More remote shenanigans: Ed's virtual birthday party (and non-virtual hangover); Sheltering cooking and C.A.R.E. packages; Bette Davis's breasts (continued).

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Skype podcast => Melanie and Ed open for Reba McEntire; Ed's Beer run and Bette Davis's breasts.

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Still PodSkyping while hunkered down. Layoffs hit home, hubby hypochondriac, and Ed learns to ZOOM!

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Illinois now officially under stay-at-home order until April 7th. Melanie and Ed highlight bookstores creatively serving customers, and authors with new books debuting during these challenging times.

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Latest social-distancing podcast from Melanie and Ed. Realization sets in that this will be a long healing process for the country and the world. Books and movies to lift your spirits; Melanie's NYT word puzzle addiction and Ed's crafts come out of the basement.

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Special coronavirus edition podcast...Melanie and Ed maintain CDC-recommended social distance via Skype. Melanie self-identifies as a Hausfrau, Ed tours his workspace and of course, toilet paper.

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"Chomp Movies" with eye-candy; Restaurant loudness and hotel bars; WITT Radio and Folk Alley; Melanie and Ed backstage memories; Loud (and quiet) books.

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"The most fun I've ever had writing a book," says podcast co-host Melanie Benjamin describing THE SWANS OF FIFTH AVENUE. In this bonus "Behind the Book" episode, Melanie talks about her delicious novel about New York's "Swans" of the 1950s—and the scandalous, headline-making, and enthralling friendship between literary legend Truman Capote and peerless socialite Babe Paley.

In juxtaposition to last month's (live remote!) holiday special on "Our Favorite Things", Ed and Melanie now channel their inner curmudgeon and Scooby-Doo Villian. Furry bathroom stall visitors, suede pump heels, and Kombucha are among the offenders.

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In this bonus "behind the book" episode, podcast co-host Melanie Benjamin talks about her novel THE GIRLS IN THE PICTURE. A fascinating novel of the friendship and creative partnership between two of Hollywood's earliest female legends—screenwriter Frances Marion and superstar Mary Pickford.