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Junkie 4 A Story
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This is Tameka, coming to you from my home, to talk about popular stories and entertainers from the past. New episodes released on a basis.Podcast image by Conceptz_pro
Episodes
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Ali MacGraw's Affair with Steve McQueen Was Worth Losing Her Marriage For
In this episode, I talk about actress Ali MacGraw and her affair with actor Steve McQueen on the set of the film, The Getaway in 1972. I reference her autobiography, Moving Pictures and his biography, The Life and Legend of a Hollywood Icon by Marshall Terrill. Here are links to these books if…
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Pam Grier and the Next Black Female Action Star
In this episode, I talk about actress Pam Grier's rise as the female Action hero in the 70s when the genre was dominated by men. Then I question the absence of a Black action hero in the genre in today's time. If you are interested in Pam Grier's journey in Hollywood, here is a link to her...
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Beverly Johnson & the Woman Who got in the Way of her Vogue Cover
In this episode, I talk about supermodel Beverly Johnson, and the legendary Vogue cover that almost didn't happen, had she not been confident and ambitious enough to push pass her human obstacles. I reference her memoir The Face that Changed it All https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9781476774435 I…
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Leading Ladies Risked It All to be Pregnant or Not in Old Hollywood: Lana Turner, Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, and Carol Burnett
In this episode, I talk about leading ladies who risked it all for their careers, including motherhood. Lana Turner, Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, and Carol Burnett all took risk on and off the screen, becoming or not becoming a mom was one of them. If you are interested in reading more about these...
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The Self-Destruction of Motown's First Superstar, Mary Wells
In this episode, I talk about Motown's first superstar, Mary Wells' marital woes and her fall out with Motown mogul, Berry Gordy. https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9781613734865
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The Triumphs of Disco Queens, Donna Summers and Gloria Gaynor, In The Wake of Disco Demolition 1979
In this episode I talk about Disco Demolition night and how the queens of Disco continued to woo fans in the aftermath.
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How A Black Man Died of Old Age: Harry Belafonte
This is another installment of How A Black Man Died of Old Age. I am taking you through the tumultuous history of Harry Belafonte, Hollywood, and his politics. If you want more info about the legend, I recommend his memoir: My Song; here is the link, My Song a book by Harry Belafonte and Michael...
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How Joan Crawford used her romance with Douglas Fairbanks Jr to get a bigger paycheck at MGM
In this episode, I talk about 20th Century screen icon, Joan Crawford and her turbulent time in Hollywood as well as her contentious relationship with her daughter Christina Crawford. Here is a link, if you are interested in the book: https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9781496846518
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The Silenced Partner of Motown: A Scorned Ray Singleton and the Cost of Being A Woman In Charge
In this episode, I talk about Ray Gordy Singleton and her tumultuous relationships with Berry Gordy and Diana Ross.
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Zsa Zsa Gabor, The Former Hilton Who Made A Second Career Out Of Husband Collecting
In this episode, I talk about Hollywood superstar Zsa Zsa Gabor and her nine husbands and her headline making and page-turning love life.
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Gloria Swanson: The First Hollywood Film Star's Scandalous Love Life And The Man Who Ghosted Her Via Catholic Priest
In this episode, I talk about legendary actress Gloria Swanson and her equally legendary personal life, including the scandalous affair she had with Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. For more info on the books referenced in this video, click the links below: Swanson on Swanson by Gloria Swanson | eBook |...
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Leading Ladies From The Golden Age Of Hollywood Who Possessed Evelyn Hugo Energy
This is an intro to the completed series about real-life Hollywood stars, from the Golden Age, who had love lives akin to that of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. For more info about the novel, click the link below: https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9781501161933
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The Four Rings And Other Affairs It Took Dame Joan Collins Before She Found The Love of Her Life
In this episode, I talk about actress Joan Collins and the many receipts of bad marriages and affairs before she met the love of her life. For more info about the biography, click the link below:...
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Princess Merle Oberon White-passed to Reach Hollywood Stardom Even Her Lovers and Husbands Didn't Know the Truth
Princess Merle was an actress known for Wuthering Heights but off screen she made front page news with her love life antics....
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Who's That Girl Noticeably Missing From EVE'S Memoir?
In this episode, I talk about rapper Eve's new memoir, Who's That Girl and how she erases a female rap star from Hip Hop history.
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Hedy Lamarr Bio of Husbands & Affairs of Infidelity
In this episode, I talk about Old Hollywood screen darling, Hedy Lamarr and her failed marriages and romances. I reference the biography, Beautiful: The Life of Hedy Lamarr by Stephen Michael Shearer and Robert Osborne. Here is a link for the book: https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9781250041838 (this...
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Lana Turner: What Happens When The Mafia Tries To Extort Money From Hollywood Leading Ladies
In this episode, I review a recent release A Murder in Hollywood by Casey Sherman. For more info about the book, click the link below: https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9781728276502
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Diahann Carroll Was An Independent Woman On Screen But Submissive In Her Personal Life
In this episode, I talk about the incomparable Diahann Carroll and her tumultuous relationships with men. I reference her 2008 autobiography: The Legs Are The Last To Go...
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Lana Turner & The Seven Husbands &Lovers In Between
In this episode, I talk about the infamous "sweater girl", Lana Turner and her tumultuous love life.
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Living Legends Who Need A BioPic: Diana Ross & The Story Behind The Bodyguard Script That Went Nowhere
In this episode, I talk about living legend Diana Ross and why we need her story told on the big screen. I also share some stories from The Unauthorized Biography of Diana Ross: Call Her Miss Ross by J Randy Taraborrelli. For more info about the biography, click the link below: Call Her Miss Ross…
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Gladys Knight Gets Greenlight For A Series To Show Her Trail of Failed Marriages And Gambling Problem
In this episode, I talk about The Empress of Soul, Gladys Knight and her messy love life. Also, talk about the singer bringing her life story to television. For more info about her autobiography, Between Each Line of Pain And Glory, you can click the link below. Between Each Line of Pain and…
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Chaka Khan Tells Us Something Good About Scientology, Or Does She
This story can be found in Chaka Khan's 2003 autobiography, Chaka! Through The Fire. Khan talked about her struggle with drug addiction and the methods she took to get sober. I also mention her network of fellow users who made the road to sobriety difficult. This is in celebration of the music...
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Minka Kelly: How Childhood Trauma And A Therapist Bad Advice Brought Her Closer To Her Mother Before Her Passing
In this episode, I talk about Minka Kelly's memoir and the childhood trauma and subsequent therapy she had that led to a better understanding of her mother and how she parented Minka growing up. For more info about this book, click the affiliate link below: https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9781250852069
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In Living Color TV Series: Battle of the Two Kims And Nepo Siblings Stealing Sketches
In this episode, I talk about the classic sketch, comedy series that was on the Fox network for five seasons. Kim Coles claimed that Kim Wayans was given roles that Coles felt were more suited for her. Did the Wayans have an advantage because they were related to the creator/producer of the hit...
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Chita Rivera: Sammy Davis Jr A Sell Out? & Liza Minelli's Drug Habit Almost Ruining Their Broadway Musical
In this episode, I talk about Broadway legend Chita Rivera's memoir and her brief romance with Sammy Davis Jr and how Liza Minelli's drug habit almost ended their Broadway musical. For more info about the book, click the affiliate link below: https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780063226791
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Male Toxicity In American TV Sitcoms: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
In this episode, I talk about male toxicity as it pertains to TV portrayals of the American family, specifically, the classic sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, starring Will Smith. This 90s sitsom was enjoyed in most American households but I want to point out some parenting and insubordinate...
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How A Black Man Died Of Old Age: Sidney Poitier
In this episode, I talk about actor Sidney Poitier and his brush with death, including a time when he and fellow actor Harry Belafonte were nearly killed in the 1960s South.
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Celebrity True-Crime w/Queen of Disco Donna Summer: The Multiple Threats to her Life
In this episode, I talk about the Queen of Disco Donna Summer and the three, almost fatal attempts on her life. These stories come from her memoir, Ordinary Girl: The Journey. For more info about her memoir, click the link below: Ordinary Girl: The Journey by Donna Summer, Marc Eliot | eBook |...
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Janet Jackson Is Beloved for Her Music But When Are We Getting A Thriller Film
In this episode, I talk about Janet Jackson's film roles and which role I would like to see her play next. I also mention some thriller books. For more info on the books mentioned in this video, click the links below: https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780063029101...
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Hip Hop Video Vixen Karrine Stephens Is Back With Fictional Superhead Tales
In this episode, I talk about video vixen Karrine Steffans and her memoir, Confessions of A Video Vixen. For more info on this book, click the link below: https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780060892487
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Jennifer Bonjean Appeals R. Kelly's 2021 Conviction & Slow Ghosting Bad Behaving Celebrities
In this episode, I talk about R&B legend R. Kelly and his lawyer Jennifer Bonjean appealing his 2021 Federal conviction. I also talk about male celebrities employing female attorneys to defend them in sex crime cases and slow ghosting bad behaving celebrities vs. canceling them.
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Julia Roberts: America's Sweetheart Who Knew How To break Hearts & Marriages
In this episode, I talk about actress and RomCom queen, Julia Roberts and her salacious love life. For more info on the books mentioned, click the link below: https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/julia-her-life-9780312285654...
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Cicely Tyson Went From The Woman, To The Other Woman, To Jazz Musician Miles Davis' Final Wife
In this episode, I talk about Cicely Tyson and her short-lived marriage from a teen pregnancy. She had a brief romance with jazz singer Miles Davis before he married his second wife, Betty Mabry. Then they rekindled their romance and went on to live in marital strife. I use both of their...
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Bob Johnson Romantically Exploited Debra Lee At BET To Keep Her From Asking For Her Worth
In this episode, I talk about former BET Entertainment CEO, Debra Lee and her turbulent professional and personal relationship with founder, Bob Johnson. For more info about her new memoir, I am Debra Lee click the link below: https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780306828591
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How Casablanca Records Kept Donna Summer's Dim All The Lights From Reaching No. 1
In this episode, I talk about Queen of Disco, Donna Summer and the number one single she should have had with Dim All The Lights. It never reached its peak because of the release of No More Tears (Enough is Enough) with Barbra Streisand, which went on to become number one.
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The Decline of Sex Symbol Raquel Welch's Film Career
In this episode, I talk about actress Raquel Welch and the decline of her film career. I also reference her semi autobiography, Raquel: Beyond the Cleavage for some of the details and stories. For more info on the books discussed, click the link below:...
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The Scandalous Affair That Kept Elizabeth Taylor From Winning An Oscar
In this episode, I talk about the recently released bio about actress Elizabeth Taylor and her affairs and marriages. For more info on the book, Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit & Glamour of an Icon by Kate Anderson Brower, click the link below: https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780063067653
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A Forgotten Blaxploitation Horror Film That Explores Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Personalities In The Ghetto
In this episode, I talk about Blaxploitation films and more specifically, Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde (1976). I also talk about the classic novella that the film is loosely based on, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886).
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The Exes, Oh No's, And Tommy Lee Effect On Pamela Anderson: Love, Pamela Memoir
In this episode, I talk about Pamela Anderson's memoir, Love, Pamela. For more info about the book, click the link below: https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780063226562
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How A Drug-Free Pam Grier Got Cocaine In Her System
In this episode, I talk about actress, Pam Grier. Her 2010 autobiography, Foxy: My Life In Three Acts, is in preproduction for a film adaptation; there is no release date or casting news--as of the time of this recording. For more info about the book, click the link below:...
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The Essential Dick Gregory Is Something We Could All Benefit From
In this episode, I review The Essential Dick Gregory, edited by his son Christian Gregory. This book is a collection of his stand-up routines, lectures, speeches, interviews, etc. For more info about this book, you can click the link below: https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780062879202
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When #MeToo Influences FOMO Literary Voices: The Big Hurt by Erica Schickel
In this episode, I talk about Erica Schickel and her need to be a part of the #MeToo movement, whether she has a #MeToo story to tell. I also review her memoir, The Big Hurt. For more info about the book, click the link below: https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780306925054
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Queen of Funk, Betty Davis Did Not Get Between The Sheets With Rock Star, Jimi Hendrix; Or Did She?
Queen of Funk, Betty Davis passed away on February 9, 2022. That is when I first learned who she was. Her ex-husband, musician Miles Davis accused her of having an affair with rocker, Jimi Hendrix during their marriage. I'm going to sort through the autobiographies and biography to draw my own...
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Cicely Tyson Denounced Blaxploitation, But Did She Do Any Better for Black Stereotypes in Films
In this episode, I talk about actress Cicely Tyson and some of the films she made during the Blaxploitation era. The filma mentioned are: Sounder (1972), The River Niger (1976), and A Hero Ain't Nothin' But A Sandwich (1977). For more info about her autobiography, click the link below:...
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Who Needs A Celebrity Memoir From Geena Davis When There Is Social Media
In this episode, I question the need for celebrity memoirs and biographies in the social media era. I also review actress, Geena Davis memoir, Dying Of Politeness. For more info on the book, click the link below: https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780063119130
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She Said: Why Major Audiences Shy Away From #MeToo Investigative Journalism Films That Are Too Female
In this episode, I talk about some popular and classic investigative, journalism films and compare them to the recent addition to the genre: She Said. I also speculate on why She Said bombed at the box office in 2022. Here is a link for more info about the book, She Said:...
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The Love/Hate Square That Is Netflix’s Dead To Me
In this episode, I talk about the four essential people entangled in this murderous square that is, Dead To Me.
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The Missing Crypto Queen is the AntiCinderella Story About Greed And Betting On The Wrong Woman
In this episode, I review The Missing Crypto Queen by Jamie Bartlett. For more info about this nonfiction book, click the link below: https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780306829161
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Can Julia Roberts And George Clooney Revive RomCom Cinema
In this video, I review the new film release, Ticket To Paradise, starring Julia Roberts and George Clooney.
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If Queen Meryl Can Do It, Nobody Can
I review Queen Meryl:The Iconic Roles, Heroic Deeds, and Legendary Life of Meryl Streep by Erin Carlson. For more info about the book, click the link below: https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780316485272
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This is Tameka, coming to you from my home, to talk about popular stories and entertainers from the past. New episodes released on a basis.Podcast image by Conceptz_pro
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