It is the first of our Spiderwebs of Babe Paley episodes this week! Today, we are taking a journey into the past with reporting from The Saturday Evening Post from…
Month: July 2026
331. The Swans of Truman Capote | Babe Paley
As we continue through The Swans of Truman Capote, our episode today delves into the life of Babe Paley, the most perfect of the Swans. Babe’s life, marriages, and style…
330. The Swans of Truman Capote | Carol Marcus, featuring Oona O’Neill and Gloria Vanderbilt
In this episode, we explore the life, loves and friendships of Truman Capote’s Original Swan, Carol Marcus. Her name might not be familiar to you now, but hers is a…
329. The Swans of Truman Capote | Lillie Mae Faulk and Harper Lee
In this episode, we explore Truman Capote’s early years – from his tiny hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, and the cast of characters who live there. Here we are also introduced…
328. The Swans of Truman Capote | What Makes a Swan?
It is time for a little summertime detour visiting the seven high society Swans of Truman Capote. Why would Dominick Dunne care about Truman Capote at all? What kind of…
327. The Scandalous Candy Mossler | The Rest of the Story
We have come to the end of our Scandalous Candy Mossler series, and nothing quite tops the last decade of her life. Stacie joins Alicia for this mad lib of…
326. The Scandalous Candy Mossler | The Trial
You might think with all the evidence available that convicting Candy Mossler and Melvin Lane Powers for the murder of Jacques Mossler would be a cinch. Turns out justice can…
325. The Scandalous Candy Mossler | Getting Caught
/ Candy Mossler and her nephew Melvin, deep within their incestuous love affair, make some new plans for Candy to be out of her marriage to Jacques, and with a…
324. The Scandalous Candy Mossler | Melvin to Murder
In this next installment of the Candy Mossler series, we meet her new lover (and nephew too!) Melvin Lane Powers. This illicit relationship is an open secret in Houston and…
323. The Scandalous Candy Mossler | Origins to Jacques
This week, Alicia brings you the very trashy story of the scandalous Candy Mossler. In this first episode, we explore Candy’s humble beginnings, her second marriage to Jacques Mossler, and…