BetteCetera

Bettecetera is back and in honor of the nervous breakdown Bette had in the early 80s, Sean and Bradley are currently nervous breakdowns personified! (Do people still have nervous breakdowns? Are they called something else these days?) While this episode's main focus is on Bette's 1980 Concert film, Divine Madness, and her 1980 Barbara Walters interview, your Bettecetera Boys also discuss their obsession with Yellowjackets (including pondering the proper pronunciation of Christina Ricci's surname), whether or not we remember Smash properly, deleted scenes from The Goonies, and we start the whole thing with a brand new number! We somehow forgot to mention the Sophie Tucker section of the show (whoops but whatever) as well her electrifying performance of "Stay With Me"(shame on us)!

SHOW NOTES

The Internet Archive Brouhaha

'Smash' Musical Adaptation Headed to Broadway

Barbara Walters Interview (1980)

The Infamous Mercury Sable Commercial

Divine Madness Deleted Scenes

• Shiver Me Timbers
• Rainbow Sleeves
• My Mother's Eyes

With deepest apologies for the delay, Bettecetera is back with our first Quickie! We'll have a full-length episode next month, but we wanted to pop into your feeds to say hello and to share a new segment called Bettesterpiece Theatre!

SHOW NOTES

Bette talks to Variety

Bettecetera is back and ready to party like it's 1979 standing in for 1969. Bradley and Sean discuss Bette's first picture, The Rose, a loose retelling of the life of Janis Joplin

This episode was chaotic and stressful, but we think we've managed to finesse it into something delightful for your lisetning pleasure.

SHOW NOTES

Check out the incredible artwork of Norn Cutson, the artist behind the new Bettecetera logo

Sarah Jessica Parker IS The Rose!

Bette Midler by lol Ace Collins at our beloved archive dot org!

The Rose - a novelization by Leonore Fleischer

Akvavit/Aquavit

The Highland Fling (R.I.P.)

Bette as The Rose in concert (audio) - 1978

Bradley and Sean are back and they have already broken their format! To coincide with the holiday season, this episode focuses of Bette's 2006 Holiday Album, Cool Yule. This episode goes sideways halfway through and we've left that in for your enjoyment! Have a happy holiday season and a happy new year and we'll be back next month with The Rose!

SHOW NOTES

Rosie (aka Miss Rose, aka Jingle Bella)

Bette Midler - Cool Yule

Barbra Streisand - A Christmas Album

Aimee Mann - One More Drifter in the Snow

Vanessa Williams - Star Bright

Aldi Chocolate Croissant

Live at Last - Uncut (archive.org)

Emmanuel Lewis - Still Alive!

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

A Diva's Christmas Carol

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

The Muppet Christmas Carol

Woman strikes Lindsay Lohan live on Instagram during 'attempted kidnapping'

Pilk!

Sean's Twitter

Bradley's Twitter

BetteCetera's Twitter

In our premiere, we cover the years 1945-1978 in the long and storied life of the Divine Miss M herself, Bette Midler. Sean is stunned to discover that Bette Midler is from Hawaii, Bradley and Sean both confess to buying unlicensed fan merch and get hung up on house painting, Bradley debunks his own personal conspiracy theory before going full circle on it, and Sean shares his love of Superstar and show notes.

SHOW NOTES

Bette Midler: Outrageously Divine by Mark Bego

Bette Midler: Still Divine by Mark Bego

The Divine Bette Midler by James Spada

Streisand: Her Life by James Spada

Bradley's TikTok recreation of his favorite anecdote from the above book.

Hawaii (she's in the second row on the left!)

2nd Hawaii Clip

Bette performing "Matchmaker" from Fiddler on the Roof on the 1968 Tonys Broadcast

The Thorn

Bette at the Continental Baths

Barry Manilow - She's a Star (it was on his THIRD album!)

Easier Said Than Done - The Essex

"Miss Karen" presents Bette her Best New Artist Grammy

Rolling Stone - The Gold Lamé Dream of Bette Midler

Remember My Forgotten Man (The David Frost Show)

The controversial Strangers in the Night

Marihauna

Ol' Red Hair is Back

The Bette Midler Show (Live at Last)

Monty!

The Mixed Reviews Podcast