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Ep 87Blankety-Blank

While reporting on the upcoming presidential election, an undercover heir faces an angry mob of those hit hard by the Great Depression. June 1932, Cornelius “Neil” Vanderbilt IV is on 15 city tour in Indiana to cover the upcoming 1932 presidential election when he faces an angry mob pushed hard by the Great Depression. Will incumbent President Herbert Hoover or New York Governor Franklin Roosevelt win the election? Other people and subjects include: Vincent Astor, James “Jimmy” HR Cromwell, Ogden “Oggie” Mills, Brigadier General Cornelius “Neily” Vanderbilt III, Grace Wilson Vanderbilt, Elsa Maxwell, William Randolph Hearst, disinheritance, ambitions, journalism profession, glamour, dealing with problematic dates and chronology, Democratic Primaries, Chicago Convention, Al Smith, Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Mahatma Gandhi, elephant in the room, gorilla in the room, social ties, polarization, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Robert Kennedy, Jr., Ron DeSantis, presidential elections 1932 – 2020 – 2024 --Extra Notes / Call to Action:New York Adventure Club www.nyadventureclub.comor the events section at https://asthemoneyburns.com. Thursday, July 13th, 8pm EST / 5pm PST – Waldorf Astoria Hotel Part 1: A New Standard of Luxury (pre-1929), Come learn more about the Astor family dispute behind the famous hotel and its construction as well as the hotel's influence on luxury travel and fine dining. Connections to the Titanic as well as other events and famous people will also be explored. But all good things come to an end. https://www.nyadventureclub.com/event/the-waldorf-astoria-hotel-part-i-a-new-standard-of-luxury-webinar-registration-650766218277/ Thursday, July 20th, 8pm EST / 5pm PST – Waldorf Astoria Hotel New York Part 2: Manhattan's Grandest Hotel (1931-present), The second version of this fine luxury hotel comes during the dawn of new era which will bring new challenges and excitement. A lingering Astor family connection adds to the saga until a new family the Hilton dynasty rises and takes over. More celebrities and events will add to allure of this hotel. Finally, updates reveal the recent renovations, an auction, and the future for the third incarnation.https://www.nyadventureclub.com/event/the-waldorf-astoria-hotel-part-ii-manhattans-grandest-hotel-webinar-registration-650766308547/ Share, like, subscribe --Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music:Skirts by Billy Cotton, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30sSection 2 Music:Organ Grinder’s Swing by Jack Payne, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 3 Music: One Two, Button Your Shoe by Jack Hylton, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30sEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands --https://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburns Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

Jun 9, 202320 min

Ep 86An American Versailles

The times are getting tougher, and one of the largest mansions closes to prevent a potential Versailles ending.The ultra wealthy E.T. Stotesbury and his wife Eva Stotesbury close their Philadelphia mansion Whitemarsh Hall for the summer of 1932 fearing potential looting from the disgruntled over the Great Depression. The Stotesburys also loan their artwork to the Pennsylvania Museum of Art. Meanwhile, Evalyn Walsh McLean pawns the Hope Diamond.Other people and subjects include: James “Jimmy” HR Cromwell, Cobina Wright, Delphine Dodge Cromwell, Frances Hutchinson, Stotesbury granddaughter Louise Brooks Howard, Gaston Means, Lindbergh baby, Doris Duke, Nanaline Duke, Barbara Hutton, Huntington Hartford, “Jakey” John Jacob Astor VI, Caroline Astor, Marjorie Merriweather Post Hutton, Grace Fortescue, Massie Trial, Horace Trumbauer, Baron Lord Duveen, Paul McLean, Nile Niami, Donald Trump, David Siegel, Westgate Resorts, El Mirasol – Palm Beach, Wingwood House – Bar Harbor, Mar-a-Lago, The One Mansion – Bel Air, Versailles – Florida, Versailles, Schonbrunn, Hapsburg, World War I, World War II, New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gulf War II, Saddam Hussein, Sri Lankan presidential palace, pandemic high end retail stores looting, artwork, paintings, tapestry, carpets, porcelain, statues, lying, looting, betrayal, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, near catastrophic car chase, mirage--Extra Notes / Call to Action:Talking Billions podcast by Bogumil Baranowskihttps://www.talkingbillions.co/https://pod.link/1656293892Episode Nicki Woodard | How Not To Lose A Fortune – May 29, 2023https://www.talkingbillions.co/episodeshttps://pod.link/1656293892/episode/322fbeecf10d94133ec1652b9bd0cf50Instagram mentions: @MansionsoftheGildedAge, @GothamsGildedAgehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/mansionsofthegildedagehttps://www.youtube.com/c/MansionsOfTheGildedAgeShare, like, subscribe --Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands**Section 1 Music:**There Isn’t Any Limit To My Love by Ambrose, Album It’s Got To Be LoveSection 2 Music: Top Hat, White Tie and Tails by Carroll Gibbons & Boy Friends, Album Sophistication – Songs of the Thirties**Section 3 Music:**From the Top of Your Head by Carroll Gibbons & The Savoy Orpheans, Album The Great British Dance BandsEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands--https://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburns Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

May 29, 202327 min

Ep 85After Trust

When the most famous unsolved crime goes from kidnapping to murder, those previously offering help turn into prime suspects. #Lindberghkidnapping, #EvalynWalshMcLean, #Lindberghmurder, #parasocialrelationships, #Schwarzkopf, #ransom, #AmeliaEarhart, #crimesceneinvestigation, #forensics, #vengeance Linderbergh kidnapping, Evalyn Walsh McLean, Lindbergh murder, parasocial relationships, Schwarzkopf, ransom, Amelia Earhart, crime scene investigation, forensics, vengeance After Evalyn Walsh McLean has Gaston Means arrested for not returning the ransom money, the Lindbergh baby is found dead on May 12th, 1932.Charles Lindbergh himself led several failed recovery attempts, and now those helping him are considered suspects to murder. Other people and subjects include: Charles Lindbergh, Jr., Lindbergh kidnapping, Colonel Henry Skillman Breckenridge, Norman Schwarzkopf, Nurse Betty Gow, Elsie Whateley, Al Capone, Morris “Mickey” Rosner, Salvatore “Salvy” Spitale, Irving Bitz, John F. Condon - Jafsie, “Cemetery John,” John Hughes Curtis, Reverend Dobson Peacock, Admiral Guy Burrage, Nurse Betty Gow, Elsie Whateley, William Allen, J. Edgar Hoover, Sinclair Lewis, Victor Hugo, Highfields, ransom, reward, suspects, vengeance, forensics, crime scene investigation, “Lanky” Lou Reichers, Friday 13th, Captain Fried, Amelia Earhart, Bernt Balchen, Varick Frissell, Massie Trial, kidnapping gang, conspiracy theories, pop culture industries, hoax, cover up, pretenders, Simpsons, Grandpa Simpson, King Charles, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Jazz Jennings, George Floyd, parasocial relationships --Extra Notes / Call to Action:Proud Stutter podcast by Maya Chupkovhttps://www.proudstutter.com/https://pod.link/1588336626 Share, like, subscribe -- Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Lullaby by Coleman Hawkins, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz ClassicsSection 2 Music: Nightfall by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz ClassicsSection 3 Music: I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight? by Jack Hylton, Album Charleston – Great Stars Of the 20sEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands -- https://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburns Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

May 13, 202324 min

Ep 84Spirit of Adventure

A large public spectacle features an heiress at its center, but all that attention comes with other warnings. April 1932, Barbara Hutton serves the primary role in the Spirit of Adventure charity pageant at Madison Square Garden. The whole event is a family affair, and many others participate over the night’s activities. Other people and subjects include: Marjorie Merriweather Post Hutton, E.F. Hutton, Franklyn Hutton, Irene Hutton, James “Jimmy” H.R. Cromwell, Phil Plant, Evalyn Walsh McLean, Gaston Means, Charles Lindbergh, Charles Lindbergh, Jr., Sophia Brownell Hutton, Eleanor Van Alen – Mrs. James “Henry” Van Alen, “Birdie” Virginia Graham Fair Vanderbilt – Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt, Amelia Earhart, George Palmer Putnam, Eleanor Smith, Kermit Roosevelt, Vincent Astor, Captain Robert Bartlett, Walter Granger, Martin Johnson, Osa Johnson, George Eastman, bullfighter Sidney Franklin, Aubrey Van Nostrand, Mrs. Tony Biddle, Jr., Earl of Gosford, Countess of Gosford Beatrice Claflin Acheson, Mrs. “Georgia” Lucius Boomer, Florenz Ziegfeld, Mrs. Florenz Ziegfeld – Billie Burke – Glinda the Good Witch The Wizard of Oz, Netflix The Diplomat, Joseph Urban, Fred Ward, June Blossom, Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Lila Agnew Stewart, John Harkrider, Dean Jennings, socialites, exotic, adventure, explorers, historical explorers, retrospect, radium glowing costumes, bodyguards, arrest -- Extra Notes / Call to Action:New York Adventure Club www.nyadventureclub.comCheck out Gary Lawrance’s webinars on the Gilded Age mansions & owners Share, like, subscribe --Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Red Sails In The Sunset by Casani Club Orchestra, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30sSection 2 Music:On The Beach At Bali Bali by Billy Merrin & His Commanders, Albums The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s & Tea Dance 2Section 3 Music: Sing A Song of Sunbeams by Ronnie Munro & Orchestra, Albums Tea Dance 2 & The Great Bands Dance Bands Play Hits Of The 30sEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands -- https://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburns Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

Apr 29, 202319 min

Ep 83Wild Goose Chase

The owner of a famous cursed jewel goes on a wild goose chase to save a kidnapped baby, but will she become another victim? For 6 weeks, plenty of speculation and false leads are pursued in the effort to find the Lindbergh baby. Hope Diamond owner Evalyn Walsh McLean travels to multiple locations until realizing she too might be in danger if she goes any further. Meanwhile, Lindbergh pursues his own chances for recovery to failed results. Other people and subjects include: Gaston Means, Charles Lindbergh, Charles Lindbergh, Jr., Lindbergh kidnapping, Colonel Henry Skillman Breckenridge, Norman Schwarzkopf, Father Hurney, Al Capone, Morris “Mickey” Rosner, Robert Thayer, Salvatore “Salvy” Spitale, Irving Bitz, John F. Condon - Jafsie, “Cemetery John,” John Hughes Curtis, Reverend Dobson Peacock, Admiral Guy Burrage, Norfolk Bootlegger “Sam”, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, “Fred Short,” Nurse Betty Gow, Elsie Whateley, Henry “Red” Johnson, Violette Sharpe, Laura Vitray, ransom, kidnapping gang, cyber sleuths, Elise Lam, Cecil Hotel, Netflix, Gabby Petito, Brian Laundrie, Boston Marathon bomber, Websleuths.com, homeless lottery winner Abraham Lee Shakespeare, Dorice “Dee Dee” Moore, ransom notes, gold certificates -- Extra Notes / Call to Action:Ye Olde Crime podcast by Lindsay Valenty and Madison Stanglhttps://www.yeoldecrimepodcast.com/https://pod.link/1514461061 Share, like, subscribe -- Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com. Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music:Moonlight Cocktail by Hutch for Love by Freddy Gardner, Album Tea Dance 1920s, 30s, 40s Vintage Tea PartySection 2 Music:Temptation Rag by Harry Roy, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 3 Music:I Double Dare You by Jack Harris & His Orchestra, Albums More Sophistication & Hits of the 30sEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands -- https://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburns Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

Apr 16, 202324 min

Ep 82Labyrinth - Third Anniversary Bonus

All they want is love. Everyone else wants their fortune. Third Year Anniversary recap and future storylines. Other people and subjects include: Barbara Hutton, Doris Duke, heirs, heiresses, Wall Street Crash of 1929, Great Depression, 1932 & 1933 plots, Huntington Hartford, Evalyn Walsh McLean, Lindbergh kidnapping, Al Capone, General John Pershing, British Queen, Prince of Wales, Ivar Krueger, Hope Diamond, modern parallels, cryptocurrency implosions, Ponzi schemes, scandals, scams, bank runs, blackmail financial depression, historical cycles --Extra Notes / Call to Action:Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com Share, like, subscribe --Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Swingin’ The Blues by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Perfect BluesSection 2 Music:Turkish Towel by The Savoy Havana Band, Album Fascinating RhythmSection 3 Music:Umtcha, Umtcha, Da Da Da by The Rhythmic Eight, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20sEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands --https://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburns Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

Apr 3, 202319 min

Ep 81Percussion

A popular tap dancer and a highly decorated World War I general both appear at a popular dining hotspot, so has the hostess finally solved her money troubles? March & April 1932, Cobina Wright’s Sutton Club is a successful hotspot. She has the famous African American vaudeville comedy duo Buck and Bubbles performing. She also hosts the famous war hero General John Pershing amidst his celebrations commemorating World War I. Other people and subjects include: John “Bubbles” Williams Sublett, Ford “Buck” Washington, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Private Henry Johnson, Private Needham Roberts, Micheline Resco, James “Jimmy” HR Cromwell, Cornelius “Neily” Vanderbilt III, Grace Wilson Vanderbilt, President Herbert Hoover, President Woodrow Wilson, President Bill Clinton, President Barack Obama, Brigadier General John Ross Delafield, World War I, Victory Parade, War Museum in Paris, Fort Bliss, mentor, World War II generals, Dwight D. Eisenhower, George Marshall, George Patton, Douglas MacArthur, Nita Patton, 92nd Infantry Unit, 93rd Infantry Unit, Buffalo Soldiers, separate but equal, racism, 369th Infantry Unit, Harlem Hellfighters, Colonel William Hayward, Battle of Argonne, French Croix de Guerre, Harlem Hellfighters Band, James Reese Europe, Noble Sissle, Eubie Blake, Blackbirds Orchestra, jazz, Harlem Renaissance, Duke Ellington, Walter Donaldson, Nicholas Brothers, Cab Calloway, Lena Horne, Nat King Cole, “Black Garbo” Nina Mae McKinney, Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Coleman Hawkins, Kentucky State Fair, New York Palace Theater, Ziegfeld Follies, Fred Astaire, Al Jolson, Eddie Cantor, Dannie Kaye, Tuskegee Choir, Radio City Music Hall, BBC broadcast, Prince of Wales – future King Edward VIII – Duke of Windsor, George Gershwin, Porgy & Bess (1935), Carmen Jones (1946), Vietname USO tour, Eddie Fisher, Newport Jazz Festival, Sammy Davis, Jr., Gregory Hines, Michael Jackson, Greta Garbo, Ethel Barrymore, Lionel Atwill, revisionist, apologist, historiography, modern ideologies, Lil Colonel (1935), Shirley Temple, Michael Jackson’s chimpanzee Bubbles, US Senator from New York Charles Shumer, Purple Heart, Medal of Honor --Extra Notes / Call to Action:Rhythm Tap Dance 1937 (John Bubbles)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq38QLBE6wM Buck and Bubbles Varsity Show 1937https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCpKx64EivE THE SUN QUEEN | trailer | American Experience PBShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=e07pJ0FPCGk What’s Her Name Podcast by Dr. Katie Nelson and Olivia Meiklehttps://whatshernamepodcast.com/https://pod.link/1320638747 Share, like, subscribe --Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music:The Younger Generation by Ray Noble, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30sSection 2 Music: The Charleston by The Savoy Orpheans, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20sSection 3 Music:Hep! Hep! Jumpin’ Jive by Nat Gonella & His New Georgians, Album Dance CrazyEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands --https://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburns Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

Apr 1, 202325 min

Ep 80A Mess of Things

Secrets are unleashed when two wealthy industrialists find themselves in different dire straits only to make the same permanent fatal decision.In March 1932, both Swedish “Match King” Ivar Kreuger and George Eastman commit suicide but for very different reasons. Kreuger’s empire falls apart after bad dealings, while Eastman suffers ill health. The impact of their deaths joins a long list of recent prominent suicides and a rising disturbing trend.Other people and subjects include: Barbara Hutton, James Donahue, Princess Mary McCormic Mdivani, Prince Serge Mdivani, Samuel Insull, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Greta Garbo, Jonathan Kenneth Galbraith, Kodak camera, Eastman Kodak, Wall Street of 1929, Great Depression, 1930s suicide statistics, 1931-1932 Columbia University study, suicide prevention group, 1932 Top 10 Stories, Massie Trial, Lindbergh baby kidnapping, HBO documentary Weight of Gold, Olympics, Olympians, Michael Phelps, Jeret “Speedy” Peterson, Steven Holcomb, Sasha Cohen, Apolo Ono, Lolo Jones, Katie Uhlaender, African safari, American Museum of Natural History, euthanasia, financial scams, Ponzi scheme, shell games, embezzlement, boiler rooms, stock peddlers, larcenists, fraud, Enron, Enron Vice Chairman J. Clifford Baxter, Bernie Madoff, Silicon Valley Bank, Joe Rogan, Youtuber Coffeezilla Stephen Findeisen, crypto currency, Cryptozoo, Logan Paul, FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, Celsius, Alex Mashinsky--Extra Notes / Call to Action:YouTuber CoffeezillaExposing Scams on Joe Roganhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t9AQX0Hd9oExposing a Billion Dollar Fraud (Celsius)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3d8bRDAP3sFor those facing suicidal thoughts, please reach out to --National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK or 1-800-273-8255Or other organizations are ready to listen and helpShare, like, subscribe --Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands**Section 1 Music:**These Foolish Things by Benny Carter, Album Perfect BluesSection 2 Music: Lost In A Fog by Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz ClassicsSection 3 Music: Nightfall by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz ClassicsEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands--https://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburns Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

Mar 18, 202323 min

Ep 79Ransom Or Reward

The most famous kidnapping case of all time has a long reaching impact.Will the owner of a cursed jewel become another victim? Obscure former airmail pilot Charles Lindbergh becomes an instant international celebrity with fame and fortune. In March 1932, his son the world's most famous baby Charles Lindbergh, Jr., is missing. The whole world is ready to jump in and help from politicians, officials, priests, and even criminals. Hope Diamond owner Evalyn Walsh McLean recruits former FBI agent Gaston Means to help with the recovery. Other people and subjects include: Pola Negri, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Dwight Morrow, Al Capone, Mary Pickford, William Randolph Hearst, Marion Davies, Rose Douras, Edward “Ned” McLean, President Calvin Coolidge, J. Edgar Hoover, Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Sr, William “Bill” Condon, Feldman, Federal Kidnapping Act of 1932 – the Lindbergh Law, Little Lindbergh laws, Julius Caesar, Pat Crowe, Edward Cudahy Jr & Sr, Charley Ross, Christian Ross, Walter Ross, Clarence Darrow, Nathan Leopold, Richard Loeb, Bobby Franks, Marion Parker, William Hickman, John Lynch, Charles Marvin Rosenthal, Edward Doheny, Frank Sinatra Jr, John Paul Getty III, J. Paul Getty, Patty Hearst, Symbionese Liberation Army, Stockholm Syndrome, brainwashing, President Jimmy Carter, President Bill Clinton, Mel Gibson, 1996 Ransom film, Ron Howard, America’s Most Wanted, John Walsh, Adam Walsh, Jaycee Lee Dugard, JonBenet Ramsey, Steven Stayner, Madeleine McCann, Boardwalk Empire, Stephen Root, dognapping, Lady Gaga, ransom, reward --Extra Notes / Call to Action: My recurring Waldorf-Astoria hotels webinar - Part 1 on Thursday, December 1st, 2022 and Part 2 Thursday, December 8th at 8pm EST / 5pm PST. New York Adventure Club www.nyadventureclub.comor the events section at https://asthemoneyburns.com. Monday, March 13th, 8pm EST / 5pm PST – Waldorf Astoria Hotel Part 1: A New Standard of Luxury (pre-1929), Come learn more about the Astor family dispute behind the famous hotel and its construction as well as the hotel's influence on luxury travel and fine dining. Connections to the Titanic as well as other events and famous people will also be explored. But all good things come to an end. https://www.nyadventureclub.com/event/the-waldorf-astoria-hotel-part-i-a-new-standard-of-luxury-webinar-registration-546135635387/ Monday, March 20th, 8pm EST / 5pm PST – Waldorf Astoria Hotel New York Part 2: Manhattan's Grandest Hotel (1931-present), The second version of this fine luxury hotel comes during the dawn of new era which will bring new challenges and excitement. A lingering Astor family connection adds to the saga until a new family the Hilton dynasty rises and takes over. More celebrities and events will add to allure of this hotel. Finally, updates reveal the recent renovations, an auction, and the future for the third incarnation.https://www.nyadventureclub.com/event/the-waldorf-astoria-hotel-part-ii-manhattans-grandest-hotel-webinar-registration-546135695567/ Share, like, subscribe --Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music:The Eyes Of The World by Louis Levy, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 2 Music:A Foggy Day by Carroll Gibbons, Album Sophistication 3Section 3 Music: Just A Mood by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz ClassicsEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands --https://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburns Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

Mar 3, 202328 min

Ep 78Most Elusive Man

An ex-millionaire’s financial crime catches up to him, and many more millionaires will soon be under investigation.February 1932, Princess Louise Van Alen Mdivani loses a pair of earrings and offers a substantial reward. Ex-millionaire Joseph Hoadley appears in court for passing a bad check. In March 1932, the U.S. Senate launches an investigation into Wall Street over the 1929 Crash and tax evasion.Other people and subjects include: E.T. “Ned” Stotesbury, Boss Tweed, Fannie Curtis Hoadley, Mrs. Grace Hoadley Wade, Ferdinand Pecora, Joseph Leiter, JP Morgan Jr., Richard Whitney, Charles Mitchell, Otto Kahn, Jesse Livermore, workhouse, Blackwell Island, Ludlow Street Jail, Pecora Commission, Tony Curtis, Estelle Getty, Luis Guzman, Jerry Stiller, Julius Rosenberg, Edwin Almonte, Julius Axelrod, bad check, suicide, foreclosure, gaslighting, lies, tax evasion, 1929 Wall Street Crash, 1893 Chicago’s World Fair - World’s Columbian Exposition--Extra Notes / Call to Action:HISTORY DETECTIVE by Kelly Chasehttps://historydetectivepodcast.com/https://pod.link/1522188386My recurring Waldorf-Astoria hotels webinar - Part 1 on Thursday, December 1st, 2022 and Part 2 Thursday, December 8th at 8pm EST / 5pm PST. New York Adventure Club www.nyadventureclub.comor the events section at https://asthemoneyburns.com.Monday, March 13th, 8pm EST / 5pm PST – Waldorf Astoria Hotel Part 1: A New Standard of Luxury (pre-1929), Come learn more about the Astor family dispute behind the famous hotel and its construction as well as the hotel's influence on luxury travel and fine dining. Connections to the Titanic as well as other events and famous people will also be explored. But all good things come to an end. https://www.nyadventureclub.com/event/the-waldorf-astoria-hotel-part-i-a-new-standard-of-luxury-webinar-registration-546135635387/Monday, March 20th, 8pm EST / 5pm PST – Waldorf Astoria Hotel New York Part 2: Manhattan's Grandest Hotel (1931-present), The second version of this fine luxury hotel comes during the dawn of new era which will bring new challenges and excitement. A lingering Astor family connection adds to the saga until a new family the Hilton dynasty rises and takes over. More celebrities and events will add to allure of this hotel. Finally, updates reveal the recent renovations, an auction, and the future for the third incarnation.https://www.nyadventureclub.com/event/the-waldorf-astoria-hotel-part-ii-manhattans-grandest-hotel-webinar-registration-546135695567/Share, like, subscribe --Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands**Section 1 Music:**I Double Dare You by Jack Harris & His Orchestra, Albums More Sophistication & Hits of the 30s**Section 2 Music:**The Younger Generation by Ray Noble, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s**Section 3 Music:**Turkish Towel by The Savoy Havana Band, Album Fascinating RhythmEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands--https://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburns Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

Feb 17, 202324 min

Ep 77From This Day Forward

Hearts break as a tennis star heads to the altar, but will one disgruntled family member halt the wedding? February 1932 has several weddings. Frank Shields marries Rebecca “Billie” Tenney after a long engagement and learns he will be on this year’s U.S. Davis Cup Team again. Italian Prince Girolamo “Jerome” Rospigliosi marries American heiress Marian Snowden for the third time. A kidnap victim weds, and Doris Duke is part of a prestigious bridal party while Barbara Hutton continues her world cruise. Other people and subjects include: William “Sam” Van Alen, James - Jimmy “Henry” Van Alen, Princess Louise Van Alen Mdivani, Daisy Van Alen, James Van Alen, Caroline Astor, Franklyn Hutton, Irene Hutton, Woolworth “Woolly” Donahue, Alexander Shields, Harold Tenney, U.S. Davis Cup, tennis, February weddings, Charles Marvin Rosenthal, Brooke Shields, Andre Agassi, Paris Hilton, Jeff Bezos, Lisa Marie Presley, world cruise, African safari, sanitorium, nuptials, exploring and correcting facts in photos, sunken costs fallacy -- Extra Notes / Call to Action: Proud Stutter podcast by Maya Chupkov on her recent Podcast Academy Ambies nomination in the DIY category. Winners will be announced on March 7th, 2023. https://www.proudstutter.com/https://pod.link/1588336626 Upcoming release, Agent Stoker podcast by Chris Conner and Brian Nelson returns with Season 2. Agents of the Night Brigade must prevent forthcoming disaster as the Big Bang reverses itself and threatens another apocalypse. More characters, more episodes, coming everywhere at podcast directories near you. https://bleav.com/shows/agent-stoker/https://pod.link/1592739514 Share, like, subscribe -- Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: This Is The Missus by Sidney Kyte & His Piccadilly Hotel Band, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30sSection 2 Music: Sweet Someone by Roy Fox & His Orchestra with Denny Dennis, Album It’s Got To Be LoveSection 3 Music: Let’s Do It by Arthur Rosebery & His Kit-Cat Dance Band, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20sEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands -- https://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburns Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

Feb 3, 202319 min

Ep 76Price Of Admission

Some newlyweds are enjoying the winter social season, while one couple faces a less than desirable welcome.Barbara Hutton’s former admirer Italian Prince “Jerome” Girolamo Rospigliosi arrives in America with his new bride Marian Snowden to her family’s disapproval and attempts at annulment. In New York, the Beaux Arts Ball celebrates colonial ancestors with newlyweds William “Sam” Van Alen and Elizabeth “Betty” Kent Van Alen dressed as his ancestors.Other people and subjects include: Alexander Hamilton, Alan Hudson Jr., Henry Hudson, George Washington, Captain William Kidd, Beatrice Lillie, Mrs. Marian Adair Snowden Davidson – Mrs. Walter Davidson, Commander Walther Davidson, James Snowden, Janet Snowden, James Snowden, Beulah Snowden, Marion Davies, Greta Garbo, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Marx Brothers, Boris Karloff, Mickey Mouse, Museum of the City of New York, Waldorf-Astoria NY, other Beaux Arts balls, American dollar princess, annulment, minority versus majority and estates, prenuptial agreements, Ancient Egypt, Hebrew ketubah agreements, Assyrian cuneiform tablet, New York Married Women’s Property Act, rise of prenuptial agreements, Italian courts and debts, Prince Harry and his book Spare, projection and emotional investments with public personas and stories, studying history to forecast future, Mayerling incidentExtra Notes / Call to Action:Psychology Today article “Sibling Relationships and Prince Harry’s Book” by Barbara Greenberghttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-teen-doctor/202301/sibling-relationships-and-prince-harrys-new-bookThat’s What’s Her Name Podcast by Dr. Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle (links available in the notes section and transcript)https://whatshernamepodcast.com/https://pod.link/1320638747Twitter / Tweet: https://t.co/VrQwC4oP3v"*PBS interview to air on April 4th, 2023 "The Sun Queen"Share, like, subscribe --Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Publish Date: January 20, 2023Length: 22:38Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: There’s One Little Girl Who Loves Me by Jack Hylton, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20s**Section 2 Music:**Umtcha, Umtcha, Da Da Da by The Rhythmic Eight, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20sSection 3 Music: Sing, Baby, Sing / You Turned The Tables On Me by Carroll Gibbons, Album The Age of Style – Hits from the 30sEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands--https://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburns Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

Jan 20, 202322 min

Ep 75Fiery Eruptions

During their honeymoon, one couple visits an active volcano, while nearby racial turmoil threatens to erupt in tropical paradise. December 1931 – January 1932, newlyweds William “Sam” Van Alen and Elizabeth “Betty” Kent Van Alen honeymoon in Hawaii. They go to visit an ongoing erupting volcano, while racial tensions between natives and the military build over several assaults and a murder leading to the famous Massie Trial. Other people and subjects include: Daisy Van Alen, Eva Stotesbury, E.T. Stotesbury, Atwater Kent, Mabel Kent, Phil Plant, Clarence Darrow, Thalia Fortescue Massie, Grace Bell Hubbard Fortescue, Major Granville Fortescue, Lieutenant Thomas Massie, Edward Lord, Albert Jones, Joseph Kahahawaii, Horace Ida, Luis Kaihapu, Scopes Monkey Trial, Leopold & Loeb, Pinkerton detectives, President Herbert Hoover, President Theodore Roosevelt, National Geographic Society, Alexander Graham Bell, Rough Riders, Captain Nelson McIntosh, Deputy Sheriff David Hao, Peter Van Slingerland book “Something Terrible Has Happened, Helene Fortescue, immigration, polyandry, suicide, Hawaiian statehood, Kilauea, Halemaumau, Volcano House, dormant volcano, Mahatma Gandhi, Kasturbai Gandhi, unrest in India, Bombay Government Gazette, Pu’u’o’o Eruption, 1987 Black Widow, 1932 darkest year of the Great Depression, 2023 war and energy & food supply issues -- Extra Notes / Call to Action: Instagram & Facebook Groups: MansionsoftheGildedAge and TheGildedAgeSociety by Gary Lawrance New York Adventure Club www.nyadventureclub.com The Gilded Age: A Fashion Coloring Book by Discovery Lair. There are 50 hand drawn illustrations mostly inspired from the 1890s and features several outfits and activities ranging from debutantes, operas, outdoors, and play. Available on Amazon in the Books section, the link will be available in the transcript and the News | Events section at asthemoneyburns.com. Amazon.com: The Gilded Age: A Fashion Coloring Book: 9798365837799: Lair, Discovery: Books https://www.amazon.com/Gilded-Age-Fashion-Coloring-Book/dp/B0BMY6R4DT/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LPSCDBBXTHRW&keywords=the+gilded+age+a+fashion+coloring+book&qid=1670213163&s=books&sprefix=the+gilded+age+a+fashion+coloring+book%2Cstripbooks%2C190&sr=1-1 Share, like, subscribe -- Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: I Must See Annie Tonight by Brian Lawrance, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30sSection 2 Music:Eeny Meeny Miney Mo by Harry Roy, Albums The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s & Tea Dance 2Section 3 Music:These Foolish Things by Benny Carter, Album Perfect BluesEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands -- https://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburns Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

Jan 5, 202320 min

Ep 74On The Horizon

A lonely heiress finds herself on a cruise around the world. After a year of heartbreaks, will she ever find her happily ever after?December 1931, Barbara Hutton travels on the Empress of Britain on a 4 month world cruise hoping she will find love in the end. She reminisces over the last year and a treasure hunt at Jean Patou’s home with Prince Alexis Mdivani, Princess Louise Van Alen Mdivani, and Elsa Maxwell. Meanwhile divorce proceedings in Latvia are attempted by Edward McLean against Evalyn Walsh McLean and Princess Ava Alice Murial Astor Obolensky against Prince Serge Obolensky.Other people and subjects include: Jean Patou, Prince of Wales, Viscountess Thelma Morgan Furness, Phil Plant, Latvia divorce, Washington Post, Hope Diamond, Prince Girolamo “Jerome” Rospigliosi, Marian Snowden, world cruise, treasure hunt, reconstructing events, discovering new information and correcting timelines, listener habits, Danish grandmother & heiress, Belle Baruch, Sailing Baruch, Jr., Bernard Baruch--Extra Notes / Call to Action:The Gilded Age: A Fashion Coloring Book by Discovery Lair. There are 50 hand drawn illustrations mostly inspired from the 1890s and features several outfits and activities ranging from debutantes, operas, outdoors, and play. Available on Amazon in the Books section, the link will be available in the transcript and the News | Events section at asthemoneyburns.com. Amazon.com: The Gilded Age: A Fashion Coloring Book: 9798365837799: Lair, Discovery: Bookshttps://www.amazon.com/Gilded-Age-Fashion-Coloring-Book/dp/B0BMY6R4DT/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LPSCDBBXTHRW&keywords=the+gilded+age+a+fashion+coloring+book&qid=1670213163&s=books&sprefix=the+gilded+age+a+fashion+coloring+book%2Cstripbooks%2C190&sr=1-1Share, like, subscribe --Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Nightfall by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz ClassicsSection 2 Music: A Reckless Night On Board An Ocean by Sydney Lipton, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30sSection 3 Music: If This Is Only The Beginning by Billy Ternent, Album EleganceEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands--https://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburns Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

Dec 23, 202218 min

Ep 73Cash And Courage

New ventures bring new opportunities for those with talent. An artist travels to see his work on display, while a singer attempts to transform a different skill into a fortune. December 1931, Spanish painter Josep Maria Sert travels with his wife Princess Roussie Mdivani Sert to see the Waldorf-Astoria in New York to see the Sert Room, named after his Don Quixote murals. Meanwhile, Cobina Wright opens the Sutton Club in her home for supper and dining with entertainment. She hopes the new venture will help restore the lost Wright fortune. Other people and subjects include: Princess Louise Van Alen Mdivani, Prince Alexis Mdivani, Daisy Van Allen, William “Bill” May Wright, Joe Kennedy, Coco Chanel, Misia Sert, Princess Nina Mdivani Huberich, Charles Huberich, Arturo Toscanini, Medrano and Donna dance team, Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire, Lucrezia Bori, Fannie Brice, Conde Nast, Bernard Baruch, Birdie Fair Vanderbilt, George Gershwin, Mrs. Randolph Hearst, Robert Goelet, Charles Clinton Spaulding, J. Paul Getty, Howard Hughes, Mae West, Alexander Pantages, James Roosevelt, James Cagney, Glenn Miller, Babe Ruth, John Dillinger, Marriott & Hilton hotels, Ocean’s Spray, Lil Debbie snack cakes, JR Simplot, Gallo Wines, Waldorf-Astoria, Sutton Club, those who built fortunes during the Great Depression, grit and resilience --Extra Notes / Call to Action: The Gilded Age: A Fashion Coloring Book by Discovery Lair. There are 50 hand drawn illustrations mostly inspired from the 1890s and features several outfits and activities ranging from debutantes, operas, outdoors, and play. Available on Amazon in the Books section, the link will be available in the transcript and the News | Events section at asthemoneyburns.com. https://www.amazon.com/Gilded-Age-Fashion-Coloring-Book/dp/B0BMY6R4DT/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LPSCDBBXTHRW&keywords=the+gilded+age+a+fashion+coloring+book&qid=1670213163&s=books&sprefix=the+gilded+age+a+fashion+coloring+book%2Cstripbooks%2C190&sr=1-1 Share, like, subscribe --Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: There’s One Little Girl Who Loves Me by Jack Hylton, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20sSection 2 Music: Let’s All Go To Mary’s House by The Savoy Orpheans, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20sSection 3 Music: Says My Heart / You Leave Me Breathless by Carroll Gibbons, Album EleganceEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands --https://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburns Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

Dec 10, 202221 min

Ep 72Blessed Troubles

The national holiday arrives when many give thanks, but how grateful should some be when they knowingly face tougher times ahead?Thanksgiving 1931 finds multiple people in flux. As Doris Duke and Barbara Hutton have yet to secure an engagement, Cobina Wright and Evalyn Walsh McLean are struggling in their marriages.Alice Vanderbilt hides her depleted fortune while Grace Wilson Vanderbilt continues her lavish lifestyle.The Van Alens focus on family, while E.F. Hutton and his wife Marjorie Merriweather Post Hutton continue aiding charities. Lastly, Al Capone adjusts to life behind bars.Other people and subjects include: Edward McLean, Hope Diamond, Washington Post, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Countess Gladys Vanderbilt Szechenyi, “Neily” Cornelius Vanderbilt III, “Neil” Cornelius Vanderbilt IV, Mary Duke Biddle, James Blakeley, Grace Blakeley Hyde, Anthony Drexel IV, Prince Girolamo “Jerome” Rospigliosi, Marian Snowden, Daisy Van Alen, Princess Louise Van Alen Astor, Prince Alexis Mdivani, James “Henry” Van Alen, William “Sam” Van Alen, Elizabeth “Betty” Kent Van Alen, Louise Vanderbilt, E.T. Stotesbury, Evalyn Stotesbury, Louise Cromwell Brooks MacArthur Atwill, Louise Brooks, James “Jimmy” HR Cromwell, Josep Maria Sert, Marion Davies, William Randolph Hearst, Caroline Astor, Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, Jehangir Hothari of Karachi, Ralph Capone, Club El Patio, Sonogee, Wakehurst, Rough Point, Gould mansion, Fifth Avenue, Metropolitan Opera, Bergdorf Goodman, Waldorf-Astoria hotels, Empire State Building, Chicago Cook County Jail, Leavenworth, interconnected stories, divorce, real estate, con artists, tax evasion, debutante balls, troubled blessings, life’s curveballs, gratitude, troubled times, toxic positivity, troubled blessings--Extra Notes / Call to Action:My recurring Waldorf-Astoria hotels webinar - Part 1 on Thursday, December 1st, 2022 and Part 2 Thursday, December 8th at 8pm EST / 5pm PST. New York Adventure Club www.nyadventureclub.comor the events section at https://asthemoneyburns.com.Thursday, December 1st, 8pm EST / 5pm PST – Waldorf Astoria Hotel Part 1: A New Standard of Luxury (pre-1929), Come learn more about the Astor family dispute behind the famous hotel and its construction as well as the hotel's influence on luxury travel and fine dining. Connections to the Titanic as well as other events and famous people will also be explored. But all good things come to and end. https://www.nyadventureclub.com/event/the-waldorf-astoria-hotel-part-i-a-new-standard-of-luxury-webinar-registration-458480436327/Thursday, December 8th, 8pm EST / 5pm PST – Waldorf Astoria Hotel New York Part 2: Manhattan's Grandest Hotel (1931-present), The second version of this fine luxury hotel comes during the dawn of new era which will bring new challenges and excitement. A lingering Astor family connection adds to the saga until a new family the Hilton dynasty rises and takes over. More celebrities and events will add to allure of this hotel. Finally, updates reveal the recent renovations, an auction, and the future for the third incarnation.https://www.nyadventureclub.com/event/the-waldorf-astoria-hotel-part-ii-manhattans-grandest-hotel-webinar-registration-458480476447/Share, like, subscribe --Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: I Guess I Will Have To Change My Plan by Ambrose & His Orchestra, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 2 Music: Just A Mood by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz ClassicsSection 3 Music: If This Is Only The Beginning by Billy Ternent, Album EleganceEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands--https://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburns Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

Nov 25, 202221 min

Ep 71Muscles In Ruffles

Their fortune might be gone, but one couple dances the night away while planning to rebuild another. At Club Lido, Cobina Wright and Bill Wright dance the tango with the professional couple Medrano and Donna. The Wrights prepare for a new venture to restore their fortune, but Cobina worries more about the future of their marriage. Other people and subjects include: Club Lido, Casa Cobina, Waldorf Astoria, Peacock Ball, Doris Duke, Barbara Hutton, Helena McCann, Phil Plant, Constance Bennett, Roberto Medrano, Donna Landwehr Medrano, Paul Landwehr, speedboat crash, supper club, professional dance couples, Vernon Castle, Irene Castle, Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Vilma Ebsen, Buddy Ebsen, Beverly Hillbillies, Vivian Vance, I Love Lucy, rise of Spanish and Latin cultural influence, nonalcoholic drinks, Bertha Stockbridge, Canadian Dry, Pepsi, Coca Cola, Dr. Pepper, Mountain Dew, 7 Up, rum, gin, Elon Musk, cultural changes, Powerball, podcasting, new music, Past Perfect Vintage Music, Great Depression, Prohibition ***Extra Notes / Call to Action:My recurring Waldorf-Astoria hotels webinar - Part 1 on Thursday, December 1st, 2022 and Part 2 Thursday, December 8th at 8pm EST / 5pm PST. New York Adventure Club www.nyadventureclub.com or the events section at https://asthemoneyburns.com. Thursday, December 1st, 8pm EST / 5pm PST – Waldorf Astoria Hotel Part 1: A New Standard of Luxury (pre-1929), Come learn more about the Astor family dispute behind the famous hotel and its construction as well as the hotel's influence on luxury travel and fine dining. Connections to the Titanic as well as other events and famous people will also be explored. But all good things come to and end. https://www.nyadventureclub.com/event/the-waldorf-astoria-hotel-part-i-a-new-standard-of-luxury-webinar-registration-458480436327/ Thursday, December 8th, 8pm EST / 5pm PST – Waldorf Astoria Hotel New York Part 2: Manhattan's Grandest Hotel (1931-present), The second version of this fine luxury hotel comes during the dawn of new era which will bring new challenges and excitement. A lingering Astor family connection adds to the saga until a new family the Hilton dynasty rises and takes over. More celebrities and events will add to allure of this hotel. Finally, updates reveal the recent renovations, an auction, and the future for the third incarnation.https://www.nyadventureclub.com/event/the-waldorf-astoria-hotel-part-ii-manhattans-grandest-hotel-webinar-registration-458480476447/ Share, like, subscribe ***Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Swinging at Maida by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Jazz Age!Section 2 Music: Got To Dance My Way To Heaven by Henry Hall, Albums The Great British Dance Bands & Tea Dance 2Section 3 Music: Ooh! That Kiss! by Carroll Gibbons, Album Elegance 2End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands ***https://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburns Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.

Nov 11, 202224 min

Ep 70So Rich

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*Today is the 93rd Anniversary of the 1929 Wall Street Crash. The richest girl travels around the world and gets invited to all the fabulous parties, so with such a glamorous life why does she seem perpetually unhappy? In 1931, newspapers increasingly focus on Doris Duke reporting on her lifestyle and theorizing about how rich she really is and any potential suitors. Doris spends the evening at New York’s Central Park Casino with two popular young men Foster Blakeley and Dave Coddington, Jr. Other people and subjects include: Barbara Hutton, Huntington Hartford, Jimmy Cromwell, David / Edward Prince of Wales - King Edward VIII - Duke of Windsor, New York Central Park Casino, Grace Riopel Blakeley Hyde, William Hyde, James Blakeley, William Coddington, Alan Hudson, Duke Farms, E.F. Hutton, Marjorie Merriweather Post, Jessie Woolworth Donahue, Mrs. William Hayward, Phil Plant, Mayor Jimmy Walker, Joseph Urban, Ziegfeld Follies, Ming Toy, Joe Paguio, Margie Paguio Ho Shee, Shirley Temple, media celebrities, photographic evidence, fraud, jewel thief, rising financial insecure times --Extra Notes / Call to Action:My recurring Waldorf-Astoria hotels webinar - Part 1 on Thursday, December 1st, 2022 and Part 2 Thursday, December 8th at 8pm EST / 5pm PST. New York Adventure Club www.nyadventureclub.com or the events section at https://asthemoneyburns.com. Thursday, December 1st, 8pm EST / 5pm PST – Waldorf Astoria Hotel Part 1: A New Standard of Luxury (pre-1929), Come learn more about the Astor family dispute behind the famous hotel and its construction as well as the hotel's influence on luxury travel and fine dining. Connections to the Titanic as well as other events and famous people will also be explored. But all good things come to and end. https://www.nyadventureclub.com/event/the-waldorf-astoria-hotel-part-i-a-new-standard-of-luxury-webinar-registration-458480436327/ Thursday, December 8th, 8pm EST / 5pm PST – Waldorf Astoria Hotel New York Part 2: Manhattan's Grandest Hotel (1931-present), The second version of this fine luxury hotel comes during the dawn of new era which will bring new challenges and excitement. A lingering Astor family connection adds to the saga until a new family the Hilton dynasty rises and takes over. More celebrities and events will add to allure of this hotel. Finally, updates reveal the recent renovations, an auction, and the future for the third incarnation.https://www.nyadventureclub.com/event/the-waldorf-astoria-hotel-part-ii-manhattans-grandest-hotel-webinar-registration-458480476447/ Share, like, subscribe --Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Crazy Rhythm by Victor Silvester, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 2 Music: With Thee I Swing by Carroll Gibbons, Album The Age of Style – Hits from the 30sSection 3 Music:Skirts by Billy Cotton, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30sEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands --https://asthemoneyburns.com/ TW / IG – @asthemoneyburns Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

Oct 29, 202222 min

Ep 69Big Shot

Money can lead to dangerous outcomes. A generous gift one year leads to a triple homicide decades later.In 1978, a triple homicide occurs inside a home in Palm Springs, California. The trail follows multiple trusts, family disputes, and suspicious characters across California to Texas and even Denmark and Zimbabwe. At the center, a trust setup by Barbara Hutton decades earlier for her cousin Curtis Hutton.Other people and subjects include: Sophia Brownell Hutton Friendly, Edward “Ed” Friendly, Suzanne Friendly, Edward Hutton, Andreas Christensen, David St. John, Antonio Garrido, Michael Taylor, Franklyn Hutton, E.F. Hutton, Grace Hutton, Marjorie Merriweather Post, Jessie Woolworth Donahue, Jimmy “Jeem” Donahue, “Ticki” Germaine Touquet; Palm Springs, California; Santa Barbara, California; San Francisco, California; Houston, Texas; Copenhagen, Denmark; Zimbabwe; family trusts, family disputes, triple homicide, international investigation, Interpol, identity theft, rising financial insecure times--Extra Notes / Call to Action:My recurring Waldorf-Astoria hotels webinar - Part 1 on Thursday, December 1st, 2022 and Part 2 Thursday, December 8th at 8pm EST / 5pm PST. New York Adventure Club www.nyadventureclub.comor the events section at https://asthemoneyburns.com.Thursday, December 1st, 8pm EST / 5pm PST – Waldorf Astoria Hotel Part 1: A New Standard of Luxury (pre-1929), Come learn more about the Astor family dispute behind the famous hotel and its construction as well as the hotel's influence on luxury travel and fine dining. Connections to the Titanic as well as other events and famous people will also be explored. But all good things come to and end.https://www.nyadventureclub.com/event/the-waldorf-astoria-hotel-part-i-a-new-standard-of-luxury-webinar-registration-458480436327/ Thursday, December 8th, 8pm EST / 5pm PST – Waldorf Astoria Hotel New York Part 2: Manhattan's Grandest Hotel (1931-present), The second version of this fine luxury hotel comes during the dawn of new era which will bring new challenges and excitement. A lingering Astor family connection adds to the saga until a new family the Hilton dynasty rises and takes over. More celebrities and events will add to allure of this hotel. Finally, updates reveal the recent renovations, an auction, and the future for the third incarnation.https://www.nyadventureclub.com/event/the-waldorf-astoria-hotel-part-ii-manhattans-grandest-hotel-webinar-registration-458480476447/ Share, like, subscribe--Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Length: 26:39Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Lost In A Fog by Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz ClassicsSection 2 Music: Nightfall by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics Section 3 Music: Just A Mood by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz ClassicsEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands--https://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburns Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

Oct 14, 202226 min

Ep 68The Artist's Touch

Many marvel at several stunning new murals created by a famous painter for the opening of a grand hotel with an old familiar name.Famous Spanish painter Sert finishes 15 murals for the new Waldorf-Astoria hotel on Park Avenue. Sert’s in-laws Prince Alexis Mdivani and new wife Princess Louise Van Alen Mdivani visit in Paris, while Princess Mae Murray Mdivani visits the Sert Room. Heading towards bankruptcy, Conrad Hilton aspires to own the new hotel.Other people and subjects include: Misia Sert, Princess Roussie Mdivani Sert, Playa Riente, Anna Dodge Dillman, President Herbert Hoover, Leonard Schultze, Caroline Astor, William Waldorf Astor, Colonel “Jack” John Jacob Astor IV, Vincent Astor, Princess “Ava” Alice Astor Obolensky, “Jakey” John Jacob Astor VI, Prince Serge Obolensky, King Alfonso XIII of Spain, Francisco Franco, Spanish Civil War, Vic Cathedral, grisaille, underpainting, Spanish banks, cancel culture--Extra Notes / Call to Action:Banco Santander Foundation's art collectionhttps://www.fundacionbancosantander.com/en/culture/art/banco-santander-collectionSert Collection in the National Art Museum in Cataloniahttps://www.hisour.com/sert-room-national-art-museum-of-catalonia-54689/Forgotten Lives channel – https://www.youtube.com/c/ForgottenLivesBarbara Hutton – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLRsV5paVSEDoris Duke – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuOLql-OyScMarjorie Merriweather Post – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcxM-4utAoUAlva Vanderbilt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eza21m9JXTgArt Deco channel – https://www.youtube.com/c/ArtDecoTVShare, like, subscribePhotos of Conrad Hilton and Mae Murray will be available via As The Money Burns social media.--Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Organ Grinder’s Song by Jack Payne, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 2 Music: It’s the Talk of the Town by Ambrose, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30sSection 3 Music: Just As Long As The World Goes Round And Around by Jay Wilbur, Album The Great British Dance BandsEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands--https://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburnsFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

Sep 30, 202223 min

Ep 67To Be Or Not To Be A Prince

Royal titles might be grand, but one prince proudly turns in his title to become an American citizen.Barbara Hutton’s cousin Helena McCann finally has her debutante ball while others adjust to their new situations. Elder Princess Obolensky remains in mourning over her daughter. Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich tries to re-establish the Romanov throne. Prince Serge Obolensky gives up his royal title for American citizenship.Other people and subjects include: Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra, Romanov family, Bolshevik Revolution, Anastasia Romanov, pretender to the throne(s), Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III, Prince William, Prince of Wales, Katherine Middleton, Princess of Wales, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, US citizenship, American citizenship, dual citizenship, royal titles, Man in the Iron Mask--Extra Notes / Call to Action:Who Would Be Tsar of Russia Today? | Romanov Family Tree by UsefulChartshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMj08bfbi-gCurrent Pretenders to the Thrones in Africa, Americas, Europe, Oceania by 360Data Comparisonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2O4buxzJmMLady Colin Campbell YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMlk9gp1WNndfOjs0_1gG3gShare, like, subscribe--Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Top Hat, White Tie and Tails by Carroll Gibbons & Boy Friends, Album Sophistication – Songs of the ThirtiesSection 2 Music: Royal Garden Blues by Benny Carter, Album Perfect JazzSection 3 Music: The Eyes Of The World by Louis Levy, Album The Great British Dance BandsEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands--https://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburnsFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

Sep 16, 202222 min

Ep 66Love Pilot

Wherever money resides, extortion and blackmail forever threaten the secrets and scandals one wishes to hide. Alas a mother’s work is never done.In Boston, Henrietta Hartford is sued by Mildred King, alleging she saved Huntington Hartford from a disreputable lady. Will Huntington’s marriage to Mary Lee Epling finally be exposed?Other people and subjects include: Doris Duke, Nanaline Duke, Cholly Knickerbocker, Josephine Hartford, Edward Hartford, blackmail, scandals, secret marriage, secret divorce, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Tom Bower, Revenge bookExtra Notes / Call to Action:Second Glance History – Twitter @2GlanceHistory or their website https://secondglancehistory.comA few special articles:https://secondglancehistory.com/not-dead-yet/https://secondglancehistory.com/madame-palatines-burn-book-part-1/https://secondglancehistory.com/the-hapsburg-anastasia-part-1/Earbuds Collective will be featuring As The Money Burns in its Podcast Spotlight for the week of September 4th, 2022. Please check it out at:Website - https://www.earbudspodcastcollective.org/Twitter - @EarbudsPodColShare, like, subscribeArchival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: There’s One Little Girl Who Loves Me by Jack Hylton, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20sSection 2 Music: I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight? by Jack Hylton, Album Charleston – Great Stars Of the 20sSection 3 Music: This Is The Missus by Sidney Kyte & His Piccadilly Hotel Band, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30sEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bandshttps://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburnsFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

Sep 2, 202221 min

Ep 65Golden Jubilee

The games begin for another Tennis Week in Newport, but in society’s game will one socialite be able to outmaneuver the scandal ahead?Newport Casino celebrates its Golden Jubilee with returning Wimbledon stars Sidney Wood and Frank Shields, only they aren’t having the same heyday and lost the US Davis Cup too. Back from Hawaii, Henrietta Hartford and Huntington Hartford join the fun, while Henrietta hopes to keep his marriage a secret. Only her daughter and his sister Josephine Hartford’s abrupt Reno divorce and remarriage to the Caviar King might make it a lot harder.Other people and subjects include: James “Henry” Van Alen, William “Sam” Van Alen, Doris Duke, Nanaline Duke, Mary Lee Epling, Maud Barger-Wallach, Fred Perry, Ellsworth Vines, Bunny Austin, Countess Alexandra Tolstoy, Leo Tolstoy, Vamarie, Vadim Makarov, Vice Admiral Stepan Makarov, polar icebreakers, Petrossian caviar, gauche caviar, Bolshevik Revolution, Big Miracle 2012 film, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, You’ve Got Mail film, Frasier tv series, and the black market.--Extra Notes / Call to Action:Podcast – Proud Stutter by Maya Chupkov and Desiree Cole August 26th, 2022 episode **revised released on September 9th, 2022https://www.proudstutter.com/proud-stutter-season-2-ep-3https://www.proudstutter.com/https://pod.link/1588336626Desiree Cole https://www.desireetraciecole.com/Share, like, subscribe--Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.comOpening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: You Hit The Spot by Carroll Gibbons, Album The Age of Style – Hits from the 30sSection 2 Music: Red Sails In The Sunset by Casani Club Orchestra, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30sSection 3 Music: A Reckless Night On Board An Ocean by Sydney Lipton, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30sEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands--https://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburnsFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

Aug 19, 202222 min

Ep 64Recycled Loves

As another Hollywood royal marriage implodes, back east another heir and heiress actually marry under favorable circumstances.The Marrying Mdivanis are making headlines – Prince Serge Mdivani freshly divorced from Pola Negri quickly married Mary McCormic, Prince David Mdivani is served divorced from his actress wife Mae Murray, and Prince Alexis Mdivani with his new bride Princess Louise Astor Van Alen returns for a wedding. Louise’s brother William “Sam” Van Alen is marrying Elizabeth “Betty” Kent with a reception afterwards at a familiar family estate.Other people and subjects include: James “Henry” Van Alen, Daisy Van Alen, Atwater Kent, Frederick Vanderbilt, Louise “Lulu” Vanderbilt, “Neil” Cornelius Vanderbilt IV aka Jr, “Neily” Cornelius Vanderbilt IV, Grace Wilson Vanderbilt, Caroline Astor’s great grandchildren, Bar Harbor, Maine, Sonogee estate, Great Fire of 1947, billion dollar bridal party, déjà vu and revisiting old homes--Extra Notes / Call to Action:Podcast – Proud Stutter by Maya Chupkov and Desiree Cole August 26th, 2022 episode **revised released on September 9th, 2022https://www.proudstutter.com/proud-stutter-season-2-ep-3https://www.proudstutter.com/https://pod.link/1588336626Desiree Cole https://www.desireetraciecole.com/Share, like, subscribe--Archival music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Love Walked In by Carroll Gibbons & The Savoy Hotel Orpheans, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30sSection 2 Music: I’ve Got A Heart (Filled With Love For You Dear) by Glenn Miller, Album Perfect Big BandsSection 3 Music: The Very Thought of You by Al Bowlly, Album More SophisticationEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bandshttps://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburnsFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

Aug 5, 202221 min

Ep 63Lover's Leap

Secret newlyweds arrive at their tropical destination. Will this be the beginning or the end of their clandestine union?Henrietta Hartford takes her son Huntington Hartford and his secret wife Mary Lee Epling to Hawaii in an attempt to get them to annul their marriage. Barbara Hutton returns to Biarritz with a new royal admirer Prince Jerome Rospigliosi-Gioeni ardently pursuing her. In Paris, newlywed Princess Anna Obolensky visits the Eiffel Tower while heartbroken.Other people and subjects include: Leo Tolstoy, Russian Obolensky & Troubetzkoy families, Russian Revolution, Buster Crabbe, William Powell, Carole Lombard, Norma Talmadge, Mary Booker, John NM Howells, John Mead Howells, William Dean Howells, William White Howells, Prince Joseph Guiseppe Rospigliosi, Mary Reid – Maria Rospigliosi, Pope Clement IX, Natalie Pissaress, Marian Snowden, Mexican divorce, cycles in history & predicting future (Great Reset, pandemic, Russia-Ukraine War, supply chain, Sri Lanka chaos,…)--Extra Notes / Call to Action:Podcast – Evil Genius Chronicles by Dave Slusher, Episode Active Grimace Facehttps://evilgeniuschronicles.orghttps://pod.link/311621542Share, like, subscribe--Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Publish Date: July 22, 2022Length: 25:16Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Let’s Do It by Arthur Rosebery & His Kit-Cat Dance Band, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20sSection 2 Music: I’m In the Mood for Love by Freddy Gardner, Album EleganceSection 3 Music: Palais De Danse by Sid Phillips, Albums The Great British Dance Bands & Tea Dance 2End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands--https://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburnsFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

Jul 22, 202225 min

Ep 62World's Unluckiest Man

Despite what outsiders might think, family fortunes are not guaranteed. One heir finds himself bankrupt, divorced, disowned, and potentially disinherited.Five generations of wealth doesn’t prevent Neil Vanderbilt from filing bankruptcy among other troubles in 1931. Several of his problems go back to 1926 and repeat again in 1931.Other people and subjects include: Grace Wilson Vanderbilt, Benito Mussolini, Kaiser Wilhelm, Vanderbilt fortunes & disinheritances, Alfred Vanderbilt, “Reggie” Reginald Vanderbilt, Gloria Vanderbilt, Caroline Astor, Carrie Astor, Reno divorces, celebrity bankruptcy, and a personal circumstance.--Extra Notes / Call to Action:Share, like, subscribe--Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Top Hat, White Tie and Tails by Carroll Gibbons & Boy Friends, Album Sophistication – Songs of the ThirtiesSection 2 Music: These Foolish Things by Benny Carter, Album Perfect BluesSection 3 Music: One In A Million by Brian Lawrance, Album The Great British Dance BandsEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bandshttps://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburnsFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

Jul 8, 202222 min

Ep 61Served Well

Plenty of antics occur both on and off the court at the world’s oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament – Wimbledon. Will the Queen be amused, or will she declare off with their heads?At 1931 Wimbledon, young Americans Frank Shields and Sidney Wood rise to prominence both on and off the tennis courts. Only after one incident, they find themselves apologizing to Queen Mary before continuing their dominance in Men’s Singles.Other people and subjects include: tennis courts, tiebreak, Jimmy “Henry” Van Alen, William “Sam” Van Alen, Jean Borotra, Bunny Austin, Brooke Shields, Wimbledon traditions, strawberries, and teammates.Extra Notes / Call to Action:Strawberry recipes at social media & website.https://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburnsFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/ --Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: You Hit The Spot by Carroll Gibbons, Album The Age of Style – Hits from the 30sSection 2 Music: Hep! Hep! Jumpin’ Jive by Nat Gonella & His New Georgians, Album Dance Crazy Section 3 Music: The Younger Generation by Ray Noble, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30sEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Jun 24, 202222 min

Ep 60Odds On Favorite

Stakes are high in various sports and competitions, but the highest stakes come in the game of marriage. Rivals beware.Frank Shields and Sidney Wood travel to London for Wimbledon and the US Davis Cup European tour, and Frank’s fiancée Billie Tenney joins them with chaperone Maud Barger-Wallach. In London, the Prince of Wales participates in the Royal Ascot. Henrietta Hartford takes her son Huntington Hartford and Mary Lee Epling to Hawaii to convince them to annul their secret marriage. Lastly, Barbara Hutton must accept that Prince Alexis Mdivani and Silvia de Castilleja de Guzman will not reunite as both have married others, Louise Van Alen and Comte Henri de Castellane respectfully. Other people and subjects include: June 1931, King George V, Queen Mary, Prince David – Prince of Wales – King Edward VIII – Duke of Windsor, Thelma Morgan Furness, Wallis Simpson, Spain King Alfonso XIII, honeymoon, newlyweds, elopement, family disapprovals, James Dwight, Dwight Davis, Queen Anne, betting & stakes at horse races, Totalisator, favorite racehorses, personal experiences with romances with idealized loves, King Louis XIV, Platinum Jubilee, and Queen Elizabeth II’s becoming second longest reigning monarch.Extra Notes / Call to Action:Royal Ascot – British Pathe 1931https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39rS5KT_D14Earbuds Podcast Collectivehttps://www.earbudspodcastcollective.org/blog/queen-elizabeth-ii-platinum-jubilee-royalty-podcast-recommendationsMichael Berry ShowRubberneck Reporting Around 21:30 - 36:30https://www.iheart.com/podcast/139-the-michael-berry-show-27764850/episode/rubberneck-reporting-pm-show-97422696/?cmp=android_share&sc=android_social_share&pr=falseWe Need A Crisis Around 22:04 - 37:20https://www.iheart.com/podcast/139-the-michael-berry-show-27764850/episode/we-need-a-crisis-97885233/?cmp=android_share&sc=android_social_share&pr=false Goodpodsgoodpods.app.link/4PeLmbBvAqb --Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Sunshine by Jack Hylton, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20sSection 2 Music: You Turned Your Head by Jack Jackson, Albums The Great British Dance Bands & Tea Dance 2Section 3 Music: Got To Dance My Way To Heaven by Henry Hall, Albums The Great British Dance Bands & Tea Dance 2End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Jun 10, 202220 min

Ep 59Aftertaste

Many things can happen inside a garden. Will another royal romance bloom, or forbidden fruit prove too tempting?After bowing at the Court of St. James, the Prince of Wales invites Barbara Hutton to a royal garden party. The young heiress enjoys the possibility of two suitors including the dangerous playboy Phil Plant until her father Franklyn Hutton interferes.Other people and subjects include: Franklyn Hutton, governess Ticki, Prince David – Prince of Wales – King Edward VIII – Duke of Windsor, Thelma Morgan Furness, Wallis Simpson, Helena McCann, Buckingham Palace, Embassy Club, Prince of Wales title & heir apparent, King Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria, Prince Edward – King Edward VII, Princess Elizabeth - Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Prince William, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, King Tut’s Curse, Prince Ali Kamel Fahmy Bey of Egypt & his wife Marguerite Alibert, blackmail, Princess of Wales, Princess Diana, Camilla Shand – Duchess of Cornwall, Lady Colin Campbell, Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle, and the little girl’s dreams of being princesses come true but darker, and Platinum Jubilee with Trooping the Colour balcony ceremony.--Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Royal Garden Blues by Benny Carter, Album Perfect JazzSection 2 Music: A Nice Cup Of Tea by Sam Costa & Peter Yorke & His Orchestra, Album Tea Dance 1920s, 30s, 40s Vintage Tea PartySection 3 Music: On The Air by Carroll Gibbons, Albums More Sophistication & Tea Dance 2End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

May 26, 202221 min

Ep 58Pomp and Circumstance

Heiresses dream of royal romances with fairytale endings. As one marries her prince, another dances with a future king.#BarbaraHutton, #QueenElizabethII, #KingEdwardVIII, #PlatinumJubilee, #PrinceAlexisMdivani, #LouiseVanAlen, #PrinceofWalesLouise Van Alen marries Prince Alexis Mdivani despite her family’s objections. Barbara Hutton goes to Buckingham Palace to bow before the King and Queen of England and meets the future British king David, the Prince of Wales. Could a royal romance bloom?Other people and subjects include: May 15th – 1931, Daisy Van Alen, Sam Van Alen, Henry Van Alen, Eleanor Van Alen, Prince David – Prince of Wales – King Edward VIII – Duke of Windsor, Newport cottage Wakehurst, Buckingham Palace, King George V, Queen Mary, Thelma Morgan Furness, Sultana of Johore, Ambassador Mrs. Charles Dawes, Virginia Dawes, Prince Albert “Bertie” – Duke of York – King George VI, Helena McCann, appendicitis, research and finding coinciding events, longest and shortest monarch reigns, King Louis XIV, Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Queen Elizabeth II, and the upcoming Platinum Jubilee. Extra Notes / Call to Action:Queens Podcast by Katy Hearne-Church and Nathan Foster, https://shows.acast.com/queenshistorypodcast--Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Everything Stops For Tea by Mario “Harp” Lorenzi, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits Of The 30sSection 2 Music: It Had To Be You by Carroll Gibbons, Album It’s Got To Be LoveSection 3 Music: The Eyes Of The World by Louis Levy, Album The Great British Dance BandsEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

May 13, 202222 min

Ep 57Covered Losses

Though wealth provides some protections, the seeds of despair can grow anywhere. Another life is lost during a game of chance.James Donahue, Sr. plays cards with his sons and friends when he goes downstairs and takes poison. Days later, James dies in the same hospital where his wife Jessie Woolworth Donahue is recovering from a nervous breakdown. No one knows why he commits suicide – James struggles with gambling, monetary losses, gambling, and secret homosexuality. This was not the first time these became an issue.Other people and subjects include: April 13th – 25th, 1931, October 1925, Barbara Hutton, Jimmy “Jeem” Donahue, Woolworth “Woolly” Donahue, Assistant District Attorney Ferdinand Pecora, suicide, prominent suicides, jewelry burglary, homosexuality, New York vice crackdowns during Prohibition, gambling debts, dealing with any death, and finding joy after trauma as recovery process.Extra Notes / Call to Action:The Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK or 1-800-273-8255, www.suicidepreventionlifeline.orgThe VA hospital--Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: A Foggy Day by Carroll Gibbons, Album Sophistication 3Section 2 Music: Just A Mood by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz ClassicsSection 3 Music: Lost In A Fog by Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Apr 29, 202221 min

Ep 56The Glass Cage

Love is certainly in the air this spring as several engagements and weddings occur. Though not all marital alliances are truly desirable, and some are downright scandalous.Richest boy Huntington Hartford celebrates Spring Break and his 20th birthday by eloping with Mary Lee Epling. They keep their marriage a secret especially from his overbearing mother Henrietta Hartford, but the scandal will surely come out. Other people and subjects include: April 1931, Louise Van Alen, Prince Alexis Mdivani, Ned Rollins, Mildred King, Harvard dormitory, Gottlieb Daimler, Wilhelm Maybach, Daimler, Mercedes, Jaguar, silverspoons, Don Quixote, Ottoman Harem & princes, Newport cottage Seaverge with glass gymnasium, Will Smith – Chris Rock Oscar slap, elopement, fishbowl life in the public eye, and Titanic 110th Anniversary.Extra Notes / Call to Action:Empires Podcast The Ottomans by Frank Schumperthttps://anchor.fm/frank-schumpert3/https://podcasts.apple.com/pl/podcast/empires-podcast-the-ottomans/id1439365965--Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Plain Mary Jane by Mrs. Jack Hylton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 2 Music: Ain’t She Sweet by Piccadilly Revels Band, Album Charleston – Great Stars Of the 20sSection 3 Music: The Girl Friend by Savoy Orpheans, Album Charleston – Great Stars Of The 1920sEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Apr 15, 202219 min

Ep 55Masquerade - Second Anniversary Bonus

All they want is love. Everyone else wants their fortune.Second Anniversary Bonus Recap and Future Storylines.Other people and subjects include: Barbara Hutton, Doris Duke, heirs, heiresses, Great Depression timeline of events to 1931, HBO’s Gilded Age, Bridgerton, Downton Abbey, Inventing Anna, Tinder Swindler, Bad Vegan, and similar fortune hunter & romance scandals in popular media.Extra Notes / Call to Action:Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.comhttps://asthemoneyburns.com/TW / IG – @asthemoneyburnsFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/ --Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: I’ve Got An Invitation To Dance by Roy Fox, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30sSection 2 Music: Swinging at Maida by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Jazz Age!Section 3 Music: Ooh! That Kiss! by Carroll Gibbons, Album Elegance 2End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Apr 3, 202219 min

Ep 54Coldest End

Millionaires, movie stars, and royalty have no guarantees on marital bliss. A royal prince trades his silver screen queen for a wealthier songbird.Mourning her lover Rudolph Valentino, silver screen siren Pola Negri meets, marries, and divorces Russian Prince Serge Mdivani. Her rival Mae Murray meets and marries Prince David Mdivani. The two celebrity couples compete with each other to disastrous results. As Pola’s money disappears, Prince Serge finds another wealthy songbird Mary McCormic.Other people and subjects include: March – April 1931, Charlie Chaplin, Gloria Swanson, Claire Windsor, Ziegfeld Follies, bankruptcy, celebrity divorce battles, Johnny Depp v Amber Heard, Brad Pitt v Angelina Jolie, Tinder Swindler, Bad Vegan, ending messy romantic entanglements, and two year anniversary of As The Money Burns podcast.Extra Notes / Call to Action:Female Podcasts:Mimosa Sisterhood by Melissa Herrera https://www.mimosasisterhood.com/Proud Stutter by Maya Chupkov https://www.proudstutter.com/Mujeres On The Rise by Melba Tellez https://www.mujeresontherise.com/ --Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Let’s Fall In Love For The Last Time by Mantovani, Albums The Great British Dance Bands & Tea Dance 2Section 2 Music: Stardust by Freddie Gardner, Album More SophisticationSection 3 Music: You Go To My Head by Joe Loss, Album The Great British Dance BandsEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Mar 31, 202219 min

Ep 53Stroke of Luck

An unlucky filmmaker’s Viking voyage finds disaster at sea, while the luck of the Irish brings better news for a tennis star.Young filmmaker Varick Frissell ventures to the frozen Newfoundland and shoot more scenes of a seal hunt for his film White Thunder. Only tragedy strikes. Meanwhile, tennis sensation and non-heir Frank Shields learns he will represent the United States at Davis Cup freeing him from the drudgery of his job as a bank loan officer.Other people and subjects include: March 1931, James Donahue, Jessie Woolworth Donahue, Rebecca “Billie” Tenney, Antoinette “Toni” Frissell, Hollywood film disasters, Rudolph Valentino’s the Sheikh, artic exploration, North Pole, Robert Peary, Frederick Cook, Explorers Club, Waldorf-Astoria NY, Prince Philip – Duke of Edinburgh, astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria, Jeff Bezos, and modern exotic culinary delicacies.-- Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: The Eyes Of The World by Louis Levy, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 2 Music: A Reckless Night On Board An Ocean by Sydney Lipton, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30sSection 3 Music: Got To Dance My Way To Heaven by Henry Hall, Albums The Great British Dance Bands & Tea Dance 2End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Mar 18, 202223 min

Ep 52Believe It or Not

Many are talented and can do some pretty amazing things, but there is one trick that only a very few can do, Believe It or Not.Plenty of manly activities fill the Palm Beach schedule amidst baseball, boxing, and burglaries. At the bat and base, Jimmy Cromwell and Phil Plant play for a charity police fundraiser.Other people and subjects include: February 28th – March 5th, 1931, Barbara Hutton, Jimmy Cromwell, Bill Wright, (Ned) Ed Stotesbury, Marjorie Merriweather Post, EF Hutton, Jessie Woolworth Donahue, James Donahue, Prince Alexis Mdivani, Louise Van Alen, Elizabeth “Betty” Kent, Primo Carnera, Tommy Loughran, Horace Dodge, Jr., Atwater Kent, Max Baer, Albert Einstein, Frank Dolan, John Todd, charity events, Ripley’s Believe It or Not column & tv series, He-Man term in Our Gang and separate toy cartoon series, Buck Rogers, Daffy Duck as Duck Dodgers, and connection between Helene Jesmer & Batman’s Catwoman Julie Newmar. --Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Swingin’ The Blues by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Perfect BluesSection 2 Music: Swinging at Maida by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Jazz Age!Section 3 Music: I Feel Like A Feather In The Breeze by Carroll Gibbons, Album The Age of Style – Hits from the 30sEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Mar 4, 202222 min

Ep 51Millionheir

Heiresses must always fight off fortune hunters willing to break their hearts for money. But there is another heir who presents a whole other level of danger.Everyone gathers in Palm Beach for winter and lunch at the seasonal restaurant the Patio Lamaze. Barbara Hutton and Doris Duke meet and mingle with another heir and Broadway playboy Phil Plant, who is far more dangerous than all the rest.Other people and subjects include: February 1931, Nanaline Duke, Franklyn Hutton, Jimmy Cromwell, Jessie Woolworth Donahue, James Donahue, Harry Winston, Evalyn Walsh McLean, Hope Diamond, Harry Winston, Mrs. Curtis Hutton aka Sophia Brownell, Countess Di Frasso, Constance Bennett, Adela Rogers St. Johns, Maise Caldwell, Morton Plant, Helene Jesmer, Claire Windsor, George LaMaze, personal injury lawsuit, triple homicide, Tinder Swindler, Inventing Anna, and the vulnerability of being conned.Extra Notes / Call to Action:Presidencies of the United States podcast by Jerry Landry, http://presidencies.blubrry.com/ --Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: On The Beach At Bali Bali by Billy Merrin & His Commanders, Albums The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s & Tea Dance 2Section 2 Music: Ain’t She Sweet by Piccadilly Revels Band, Album Charleston – Great Stars Of the 20sSection 3 Music: Temptation Rag by Harry Roy, Album The Great British Dance BandsEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Feb 18, 202220 min

Ep 50Critic's Choice

Despite her own dire circumstances, one hostess continues her duties in supporting the arts. The show must always go on.Supreme hostess Cobina Wright hosts a party to celebrate the Met opening of Deems Taylor’s new opera and Noel Coward. It’s another fabulous party, but everything seems to be an endless loop as things change while still staying the same.Other people and subjects include: January – February 1931, Bill Wright, Algonquin Roundtable, George du Maurier, Owen Johnson, Dorothy Parker, Peter Pan, Daphne du Maurier (stories Rebecca & The Birds), Alfred Hitchcock, Lucrezia Bori, John Barrymore, Svengali, JM Barrie, Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, Disney Fantasia, Russian ballet, Vaslav Nijinsky & Rite of Spring, Stravinsky, Lily James, Drew Barrymore, Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Freddie Highmore, and HBO’s Gilded Age & fortunes related to stories.Extra Notes / Call to Action:Instagram Gilded Age mentions: @MansionsoftheGildedAge, @TheGildedAgeSociety, and @GothamsGildedAge @AsTheMoneyBurns & @PastPerfectVintageMusicNew York Adventure Club www.nyadventureclub.com--Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Eeny Meeny Miney Mo by Harry Roy, Albums The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s & Tea Dance 2Section 2 Music: The Very Thought of You by Al Bowlly, Album More SophisticationSection 3 Music: Eeny Meeny Miney Mo by Harry Roy, Albums The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s & Tea Dance 2End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Feb 4, 202220 min

Ep 49Ladies Section

While some seem to have plenty of food and money, the rising unemployment leaves many without. One wealthy couple sets up a place where the poor can get a hot meal.EF Hutton ventures down into Hell’s Kitchen to check on the soup kitchen sponsored by him and his wife Marjorie Merriweather Post. Historical section covers Al Capone’s soup kitchen, and a news update about the starving Mahatma Gandhi in British Occupied India.Other people and subjects include: January 1931, Salvation Army, Post Cereal fortune, Birds Eye frozen foods, General Mills, tenor Rafaelo Diaz, food insecurity, and the Great Depression effect on grandparents.Extra Notes / Call to Action:Nicki Woodard provided anecdotal research for: https://inculture.microsoft.com/arts/ancient-olympia-common-grounds/--Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Organ Grinder’s Song by Jack Payne, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 2 Music: Sing, Baby, Sing / You Turned The Tables On Me by Carroll Gibbons, Album The Age of Style – Hits from the 30sSection 3 Music: You by Carroll Gibbons, Album The Age of Style – Hits from the 30sEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Jan 21, 202219 min

Ep 48Revelations & Resolutions

As another year begins, many lives are in flux amidst the changes occurring. Will their choices lead to better outcomes or more trouble ahead?Elsa Maxwell throws another fabulous costume party before returning to Europe. Cobina Wright reconsiders her options for financial recovery. Louise Van Alen and Prince Alexis Mdivani’s wedding announcement upsets her family, and Lady Ribblesdale offers some consolation.Other people and subjects include: Cobina Wright, Bill Wright, Jimmy Cromwell, Irene Hutton, Evalyn Walsh McLean, Birdie Vanderbilt, Grace Wilson Vanderbilt, Vincent Astor, Helen Astor, Prince Serge Obolensky, Ava Alice Astor, Henry Van Alen, Sam Van Alen, Daisy Van Alen, Rudolph Valentino, Pola Negri, Prince Serge Mdivani, Mary McCormic, Prince David Mdivani, Mae Murray, Princess Roussie Mdivani Sert, Josep Maria Sert, Princess Nina Mdivani, Charles Huberich, Zakariah Mdivani, Czar Nicholas II Romanov, Joseph Stalin, costume party, American dollar princesses, fascination with royal & noble titles, Bolshevik Revolution, Soviet states, and siblings dating friends.--Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight? by Jack Hylton, Album Charleston – Great Stars Of the 20sSection 2 Music: Ooh! That Kiss! by Carroll Gibbons, Album Elegance 2Section 3 Music: It’s Got To Be Love by Roy Fox & His Orchestra with Mary Lee, Album It’s Got To Be LoveEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Jan 6, 202220 min

Ep 47Dark Side Of The Moon

Part 2 of 2 (continued from Episode 46: No Expense Spared)The most extravagant debutante ball is in full swing, but disaster both inside and out looms on the horizon.Barbara Hutton’s big debutante ball continues at the Ritz-Carlton. Prince Alexis Mdivani and Louise Van Alen steal the attention, while Silvia begs Barbara to marry the Prince. Barbara’s father Franklyn Hutton finally tells her the true amount of her fortune. Other people and subjects include: December 22nd – 23rd, 1930, Doris Duke, Silvia de Rivas Castilleja de Guzman, Henry Van Alen, Sam Van Alen, Irene Hutton, Franklyn Hutton, Jakey Astor, Marjorie Merriweather Post Hutton, Helena Woolworth McCann, Jessie Woolworth Donahue, engagement announcement, unemployment rising, public & press criticism of rich, press of Barbara’s ball, Kylie Jenner, Kendall Jenner, and the double edge sword of the bright spotlight of celebrity vs. the dark sides.--Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Nightfall by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz ClassicsSection 2 Music: Lost In A Fog by Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz ClassicsSection 3 Music: Moonlight Cocktail by Hutch for Love by Freddy Gardner, Album Tea Dance 1920s, 30s, 40s Vintage Tea PartyEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Dec 24, 202120 min

Ep 46No Expense Spared

Come join the biggest debutante ball of the season, of many seasons. It’s going to be one for the record books, and no one is going to want to miss out.Barbara Hutton has the biggest, most expensive debutante ball ever thrown at the Ritz-Carlton. Everyone attends the wonderful night, but drama starts to unfold amongst her many guests.Other people and subjects include: December 22nd – 23rd, 1930, Doris Duke, Louise Van Alen, Prince Alexis Mdivani, Cobina Wright, Bill Wright, Franklyn Hutton, Irene Hutton, Nanaline Duke, Jakey Astor, Henry Van Alen, Sam Van Alen, Marjorie Merriweather Post Hutton, EF Hutton, Silvia de Rivas Castilleja de Guzman, Felipe de Rivas Castilleja de Guzman, Happy Shannon, costs of debutante balls, famous guest lists, Mrs. Reginald Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, La Argentina, La Argentinita, Winston Churchill, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., reconstructing night & issues with sources, Hutton biography Poor Little Rich Girl, and fascination of those looking rosily from the outside without knowing darker realities.Extra Notes / Call to Action:Instagram: @PowerPrivilegeMoney, @MansionsoftheGildedAge, and @TheGildedAgeSocietyPast Perfect Vintage Music www.pastperfect.com --Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Stardust by Freddie Gardner, Album More SophisticationSection 2 Music: I’m In the Mood for Love by Freddy Gardner, Album EleganceSection 3 Music: Moonlight Cocktail by Hutch for Love by Freddy Gardner, Album Tea Dance 1920s, 30s, 40s Vintage Tea PartyEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Dec 9, 202123 min

Ep 45The Butterfly Effect

Tough financial times force some former debutantes to focus on finding work not husbands. Could this be the future fate of this year’s debs?Three former debutantes work as mannequins and saleswomen at a “debutante shop” helping this year’s debs prepare for the coming out season. Meanwhile multiple bank failures are happening in Nashville.Other people and subjects include: October - November 1930, debut shop, Antionette “Toni” Frissell, Varick Frissell, Happy Shannon, Mary Irwin Howell, Rogers Caldwell, Barbara Hutton, Cecil Beaton, debutante trends, Prince Serge Obolensky, Ava Alice Astor, tacky party, Saks Fifth Avenue, October bank failures in Cuba & Portugal, November bank failures in Tennessee & Mid-West, Caldwell & Company collapse, lavish lifestyles & fraud, and the butterfly effect.Extra Notes / Call to Action:Debutante Shops Nadia’s in LA and Saks Fifth Avenue in Chicago adsTW / IG – @asthemoneyburnsFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/ Agent Stoker podcast Altered Carbon team actor Chris Conner and writer Brian Nelson https://bleav.com/shows/agent-stoker/ or https://pod.link/1592739514 --Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Button Up Your Overcoat by Jack Hylton, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20sSection 2 Music: One Two, Button Your Shoe by Jack Hylton, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30sSection 3 Music: Umtcha, Umtcha, Da Da Da by The Rhythmic Eight, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20sEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Nov 25, 202119 min

Ep 44Merry Widows

A doting mother always wants her child to blossom, but sometimes the child especially a teenager grows outside of reach.Still haunted by his cheating scandal, Huntington Hartford starts Harvard in the fall 1930. While his smothering mother Henrietta Hartford is occupied with a flower show, Huntington and his roommate visit a local brothel. Other people and subjects include: Ned Rollins, flower shows, prostitution, prostitution fines, rise of plain clothes detectives, special agent Eliot Ness, gangsters, New York vice scandal, Chile Acuna, stool pigeon, Merry Widow condom tins, and modern metal detecting in 1930s WPA work camp spots. Extra Notes / Call to Action:Merry Widow condom tin photoTW / IG – @asthemoneyburnsFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/ --Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Sing A Song of Sunbeams by Ronnie Munro & Orchestra, Albums Tea Dance 2 & The Great Bands Dance Bands Play Hits Of The 30sSection 2 Music: Did You Mean It? By Jack Hylton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 3 Music: Hesitation Blues by Nat Gonella & His New Georgians, Album Perfect BluesEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Nov 11, 202118 min

Ep 43Second Acts

As the Met Opera season begins, a society hostess continues to present the front all is well. Will this be her swan song?As Cobina Wright hosts the opening activities for the 1930 Metropolitan Season, she wonders who also is hiding their losses from the Crash. Dowager Alice Vanderbilt now leases her prized balcony box to close friends. The glamorous attendees enjoy Verdi’s Aida opera.Other people and subjects include: October 17th – 1930, Bill Wright, Alice Vanderbilt, Elsa Maxwell, Harold Vanderbilt, butlers Bruce & Fred, soprano Lucrezia Bori, Verdi opera Aida, Hamptons Sand Point mansion, TIME magazine, Metropolitan Opera – the Met, rise in thefts, Academy of Music, fire damage, Leopold Damrosch, Walter Damrosch, Arturo Toscanini, Richard Wagner’s Lohengrin, Chinese Monkey King, Neuschwanstein Castle, radio soap opera Painted Dreams, high schoolers first opera experience, and visiting Schloss Schonbrunn, Neuschwanstein, & Beijing Peking Opera House.--Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes by Freddy Gardner, Album Elegance 2Section 2 Music: Just A Mood by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz ClassicsSection 3 Music: If This Is Only The Beginning by Billy Ternent, Album EleganceEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Oct 29, 202119 min

Ep 42Pinwheels

A special ball in the Big Apple kicks off the most prized debutante season. Elite debutantes will be kept busy with a never ending whirl of activities, and participation is not optional.Barbara Hutton and Doris Duke attend multiple events as part of their debutante season. Endless activities occurring while further away hints of darker economic times looming.Other people and subjects include: October 18th & 25th, 1930, October Ball, Autumn Ball, Peace Ball, Hotel Pierre, Charles Pierre, Grace Roosevelt, Josephine “Fifi” Laimbeer, June Blossom, Ward Fox, Tuxedo Park, Prince of Wales – King Edward VII, Prince Charles, Duke of Windsor, Nancy Randolph, Cholly Knickerbocker, Inez Callaway Robb, stock market recovery in Spring 1930 & crash again, bank failures increasing, jet set term, EF Hutton, Elizabeth Taylor, Aristotle Onassis, Yves Saint-Laurent, tuxedo dinner jacket, British royal heir apparent, and ongoing lockdown with more illnesses during pandemic.--Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Let’s Fall In Love For The Last Time by Mantovani, Albums The Great British Dance Bands & Tea Dance 2Section 2 Music: I Still Love To Kiss You by Hutch, Album The Age of Style – Hits of the 30sSection 3 Music: Ooh! That Kiss! by Carroll Gibbons, Album Elegance 2End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Oct 15, 202121 min

Ep 41The Legacy Left Behind

As a widow prepares for the anniversary of her husband’s death, the daughter still remains in the way of the fortune. The web of secrets is starting to unravel.On the five year anniversary of Buck Duke’s death, Nanaline must return to Duke University for a memorial weekend. While the university celebrates their former benefactor, Nanaline is reminded of the fortune she lost and schemes to get it back.Other people and subjects include: Nanaline Holt Inman Duke, Doris Duke, Trinity College, Benjamin “Ben” Duke, widow Mrs. Benjamin Duke, Duke Fifth Avenue Mansion, French governess Jenny Renaud, philanthropy, Duke Endowment, and personal experiences with deaths & recent losses during pandemic.--Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Just A Mood by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz ClassicsSection 2 Music: These Foolish Things by Benny Carter, Album Perfect BluesSection 3 Music: A Foggy Day by Carroll Gibbons, Album Sophistication 3End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Oct 1, 202120 min

Ep 40Smooth Sailing

It’s off to the races when an international yacht competition brings challengers from all over. This year’s winner will be the first of his kind.The America’s Cup returns with five time challenger Sir Thomas Lipton against defender Harold Vanderbilt. The next set of races will bring in a new era in nautical technology.Other people and subjects include: September 13th – 18th, 1930, Vincent Astor, Jakey Astor, Henry Van Alen, Huntington Hartford, Barbara Hutton, Doris Duke, Grace Wilson Vanderbilt, Neily Vanderbilt, Neil Vanderbilt, Alva Vanderbilt, William K Vanderbilt, yachts Shamrock V vs Enterprise, trophy Auld Mug, American qualifying races, technology development, Lipton Tea Company, Prince Edward – Prince of Wales – King Edward VII, King George V, King George VI, lifelong bachelorhood, homosexuality, Larry Ellison, Oracle, 2021 New Zealand vs Italy, and good sportsmanship.--Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Skirts by Billy Cotton, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30sSection 2 Music: Red Sails In The Sunset by Casani Club Orchestra, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30sSection 3 Music: I’ve Got Beginner’s Luck by Roy Fox, Album The Great British Dance BandsEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Sep 16, 202121 min

Ep 39The Belle Of Paris

While plans are underway for another big and fantastic ball, one heiress is more focused on affairs of the heart and reuniting forbidden lovers. All the fun activity isn’t merely local, next up the beaches in France.In Biarritz, France, Barbara Hutton wants to help reunite the forbidden lovers – Prince Alexis Mdivani and Silvia. The famed beauty Silvia is minor royal whose family too has lost their fortune to the Great Depression and now must consider a more financially beneficial marriage.Other people and subjects include: September 1930, Silvia de Rivas Castilleja de Guzman, Felipe Castilleja de Guzman, Spanish King Alfonso XIII, American dollar princesses, Anna Gould, Boniface “Boni” de Castellane, Marquis of Talleyrand-Perigord, uncovering the past & the mysterious Silvia, misspellings & naming conventions, Elsa Maxwell expose, and rise of love scams and romance fraud during the pandemic.Extra Notes / Call to Action:My two webinars of the Waldorf-Astoria hotels in time for the 90th Anniversary of the Waldorf-Astoria New York. Please come join me on Monday September 27th for the original 1893-1929 hotel and Thursday September 30th for the current 1931-present at 5:30pm EST / 2:30pm PST. All webinars are $10, live with 1 week access afterwards. We will also get an updated peek at the ongoing renovations. For more information or registration please check out www.nyadventureclub.com or in the Events section at www.asthemoneyburns.com.--Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: Did You Mean It? By Jack Hylton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 2 Music: Love Is The Sweetest Thing by Al Bowlly, Albums Perfect Nostalgia, It’s Got Be Love, & Al Bowlly – Love Is The Sweetest ThingSection 3 Music: It’s the Talk of the Town by Ambrose, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30sEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Sep 3, 202120 min

Ep 38Debutante Of Her Season

The time has come for The Debutante of Her Season to make her grand entrance into Society. Will her long awaited night be all that she ever hoped and dreamed? Or are there other warning signs of looming disaster?Suffering a tennis injury, Doris Duke must watch her own debutante ball from the sidelines. Her escort older heir to two fortunes Jimmy Cromwell keeps her company, while her mother Nanaline looks for potential marital alliances. Other people and subjects include: Barbara Hutton, Nanaline Duke, Jakey Astor, Henry Van Alen, Sam Van Alen, Ned Stotesbury, Eva Stotesbury, Debutante of the Season, Newport cottage Rough Point, downsizing debutante ball, Tennis Week in Newport, Goelet ball, Alexander Hamilton Rice’s step granddaughter engagement party, future debutante Brenda Frazier, Henry Ford – Andrew Carnegie – Cornelius Vanderbilt attitudes on inherited wealth, and a work injury leading to creating this podcast.Extra Notes / Call to Action:Instagram: @MansionsoftheGildedAge and @TheGildedAgeSociety by Gary LawranceGoFundMe for archive digitization https://gofund.me/6c0d7a53New York Adventure Clube www.nyadventureclub.com --Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 1 Music: The Eyes Of The World by Louis Levy, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 2 Music: Let’s Fall In Love For The Last Time by Mantovani, Albums The Great British Dance Bands & Tea Dance 2Section 3 Music: There Isn’t Any Limit To My Love by Ambrose, Album It’s Got To Be LoveEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Aug 19, 202119 min