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Famous Founders - The Founding Fathers

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 25:20


Cate and Liz wrap up their series on Famous Founders and the podcast with their last episode ever! Cate closes us out with a mashup of scandals involving America's Founding Fathers. Thank you for all the love and listens over the years! Connect with us at @famouscateandliz on Instagram and famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

Famous Founders - Ted Turner

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 35:37


This week, the ladies continue their series on Famous Founders with Liz reporting on media mogul and philanthropist Ted Turner who founded the the first TV superstation and 24/7 news network. Connect with us at @famouscateandliz on Instagram and famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

Famous Founders - Madam C. J. Walker

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 38:44


This week, Cate and Liz kick off a new series on Famous Founders. They begin with a duet episode on Madam C.J. Walker, the founder of hair products for Black women and the first self-made Black female millionaire in the United States. Connect with us at @famouscateandliz on Instagram and famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

New Year, New Headlines!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 33:58


Cate and Liz are back and reporting on two cases from the past that are making headlines again in the new year. Listen and learn the latest on Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Natalia Grace Barnett, two victims of abuse who are now telling their side of the story in new docuseries. Connect with us at @famouscateandliz on Instagram and famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

Famous Medical Marvels

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 30:01


This week, Cate and Liz bring you a more uplifting medical episode. They report on famous medical marvels that have saved and improved countless lives and that we should all be thankful for today. Connect with us at @famouscateandliz on Instagram and famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

Famous Surgical Mishaps - Celebrity Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 35:26


This week Cate rounds out the series on Surgical Mishaps with a celebrity edition. Learn about some celebs who were victims of horrible medical accidents that resulted in major malpractice lawsuits. Connect with us at @famouscateandliz on Instagram and famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

Famous Surgical Mishaps - Vernon, FL aka "Nub City"

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 25:48


This week Cate and Liz continue their series on Famous Surgical Mishaps with a story more about intentional mishaps that resulted in surgeries. Liz covers Vernon, FL the panhandle city that became known as "nub city" in the 1950s and 1960s for a high number of limb loss insurance claims made in the area. Connect with us at @famouscateandliz on Instagram and famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

Famous Surgical Mishaps - David Reimer

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 39:54


This week Cate and Liz start a new series on Famous Surgical Mishaps by covering the life of David Reimer who was born a male and then raised as a female after a horrific surgical accident. This tragic case has helped us better understand gender today. Connect with us at @famouscateandliz on Instagram and famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

Famous Animals

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 48:25


This week, Cate and Liz celebrate the animal kingdom! From the tragic tale of Shamus at Sea World to saluting ground breaking furry and feathered friends, you'll hear the true stories behind these famous animals. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com. 

Famous Celebrity Divorces of 2023

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 68:39


This week, Cate and Liz ramble, rant and rave about some of the biggest celebrity divorces of 2023. In what is becoming almost a daily trend, the ladies try and keep up with all the couples calling it quits including Hugh Jackman and Debora-Lee Furness, Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner, Britney Spears and Sam Asghari, Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez, Sophia Vegara and Joe Manganiello, and more! Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com. 

Famous Royal Villains - Mash Up

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 62:46


This week, Cate and Liz conclude their series on Famous Royal Villains with a mashup! Listen as they explore some of the most ruthless leaders of ancient Rome and Europe's Middle Age. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com. 

Famous Royal Villains - Grigori Rasputin

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 76:56


This week, Cate and Liz treat your ear holes to another duet episode! The ladies continue their Famous Royal Villains series by telling you the twisted tale of the infamous mystic Grigori Rasputin. Learn about his insane assassination and powerful influence over the the last Russian Imperial family which may have led to their eventual demise. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com. 

Famous Royal Villains - Marie Antoinette

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 67:19


This week, Cate and Liz kick off a new series on Famous Royal Villains! They start with the last Queen of France, Marie Antoinette, and the role she played in the French Revolution and her lasting legacy. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com. 

Famous Roommates

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 49:24


This week, Cate and Liz celebrate their origin by reporting on Famous Roommates. Hear about their time as college roommates and find out which celebrities once lived together and went on to be lifelong friends or frenemies. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com. 

Famous Risk Takers - Robert Smalls

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 62:48


This week, the ladies conclude their series on Famous Risk Takers with Cate reporting on unsung Civil War hero Robert Smalls. After being born into slavery, Smalls helped free himself and his family and changed the trajectory of the war by aiding the Union. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com. 

Famous Risk Takers - Annie Oakley

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 33:20


This week, the ladies continue their series on Famous Risk Takers with Liz reporting on legendary markswoman and star of Wild West traveling shows Annie Oakley. Learn how this woman dominated in a field made up almost entirely of men and helped advocate for her peers to have equal rights. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com. 

Famous Risk Takers - Female Spies of WWII

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 52:46


This week Cate and Liz kick off a new series on Famous Risk Takers. Listen and learn about the incredibly heroic women of England's Special Operations Executive (SEO) who helped win the war against the Nazis. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com. 

Famous Accidents: Car Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 68:33


This week, Cate and Liz treat your ear holes to a morbid mash up of car accidents that involved celebrities or claimed their lives. From an R & B princess to a Latin Pop Queen and some of the biggest actors of the old Hollywood silver screen, listen and learn about stars who were touched by vehiclar tragedies. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com. 

Famous Leading Men - Denzel Washington

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 62:29


This week the ladies wrap up their series on Famous Leading Men with Cate reporting on the one and only Denzel Hayes Washington. For being one of the biggest names in the world this family man values his privacy. Learn about his award-winning career in theater and film, his philanthropy, what we know about his personal life, and of course some fun facts! Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com. 

Famous Leading Men - Kevin Costner

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 55:39


This week, the ladies continue their series on Famous Leading Men with Liz reporting on the one and only everyman Kevin Michael Costner. Listen and learn about his acting career, love of baseball and the American west, and rumors around his messy second divorce. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com. 

Famous Leading Men - Richard Gere

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 64:42


This week, Cate and Liz start a new series on Famous Leading Men. They begin with a duet episode on Rom Com Royalty Richard Tiffany Gere (yes that really is his middle name). Listen and learn all about this star of 80s, 90s, and 00s silver screen, his high profile relationships and his humanitarian efforts. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com. 

Famous Weird News Mash Up

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 67:25


Cate and Liz are back! Before they get back to their regularly scheduled programming the ladies do episode nodding to their very first podcast, Evening Booze Hour, by reporting on weird, strange and bizarre headlines from recent weeks. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com. 

Famous Fashion Designers - Gloria Vanderbilt

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 58:08


This week, Cate wraps up our series on famous fashion designers sharing about the life of the iconic Gloria Vanderbilt. While fashion was only part of her vast life and careers she made her mark and forever changed the industry. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com. 

Famous Fashion Designers - 2023 Met Gala Recap

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 73:08


Cate and Liz dish on the 2023 Met Gala as part of their series of Famous Fashion Designers. Find who was there, who wasn't and how all the celebs and designers paid homage to this year's theme Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com. 

Famous Fashion Designers - Calvin Klein

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 41:12


This week, the ladies continue their series on famous fashion designers with Liz covering the iconic American brand and the man behind it - Calvin Klein. Learn how the Clavin Klein brand became a global fashion force and join Cate and Liz as they reminisce about those Mark Whalberg ads....you know the ones. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com. 

Famous Fashion Designers - Coco Chanel

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 66:30


This week Cate and Liz kick off a new series on Famous Fashion Designers with legendary French couturier and Nazi agent Coco Chanel. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com. 

Famous Mysteries Mashup

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 61:16


This week Cate and Liz treat your ear holes to a mashup episode on Famous Mysteries! Learn about some of histories most puzzling mysteries including Havana Syndrome, the incident at Dyatlov Pass, the Mary Celeste, and the disappearance of young Walter Collins. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

The History of Reality TV

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 76:57


This week, the ladies wrap up their series on Famous Reality Stars with Cate reporting on the history of reality television. She dives into the first reality shows, all of the genres and sub-genres, and the political and social effects made by some shows and their stars. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

Famous Reality Stars - Bethenny Frankel

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 64:07


This week, the ladies continue their series on Famous Reality Stars with Liz covering Bethenny Frankel of Bravo's Real Housewives of New York (RHONY). From being part of the original cast of RHONY to becoming a business mogul and philanthropist, the outspoken and often polarizing Bethenny has made her mark on the world thanks in large part to reality TV. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

Famous Reality Star - Anna Nicole Smith

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 68:24


This week, Cate and Liz start a new series on Famous Reality Stars with the one and only Anna Nicole Smith. Love her or hate her, Anna Nicole was a rare form of celebrity who left her mark on the world during her short time here and helped launch the genre of reality television.

Famous Disasters - Mashup

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 49:47


This week, Cate and Liz are back after a break to round out their series on Famous Disasters. Cate provides one of her famous mashups with updates on the some recent current environmental disasters and a look back at some historic disasters including "The Year with No Summer" in Indonesia, the "Carrington event" in Great Britain, the "Year of the Locust" in the middle United States, and "Tunguska Event" in Russia.

Famous Disasters - The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 37:22


This week the ladies continue their series on Famous Disasters with Liz covering the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. Learn about the drunken captain at fault, the devastating environmental and economic effects of the oil spill on Alaska's Prince William Sound, and the audacity and greed of Exxon. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

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Famous Disasters - The Great Smog of London 1952

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 46:36


This week, Cate and Liz begin a new series on Famous Disasters! They start with the Great Smog of London in 1952. When a rare weather pattern forced fog to mix with coal soot from London's buildings and vehicles it created a deadly smog that latest for five days and claimed thousands of lives. The impact of the disaster wasn't known immediately and eventually led to changes in legislation. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

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Famous Firsts

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 30:13


For their first episode in the new year, Cate and Liz kick off 2023 sharing some famous firsts! Some are historic, some are dark, some are gross and some might be considered obscene. All are obscure facts you need to know. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

Famous Artists - The Guerrilla Girls & Climate Activists

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 56:50


This week art and activism collide as the ladies wrap up their series on Famous Artists with Cate reporting on the Guerrilla Girls and the recent attacks on well known masterpieces by advocates for the environment fighting against climate change. Cate and Liz are off for the holidays and will return in 2023! Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

Famous Artists - Andy Warhol

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 34:18


This week the ladies continue to celebrate famous artists with Liz covering the eccentric pop artist Andy Warhol. Known for his influence on pop culture, crafting celebrity portraits, and using American brands in his art, Warhol left his mark on society and inspired countless other artists in his short life. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

Famous Artists - Yayoi Kusuma

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 53:43


This week Cate and Liz kick off a new series on Famous Artists by covering one of the most popular visual artists alive today, Yayoi Kusama. This 93 year old Japanese contemporary artist has overcome personal trauma, lives by choice in a hospital for the mentally ill, and is known for her colorful and often polka dotted exhibits that have made a recent re-emergence thanks to Instagram. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

Famous Moral Panics - Mass Hysteria Mash Up

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 37:28


This week, the ladies wrap up their series on Famous Moral Panics on Cate doing a mash up on cases of mass hysteria. Highlights include a dancing panic, nuns that meow and bite, and Orson Welles famous War of the Worlds hoax. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

Famous Moral Panics: The Red Scare

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2022 52:05


This week, the ladies continue to induce panic as Liz covers The Red Scare. Highlights include McCarthyism, Herbert Hoover, Hollywood black lists and rants about how this is all too close to what is happening in the U.S. today. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

Famous Moral Panics - The Satanic Panic

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 51:44


This week, Cate and Liz start a new series on Famous Moral Panics by examining the Satanic Panic that began in the 1980's and resulted in more than 12,000 unsubstantiated cases of Satanic Ritual Abuse. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

Famous True Spooky Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 78:34


This week Cate and Liz invite you to get spooked with them as they share the terrifying true stories of Giulia Tofana "The Queen of Poison" who helped countless women murder their husbands and the unsolved case of The Axeman of New Orleans. WARNING: The murders committed by the Axeman of New Orleans are gruesomely violent and include a lot of head trauma. Please feel free to fast forward or skip if you are queasy. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

Famous Activists - Celebrity Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 63:06


This week, Cate and Liz wrap up their series on Famous Activists by reporting on famous celebrities who have used their voices and platforms to fight for the rights of others and the environment. From some of the stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood to reality queens these individuals have advocated for a more just society and better world for all. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

Famous Activists - John Muir

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 66:42


This week the ladies keep celebrating activists with Cate reporting on the environmental advocate and "Father of the National Parks," John Muir. This episode will leave you loving Mother Nature and asking for "More Muir!" Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

Famous Activists - Cesar Chavez and Delores Huerta

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 40:58


This week, Cate and Liz continue their series on Famous Activists with Liz reporting on Cesar Chavez and Delores Huerta, who were responsible for the United Farmworkers movement, and discusses the current struggle of today's farmworkers. The at time of this recording California's AB 2183 has not been passed. As of September 29th, Governor Gavin Newson signed this important bill into law giving farmer workers more rights in their union elections. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

Famous Activists - Angela Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 60:06


Cate and Liz are back with season 4! They kick things off with Famous Activists and what better woman to lead with than Angela Davis! Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

Famous Hotels: The History of Hotels and Fun Facts

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 58:45


This week, the ladies wrap up their series on Famous Hotels with Cate reporting on the history of hotels and fun facts. From ancient inns to gathering places for social justice advocates, hotels have been around forever and played significant roles in historic and cultural events. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

Famous Hotels - The Villa Casa Casuarina (The Versace Mansion)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 45:16


This week, the ladies continue their series on Famous Hotels with Liz sharing about The Villa Casa Casuarina AKA The Versace Mansion in Miami Beach. Learn about the hotel's origin and background as well as the role it played in the life and death of famed fashion designer Gianni Versace. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

Famous Hotels: The Beverly Hilton

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 64:00


This week, Cate and Liz invite you to check-in for a new series - Famous Hotels. They start with the iconic Beverly Hilton, the site of the Golden Globes, Whitney Houston's death, and several celebrity and political scandals. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

Famous Disappearances: Renee, Patricia and Ann (The Indiana Dunes Mystery)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 76:02


This week, the ladies wrap up their series on Famous Disappearances starting with a rant about women's rights literally disappearing before our eyes. Then, Cate reports on the mysterious, unsolved disappearance of three women, also known as the Indiana Dunes Mystery, and how an illegal abortion could be tied to their vanishing. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

Famous Disappearances: D.B. Cooper

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 51:45


This week, the ladies continue their series on Famous Disappearances with Liz reporting on the unsolved mystery of the airline hijacker known as D.B. Cooper. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

Famous Disappearances - Patrick McDermott (Ex-boyfriend of Olivia Newton John)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 69:31


This week, Cate and Liz kick off a new series on Famous Disappearances. They start with the a case that rocked the tabloid headlines. The disappearance of of Patrick McDermott, the on-again, off-again boyfriend of singer and actress Olivia Newton John and how he may or may not have faked his own death. Connect with Cate and Liz on Instagram at @famouscateandliz or drop them a line at famouscateandliz@gmail.com.

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