Desperately Seeking the '80s

Desperately Seeking the '80s Revisit the crime and culture of NYC in the ‘80s with BFF Gen-Xers

Shout out for this extraordinary book by Stacy Horn about how East New York went from being a thriving residential neigh...
07/07/2025

Shout out for this extraordinary book by Stacy Horn about how East New York went from being a thriving residential neighborhood to a murder magnet. No spoilers, but a lot of people made a lot of money as they systematically destroyed a neighborhood and the people who lived there. I’m planning a story for the podcast, but also wanted to let summer readers know about the book. It’s gripping and impactful - I highly recommend it.😎

This is the photo of Nan that Tom gave Iris to give the PI to dig up dirt. The PI found no infidelities - on Nan’s part....
07/06/2025

This is the photo of Nan that Tom gave Iris to give the PI to dig up dirt. The PI found no infidelities - on Nan’s part.

⭐️Wicked WASPS + Jam on Wry⭐️

Meg tells the sordid tale of Iris Sawyer’s downfall at the hands of Tom and Nan Kempner - the original social X-Ray. Jessica investigates the protest group Gypsies Against Stereotypical Propaganda and their unexpected motivations.

Clyde Haberman IS the father of Maggie Haberman!⭐️Wicked WASPS + Jam on Wry⭐️Meg tells the sordid tale of Iris Sawyer’s ...
07/05/2025

Clyde Haberman IS the father of Maggie Haberman!

⭐️Wicked WASPS + Jam on Wry⭐️

Meg tells the sordid tale of Iris Sawyer’s downfall at the hands of Tom and Nan Kempner - the original social X-Ray. Jessica investigates the protest group Gypsies Against Stereotypical Propaganda and their unexpected motivations.

In 1983 Joey Skaggs created working aquariums for upwardly mobile guppies and called them Fish Condos. “Since we are con...
07/04/2025

In 1983 Joey Skaggs created working aquariums for upwardly mobile guppies and called them Fish Condos. “Since we are continually polluting the oceans of the world, fish will eventually need better homes in which to live.”

⭐️Wicked WASPS + Jam on Wry⭐️

Meg tells the sordid tale of Iris Sawyer’s downfall at the hands of Tom and Nan Kempner - the original social X-Ray. Jessica investigates the protest group Gypsies Against Stereotypical Propaganda and their unexpected motivations.

“At first, clothes were a façade, but as my personality evolved, there was a merger. I’m a plain-looking female, so it’s...
07/04/2025

“At first, clothes were a façade, but as my personality evolved, there was a merger. I’m a plain-looking female, so it’s comfortable for me to dress well and present my best side. That doesn’t mean I’m competitive. I love looking at beautiful, well-dressed women.” Nan Kempner

⭐️Wicked WASPS + Jam on Wry⭐️

Meg tells the sordid tale of Iris Sawyer’s downfall at the hands of Tom and Nan Kempner - the original social X-Ray. Jessica investigates the protest group Gypsies Against Stereotypical Propaganda and their unexpected motivations.

Funny about Love with Gene Wilder, also about a man suddenly tasked with caring for a baby, was also directed by Leonard...
06/30/2025

Funny about Love with Gene Wilder, also about a man suddenly tasked with caring for a baby, was also directed by Leonard Nimoy.

⭐️Pain Mismanagement + Who Lives Like This?⭐️

Meg looks into the death of Diane Ellsworth, one of the many copy cat medicinal poisonings following the Tylenol Murders. Jessica questions the many puzzling commentaries on gender, real estate, and the NYPD in 1987’s blockbuster Three Men and a Baby.


Diane Ellsworth didn’t wake up on February 9th, 1986 after taking Tylenol.⭐️Pain Mismanagement + Who Lives Like This?⭐️M...
06/29/2025

Diane Ellsworth didn’t wake up on February 9th, 1986 after taking Tylenol.

⭐️Pain Mismanagement + Who Lives Like This?⭐️

Meg looks into the death of Diane Ellsworth, one of the many copy cat medicinal poisonings following the Tylenol Murders. Jessica questions the many puzzling commentaries on gender, real estate, and the NYPD in 1987’s blockbuster Three Men and a Baby.


Eagle eyed viewers were perplexed by the ghost in the window in this scene from Three Men and a Baby. Rumors flew that i...
06/29/2025

Eagle eyed viewers were perplexed by the ghost in the window in this scene from Three Men and a Baby. Rumors flew that it was the ghost of a boy who had died in the house where the movie was filmed. In fact it was a cardboard cutout of Ted Danson’s character, Jack, in a tuxedo and top hat which was a prop for a dog food commercial Jack was supposed to be in. That storyline was cut from the film, adding to the stunning number of continuity problems.

⭐️Pain Mismanagement + Who Lives Like This?⭐️

Meg looks into the death of Diane Ellsworth, one of the many copy cat medicinal poisonings following the Tylenol Murders. Jessica questions the many puzzling commentaries on gender, real estate, and the NYPD in 1987’s blockbuster Three Men and a Baby.


Pampers paid $50,000 to have their diapers used in Three Men and a Baby.⭐️Pain Mismanagement + Who Lives Like This?⭐️Meg...
06/29/2025

Pampers paid $50,000 to have their diapers used in Three Men and a Baby.

⭐️Pain Mismanagement + Who Lives Like This?⭐️

Meg looks into the death of Diane Ellsworth, one of the many copy cat medicinal poisonings following the Tylenol Murders. Jessica questions the many puzzling commentaries on gender, real estate, and the NYPD in 1987’s blockbuster Three Men and a Baby.


P⭐️Pain Mismanagement + Who Lives Like This?⭐️Meg looks into the death of Diane Ellsworth, one of the many copy cat medi...
06/26/2025

P⭐️Pain Mismanagement + Who Lives Like This?⭐️

Meg looks into the death of Diane Ellsworth, one of the many copy cat medicinal poisonings following the Tylenol Murders. Jessica questions the many puzzling commentaries on gender, real estate, and the NYPD in 1987’s blockbuster Three Men and a Baby.


⭐️Pain Mismanagement + Who Lives Like This?⭐️Meg looks into the death of Diane Ellsworth, one of the many copy cat medic...
06/26/2025

⭐️Pain Mismanagement + Who Lives Like This?⭐️

Meg looks into the death of Diane Ellsworth, one of the many copy cat medicinal poisonings following the Tylenol Murders. Jessica questions the many puzzling commentaries on gender, real estate, and the NYPD in 1987’s blockbuster Three Men and a Baby.


Dennis Cleveland Stewart was known for playing Leo “Craterface” Balmudo, the Scorpions’ gang leader in Grease and made a...
06/23/2025

Dennis Cleveland Stewart was known for playing Leo “Craterface” Balmudo, the Scorpions’ gang leader in Grease and made a memorable appearance in the pilot of Moonlighting. He died of AIDS in 1994.

⭐️Watch Party: Moonlighting⭐️

Jessica and Meg take a look back at the pilot episode of one of their favorite shows, Moonlighting, and discuss just what made it so great. Or so very, very weird!

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