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Foibles: A Mother-Daughter Podcast foibles
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4.8 • 12 Ratings
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Xoe and Rita discuss film, literature, historical figures, interests, and obsessions.
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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! -
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! -
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! -
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! -
Summer Vacation: No Foibles Episode in May
We'll be back in June with the final part of the Jane Austen Series!
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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!
Customer Reviews
Excellent, well-researched and thoughtful
What a great surprise! I’ll admit the show’s name and tagline made me nervous this might be like the many chat podcasts that foreground interpersonal dynamics over research and preparation. But it’s well-researched and thoughtful. I’ve learned a lot, and it’s given me new perspectives on creatives I thought I knew well (like Val Lewton and Marilyn Monroe). I also appreciate the hosts’ respect for each other and for their subjects. To me, the “foibles” here are in Hollywood’s treatment of its geniuses—not any mistakes made by the hosts. (Dream topics: The Birds, Rosemary’s Baby, Barbara Stanwyck.)
learned a lot about myself during the Errol Flynn ep
pleasant listen, good pacing
#motherdaughtergoals
I hope my daughter and I will have a relationship like this when she gets older! I enjoy the thoroughly researched information, and fun and intellectual conversations about interesting topics.