Due to some technical difficulties, we're resurecting an episode from the early days of Scandal Sheets. Stayed tuned for new content in April 2023! =============================================================== It's 12:30 in the morning--do you know where your podcast is? Caroline and Adrienne start the show off with lemurs but don't worry we're serving up an extra helping of scandal this episode as we discuss the Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle scandal which rocked Hollywood. Find out how it all went down and what connection the scandal has to LA's Million Dollar Theater ..read more

Alma de Brettville Spreckels is considered the great-grandmother of San Francisco. Born to a working-class family of Danish immigrants, Alma used her incredible beauty to claw her way up the social and financial ladder. The result would be a scandalous career of nude modeling and a breach of promise suit where she sued her intended fiance for $50,000 when he refused to marry her. Despite the scandalous newspaper reports of the trial, Alma was still able to bag the wealthy son of a sugar magnate and live happily ever after. In Alma's case, "Happily Ever After" involved spending lavish sums on a ..read more

The Scandal Sheets podcast is back!! This episode explores the scandalous life of Hollywood Golden Age actress, Hedy Lamarr. Known more for her beauty, Hedy was incredibly intelligent and is credited as a co-creator of the technology that allows up to carry cellular devices. Along the way, we will hear about Hedy's life changing journey on board the SS Normandie, a fabulous Art Deco cruise ship. =============================================================== Visit Scandal Sheets on Facebook and Instagram (@scandalsheetspod) and our website, www.scandalsheetspod.com. Enjoyed the show? Don't fo ..read more

"Would you like to sin with Elinor Glyn..." So begins the infamous poem written about the scandalous erotica authoress Elinor Glyn. She began her writing career as a means of keeping her family afloat and ended up becoming the most talked about novelist in early 1900s London. Join Caroline and Adrienne as they explore Elinor's life and brief residence at Montacute House, an Elizabethan Prodigy house restored by her lover, Lord George Curzon. Along the way, our intrepid hosts will digress into important topics such as scary clowns and what exactly is Grimace the purple cartoon blob ..read more

In 1923, the once famous courtesan Marguerite D'Alibert shot her husband dead at London's Savoy Hotel. Who was this scandalous woman and what was her connection to England's Prince of Wales? Join hosts Caroline and Adrienne as they break down the events leading up to this scandalous true crime. Along the way they will discuss the slightly disjointed building of the Savoy, ghosts, and haunted condoms. Now that's a truly frightening thought! =============================================================== Make sure to subscribe to Scandalous Broads for automatic updates to your podcast feed. We a ..read more

The first episode of Scandalous Broads is here! In this episode, your intrepid hosts Caroline and Adrienne discuss the life of Belle da Costa Greene, the personal librarian to financier JP Morgan. Though librarians not considered scandalous, Belle da Costa Greene was known for her amazing fashion sense, high salary, and many affairs. But she also kept a scandalous secret that would have destroyed her if known--she was born a Black American and was passing for as white. Tune in for all the details of this amazing woman! =============================================================== Make sure t ..read more

The Scandal Sheets ladies finish the story of Cassius Marcellus Clay, a 19th century Kentucky politician turned firebrand abolitionist. There are plenty more shenanigans including political brawls, inappropriate marriages, and even...gasp...a possibly love child. Along the way, Clay rebuilds the family manse, transforming it into something a little hard to explain. =============================================================== Visit Scandal Sheets on Facebook and Instagram (@scandalsheetspod) and our website, www.scandalsheetspod.com. Enjoyed the show? Don't forget to subscribe, rate and rev ..read more

Most everyone knows the name Cassius Clay--it was the birth name of the late, great Muhammad Ali. But he was named after Cassius Marcellus Clay, a 19th century Kentucky politician turned firebrand abolitionist. Born on a wealthy plantation, Clay was inspired by his time at Princeton, where he saw William Lloyd Garrison speak, he would agitate for abolition beginning in the 1830s. But he was a bit of a hellraiser in his personal life, fighting many duels, inciting brawls, and even taking a bullet. Oh and having a mysterious affair with a Russian ballet dancer....and marrying a woman 60 years yo ..read more

Carl Tanzler was a German born man of mystery who little is known about except for two things: he had a spectacular imagination and a VERY obsessive nature. In the early 1930s he took a shine to a beautiful, but terminally ill patient at the Marine Hospital in Key West, Florida. It could have been like a Nicholas Sparks book with pledges of love and hasty marriages, but it ended up more like an episode of "Tales from the Crypt". Join Caroline and Adrienne as they dive into the deep and murky waters of an obsession that went well beyond the grave. Spoiler alert: you will not want to eat your Th ..read more

After detailing her origins, we're finishing the life of Hugette Clark, the reclusive heiress who died with $300 million in the bank. That's a lot of dough. Despite a scandalous short lived marriage, Hugette managed to stay out of the limelight for over 80 years. It wasn't until her death at 105 that the world came to know her name and the contents of her scandalous will. =============================================================== Visit Scandal Sheets on Facebook and Instagram (@scandalsheetspod) and our website, www.scandalsheetspod.com. Enjoyed the show? Don't forget to subscribe, rate ..read more