Best Hemlock Creatives Podcasts (2024)

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71. Irene of Athens, First Empress of Rome 45:27

32m ago45:27

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Powerful women have always had to play the game a little differently than their male counterparts, but the story of Irene of Athens, who played politics with enough dexterity to become Empress of the Byzantine Empire for about 20 years in the 8th century, is extraordinarily complicated. The daughter of a prominent Greek family, she was brought to C…

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174. Dunne's Best Friends | Erskine, Hollerith, and Sondheim! 34:06

1h ago34:06

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Alicia is back from NYC with the stars of Broadway in her eyes. It seemed the perfect week to investigate Dominick Dunne's squad of best friends that include Howard Erskine, Charles Hollerith Jr., and Stephen Sondheim! These chums go all the way back to the late 1940s in their Williams College days, and what a life well led for each individual. But…

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S23E4: Kelsey Grammer 1:22:04

3h ago1:22:04

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You asked for this one, and now we know why! Kelsey Grammer, best known for playing the cerebral and neurotic Dr. Frasier Crane for two decades on NBC, is quite the contrast to his lovable character. A childhood and young adulthood marked by unimaginable tragedies may be the key to why this uber-successful actor's personal life has veered from cris…

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70. Meet the Bonapartes: Joseph Bonaparte, King of Naples, Spain, and New Jersey 32:27

26m ago32:27

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To round out our Meet the Bonapartes series, we turn to Napoleon's eldest - and apparently coolest - brother, Joseph. Affable, charming, and comfortable in his own skin, he was a contrast to most of his siblings, including Napoleon. His easygoing nature made him popular even with political opponents, and Joseph was an important player in Napoleon's…

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S23E3: Anthony Anderson 35:55

12m ago35:55

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Black-ish star Anthony Anderson has been enjoying the pinnacle of his career for a decade now, having helmed the hugely successful sitcom for all eight of its seasons. But the spotlight can be a tough place for someone who has repeatedly faced allegations - even criminal charges - of sexual assault. Were those allegations part of the reason for the…

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69. Meet the Bonapartes: Elisa Bonaparte, Grand Duchess of Tuscany 35:57

1h ago35:57

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Napoleon's eldest sister shared many of his more imperious personal qualities, but would prove to be surprisingly gifted at governance after her brother named her Princess of the Italian principalities of Piombino and Lucca. More territories would be added to the holdings she governed, eventually including the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, with Florence …

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173. Dunne on Paul Burrell: The Butler Who Knows The Secrets of Diana, Princess of Wales 56:26

15d ago56:26

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In this episode of Done and Dunne, we take our man Nick to London in 2002 to report in on the trial of Paul Burrell, the royal butler who knows all Diana’s secrets. The Diana in question is, of course, Princess of Wales. Dunne reports in on this trial of the most loyal servant ever, which is halted after 11 days, right before Paul’s appearance on t…

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S23E2: Michael Landon 51:22

11m ago51:22

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Screen legend Michael Landon holds a unique spot even among other wildly successful actors. Landon starred in not one, not two, but three long-running hit television series, starting with Bonanza in 1959, then the iconic Little House on the Prairie in the 70s and early 80s, and finally Highway to Heaven. He was also the consummate family man - sort…

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68. Meet the Bonapartes: Lucien Bonaparte, Head and Shoulders Above the Rest 36:26

2d ago36:26

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It never hurts to have a hype man, and Napoleon's younger brother Lucien just happened to be a talented writer and orator. One could even say he was his brother's propagandist and co-conspirator in a ballot stuffing operation that led to Napoleon's initial domination of the government of France. But Lucien, who was also the tallest of the Bonaparte…

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172. Dunne Profiles Phyllis McGuire 1:03:24

22d ago1:03:24

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Investigators, this week we continue our journey into dip into Dominick Dunne’s reporting in personal profiles as he begins his third act. In June 1989, Phyllis McGuire was the subject of Nick’s gaze, in a story that takes us from the famous trio of singing sisters to Sam Giancana to Dorothy Kilgallen to Frank Sinatra, with jewels, personal Eiffel …

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S23E1: Donald Sutherland 37:36

6d ago37:36

37:36

Actor Donald Sutherland had a storied career in television and film and received tributes from notable people around the world when he passed away last month. As central a character as he was on film and screen, his personal life in young adulthood was no less exciting - his two divorces and notorious early-70's affair with Jane Fonda wouldn't have…

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67. Meet the Bonapartes: Louis Bonaparte and Hortense de Beauharnais 57:23

28d ago57:23

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Napoleon's meddling in his siblings' lives was the source of considerable angst for several of them. Napoleon had high expectations for his younger brother Louis, but Louis chafed at his brother's authority. Still, he ultimately agreed to marry Napoleon's step-daughter with Josephine, Hortense de Beauharnais, a marriage that would become notable mo…

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66. Meet the Bonapartes: Caroline Bonaparte Murat, Queen of Naples 47:38

26d ago47:38

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If Pauline was Napoleon's most loyal sister, Caroline was undoubtedly his most scheming. As a child, she took orders from her big brother, but as he rose from celebrated military commander to Emperor, she made sure he never forgot to improve her fortunes, as well. After she married one of Napoleon's military advisors - a match he was only persuaded…

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S22E22 Frank Sinatra (Trashy Divorces Classics) 1:54:53

28d ago1:54:53

1:54:53

To close out Season 22 - although we're definitely still feeling 22 - Alicia has remixed various episodes about the life and loves of Frank Sinatra, Old Blue Eyes himself - into a mamma jamma supercut of Nancy, Sr., Ava Gardner, Mia Farrow, and a ton of trashy goodness. We hope it flies you to the moon while we take our between-seasons break. See y…

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171. Frank Sinatra's Trashy Divorces (A Crossover Classic) 1:55:53

20d ago1:55:53

1:55:53

This week in a special crossover episode, Alicia remixes the life and loves of Frank Sinatra, Old Blue Eyes himself - into a mamma jamma supercut of Nancy, Sr., Ava Gardner, Mia Farrow, as well as a ton of trashy goodness and so many spiderwebs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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65. Meet the Bonapartes: Pauline Bonaparte 47:35

24d ago47:35

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It's probably no surprise that in a family with as much internal intrigue as the Bonapartes had, Napoleon had a favorite among his three sisters. Pauline Bonaparte was eleven years younger than her brother, but was similarly ambitious and was generally happy to take part in his plans for himself and her. A natural beauty with a flirtatious, if slig…

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S22E21: ABBA 54:50

1M ago54:50

54:50

Trashpandas have been asking for this one for ages, and today, Stacie has the story of two couples who created some of the best pop music ever, and all that's come after the two divorces that ended - for 40 years, anyway - an incredible run by the Swedish supergroup ABBA. Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited…

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170. Dunne Profiles Warren Beatty 1:13:29

1M ago1:13:29

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Our man Dominick Dunne profiled Warren Beatty in 1994, after his marriage to Annette Bening. This episode brings that interview into our investigation, with so many attached spiderwebs including but not limited to Kate Capshaw, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Evans, OJ Simpson, Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, George Cukor, and Scotty Bowers too. All sources ca…

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S22E20: Judy Garland (Trashy Divorces Classics) 1:11:25

1M ago1:11:25

1:11:25

In celebration of Pride month, Alicia brings out of the Trashy Divorces Classics the tale of the Queen of the Gays – Judy Garland! Her story is heartbreaking, with five marriages and four divorces that were probably a predictable outcome of the horrifying ways she was mistreated as a child. Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonu…

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64. Meet the Bonapartes: Jerome Bonaparte and Betsy Patterson Bonaparte 54:01

2M ago54:01

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Napoleon's youngest brother Jerome was an endless headache for him. Lacking ambition but loving luxury, he fled a stint in the French navy (after nearly sparking a war with England) for America to wait out his brother's wrath. It was in Baltimore that he met the woman who would become his first wife, socialite Elizabeth Patterson. Marrying her agai…

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S22E19: Janet Jackson 42:07

2M ago42:07

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It's fair to say that Janet Jackson was always destined to be a performer, even if she would have preferred a law degree. Starting life as the baby sister of The Jackson 5, she first took the stage at age seven, and by her teen years was an accomplished actress, as well. But her efforts to separate herself from her domineering father led her to an …

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169. Warren Beatty and All The Ladies 1:00:53

2M ago1:00:53

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In this connector of an episode, we bring Warren Beatty into our investigation, as it concerns his very active love life for many a decade before his marriage in 1992 to Annette Bening. Spiderwebs include Jane Fonda, Joan Collins, Natalie Wood, Cher, Vivien Leigh, Mamie van Doren, Brigette Bardot, Leslie Caron, Faye Dunaway, Julie Christie, Britt E…

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168. Dunne Profiles Diane Keaton 31:52

2M ago31:52

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In this week's first episode, we delve into Diane Keaton, and all the spiderwebs! Dunne interviewed Keaton in 1985, in both New York City and Los Angeles, and this piece provides so much sub-text to so much of Hollywood. Certainly, the story is about the reclusive Diane Keaton, but also leads into our investigation Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Jack Nic…

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S22E18: Olivia de Havilland (Trashy Divorces Classics) 1:02:52

2M ago1:02:52

1:02:52

Alicia has the life and loves of screen legend Olivia de Havilland, with spiderweb appearances by so many legends including her sister Joan Fontaine, Errol Flynn, Howard Hughes, John Huston, and so many more! Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at patreon.com/trashyd…

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63. Meet the Bonapartes: Napoleon and Marie Louise of Austria 56:31

1M ago56:31

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When it came time for Napoleon to find a successor to Josephine as his wife, pickings were slimmer than you might expect. Russia's Alexander I wouldn't entertain the idea of a marriage between the French emperor and Alex's youngest sister, Anna Pavlovna. Austria, which had spent years battling - and losing to - France, became the unlikely solution …

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S22E17: Josephine Baker (Trashy Divorces Classics) 27:55

2M ago27:55

27:55

Alicia has the incredible-but-true story of entertainment legend Josephine Baker, a woman who did every famous person cliche first, while also spending World War II as a spy coordinating activities for the French Resistance. Oh, does your favorite star not do that? Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series…

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167. Dunne Profiles Ava Gardner 54:10

2M ago54:10

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We have a sizzling summertime ahead of us, dipping into Dominick Dunne’s juiciest profiles. Our man Nick wasn’t always scribbling furiously in a courtroom, and his Hollywood roots were never far from his mind. To whit: In 1984, he sat to interview screen goddess Ava Gardner. Alicia weaves his words with Gardner’s own, from the book she published ye…

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S22E16: Phil Hartman, Part Two 33:44

2M ago33:44

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Phil Hartman married for a third and final time in 1987, and while the marriage was quite rocky, he and wife Brynn Omdahl had two children together. What Phil didn't know was that once they were together, they were both on a tragic countdown that would culminate in Phil's murder and Brynn's death by a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the early morni…

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62. Meet The Bonapartes | Napoleon and Josephine 1:01:45

1M ago1:01:45

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Part of the joy of history is how resonant it often is. Imagine an ambitious if dysfunctional family with some minor claim to nobility in some far off backwater rising to power - to the highest office in the land - on the strength of a charismatic son known as much for his professional acumen as his arrogant, sometimes outrageous behavior. Welcome …

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S22E15: Phil Hartman, Part One 45:29

2M ago45:29

45:29

Comedy legend Phil Hartman spent many, many years establishing himself as a performer before he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live and became an icon. His talents weren't just visible on stage; behind the scenes, he was known as a generous colleague who was as at home in a supporting role as he was starring in a sketch. But his home life was ne…

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166. The Rest of the John F. Dodge Kids: Frances, Daniel, Anna Margaret and Frances? 36:16

2M ago36:16

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In this episode, we round us out of the Dodge Family children, exploring the second set of John F. Dodge's children, including Frances, Daniel, and Anna Margaret. These kids come along in John’s third marriage to Matilda Rausch, which happens only after the secret marriage to his housekeeper. Many spiderwebs in that, added to scandals, mysterious d…

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S22E14: Shakira 35:58

2M ago35:58

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Shakira isn't just a global pop phenomenon - she's also the rare Trashy Divorces subject who has never actually been married. But two very long relationships, scandalous breakups, and a shadowy hacker group's revelations about tax avoidance make this story a perfect fit anyway. Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, l…

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61. Leopold II of Belgium, the Congo Free State, and Villa Leopolda 1:08:44

2M ago1:08:44

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Long a vassal state to its much larger neighbors, Belgium only became independent in 1830, at which time it decided that what it really needed was a (constitutional) monarchy! Its first king, Leopold I, earned the gig by virtue of being born a Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld prince who had cultivated his relationships with Europe's royal houses during a disti…

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S22E13: Fleetwood Mac ca. Rumours and Stevie Nicks (Trashy Divorces Classics) 1:16:15

2M ago1:16:15

1:16:15

We've got a special double-feature for you today with two listener favorite episodes - Stacie's telling of Fleetwood Mac around the time Rumours was made, and Alicia's story of the strange, sad, and short marriage of Stevie Nicks. Please wish us good car buying luck, and we'll be back this weekend with a brand new Trashy Divorces story! Want early,…

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165. The Other Dodge Kids: John Duval and Isabel Cleves 39:11

2M ago39:11

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In this episode, we continue looking at the scandalous divorcing Dodge children, with so much tragedy between all the generations. Here, our focus moves to John Francis Dodge and the first set of his children – specifically, John Duval Dodge and Isabel Cleves Dodge Sloane. So many spiderwebs, scandals, and horses too! All sources can be found at do…

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S22E12: Tallulah Bankhead (Trashy Divorces Classics) 49:50

2M ago49:50

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While we both hope that our ties to Alabama put us on track to be considered luminaries of the state, we'll never be in the same league as actress Tallulah Bankhead. Born into a powerful political dynasty in Huntsville, Alabama, in 1902, she won a trip to New York City at the age of just 15. She took it from there, landing movie roles and a reputat…

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