As The Money Burns
Nicki Woodard
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What is As The Money Burns about?
As The Money Burns reconstructs the Great Depression through the experiences of a set of young heirs, heiresses, and the people around them. It dives into the scandals, fears, betrayals, and confusion of a world changing drastically and permanently.
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Richest Boy Meets Richest Girl
As The Money Burns
10/01/20 • 18 min
Parental conflict pushes an heiress into a match with a neighboring though equally challenging heir. The chance of finally having a loving warm maternal bond proves more than alluring.
After winning a lawsuit against her mother Nanaline, Doris Duke is pushed towards another heir and neighbor Huntington Hartford. However his relationship with his mother Henrietta complicates matters.
Other people and subjects include: Henrietta Hartford, Barbara Hutton, Louise Van Alen, Prince Alexis Mdivani, Daisy Van Alen, A&P Grocery Store fortune, Edward Hartford, Newport cottage Seaverge, and FOMO & social media.
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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: The Younger Generation by Ray Noble, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s
Section 2 Music: Plain Mary Jane by Mrs. Jack Hylton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 3 Music: One In A Million by Brian Lawrance, Album The Great British Dance Bands
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
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Never After
As The Money Burns
07/23/20 • 20 min
Everyone wants a happily ever after, though few are prepared for the misery that a broken heart brings.
Financial woes and broken hearts can increase the risk of suicide. Though the truth behind suicides in 1929 is more complicated than the prevailing myths. With the more recent concern in another rise, the close personal connections to the subject are revealed.
Other people and subjects include: Barbara Hutton, Edna Woolworth Hutton, Franklyn Hutton, Doris Duke, Cobina Wright, Nanaline Duke, suicide, Franklyn Hutton, Frank Woolworth, Jessie Woolworth Donahue, rise of suicides pre-Crash, and rising concern about suicides during pandemic.
Extra Notes / Call to Action / Related articles:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/why-bad-looks-good/202008/why-suicides-may-increase-post-pandemic
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/why-bad-looks-good/202008/3-reasons-living-cited-suicide-survivors
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-mind-body-connection/202009/the-myths-and-warning-signs-suicide
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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: Nightfall by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics
Section 2 Music: Just A Mood by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics
Section 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
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Welcome to Newport, Part 2
As The Money Burns
04/30/20 • 16 min
Some have money, the others don’t. In the game of fortunes, the heart might be the first casualty. Can you figure out who’s who?
Even before the Wall Street life was not what it seems, and already people are hiding the truths of their situations both love triangles and fortunes while trying to stay amongst the elite. It may be decades later, but Newport still has appeal for the likes of Taylor Swift.
Other people and subjects include: Barbara Hutton, Doris Duke, Louise Van Alen, Prince Alexis Mdivani, Jakey Astor, Van Alen brothers, love triangles, 1929 gossip column on Newport, young heiresses, naming conventions & nicknames, and modern Newporters Taylor Swift, Judge Judy, Jay Leno, & Larry Ellison.
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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: Nightfall by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics
Section 2 Music: These Foolish Things by Benny Carter, Album Perfect Blues
Section 3 Music: Top Hat, White Tie and Tails by Carroll Gibbons & Boy Friends, Album Sophistication – Songs of the Thirties
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
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A Tall Order
As The Money Burns
09/03/20 • 22 min
Music soothes the soul and can cross racial lines. When a supreme hostess introduces an international guest to one local style, a new media sensation is created.
Supreme hostess Cobina Wright hosts a reception for famed French composer Maurice Ravel. The entertainment includes the best of the Harlem Renaissance including Hall Johnson and his choir.
Other people and subjects include: Doris Duke, Barbara Hutton, Walter Damrosch, Feodor Chaliapin, George Gershwin, Savoy Ballroom, Oregon frontier to opera star Cobina Wright, Spirituals in France, jazz, Bessie Smith, Green Pastures film, Porgy & Bess musical, Dumbo, best day of stock market before the Crash, and work and work experiences with Spirituals history, Swings, and early jazz music.
Extra Notes / Call to Action:
Bessie Smith ST LOUIS BLUES 1929 on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAIWkANToPA
Public Domain Movies
https://publicdomainmovies.info/st-louis-blues-1929-musical/
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/mbrs00063365/
https://asthemoneyburns.com/
TW / IG – @asthemoneyburns
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St. Louis Blues with Bessie Smith is in the public domain and provided by the Library of Congress.
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Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Swingin’ The Blues by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Perfect Blues
Section 1 Music: St. Louis Blues by Bessie Smith & Hall Johnson Choir, 1929 Film St. Louis Blues
Section 2 Music: The Charleston by The Savoy Orpheans, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20s
Section 3 Music: Swinging at Maida by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Jazz Age!
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
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Welcome to Newport, Part 1
As The Money Burns
04/30/20 • 18 min
Do you remember your first love? Ever had a magical summer romance? Summer is starting, and love is in the air.
Teen heiresses Doris Duke, Barbara Hutton, and Louise Van Alen vie for status and love all while preparing for the age old Society event – their debutante balls. Explore the traditions and obstacles to joining Society, where one needs more than money to belong. They want to enjoy life unaware life is already changing much like today’s Springbreakers and thwarted proms and graduations.
Other people and subjects include: summer 1929, John Jacob Astor VI aka Jakey, Prince Alexis Mdivani, Franklyn Hutton, Nanaline Duke, French governess Jenny Renaud, governess Ticki, Caroline Astor, rise of Newport, Rhode Island, Society traditions, debutantes balls, society marriages, new money vs old money, and the importance of coming of age traditions.
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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: Nightfall by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics
Section 2 Music: These Foolish Things by Benny Carter, Album Perfect Blues
Section 3 Music: Top Hat, White Tie and Tails by Carroll Gibbons & Boy Friends, Album Sophistication – Songs of the Thirties
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
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Trust No One
As The Money Burns
04/02/20 • 20 min
We all dream about the security money will provide us. Only in a world where money is primarily inherited, it is the very factor that could most endanger one’s life.
An ailing Buck Duke warns his daughter Doris about dangers of inheriting wealth. Come explore the history behind the Duke fortune, and how the loss of a father relates to our current pandemic lives.
Other people and subjects include: Duke family wealth, Washington Duke, Ben Duke, Angiers Duke, Walker Inman, Duke University, Tobacco Wars, post Civil War rise & fall of southern fortunes, estate wills, daddy’s girls, and losing your person.
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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: Nightfall by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics
Section 2 Music: These Foolish Things by Benny Carter, Album Perfect Blues
Section 3 Music: Top Hat, White Tie and Tails by Carroll Gibbons & Boy Friends, Album Sophistication – Songs of the Thirties
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
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Adrift
As The Money Burns
09/17/20 • 18 min
Unsuccessfully navigating the rough waters of adolescence and love leaves one heiress literally drifting out to sea.
After getting into a fight with friend Doris Duke over the secret love affair between Louise Van Alen and Prince Alexis Mdivani, teen heiress Barbara Hutton finds herself stranded and alone in a sailboat in open sea.
Other people and subjects include: Franklyn Hutton, Coast Guard, inaccuracies and problems with biographies, tv mini-series, Farrah Fawcett, Lauren Bacall, trying to locate the truths, female naming conventions & complications, Silvia de Riva de Castilleja de Guzman, love triangle, love quadrangle, and nostalgia of young love & romance.
Extra Notes / Call to Action:
Other history podcast inspirations – Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History, Aaron Mahnke’s Lore, Dana Schwartz’s Noble Blood
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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: Button Up Your Overcoat by Jack Hylton, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20s
Section 2 Music: You Hit The Spot by Carroll Gibbons, Album The Age of Style – Hits from the 30s
Section 3 Music: Top Hat, White Tie and Tails by Carroll Gibbons & Boy Friends, Album Sophistication – Songs of the Thirties
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
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The Iceberg Cometh
As The Money Burns
08/20/20 • 19 min
A family fortune isn’t always family friendly.
Sibling rivalry can reach great heights when money is divided unequally, especially after one infamous maritime tragedy changed the course of a dynasty.
When the Titanic sinks, the richest man aboard went down with the ship leaving behind a young pregnant wife. The oldest son inherited everything and is unwilling to accept his new half brother. The importance of family relationships especially between half siblings.
Other people and subjects include: Summer 1929, April 1912, Jakey Astor, Vincent Astor, Ava Astor, Doris Duke, Barbara Hutton, Regatta, Astor yacht Nourmahal, John Jacob Astor IV, Madaleine Astor, uneven inheritances, first Forbes Richest list, New York Public Library, St. Regis & Knickerbocker hotels, and sibling & half-sibling dynamics.
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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 Blues
Section 2 Music: Nightfall by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics
Section 3 Music: These Foolish Things by Benny Carter, Album Perfect Blues
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
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Millionheir
As The Money Burns
02/18/22 • 20 min
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/
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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: On The Beach At Bali Bali by Billy Merrin & His Commanders, Albums The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s & Tea Dance 2
Section 2 Music: Ain’t She Sweet by Piccadilly Revels Band, Album Charleston – Great Stars Of the 20s
Section 3 Music: Temptation Rag by Harry Roy, Album The Great British Dance Bands
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
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Wonderful Things
As The Money Burns
05/28/20 • 19 min
Wealth can be both a blessing and a curse. It allows many to wander far and wide, and one soul has been wandering for an eternity.
The discovery of a lifetime almost didn’t happen, but when Howard Carter found King Tut’s tomb everything changed. Curses and mummies came with fame and fortune. Come see how the fortune behind the discovery also connects to our stories of heirs and heiresses, the Titanic and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as Universal’s Mummy Franchise and Downton Abbey.
Other people and subjects include: November 1922, Ava Alice Muriel Astor, Lady Evelyn Herbert of Carnarvon, Lord Carnarvon, Highclere Castle, Prince Kamel Fahm Bey of Egypt, Pola Negri, and the ongoing pop culture fascination with Egypt.
Extra Notes / Call to Action:
If possible, please consider donating blood via Red Cross, https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive.
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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: Nightfall by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics
Section 2 Music: – I Double Dare You by Jack Harris & His Orchestra, Albums More Sophistication & Hits of the 30s
Section 3 Music: Top Hat, White Tie and Tails by Carroll Gibbons & Boy Friends, Album Sophistication – Songs of the Thirties
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
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Podcast Q&A
Why did you start this show?
A few years ago, I discovered a set of stories involving young heirs and heiresses during the Great Depression that other than wealth felt strangely similar to my life and those around me. I dug further and became absolutely obsessed. Originally, I was trying to turn into a tv series but kept running into obstacles. Now I can tell the story my way and get it out there.
What do you hope listeners gain from listening to your show?
I hope they enjoy hearing the stories and learning new things about what felt like known stories. An insight into humanity, greed, envy, and heartbreak. A chance to see and relate to our own current dynamics with the hindsight of history to a not so distant and partially relevant past.
Which episode should someone start with?
The beginning. This is a serialized show where each episode builds upon the last as secrets, scandals, and betrayals are built and revealed. Episodes can be enjoyed individually, but as a whole it will be more enjoyable as the tensions and characters are revealed over time. Even if you already know part of the story, new elements and angles will be revealed to provide a deeper exploration into the psychology and history of an era.
Which have been your favourite episodes so far?
Episode 04 Wonderful Things - discovery of King Tut's tomb Episode 10 The Iceberg Cometh - revisit the Titanic's fateful night & the aftermath among siblings Episode 51 Millionheir - a dangerous playboy Episode 95 A Cozy Little Companion - a love triangle explodes, a big story reveal and turning point in the series
Which episode are you most proud of?
Hard to choose only one, it's more I'm happy with a series of episodes as they reveal the arc of the story and progression to the larger story.
What is your vision for your show?
I have an end point in the story, which has another 100 episodes to go (right now at episode 105). Then I will see what spins out from there. Long term I would love to see a tv series, maybe some smaller limited series or films from all the different characters and storylines.
What is your favourite other podcast that isn't yours?
I really enjoy Modern Wisdom, as it covers lots of different topics and hearing people talk about relationships and the world. Modern theories on life and today's choices.
How did you come up with the name for your podcast?
As I joke when pitching as a tv show, I would claim it could be a soap opera called As The Money Burns. I had another basic working title Newport when as tv show it was going to be confined to location and limited to fewer characters. As a podcast, I was able to take full advantage of the random overlapping and broadest scope of the story due to only audio and not video / image concerns. Another alternative title How To Lose A Fortune - a prophecy to where many of these stories truly end.
Tell us a bit about yourself
I have always been a history nerd since I first learned about Pocohontas then later found out about real royal kings and queens after thinking those were only in fairy tales. I have been on a lifetime of discovery ever since. I have studied lots of world cultures including the Middle East, Far East, India, and Russia on top of Western Europe. I love dynastic empires, and so it was fascinating to apply those lessons of empire and culture into a story on American fortunes imploding.
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How many episodes does As The Money Burns have?
As The Money Burns currently has 123 episodes available.
What topics does As The Money Burns cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, History, Documentary and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on As The Money Burns?
The episode title 'Richest Boy Meets Richest Girl' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on As The Money Burns?
The average episode length on As The Money Burns is 22 minutes.
How often are episodes of As The Money Burns released?
Episodes of As The Money Burns are typically released every 14 days.
When was the first episode of As The Money Burns?
The first episode of As The Money Burns was released on Apr 2, 2020.
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Mar 9
Very well researched and engaging. :)
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