Foibles: A Mother-Daughter Podcast

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Xoe and Rita discuss film, literature, historical figures, interests, and obsessions.

  1. 01/29/2024

    EPISODE 40: Jaqueline Susann and Valley of the Dolls

    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 Plell and Powerbleeder for our theme song "Future Mind" listen here!

    56 min

  2. 11/25/2023

    EPISODE 39 Carole Lombard Pt. II: The Profane Angel

    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!

    55 min

  3. 07/30/2023

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

    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!

    1h 3m

  4. 06/29/2023

    EPISODE 38 Jane Austen Pt. III- Her Works

    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 best: Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001) - Colin Firth again! Both a tribute and its own thing.  Lost in Austen (2008) - 4-part BBC TV series: Modern day Londoner switches places with Elizabeth Bennett - adorable!   These are fun too: Austenland (2013)- rom-com about immersive Austen cosplay Becoming Jane (2007) - starring Anne Hathaway as Austen in a fictionalized story about her failed romance with Tom LeFroy Death Comes to Pemberley (2013) - BBC 3-part murder mystery based the book by E. L. James   Darcy in the water statue  Other Music: Excerpts from BBC's Pride and Prejudice (1996). Thank you to  David Plell and Powerbleeder for our theme song "Future Mind" listen here!

    1h 11m

  5. 05/17/2023

    Summer Vacation: No Foibles Episode in May

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

    23 sec

  6. 04/28/2023

    EPISODE 38 Jane Austen Pt. II- Her Times

    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 best: Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001) - Colin Firth again! Both a tribute and its own thing.  Lost in Austen (2008) - 4-part BBC TV series: Modern day Londoner switches places with Elizabeth Bennett - adorable!   These are fun too: Austenland (2013)- rom-com about immersive Austen cosplay Becoming Jane (2007) - starring Anne Hathaway as Austen in a fictionalized story about her failed romance with Tom LeFroy Death Comes to Pemberley (2013) - BBC 3-part murder mystery based the book by E. L. James   Darcy in the water statue  Other Music: Excerpts from BBC's Pride and Prejudice (1996). Thank you to  David Plell and Powerbleeder for our theme song "Future Mind" listen here!

    1 hr

  7. 03/24/2023

    EPISODE 38 Jane Austen Pt. I- Her Life

    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 best: Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001) - Colin Firth again! Both a tribute and its own thing.  Lost in Austen (2008) - 4-part BBC TV series: Modern day Londoner switches places with Elizabeth Bennett - adorable!   These are fun too: Austenland (2013)- rom-com about immersive Austen cosplay Becoming Jane (2007) - starring Anne Hathaway as Austen in a fictionalized story about her failed romance with Tom LeFroy Death Comes to Pemberley (2013) - BBC 3-part murder mystery based the book by E. L. James   Darcy in the water statue  Other Music: Excerpts from BBC's Pride and Prejudice (1996). Thank you to  David Plell and Powerbleeder for our theme song "Future Mind" listen here!

    54 min

  8. 02/25/2023

    EPISODE 37 Preston Sturges Pt. IV- A Pratfall is Better Than Anything

    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 (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. A kitten is better than a dog. A baby is better than a kitten. A kiss is better than a baby. A pratfall is better than anything." -Preston Sturges Other Music: Opening credits Sullivan's Travels, The Lady Eve, and Palm Beach Story. Thank you to Powerbleeder for our theme song "Future Mind" listen here!

    50 min
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