Trashy Divorces

Well Trashpandas, Mercury is returning to retrograde, and as proof, Stacie's computer has flung itself head first toward oblivion. But good news: Instead of her regularly scheduled profile this week, we're finally able to share some of the awesome listener letters you've sent in. Then, Alicia has the two divorces but decidedly lovely life of the splendid Audrey Hepburn.

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It's been a tough few... years, so this week we thought it might be nice to dive into the private lives of one of TV's oddest and most delightful (non-romantic) couples: Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart. Snoop is a hip hop legend and icon, as well as an enthusiastic booster of cannabis, while Martha Stewart literally wrote the book on suburban domestic beauty and tranquility. Alicia has the not-divorce of Snoop Dogg, while Stacie has some pretty hefty rumors about what things were like in the long marriage of Martha and Andy Stewart.

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Friends, you may not be ready for the epic trashiness we have compacted for you this week. First up, Stacie has the astonishing back story of Bonnie Lee Bakley, a murder victim whose 2001 death led to years of legal and financial trouble for her tenth husband, actor Robert Blake. Then, Alicia has the incredible story of Pamela Churchill Harriman, "the 20th-century's most influential courtesan," who advised her father-in-law Winston through the darkest days of the Blitz and finished her life as an accomplished American diplomat.

Stacie's Receipts

The strange collision of Bonny Bakley and Christian Brando (laobserved.com)

Dateline: A Question of Guilt (YouTube link)

Bonny Lee Bakley had a remarkable story that played a big role at her husband Robert Blake's murder trial (abcnews.go.com)

Life of Bonny Lee Bakley, Murdered Wife of Actor Robert Blake (thoughtco.com)

A Question Of Guilt: The Bakley Murder (cbsnews.com)

Who Killed Bonny Lee Bakley? (scaredmonkeys.net)

Alicia's Receipts

Reflected Glory: The Life of Pamela Churchill Harriman, by Sally Bedell Smith (Amazon link)

Life of the Party: The Biography of Pamela Digby Churchill, by Christopher Ogden (Amazon link)

Churchill's Girl (YouTube link)

Pamela Harriman Is Dead at 76; An Ardent Political Personality (nytimes.com)

Affairs of state aplenty for the century's greatest courtesan (irishtimes.com)

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How about something a little lighter? This week, Alicia has the story of one of her favorite people, Olivia Newton-John, who experienced a seriously trashy breakup when a longtime boyfriend disappeared without a trace. Then, Stacie jumps back to the early 2000s to explore the youthful marriage and divorce of musicians and reality TV stars Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey.

Alicia’s Receipts

Don’t Stop Believin’, by Olivia Newton-John (Amazon link)

Dame Olivia Newton-John (onjcancercentre.org)

Olivia Newton-John Just Gets On With It – No Filter (omny.fm)

Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly devoted to Olivia | Sunday Night (YouTube link)

Olivia Newton John’s Boyfriend Found ALIVE After Missing For A Decade (YouTube link)

Sunday Morning: Olivia Newton-John (YouTube link)

Stacie’s Receipts

Open Book, by Jessica Simpson (Amazon link)

TBT: Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey’s Relationship (instyle.com)

Jessica Simpson Reveals the Real Reason She Divorced Nick Lachey (cheatsheet.com)

Reliving Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey’s Young Love (eonline.com)

With Her New Book, Jessica Simpson Joins Other Celebrities Shedding an Inescapable Dumb Blonde image (dallasobserver.com)

Jessica Simpson On When “Newlyweds” With Nick Lachey Became Phony (buzzfeednews.com)

Jessica Simpson turned to diet pills after record label CEO Tommy Mottola asked her to drop 15 pounds at 17 (foxnews.com)

Nick Lachey, Jessica Simpson Split | PEOPLE.com (people.com)

Jessica Simpson Admits to Having an ‘Affair’ During Her Marriage to Nick Lachey (cheatsheet.com)

Jessica’s 2017 appearance on Ellen (Twitter link)

Jessica Simpson’s “Open Book” memoir spares no one (latimes.com)

You Remember Jessica Simpson, Right? Wrong (nytimes.com)

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And we're back! For our Season 9 opener, Stacie takes a look at Mary-Kate Olsen's attempt to get a pandemic quickie divorce, plus a bunch of other Olsen Twin trashmagic. Then, Alicia has the story of American icon Gloria Vanderbilt, an undisputed rich girl who in no way had it all.

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It’s the finale for Season 8, the end of our second year making Trashy Divorces, and of course, we’re wrapping up this abysmal year of 2020 with two Heroes of Trash Candy. It’s Trash Panda Idol week!

First up, Stacie has the legendary singer Patsy Cline, whose two tumultuous marriages punctuated a life short but breathtakingly large. Country music’s first female superstar and crossover success, Patsy’s death at the age of 30 belied the enormity of her contributions to American culture, including turning the Willie Nelson-written song “Crazy” into a hit.

Then, Alicia has that long-ago Crazy songwriter, the iconic Willie Nelson. Willie may have had three divorces and some side romps along the way, but we have yet to encounter a subject who is so at peace with the Trash Candy he’s bequeathed to the world, nor as generous to those he may have hurt along the way.

Stacie’s Receipts

Honky Tonk Angel: The Intimate Story of Patsy Cline, by Ellis Nassour (Amazon link)

Patsy Cline Sweet Dreams Documentary (YouTube link)

Janette Davis (Wikipedia)

Patsy Cline (countrymusichalloffame.org)

Still ‘Crazy’ for Patsy (nvdaily.com)

Cline, Patsy (1932–1963) (encyclopediavirginia.org)

Remember the Car Accident That Nearly Ended Patsy Cline’s Career? (tasteofcountry.com)

Alicia’s Receipts

Me and Sister Bobbie: True Tales of the Family Band, by Willie Nelson and Bobbie Nelson (Amazon link)

Tragic Details About Willie Nelson (YouTube.com)

Willie Nelson Biography (2003) (YouTube.com)

Willie Nelson Opens Up About Wife Of 26 Years (ninjajournalist.com)

Jack Johnson – Willie Got Me Stoned and Stole All My Money (Live at Farm Aid 2017) (YouTube link)

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Get ready for a couple of truly wild rides! First up, Stacie has some hilarious tea on one of America’s lesser-known Founders, Gouverneur Morris. He didn’t just copy edit the US Constitution; he was also such a ladies man that after an accident required the amputation of one of his legs, fellow Founder John Jay expressed that he wished Morris “had lost something else.” Then, Alicia has an old Hollywood tale featuring seduction, mob ties, and ultimately, the suspicious death of Hollywood’s first Superman, TV’s George Reeves.

More reading:

10 Reasons Why Gouverneur Morris Was the Oddest Founding Father (history.com)

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If two is company, this week we’re taking a look at some very trashy crowds. It’s love triangle week! First up, Alicia introduces us to the first wife of country legend Johnny Cash. He courted Vivian Liberto in thousands of pages of letters while deployed to West Germany, but after a dozen years together, it was June Carter who won his heart for good. Then, Stacie recalls the shockingly public and profoundly tragic love triangle of TV presenter Paula Yates, who left musician and organizer Bob Geldof for doomed rock star Michael Hutchence, and ultimately lost her own life along the way.

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Tuesdays in December on Patreon, Alicia is taking us on a journey through the iconic archetypes that have defined femininity across the decades. This week's American Woman is the "Gibson Girl," created by artist Charles Dana Gibson, and typified by Evelyn Nesbit, perhaps the first modern Supermodel.

The Gibson Girl was the idealized portrait of modern womanhood at the dawn of the 20th century, but Evelyn Nesbit's story was shockingly real, featuring the manipulations of two powerful older men, an unwelcome role in "the crime of the century," and at long last, a measure of peace in her later years in California.

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This week, Stacie shares some memories about the very trashy marriage and divorce of actress Robin Givens and boxer Mike Tyson. Then, Alicia answers the call of a Patreon Trashsociate Producer with the story of the very self-important composer of “Memory,” Andrew Lloyd Webber.

More to Learn

Undisputed Truth, by Mike Tyson and Larry Sloman (Amazon link)

Grace Will Lead Me Home, by Robin Givens (Amazon link)

Unmasked: A Memoir, by Andrew Lloyd Webber

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