Episodes
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Eleanor Roosevelt Part Two
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
We're back with a thrilling second part to what is an absolutely necessary three part series. In our part two we discuss Eleanor's time in the White House. Her commitment to the Home Economics movement and making FDR's home life truly terrible. We introduce essential characters like Ms. Nesbit and Hick. Finally, we give El a 10/10 for her time in the White House. She crushes.
Monday Jan 10, 2022
Eleanor Roosevelt Part One
Monday Jan 10, 2022
Monday Jan 10, 2022
Happy New Year! We are back with Part One of an epic three part series on none other than the great, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. In Part One we discuss El's early life in Manhattan and her tragic first ten years of life. But that didn't get our girl down. At 15 El heads to London where she meets likeminded women who inspire her to become the Eleanor we know and love. We discuss her meeting with FDR and the shocking 1918 discovery that changes El's life forever. Omicron and the holidays took us off the grid for a while, but just like Eleanor we have come back triumphant!
Also, our New Years resolution is complete because Elyse's mom listens to the pod. We are so grateful for you!
Monday Dec 13, 2021
Lou Henry Hoover
Monday Dec 13, 2021
Monday Dec 13, 2021
Lou! Very specifically named Lou, not Louise or Louisa, is our First FLOTUS to come to us from Iowa. Lou specializes in all things outdoors becoming the first female to earn a four year degree in geology. So yes, already she is a Queen. We talk about her and Hoover's world travels before Bert becomes prez and try to figure out how they had SO much money (spoiler: don't ever take an unpaid internship.) We discuss how awfully they managed the Great Depression because mostly Lou just wanted to be a motivational speaker and go on field trips.
Also, Elyse retells the entire Charles Lindbergh drama and Claire fawns over a picture of Lou riding a donkey holding a rifle. And! Rebecca the Raccoon is BACK.
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Grace Goodhue Cooledige
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Monday Dec 06, 2021
We've made it to the roaring 20's and that means short hair, pants for women and jazz music. For everyone except Grace. but not to fret, Grace lives her best life with with her sorority sisters, Helen Keller and the most iconic White House pet to date, Rebecca. We go on a wild ride with Grace, ultimately deciding that she was rebellious in her own way, even when Cal told her not to be. We discuss he four year college degree, her life long community service, her intense love for the Red Sox and of course, her pet raccoon.
Claire gives a mini home renovation update, Elyse highjacks Rebecca's Wikipedia and we figure out what to get each other for Christmas. Also, please wear socks when you're playing tennis. Adore you!
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Florence Kling Harding
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Despite the fact that there is an entire home renovation show going on outsides Claire's door, we are still here to give you another FLOTUS episode. Flo Harding takes the First Lady role by storm becoming the first FLOTUS to vote, first FLOTUS to operate a movie camera, First FLOTUS to lead a parade and the a true inspiration to Nancy Regan by keeping an astrologist close by at all times. Flo was a women of contradictions, but we are here for them all.
We hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving. This year we are grateful for YOU.
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Ok. So yes, we are still reeling from Red (Taylor's Version) but we are coming at you with another Lady. Dare we say, our First Female Prez. We tell the tale of Edith Wilson. A descendant of Pocahontas AND Martha Washington. A famously poor student, Edith instead was taught to read and write by her grandmother and her 26 canaries. Edith lands the FLOTUS gig after a troubled first marriage, and while her president husband is sick, Edith spends two years making decisions of how to get the US through WWI.
Also, Elyse starts another murder rumor and we discuss whether Claire would find it more difficult to run the county or dog sit Roy. XOXO.
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Ellen Axson Wilson and Margaret Nisha Wilson
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Monday Nov 15, 2021
BACK! After a two month hiatus, FLOTUS 4eva is back and so grateful to be! We launch right in with a tale about Ellen, a proud southerner and absolutely had Reconstruction merch. We discuss her being tricked into marrying Woodrow Wilson and her low key FLOTUS vibes, though they were only a year. We also discuss, Margaret, the oldest Wilson daughter and how she used the FLOTUS position to launch her singing career.
This is a truly special episode for us as we in real time catch up after two months of not seeing each other. Other topics include: Red (Taylor's Version), Marathon Shenanigans (a Duck) and how Topo saved us in Savannah. Love you. Stay hydrated!
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Helen Herron Taft
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Monday Sep 13, 2021
We got another Ohio lady for ya. A women who likely should have been president, mostly because her husband just deeply wanted a Supreme Court job. We talk about how getting closer to the suffragette movement is going to change the First Lady role in a deep way. We also discuss Nellie's immediate action upon arrival and her triumphant healing from a stroke.
Also, Claire and Elyse get real about their new hobbies and encourage everyone to try something new. You'll definitely fall, but then you get to get back up. We love you. Stay hydrated, get vaccinated, xoxo.
Monday Sep 06, 2021
Edith Carow Roosevelt
Monday Sep 06, 2021
Monday Sep 06, 2021
We finish out our TR trilogy with Edith Carow Roosevelt. TR's second wife and lover of anywhere that she could hide from other people. We talk about Edith and Teddy's early romance and Claire hypothesizes on why the two split with the narration of pop music.
We discuss the enormous job of having to run the Roosevelt household and the remarkable job Edith did solving the Russian-Japanese conflict. Edith and TR were not without flaws though. We discuss the troubled relationship Edith had towards managing the press, her house, Alice and TR all at once. Also- Sandra Lee. Love you people!
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt and Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Although neither one of these ladies were technically FLOTUS, they were both too good to pass over. Alice Hathaway Lee, TR's true love who was Good Vibes Only. A true sunshine that sadly passes away before TR gets to the White House. We discuss their Harvard romance, and the way TR needs to leave after she dies to find new Good Vibes. While Teddy ventures out west, at home in NYC is growing the true star of this episode: Alice Lee, TR's daughter.
We talk about Alice's antics in the White House. Her incredibly sharp tongue and her relentless attitude that made her a start for decades to come- Seriously- Bobby Kennedy is her friend!! This ep has it all, Good Vibes, Mixed Vibes, A snake called Emily Spinach and a new hashtag #justiceforBamie.
We love ya!