Season 3, Episode 9 · Right Answers Mostly
Dolly Parton is An Angel on Earth
25 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 5 min
Season 3, Episode 9 · Right Answers Mostly
25 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 5 min
Today we're taking a deep dive into the life of the one and only Dolly Parton - the queen of rhinestones, wigs, and big hair. We start in the Great Smokey Mountains of East Tennessee where Dolly grew up, singing and playing music from an early age. We find out how Dolly got her big break in Nashville, and how she met her very secretive husband of 57 years, Carl Dean. We break down Dolly's classic looks and phrases and her extensive philanthropy work including the Imagination Library and donating $1 million to COVID19 research. And because we can't help ourselves, we do a line reading from…
by Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo · English · History
History is just gossip! Join hosts Tess Bellomo and Claire Donald every Monday as they break down the juiciest stories from history and pop culture over a cocktail!
14 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 10 min
This week we cover the Lizzie Borden murder case, one of the most famous in American criminal history. Accused of brutally killing her father and stepmother with an axe in 1892, Lizzie's trial became a media frenzy. But here’s the twist: she was found not guilty. So was she a cold-blooded killer, or just a single woman in her 30s in the 1800s?! In this episode we break down the crime, the evidence, and bring it back to Bravo more than ever! Let us know your thoughts, Rammies! Created and produced by Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo Follow us here for more information about Right Answers Mostly…
7 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 18 min
Welcome to Back to School Month all month long! Today we cover Nellie Bly: the original girl who sleuthed. After forcing her way into the male dominated world of journalism, Nellie became famous for going undercover inside a notorious New York insane asylum, where she exposed the horrific treatment of its female patients. But she didn’t stop there. She interviewed a serial killer, traveled through Mexico, reported from the front lines of World War I, and raced around the entire world in just 72 days. This is the story of the fearless, complicated and wildly ambitious woman who changed…
31 Aug 2026 · 59 min
In the final chapter of Marilyn Month, we’re covering the last years of Marilyn Monroe’s life and the mystery that still surrounds her death more than 60 years later. From her divorce from Arthur Miller and buying a home of her own, to her rumored relationships with the Kennedys and the infamous “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” performance at Madison Square Garden. We’re also getting into Marilyn’s final photo shoots, her last days, and what we know about the night she died. Then, we’re breaking down the conspiracy theories that have followed her death for decades: the Kennedys, the…
24 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 28 min
In episode three of our Marilyn Monroe Month, we’re getting into the height of Marilyn’s fame: the iconic movies, the scandals, and her marriages to two of the most famous men in America, Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller. While Hollywood wanted Marilyn Monroe the sex symbol, Marilyn wanted something more. We’re talking about her fight with the studio system, her determination to become a serious actress, and how she eventually took on Hollywood itself. TW: This episodes contains discussions of physical abuse Created by Claire Donald and Tess Bellomo Follow us on social media, buy merch, and…
19 Aug 2026 · 1 min
If you love history and gossip, this one's for you! All August long we're covering all things Marilyn Monroe- her childhood, rise to stardom, marriages, conspiracy theories and more- because history is just gossip! Subscribe anywhere you listen to podcasts and share with your friends so we can gab together! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
17 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 27 min
Welcome to our second episode of our Marilyn Monroe Month! Norma Jeane is gone... Marilyn Monroe is about to be born. This week, we follow Marilyn's extraordinary transformation from a lonely aircraft factory worker into one of the most photographed women in America. After being discovered on a wartime assembly line, she throws herself into modeling, bleaches her hair, signs with the Blue Book Modeling Agency, and quickly realizes that beauty alone isn't enough. Hollywood is a game, and she's determined to learn how to play it. We dive into the complicated, often exploitative relationships…
5 Oct 2026 · 51 min
The dancing plague of 1518, was a case of dancing mania that occurred in the Holy Roman Empire from July 1518 to September 1518. Somewhere between 50 and 400 people started dancing for weeks. Though it's not the only to occur, few were as large...and deadly. So what could have led people to dance themselves to death?! Let's gossip about it. Created and produced by Claire Donald and Tess Bellomo Follow us on social media, buy merch, and find out more about our show HERE! Join our premium channel for bonus episodes HERE Sources: History.com , The Forgotten Doc , Euppublishing Learn more about…
28 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 7 min
PREMIUM EPISODE: The last 45 minutes will be left for our premium subscribers. We currently have a sale if you're interested for $4.99/month for THREE months. Support our show here! We are an entirely independently produced podcast. We host, research, edit, do our socials, etc, just us, this premium is the way this continue can continue to exist and thrive AND give you free content. And with that, our final episode of Back to School Month... Did Yoko Ono really break up The Beatles? Or did the world just need a woman to blame? This week, we’re diving into the fascinating, complicated, and…
21 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 12 min
We’re diving into one of history’s most powerful and dysfunctional dynasties, The Habsburgs. From strategic marriages and massive empires to generations of inbreeding that eventually caught up with them. Get ready for royal drama, a truly insane family tree, and a reminder that history is just gossip. Created and produced by Claire Donald and Tess Bellomo Follow us on social media, buy merch, and more HERE! Join our PREMIUM CHANNEL HERE Sources: History Found , History Profiles , History Mapped Out , Ann Foster , Wikipedia, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
10 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 12 min
WELCOME TO MARILYN MONTH! All month long, we're doing deep dives into Marilyn Monroe's life because she deserves so much more than just one episode. To kick things off, we're taking it all the way back to the beginning: Norma Jeane's childhood. In this episode, we cover everything from her toddler years through high school, ending on quite the cliffhanger for next week's episode. We dive into the foster parents who raised her, the women who abandoned her, protected her, and shaped her, and how those early relationships influenced the woman she would become. We also talk about the changes she…