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History. Love. Comedy. Significant Others hosts Jane Harrison (The Filmdrunk Frotcast, SF Punch Line, NY Comedy Festival) and Mara Wiles (Viceland’s ‘Flophouse,’ Risk! Storytelling Podcast) will try to get to the heart of what makes love work by doing a deep dive into the lives of a very significant…

Jane Harrison & Mara Wiles


    • Apr 28, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 58m AVG DURATION
    • 73 EPISODES

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    Episode 73 - Pamela Anderson & Tommy Lee (With Courtney Maginnis)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 67:42


    The modern day pin up queen met the king of the hair metal drummers and the sparks flew!!  The had a romance built on lust, leisure and lunacy and they brought the celebrity sex tape to prominence.  This week Jane and Mara are joined by comedian Courtney Maginnis (The Narcissistas, Let's See What Else, NFL Fan Therapy) to discuss the lives and love of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee.

    Episode 72 - Jada Pinkett-Smith & Will Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 50:01


    When two up and comers cross tracks they developed a connection that would span years before they could even get together.  Once united they became Hollywood royalty and one of the first families of film and music.  This week Jane and Mara discuss the lives, loves and loyalties of Jada Pinkett-Smith and Will Smith

    Episode 71 - Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2020 70:27


    After a few weeks off due while we figured out how to do podcasts in a pandemic, Jane and Mara return and boy do they have some 'splaining to do.  We explore a romance built on big dreams that became a mega-media empire.  This week we discuss the lives and loves of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz

    Episode 70 - Johnny Cash & Vivian Libreto

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 31:04


    Some legendary love stories have a prologue and we explore one of the most intense ones.  This week Mara and Jane sit down to discuss the lives and love on Johnny Cash and his first wife Vivian Libreto.

    Episode 69 - Angelina Jolie & Billy Bob Thornton

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 39:07


    In a very fitting episode for "the sex number" Mara and Jane sit down to discuss a romance that burned bright and fast and left the celebrity world in chaos.  This week we discuss the wild lives and chaotic love of Angelina Jolie & Billy Bob Thornton

    Episode 68 - Tina Fey & Jeff Richmond

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 49:46


    Two small people who create larger than life comedy.  She is a writer and actress and he's a composer and producer and together they've been making beautiful music for over 25 years.  This week Jane and Mara are joined by comedian Caitlin Cook (Good God) to discuss the lives and love of Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond

    Episode 67 - Anjelica Huston & Jack Nicholson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 60:03


    He was an easy rider with a legendary swagger and she was part of Hollywood royalty and together they formed a couple that would burn bright.  Today Mara & Jane discuss the lives and Love of Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston

    Episode 66 - Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 58:31


    They had A New Kind Of Love that would become one of Hollywood's most enduring romances.  This week Jane & Mara sit down to discuss the lives and love of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward

    Episode 65 - Anais Nin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 46:44


    A brilliant author, a stirring eroticist and a pioneer of modern polyamory.  She had a legacy that spanned six decades and two husbands at the same time.  This week Mara and Jane sit down to discuss the life and loves of Anais Nin

    Episode 64 - Walburga "Dolly" Oesterreich & Otto Stanuber

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2020 49:31


    Truly one of the wildest stories we've ever covered.  What happens when the wife of a textiles magnate falls for a younger man?  Pure madness.  It's a story of sex, secrets and so much more as Jane and Mara sit down to discuss the lives and love of Dolly Oesterreich & Otto Sanuber.

    Episode 63 - Owen Tudor & Katherine of Valois

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 52:13


    What began when a queen lost her first husband ended when her second husband literally lost his head. What came between was a romance that literally birthed a royal bloodline.  This week Mara and Jane sit down to discuss the lives and love of Owen Tudor and Katherine of Valois.

    Episode 62 - Anthony Weiner & Huma Abedin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 58:46


    The political power couple of the computer generation. They had a romance built on power, pride and peen pics. This week Jane and Mara sit down to discuss the lives, loves and scandals of Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin./

    Episode 61 - Helen of Troy & Paris

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 39:40


    She had the face that launched a thousand ships and he was her captor turned lover who would would battle Heaven and Earth.  Together they had a romance of mythological proportions.  This week Mara and Jane sit down to discuss the lives and love of Helen & Paris of Troy.

    Episode 60 - John Keats & Franny Brawne

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2019 54:32


    He was a world famous wordsmith and she was his soulful muse and together their romance was literal poetry.  This week Jane and Mara sit down to discuss the lives and love of John Keats and Franny Brawne.

    Episode 59 - Dolly Parton & Carl Dean

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 61:17


    She is a larger than life country queen and he is her king of asphalt.  This week Mara and Jane are joined by comedian Amy Miller (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central Up Next, The Comedy Cellar) to discuss the lives and long standing love of Dolly Parton and Carl Dean

    Episode 58 - Helena Bonham Carter & Tim Burton

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019 57:34


    What happens when a princess of Merchant Ivory meets the King of goth film?  They have a romance that helped build a spooky cinema empire.  This week Jane and Mara sit down to discuss the lives and love of Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton

    Episode 57 - Faith Hill & Tim McGraw

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 55:22


    They ruled the country world separately then came together to take over the stage and screen.  Their worlds were built on The Mets, Magic and Music.  This week Mara and Jane discuss the lives and love of Faith Hill and Tim McGraw

    Episode 56 - The Notorious B.I.G. & Faith Evans

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 60:01


    What happens when a budding rap star fromBrooklyn meets a gospel goddess from Newark?  They form a couple that would come to define hip hop power couples for decades to come.  This week Jane and Mara sit down to discuss the lives and love of Christopher "Biggie" Wallace and Faith Evans

    Episode 55 - Grace Jones & Dolph Lundgren

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 30:26


    What happens when a pop icon falls hard for her genius bodyguard?  It was a romance that could have been written for the screen but was lived by two movie stars!  This week Jane & Mara sit down to discuss the lives and love of Grace Jones and Dolph Lundgren.

    Episode 54 - Shortest Celebrity Marriages

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2019 35:53


    This week we take a break from our usual format of discussing legendarily great romances to discuss some legendarily short ones.  Jane and Mara sit down to discuss what happens when celebs get hitched and unhitched faster than you can blink.

    Episode 53 - Arnold Schwarzenegger & Maria Shriver (with Nick Naney)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2019 62:06


    A love built on politics, power lifting and pop culture.  Their marriage was based on True Lies and Raw Deals until it was there had finally been enough Collateral Damage.  This week Jane & Mara are joined by comedian Nick Naney to discuss the lives and love of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver.

    Episode 52 - Marie & Pierre Curie

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 67:11


    They share unquestionable chemistry and were also deeply in love.  This week Mara and Jane sit down to discuss a romance that created a family with children and 4 Nobel Prizes, quite possibly the smartest couple we've ever discussed, Marie and Pierre Curie.

    Episode 51 - Ed & Lorraine Warren

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2019 63:22


    Some called them demon hunters, others called them scam artists, but one thing is for sure, plenty of people called them.  There's was a romance built on ghosts and grifts.  This week on a spooktacular episode, Jane & Mara sit down to discuss the lives and love of Ed and Lorraine Warren

    Episode 50 - Tom Cruise & Nicole Kidman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2019 56:27


    Praise be the Xenu!  This week the Sig-Os hit the big 5-0 as they discuss Far And Away the biggest Hollywood couple of the 90s.  It was a romance built on theatrics and Thetans.  This week Jane and Mara sit down to discuss the lives and love of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman

    Episode 49 - Eleanor Roosevelt & Lorena Hicock (With Julie Mitchell)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2019 69:40


    What happens when a journalist covering a Presidential election and the soon to be First Lady spark a secret relationship?  This week Jane & Mara are joined by the hilarious Julie Mitchell to discuss a romance built around love, letters and legacies.

    Episode 48 - Megan Rapinoe & Sue Bird

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019 48:39


    A couple with more championship gold than any other, these two women play hard on the field and off of it.  This week Mara and Jane sit down to discuss the lives, loves and legacies of Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird.

    Episode 47 - Zeus & Hera

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 38:15


    A mythical relationship full of pride, passion, infidelity and child eating?  This week Mara & Jane discuss the lives and loves of the gods Zeus & Hera

    Episode 46 - Annie Oakley & Frank Butler

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019 57:55


    A relationship so strong that 50 years in the Wild West couldn't tame it.  They took their shot and romance was their prize.  This week Jane and Mara discuss the lives and loves of Frank Butler and Annie Oakley.  

    Episode 45 - Bruce Springsteen & Patti Scialfa (With Chris Calogero)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2019 61:38


    Last week we discussed a President and this week we discuss The Boss.  A romance built on passion and music and solidified through decades on the road, this week Mara and Jane sit down with comedian and Twitter superstar Chris Calogero (Funny Or Die) to discuss the lives and loves of Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa 

    Episode 44 - Hillary & Bill Clinton (With Kenice Mobley)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2019 74:52


    They had a relationship built on charisma, political savvy and an insatiable appetite for power.  Some know them as Hill and Bill others know them as Slick Willy and Crooked Hillary but everyone knows them as one of the most powerful couples in US History.  This week Jane and Mara are joined by comedian Kenice Mobley (Love About Town, Stand Up NBC) to discuss the lives and love of Hillary and Bill Clinton

    Episode 43 - Prince Edwards VIII & Wallis Simpson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2019 59:41


    A love so strong it forced a future king to give up his throne.  This week Jane and Mara discuss the lives and love of Wallis Simpson and Prince Edward VIII of England.

    Episode 42 - Rachel Green & Ross Geller (With Sam Evans)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2019 62:02


    The Sig O's are there for you this week as their joined by Sam Evans for a very special episode as they cover their first ever fictional couple Ross & Rachel!  

    Episode 41 - Summer Lovin'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2019 38:57


    From modern masterpieces to celluloid classics, every generation has their favorite fictional summer flings.  We have a special episode this week as Jane and Mara sit down to discuss some of their favorite movie summer romances.

    Episode 40 - Gracie Allen & George Burns

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019 65:58


    They were inseparable on screen, on the road and in life.  A duo that lasted 40 years and then some.  He kept her spirit alive even as he was playing God.  This week Mara and Jane sit down to discuss the lives and love of Gracie Allen and George Burns

    Episode 39 - Oscar Wilde & Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2019 56:39


    One of the preeminent literary minds of our time meets a man of distinction and status and the growth of their love that dare not speak its' name was almost as spectacular as its' destruction.  They had a romance based on poetry, opulence and betrayal.  This week Jane and Mara sit down to discuss the lives and love of Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas.

    Episode 38 - Rhea Perlman & Danny DeVito

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2019 47:16


    What happens when two small people form a couple that's larger than life?  This week we explore romance built love, laughter and limoncello as Jane and Mara discuss the lives and loves of Danny DeVito & Rhea Perlman.

    Episode 37 - Vicki Morgan and Alfred Bloomingdale

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2019 52:43


    What happens when a department store kingpin falls in love with a much younger woman but won't get a divorce?  We cover a  story of Money, Mistresses and Mental Breakdowns as Mara and Jane discuss the lives and love of Alfred Bloomingdale and his mistress Vicki Morgan.

    Episode 36 - Keith Richards & Anita Pallenberg (With Kahlan Wiles)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 65:21


    He was the wild bad boy of the Rolling Stones and she was his muse and also his bandmate's ex.  It's a family affair this week as Mara and Jane are visited by Mara's sister Kahlan to discuss the lives and loves of Keith Richards and Anita Pallenberg

    Episode 35 - Maggie & Pierre Trudeau

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 62:10


    What happens when the Prime Minister falls head over heels for a party girl?  No this isn't a lifetime movie, it's May-December romance in the highest office of Canadian power.  Their's was a romance based on power, progeny and partying.  This week Mara and Jane sit down to discuss the lives and love of Margaret and Pierre Trudeau.

    Episode 34 - Stephanie McMahon & Triple H (with John Rosenberger)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2019 69:20


    She was the princess of the pro-wrestling world and he was the budding star primed for the big time.  Their's is a story of what happens when true life and storytelling converge and they created a romance built on controversy, corporate politics and power.  This week producer John gets a mic of his own to join Jane and Mara in discussing the lives and loves of Stephanie McMahon and Triple H.

    Episode 33 - Whoopi Goldberg & Ted Danson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2019 59:54


    She was full of Comiic Relief and he brought the world a belly full of Cheers. They had a relationship Made in America, full of heart, humor and controversy.  This week Jane & Mara sit down to discuss the lives and loves of Whoopi Goldber & Ted Hanson

    Episode 32 - Taylor Swift & Karlie Kloss (with Sarah Kennedy & Hattie Hayes)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2019 64:48


    In the crossover event of the century Hattie Hayes and Sarah Kennedy of the Taydar podcast sit down to discuss the secret lives of a pop sensation and a mega-model.  A story of music, love and secrets, the ladies discuss the lives and loves of Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss.

    Episode 31 - Dory & Andre Previn

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2019 53:17


    She was a quirky Jersey girl with poetry in her soul and he was a young German man with a song in his heart and together they were a real life Music & Lyrics.  That is until Mia Farrow showed up.  This week Jane & Mara sit down to discuss the lives and loves of Dory & Andre Previn.

    Episode 30 - Tommy Pitera & Celeste Lipari (with Mike Recine)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2019 60:26


    He was a martial arts obsessed hitman and she was his number one gal.  A tale of organized crime, drug use and murder.  This week Jane and Mara are joined by Mike Recine (Conan, The Sitdown Podcast) to discuss the mob wives, mafia codes and lives and loves of Tommy "Karate" Pitera & Celeste Lipari.

    Episode 29 - Heloise & Abelard

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2019 58:33


    He was one of the most revered philosophical minds of his time, and she was his student and lover.  It was a romance built on languages and lust.  This week Jane & Mara sit down to discuss the lives and loves of Heloise and Abelard

    Episode 28 - Mumtaz Mahal & Shah Jahan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2019 65:29


    He the prince who would become king and she was his truest love.  It was a romance built on Trust, Power and Luxury.  This week on Mara and Jane sit down to discuss Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jahan, a love so monumental they built a literal monument to it.

    Episode 27 - Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton (with Casey James Salengo)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 70:48


    She was the highly sought after queen of the silver screen and he was her fiery Welsh king.  Theres was a love of passion, betrayal and theatrics both in front of and behind the camera.  This week Jane and Mara are joined by comedian and podcaster Casey James Salengo (Comedy Central, Wild Country Phoenix, The Good, The Dad & The Ugly) to discuss the white hot romance of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.  

    Episode 26 - Cole Porter & Linda Lee Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 68:07


    He was one of the greatest song writers in American history and she was his loving beard all along the way.  It's a story of music, mischief and mangled limbs as Jane and Mara discuss the marriage of Cole Porter and Linda Lee Thomas

    Episode 25 - Gertrude Stein & Alice Toklas

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 64:57


    What happens when two Americans find their soulmates while in a whirlwind of some of the most prolific artistic minds of their generation?  A lasting love built around Paris, poetry and passion.  This week Mara and Jane discuss the lives and romance of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas.

    Episode 24 - Carrie Fisher & Paul Simon (with Clare O'Kane)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2019 67:12


    What happens when a Princess from Alderon falls in love with a folk singer from Queens?  A romance built on passion and poetry.  This week Jane and Mara sit down with comedian Clare O'Kane (Vice, Comedy Central, AST Records) to discuss the fiery relationship between Paul Simon and Carrie Fisher. 

    Episode 23 - James Joyce & Nora Barnacle

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2019 66:04


    What would poses one of the World's greatest literary minds to write some of the filthiest smut?  Why, love letters to his long time love, of course!  Jane and Mara sat down to discuss to love, lives and literature of James Joyce and his beloved Nora Barnacle.

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