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In this episode, we pull on another of the Babe Paley spiderwebs to meet her sisters, Betsey and Minnie. This trio of a sister act are legendary in their day and are celebrated as The Fabulous Cushing Sisters. Also included, a bit of Mama Kate too! The webs these ladies weave in time are incredible and it always comes back around!

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It is the first of our Spiderwebs of Babe Paley episodes this week! Today, we are taking a journey into the past with reporting from The Saturday Evening Post from June 22, 1963 to spend a little time with Happy Rockefeller. Happy and Nelson Rockefller have just married, and oh my, it is a scandal for the ages. With much commentary about Happy's earlier days, this one does really include everything you like - and the spiderwebs too!

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As we continue through The Swans of Truman Capote, our episode today delves into the life of Babe Paley, the most perfect of the Swans. Babe’s life, marriages, and style are legendary, along with her friendship – and subsequent falling out – with Truman Capote.

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In this episode, we explore the life, loves and friendships of Truman Capote’s Original Swan, Carol Marcus. Her name might not be familiar to you now, but hers is a story that is unforgettable. Including a rags to riches story, two husbands and three marriages, and two very best friends – Gloria Vanderbilt and Oona O’Neil Chaplin, Carol is also one of the main real-life inspirations for the character of Holly Golighty in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

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In this episode, we explore Truman Capote’s early years – from his tiny hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, and the cast of characters who live there. Here we are also introduced to Truman’s first Swans, his mother Lillie Mae Faulk and his childhood bestie, Harper Lee.

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