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Broads Next Door
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Join Daniela Scrima and guests every Monday-Friday as they discuss pop culture, scandals, unsolved mysteries, weird history and more while trying to gain a broader understanding on how any of this happened.
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No Maternal Instinct Part One: False Hope, Faked Pregnancies and the Lie Before the Crime
5d ago01:17:10Tap to summarizeTune into your skepticism and lock your car doors because today we’re beginning our multi part series on Netflix’s Maternal Instinct and the horrifying crime of fetal abduction as we try and gain a broader understanding of why and how this ever happensin part one we"re looking at the broader picture- why women fake pregancies. From false pregnancies to manipulation to the worst case scenarios we're laying down the ground work before getting to the most extreme ending of fetal abductions. It's very, very rare for a faked pregnancy to end murder- in part one we're looking at the more common outcomes. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.
Transcribe →NYC Rent Freeze, European Heatwave and World Cup Fans Discovering Chain Restaurants
1w ago01:00:51Tap to summarizeGrab your lease agreement, your air conditioner, and your Chili’s Triple Dipper… because today we’re getting a broader understanding of New York City’s rent freeze, Europe’s dangerous heatwave, and why World Cup fans are falling in love with the beautiful, chaotic spectacle that is American chain restaurants.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.
Transcribe →The Next Martha's Vineyard and Definitely Not Cursed: Why We All Want to Go to Widow's Bay
2w ago00:53:33Tap to summarizewarning: contains spoilers for season 1 of Widow's Bay!!!Grab your life jackets and get your fog horns out, cause today we’re diving into the lore behind everyone’s new favorite small seaside town secret history: Widow’s Bay. And if you’re looking for an excuse to use that Apple TV free trial period, this show might be worth the trouble. It’s just 10 episodes and pretty quick to binge, so if you haven’t seen it yet, go do yourself a favor and get busy before you come back to listen to this episode, because we will be discussing some spoilers as we gain a broader understanding of why everyone wants to go to Widow's BayBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.
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Summer Astrology Outlooks- With 6th House Astro
3w ago01:10:01Tap to summarizeGrab your calendars and get ready to notice some patterns with us, because today we’re questioning the stars with a very special guest. Our friend Laura from @6thHouseAstro has come back to help us get a broader understanding of the mundane, the magical, and a forecast of things to come. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.
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Goodbye Giles: Remembering Anthony Stewart Head
4w ago00:53:09Tap to summarizeGrab your tweed jacket, your favorite book from the library stacks, and maybe a wooden stake just in case, because today we’re getting a broader understanding of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Giles, nostalgia, grief, and why losing someone we never actually met can feel like losing a little piece of ourselves as we take a look back on Buffy and the career of Anthony Head. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.
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Rewind: Woodstock 1999
Jun 501:38:10Tap to summarize(originally released in March 2023, not the best audio quality!!)Before there was Fyre Festival there was Woodstock 99. The festival took place from July 23-25, 1999 in Rome, New York. Though it was intended to be a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the original Woodstock festival, it ended up being anything but. It turned out to be the hottest weekend of the year, with temperatures reaching over 100 degrees.The festival grounds were designed to hold 50,000 people, but over 200,000 showed up. There were long lines for water and bathrooms, and the prices for food and merchandise were sky-high. And to make matters worse, there were reports of sexual assault and harassment throughout the weekend- in this episode we examine Woodstock ‘99 what went right, what went Korn, and what went wrong. Sources:Trainwreck Woodstock ‘99, Three Part Netflix SeriesWoodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage, HBOWomen Deserve More than Five Minutes, The Independent, 2022Woodstock Arrives, New York Times, July 22 1999Consider joining our Patreon for video episodesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.
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The Rise of AI Romance: A Companion that Can’t Consent
Jun 400:47:35Tap to summarizeGrab your chargers, put your heart in airplane mode, and maybe delete that Replika app, because today, we are stepping into the uncanny valley of AI romance. We’ll be talking about the new film Companion, starring the brilliant Sofie Thatcher. We talk about real stories of people dating AI, films like Terminator, Her & Ex Machina before finally getting a broader understanding of AI companionship- why we’re obsessed with with media about dating robots, and why our next relationship may soon come with a software update.(originally released in April of 2025)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.
Transcribe →The Life & Death of Marilyn Monroe: Part 3 Gone but Eternal
Jun 301:15:47Tap to summarizeCount your pills, and lock your doors, as we gain a broader understanding of the death of Marilyn Monroe. Was it a suicide? A tragic accident? or was it something much worse?? Because the official story? It doesn’t really sit right. Because maybe she overdosed. Or accidental. Or it was intentional . Or maybe, just maybe, someone silenced her. And maybe, in the mess of all that myth and murder, we buried the real woman underneath the most recognizable face in the world.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.
Transcribe →The Life and Death of Marilyn Monroe: Part 2- Love and Loss
Jun 200:49:25Tap to summarizeGrab your marriage license and your divorce papers Today, we’re continuing to gain a Broader Understanding of a woman who was as adored as she was exploited, a woman whose name became shorthand for beauty, sexuality, tragedy, and contradiction. The woman who played the dumb blonde while reading Dostoyevsky in her trailer. The woman who could seduce the world, marry multiple times and still be left so alone.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.
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The Life and Death of Marilyn Monroe: Part 1- Norma Jeane
Jun 100:59:51Tap to summarizeGrab a journal, get a makeover & try on that dress you’re afraid to wear in public, because today we’re getting a broader understanding of Marilyn Monroe. Or maybe we should say Norma Jeane. Because that’s kind of the problem, isn’t it? Everyone knows Marilyn Monroe. The white dress. The platinum hair. The beauty mark. The breathy voice. The sex symbol. The tragedy. But very few people know the little girl who came before her. that’s what this episode is about. Not just how Marilyn Monroe died. Or how Marilyn Monroe lived. But how Norma Jeane Baker disappeared. Because on June 1st, 1926, one hundred years ago this week, a baby girl was born in Los Angeles. And over the next thirty-six years she would become the most photographed woman in the world.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.
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