In today’s episode Fern welcomes back Brian Buck, Grey Gardens historian, group administrator and expert of the Facebook group Grey Gardens. Listen in to the informative and always respectful discussion about today’s Grey Garden topic: the handsome and debonair Black Jack Bouvier, his life, his fathering, his lifestyle and his relationship with his eccentric sister Edith Bouvier Beale. He was the father of Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onasis and Lee Radziwell who both came to the Edies aid in the 1970s during the raid.

Brain runs the Grey Gardens Facebook group, which can be found here.

In episode #4 Fern welcomes Scotty Fryer to the podcast. Scotty is entertaining Grey Gardeners with his fun and fabulous lip-sync clips of beloved Little Edie on Facebook and TikTok. Fern and Scotty talk candidly about Little Edie; her costumes and fashionista fame, her mother-daughter relationship with Big Edie, her dreams of stardom and her self- actualization of becoming famous and eventually becoming an iconic figure. Let’s open a can of liver pâté, squeeze a little lemon on it, mix a Gin Gimlet and listen in to this entertaining and interesting episode! Follow Scotty Fryer on his socials: IG: @call_me_joe_for_real FB: Friar Tuck TikToc: @callmejoeofficial Follow Fern on her socials: IG: @fernlovesmahjongg FB: Fern Levitch-Bernstein

In today’s episode Fern interviews photographer Ron Lieberman, who took the well renowned picture of Little Edie for Reno Sweeney Cabaret. Listen in to hear details about the photo shoot, Little Edie’s choice of clothing and her response to the picture chosen for the iconic poster we all know and admire. Ron shares his unique experience of photographing and interacting with this famous blue-eyed East Hampton resident whose home just happened to be named Grey Gardens. 

Oh those those two ladies…Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edith Beale, also known as Big Edie and Little Edie, are the focus of discussion in the kickoff episode of Grey Gardens. Your host, Fern Bernstein, welcomes Brian Buck to the podcast. Brian is a devoted Grey Gardens fan who has a treasure-trove of information to share about the Bouvier and Beale families and history about Grey Gardens. Go feed the cats then grab a Gin Gimlet and listen in as we open the garden gate and walk into the world of Grey Gardens.

This is the podcast about a well known house on Long Island named Grey Gardens, made famous by the 1975 documentary by the Maysles. Step into the world of Big Edie and her daughter Little Edie. We’ll discuss their family drama and memory lane meanderings. The Edies sing and dance and share their dreams of stardom. It’s very difficult to keep the line between the past and the present…