What happened at the White House in 1961? How does Lee become the real villain in this story, at least according to Truman? So much bad blood, and these problems…
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346. Capote vs. Vidal | The Real Feud
It is time to bring all the spiderwebs together. This week, it is the first part of the actual feud happening – the one between Gore Vidal, Truman Capote and…
345. The Dear Princess Swan | Lee Radziwell
In this episode, we explore the life, loves, and increasingly complicated relationships of Lee Bouvier Radziwill, which a lens to two in particular. The first with her sister, Jacqueline Kennedy…
344. A Mother of an Episode | Nina Gore Vidal and Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss
Truman Capote had a feud with his Swans, sure. But do you know about the just-as-famous feud with fellow writer and raconteur Gore Vidal? Their epic battle got nasty, and…
343. Pamela Harriman | The Everything, Everywhere, All at Once Swan
In this episode, we investigate the life and times of Pamela Digby Churchill Hayward Harriman, perhaps the premier courtesan of the 20th century. Pamela also married a few times, along…
342. The Swans | Marella Angelli
In today’s episode, we continue our summertime of the Swans with the story of Marella Agnelli. One of the least covered of the Swans, Marella’s life was filled with glamour…
341. Wild Child Cornelia Guest
In our summer series continuing with The Swans, we take a little journey this week into an adjacent story. Our focus this week is the beloved daughter of C.Z. Guest,…
340. The Swans of Truman Capote | C.Z. Guest
Today, we meet the cool vanilla lady, C.Z. Guest. C.Z. had a legendary life including accomplishments like wife and mother, but also such as actress, columnist, horsewoman, fashion designer, and…
339. The Swans of Truman Capote | Katharine Graham (to David Begelman to Dominick Dunne)
In this episode of our summer of Swans, we spend a little time with Truman’s Publishing Swan, Katharine Graham, America’s first female CEO of a Fortune 500 company and the…
338. The Black and White Ball | All the Memories
In this episode, we explore Truman’s 1966 Black and White Ball from the people who were there – the build-up, the big event, and the aftermath. It seems we are…