Svetlana! Svetlana!

Latest Episodes:

The Last Laugh Apr 10, 2023

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After pinballing around the world for two decades, the only thing Svetlana has left is her story. But what will it take for the world to hear it?

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Back to the USSR Apr 03, 2023

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Svetlana keeps searching for a place that feels like home. Could it be America? Could it be England? Could it be… Russia and the children that she left behind 18 years ago?

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Divorce Taliesin Style Mar 27, 2023

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Svetlana reaches a breaking point at Taliesin. But as she tries to move forward into the next chapter of her life, her past continues to haunt her.

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Baby Bump Mar 20, 2023

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Just a few months into her whirlwind marriage, Svetlana finds herself unexpectedly pregnant at 44 — much to the displeasure of Olgivanna.

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Mother Knows Best Mar 13, 2023

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The honeymoon phase ends quickly for newlywed Svetlana as she chafes against communal life at Taliesin — and its overbearing leader.

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The Montenegrin Feb 27, 2023

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Who is Olga Ivanovna Lazović Hinzenberg Lloyd Wright? And why is her name so short? In this episode, we learn about a woman who survived revolutions and revelations, all in the pursuit of art and immortality.

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The Very Special Wedding Episode! Feb 20, 2023

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It’s been only three weeks since Svetlana first set foot at Taliesin West, and she’s about to marry Frank Lloyd Wright’s protégé: William Wesley Peters. Could this be happily ever after?

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Come to Desert, Find Peace Feb 13, 2023

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A strange and mystical invitation lures Svetlana to Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture commune in the Arizona desert. And so, Svetlana embarks on a new journey that will alter the course of her life forever. Dan goes there too and gets in the wrong Honda.

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Only One Year Feb 06, 2023

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After her dramatic defection, Svetlana settles into her new life in America. She’s an overnight millionaire, trading communism for capitalism — a bestselling author with the attention of the world. But everyone from her translator to the KBG to a new lover is driving her nuts!

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The Princess of the Kremlin Jan 30, 2023

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In the midst of the Cold War, Joseph Stalin's only daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva, decides to flee Mother Russia to start a new life in America. But with the KGB on her tail, how on earth is she going to get out? Playwright Dan Kitrosser unravels her story.

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