Podcast appearances and mentions of Jackie Collins

Charlie and Gill Paul (Scandalous Women) discuss Jackie Collins, Jacqueline Susann, and the way the 1960s publishing industry treated women. A transcript is available on my site General references: My other episodes with Gill are 42 and 86 The Love Machine (movie) Some of Richard Osman's words on the subject can be found here Once Upon A Time In America Lady Boss trailer Mad Men Feud: Capote Vs His Swans Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders I spoke to Èric Chacour in episode 115 The three books with a Mira in them were Eliza Chan's Fathomfolk, Èric Chacour's What I Know About You, and Rebecca Yarros' Fourth Wing Books mentioned by name or extensively: Dale Carnegie: How To Win Friends And Influence People Gill Paul: Another Woman's Husband Gill Paul: The Second Marriage (Jackie And Maria) Gill Paul: A Beautiful Rival Gill Paul: Scandalous Women Helen Gurley Brown: Sex And The Single Girl Ian McEwan: On Chesil Beach Jackie Collins: The World Is Full Of Married Men Jacqueline Susann: Valley Of The Dolls Jacqueline Susann: The Love Machine Letty Cottin Pogrebin: How To Make It In A Man's World Truman Capote: In Cold Blood Buy the books: UK || USA Release details: recorded 11th October 2024; published 24th March 2025 Where to find Gill online: Website || Twitter || Facebook || Instagram || TikTok Where to find Charlie online: Website || Twitter || Instagram || TikTok Discussions 01:23 Why these women and why now? 03:02 More about Jacqueline Susann and Jackie Collins 04:15 Jacqueline Susann's screen work 05:58 On Gill's having Jacqueline Susann and Jackie Collins meet and support each other 09:06 The murder of Sharon Tate 10:29 Jacqueline's illness and bargaining with God 14:22 About Jackie Collins' marriages 17:28 Creating the fictional character, Nancy 20:55 More on Nancy in regards to the historical misogyny 26:19 Gill's fictional Truman Capote interview and the real stories including the facts behind Capote's In Cold Blood 31:06 Jacqueline Susann's keeping up to date with booksellers' lives 33:31 Nancy's relationships with Stephen and George 35:52 The Cousin, Louise, the drugs and trafficking 37:18 Gill's writing style and how it aligns with Scandalous Women 39:28 Including a small nod to A Beautiful Rival and how Gill includes these in her books in general 41:45 What Gill is writing now Disclosure: If you buy books linked to my site, I may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops

Adam shares his thoughts on the new colour version of the classic Doctor Who story 'The War Games' starring Patrick Troughton, which somehow involves Jackie Collins. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Beverly Hills Noir: Crime, Sin, & Scandal in 90210 (Post Hill Press, 2024) explores the city's true crime history, delving deep inside cases that made headlines, scandals that engulfed Hollywood legends, and more strange-but-true tales that could only happen in the 90210. Beverly Hills Noir chronicles an assortment of jaw-dropping true crime stories spanning the legendary city's history, each with oh-so-90210 twists—including a high-profile murder mystery in the city's most extravagant mansion, the daring exploits of a handsome cat burglar with movie star looks, a toxic Tinseltown love triangle that ended in gunplay, a brazen Rodeo Drive jewelry store holdup with tragically stunning finale, an Oscar nominated actress on shoplifting spree and more—complete with major roles and countless cameos by Hollywood idols and cultural icons. A gripping, century-long tour of the glamorous city's shadowy underbelly through crimes and misdemeanors as over-the-top as the city itself, Beverly Hills Noir collects the kinds of stories you'd expect to be swapped if James Ellroy and Dominick Dunne had met Jackie Collins and Ryan Murphy for cocktails at the Polo Lounge. It's Sunset Boulevard and Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood turned sordid, face-down-in-the-pool reality. Scott Huver has covered the inner workings of Beverly Hills, the entertainment industry, and the Los Angeles-area elite for three decades. Caleb Zakarin is editor at the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Beverly Hills Noir: Crime, Sin, & Scandal in 90210 (Post Hill Press, 2024) explores the city's true crime history, delving deep inside cases that made headlines, scandals that engulfed Hollywood legends, and more strange-but-true tales that could only happen in the 90210. Beverly Hills Noir chronicles an assortment of jaw-dropping true crime stories spanning the legendary city's history, each with oh-so-90210 twists—including a high-profile murder mystery in the city's most extravagant mansion, the daring exploits of a handsome cat burglar with movie star looks, a toxic Tinseltown love triangle that ended in gunplay, a brazen Rodeo Drive jewelry store holdup with tragically stunning finale, an Oscar nominated actress on shoplifting spree and more—complete with major roles and countless cameos by Hollywood idols and cultural icons. A gripping, century-long tour of the glamorous city's shadowy underbelly through crimes and misdemeanors as over-the-top as the city itself, Beverly Hills Noir collects the kinds of stories you'd expect to be swapped if James Ellroy and Dominick Dunne had met Jackie Collins and Ryan Murphy for cocktails at the Polo Lounge. It's Sunset Boulevard and Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood turned sordid, face-down-in-the-pool reality. Scott Huver has covered the inner workings of Beverly Hills, the entertainment industry, and the Los Angeles-area elite for three decades. Caleb Zakarin is editor at the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/film

Beverly Hills Noir: Crime, Sin, & Scandal in 90210 (Post Hill Press, 2024) explores the city's true crime history, delving deep inside cases that made headlines, scandals that engulfed Hollywood legends, and more strange-but-true tales that could only happen in the 90210. Beverly Hills Noir chronicles an assortment of jaw-dropping true crime stories spanning the legendary city's history, each with oh-so-90210 twists—including a high-profile murder mystery in the city's most extravagant mansion, the daring exploits of a handsome cat burglar with movie star looks, a toxic Tinseltown love triangle that ended in gunplay, a brazen Rodeo Drive jewelry store holdup with tragically stunning finale, an Oscar nominated actress on shoplifting spree and more—complete with major roles and countless cameos by Hollywood idols and cultural icons. A gripping, century-long tour of the glamorous city's shadowy underbelly through crimes and misdemeanors as over-the-top as the city itself, Beverly Hills Noir collects the kinds of stories you'd expect to be swapped if James Ellroy and Dominick Dunne had met Jackie Collins and Ryan Murphy for cocktails at the Polo Lounge. It's Sunset Boulevard and Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood turned sordid, face-down-in-the-pool reality. Scott Huver has covered the inner workings of Beverly Hills, the entertainment industry, and the Los Angeles-area elite for three decades. Caleb Zakarin is editor at the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

Beverly Hills Noir: Crime, Sin, & Scandal in 90210 (Post Hill Press, 2024) explores the city's true crime history, delving deep inside cases that made headlines, scandals that engulfed Hollywood legends, and more strange-but-true tales that could only happen in the 90210. Beverly Hills Noir chronicles an assortment of jaw-dropping true crime stories spanning the legendary city's history, each with oh-so-90210 twists—including a high-profile murder mystery in the city's most extravagant mansion, the daring exploits of a handsome cat burglar with movie star looks, a toxic Tinseltown love triangle that ended in gunplay, a brazen Rodeo Drive jewelry store holdup with tragically stunning finale, an Oscar nominated actress on shoplifting spree and more—complete with major roles and countless cameos by Hollywood idols and cultural icons. A gripping, century-long tour of the glamorous city's shadowy underbelly through crimes and misdemeanors as over-the-top as the city itself, Beverly Hills Noir collects the kinds of stories you'd expect to be swapped if James Ellroy and Dominick Dunne had met Jackie Collins and Ryan Murphy for cocktails at the Polo Lounge. It's Sunset Boulevard and Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood turned sordid, face-down-in-the-pool reality. Scott Huver has covered the inner workings of Beverly Hills, the entertainment industry, and the Los Angeles-area elite for three decades. Caleb Zakarin is editor at the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-west

Beverly Hills Noir: Crime, Sin, & Scandal in 90210 (Post Hill Press, 2024) explores the city's true crime history, delving deep inside cases that made headlines, scandals that engulfed Hollywood legends, and more strange-but-true tales that could only happen in the 90210. Beverly Hills Noir chronicles an assortment of jaw-dropping true crime stories spanning the legendary city's history, each with oh-so-90210 twists—including a high-profile murder mystery in the city's most extravagant mansion, the daring exploits of a handsome cat burglar with movie star looks, a toxic Tinseltown love triangle that ended in gunplay, a brazen Rodeo Drive jewelry store holdup with tragically stunning finale, an Oscar nominated actress on shoplifting spree and more—complete with major roles and countless cameos by Hollywood idols and cultural icons. A gripping, century-long tour of the glamorous city's shadowy underbelly through crimes and misdemeanors as over-the-top as the city itself, Beverly Hills Noir collects the kinds of stories you'd expect to be swapped if James Ellroy and Dominick Dunne had met Jackie Collins and Ryan Murphy for cocktails at the Polo Lounge. It's Sunset Boulevard and Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood turned sordid, face-down-in-the-pool reality. Scott Huver has covered the inner workings of Beverly Hills, the entertainment industry, and the Los Angeles-area elite for three decades. Caleb Zakarin is editor at the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/journalism

Beverly Hills Noir: Crime, Sin, & Scandal in 90210 (Post Hill Press, 2024) explores the city's true crime history, delving deep inside cases that made headlines, scandals that engulfed Hollywood legends, and more strange-but-true tales that could only happen in the 90210. Beverly Hills Noir chronicles an assortment of jaw-dropping true crime stories spanning the legendary city's history, each with oh-so-90210 twists—including a high-profile murder mystery in the city's most extravagant mansion, the daring exploits of a handsome cat burglar with movie star looks, a toxic Tinseltown love triangle that ended in gunplay, a brazen Rodeo Drive jewelry store holdup with tragically stunning finale, an Oscar nominated actress on shoplifting spree and more—complete with major roles and countless cameos by Hollywood idols and cultural icons. A gripping, century-long tour of the glamorous city's shadowy underbelly through crimes and misdemeanors as over-the-top as the city itself, Beverly Hills Noir collects the kinds of stories you'd expect to be swapped if James Ellroy and Dominick Dunne had met Jackie Collins and Ryan Murphy for cocktails at the Polo Lounge. It's Sunset Boulevard and Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood turned sordid, face-down-in-the-pool reality. Scott Huver has covered the inner workings of Beverly Hills, the entertainment industry, and the Los Angeles-area elite for three decades. Caleb Zakarin is editor at the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beverly Hills Noir: Crime, Sin, & Scandal in 90210 (Post Hill Press, 2024) explores the city's true crime history, delving deep inside cases that made headlines, scandals that engulfed Hollywood legends, and more strange-but-true tales that could only happen in the 90210. Beverly Hills Noir chronicles an assortment of jaw-dropping true crime stories spanning the legendary city's history, each with oh-so-90210 twists—including a high-profile murder mystery in the city's most extravagant mansion, the daring exploits of a handsome cat burglar with movie star looks, a toxic Tinseltown love triangle that ended in gunplay, a brazen Rodeo Drive jewelry store holdup with tragically stunning finale, an Oscar nominated actress on shoplifting spree and more—complete with major roles and countless cameos by Hollywood idols and cultural icons. A gripping, century-long tour of the glamorous city's shadowy underbelly through crimes and misdemeanors as over-the-top as the city itself, Beverly Hills Noir collects the kinds of stories you'd expect to be swapped if James Ellroy and Dominick Dunne had met Jackie Collins and Ryan Murphy for cocktails at the Polo Lounge. It's Sunset Boulevard and Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood turned sordid, face-down-in-the-pool reality. Scott Huver has covered the inner workings of Beverly Hills, the entertainment industry, and the Los Angeles-area elite for three decades. Caleb Zakarin is editor at the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/popular-culture

For our last show of 2024, Michael heads back to Fitzroy Pool to find out what people are reading as the weather warms up. Plus, some of our previous guests offer book recommendations for the summer holidays. Reading list: Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter, Simone de Beauvoir, 1958 The Slap, Christos Tsiolkas, 2008 Ritual, Chloe Elizabeth Wilson, 2025 The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, 2001 I Could Not Believe It, Sean DeLear, 1979 Unlicensed: Bootlegging as Creative Practice, Ben Schwartz, 2024 Deadly Embrace, Jackie Collins, 2001 Of Love and Other Demons, Gabriel García Márquez, 1993 The Season, Helen Garner, 2024 The Safe Keep, Yael van der Wouden, 2024 All Fours, Miranda July, 2024 Time's Monster, Priya Satia, 2020 The Lovers, Yumna Kassab, 2022 Deep Water, James Bradley, 2024 The Tribe, Michael Mohammed Ahmad, 2014 Edith Trilogy, Frank Moorhouse, 1992-2011 The Even More Complete Book of Australian Verse, John Clarke, 1994 You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and Twitter

For our last episode of 2024, Michael heads back to Fitzroy Pool to find out what people are reading as the weather warms up. Plus, some of our previous guests offer book recommendations for the summer holidays.Reading list:Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter, Simone de Beauvoir, 1958The Slap, Christos Tsiolkas, 2008Ritual, Chloe Elizabeth Wilson, 2025The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, 2001I Could Not Believe It, Sean DeLear, 1979Unlicensed: Bootlegging as Creative Practice, Ben Schwartz, 2024Deadly Embrace, Jackie Collins, 2001Of Love and Other Demons, Gabriel García Márquez, 1993The Season, Helen Garner, 2024The Safe Keep, Yael van der Wouden, 2024All Fours, Miranda July, 2024Time's Monster, Priya Satia, 2020The Lovers, Yumna Kassab, 2022Deep Water, James Bradley, 2024The Tribe, Michael Mohammed Ahmad, 2014Edith Trilogy, Frank Moorhouse, 1992-2011The Even More Complete Book of Australian Verse, John Clarke, 1994You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store.Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matthew of Baron Books joins Eva Oh on her play space sofa to indulge us on the pornographic origins of Baron and how the influence of powerful women shaped his views on identity and sexuality. They also chat sex shops, cruising apps, The Death Book, medical fetish, feeders, Versace, Bruce La Bruce and so so much more.Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/evaohMore on Eva Oh: https://eva-oh.comHIGHLIGHTS:Here are the timestamps for the video episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.(00:00) - Welcome. What is #teakink(00:23) - Meet Matthew of Baron Books(02:15) - How Baron Books Began(03:35) - What is P*rn at Baron?(04:30) - We Won The Baron Prize - with our P*rn, Grief Encounter(06:30) - Sex, Sexuality and Powerful Women(09:15) - Femininity and the Lack of Representation of Gay Men(11:30) - It Started with a Photography Project on Cottaging(15:00) - The Bruce La Bruce Book Launch in a Sex Shop(17:15) - The Baron Sex Shop?(18:55) - My Ongoing Gripe About the Lack of Queer Cruising(20:15) - The Digital vs the Physicality of Books(23:25) - Jackie Collins, Versace, the Bitch and Sarah Baker(26:34) - Baron's Impact on Matthew's ‘Dynasty'(28:15) - My Interest in Rage(29:04) - Baron and BDSM: Forniphilia with Namio Harukawa and Medical Fetishism with Romaine Slocombe(34:50) - How Baron Chooses Books(37:55) - Fat Bodies, Feeders and Control(40:10) - How Books and Baron are Evolving(43:50) - The Past, Present and Future of Sex Shops(46:40) - The Death Book, HIV, and Gay Identity(49:35) - Sex, Death, Control(52:25) - Problematic Projects, Publishing and Imprisonment

Even former British PM Rishi Sunak is a fan of the bonkbuster; best selling books filled with sex and and excess. 

In this week's episode of The Rabbit Hole Detectives, Cat, Richard, and Charles are back in search of more killer facts and pieces of ephemera. Today, Richard is tuning into the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Cat is all a flutter with her subject, Crows, and Charles is peering into Cabinets of Curiosity.  Remember, if you'd like to suggest a rabbit hole for us to fall down then you can email us at: rabbitholedetectives@gmail.com  Plus, our book, The Rabbit Hole Book, is out now and available from all good bookshops!  To get an exclusive NordVPN deal, head to https://nordvpn.com/rabbithole to get an extra 4 months on the 2-year plan. There's no risk with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Författaren Jackie Collins har sålt över en halv miljard romaner världen över. Hon växte upp i England och flyttade till Hollywood på 1980-talet. Hon var del av den glamorösa miljö som hon skildrade i sina böcker. Collins huvudpersoner var ofta framgångsrika kvinnor som avverkade män på löpande band. Hon fick mycket kritik för sina romaner, men såg inte ut att påverkas. Innerst inne tog hon kritiken hårt, särskilt den från feministiskt håll eftersom hon såg sig själv och sina böcker som feministiska. På sitt eget vis.

Douglas J Cohen Doug received the 2010 Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting and won two Richard Rodgers Awards for writing book, music, and lyrics for NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY (produced twice off-Broadway resulting in over 100 productions worldwide; an upcoming NY commercial production in-the-works through producer Larry Hirschhorn) and THE GIG (O'Neill National Music Theatre Conference, Manhattan Theatre Club Stage II, Goodspeed, York Theatre Company concert on CD and reading in conjunction with the Noël Coward Prize, and Sacramento Music Circus). Doug is the composer/lyricist of THE BIG TIME (book by Douglas Carter Beane) which debuted at the NYMF Festival; plans are underway for a Broadway-bound production. Nominated for a 2005 Drama Desk Award (Outstanding Lyrics, CHILDREN'S LETTERS TO GOD), he penned co-book, music, and lyrics for THE OPPOSITE OF SEX (Williamstown Theatre Festival) and received a Jonathan Larson Grant for composing BARNSTORMER, which has recently been optioned for New York by producer Lawrence Poster. Doug is the composer of GLIMMERGLASS (NAMT Conference 2000, readings through the Village Theatre and Melting Pot, productions at Goodspeed at Chester, Spirit of Broadway – Best Production of 2008) and A CHARLES DICKENS CHRISTMAS (produced by Theatreworks/USA and licensed through MTI). He also penned book and lyrics to VALENTINO'S TANGO (with music by Howard Marren, choreographed/directed by Chet Walker) and contributed original songs to JACKIE COLLINS' HOLLYWOOD LIES, and BOOZY (Robert Moses), the latter produced by Les Freres Corbusier and directed by Tony nominee Alex Timbers, which enjoyed runs at both the Ohio Theatre and Culture Project. His latest musicals are NINE WIVES with collaborator Dan Elish (which has been optioned by producers Larry Hirschhorn and Jayson Raitt and selected for the 2013 Goodspeed Festival of New Artists) HELEN OF TROY written with future West End lyricist/ playwright Zoe Samuel and workshopped at Coastal Carolina University, and BRIDGES, commissioned by The Berkeley Playhouse written with BARNSTORMER collaborator, Cheryl L. Davis. His new play, LOVELY SEND ANYWHERE, a finalist for the Laurents-Hatcher Award, has been developed at the Lark Play Development Center and received a reading in October 2012 starring Santino Fontana and Condola Rashad. A graduate of Amherst College, Doug recently joined the faculty of the Neighborhood Playhouse where he teaches the 2nd year students in song interpretation. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, ASCAP, and the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop. How to Survive a Killer Musical: Agony and Ecstasy on the Road to Broadway When the young composer-lyricist Douglas Cohen first secured the musical rights to the novel No Way to Treat a Lady by William Goldman—the acclaimed author of The Princess Bride and Marathon Man—he hoped it would be his big break, the first step on a gilt path to artistic triumph and commercial success in the form of a hit Broadway musical. What happened after that, while memorable, was anything but. How to Survive a Killer Musical chronicles Cohen's decade-long quest to bring that musical to the stage—writing, re-writing, and shepherding it across the US and Europe amidst all manner of adversity and plain rotten luck. It's a fascinating portrait of passion, persistence, and resilience—a coming-of-age story populated with famous mentors and formidable adversaries, told with refreshing honesty and humor.

Corinne's pick for July's prompt to read a book published 20 years before you were born is The Stud by Jackie Collins. It's a wild ride with lots of rich and rich-adjacent people exhibiting poor impulse control! Contains: sex, swearing, discussion of homophobia and transphobia, other offensive behaviors, attempted rape Our next book discussion will be The Silent Cry by Kenzaburo Oe. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.  If you want to read along with The Bookstore Challenge 2024, you can join us on The StoryGraph to see what others are reading for each month and get ideas for your TBR: The Bookstore Challenge 2024. Get two audiobook credits for the price of one at Libro.fm when you sign up using the code BOOKSTOREPOD. Website | Patreon

Let this be a sign that if the only Nabokov book you've read is Lolita, you should remedy that. Despair is Corinne's pick for June's prompt to read a book about twins or doppelgangers.  Content warning: mention of suicide, murder, Dostoevsky Our next book discussion will be The Stud by Jackie Collins. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us. If you want to read along with The Bookstore Challenge 2024, you can join us on The StoryGraph to see what others are reading for each month and get ideas for your TBR: The Bookstore Challenge 2024. Get two audiobook credits for the price of one at Libro.fm when you sign up using the code BOOKSTOREPOD. Website | Patreon

The girls are back for Season 8 and are proud to present "The Stud" by NY Times Best-Selling Author, Jackie Collins!Jen tells the story of a woman from Iowa who was caught bringing giraffe dung into the U.S. for the purposes of making (not her first) dung necklace. Dana learns what crabs are (not the kind in the ocean). The girls ponder what to do if you get proposed to and your answer is no, and also decide that you've gotta be pretty flexible to have sex in a small residential elevator.Please rate, review and subscribe to Scandalous Diamonds wherever you listen to podcasts! Thank you!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/scandalous-diamonds--4784580/support.

In this inspiring and uplifting episode of Rise and Thrive Conversations for Greatness, host John Merkus engages in a profound conversation with Cheryl Lacey, a visionary whose dedication to improving the lives of others shines through her work. From her significant contributions within the Board of Jewish Education in New York to her passionate advocacy for education reform, Cheryl's journey is a testament to the power of dedication, discipline, and autonomy in creating meaningful change.

This week I'm joined by author Andie J Christopher to discuss the truly, marvelously bonkers Lucky, by THE Jackie Collins. Is this a romance? debatable. Is it a very fun book to read? most definitely.  Want more Jackie Collins? Check out Fates Mates Trailblazer episode with Jackie Collins' daughters, Rory Green and Tiffany Lerman.    Please Rate, Review and Follow on Apple Podcasts. It helps the podcast grow. MERCH! Go to Tee-Public to get T-Shirts, Totes, Onesies and MORE: http://tee.pub/lic/learningthetropes Patreon Learning the Tropes Instagram @learningthetropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! Email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com

In this episode I discuss with author E. J. Stephen his book "Legends of Westwood Village Cemetery". Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery, located on Los Angeles's trendy west side, has been the leading choice for celebrity burials since Marilyn Monroe was interred here in 1962. The cemetery houses the remains of a plethora of household names, including Patty Andrews, Eve Arden, Lew Ayres, Jim Backus, Richard Basehart, Peter Bogdanovich, Ray Bradbury, Fanny Brice, Les Brown, Truman Capote, John Cassavetes, James Coburn, Jackie Collins, Richard Conte, Tim Conway, Bob Crane, Rodney Dangerfield, Richard Dawson, Kirk Douglas, Peter Falk, Farrah Fawcett, June Foray, Stan Freberg, Eva Gabor, Merv Griffin, Jonathan Harris, Hugh Hefner, Florence Henderson, Brian Keith, Stan Kenton, Jack Klugman, Don Knotts, Burt Lancaster, Peggy Lee, Janet Leigh, Jack Lemmon, Karl Malden, Dean Martin, Walter Matthau, Rod McKuen, David Nelson, Lloyd Nolan, Carroll O'Connor, Heather O'Rourke, Bettie Page, Wolfgang Petersen, Gregor Piatigorsky, Donna Reed, Buddy Rich, Minnie Riperton, Doris Roberts, Wayne Rogers, George C. Scott, Sidney Sheldon, Robert Stack, Dorothy Stratten, Alvin Toffler, Mel Tormé, Josef von Sternberg, Harry Warren, Cornel Wilde, Billy Wilder, Carl Wilson, Natalie Wood, Darryl F. Zanuck, Frank Zappa, and hundreds more.Doug Hess is the host!

Join New York Times bestselling author Skye Warren each week as she crafts a new story with one of her author guests!This week we have author the bestselling author Louise Bay who brings us a very British lawyer...a solicitor? A barrister? Who knows? Louise does! Along with a nuclear scientist heroine. They're pairing up for some very steamy antics when she moves in and he's the landlord. Find out what happens on the inside!And if you enjoy this episode, you'll want to start reading THE BRITISH KNIGHT as well as MR. SMITHFIELD both by Louise Bay.About Louise Bay:International, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author, Louise Bay writes contemporary romance novels - the kind she likes to read. Ruined by the bonk-busters of the eighties, Louise was inspired by Judith Krantz and Jackie Collins, but wants to be Emily Henry when she grows up. Louise loves the rain, the West Wing, London, days when she doesn't have to wear make-up, being on her own, being with friends, elephants and champagne (not necessarily in that order).You can also find Louise Bay's website here.These are some of the books and shows referenced inside...Not Quite a Husband by Sherry ThomasYou get to help us pick our story prompts inside the Storytime with Skye Podcast Facebook group. Join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1030813154714760

Academic and bestselling author Jodi McAlister talks to Cheryl Akle about what she's reading. Jodi's latest book, Not Here to Make Friends, is out now. Books discussed:Lace by Shirley ConranTackle by Jilly CooperNever Ever Forever by Karina MayLove and Other Scores by Abra PresslerItalian Marriage by Jenna Lo BiancoLove Just In by Natalie MurrayThe Collected Works of Jackie Collins (reissues)The latest ‘Romance Class ‘releases – a self-publishing collective from the Philippines Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daytime television veteran and my friend Vincent Irizarry sat down for a one-on-one interviewin The Locher Room the 40th anniversary of his daytime debut as “Brandon / Lujack Luvonaczek Spaulding” on CBS's Guiding Light in 1983.Vincent received his first Daytime Emmy nomination for the role in 1985. In addition to his role as Lujack, Vincent went on to play Dr. Scott Clark on Santa Barbara, Nick McHenry back on Guiding Light, Dr. David Hayward on All My Children, David Chow on The Young and the Restless and Deimos Kiriakis on Days of Our Lives.Vincent has also starred in several TV movies and mini-series, such as Jackie Collins' Lucky Chances (opposite Sandra Bullock), Left to Die (opposite Barbara Hershey), and Lying Eyes, to name a few. His feature work has been opposite Clint Eastwood, (Heartbreak Ridge), Sissy Spacek (Marie: A True Story), and Worth, opposite Jeffrey Johnson, Eric Roberts, and Corey Feldman. His most recent Primetime work has been Guest Starring roles on NCIS:LA, Homeland, and Wild West Chronicles.Check out my conversation with Emmy Award-winning actor Vincent Irizarry here in The Locher Room.

Jennifer wraps up the epic saga of girl mob boss and all-around badass, Lucky Santangelo in Jackie Collins' critically-acclaimed "Lucky."The girls come up with the idea of "My First Tarot Deck" for kids, which is sure to be on the top of every child's holiday and birthday gift list this year.Scandalous Diamonds' very own researcher, Allison, submits a video of a Penis-Fencing Flatworm. The girls watch the action and adventure in the deep blue sea live and agree that they too would fight over not wanting to get pregnant.The season ends with a burning question: Why do cops in the movies taste cocaine on their pinky at crime scenes?Please rate, review and subscribe to Scandalous Diamonds wherever you listen to podcasts! Stayed tuned for Season 8!

Jennifer rehashes Chapters 100-113 of Jackie Collins' blockbuster novel "Lucky."Dana and Jen have some great responses to cat-calls. The girls freak out over a man who identifies as a Collie and goes to public places for belly rubs. They agree that if a man comes into the bedroom wearing a furry costume, they are both outta there.More than once, they wonder "What Would Joan Jett Do?" and decide that funerals need to have goody bags for when people leave.

Sidney Sheldon's Secrets to Writing Page-Turning Novels On just about any list of the best selling novelists of all time you'll find the name Sidney Sheldon. In this 1988 interview I tried to draw out his secrets of writing. And I got some fascinating insights. Get The Sands of Time by Sidney SheldonAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases.You may also enjoy my interviews with Jackie Collins and Erich Segal For more vintage interviews with celebrities, leaders, and influencers, subscribe to Now I've Heard Everything on Spotify, Apple Podcasts. and now on YouTube Photo by

Jennifer regales listeners with a recap of Chapters 81-90 of Jackie Collins' best-selling novel, Lucky.Dana takes Jen for her colonscopy and they make best friends with all of the staff. Jen and her neighbor rescue a baby squirrel and name her Shelby Dawn while Dana takes us into her mind palace.Please rate, review and subscribe to Scandalous Diamonds wherever you listen to podcasts! Thank you!

Chapters 71-80 of Jackie Collins' smash hit "Lucky" are coming at you hot in this episode. Jen finally convinces Dana to watch 90 Day Fiancee, and both their lives are forever changed. Dana does the Hot Ones Challenge and barely survives and Jen attends an S&M-themed wedding.Please rate, review and subscribe to Scandalous Diamonds wherever you listen to podcasts! Thank you!

Hold on to your Captain's Hats, because Jennifer retells chapters 60-70 of Jackie Collins' "Lucky" where the characters find themselves on a yacht. Ahoy (again)!Dana decorates her house for Spooky Season way too early because she's dressing her home for the season she wants, not the season she has. Jen goes to Savannah and gets a full pat-down at the airport.Bad date stories are back!Please rate, review and subscribe to Scandalous Diamonds wherever you listen to podcasts! Thank you!

Season Six! How is this even possible!Season One gave us a full lAD deep dive (if you've never read Kresley Cole's Immortals After Dark, general existential malaise is a really good reason to start), and Season Two gave us The Books That Blooded Us, the books that made us the romance readers we are. Season Three was during a pandemic, and celebrated that thing we were all desperate for—joy. Season Four introduced the Trailblazer episodes, where we featured interviews with the people who have built the romance house over the last fifty years. Season Five built on all of that, deep diving on books that are new and fabulous, old and transformative, and generally celebrating the vast and magnificent romance pool. Season six will do the same. We've got interstitials, trailblazers, read alongs and interviews planned, so head over to your favorite podcasting app and subscribe so you don't miss a minute. The season launches today with what we thing is an absolute banger—a trailblazer episode about Jackie Collins, legend, juggernaut, author and lady boss, who was gone too soon. We're so lucky to have had a chance to talk to Collins's daughters, Rory Green and Tiffany Lerman, who were immensely generous with their time and storytelling, to talk about their mother's life and work. We love this conversation, and are so grateful to Ms. Green and Ms. Lerman for their time. Our first read along of the season will be Laura Kinsale's Flowers from the Storm, available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo or from your local indie.If you want more Fated Mates in your life, you are welcome at our Patreon, which comes with an extremely busy and fun Discord community! Join other magnificent firebirds to hang out, talk romance, and be cool together in a private group full of excellent people. Learn more at patreon.com.Show NotesJackie Collins died in 2015. You should watch the Netflix documentary Lady Boss for more about Jackie's life, as well as her YouTube channel.Chels wrote a great essay about the infamous interview between Barbara Cartland & Jackie Collins.Authors and publishing professionals mentioned Enid Blyton, Harold Robbins, Sidney Sheldon, her editor was Suzanne Baboneau at Simon & Schuster.

Jennifer recaps the insanity of chapters 50-59 of Jackie Collins' best-selling novel, "Lucky."Jen and Dana ponder what it would be like if they kept a diary of their daily lives (spoiler alert: it would be incredibly boring). The girls are pretty sure that their friend Knox is in a cult... again.Please rate, review and subscribe to Scandalous Diamonds wherever you listen to podcasts! Thank you!

Jennifer regales us with a recap of chapters 40-49 of the wild mobster saga by Jackie Collins, "Lucky," where the girls celebrate the fact that waterbeds are back!Dana tries to read poetry and has never been so bored. The girls go to the same gynecologist, who has been bestowed the honor of being the "Official Gynecologist of Scandalous Diamonds."Please rate, review and subscribe to Scandalous Diamonds wherever you listen to podcasts! Thank you!

Jennifer entertains us with the recap of chapters 28-39 of Jackie Collins' wild novel, Lucky, while letting the cat out of the bag that Dana is only eating foods that match her nail polish exactly.The girls admit that they don't really understand the game of cricket (does anyone?) while reminiscing about Oldsmobiles from the 70s, 80s and 90s.Please rate, review and subscribe to Scandalous Diamonds wherever you listen to podcasts! Thank you!

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Jennifer covers chapters 17-27 of Jackie Collins' critically-acclaimed novel, Lucky, which they learn is full of so many upstanding citizens (insert eye roll here).Dana and America's Husband go to Costa Rica (and see sloths!). Meanwhile, back in the states, Jen recovers from a concussion, but continues to look fantastic throughout her recovery.Please rate, review and subscribe to Scandalous Diamonds wherever you listen to podcasts! Thank you!

The girls deliver edutainment and exaggertainment while Jennifer covers chapters 7-16 of Jackie Collins' nutbag central novel, "Lucky."Dana proves that she has no idea what countries make up Central America, South America... or the Caribbean, and Jen decides "A Good Friend and Mean Enemy" needs to go on her tombstone.Thank you to friend of the pod, Elle, for donating to the CREW Network Foundation!Please rate, review and subscribe to Scandalous Diamonds wherever you listen to podcasts! Thank you!

Jen and Dana jump into Chapters 1-6 of Jackie Collins' Lucky, the second book of the Lucky Santangelo Series (sequel to Chances from Scandalous Diamonds Season 5!). Called the "James Bond for women," Lucky Santangelo is back, baby!In this season premier, the girls decide that the 1600's were a terrible time to be alive, especially for women who had opinions. Jen uses the internet to pronounce names for herwhen there are too many vowels together in one place and Dana proclaims that babies are even cuter when they are wearing diamonds.

Welcome to the second episode of our Jackie July extravaganza! This one is on Hollywood Wives, which was reissued this month. Many things happen in this book to many people! Some of them seem medically improbable! Watch Elaine, Ross, Neil, Montana, Gina, Buddy, Angel, Randy, Karen, and more as they call each other on the telephone and have exhausting sex with each other!  It's bananas and complicated but it is a ton of fun. Content warnings in this book: everything. Literally everything. We got sex murdering, incest, Evil Gays, Evil Lesbians, a ton of sexualization and trafficking of young teenagers, a genuinely upsetting botched abortion, baby selling - it's in there.  (Surprisingly, this has a lot less weight talk and disordered eating than Scruples?  Then again, the modelling industry has less weight talk and disordered eating than Scruples.) We also talk about the launch of our new Patreon subscriber bonus episodes, starting with the Hollywood Wives miniseries - now sadly delayed for the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, because even a 1985 TV miniseries is struck work.  Yes, greedy billionaires are standing in between you and finding out what Candace Bergen as Elaine wore to the party she hosted an hour after getting out of department store lockup!  What can you do to support striking workers, you ask?  If you're local to a picket line, you can join the picket or donate food and water - check the WGA and SAG-AFTRA picket schedules! You can also donate to fundraisers like the Entertainment Community Fund - remember, most striking workers aren't rich A-list stars, and they're giving up a lot to strike. 

This week, Rich Cohen tells us about the time he was sent to Woody Creek, Colorado, to check in with the godfather of gonzo, Hunter S. Thompson. Then, speaking of writers, many of you may know the Jackie Collins book Hollywood Wives, which skewered the Beverly Hills elite and sold more than 15 million copies. Now, on its 40th anniversary, Jackie Collins's daughter Rory joins us to reveal what she learned about life from her powerhouse mother. Finally, Ravi Somaiya has the incredible story of a doctor who used medical technology to investigate the secrets of demonic possession. But did he unleash a deadly curse in the process? It's a wild story. All this and more make this a show you won't want to miss.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome to Jackie July!  We're dedicating this month to listener favorite Jackie Collins because we're in the middle of a Jackaissance - a fancy new 40th anniversary edition of Hollywood Wives is coming out (introduction by Colleen Hoover!) and two of her daughters, Rory and Tiffany, are doing press for it.  We had a blast sitting down for an interview with them and we think you'll enjoy it, too.  Later this month we'll dedicate an episode to Hollywood Wives and then we'll have an episode on the insane 1985 miniseries (Candice Bergen! Robert Stack! Anthony Hopkins?!) as a special treat for our Patreon subscribers. In the interview we talk a lot about Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story - it's a 2021 documentary available on Netflix in the US and various other places abroad; it's a lot of fun and we really recommend it. Have we done a Jackie Collins book before?  You bet your sweet patootie we have!  Our 45th episode was on Lucky - check it out here or wherever you get your podcasts! For more Jackie content, her website has a ton of fun content and links to her social media, which continues to be updated with archival material and release updates!  Check it out at jackiecollins.com, or follow her on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.

The girls wrap up the riveting story of pirates and captives with the final installment of "The Power Trip" by Jackie Collins. Both girls go to separate, amazing concerts and realize that you can flip people off AND show them a beautiful ring at the same time.Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Thank you!!

Hon har kallats för både nationalklenod och en bitch och har sannolikt burit de största och glittrigaste axelvaddarna som synts på TV. Nästa vecka fyller skådespelerskan Joan Collins dessutom 90 år. I veckans Stil ska vi uppmärksamma den brittiska skådespelerskan Joan Collins som alltså fyller 90 år nästa vecka. Men får det henne att slå av på takten, klä sig i mysbyxor och ta det lite lugnt? Nej. Verkligen inte.I höst ger sig Joan Collins sig istället än en gång ut på turné med en sorts talkshow på scen där hon berättar om sitt långa liv i showbusiness och låter publiken – ofta enormt hängiven – ställa frågor. "Behind the Shoulder Pads" heter föreställningen och det är också, som av en händelse, titeln på den självbiografi som släpps i samma veva.Joan Collins har jobbat nonstop sedan hon fyllde sjutton år med film och tv i både USA och England och spelat teater på både Broadway och West End. Även om rollerna under åren har varit många och varierade så kom den karaktär hon blev erbjuden att spela 1981 att förändra hennes karriär, och till stor del forma hennes framtida stil och garderob. Rollen som Alexis Carrington i såpoperan Dynastin blev Joan Collins.I veckans program tittar vi närmare på 80-talssåpan Dynastin tillsammans med TV-kritikern Linus Fremin. Vi pratar också med dokumentärfilmaren Laura Fairrie om rivaliteten mellan Joan Collins och hennes syster, romanceförfattaren Jackie Collins. Laura Fairrie står bakom dokumentären Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story. Vi tittar också närmare på femme fatalens roll i kulturen tillsammans med journalisten och författaren Caroline Hainer.Veckans gäst är Michal Axel Piotrowski, skådespelare.

Jennifer continues the story of the high seas with this week's installment of "The Power Trip" by Jackie Collins. There is talk of a taxidermied squirrel nativity scene, a mafia climate change conference, and what one would wear when heading to a yacht to pirate and kidnap.Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Thank you!!

Jennifer continues the tale of a boating adventure in this gripping episode of Jackie Collins' The Power Trip. The girls are on cold medicine so they are punch drunk, much like the characters in this book. They discuss what supplies pirates need from Party City and Amazon in order to capture a boat and learn their pirate names.Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Thank you!!

Set sail with Scandalous Diamonds as Jennifer dives into The Power Trip by Jackie Collins! The girls discuss the Loofah Code for identifying fellow elderly swingers and wonder what voyeurs do with their hands while watching other people do things.AHOY!!

“Mary Fisher lived in a palace by the sea.” We watched She-Devil (1989) with the hilarious H. Alan Scott aka Sadie Pines and… is that a gummy bear in your hair?  The masses may have been sleeping on this camp classic for the past 35 years but, as usual, the gays know whats up. She-Devil was Meryl Streep's first real entry into comedy and her portrayal of the Jackie Collins-esque Mary Fisher is pure camp. Roseanne Barr, fresh off the first season of her hit sitcom, is the titular She-Devil but time and attitudes have changed and her character Ruth Patchett is clearly the real hero. And was it just us, or was nerdy Ed Begley Jr. secretly hot?  Something about that tall drink of water in a barely there pink bath towel definitely unlocked a core memory in our tiny queer brains. Throw in legendary Linda Hunt, and cameos from Robin Leech, Deborah Rush and the one and only Sally Jessy Raphael and you've got yourself a bonafide gay classic.  Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay Facebook/Instagram: @moviesthatmadeusgay Twitter: @MTMUGPod Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott / Instagram @scottyoungballer Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna

Jennifer wraps up Jackie Collins' hit novel, Chances, in this thrilling season finale. Jen and Dana may or may not be embroiled in a celebrity scandal right now, and they ponder whether mobsters get super excited to see each other after being exiled to other countries due to tax evasion.Finally, the girls take to the high seas for the next season of Scandalous Diamonds. AHOY!Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. We'll see you back here for Season 6!

Jennifer recaps the next-to-last episode of her retelling of Jackie Collins' hit novel, Chances.Jen gets into a fight with a bamboo plant and leaves the battle with a face cut that would make Gino Santangelo jealous. Dana goes to Albuquerque and discovers that everyone is high. The girls wonder how hard it is to apply for a job with the Mafia and whether mafia families do team-building exercises such as trust falls.Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Thank you!