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It's been a cold week, friends, so we thought we'd take the show someplace warm and take a look at two of the 20th century's most notable yacht owners: it's Greek shipping magnate week on TD! Alicia has the trashy life of Aristotle Onassis, while Stacie has the trashy tale of his archrival Stavros Niarchos. These two cut a path of destruction through the lives of the people who loved them, often with tragic results. Promo The Oak Tree Group. Need help getting your financial house in order? This all-female financial planning firm is happy to help. Visit them on the web at theoaktreegroup.net.

Happy Valentine's Day! We both realized we'd already released some stories that hit the Valentine's Day sweet spot for us over on Patreon! Stacie has the creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky story of cartoonist Charles Addams, whose decades of darkly screwball New Yorker cartoons became The Addams Family. Then, Alicia has perhaps the perfect distillation of Truman Capote's Swans, the actress and author Carol Saroyan Matthau, who may be the most direct inspiration for Capote's Holly Golightly character. Promo Betterhelp.com/trashy. Get 10% off your first month when you sign up at the link! The Oak Tree Group. Need help getting your financial house in order? This all-female financial planning firm is happy to help. Visit them on the web at theoaktreegroup.net. Stacie's Receipts The Cultural History of 'The Addams Family', Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine An Addams Family History, Dan Owens, Dan's Media Digest Charles Addams, Lambiek.net (Includes the "Downhill Skier" cartoon) Meet the New Addams Family: The weird brood from Charles Addams cartoons and '60s TV is back in a big-name, $30-million movie, Patrick Goldstein, Los Angeles Times (1991) When Alabama flourished as divorce mill, famous people flocked here to get unhitched, Kelly Kazek, Alabama.com Google Groups copy of the obituary for second wife Barbara Barb, later Lady Colyton Charles Addams Dead at 76; Found Humor in the Macabre (Published 1988) New York Times Alicia's Receipts Among the Porcupines: A Memoir, Carol Matthau (Amazon link) This Funny Valentine (washingtonpost.com) Object of Desire: Carol Matthau Has Devoted a Lifetime to Charming, Soothing and Inspiring Great, Sometimes Troubled Men (latimes.com) Carol Matthau, a Frank and Tart Memoirist, Dies at 78 (nytimes.com) Advertise with Hemlock Creatives We are growing our show offerings! To learn about advertising opportunities with Trashy Divorces, Done & Dunne, and other forthcoming projects, contact AdvertiseCast.

Check out Done & Dunne, a new podcast exploring writer Dominick Dunne's quest for justice amidst his incisive commentary of the high society set. Alicia (Trashy Divorces) leads a far ranging romp through the novels and Vanity Fair columns of one of the 20th century’s most unforgettable literary contributors. Covering courthouses and country clubs, Dunne’s voice was one for the ages, and Done & Dunne ensures that voice can continue to resonate with audiences today. New episodes weekly, consider Monday your Dunne-Day.

This week, Alicia gets her dander up with the marriage and divorce of burlesque star Dita Von Teese and Marilyn Manson, including a discussion of the disturbing allegations that have been made against him in recent days. Then, Stacie spills the tea about the two families that lawyer Johnnie Cochran juggled for more than a decade. Promo FreshPie Vintage on Etsy. Get 10% off your order with the code TRASHY10. The Oak Tree Group. Need help getting your financial house in order? This all-female financial planning firm is happy to help. Visit them on the web at theoaktreegroup.net. Intimate Partner Violence Resources (Thank you to Erica Kelley of Southern Fried True Crime for compiling this list) If you are suffering with intimate partner abuse, here are resources for different countries. Please ask for help: US Crisis Text Line: 741741 US National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 UK Domestic Abuse Hotline: 0808 2000 247 Australia Rape & Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-737-732 Canada: http://thelifelinecanada.ca./help/call/ Alicia's Receipts We Should Have Known This Is Who Marilyn Manson Was | GEN (gen.medium.com) Dita Comes Clean - Dita Von Teese (harpersbazaar.com) Visiting with Dita Von Teese (YouTube link) Marrying Marilyn Manson | Kocktails with Khloe | FYI (YouTube link) Dita Von Teese addresses Marilyn Manson allegations (brooklynvegan.com) Inside Marilyn Manson and Johnny Depp's Bizarre Relationship and What Their Matching Friendship Tattoos Say (cheatsheet.com) Stacie's Receipts Life After Johnnie Cochran, by Barbara C. Berry (Amazon link) Flashy, Deft Lawyer Known Worldwide (latimes.com)

Well Trashpandas, Mercury is returning to retrograde, and as proof, Stacie's computer has flung itself head first toward oblivion. But good news: Instead of her regularly scheduled profile this week, we're finally able to share some of the awesome listener letters you've sent in. Then, Alicia has the two divorces but decidedly lovely life of the splendid Audrey Hepburn. Promo Care/of - Get 50% off your first order by visiting TakeCareOf.com and entering the code trashy50 at checkout. Betterhelp.com/trashy. Get 10% off your first month when you sign up at the link! The Oak Tree Group. Need help getting your financial house in order? This all-female financial planning firm is happy to help. Visit them on the web at theoaktreegroup.net. Alicia's Receipts The Private Audrey (people.com) Audrey Hepburn: Death of an Icon (mobituaries.com) Audrey Hepburn: Film and Fashion Icon | Full Documentary | Biography (YouTube link) Audrey Hepburn Reveals Heartbreak and Discusses Secret Wedding in Never-Before-Seen Letters (vanityfair.com) Love Stories: The true story of Audrey Hepburn's two greatest romances (honey.nine.com.au)

It's been a tough few... years, so this week we thought it might be nice to dive into the private lives of one of TV's oddest and most delightful (non-romantic) couples: Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart. Snoop is a hip hop legend and icon, as well as an enthusiastic booster of cannabis, while Martha Stewart literally wrote the book on suburban domestic beauty and tranquility. Alicia has the not-divorce of Snoop Dogg, while Stacie has some pretty hefty rumors about what things were like in the long marriage of Martha and Andy Stewart. Promo The Oak Tree Group. Need help getting your financial house in order? This all-female financial planning firm is happy to help. Visit them on the web at theoaktreegroup.net.

Friends, you may not be ready for the epic trashiness we have compacted for you this week. First up, Stacie has the astonishing back story of Bonnie Lee Bakley, a murder victim whose 2001 death led to years of legal and financial trouble for her tenth husband, actor Robert Blake. Then, Alicia has the incredible story of Pamela Churchill Harriman, "the 20th-century's most influential courtesan," who advised her father-in-law Winston through the darkest days of the Blitz and finished her life as an accomplished American diplomat. Promo Betterhelp.com/trashy. Get 10% off your first month when you sign up at the link! The Oak Tree Group. Need help getting your financial house in order? This all-female financial planning firm is happy to help. Visit them on the web at theoaktreegroup.net. Stacie's Receipts The strange collision of Bonny Bakley and Christian Brando (laobserved.com) Dateline: A Question of Guilt (YouTube link) Bonny Lee Bakley had a remarkable story that played a big role at her husband Robert Blake's murder trial (abcnews.go.com) Life of Bonny Lee Bakley, Murdered Wife of Actor Robert Blake (thoughtco.com) A Question Of Guilt: The Bakley Murder (cbsnews.com) Who Killed Bonny Lee Bakley? (scaredmonkeys.net) Alicia's Receipts Reflected Glory: The Life of Pamela Churchill Harriman, by Sally Bedell Smith (Amazon link) Life of the Party: The Biography of Pamela Digby Churchill, by Christopher Ogden (Amazon link) Churchill's Girl (YouTube link) Pamela Harriman Is Dead at 76; An Ardent Political Personality (nytimes.com) Affairs of state aplenty for the century's greatest courtesan (irishtimes.com)

How about something a little lighter? This week, Alicia has the story of one of her favorite people, Olivia Newton-John, who experienced a seriously trashy breakup when a longtime boyfriend disappeared without a trace. Then, Stacie jumps back to the early 2000s to explore the youthful marriage and divorce of musicians and reality TV stars Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey. Promo Quimm History Podcast, a monthly exploration of “Badly Behaved Femmes” who’ve shaped society. Wherever you get your podcasts. Alicia’s Receipts Don’t Stop Believin’, by Olivia Newton-John (Amazon link) Dame Olivia Newton-John (onjcancercentre.org) Olivia Newton-John Just Gets On With It – No Filter (omny.fm) Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly devoted to Olivia | Sunday Night (YouTube link) Olivia Newton John’s Boyfriend Found ALIVE After Missing For A Decade (YouTube link) Sunday Morning: Olivia Newton-John (YouTube link) Stacie’s Receipts Open Book, by Jessica Simpson (Amazon link) TBT: Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey’s Relationship (instyle.com) Jessica Simpson Reveals the Real Reason She Divorced Nick Lachey (cheatsheet.com) Reliving Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey’s Young Love (eonline.com) With Her New Book, Jessica Simpson Joins Other Celebrities Shedding an Inescapable Dumb Blonde image (dallasobserver.com) Jessica Simpson On When “Newlyweds” With Nick Lachey Became Phony (buzzfeednews.com) Jessica Simpson turned to diet pills after record label CEO Tommy Mottola asked her to drop 15 pounds at 17 (foxnews.com) Nick Lachey, Jessica Simpson Split | PEOPLE.com (people.com) Jessica Simpson Admits to Having an ‘Affair’ During Her Marriage to Nick Lachey (cheatsheet.com) Jessica’s 2017 appearance on Ellen (Twitter link) Jessica Simpson’s “Open Book” memoir spares no one (latimes.com) You Remember Jessica Simpson, Right? Wrong (nytimes.com)

And we're back! For our Season 9 opener, Stacie takes a look at Mary-Kate Olsen's attempt to get a pandemic quickie divorce, plus a bunch of other Olsen Twin trashmagic. Then, Alicia has the story of American icon Gloria Vanderbilt, an undisputed rich girl who in no way had it all. Promo: Betterhelp.com/trashy. Get 10% off your first month when you sign up at the link!

It’s the finale for Season 8, the end of our second year making Trashy Divorces, and of course, we’re wrapping up this abysmal year of 2020 with two Heroes of Trash Candy. It’s Trash Panda Idol week! First up, Stacie has the legendary singer Patsy Cline, whose two tumultuous marriages punctuated a life short but breathtakingly large. Country music’s first female superstar and crossover success, Patsy’s death at the age of 30 belied the enormity of her contributions to American culture, including turning the Willie Nelson-written song “Crazy” into a hit. Then, Alicia has that long-ago Crazy songwriter, the iconic Willie Nelson. Willie may have had three divorces and some side romps along the way, but we have yet to encounter a subject who is so at peace with the Trash Candy he’s bequeathed to the world, nor as generous to those he may have hurt along the way. Promo Betterhelp.com/trashy. Get 10% off your first month when you sign up at the link! The Oak Tree Group. Need help getting your financial house in order? This all-female financial planning firm is happy to help. Visit them on the web at theoaktreegroup.net. Stacie’s Receipts Honky Tonk Angel: The Intimate Story of Patsy Cline, by Ellis Nassour (Amazon link) Patsy Cline Sweet Dreams Documentary (YouTube link) Janette Davis (Wikipedia) Patsy Cline (countrymusichalloffame.org) Still ‘Crazy’ for Patsy (nvdaily.com) Cline, Patsy (1932–1963) (encyclopediavirginia.org) Remember the Car Accident That Nearly Ended Patsy Cline’s Career? (tasteofcountry.com) Alicia’s Receipts Me and Sister Bobbie: True Tales of the Family Band, by Willie Nelson and Bobbie Nelson (Amazon link) Tragic Details About Willie Nelson (YouTube.com) Willie Nelson Biography (2003) (YouTube.com) Willie Nelson Opens Up About Wife Of 26 Years (ninjajournalist.com) Jack Johnson – Willie Got Me Stoned and Stole All My Money (Live at Farm Aid 2017) (YouTube link)

Get ready for a couple of truly wild rides! First up, Stacie has some hilarious tea on one of America’s lesser-known Founders, Gouverneur Morris. He didn’t just copy edit the US Constitution; he was also such a ladies man that after an accident required the amputation of one of his legs, fellow Founder John Jay expressed that he wished Morris “had lost something else.” Then, Alicia has an old Hollywood tale featuring seduction, mob ties, and ultimately, the suspicious death of Hollywood’s first Superman, TV’s George Reeves. Promo Betterhelp.com/trashy. Get 10% off your first month when you sign up at the link! The Oak Tree Group. Need help getting your financial house in order? This all-female financial planning firm is happy to help. Visit them on the web at theoaktreegroup.net. More reading: 10 Reasons Why Gouverneur Morris Was the Oddest Founding Father (history.com)

If two is company, this week we’re taking a look at some very trashy crowds. It’s love triangle week! First up, Alicia introduces us to the first wife of country legend Johnny Cash. He courted Vivian Liberto in thousands of pages of letters while deployed to West Germany, but after a dozen years together, it was June Carter who won his heart for good. Then, Stacie recalls the shockingly public and profoundly tragic love triangle of TV presenter Paula Yates, who left musician and organizer Bob Geldof for doomed rock star Michael Hutchence, and ultimately lost her own life along the way. Promo Betterhelp.com/trashy. Get 10% off your first month when you sign up at the link! The Oak Tree Group. Need help getting your financial house in order? This all-female financial planning firm is happy to help. Visit them on the web at theoaktreegroup.net.

Tuesdays in December on Patreon, Alicia is taking us on a journey through the iconic archetypes that have defined femininity across the decades. This week's American Woman is the "Gibson Girl," created by artist Charles Dana Gibson, and typified by Evelyn Nesbit, perhaps the first modern Supermodel. The Gibson Girl was the idealized portrait of modern womanhood at the dawn of the 20th century, but Evelyn Nesbit's story was shockingly real, featuring the manipulations of two powerful older men, an unwelcome role in "the crime of the century," and at long last, a measure of peace in her later years in California. Want more? Check out almost 500 bonus episodes at patreon.com/trashydivorces. An annual subscription is the perfect gift for the Trash Panda in your life!

This week, Stacie shares some memories about the very trashy marriage and divorce of actress Robin Givens and boxer Mike Tyson. Then, Alicia answers the call of a Patreon Trashsociate Producer with the story of the very self-important composer of “Memory,” Andrew Lloyd Webber. Promo This Week Betterhelp.com/trashy. Get 10% off your first month when you sign up at the link! The Oak Tree Group. Need help getting your financial house in order? This all-female financial planning firm is happy to help. Visit them on the web at theoaktreegroup.net. More to Learn Undisputed Truth, by Mike Tyson and Larry Sloman (Amazon link) Grace Will Lead Me Home, by Robin Givens (Amazon link) Unmasked: A Memoir, by Andrew Lloyd Webber

It’s two of our favorite stories week! First up, Alicia has the street-to-stardom tale of legendary French chanteuse Edith Piaf, while Stacie explains all the ways your English teacher was wrong about American poet Emily Dickinson. Both of these stories first appeared on Patreon. If you would like to join our incredible Patreon community for ad-free episodes and hours of additional material every week, or to give the gift of a Patreon subscription to the Trash Panda in your life, visit www.patreon.com/TrashyDivorces. Promo this week: The Oak Tree Group. Need help getting your financial house in order? This all-female financial planning firm is happy to help. Visit them on the web at theoaktreegroup.net. Discover more: Book: Open Me Carefully: Emily Dickinson’s Intimate Letters to Susan Huntington Dickinson, edited by Ellen Louise Hart and Martha Nell Smith (Amazon link) Movie: Wild Nights with Emily (Amazon link)

And now for something completely different…. This week on Trashy Divorces, we have some heartwarming lighter fare with two couples who found their ways back to one another after splitting up. Stacie has the tale of rock star Mick Jones of the band Foreigner, and his charming once-again wife, Ann Dexter-Jones, plus their brood of highly creative children. Then, Alicia has one of her all-time favorite artists and people, the long and winding love story of Jimmy Buffett and his wife Jane Slagsvol. Promo this week: Betterhelp.com/trashy. Get 10% off your first month when you sign up at the link! The Oak Tree Group. Need help getting your financial house in order? This all-female financial planning firm is happy to help. Visit them on the web at theoaktreegroup.net. Music and sources at trashydivorces.com.

It's been a long week. Want some distraction? This week, Alicia has the fabulous and fabulously trashy tale of Lana Turner, a Trashy Divorces All-Star if ever there was one. She had 8 marriages, seven husbands, and a trashy true crime story during her decades of Hollywood glory. Buckle in, friends. This one has it all. Promo this week: The Oak Tree Group. Need help getting your financial house in order? This all-female financial planning firm is happy to help. Visit them on the web at theoaktreegroup.net.

This week, we’re digging into two of the most interesting minds and lives of the 20th century who brought us inventions that certainly shape our day-to-day lives. First up, Stacie has Caresse Crosby, who invented the modern bra as a young woman and went on to live an extraordinary life as part of the Lost Generation. Then, Alicia has screen legend and six-time divorcee Hedy Lamarr, whose clever mind gifted us with the concept of “frequency hopping,” which would lead to GPS, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth technology. Promo this week: Brooklinen. Get 10% off your first order plus free shipping with the promo code TRASHY at Brooklinen.com. Betterhelp.com/trashy. Get 10% off your first month when you sign up at the link! The Oak Tree Group. Need help getting your financial house in order? This all-female financial planning firm is happy to help. Visit them on the web at theoaktreegroup.net. The holidays are coming. Give your Trashpanda a full year of #trashcandy (and 15% off!) by signing up for an annual Patreon subscription! You can even try before you buy at bit.ly/trashcandyquarantine. Can we ask a favor? Filling out this quick listener survey helps great sponsors find us, so you can find out about cool products and services. Thanks!

Welcome back to the Spooky Season, friends! This week, we have the stories of two witchy women. First up, Alicia gets up close and personal with rocker Stevie Nicks’s many loves. Then Stacie has the three divorces of beloved Bewitched star Elizabeth Montgomery. Promo this week: The Oak Tree Group. Need help getting your financial house in order? This all-female financial planning firm is happy to help. Visit them on the web at theoaktreegroup.net. The holidays are coming. Give your Trashpanda a full year of #trashcandy (and 15% off!) by signing up for an annual Patreon subscription! You can even try before you buy at bit.ly/trashcandyquarantine. Can we ask a favor? Filling out this quick listener survey helps great sponsors find us, so you can find out about cool products and services. Thanks!

This week we’ve got two stories from women with big families, although that’s about where the commonalities stop. Stacie has the winding road that’s been Marie Osmond’s love life, as well as the ups and downs that have made her so relatable. Then Alicia takes us back in time for the surprisingly trashy tale of the life and times of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt and mistress to two of the most powerful men in the world. Promo this week: Betterhelp.com/trashy. Get 10% off your first month when you sign up at the link! The holidays are coming. Give your Trashpanda a full year of #trashcandy (and 15% off!) by signing up for an annual Patreon subscription! You can even try before you buy at bit.ly/trashcandyquarantine. Can we ask a favor? Filling out this quick listener survey helps great sponsors find us, so you can find out about cool products and services. Thanks!