Basia + Mary Lea

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07/25/23 • 46 min

Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY Edition

Meg tells the twisted tale of two women at the heart of the bitter Johnson & Johnson estate battle: Basia Johnson and Mary Lea Johnson Richards. Jessica is properly appalled and perks herself back up by naming our new mixer.

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Desperately Seeking the '80s: NY Edition - Basia + Mary Lea

Transcript

[00:16] Meg: Welcome to Desperately Seeking the '80s. I am Meg.
]00:20] Jessica: And I am Jessica. And Meg and I have been friends since 1982. We got through middle school and high school together here in New York City where we still live.
[00:26] Meg: And where we podcast about New York City in the '80s. I do ripped from the headlines.
[00:32] Jessica: And I do pop culture.
[00:33] Meg: And, Jessica, we have a new soundboard.
[00:37] Jessica: The mixer. Yes. It's really fancy l