudy's first two marriages and the drama that ensues, and his rise to international stardom with the Sheik (1921). *Correction: There exist two other recording of Rudy's voice. One can be heard here: Rudy Singing "Kashmiri Love Song" Top 5: The Eagle The Sheik/Son of the Sheik Cobra Blood and Sand Moran of the Lady Letty Thank you to Powerbleeder for the theme

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Foibles Episode 34 Rudolph Valentino Pt. III: He...

Foibles: A Mother-Daughter Podcast ·

2022/05/28

Rudolph Valentino nee Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella (1895 - 1926) Top 5: The Eagle The Sheik/Son of the Sheik Cobra Blood and Sand Moran of the Lady Letty Ken Russell did a good, though at times surreal, biopic - Valentino (1977) - starring the ballet legend Rudolph Nureyev. Thank you to Powerbleeder for the theme song "Future Mind" listen here! Other songs in this episode: Tango- music from Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

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Foibles Episode 34 Rudolph Valentino Pt. II: Ten...

Foibles: A Mother-Daughter Podcast ·

2022/04/23

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Foibles Episode 34 Rudolph Valentino Pt I: The...

Foibles: A Mother-Daughter Podcast ·

2022/02/26

Rudolph Valentino nee Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella (1895 - 1926) Top 5: The Eagle The Sheik/Son of the Sheik Cobra Blood and Sand Moran of the Lady Letty Movies watched: Patria (1917) - Fragments only exist; He shows up briefly in the background of a nightclub in episode 2. Movie stars Irene Castle. A Society Sensation (1918 short) - romantic male lead opposite the star Carmel Myers. Star power is evident already. But the movie is

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Foibles Episode 33: Pnin, Vladimir Nabokov’s Answer...

Foibles: A Mother-Daughter Podcast ·

2022/01/29

Xoe and Rita discuss Pnin (1957) Vladimir Nabokov's absolute masterpiece of a novel.

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