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Welcome to Gossip’s Bridle! Each episode of Gossip’s Bridle focuses on an infamous gossip from day’s past. Transport through time as listeners go on a journey through not only the lives of these gossips, but their biggest scandals; from outting Hollywood heartthrobs, to exposing affairs, political whistleblowers and so much more. It’s time to gossip about the gossips with Spencer Henry and Madison Reyes.

Latest Episodes:

Louella Parsons Sep 25, 2024

Our season one finale covers gossip maven and Hedda Hopper rival, Louella Parsons.

Created by: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Hosts: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Producers: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Editors: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Researchers: Krys Melo, Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Writer: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Music Supervisor: Krys Melo

Recorded at: The Invisible Studios

Theme Song: Typewriter Song - Mac Taboel

Music:

Epidemic Sound:

Head Over Heels - Etienne Roussel

Jolly Stroll - Mac Taboel

Say It Without Words - Dez Moran

Spending the Day - Dez Moran

Russian Roulette - Ludvig Moulin

Cocktails and Canapes - Radio Night

A Time to Remember - Ritchie Everett

The Spy - Wendy Marcini

Golden Age Radio - Golden Age Radio

Golden Sweetheart - The Best Ofs

Stars in Your Eyes - Dez Moran

Research Sources:

https://archive.org/details/firstladyofholly00barb

https://archive.org/details/tellittolouella00pars/

https://archive.org/details/heddalouella00eell

https://archive.org/details/morella-joe-the-ince-affair-1978

https://archive.org/details/timeswehadlivewi00davirich

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louella_Parsons

https://www.rrstar.com/story/special/2014/07/20/psst-this-freeport-woman-had/36816530007/

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/02/rivalry-hedda-hopper-louella-parsons-gossip-columnists

https://archive.org/details/hollywoodbabylon00ange/page/150/mode/2up

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louella-Parsons

https://www.wellesnet.com/peter-bogdanovich-on-completing-orson-welles-long-awaited-the-other-side-of-the-wind/

https://www.factinate.com/people/facts-louella-parsons

https://www.google.com/books/edition/On_the_Air/EwtRbXNca0oC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Hollywood+Hotel,+musical+variety%22&pg=PA323&printsec=frontcover

http://www.elvis-history-blog.com/hedda-hopper.html

https://cinemafan2.livejournal.com/8154.html

https://bestlifeonline.com/carole-lombard-clark-gable-affair/

https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/louella-parsons

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Pickford#Personal_lif

Wendy Williams Sep 18, 2024

Our sixth episode discusses gossip queen Wendy Williams!

Created by: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Hosts: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Producers: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Editors: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Researchers: Krys Melo, Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Writer: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Music Supervisor: Krys Melo

Recorded at: The Invisible Studios

Theme Song: Typewriter Song - Mac Taboel

Music:

Epidemic Sound:

Life O' The Lavish - Jules Gaia

Dance the Night Away (No Matter What They Say) (Instrumental Version) - Zorro Strolling with You - John Runefelt

As Real As It Gets - Matt Large

Different Type Of Vibe - Matt Large

Always Had a Way - Matt Large

Apple Tree - Mo Stacks

So Seductive - Matt Large

A Few Demands - Matt Large

Incidental Encounter - Arthur Benson

Research Sources:

https://metro.co.uk/2020/09/04/a-wendy-williams-biopic-is-in-the-works-charting-gossip-queens-rise-to-inf amy-13225998/https://time.com/3688590/wendy-williams-1000-episodes/ https://thesource.com/2019/10/10/wendy-williams-total/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNmdn-cVro0 https://www.essence.com/celebrity/wendy-williams-my-first-diet-was-first-grade/ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/05/24/wendy-williams-dishes-the-dirt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_Williams https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/26/magazine/wendy-williams-interview.html https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/wendy-williams-annie-harwick-joke-suggests-host-s-style-has-ncn a1140596 https://www.frieze.com/article/grimee https://www.newspapers.com/article/68810184/asbury-park-press/ https://meaww.com/wendy-williams-tupac-shakur-raped-in-prison-rumor-response-why-u-turn-on-me-fat-s haming-rape-jailhttps://nypost.com/2016/05/16/angie-martinez-lost-her-f-king-mind-with-wendy-williams/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/wendy-williams-made-a-lot-of-enemies-in-radio-20-years-a go-now-shes-a-daytime-television-staple/2018/08/22/15f35dc0-9f18-11e8-8e87-c869fe70a721_story.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=matHyZx9wxwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9E3--O7UJA https://pagesix.com/2022/06/17/judge-greg-mathis-says-wendy-williams-is-valuable-to-the-community/ https://www.vulture.com/2020/02/wendy-williams-amie-harwick.html https://www.distractify.com/p/charlamagne-and-wendy-beef https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wendy-williams-reveals-tortured-childhood/story?id=24474267 https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/wendy-williams-annie-harwick-joke-suggests-host-s-style-has-ncn a1140596 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/graves-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20356240 https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/wendy-williams-health-and-personal-struggles-through-the-years/ https://ew.com/tv/wendy-williams-told-show-canceled/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-13203019/wendy-williams-lifetime-money-docu series-guardian-exploitative-contract.html https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/wendy-williams-guardian-lifetime-docuser ies-legal-battle-1235858466/ https://www.npr.org/2024/03/15/1238765983/wendy-williams-dementia-exploited-docum entary https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/819719-stunna-girl-ray-j-wendy-williams-drug-addiction- accusation-hip-hop-news https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/11738525/wendy-williams-millions-bank-before- guardian-no-money-left/

Walter Winchell Sep 11, 2024

Our sixth episode is all about gossip columnist and radio news commentator Walter Winchell.

Created by: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Hosts: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Producers: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Editors: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Researchers: Krys Melo, Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Writer: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Music Supervisor: Krys Melo

Recorded at: The Invisible Studios

Theme Song: Typewriter Song - Mac Taboel

Music:

Epidemic Sound:

The Hipcat Swagger-Ritchie Everett

With a Light Heart-Ofelia Moore

Bring the Bagels-Ofelia MooreIn

Other Words-Ofelia Moore

Wicked Man-Martin Landstrom

Kill Your Darlings-Martin Landstrom

Tomorrow I’ll Be Gone-Franz Gordon

All Good Things Come in Threes-Ritchie Everett

Trenchcoats-Roosier

Research Sources:

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/walter-winchell-biographical-timeline/15619/

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/walter-winchell-documentary/16953/

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Walter_Winchell

https://www.jewage.org/wiki/ru/Article:Walter_Winchell_-_Biography

https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c86h4kj8/

https://www.wearebroadcasters.com/radio100/moments/49.asp

https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2020/10/walter-winchell-he-snooped-to-conquer/

https://www.americanheritage.com/walter-winchell

https://archives.nypl.org/the/21480

https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/18/arts/he-turned-gossip-into-tawdry-power-walter-winchell-who-climbed-high-fell-far.html

https://www.amazon.com/Winchell-Gossip-Power-Culture-Celebrity/

https://people.howstuffworks.com/15-terms-popularized-by-walter-winchell.htm

https://publicism.info/biography/impresario/8.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Gallop

https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/the-german-american-bund-confessions-of-a-nazi-spy/

https://www.nytimes.com/1994/10/18/books/books-of-the-times-of-winchell-and-the-power-of-gossip.html

https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,775927,00.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20081113142947/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,802020,00.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1972/02/21/archives/walter-winchell-is-dead-on-coast-at-742.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/books/review/the-long-view-culture-of-fame-walter-winchell.html

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2004/01/how-jack-paar-slew-walter-winchell.html

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-history-behind-plot-against-america-180974365/

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/lifestyle/2013/11/15/jfk-in-palm-beach-where/6879787007/

https://erenow.net/biographies/lindbergh-by-a-scott-berg/14.php

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/gossip-columnist-crime-boss-surrender-fbi-article-1.798591

https://law.jrank.org/pages/2965/Murder-Inc-Trials-1941-Surrender-J-Edgar-Hoover-Walter-Winchell.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepke_Buchalter

https://www.thewrap.com/lucille-ball-communism-true-story-being-the-ricardos/

https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,802020,00.html

https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/i-love-lucy-lucille-ball-didnt-know-she-was-pregnant-until-the-media-announced-it.html/

https://www.sonyclassics.com/wheresmyroycohn/#4thPage

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Cohn

https://blackstarnews.com/the-night-josephine-baker-never-got-her-steak-html/

https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,816799,00.html

https://www.the74million.org/article/schools-virus-polio-vaccine-trials-flashback-coronavirus/

https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/8/31/22626790/coronavirus-vaccine-anti-vaxxers-polio-winchell-steinberg

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/paranoid-gossip-about-polio-vaccine/

https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,889287-1,00.html

https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,815896-1,00.html

Matt Drudge Sep 04, 2024

Our fifth episode centers around American news journalist Matt Drudge.

Created by: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Hosts: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Producers: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Editors: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Researchers: Krys Melo, Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Writer: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Music Supervisor: Krys Melo

Recorded at: The Invisible Studios

Theme Song: Typewriter Song - Mac Taboel

Music:

Epidemic Sound:

Night Stranger - Oh The City

America The Beautiful

Just Be Mine (Instrumental) - John Runefelt

Oh What A Whirl - Jules Gaia

Code Red - Rijko

Born In The 80s - Falcon Dives

Sneaking Into the Kitchen - Arthur Benson

And Behold - Awlee

College Dropout - Sight of Wonders

Gossip Talk - Arthur Benson

Network Protocol - Isaac Larson

Computer Sounds: Pond 5

Research Sources:

https://extras.denverpost.com/books/chdrudge1224 .htm

The Drudge Revolution by Michael Lysiak

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Drudge

https://nymag.com/news/media/36617/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1997/05/19/the-dirt-on-matt-drudge/3c9056db-72de-4dbc-8849-ee944c786d7c/

https://jewishinsider.com/2020/07/investigating-the-mysterious-man-behind-the-drudge-report/

https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/letters/profile-matt-drudge-webmaster-of-pork-pies-2471665

https://nypost.com/2020/11/28/does-matt-drudge-even-work-at-the-drudge-report-anymore/

https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/what-is-matt-drudge-doing-now

https://www.thewrap.com/matt-drudge-biopics-dueling/

https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1998/01/26/upstart-internet-adding-sense-of-urgency-to-reporting/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW9lQRTF-7E&pp=ygUVTWF0dCBkcnVkZ2UgaW50ZXJ2aWV3

https://youtu.be/yIdNGY1f4E8

https://youtu.be/Ray66PjKQno

https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4976532/drudge-hollywood-apartment-podcast-sot

https://www.c-span.org/video/?96956-1/drudge-report

Nellie Bly Aug 28, 2024

Our fourth episode centers around pioneering investigative journalist Nellie Bly.

Created by: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Hosts: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Producers: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Editors: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Researchers: Krys Melo, Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Writer: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Music Supervisor: Krys Melo

Recorded at: The Invisible Studios

Theme Song: Typewriter Song - Mac Taboel

Music:

Epidemic Sound:

Stealing Mushrooms - The Fly Guy Five

Story With No End - Trailer Worx

All Blue Skies - The Fly Guy Five

Small Talk and Lemonade - The Fly Guy Five

A Toast to You - Golden Age Radio

Tablespoons - Martin Landstrom

Cada Primavera (Instrumental Version) - Alcones Negros

El Chamizal - Alcones Negros

Hide and Sneak - The Fly Guy Five

A Hoax - Mary Riddle

Crab Walk - Jerry Lacey

Mysterious Moments - Eneide

Research Sources:

https://nellieblyonline.net/

https://wams.nyhistory.org/modernizing-america/modern-womanhood/nellie-bly/

https://apollopahistory.com/apollo-history/people-families/elizabeth-jane-cochrane-nellie-bly/

https://www.correctionhistory.org/rooseveltisland/bly/html/preblackwell.html

https://www.liherald.com/stories/nellie-bly-she-came-she-wrote-she-conquered,106447

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stunt_girl

https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/nellie-bly

https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/the-lost-legacy-of-the-girl-stunt-reporter

Brooke Kroeger's Nellie Bly: Daredevil, Reporter, Feminist

https://thestuntgirl.weebly.com/the-birth-of-nellie-bly.html

https://nellieblyonline.net/dispatch-articles/

http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/bly/mexico/mexico.html

https://allthatsinteresting.com/lizzie-halliday

https://davidblixtauthor.medium.com/why-i-wont-publish-nellie-bly-s-racist-novel-b15108b9817c

Aggie Underwood Aug 21, 2024

In our third episode we are covering iconic journalist and crime reporter Agness ‘Aggie’ Underwood.

Created by: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Hosts: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Producers: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Editors: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Researchers: Krys Melo, Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Writer: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Music Supervisor: Krys Melo

Recorded at: The Invisible Studios

Theme Song: Typewriter Song - Mac Taboel

Music:

Epidemic Sound:

Merged by the Night - Anthony Earls

Just Like Old Scotch - Golden Age Radio

Working Class Hero - Golden Age Radio

Sneaking Unnoticed - Golden Age Radio

Exhibit A - J.R. Productions

My Love Will Bite - T. Morri

Careful Steps - The Fly Guy Five

You Said the Coast Was Clear - Ludvig Moulin

The Smoke Room - Alexandra Woodward

Hotel Lalo - Harry Edvino

Call and Respond - Elvin Vanguard

Research Sources:

https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/downloads/5m60qv87p

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2158244017710290#body-ref-bibr51-2158244017710290-4

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/shining-a-spotlight-on-toughasnails-la-crime-reporter-agness-underwood

https://vimeo.com/70991449

http://derangedlacrimes.com

https://la.curbed.com/2019/12/16/21019466/film-noir-definition-meaning-best

https://www.kcet.org/history-society/bloody-commerce-crossroads-of-the-world-and-the-murder-of-the-decade

https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/exhibits/first-latest-aggie-underwood-los-angeles-herald-and-sordid-crimes-city

https://epdf.pub/the-first-lady-of-hollywood-a-biography-of-louella-parsons.html

Sylvia of Hollywood Aug 14, 2024

Our second episode centers around Hollywood’s first beauty guru Sylvia Ulback.

Created by: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Hosts: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Producers: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Editors: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Researchers: Krys Melo, Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Writer: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Music Supervisor: Krys Melo

Recorded at: The Invisible Studios

Theme Song: Typewriter Song - Mac Taboel

Music:

Musopen.org:

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - IV. In the Hall Of The Mountain King - Czech National Symphony Orchestra

Epidemic Sound:

Bet On That - Mac Taboel

The Bratwurst Song - Stationary Sign

Apple Pie Eyes - Martin Landstrom

And Champagne for All - The Fly Guy Five

Golden Age Radio - Golden Age Radio

Vintage Dream (Instrumental Version) - Mathilda June

Not Sure What You Mean - Stationary Sign

Trainee Day - Stationary Sign

Window Shopping in New York - The Fly Guy Five

Unfaithful Doll - Ludvig Moulin

A Walk in Marais - The Fly Guy Five

Research Sources:

Hollywood Undressed: Observations of Sylvia of Hollywood

https://www.newspapers.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_of_Hollywood

https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/downloads/gx41mj32k

https://cladriteradio.com/formerly-famous-sylvia-ulback/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_P._Kennedy_Sr.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1987/03/22/the-kennedys-joe-sr-the-gloria-swanson-affair/177040b7-d53a-4365-a6e4-114db2046ce9/

https://wikisummaries.org/joseph-p-kennedy-begins-an-affair-with-gloria-swanson/

‘No More Alibis’ Sylvia Ulback

‘Pull Yourself Together Baby’ Sylvia Ulback

‘Streamline Your Figure’ Sylvia Ulback

Hedda Hopper Aug 07, 2024

Our premiere episode centers around none other than Hollywood’s gossip queen of the golden age: Hedda ‘The Hat’ Hopper.

Created by: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Hosts: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Producers: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Editors: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Researchers: Krys Melo, Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Writer: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Music Supervisor: Krys Melo

Recorded at: The Invisible Studios

Theme Song: Typewriter Song - Mac Taboel

Music:

Epidemic Sound:

Golden Age Radio - Golden Age Radio

Sneaking Unnoticed - Golden Age Radio

Memoirs of a Silk Bow Tie - The Fly Guy Five

Bet On That - Mac Taboel

And Champagne for All - The Fly Guy Five

Adobe Stock:

Strozzapreti Show - FMT

French Lovers- Pinegroove

Mystic Vase - Roman Spivak

Funny Comedy - Vivaleum

Funny Jazz Cafe - MagikStudio

Les Yeux Noirs - MagikStudio

Mendelson Wedding March

Musopen.org:

Rose Leaf Rag - Gerluz

Kismet Rag - Tony Wilkenson

Research Sources:

https://honey.nine.com.au/latest/ingrid-bergman-affair-scandal-casablanca-star/892d0613-2be1-42a6-85a7-f8e5b52ef474

https://aurorasginjoint.com/2014/05/02/a-glimpse-into-hedda-hoppers-hollywood/

https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2018/08/career-fear-built-hedda-hopper-ruled-gossip-business/

https://www.factinate.com/people/hedda-hopper-facts/

https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/mysterious-death-newport-movie-mogul-thomas-ince/

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/02/07/ingrid-bergman/

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/02/rivalry-hedda-hopper-louella-parsons-gossip-columnists

https://medium.com/@tas608/my-inspiration-for-working-in-media-charlie-chaplin-and-hedda-hopper-85dc8e0a6e72

https://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art38000.asp

https://www.trivia-library.com/b/hollywood-celebrity-scandals-charlie-chaplin-and-joan-barry-affair-part-1.htm

https://variety.com/2015/voices/columns/blacklist-hedda-hopper-career-destroying-1201584311/

https://filmstarfacts.com/2016/01/27/joseph-cotten-deanna-durbin-lovers-or-not/

https://tempo.com.ph/2018/04/27/still-about-gay-hwood/

http://www.collinsporthistoricalsociety.com/2012/04/look-back-at-joan-bennett-week.html

https://filmstarfacts.com/2015/06/07/stewart-granger-a-mans-man/

https://nypost.com/2015/10/31/meet-the-scariest-woman-in-hollywood/

https://www.grunge.com/36112/scandalous-stories-old-hollywood/

https://archive.nytimes.com/iht-retrospective.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/02/1940-roosevelts-in-divorce-court/

https://read.amazon.com/?ref_=dbs_p_ebk_r00_pbcb_rnvc00&_encoding=UTF8&asin=B09MVB7MCR

https://cladriteradio.com/hollywood-undressed-chapter-eleven/

www.Newspapers.com

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-hearst-tried-stop-citizen-kane-180958602/

https://ia600302.us.archive.org/16/items/HeddaHoppersHollywood/Hedda%20Hopper%27s%20Hollywood.mp4

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