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Never After Jul 23, 2020

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Everyone wants a happily ever after, though few are prepared for the misery that a broken heart brings.

Financial woes and broken hearts can increase the risk of suicide. Though the truth behind suicides in 1929 is more complicated than the prevailing myths. With the more recent concern in another rise, the close personal connections to the subject are revealed.

Other people and subjects include: Barbara Hutton, Edna Woolworth Hutton, Franklyn Hutton, Doris Duke, Cobina Wright, Nanaline Duke, suicide, Franklyn Hutton, Frank Woolworth, Jessie Woolworth Donahue, rise of suicides pre-Crash, and rising concern about suicides during pandemic.

Extra Notes / Call to Action / Related articles:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/why-bad-looks-good/202008/why-suicides-may-increase-post-pandemic
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/why-bad-looks-good/202008/3-reasons-living-cited-suicide-survivors
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-mind-body-connection/202009/the-myths-and-warning-signs-suicide

Archival music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Nightfall by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics
Section 2 Music: Just A Mood by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics
Section 3 Music: Lost In A Fog by Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

The Setting Sun Jul 10, 2020

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They say the sun never sets on a Vanderbilt, but no good fortune lasts forever.

Dowager Alice Vanderbilt opens the Breakers after a season away. The great Vanderbilt fortune is no longer growing and dwindling under the weight of far too many heirs. In her twilight years, Alice tries to hide her financial situation while trying to see who will be the next Society queen her daughter-in-law Grace Wilson Vanderbilt or Daisy Van Alen.

Too many heirs with not enough wealth builders lead to the demise of the Vanderbilt dynasty before the Great Depression. Though some future lesser heirs amass their own fortunes, and one leaves behind a musical legacy that has made all our lives far richer.

Other people and subjects include: Barbara Hutton, Doris Duke, Louise Astor Van Alen, Astor vs Vanderbilt fortunes, Newport cottages (Breakers, Wakehurst, & Beechwood), Caroline Astor, Alva Vanderbilt, disinheritance, loss of fortune, CW’s original Gossip Girl tv series Nate Archibald, Gloria Vanderbilt, Anderson Cooper, Princess Diana, Timothy Olyphant, Altered Carbon, music producer John Hammond, and Benny Carter.

Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Nightfall by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics
Section 2 Music: These Foolish Things by Benny Carter, Album Perfect Blues
Section 3 Music: Nightfall by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics
End Music: These Foolish Things by Benny Carter, Album Perfect Blues

The Sport of Kings Jun 26, 2020

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Polo might be the sport of kings, but for our young heiresses the prize seems to be their hearts.

Polo week brings lots of exciting matches both on and off the fields. A history of polo mixes with its modern day celebrities – Ralph Lauren model Nacho Figueras as well the British royal family being the most current famous players.

Other people and subjects include: Barbara Hutton, Doris Duke, Louise Van Alen, Prince Alexis Mdivani, Jakey Astor, Van Alen brothers, Persian elite royal guard, Marrying Mdivanis, polo in pop culture, Flash Gordon, Pretty Woman, and famous players Prince Philip, Prince Charles, Prince William, & Prince Harry.

Extra Notes / Call to Action:
https://asthemoneyburns.com/
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Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Button Up Your Overcoat by Jack Hylton, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20s
Section 1 Additional Music: In the Mood for Love by Freddy Gardner, Album Elegance
Section 2 Music: One In A Million by Brian Lawrance, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 3 Music: Fascinating Rhythm by The Savoy Orpheans, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20s
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Membership Has Its Privileges Jun 11, 2020

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Hindsight is 20 / 20, but can be a little late. More importantly, how’s your foresight?

Everyone wants in, but membership comes at a price. Amongst our wealthy, two stockbrokers vie for new clients, but one is running a Ponzi scheme. More recent schemes come to light both in relation to Broadway’s Hamilton and Nascar. Even Warren Buffet is not immune.

Other people and subjects include: Newport 1929 summer, Ida Lewis Yacht Club membership, Franklyn Hutton, Nanaline Duke, Cobina Wright, William May Wright aka “Bill”, Irene Hutton, 1906 earthquake, EF Hutton Brokerage Firm, Civil War & society money, Bernie Madoff, Fyre Festival, Daytona, and DC Solar.

Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Nightfall by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics
Section 2 Music: These Foolish Things by Benny Carter, Album Perfect Blues
Section 3 Music: Top Hat, White Tie and Tails by Carroll Gibbons & Boy Friends, Album Sophistication – Songs of the Thirties
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Wonderful Things May 28, 2020

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Wealth can be both a blessing and a curse. It allows many to wander far and wide, and one soul has been wandering for an eternity.

The discovery of a lifetime almost didn’t happen, but when Howard Carter found King Tut’s tomb everything changed. Curses and mummies came with fame and fortune. Come see how the fortune behind the discovery also connects to our stories of heirs and heiresses, the Titanic and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as Universal’s Mummy Franchise and Downton Abbey.

Other people and subjects include: November 1922, Ava Alice Muriel Astor, Lady Evelyn Herbert of Carnarvon, Lord Carnarvon, Highclere Castle, Prince Kamel Fahm Bey of Egypt, Pola Negri, and the ongoing pop culture fascination with Egypt.

Extra Notes / Call to Action:
If possible, please consider donating blood via Red Cross, https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive.

Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Nightfall by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics
Section 2 Music: – I Double Dare You by Jack Harris & His Orchestra, Albums More Sophistication & Hits of the 30s
Section 3 Music: Top Hat, White Tie and Tails by Carroll Gibbons & Boy Friends, Album Sophistication – Songs of the Thirties
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Welcome to Newport, Part 2 Apr 30, 2020

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Some have money, the others don’t. In the game of fortunes, the heart might be the first casualty. Can you figure out who’s who?

Even before the Wall Street life was not what it seems, and already people are hiding the truths of their situations both love triangles and fortunes while trying to stay amongst the elite. It may be decades later, but Newport still has appeal for the likes of Taylor Swift.

Other people and subjects include: Barbara Hutton, Doris Duke, Louise Van Alen, Prince Alexis Mdivani, Jakey Astor, Van Alen brothers, love triangles, 1929 gossip column on Newport, young heiresses, naming conventions & nicknames, and modern Newporters Taylor Swift, Judge Judy, Jay Leno, & Larry Ellison.

Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Nightfall by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics
Section 2 Music: These Foolish Things by Benny Carter, Album Perfect Blues
Section 3 Music: Top Hat, White Tie and Tails by Carroll Gibbons & Boy Friends, Album Sophistication – Songs of the Thirties
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Welcome to Newport, Part 1 Apr 30, 2020

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Do you remember your first love? Ever had a magical summer romance? Summer is starting, and love is in the air.

Teen heiresses Doris Duke, Barbara Hutton, and Louise Van Alen vie for status and love all while preparing for the age old Society event – their debutante balls. Explore the traditions and obstacles to joining Society, where one needs more than money to belong. They want to enjoy life unaware life is already changing much like today’s Springbreakers and thwarted proms and graduations.

Other people and subjects include: summer 1929, John Jacob Astor VI aka Jakey, Prince Alexis Mdivani, Franklyn Hutton, Nanaline Duke, French governess Jenny Renaud, governess Ticki, Caroline Astor, rise of Newport, Rhode Island, Society traditions, debutantes balls, society marriages, new money vs old money, and the importance of coming of age traditions.

Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Nightfall by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics
Section 2 Music: These Foolish Things by Benny Carter, Album Perfect Blues
Section 3 Music: Top Hat, White Tie and Tails by Carroll Gibbons & Boy Friends, Album Sophistication – Songs of the Thirties
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Trust No One Apr 02, 2020

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We all dream about the security money will provide us. Only in a world where money is primarily inherited, it is the very factor that could most endanger one’s life.

An ailing Buck Duke warns his daughter Doris about dangers of inheriting wealth. Come explore the history behind the Duke fortune, and how the loss of a father relates to our current pandemic lives.

Other people and subjects include: Duke family wealth, Washington Duke, Ben Duke, Angiers Duke, Walker Inman, Duke University, Tobacco Wars, post Civil War rise & fall of southern fortunes, estate wills, daddy’s girls, and losing your person.

Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Nightfall by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics
Section 2 Music: These Foolish Things by Benny Carter, Album Perfect Blues
Section 3 Music: Top Hat, White Tie and Tails by Carroll Gibbons & Boy Friends, Album Sophistication – Songs of the Thirties
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Series Overview Apr 02, 2020

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All they want is love. Everyone else wants their fortune. An introduction into the historical podcast series exploring the lives of the super rich and what happens when the Great Depression changes their world forever.

Each podcast episode includes three sections: a narrative story, a deeper exploration into historical facts, and contemporary relevance and connections.

Other people and subjects include: Wall Street Crash, the Great Depression, heirs, heiresses, and pandemic.

Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Nightfall by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics
Section 2 Music: These Foolish Things by Benny Carter, Album Perfect Blues
Section 3 Music: Top Hat, White Tie and Tails by Carroll Gibbons & Boy Friends, Album Sophistication – Songs of the Thirties
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

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