Podcasts about Judith Krantz

How did you learn about sex? Was it your parents? Your friends? A nice, dry, factual at school, or Heaven forfend, the internet? I was at a Catholic girls' school in the 80s —that would be the 1980s, not the 1880s just for clarification— and we got pretty much nothing, as you'd expect. I received the bare basics about body functions when I was at intermediate. Girls went one night to the school hall where a projector played an ancient movie about girls and boys developing bodies, and then the boys went the next night for the same screening. Until I discovered Judith Krantz and Jilly Cooper's bonk-busters I had absolutely no idea, I knew they were there, but I didn't know what they were there for. Those books were absolutely great. I smuggled them into the boarding school because they described not only the sex itself, but the emotions and the passions that are tied up with sex. It's like the difference between knowing that West Coast beach is a risky and then getting caught in a rip. You know that it's dangerous, but until you're in the middle of it, into the middle of those seas and thinking oh my God, this is more than I can handle. Until you experience it, you can know something, but until you experience it, you don't really know it. A report out today says too many young people are leaving school without the knowledge they need to navigate the sexual landscape. Issues like consent, managing feelings, and online safety, and as a result, the Education Review Office says schools should not be required to consult parents about the content of relationships and sexuality lessons. Misinformation, bigotry, threats of violence for heaven's sake have derailed some schools attempts at consultation and prompted some schools to reduce or avoid teaching the topic. Which is bad enough, but a lot of that interference is coming from people in groups who have absolutely no relationship with the school. They don't have kids there, they're just sticking their beaks in and demanding that sex be taught their way. Chris Abercrombie, the PPTA President, said on Early Edition this morning, there needs to be one clear curriculum taught in all schools across the country. “The problem at the moment is in the hands of these schools, and it's not meeting really anyone's needs. As report said, 3/4 of recent school leavers said they didn't learn enough, so the idea of a national curriculum is that everyone knows what's expected, everyone's got a clear understanding of what's happening, so parents could withdraw their students if they chose to or supplement their students learning if they chose to. It's just giving everyone a clear baseline.” Quite. Well, that seems fair enough, doesn't it? If you don't want your child to be taught the national curriculum, you take them out of class and you teach them. And good luck to your kids if you think the curriculum is too tame, you can add in what you see as the necessary bits at home. Since when did parents consult about the English curriculum? Maths or science curriculum? The one thing you don't want is your child to discover sex through the Internet. Sex education, like English, like maths, like science, needs to be taught the same way right around the country, so that our children have the best possible chance of making the right choices in their lives. Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to sex education. And believing that real life relationships are what you see on internet pornography is positively dangerous. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

Welcome Passengers! This week we dive headlong into the world of "Scruples" by Judith Krantz! *Passages contains graphic and explicit content. Listener discretion is advised Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sycomore by Chanel (2008) + Judith Krantz's Princess Daisy (1980) + Waris Hussein's Princess Daisy (1983) with Helen Ellis, author of Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge 6/8/23 S5E43 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Sycomore by Chanel (2008) + Judith Krantz's Princess Daisy (1980) + Waris Hussein's Princess Daisy (1983) with Helen Ellis, author of Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge 6/8/23 S5E43 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

The eventful lives of three women, a multigenerational saga of glamour, love and loss. We meet Maggy, Teddy and Fauve, and the man who plays a critical role in each of their lives - Julien Mistral. A sweeping tale that moves across Paris, New York, Felice and Rome in the twenties to the seventies. My book recommendation might seem far removed from the Forgotten Book of today, but I feel there's a huge similarity at the core of both books. Forgotten Book of the day : MIstral's Daughter by Judith Krantz. Publisher : Bantam Books. First edition :1983 Music : Sooraj Santhosh Do leave a rating if you like what you hear. Drop me your feedback on Instagram : @thegreedyreader Website : www.thegreedyreader.com YouTube : The Greedy Reader

Billy Ikehorn-Orsini is IT.  Extraordinary wealthy, profoundly chic, and her diamonds have names.  Valentine is the next big couture designer.  Spider is a photographer who somehow now is the guy who makes a store cool.  Whatever, just go with it - together they are the minds behind Scruples, the  boutique that sounds suspiciously like a Cracker Barrel that put Rodeo Drive on the map for women like your mom and your aunties and your grandma who read this book in 1978!  It's Scruples by Judith Krantz! There's a serious warning about this one. This is the most upsetting depiction of disordered eating that I've ever seen presented as aspirational in a mainstream book. This book almost certainly has a body count; it depicts an "awakening" in France with a specific calorie count, it makes anorexia sound extremely chic and liberating, it fetishizes iron control of food intake as much as it fetishizes women's clothing.  If you're sensitive to this, do not read this book.  If you can handle plenty of fat shaming and overvaluing of thinness but not the part of the book that's a literal DIY guide for acquiring an eating disorder, then when Billy goes to France skip until she comes back to the US.  If you don't want to even hear discussion of it, we completely understand - don't listen to this episode, we'll catch you next time.   It also has everything else you're imagining in a 1978 trashy airport book (except, surprisingly, sexual assault) - it uses a lot of awful slurs, it has this whiplash attitude towards gay men and women back and forth between genuine familiarity and ugly sterotype, in an otherwise sexy scene it calls a man's testicles paunchy globes - it's a whole thing. This book is a lot and a lot of it is troubling - but a lot of it's amazing, it's an experience!

Ah, the year is 1989 and the world hasn't yet realised the potential of two soon-to-be superstars of the late 20th century. We are of course referring to none other than Hugh Grant and the wonderful Courteney Cox, who star together in this two-episode television miniseries based on the 1988 Judith Krantz novel, Till We Meet Again. In the full swing of the First World War in 1915, Eve (played by Lucy Gutteridge) meets Paul de Lancel (played by Michael York) while performing for the army and falls in love with him. Devastated by Paul working in the army and his continued absence, his wife Laure (played by Susannah Harker) kills herself. After this, her family swear revenge on Paul by keeping his and Laure's son Bruno (played by Hugh Grant) and raising him to hate his father... Make sure you're following Taking Hugh for Granted on Instagram and Facebook (@TakingHughforGranted) as well as Twitter (@TakingHugh). You can get in touch with us there or via our email takinghughforgranted@gmail.com Unsure who we're on about? Hugh Grant is a British actor who is best known for starring in films like Love Actually, Notting Hill and The Undoing alongside huge stars such as Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts. In 2022, Hugh Grant continues to make movies and has a wife and kids.

"Move over Judith Krantz and Jackie Collins... JUICY!" - Booklist Cupid's arrow has struck the Pink Smoke on St. Valentine's Day, and they've decided to give some love to that most disrespected of genre fictions: the romance novel. Recruiting beach-read paperback enthusiast Melanie Daniels from the Cinema Parlor Podcast, hosts John Cribbs & Christopher Funderburg access the world of glamorous women and their lusty affairs with truculent suitors via Fame & Fortune by Kate Coscarelli. Known to cinephiles as author of the Phantasm novelization (and mother of Phantasm writer-director Don Coscarelli), Kate produced six salacious books dealing with the steamy lives of rich widows, lonely housewives, ambitious businesswomen and rising starlets struggling to stay on top in the cutthroat upper class society of Los Angeles. Fame & Fortune deals with the circle of friends of one Peach Malone, super-wealthy widow of Drake "Midas" Malone trying to regain control of her estate following the death of her Prince Charming. Her friends include Grace Gable, a hairdressing entrepreneur harboring a dark secret; Maggie Hammond, blossoming interior designer with two smoky beacons for eyes like a Keane painting; Laura Austin, frail wife of an in-demand doctor whose own eyes have shifted to Hollywood's hottest sex symbol Ghilly Jordan; and Belinda Cornwall, the absolute doyenne of Los Angeles society - the lady with the whim of iron! Coscarelli juggles this large cast of characters as they struggle to wrest back dominance of their own lives by outsmarting, upstaging and maybe even murdering the gorgeous brutes who stand in their way. The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com Melanie Daniels on Twitter: twitter.com/plasticwerewolf The Pink Smoke on Twitter: twitter.com/thepinksmoke John Cribbs on Twitter: twitter.com/TheLastMachine Christopher Funderburg on Twitter: twitter.com/cfunderburg Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"

Lulu Taylor hit the Sunday Times bestseller lists with a winter-themed escapist story with hidden depths – and found she had a winning formula for holiday reads that are perfect for curling up on the sofa with cup of hot chocolate or a glass of mulled wine. The latest, A Winter Memory, is an absorbing family drama set on the edge of a Scottish loch in an ancient manor house. It's a perfect setting for revelations of love, obsession and betrayal. Hi there, I'm your host Jenny Wheeler, and today Lulu talks about the international fascination with snowy mysteries, what keeps Christmas stories high on the best seller lists, and her opportunity to interview Sarah, Duchess of York about her recently published Mills & Boon romance. This is the 199th episode in The Joys of Binge Reading, so next week we celebrate 200 shows with a very special guest – more of that at the end. We've got three E book copies of Lulu's Christmas book, A Winter Memory, to give away to three lucky readers. Enter the draw on our website or on the Joys of Binge Reading Facebook page. ENTER TO WIN LULU'S BOOK Before we get to Lulu, just a reminder that you can support the podcast for the equivalent of a cup of coffee a month and get exclusive bonus content while you do – access to Behind-the-Scenes stories, tips on who is coming up in future episodes so you can read the books beforehand, and insights into our featured authors – like Lulu - in the Getting to Know You quickfire questions… GET BONUS CONTENT BY SUPPORTING BINGE READING ON PATREON Six things you'll learn from this Joys of Binge Reading episode: How Lulu got started writing Judith Krantz style 'blockbusters'Publishing disaster turned to opportunityThe magic of Christmas storiesLockdown dislocation interrupted this year's outputThe many writers she admires Background work as an editor proves useful Where to find Lulu Taylor:  Website: http://lulutaylor.co.uk/ Facebook: @lulutaylorbooks Twitter: @MissLuluTaylor Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2737506.Lulu_Taylor What follows is a "near as" transcript of our conversation, not word for word but pretty close to it, with links to important mentions. But now, here's Lulu. Jenny Wheeler: Hello there Lulu and welcome to the show. It's great to have you with us. Introducing romance mystery author Lulu Taylor Lulu Taylor: Hi, Jenny. Thanks so much. It's lovely to be with you. Lulu Taylor - romance under laid by mystery and deep family secrets Jenny Wheeler: You have created a real niche for yourself with these last eight books, many of which have been London Sunday Times bestsellers. They are winter themed stories. On every one of the covers are these gorgeous snowy settings with ancient houses and wrought iron gates, which immediately sets up a certain kind of story. This has become a bit of a sweet spot for part of your work, hasn't it? Tell us about it. Lulu Taylor: It's quite funny because that happened by accident. My first book in this genre was called The Winter Folly, and it was called that despite the fact that quite a lot of the book is set in the middle of summer. But there was this building, the folly, and the moment it features in the story is in winter, so I thought, The Winter Folly sounds really resonant. They said, that's lucky because we've decided to publish you in early December. At the time I thought, I guess that's an alright slot, but generally people said to me, that's not a great place to be published. All the big autumn and winter books come out much earlier. No one's buying books at that time of the year. This is actually a bit disastrous for you. So, I was a little bit apprehensive. How a disaster turned into a wonderful opportunity Lulu Taylor's first 'winter book' The Winter Folly - a great success. But that turned out to be incredibly lucky. Because they had these winter titles, because the art department at Macmillan came up...

Jamie Brenner, whose latest novel is Blush, joined me on Sept. 10, 2021. We talked about how the works of Jackie Collins and Judith Krantz still hold up and why I have to visit Provincetown. Now. 

About BLUSH: BLUSH places us in the lush vineyards of the Hollander Estates winery, which has existed as the North Fork of Long Island's premier destination for lavish parties and romantic day trips for decades. Now the Hollander family fortunes have suffered, and as matriarch Vivian Hollander prepares for the arrival of her daughter and granddaughter for their annual summer reunion, she fears it might be their last. Worse, selling the family legacy to strangers might expose the dark secret she's harbored for thirty-five years.... Visits to the winery have been bittersweet for Leah Hollander Bailey ever since her father refused to let her take her place in the family business. Now a successful Manhattan cheese-shop owner, Leah loves the life she's built with her husband and daughter--but with her store, and her marriage, at a crossroads, she can't help but view this year's pilgrimage home as a sorely needed escape. College senior Sadie Bailey has a thesis to write, and the towering shelves of the estate's library offer endless academic inspiration. But when Sadie discovers evidence that her proper Grandma Vivian once ran a book club dedicated to the scandalous women's novels of decades past, the shockingly outrageous tomes give her new insight into her family's glory days. Resurrecting the "trashy" book club begins as the distraction all three women need. But as they battle to save their birthright and heal old wounds, they just might find that the pages contain everything they need to know about how to fight for what they want--and for the life, and love, they deserve. www.jamiebrenner.com Instagram: @jamiebrennerwrites ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jamie Brenner is the author of five novels, including The Forever Summer and The Wedding Sisters. She grew up in suburban Philadelphia on a steady diet of Jackie Collins and Judith Krantz novels, and later moved to New York City to live like the heroines of her favorite books. Jamie divides her time between New York City, Philadelphia, and Provincetown. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/steve-richards/support

Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time... or if you can’t hire Mike Monroe to prove "the Ship of Theseus" in court. Thank you for coming to our TED Talk. Greetings and salutations to all! Co-hosts Lee and Charles are nosediving straight into matters like Irish Catholicism, Judith Krantz, Edith Wharton, and more! Jordan Prince swoops in at the end where we talk about the Zodiac Killer Ted Cruz and pretentious radio shows, so stay around to hear it! You can listen to music by Jordan Prince wherever you get your music, or here: jordanprincetunes.com patreon.com/northernoverexposurepodcast Theme music by Matt Jackson Podcast Artwork by Lazerkitties instagram.com/lazerkitties Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, Stitcher, Spotify, and SoundCloud. write in: northernoverexposurepodcast@gmail.com twitter: twitter.com/NorthernOverPod

We kick off our bicoastal NY/LA season with Judith Krantz’s genre-defining 1978 novel Scruples. WARNING: not for the kiddos! Judith had a filthy mind, so this ep is definitely NC-17. Judith Obits: NYT, The Guardian, Economist, Bloomberg. Clive James review in the LRB. Clips: 80s miniseries, ABC Pilot Trailer. Books mentioned: Rita Felsky, Doing Time: Feminist Theory and Postmodern Culture. Email us at thatbookpod@gmail.com. Friend us on Goodreads and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

«The Queen of Poolside reading» ble Judith Krantz, en amerikansk underholdningsforfatter, beskrevet som i en nekrolog. Og alle avisleserne skjønte umiddelbart hva slags bøker det var snakk om. Men poolside reading kan være så mangt, og i denne ukens episode av Morgenbladets bokpodkast skal vi snakke om hva vi skal lese ved bassengkanten, eller strandkanten eller hvor nå ferien skal finne sted. Med Ane Farsethås og Bernhard Ellefsen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Catch us drinking framboise and pousse-cafes and calling each other "toothsome dishes." Just kidding, we did none of those while discussing Judith Krantz's debut novel Scruples, but the novel does make those sound fun. There's some silliness and some wildly offensiveness on display here, and we try to discuss as much as we can. Explicit warning here, as you might have guessed! Our next book discussion will be Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

Here we are with reflections on our year in reading and talking about books. Auld Lang Syne and all that, too. Next time we will be reading Scruples by Judith Krantz. You can find it at your local library or bookstore and read along with us.

Alternate title: WE ARE NOT HISTORIANS. Jenny Erpenbeck's The End of Days blew us away with how masterful she ties everything together. It's so good, we trip over our words and maybe have a slight existential crisis. We will not be releasing an episode the week of Christmas, but we'll be back in the New Year with Judith Krantz's Scruples!

In our final full ep of the Meryl Season™ we follow Our Lady of the Pod to Monterey, CA, where she’s doing the most on Big Little Lies. But before we get there we discuss “Chick Lit” (or should we say "beach reads"?) and do a quick stopover in Australia to visit the works and (extremely boring) life of Liane Moriarty.   Books mentioned:  Liane Moriarty: Nine Perfect Strangers, Truly Madly Guilty, Big Little Lies; Judith Krantz, Scruples; Helen Fielding, Bridget Jones’s Diary; Catherine Alliott, The Old Girl Network.   Resources:  Judith Krantz obituary Jennifer Weiner profile in the New Yorker. James Wood’s takedown of The Goldfinch Liane Moriarty interview here Indiewire on Season two of BLL An example of one of Meryl’s wild choices in BLL2 Email us at thatbookpod@gmail.com. Friend us on Goodreads and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

We talk about Lori turning 50 and embracing her her goddess birthday. Judith Krantz and why we love her even though we know she'[s problematic..and we wax about the romance genre as a whole.

En 1984, CBS, Antenne 2 et RTL s'associent pour créer une série de huit épisodes baptisés "l'amour en héritage" adapté du roman « Mistral's daughter » de Judith Krantz. Passion, trahison, pouvoir dans un Paris bucolique où tous les ingrédients du soap opéra américain sont là. Le casting est plus qu'élégant, on y retrouve Stéphane Audran en compagnie du futur James Bond, Timothy Dalton, ou encore Stéphanie Powers, l'actrice de "L'Amour du risque".

Pictured: Judith Krantz Matthew Bannister on Dr. Henry Lynch whose painstaking medical research revealed the causes of hereditary cancers. Judith Krantz, the American author who made a huge commercial success from her sex and shopping novels. Lord Patel, the Indian-born businessman who became a key figure in community relations in his adopted town of Blackburn. Anthony Hedges, the British composer whose prolific output ranged from light music to symphonies and choral works. Interviewed guest: Professor Patrick M Lynch Interviewed guest: Penny Warren Interviewed guest: Sarah Hughes Interviewed guest: Jack Straw Interviewed guest: Julia Langdon Interviewed guest: Paul Conway Interviewed guest: Colin Bayliss Producer: Neil George Archive clips from: Horizon, BBC Two 04/11/2000; Genetic Mutations as Causes of Cancer, Ecancer/Vimeo; Remembering Dr Henry Lynch, KETV NewsWatch 7 03/06/2019; Princess Daisy, directed by Waris Hussein, National Broadcasting Company/ Steve Krantz Productions 1983; Scruples, directed by Alan J. Levi, Lou Step Productions/Warner Bros. Television 1980; Judith Krantz, BBC Sound Archive 01/05/1979.

The 2019 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition has been won by the Ukrainian baritone Andrei Kymach. The week-long competition held every two years is one of the most significant competitions in the classical calendar and has helped make stars of many participants since its inception in 1983. We hear from this year's winner Andrei Kymach and from music critic Anna Picard. This week marks the 50th anniversary since the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York, a key moment in the birth of the gay rights movement. Each night this week Front Row will be reflecting on the best examples of queer fiction since then, one night for each decade. We begin with the 1970s and our guide to the decade is poet and critic Gregory Woods. As we head into the final weeks of this year's prestigious Art Fund Museum of the Year competition, Front Row looks at the five shortlisted institutions vying for the top prize of £100,000. Today it’s the turn of the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, whose director Dr Laura Van Broekhoven explains why she believes the Pitt Rivers would be a worthy winner. Plus novelist Celia Brayfield joins Stig to discuss the work of writer Judith Krantz whose glamorous romantic novels have sold over 85 million copies worldwide. Presenter : Stig Abell Producer : Dymphna Flynn

Nic and Eric celebrate turning 200! They talk how they started working in libraries and their journey through these jobs. Plus; Vertigo, Judith Krantz, Gotham and more!

Avsnitt 20: Lina och Karin babblar om 80-talsfenomenet tantsnusk - böcker av till exempel Judith Krantz, Jackie Collins och Jean M Auel. Vi fnissar oss igenom märkliga sexskildringar men pratar också om normaliserade övergrepp, kvinnoförakt och starka kvinnliga huvudpersoner.  Spoilers för Princess Daisy av Judith Krantz. Vill du veta mer eller kommentera det vi har pratat om? Besök gärna vår hemsida, där finns det länkar för varje avsnitt och mycket mer. Vi finns också på facebook, twitter och instagram. Eller så kan du mejla till nyasvarta@gmail.com Gillar du det vi gör? Skriv gärna en recension på facebook eller i din poddspelare. Du kan också stötta oss via Paypal. Länkar: Tantsnusk, genrehttps://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/TantsnuskChicklit, genrehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick_lit"Fifty Shades of Grey" av EL Jameshttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10818853-fifty-shades-of-grey?from_search=true"Dallas", tv-serie 1978-1991https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077000/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Harlequin förlaghttps://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlequin_(f%C3%B6rlag)Romance, genrehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romance_novel"Förvandlingen" av Margaret Mahyhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/351461.The_Changeover?ac=1&from_search=trueBarbara Cartland, författarehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_CartlandJudith Krantz, författarehttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/32155.Judith_Krantz?from_search=trueShirley Conran, författarehttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/232069.Shirley_Conran?from_search=trueJeam M Auel, författarehttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/861.Jean_M_Auel?from_search=trueJackie Collins, författarehttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/49699.Jackie_Collins?from_search=true"Törnfåglarna" av Colleen McCulloughhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3412.The_Thorn_Birds?ac=1&from_search=true"Lace", TV-miniseriehttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087583/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1"Lace" av Shirley Conranhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1087403.Lace?ac=1&from_search=true"Grottbjörnens folk" av Jean M Auelhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9863488-grottbj-rnens-folk?ac=1&from_search=true"Hästarnas dal" av Jean M Auelhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9856413-h-starnas-dal?ac=1&from_search=true"Princess Daisy" av Judith Krantzhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56893.Princess_Daisy?ac=1&from_search=true"Mistrals dotter" av Judith Krantzhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/350039.Mistral_s_Daughter"Jag tar Manhattan" av Judith Krantzhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/842161.I_ll_Take_Manhattan?from_search=true"Scruples" av Judith Krantzhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/350065.Scruples"Kulla-Gulla" av Martha Sandvall Bergströmhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9668879-kulla-gulla"Flowers in the Attic/Vindsträdgården" med flera av Virginia Andrewshttps://www.goodreads.com/series/42570-dollanganger"A Game of Thrones" av George RR Martinhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13496.A_Game_of_Thrones"Game of Thrones", tv-seriehttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0944947/?ref_=nv_sr_1"Twilight" med flera av Stepheniehttps://www.goodreads.com/series/45363-twilight"Fröknarna von Pahlen"-serien av Agnes von Krusenstjernahttps://www.goodreads.com/series/91936-fr-knarna-von-pahlen"My Dad Wrote a Porno", podcasthttp://www.mydadwroteaporno.com/podcast/"Hollywoodfruar" av Jackie Collinshttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/112725.Hollywood_Wives?ac=1&from_search=true"Glitter Baby" av Susan Elizabeth Phillipshttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1924491.Glitter_Baby?from_search=true"Alltid Amber/Forever Amber" av Kathleen Windsorhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40935623-forever-amber?ac=1&from_search=true"Tillbaka till Eden/Return to Eden" av Rosalind Mileshttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/103350.Return_to_Eden?ac=1&from_search=true

Today is the 14th day of competition at the 23rd Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Here are a few things you might not have known about these Olympics and the Olympic Winter Games in general. Ninety-two nations are competing in 102 events in 15 sports during the 19-day competition. The host South Koreans marched with their counterparts from North Korea under a unified Korean flag during the opening ceremony. The two countries combined to field a unified women’s ice hockey team, but otherwise participated separately. This is the third time the Winter Olympics have been held in East Asia, and the first of those to be held outside of Japan. Japan hosted the 1972 Winter Games in Sapporo and the 1998 games in Nagano. It’s the second time South Korea has hosted an Olympics, the first was the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul. It’s the first of three consecutive Olympics that will be held in Asia, with the 2020 Summer games scheduled for Tokyo and the 2022 Winter Olympics set for Beijing, which will become the first city to host the Summer and Winter Olympics. 2,914 athletes are competing, with 1,672 men and 1,242 women qualified. Six countries are making their Winter Olympics debut: Ecuador, Eritrea, Kosovo, Malaysia, Nigeria and Singapore. Ecuador, Eritrea, Kosovo and Singapore have each sent one athlete, while Malaysia has sent two and Nigeria has sent three. One country not officially represented is Russia, which was suspended following a doping controversy at the 2014 Olympics. Select Russian athletes are being allowed to compete under the Olympic Flag as Olympic Athletes from Russia. Our question: This was not the first time North and South Korea marched together during the opening ceremony. What other years, and in what cities did the Koreans march as one? Today is World Day of Social Justice, Wednesday is National Sticky Buns Day, Thursday is National Margarita Day, Friday is Diesel Engine Day, Saturday is International Sword Swallowers Day, and Sunday is National Clam Chowder Day Today is the birthday of actor Sidney Poitier, who is 91; and singer Kurt Cobain, who would have been 51. Singer Nina Simone would have turned 85 on Wednesday, which is also the 78th birthday of U.S. Representative and civil rights activist John Lewis. Thursday is the birthday of George Washington, who was born in 1732. Friday is the birthday of educator and civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois, who was born in 1868. Sunday would have been the 75th birthday of musician George Harrison. Now, we’ll spin the wheel to pick a year at random. This week in 1980, the top song in the U.S. was “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” by Queen. The No. 1 movie of 1980 was “The Empire Strikes Back,” while the novel “Princess Daisy” by Judith Krantz topped the New York Times Bestsellers list this week. Now for the answer to last week’s question, which was: What is the current initiation fee and annual dues for Club 33 at Disneyland? The answer is a reported $50,000 initiation fee and $15,000 yearly dues, although Disney doesn’t publicize either of those numbers. The first listener with a correct answer was Jim Cardillo. This week’s question: Which two Winter Olympic events debuted at the Summer Olympics? Submit your answer at triviapeople.com/test and we’ll add the name of the person with the first correct answer to our winner’s wall … at triviapeople.com. We'll have the correct answer on next week’s episode. Thanks for listening to the Trivia Minute, please rate the show on iTunes, or support it at triviapeople.com/support. For other details, visit triviapeople.com We'll talk to you next week. Links Follow us on Twitter, Facebook or our website. Also, if you’re enjoying the show, please consider supporting it through Patreon.com Please rate the show on iTunes by clicking here. Subscribe on iOS: http://apple.co/1H2paH9 Subscribe on Android: http://bit.ly/2bQnk3m

Jeannie Moon has always wanted tob e a romance author. Growing up, she read her aunt's Harlequin books and then graduated to Kathleen Woodiwiss, Danielle Steele, Beatrice Small, and Judith Krantz. This native Long Islander loves words as shown not only in her sixteen books, but she's also an English teacher and has worked in PR. Jeannie loves to write about family and happily ever afters. Come join us as we discuss family, the Men of Marietta, and her newest release, Then Came You.  

Today is Day of the Book Smugglers in Lithuania, and Latvian Legion Day. It’s unofficially National artichoke heart day, national orange and lemon day, freedom of information day, and black press day. It’s the birthday of former US President James Madison, I was born in 1751; actor and comedian Jerry Lewis, who is 91; and actor Erik Estrada, who is 68.  Now, let's spin the wheel to pick a year at random. This week in 1980, the top song in the U.S. was “Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)” by Pink Floyd. The No. 1 movie was “Coal Miner's Daughter,” while the novel “Princess Daisy” by Judith Krantz topped the New York Times Bestsellers list.  Now for our weekly question: Pluto was originally the pet dog of which Disney character? Submit your answer at triviapeople.com/test and we’ll add the name of the person with the first correct answer to our winner’s wall … at triviapeople.com. We'll have the correct answer on tomorrow's episode. Links Follow us on Twitter, Facebook or our website. Also, if you’re enjoying the show, please consider supporting it through Patreon.com Please rate the show on iTunes by clicking here. Subscribe on iOS: http://apple.co/1H2paH9  Subscribe on Android: http://bit.ly/2bQnk3m

Webster's Dictionary defines Scruples as "HOLY CRAP THIS BOOK IS INSANE." The Wikipedia entry for "trashy book" says "Scruples; see also: Webster's Dictionary." This legendary Judith Krantz book, suggested by Contest Winner Sarah Nolastname, tells a long, raunchy tale of incredibly rich people solving non-problems and having anatomically described sex. If you ever wondered what it would be like to live in an Eagles song for roughly 600 pages, this is the book for you. If you remember Dynasty or Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous fondly, but always wished they had more hardcore descriptions of sex acts, then this is the book for you. If you really loathe gay people and wish books never included black people, then this is the book for you. And if you like a hell of a good time, then this is definitely the episode for you! RECOMMENDATIONS: Zippermouth, Laurie Weeks "You Must Remember This" MUSIC: "The Tight Pants Song", Saturday Night Live "My Number One Lover", Esquivel "La La La", Deep Throat Soundtrack "Whachadooin?", N.A.S.A.

Tillbaka till miniserien. Förr fick vi rota fram dem ur videobutikens dunklaste skamvrår. I höst har många äntligen kommit ut på dvd: miniserierna. Åttiotalets bästa tv-format, baserade på bästsäljarromaner av flärd- och lyxförfattare som Judith Krantz och Sidney Sheldon. De gjordes med hemmafrupubliken i åtanke, och var fångade man in den? Jo, i tv-soffan. I årets sista Kino frossar vi i raffinerade hämndplaner, ångande sex och repliker vassa som stilettklackar. Vi diskuterar miniserieklassiker som "Tracys hämnd", "Tillbaka till Eden", "Princess Daisy", "Inte för vinnings skull", "Mistrals dotter" och "Törnfåglarna". Seriernas hjältinnor byggde affärsimperier för att jävlas med sina ex och hade ohämmat sex med massor av män. Kanske var de bättre förebilder för självhatande småflickor än chick lit-vågens viktältande och självförnekande Bridget Jones-figurer? Dessutom går vi på pressjunket för nya superhjältefilmen "The Spirit" och får en kontrollerad pratstund med självaste Scarlett J Förr fick vi rota fram dem ur videobutikens dunklaste skamvrår. I höst har många äntligen kommit ut på dvd: miniserierna. Åttiotalets bästa tv-format, baserade på bästsäljarromaner av flärd- och lyxförfattare som Judith Krantz och Sidney Sheldon. De gjordes med hemmafrupubliken i åtanke, och var fångade man in den? Jo, i tv-soffan.I årets sista Kino frossar vi i raffinerade hämndplaner, ångande sex och repliker vassa som stilettklackar. Vi diskuterar miniserieklassiker som ”Tracys hämnd”, ”Tillbaka till Eden”, ”Princess Daisy”, ”Inte för vinnings skull”, ”Mistrals dotter” och ”Törnfåglarna”.Seriernas hjältinnor byggde affärsimperier för att jävlas med sina ex och hade ohämmat sex med massor av män. Kanske var de bättre förebilder för självhatande småflickor än chick lit-vågens viktältande och självförnekande Bridget Jones-figurer?Dessutom går vi på pressjunket för nya superhjältefilmen ”The Spirit” och får en kontrollerad pratstund med självaste Scarlett Johansson och Samuel L Jackson.Programledare: Roger Wilson.