Our season one finale covers gossip maven and Hedda Hopper rival, Louella Parsons.

Created by: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Hosts: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Producers: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Editors: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Researchers: Krys Melo, Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Writer: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Music Supervisor: Krys Melo

Recorded at: The Invisible Studios

Theme Song: Typewriter Song - Mac Taboel

Music:

Epidemic Sound:

Head Over Heels - Etienne Roussel

Jolly Stroll - Mac Taboel

Say It Without Words - Dez Moran

Spending the Day - Dez Moran

Russian Roulette - Ludvig Moulin

Cocktails and Canapes - Radio Night

A Time to Remember - Ritchie Everett

The Spy - Wendy Marcini

Golden Age Radio - Golden Age Radio

Golden Sweetheart - The Best Ofs

Stars in Your Eyes - Dez Moran

Research Sources:

https://archive.org/details/firstladyofholly00barb

https://archive.org/details/tellittolouella00pars/

https://archive.org/details/heddalouella00eell

https://archive.org/details/morella-joe-the-ince-affair-1978

https://archive.org/details/timeswehadlivewi00davirich

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louella_Parsons

https://www.rrstar.com/story/special/2014/07/20/psst-this-freeport-woman-had/36816530007/

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/02/rivalry-hedda-hopper-louella-parsons-gossip-columnists

https://archive.org/details/hollywoodbabylon00ange/page/150/mode/2up

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louella-Parsons

https://www.wellesnet.com/peter-bogdanovich-on-completing-orson-welles-long-awaited-the-other-side-of-the-wind/

https://www.factinate.com/people/facts-louella-parsons

https://www.google.com/books/edition/On_the_Air/EwtRbXNca0oC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Hollywood+Hotel,+musical+variety%22&pg=PA323&printsec=frontcover

http://www.elvis-history-blog.com/hedda-hopper.html

https://cinemafan2.livejournal.com/8154.html

https://bestlifeonline.com/carole-lombard-clark-gable-affair/

https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/louella-parsons

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Pickford#Personal_lif

Our sixth episode discusses gossip queen Wendy Williams!

Created by: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Hosts: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Producers: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Editors: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Researchers: Krys Melo, Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Writer: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Music Supervisor: Krys Melo

Recorded at: The Invisible Studios

Theme Song: Typewriter Song - Mac Taboel

Music:

Epidemic Sound:

Life O' The Lavish - Jules Gaia

Dance the Night Away (No Matter What They Say) (Instrumental Version) - Zorro Strolling with You - John Runefelt

As Real As It Gets - Matt Large

Different Type Of Vibe - Matt Large

Always Had a Way - Matt Large

Apple Tree - Mo Stacks

So Seductive - Matt Large

A Few Demands - Matt Large

Incidental Encounter - Arthur Benson

Research Sources:

https://metro.co.uk/2020/09/04/a-wendy-williams-biopic-is-in-the-works-charting-gossip-queens-rise-to-inf amy-13225998/https://time.com/3688590/wendy-williams-1000-episodes/ https://thesource.com/2019/10/10/wendy-williams-total/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNmdn-cVro0 https://www.essence.com/celebrity/wendy-williams-my-first-diet-was-first-grade/ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/05/24/wendy-williams-dishes-the-dirt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_Williams https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/26/magazine/wendy-williams-interview.html https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/wendy-williams-annie-harwick-joke-suggests-host-s-style-has-ncn a1140596 https://www.frieze.com/article/grimee https://www.newspapers.com/article/68810184/asbury-park-press/ https://meaww.com/wendy-williams-tupac-shakur-raped-in-prison-rumor-response-why-u-turn-on-me-fat-s haming-rape-jailhttps://nypost.com/2016/05/16/angie-martinez-lost-her-f-king-mind-with-wendy-williams/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/wendy-williams-made-a-lot-of-enemies-in-radio-20-years-a go-now-shes-a-daytime-television-staple/2018/08/22/15f35dc0-9f18-11e8-8e87-c869fe70a721_story.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=matHyZx9wxwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9E3--O7UJA https://pagesix.com/2022/06/17/judge-greg-mathis-says-wendy-williams-is-valuable-to-the-community/ https://www.vulture.com/2020/02/wendy-williams-amie-harwick.html https://www.distractify.com/p/charlamagne-and-wendy-beef https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wendy-williams-reveals-tortured-childhood/story?id=24474267 https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/wendy-williams-annie-harwick-joke-suggests-host-s-style-has-ncn a1140596 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/graves-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20356240 https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/wendy-williams-health-and-personal-struggles-through-the-years/ https://ew.com/tv/wendy-williams-told-show-canceled/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-13203019/wendy-williams-lifetime-money-docu series-guardian-exploitative-contract.html https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/wendy-williams-guardian-lifetime-docuser ies-legal-battle-1235858466/ https://www.npr.org/2024/03/15/1238765983/wendy-williams-dementia-exploited-docum entary https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/819719-stunna-girl-ray-j-wendy-williams-drug-addiction- accusation-hip-hop-news https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/11738525/wendy-williams-millions-bank-before- guardian-no-money-left/

Our sixth episode is all about gossip columnist and radio news commentator Walter Winchell.

Created by: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Hosts: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Producers: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Editors: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Researchers: Krys Melo, Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Writer: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Music Supervisor: Krys Melo

Recorded at: The Invisible Studios

Theme Song: Typewriter Song - Mac Taboel

Music:

Epidemic Sound:

The Hipcat Swagger-Ritchie Everett

With a Light Heart-Ofelia Moore

Bring the Bagels-Ofelia MooreIn

Other Words-Ofelia Moore

Wicked Man-Martin Landstrom

Kill Your Darlings-Martin Landstrom

Tomorrow I’ll Be Gone-Franz Gordon

All Good Things Come in Threes-Ritchie Everett

Trenchcoats-Roosier

Research Sources:

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/walter-winchell-biographical-timeline/15619/

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/walter-winchell-documentary/16953/

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Walter_Winchell

https://www.jewage.org/wiki/ru/Article:Walter_Winchell_-_Biography

https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c86h4kj8/

https://www.wearebroadcasters.com/radio100/moments/49.asp

https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2020/10/walter-winchell-he-snooped-to-conquer/

https://www.americanheritage.com/walter-winchell

https://archives.nypl.org/the/21480

https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/18/arts/he-turned-gossip-into-tawdry-power-walter-winchell-who-climbed-high-fell-far.html

https://www.amazon.com/Winchell-Gossip-Power-Culture-Celebrity/

https://people.howstuffworks.com/15-terms-popularized-by-walter-winchell.htm

https://publicism.info/biography/impresario/8.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Gallop

https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/the-german-american-bund-confessions-of-a-nazi-spy/

https://www.nytimes.com/1994/10/18/books/books-of-the-times-of-winchell-and-the-power-of-gossip.html

https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,775927,00.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20081113142947/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,802020,00.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1972/02/21/archives/walter-winchell-is-dead-on-coast-at-742.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/books/review/the-long-view-culture-of-fame-walter-winchell.html

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2004/01/how-jack-paar-slew-walter-winchell.html

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-history-behind-plot-against-america-180974365/

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/lifestyle/2013/11/15/jfk-in-palm-beach-where/6879787007/

https://erenow.net/biographies/lindbergh-by-a-scott-berg/14.php

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/gossip-columnist-crime-boss-surrender-fbi-article-1.798591

https://law.jrank.org/pages/2965/Murder-Inc-Trials-1941-Surrender-J-Edgar-Hoover-Walter-Winchell.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepke_Buchalter

https://www.thewrap.com/lucille-ball-communism-true-story-being-the-ricardos/

https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,802020,00.html

https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/i-love-lucy-lucille-ball-didnt-know-she-was-pregnant-until-the-media-announced-it.html/

https://www.sonyclassics.com/wheresmyroycohn/#4thPage

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Cohn

https://blackstarnews.com/the-night-josephine-baker-never-got-her-steak-html/

https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,816799,00.html

https://www.the74million.org/article/schools-virus-polio-vaccine-trials-flashback-coronavirus/

https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/8/31/22626790/coronavirus-vaccine-anti-vaxxers-polio-winchell-steinberg

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/paranoid-gossip-about-polio-vaccine/

https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,889287-1,00.html

https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,815896-1,00.html

Our fifth episode centers around American news journalist Matt Drudge.

Created by: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Hosts: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Producers: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Editors: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Researchers: Krys Melo, Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Writer: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Music Supervisor: Krys Melo

Recorded at: The Invisible Studios

Theme Song: Typewriter Song - Mac Taboel

Music:

Epidemic Sound:

Night Stranger - Oh The City

America The Beautiful

Just Be Mine (Instrumental) - John Runefelt

Oh What A Whirl - Jules Gaia

Code Red - Rijko

Born In The 80s - Falcon Dives

Sneaking Into the Kitchen - Arthur Benson

And Behold - Awlee

College Dropout - Sight of Wonders

Gossip Talk - Arthur Benson

Network Protocol - Isaac Larson

Computer Sounds: Pond 5

Research Sources:

https://extras.denverpost.com/books/chdrudge1224.htm

The Drudge Revolution by Michael Lysiak

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Drudge

https://nymag.com/news/media/36617/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1997/05/19/the-dirt-on-matt-drudge/3c9056db-72de-4dbc-8849-ee944c786d7c/

https://jewishinsider.com/2020/07/investigating-the-mysterious-man-behind-the-drudge-report/

https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/letters/profile-matt-drudge-webmaster-of-pork-pies-2471665

https://nypost.com/2020/11/28/does-matt-drudge-even-work-at-the-drudge-report-anymore/

https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/what-is-matt-drudge-doing-now

https://www.thewrap.com/matt-drudge-biopics-dueling/

https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1998/01/26/upstart-internet-adding-sense-of-urgency-to-reporting/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW9lQRTF-7E&pp=ygUVTWF0dCBkcnVkZ2UgaW50ZXJ2aWV3

https://youtu.be/yIdNGY1f4E8

https://youtu.be/Ray66PjKQno

https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4976532/drudge-hollywood-apartment-podcast-sot

https://www.c-span.org/video/?96956-1/drudge-report

Our fourth episode centers around pioneering investigative journalist Nellie Bly.

Created by: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Hosts: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Producers: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Editors: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Researchers: Krys Melo, Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Writer: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Music Supervisor: Krys Melo

Recorded at: The Invisible Studios

Theme Song: Typewriter Song - Mac Taboel

Music:

Epidemic Sound:

Stealing Mushrooms - The Fly Guy Five

Story With No End - Trailer Worx

All Blue Skies - The Fly Guy Five

Small Talk and Lemonade - The Fly Guy Five

A Toast to You - Golden Age Radio

Tablespoons - Martin Landstrom

Cada Primavera (Instrumental Version) - Alcones Negros

El Chamizal - Alcones Negros

Hide and Sneak - The Fly Guy Five

A Hoax - Mary Riddle

Crab Walk - Jerry Lacey

Mysterious Moments - Eneide

Research Sources:

https://nellieblyonline.net/

https://wams.nyhistory.org/modernizing-america/modern-womanhood/nellie-bly/

https://apollopahistory.com/apollo-history/people-families/elizabeth-jane-cochrane-nellie-bly/

https://www.correctionhistory.org/rooseveltisland/bly/html/preblackwell.html

https://www.liherald.com/stories/nellie-bly-she-came-she-wrote-she-conquered,106447

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stunt_girl

https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/nellie-bly

https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/the-lost-legacy-of-the-girl-stunt-reporter

Brooke Kroeger's Nellie Bly: Daredevil, Reporter, Feminist

https://thestuntgirl.weebly.com/the-birth-of-nellie-bly.html

https://nellieblyonline.net/dispatch-articles/

http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/bly/mexico/mexico.html

https://allthatsinteresting.com/lizzie-halliday

https://davidblixtauthor.medium.com/why-i-wont-publish-nellie-bly-s-racist-novel-b15108b9817c

In our third episode we are covering iconic journalist and crime reporter Agness ‘Aggie’ Underwood.

Created by: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Hosts: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Producers: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Editors: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Researchers: Krys Melo, Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Writer: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Music Supervisor: Krys Melo

Recorded at: The Invisible Studios

Theme Song: Typewriter Song - Mac Taboel

Music:

Epidemic Sound:

Merged by the Night - Anthony Earls

Just Like Old Scotch - Golden Age Radio

Working Class Hero - Golden Age Radio

Sneaking Unnoticed - Golden Age Radio

Exhibit A - J.R. Productions

My Love Will Bite - T. Morri

Careful Steps - The Fly Guy Five

You Said the Coast Was Clear - Ludvig Moulin

The Smoke Room - Alexandra Woodward

Hotel Lalo - Harry Edvino

Call and Respond - Elvin Vanguard

Research Sources:

https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/downloads/5m60qv87p

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2158244017710290#body-ref-bibr51-2158244017710290-4

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/shining-a-spotlight-on-toughasnails-la-crime-reporter-agness-underwood

https://vimeo.com/70991449

http://derangedlacrimes.com

https://la.curbed.com/2019/12/16/21019466/film-noir-definition-meaning-best

https://www.kcet.org/history-society/bloody-commerce-crossroads-of-the-world-and-the-murder-of-the-decade

https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/exhibits/first-latest-aggie-underwood-los-angeles-herald-and-sordid-crimes-city

https://epdf.pub/the-first-lady-of-hollywood-a-biography-of-louella-parsons.html

Our second episode centers around Hollywood’s first beauty guru Sylvia Ulback.

Created by: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Hosts: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Producers: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Editors: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Researchers: Krys Melo, Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Writer: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Music Supervisor: Krys Melo

Recorded at: The Invisible Studios

Theme Song: Typewriter Song - Mac Taboel

Music:

Musopen.org:

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - IV. In the Hall Of The Mountain King - Czech National Symphony Orchestra

Epidemic Sound:

Bet On That - Mac Taboel

The Bratwurst Song - Stationary Sign

Apple Pie Eyes - Martin Landstrom

And Champagne for All - The Fly Guy Five

Golden Age Radio - Golden Age Radio

Vintage Dream (Instrumental Version) - Mathilda June

Not Sure What You Mean - Stationary Sign

Trainee Day - Stationary Sign

Window Shopping in New York - The Fly Guy Five

Unfaithful Doll - Ludvig Moulin

A Walk in Marais - The Fly Guy Five

Research Sources:

Hollywood Undressed: Observations of Sylvia of Hollywood

https://www.newspapers.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_of_Hollywood

https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/downloads/gx41mj32k

https://cladriteradio.com/formerly-famous-sylvia-ulback/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_P._Kennedy_Sr.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1987/03/22/the-kennedys-joe-sr-the-gloria-swanson-affair/177040b7-d53a-4365-a6e4-114db2046ce9/

https://wikisummaries.org/joseph-p-kennedy-begins-an-affair-with-gloria-swanson/

‘No More Alibis’ Sylvia Ulback

‘Pull Yourself Together Baby’ Sylvia Ulback

‘Streamline Your Figure’ Sylvia Ulback

Our premiere episode centers around none other than Hollywood’s gossip queen of the golden age: Hedda ‘The Hat’ Hopper.

Created by: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Hosts: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Producers: Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Editors: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Researchers: Krys Melo, Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes

Writer: Krys Melo, Madison Reyes

Music Supervisor: Krys Melo

Recorded at: The Invisible Studios

Theme Song: Typewriter Song - Mac Taboel

Music:

Epidemic Sound:

Golden Age Radio - Golden Age Radio

Sneaking Unnoticed - Golden Age Radio

Memoirs of a Silk Bow Tie - The Fly Guy Five

Bet On That - Mac Taboel

And Champagne for All - The Fly Guy Five

Adobe Stock:

Strozzapreti Show - FMT

French Lovers- Pinegroove

Mystic Vase - Roman Spivak

Funny Comedy - Vivaleum

Funny Jazz Cafe - MagikStudio

Les Yeux Noirs - MagikStudio

Mendelson Wedding March

Musopen.org:

Rose Leaf Rag - Gerluz

Kismet Rag - Tony Wilkenson

Research Sources:

https://honey.nine.com.au/latest/ingrid-bergman-affair-scandal-casablanca-star/892d0613-2be1-42a6-85a7-f8e5b52ef474

https://aurorasginjoint.com/2014/05/02/a-glimpse-into-hedda-hoppers-hollywood/

https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2018/08/career-fear-built-hedda-hopper-ruled-gossip-business/

https://www.factinate.com/people/hedda-hopper-facts/

https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/mysterious-death-newport-movie-mogul-thomas-ince/

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/02/07/ingrid-bergman/

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/02/rivalry-hedda-hopper-louella-parsons-gossip-columnists

https://medium.com/@tas608/my-inspiration-for-working-in-media-charlie-chaplin-and-hedda-hopper-85dc8e0a6e72

https://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art38000.asp

https://www.trivia-library.com/b/hollywood-celebrity-scandals-charlie-chaplin-and-joan-barry-affair-part-1.htm

https://variety.com/2015/voices/columns/blacklist-hedda-hopper-career-destroying-1201584311/

https://filmstarfacts.com/2016/01/27/joseph-cotten-deanna-durbin-lovers-or-not/

https://tempo.com.ph/2018/04/27/still-about-gay-hwood/

http://www.collinsporthistoricalsociety.com/2012/04/look-back-at-joan-bennett-week.html

https://filmstarfacts.com/2015/06/07/stewart-granger-a-mans-man/

https://nypost.com/2015/10/31/meet-the-scariest-woman-in-hollywood/

https://www.grunge.com/36112/scandalous-stories-old-hollywood/

https://archive.nytimes.com/iht-retrospective.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/02/1940-roosevelts-in-divorce-court/

https://read.amazon.com/?ref_=dbs_p_ebk_r00_pbcb_rnvc00&_encoding=UTF8&asin=B09MVB7MCR

https://cladriteradio.com/hollywood-undressed-chapter-eleven/

www.Newspapers.com

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-hearst-tried-stop-citizen-kane-180958602/

https://ia600302.us.archive.org/16/items/HeddaHoppersHollywood/Hedda%20Hopper%27s%20Hollywood.mp4