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Scandal Sheets
by Scandal Sheets
Scandal Sheets is coming back on November 1st! Scandal Sheets is the podcast that explores the infamous people and places of the past. In every episode, hosts Caroline and Adrienne discuss a historical scandal along with the people and places associated with it. Tune in for our themed 5 episode seasons starting November 1st!
Episodes
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S2 E2: The Scandalous San Franciscan: Alma Spreckels
Alma de Brettville Spreckels is considered the great-grandmother of San Francisco. Born to a working-class family of Danish immigrants, Alma used her incredible beauty to claw her way up the social and financial ladder. The result would be a scandalous career of nude modeling and a breach of...
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S2 E1: The Scandalous Actress: Hedy Lamarr
The Scandal Sheets podcast is back!! This episode explores the scandalous life of Hollywood Golden Age actress, Hedy Lamarr. Known more for her beauty, Hedy was incredibly intelligent and is credited as a co-creator of the technology that allows up to carry cellular devices. Along the way, we…
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E37: The First Cassisus Clay, Scandalous Politician and Abolitionist - Part 2
The Scandal Sheets ladies finish the story of Cassius Marcellus Clay, a 19th century Kentucky politician turned firebrand abolitionist. There are plenty more shenanigans including political brawls, inappropriate marriages, and even...gasp...a possibly love child. Along the way, Clay rebuilds the...
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E36: The First Cassius Clay, Scandalous Politician and Abolitionist
Most everyone knows the name Cassius Clay--it was the birth name of the late, great Muhammad Ali. But he was named after Cassius Marcellus Clay, a 19th century Kentucky politician turned firebrand abolitionist. Born on a wealthy plantation, Clay was inspired by his time at Princeton, where he saw...
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E35: The Scandalous Doctor to the Dead: Carl Tanzler von Casel
Carl Tanzler was a German born man of mystery who little is known about except for two things: he had a spectacular imagination and a VERY obsessive nature. In the early 1930s he took a shine to a beautiful, but terminally ill patient at the Marine Hospital in Key West, Florida. It could have…
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E34: Scandal in Death, The Story of the Reclusive Heiress Hugette Clark
After detailing her origins, we're finishing the life of Hugette Clark, the reclusive heiress who died with $300 million in the bank. That's a lot of dough. Despite a scandalous short lived marriage, Hugette managed to stay out of the limelight for over 80 years. It wasn't until her death at 105...
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E33: The Scandalous William A. Clark, the Copper King of Montana
Have you heard the story of Hugette Clark? The wealthy heiress spent the last 20 years of her life in a NYC hospital even though she had mansions worth millions. Caroline and Adrienne go back a generation to discuss Hugette's scandalous father William A. Clark, the so-called Copper King of…
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E32: The Scandalous Life of Syrie Maugham, Britain's Celebrity Interior Designer
Two acrimonious marriages, secret pregnancies, and a later-in-life career as a celebrity interior designer. This week, Caroline and Adrienne delve into the life of the scandalous Syrie Maugham, one of the early female interior designers and the sort-of wife of famous author, W. Somerset Maugham....
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E31: The Scandalous Composer: The Story of Alma Mahler
Caroline and Adrienne head to Vienna to spin the tale of Alma Mahler, a turn-of-the-century beauty and composer. Married to the more famous Gustav Mahler, Alma chafed under the bonds of matrimony. So what's a girl to do? Try, try again...and again. Alma married a total of three times and...
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E30: The Tragically Scandalous Lemp Family
Caroline and Adrienne head to St. Louis otherwise known as "Beer City" to discuss brewing royalty or the brewery family you've never heard of--the Lemps. Along with the Pabsts (who were their BFFs), the Lemps made Lager great again or perhaps for the first time. But this wealthy and successful...
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E29: House of Scandal: Chateau de l'Horizon
Join your intrepid hosts for a trip to the Cote d'Azure and the detailing of a maybe? scandal. Chateau de L'Horizon was built in the 1930s for a British stage actress who hosted some of the most scandalous and well known personages of the early 20th century. Along the way, Caroline gets a crash...
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E28: The Scandalous Tallulah Bankhead, Part 2
Caroline and Adrienne are here to finish the scandalous tale of Talullah Bankhead.... Join your intrepid hosts as they delve into Talullah's short stint in Hollywood, further bed-hopping misadventures, and conversion to gay icon. Part 2 of 2....
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E27: The Scandalous Talullah Bankhead, Part 1
They're baaaaaack! It's a miracle. Caroline and Adrienne return with the scandalous tale of Talullah Bankhead....man eater and well, let's just say that she was all for practicing equal opportunity when it came to sex partners. Known as a brilliant stage actress, she struggled to break into...
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E26: Those Scandalous Singers - Paris Singer, Part 2
They're back!!!! After being waylaid by technical problems (the laptop literally ate the episode...twice), Caroline and Adrienne are back to finish up the tale of Paris Singer and his marital woes. We'll also wrap up Addison Mizner's architectural glories and discuss what our new side hustle…
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E25: Those Scandalous Singers - Paris Singer, Part 1
The intrepid ladies of Scandal Sheets venture further down Isaac Singer's rather large family tree and introduce his 22nd child, Paris Singer. Yes, he was conceived in Paris. Good looking and intelligent, Paris would marry and hurriedly divorce his first wife (think Dennis Rodman and Carmen...
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E24: Those Scandalous Singers - Winnaretta Singer
Happy New Year from the Scandal Sheets ladies! Join us for our second installment in the Scandalous Singer Family trilogy. Today we talk Winnaretta (not winnebago), one of the more well known children in Isaac Singer's brood of 24 kids. A prolific patroness of the arts, she eventually owned a…
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E23: Those Scandalous Singers - Issac Merritt Singer
It's a Christmas miracle! Caroline and Adrienne are back after the great fall hibernation otherwise known as grad school. The Scandal Sheets ladies are serving up an extra heaping helping of scandal with the first part of a trilogy on the Singer family. Isaac Merritt Singer is credited with...
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E22: My Three Families: The Scandalous Private Life of Louis Kahn, Part 2
Caroline and Adrienne wrap up the scandalous tale of Louis Kahn, his wife, two mistresses, three children and 20 year project in Bangladesh. Confused yet? Don't worry, we were too! =============================================================== Visit Scandal Sheets on Facebook and Instagram...
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E21: My Three Families: The Scandalous Private Life of Louis Kahn
Caroline and Adrienne introduce Louis Kahn, one of the greatest modern architects of the 20th century and a serial...family man? In this first part we discuss Kahn's early life, influences, and multiple entanglements with women. ===============================================================…
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E20: A Very Charleston Scandal - An Interview with Roxana Robinson
Caroline is flying solo for this special follow-up episode on the Frank Dawson murder. Instead of her trusty sidekick Adrienne, Caroline is joined by Frank's great-granddaughter, Roxana Robinson to chat about Frank, his wife Sarah, and the aftermath of his murder. Robinson's book "Dawson's Fall"...
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E19: A Very Charleston Scandal: The Murder of Captain Frank Dawson, Part II
Caroline and Adrienne conclude the scandal surrounding the murder of Captain Frank Dawson, editor of Charleston's News and Courier newspaper. They delve into the events leading up to the murder, the trial, and the aftermath. Hold on to your hats kids, this one is pretty crazy....
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E18: A Very Charleston Scandal: The Murder of Captain Frank Dawson
Caroline and Adrienne are keeping the home fires burning with a scandal in Charleston this week. Captain Frank Dawson was born in England under a completely different name and later ran away to join the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He would eventually land in Charleston and take over a...
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E17: When the Astors Ruled the Big Apple, Part 3
The Astors were so scandalous that they have consumed three episodes! Join Caroline and Adrienne as they wrap J.J. Astor's divorce from his wife, re-marriage to a much younger woman, and his untimely death in 1912. Bonus points if you figure out what happened to him. Also, Adrienne delves into…
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E16: When the Astors Ruled the Big Apple, Part 2
The Astors were so scandalous they deserve three episodes! Join Caroline and Adrienne as they finally get to the scandalous divorce of J.J. and Ava Astor. They are joined by some special guests in the studio (not cats, for once) and learn that Caroline was quite the prankster in high school....
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E15: When the Astors Ruled the Big Apple
Caroline and Adrienne lay the ground work for big time scandal in this episode about the Astor family. Many history buffs will know the name Caroline Astor or THE Mrs. Astor who ruled the New York social scene in the late 19th century. We discuss how the Astors got to be so rich and all the…
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E14: The Scandalous Love Life of Frank Lloyd Wright, Part 2
Caroline and Adrienne wrap up Frank Lloyd Wright's scandalous love life as they dive into his second...and third marriages. If you think the murders at Taliesin were crazy, hold tight because the last decades of Frank's life were just as scandalous. Also, Adrienne forces Caroline to try one of…
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E13: Murder at Taliesin: The Scandalous Love Life of Frank Lloyd Wright
In this episode, Caroline and Adrienne delve into the scandalous love life of America's favorite architect and resident bad boy, Frank Lloyd Wright. When Wright eloped with the wife of a former client, America was shocked. He built his masterpiece, Taliesin, as a respite from the prying eyes of…
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E12: King Edward VII and His Lovely Ladies, Part 2
Caroline and Adrienne conclude their flash back to an earlier episode of Scandal Sheets. We talk about Bertie's later women and his eventual ascension to the throne of England (he only waited 60 years). =============================================================== Visit Scandal Sheets on…
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E11: King Edward VII and His Lovely Ladies
Caroline and Adrienne flash back to one of the early episodes of Scandal Sheets. We discuss King Edward VII of England, also known as Bertie, also known as Edward the Caresser. The man got around, usually in the homes of his current mistress, so sit back and dig in as we discuss the many…
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E10: Henry Flagler: Scandalous Oil Magnate and Florida Developer
We wrap up our episodes on Henry Flagler as we explore his last two marriages and the houses that he built for those wives. Married for a third time at 71, his last wife didn't seem to mind and would become the nation's wealthiest widow upon his death. Even though she was 30 years younger than…
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E9: Henry Flagler, Scandalous Oil Magnate and Florida Developer
Turns out that Henry Flagler, the old dude that developed Florida's east coast, was one smokin' hottie when he was younger. Which might account for his three marriages, two of which were to women half his age. This ingenious businessman made millions on oil refining and then invested it in the...
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E8: The Million Dollar Theater and the Fatty Arbuckle Scandal
It's 12:30 in the morning--do you know where your podcast is? Caroline and Adrienne start the show off with lemurs but don't worry we're serving up an extra helping of scandal this episode as we discuss the Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle scandal which rocked Hollywood. Find out how it all went down and...
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E7: Birth of Scandal: William Randolph Hearst, Part II
Caroline and Adrienne finish the story of William Randolph Hearst and the prodigious task that was the construction of Hearst Castle. The drink of the episode is called "Behind the Barn" and Caroline designates herself the Captain of Scandal. Adrienne is still thinking about her new title....
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E6: Birth of Scandal: William Randolph Hearst
Caroline and Adrienne discuss the grand master of scandal (it's pro-geni-tor), William Randolph Hearst. In addition to inventing sensationalized news reporting, Heart constructed the eye-wateringly beautiful Hearst Castle, also known as San Simeon. Along the way he indulged in a long-term affair...
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E5: The Scandalous Life and Death of Stanford White, Part II
Caroline and Adrienne wrap up the sordid love life of Stanford White and how his liaison with Evelyn Nesbit led to his untimely murder. We also discover that there is no such thing as a good man in the early 20th century and coming soon...the Scandal Sheets soundtrack....
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E4: The Scandalous Life and Death of Stanford White
In this episode, Caroline and Adrienne discuss the scandalous life and death of architect Stanford White and his marvelous mustache. Caroline unveils a new word and Adrienne determines that it must be like pluff mud. Join the fun on this week's Scandal Sheets!...
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E3: A Mysterious Murder at Greystone: The Doheny Family
This week on Scandal Sheets, Caroline promotes Adrienne to "host" and they discuss the Greystone Mansion in Los Angeles. While this mansion has been seen in multiple movies, it has a dark past which includes a somewhat unsolved murder.…
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E2: Glensheen and Minnesota's Most Notorious Murder, Part Deux
Join Caroline and Adrienne finally get to the scandalous murder that happened at Glensheen. They also learn how to pronounce "Ajo, AZ" and to avoid cake in general. Adrienne's geriatric cat Mona guest stars. Don't miss the fun! This episode is part 2 of 2....
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E1: Glensheen and Minnesota's Most Infamous Murder
Join Caroline and Adrienne as they discuss what is in Minnesota. "Cherries on Spoons" apparently. Oh and murrrrrder. Also, Glensheen, the palatial estate of Minnesota's second richest man, Chester Congdon. This episode is part 1 of 2.…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Scandal Sheets is coming back on November 1st!
Scandal Sheets is the podcast that explores the infamous people and places of the past. In every episode, hosts Caroline and Adrienne discuss a historical scandal along with the people and places associated with it. Tune in for our themed 5 episode seasons starting November 1st!
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Scandal Sheets is coming back on November 1st! Scandal Sheets is the podcast that explores the infamous people and places of the past. In every episode, hosts Caroline and Adrienne discuss a historical scandal along with the people and places associated with it. Tune in for our themed 5 episode...
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