Podcast Episodes

Renouncing The Throne

Episode 113

Pending nuptials bring more attention to a royal fiancé and his questionable lineage.

May 1933, Franklyn Hutton finally agrees to announce the engagement of Barbara Hutton and Prince Alexis Mdivani. …

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

An Earl And A Duke

Episode 112

An heiress has her hands full battling the tax man while flirting with a new aristocratic suitor.

May 1933, Doris Duke finds herself with another potential aristocratic suitor the impoverished Earl of…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Society Circus

Episode 111

After years of struggle, a hostess gets to throw her most famous and popular annual event once again, so come and see who attends.

April 1933, Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus arrives in…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Jaded Luck

Episode 110

A fortune hunter makes the final play to capture his main prize, but his final move might involve his recently discarded former prey.

April 1933, Barbara Hutton continues her South Seas trip shopping …

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

The Tower - 4th Anniversary Bonus Episode

Episode 109

All they want is love. Everyone else wants their fortune.

Fourth Year Anniversary recap and future storylines.

Other people and subjects include: Barbara Hutton, Doris Duke, heirs, heiresses, marriages…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Double Harness

Episode 108

The heart wants what it wants, so a concerned mother rushes to thwart her heiress daughter’s return to her former love.

Late March – early April 1933, concerned mother Daisy Van Alen raises across the…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Friend or Foe

Episode 107

A newly free prince is on the hunt for his next fortune, but could there be a new heiress in his sight?

As Barbara Hutton continues her South Seas travels, another rumor percolates involving a new lov…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Moss Covered

Episode 106

Another set of divorce rumors and scandal abound as another lover has been found.

Late February to early March, John Jacob Astor VI, aka “Jakey,” and his mother Madeleine Talmage Force Astor Dick are …

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Heart Bruised

Episode 105

Valentine’s celebrations abound, but questions remain as to where single heiresses might be found.

End of January – mid-February 1933, newspapers keep track of the romantic entanglements of multiple h…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Party Crasher

Episode 104

A nearly homeless supreme hostess gets back to what she does best at a luxury hotel, and many don’t want to miss out.

January 20th – February 1st, 1933, Cobina Wright reorients her new life at the Wal…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago