Love Sweetie Podcast

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This is a podcast about a woman's life in the latter half of the 20th century named Kathryn Frances Demaree Graham (a.k.a. Sweetie).  The podcast reacts to and comments on the many letters chronicling her life.  Check out more information at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com.  Follow Sweetie on X at @lovesweetieshow

  1. 4d ago

    Episode 125 "Christmas With Different Emotions"

    Welcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast!  In this episode, we review one big letter from December 29, 1952, in which Sweetie describes all that occurred at her home in Doylestown during Christmas 1952, as well as her interactions with other members of the Graham family.   At the end of the episode, there are some general announcements regarding plans for November and next year! For audio listeners, here is the link to the specific page that has the family group photograph that was referenced in this episode: https://www.lovesweetiepodcast.com/grahamfamily1950s Check out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for the family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone! The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Francis Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime.  These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed).   It should also be noted that the content and vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1952, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts. For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com.  This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast

  2. Sep 21

    Episode 124 "Stockings and Slippers"

    Welcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast!  In this episode, we review three pieces of correspondence - one from Sweetie's mother, Laura, and the other two from Sweetie herself, who is preparing for Christmas 1952.  That being said, we also learn about how her son, Lewis, is progressing in the second grade at the Doylestown Public School, and we talk about some unique antiques that Sweetie acquired to help some of their customers. Check out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for the family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone! The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Francis Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime.  These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed).   It should also be noted that the content and vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1952, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts. For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com.  This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast

  3. Sep 14

    Episode 123 "Dinner At the Base on Thanksgiving Day"

    Welcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast!  In this episode, we review six pieces of correspondence from three individuals - Sweetie, her father, Chester Demaree, M.D., and her mother, Laura Shuler Demaree.  The first letter from Chester is from October 1952, and the rest of the documents are from November 1952.  We get a last note from Chester about some of his trip with his wife to visit Sweetie in Pennsylvania, and then all parties prepare for the holiday season in 1952.  In this episode, we learn what happened for Sweetie and her family on Thanksgiving Day - notably, she and her family had dinner at Naval Air Station (NAS) Willow Grove that year.   Check out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for the family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone! The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Francis Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime.  These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed).   It should also be noted that the content and vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1952, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts. For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com.  This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast

  4. Sep 7

    Episode 122 "On the Outside Looking In"

    Welcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast!  In this episode, we review three pieces of correspondence that Sweetie wrote in October and November 1952.  Sweetie's parents continue their visit with her daughter and her family in Doylestown, and in this episode, we learn that they visited Valley Forge National Park.  However, by the end of the episode Sweetie's parents leave to return home to Iowa, leaving Sweetie feeling lonesome right before the holidays of 1952.  We also discuss the presidential election of 1952 in which Eisenhower was elected president, winning against Adlai Stevenson.  This video also features footage from visiting the Doylestown Cemetery, where Miss Darst and other Darst family members who lived in Doylestown are buried.  The Doylestown Cemetery has many historical graves, and more can be learned on this subject at https://doylestowncemetery.com.   Check out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for the family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone! The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Francis Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime.  These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed).   It should also be noted that the content and vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1952, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts. For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com.  This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast

  5. Aug 31

    Episode 121 "I Heard Mamma Call Sweetie"

    Welcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast!  In this episode, we review three pieces of correspondence that Sweetie and her father, Chester Demaree, M.D., wrote in October 1952.  Sweetie's parents finally arrive in Doylestown to visit their daughter after such a long delay, and they both describe what happens during the first couple of weeks that they spend together.  The family travels to Philadelphia and to New York City, and they describe some of the sights as tourists during the 1950's.   We also discuss their visit to see the residence of Henry Chapman Mercer, Fonthill Castle, in Doylestown, and we discuss the possibilities of the Darst family's connection to Mercer. Check out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for the family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone! The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Francis Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime.  These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed).   It should also be noted that the content and vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1952, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts. For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com.  This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast

  6. Aug 24

    Episode 120 "Hot Dog and Good Bye!"

    Welcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast!  In this episode, we review three pieces of correspondence that Sweetie wrote in September and early October 1952.  We learn more about Sweetie's son, Lewis, in the second grade at the Doylestown Public School, Sweetie discusses the upcoming Presidential Election of 1952, and the family gets their first dog to celebrate Lewis' 7th birthday! Check out the picture of Lewis and the family dog at this page on the Love Sweetie Podcast website: https://www.lovesweetiepodcast.com/sweetieat363nmainst Check out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for the family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone! The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Francis Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime.  These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed).   It should also be noted that the content and vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1952, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts. For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com.  This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast

  7. Aug 17

    Episode 119 "I Thought Sure the Whole House Was Afire"

    Welcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast!  In this episode, we review two letters that Sweetie wrote in September 1952.  Sweetie's son, Lewis, started the second grade at the Doylestown Public School that fall, and Sweetie is eagerly anticipating the arrival of her parents from Iowa, but doesn't know yet when they might plan to visit.  Meanwhile, the curmudgeonly Miss Darst has plans of her own to go out and see other people in town, and, as Sweetie recounts, creates a fire hazard in the house that Sweetie has to handle. Check out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for the family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone! The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Francis Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime.  These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed).   It should also be noted that the content and vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1952, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts. For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com.  This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast

  8. Aug 10

    Episode 118 "Don't Worry, Girlie"

    Welcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast!  In this episode, we review three letters that Sweetie wrote in August 1952 and September 1952.  In the first letter, Sweetie writes to her sister, Jeanne, giving her advice on various aspects of married life, and in the second letter, she writes the same day to the rest of the family.  We learn more about her brother-in-law's wife, Marguerite, who had been away that summer visiting her mother in Doucette, Texas.  Finally, in the third letter (that she writes to her sister, Jeanne), we learn that her son, Lewis, has resumed school in the fall, starting the second grade. Check out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for the family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone! The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Francis Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime.  These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed).   It should also be noted that the content and vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1952, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts. For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com.  This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast

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This is a podcast about a woman's life in the latter half of the 20th century named Kathryn Frances Demaree Graham (a.k.a. Sweetie).  The podcast reacts to and comments on the many letters chronicling her life.  Check out more information at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com.  Follow Sweetie on X at @lovesweetieshow

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  • Creator
    Alison
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    134
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Love Sweetie Podcast
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    Love Sweetie Podcast