As The Money Burns

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The Artist's Touch Sep 30, 2022

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Many marvel at several stunning new murals created by a famous painter for the opening of a grand hotel with an old familiar name.

Famous Spanish painter Sert finishes 15 murals for the new Waldorf-Astoria hotel on Park Avenue. Sert’s in-laws Prince Alexis Mdivani and new wife Princess Louise Van Alen Mdivani visit in Paris, while Princess Mae Murray Mdivani visits the Sert Room. Heading towards bankruptcy, Conrad Hilton aspires to own the new hotel.

Other people and subjects include: Misia Sert, Princess Roussie Mdivani Sert, Playa Riente, Anna Dodge Dillman, President Herbert Hoover, Leonard Schultze, Caroline Astor, William Waldorf Astor, Colonel “Jack” John Jacob Astor IV, Vincent Astor, Princess “Ava” Alice Astor Obolensky, “Jakey” John Jacob Astor VI, Prince Serge Obolensky, King Alfonso XIII of Spain, Francisco Franco, Spanish Civil War, Vic Cathedral, grisaille, underpainting, Spanish banks, cancel culture

Extra Notes / Call to Action:
Banco Santander Foundation's art collection
https://www.fundacionbancosantander.com/en/culture/art/banco-santander-collection

Sert Collection in the National Art Museum in Catalonia
https://www.hisour.com/sert-room-national-art-museum-of-catalonia-54689/

Forgotten Lives channel – https://www.youtube.com/c/ForgottenLives
Barbara Hutton – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLRsV5paVSE
Doris Duke – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuOLql-OySc
Marjorie Merriweather Post – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcxM-4utAoU
Alva Vanderbilt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eza21m9JXTg

Art Deco channel – https://www.youtube.com/c/ArtDecoTV

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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: Organ Grinder’s Song by Jack Payne, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 2 Music: It’s the Talk of the Town by Ambrose, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s
Section 3 Music: Just As Long As The World Goes Round And Around by Jay Wilbur, Album The Great British Dance Bands
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

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To Be Or Not To Be A Prince Sep 16, 2022

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Royal titles might be grand, but one prince proudly turns in his title to become an American citizen.

Barbara Hutton’s cousin Helena McCann finally has her debutante ball while others adjust to their new situations. Elder Princess Obolensky remains in mourning over her daughter. Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich tries to re-establish the Romanov throne. Prince Serge Obolensky gives up his royal title for American citizenship.

Other people and subjects include: Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra, Romanov family, Bolshevik Revolution, Anastasia Romanov, pretender to the throne(s), Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III, Prince William, Prince of Wales, Katherine Middleton, Princess of Wales, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, US citizenship, American citizenship, dual citizenship, royal titles, Man in the Iron Mask

Extra Notes / Call to Action:
Who Would Be Tsar of Russia Today? | Romanov Family Tree by UsefulCharts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMj08bfbi-g

Current Pretenders to the Thrones in Africa, Americas, Europe, Oceania by 360Data Comparison
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2O4buxzJmM

Lady Colin Campbell YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMlk9gp1WNndfOjs0_1gG3g

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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: Top Hat, White Tie and Tails by Carroll Gibbons & Boy Friends, Album Sophistication – Songs of the Thirties
Section 2 Music: Royal Garden Blues by Benny Carter, Album Perfect Jazz
Section 3 Music: The Eyes Of The World by Louis Levy, Album The Great British Dance Bands
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

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Love Pilot Sep 02, 2022

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Wherever money resides, extortion and blackmail forever threaten the secrets and scandals one wishes to hide. Alas a mother’s work is never done.

In Boston, Henrietta Hartford is sued by Mildred King, alleging she saved Huntington Hartford from a disreputable lady. Will Huntington’s marriage to Mary Lee Epling finally be exposed?

Other people and subjects include: Doris Duke, Nanaline Duke, Cholly Knickerbocker, Josephine Hartford, Edward Hartford, blackmail, scandals, secret marriage, secret divorce, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Tom Bower, Revenge book

Extra Notes / Call to Action:
Second Glance History – Twitter @2GlanceHistory or their website https://secondglancehistory.com
A few special articles:
https://secondglancehistory.com/not-dead-yet/
https://secondglancehistory.com/madame-palatines-burn-book-part-1/
https://secondglancehistory.com/the-hapsburg-anastasia-part-1/

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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: There’s One Little Girl Who Loves Me by Jack Hylton, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20s
Section 2 Music: I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight? by Jack Hylton, Album Charleston – Great Stars Of the 20s
Section 3 Music: This Is The Missus by Sidney Kyte & His Piccadilly Hotel Band, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

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Golden Jubilee Aug 19, 2022

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The games begin for another Tennis Week in Newport, but in society’s game will one socialite be able to outmaneuver the scandal ahead?

Newport Casino celebrates its Golden Jubilee with returning Wimbledon stars Sidney Wood and Frank Shields, only they aren’t having the same heyday and lost the US Davis Cup too. Back from Hawaii, Henrietta Hartford and Huntington Hartford join the fun, while Henrietta hopes to keep his marriage a secret. Only her daughter and his sister Josephine Hartford’s abrupt Reno divorce and remarriage to the Caviar King might make it a lot harder.

Other people and subjects include: James “Henry” Van Alen, William “Sam” Van Alen, Doris Duke, Nanaline Duke, Mary Lee Epling, Maud Barger-Wallach, Fred Perry, Ellsworth Vines, Bunny Austin, Countess Alexandra Tolstoy, Leo Tolstoy, Vamarie, Vadim Makarov, Vice Admiral Stepan Makarov, polar icebreakers, Petrossian caviar, gauche caviar, Bolshevik Revolution, Big Miracle 2012 film, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, You’ve Got Mail film, Frasier tv series, and the black market.

Extra Notes / Call to Action:
Podcast – Proud Stutter by Maya Chupkov and Desiree Cole August 26th, 2022 episode **revised released on September 9th, 2022
https://www.proudstutter.com/proud-stutter-season-2-ep-3
https://www.proudstutter.com/
https://pod.link/1588336626

Desiree Cole https://www.desireetraciecole.com/

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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: You Hit The Spot by Carroll Gibbons, Album The Age of Style – Hits from the 30s
Section 2 Music: Red Sails In The Sunset by Casani Club Orchestra, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s
Section 3 Music: A Reckless Night On Board An Ocean by Sydney Lipton, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

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Recycled Loves Aug 05, 2022

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As another Hollywood royal marriage implodes, back east another heir and heiress actually marry under favorable circumstances.

The Marrying Mdivanis are making headlines – Prince Serge Mdivani freshly divorced from Pola Negri quickly married Mary McCormic, Prince David Mdivani is served divorced from his actress wife Mae Murray, and Prince Alexis Mdivani with his new bride Princess Louise Astor Van Alen returns for a wedding. Louise’s brother William “Sam” Van Alen is marrying Elizabeth “Betty” Kent with a reception afterwards at a familiar family estate.

Other people and subjects include: James “Henry” Van Alen, Daisy Van Alen, Atwater Kent, Frederick Vanderbilt, Louise “Lulu” Vanderbilt, “Neil” Cornelius Vanderbilt IV aka Jr, “Neily” Cornelius Vanderbilt IV, Grace Wilson Vanderbilt, Caroline Astor’s great grandchildren, Bar Harbor, Maine, Sonogee estate, Great Fire of 1947, billion dollar bridal party, déjà vu and revisiting old homes

Desiree Cole https://www.desireetraciecole.com/

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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: Love Walked In by Carroll Gibbons & The Savoy Hotel Orpheans, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s
Section 2 Music: I’ve Got A Heart (Filled With Love For You Dear) by Glenn Miller, Album Perfect Big Bands
Section 3 Music: The Very Thought of You by Al Bowlly, Album More Sophistication
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

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Lover's Leap Jul 22, 2022

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Secret newlyweds arrive at their tropical destination. Will this be the beginning or the end of their clandestine union?

Henrietta Hartford takes her son Huntington Hartford and his secret wife Mary Lee Epling to Hawaii in an attempt to get them to annul their marriage. Barbara Hutton returns to Biarritz with a new royal admirer Prince Jerome Rospigliosi-Gioeni ardently pursuing her. In Paris, newlywed Princess Anna Obolensky visits the Eiffel Tower while heartbroken.

Other people and subjects include: Leo Tolstoy, Russian Obolensky & Troubetzkoy families, Russian Revolution, Buster Crabbe, William Powell, Carole Lombard, Norma Talmadge, Mary Booker, John NM Howells, John Mead Howells, William Dean Howells, William White Howells, Prince Joseph Guiseppe Rospigliosi, Mary Reid – Maria Rospigliosi, Pope Clement IX, Natalie Pissaress, Marian Snowden, Mexican divorce, cycles in history & predicting future (Great Reset, pandemic, Russia-Ukraine War, supply chain, Sri Lanka chaos,…)

Extra Notes / Call to Action:
Podcast – Evil Genius Chronicles by Dave Slusher, Episode Active Grimace Face
https://evilgeniuschronicles.org
https://pod.link/311621542

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Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Publish Date: July 22, 2022
Length: 25:16
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Let’s Do It by Arthur Rosebery & His Kit-Cat Dance Band, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20s
Section 2 Music: I’m In the Mood for Love by Freddy Gardner, Album Elegance
Section 3 Music: Palais De Danse by Sid Phillips, Albums The Great British Dance Bands & Tea Dance 2
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

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World's Unluckiest Man Jul 08, 2022

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Despite what outsiders might think, family fortunes are not guaranteed. One heir finds himself bankrupt, divorced, disowned, and potentially disinherited.

Five generations of wealth doesn’t prevent Neil Vanderbilt from filing bankruptcy among other troubles in 1931. Several of his problems go back to 1926 and repeat again in 1931.

Other people and subjects include: Grace Wilson Vanderbilt, Benito Mussolini, Kaiser Wilhelm, Vanderbilt fortunes & disinheritances, Alfred Vanderbilt, “Reggie” Reginald Vanderbilt, Gloria Vanderbilt, Caroline Astor, Carrie Astor, Reno divorces, celebrity bankruptcy, and a personal circumstance.

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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: Top Hat, White Tie and Tails by Carroll Gibbons & Boy Friends, Album Sophistication – Songs of the Thirties
Section 2 Music: These Foolish Things by Benny Carter, Album Perfect Blues
Section 3 Music: One In A Million by Brian Lawrance, Album The Great British Dance Bands
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

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Served Well Jun 24, 2022

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Plenty of antics occur both on and off the court at the world’s oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament – Wimbledon. Will the Queen be amused, or will she declare off with their heads?

At 1931 Wimbledon, young Americans Frank Shields and Sidney Wood rise to prominence both on and off the tennis courts. Only after one incident, they find themselves apologizing to Queen Mary before continuing their dominance in Men’s Singles.

Other people and subjects include: tennis courts, tiebreak, Jimmy “Henry” Van Alen, William “Sam” Van Alen, Jean Borotra, Bunny Austin, Brooke Shields, Wimbledon traditions, strawberries, and teammates.

Extra Notes / Call to Action:
Strawberry recipes at social media & website.
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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: You Hit The Spot by Carroll Gibbons, Album The Age of Style – Hits from the 30s
Section 2 Music: Hep! Hep! Jumpin’ Jive by Nat Gonella & His New Georgians, Album Dance Crazy Section 3 Music: The Younger Generation by Ray Noble, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Odds On Favorite Jun 10, 2022

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Stakes are high in various sports and competitions, but the highest stakes come in the game of marriage. Rivals beware.

Frank Shields and Sidney Wood travel to London for Wimbledon and the US Davis Cup European tour, and Frank’s fiancée Billie Tenney joins them with chaperone Maud Barger-Wallach. In London, the Prince of Wales participates in the Royal Ascot. Henrietta Hartford takes her son Huntington Hartford and Mary Lee Epling to Hawaii to convince them to annul their secret marriage. Lastly, Barbara Hutton must accept that Prince Alexis Mdivani and Silvia de Castilleja de Guzman will not reunite as both have married others, Louise Van Alen and Comte Henri de Castellane respectfully.

Other people and subjects include: June 1931, King George V, Queen Mary, Prince David – Prince of Wales – King Edward VIII – Duke of Windsor, Thelma Morgan Furness, Wallis Simpson, Spain King Alfonso XIII, honeymoon, newlyweds, elopement, family disapprovals, James Dwight, Dwight Davis, Queen Anne, betting & stakes at horse races, Totalisator, favorite racehorses, personal experiences with romances with idealized loves, King Louis XIV, Platinum Jubilee, and Queen Elizabeth II’s becoming second longest reigning monarch.

Extra Notes / Call to Action:
Royal Ascot – British Pathe 1931
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39rS5KT_D14

Earbuds Podcast Collective
https://www.earbudspodcastcollective.org/blog/queen-elizabeth-ii-platinum-jubilee-royalty-podcast-recommendations

Michael Berry Show
Rubberneck Reporting Around 21:30 - 36:30
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/139-the-michael-berry-show-27764850/episode/rubberneck-reporting-pm-show-97422696/?cmp=android_share&sc=android_social_share&pr=false

We Need A Crisis Around 22:04 - 37:20
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/139-the-michael-berry-show-27764850/episode/we-need-a-crisis-97885233/?cmp=android_share&sc=android_social_share&pr=false

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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: Sunshine by Jack Hylton, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20s
Section 2 Music: You Turned Your Head by Jack Jackson, Albums The Great British Dance Bands & Tea Dance 2
Section 3 Music: Got To Dance My Way To Heaven by Henry Hall, Albums The Great British Dance Bands & Tea Dance 2
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Aftertaste May 26, 2022

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Many things can happen inside a garden. Will another royal romance bloom, or forbidden fruit prove too tempting?

After bowing at the Court of St. James, the Prince of Wales invites Barbara Hutton to a royal garden party. The young heiress enjoys the possibility of two suitors including the dangerous playboy Phil Plant until her father Franklyn Hutton interferes.

Other people and subjects include: Franklyn Hutton, governess Ticki, Prince David – Prince of Wales – King Edward VIII – Duke of Windsor, Thelma Morgan Furness, Wallis Simpson, Helena McCann, Buckingham Palace, Embassy Club, Prince of Wales title & heir apparent, King Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria, Prince Edward – King Edward VII, Princess Elizabeth - Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Prince William, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, King Tut’s Curse, Prince Ali Kamel Fahmy Bey of Egypt & his wife Marguerite Alibert, blackmail, Princess of Wales, Princess Diana, Camilla Shand – Duchess of Cornwall, Lady Colin Campbell, Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle, and the little girl’s dreams of being princesses come true but darker, and Platinum Jubilee with Trooping the Colour balcony ceremony.

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: Royal Garden Blues by Benny Carter, Album Perfect Jazz
Section 2 Music: A Nice Cup Of Tea by Sam Costa & Peter Yorke & His Orchestra, Album Tea Dance 1920s, 30s, 40s Vintage Tea Party
Section 3 Music: On The Air by Carroll Gibbons, Albums More Sophistication & Tea Dance 2
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

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