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Love Sweetie Podcast
Hosted by Alison · EN
This is a podcast about a woman's life in the latter half of the 20th century named Kathryn Frances Demaree Graham (a.k.a. Sweetie). The podcast reacts to and comments on the many letters chronicling her life.
Check out more information at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com.
Follow Sweetie on X at @lovesweetieshow
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Episode 118 "Don't Worry, Girlie"
4d ago00:46:43Tap to summarizeWelcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast! In this episode, we review three letters that Sweetie wrote in August 1952 and September 1952. In the first letter, Sweetie writes to her sister, Jeanne, giving her advice on various aspects of married life, and in the second letter, she writes the same day to the rest of the family. We learn more about her brother-in-law's wife, Marguerite, who had been away that summer visiting her mother in Doucette, Texas. Finally, in the third letter (that she writes to her sister, Jeanne), we learn that her son, Lewis, has resumed school in the fall, starting the second grade.Check out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for the family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone!The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Francis Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime. These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed). It should also be noted that the content and vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1952, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts.For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com. This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there. Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow. Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast
Transcribe →Episode 117 "Wistful House"
2w ago00:59:35Tap to summarizeWelcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast! In this episode, we review two letters that Sweetie wrote in August 1952. Sweetie continues to wait for her parents to visit from Iowa, and in the meantime, the family continues their work on the property in Doylestown. Sweetie also writes of their work in the antiques business, and she and Lew formally take the name "Graham's Antiques" for business - and start referencing officially the other name they like to use - "Wistful House." Check out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for the family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone!The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Francis Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime. These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed). It should also be noted that the content and vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1952, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts.For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com. This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there. Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow. Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast
Transcribe →Episode 116 "Your Ears Are Too High Anyway"
3w ago00:44:55Tap to summarizeWelcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast! In this episode, we review two letters that Sweetie wrote at the end of July 1952 and the beginning of August 1952. Sweetie writes of her day-to-day life in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and notes some information about the Democratic National Convention that summer that she and her family (as well as Miss Darst) are watching on their television. There are some comedic moments from some dialogue that Sweetie recounts from both her son, Lewis, as well as Miss Darst, and it is the latter's comment that provides the name for this episode!Check out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for the family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone!The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Francis Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime. These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed). It should also be noted that the content and vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1952, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts.For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com. This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there. Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow. Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast
Transcribe →Episode 115 "So I Write, Now Will I Hear?"
4w ago01:18:33Tap to summarizeWelcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast! In this episode are four pieces of correspondence from the end of June and the beginning of July 1952. In these, Sweetie provides updates about her life in Doylestown and her son, Lewis, passing the first grade. Sweetie eagerly anticipates the arrival of her parents from Iowa, and continues to make plans for their visit, and also talks about what the family did during the 4th of July holiday that year. She also writes of the start of her family's work on the exterior of their house at 363 North Main St. Images of the photos discussed in this episode can be found at this link: https://www.lovesweetiepodcast.com/sweetieat363nmainstSweetie writes much in this letter about her family and about missing her family, and she continues to hope to get to see her family members and hear from them, since they are far away from her in the Midwest.Meanwhile, her father, Chester Demaree, M.D., writes of some of his day-to-day life to Sweetie's sister, Jeanne, in Lacona, Iowa. Images of the relevant penny postal cards can be found at this link: https://www.lovesweetiepodcast.com/miscellaneous-imagesCheck out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for the family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone!The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Frances Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime. These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed). It should also be noted that the content and vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1952, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts.For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com. This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there. Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow. Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast
Transcribe →Episode 114 "Decoration Day"
Jul 1201:08:12Tap to summarizeWelcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast! In this episode, two of Sweetie's letters are reviewed from June 5 and June 7, 1952. In these, Sweetie provides updates about her life in Doylestown and the end of the school year for her son, Lewis, who is finishing first grade at the Doylestown Public School in town. She writes more about her gardening and her activities going to various sales, and then she also writes about Decoration Day (the former name for Memorial Day) and how she teaches Lewis about what the day means, not just for her family, but for the country.A mention is made about the first Decoration (Memorial) Day in Charleston, South Carolina in 1865. For more information about this, it is recommended to check out this video called "The First Memorial Day with David W. Blight" - that video can be found on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/JOXqoKmTNG0?si=FdNV2tWM2hBYcaBGCheck out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for the family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone!The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Frances Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime. These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed). It should also be noted that the vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1952, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts.For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com. This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there. Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow. Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast
Transcribe →Bonus Episode: Timothy Matlack: Scribe of the Declaration of Independence!
Jul 400:15:24Tap to summarizeThis is a special bonus episode of the Love Sweetie Podcast, released on July 4, 2026 (the 250th Anniversary of July 4, 1776). This episode reviews the history of the scribe of the Declaration of Independence, Timothy Matlack, and Sweetie and Lew's connection to this founding father from Philadelphia.Happy 250th Birthday, America!(The next new full episode of the Love Sweetie Podcast will be available in just over a week, on Sunday, July 12, 2026.)For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com. This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there. Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow. Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast
Transcribe →Episode 113 "Are You Man or Mouse?"
Jun 2900:56:34Tap to summarizeWelcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast! In this episode, Sweetie finally answers the questionnaire that her father, Chester, had sent to her at least a couple of months earlier. In this questionnaire she answers basic questions about her life in Doylestown, and her responses paint a picture of the town in the early 1950's. She then writes a smaller letter to the rest of the family, noting that her husband, Lew, is likely to be away on a cruise for the U.S. Navy in Massachusetts that summer, and she tries to make more plans for her parents to visit.Check out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for the family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone!The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Frances Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime. These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed). It should also be noted that the vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1952, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts.For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com. This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there. Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow. Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast
Transcribe →Episode 112 "Like A Dragon"
Jun 2201:11:14Tap to summarizeWelcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast! In this episode, Sweetie writes to her family two letters from late May and early June 1952. She recounts her attempt to get her roof fixed, as the company that had supposedly fixed it some time earlier had not done a complete job. Her interaction with the men at the roofing company surprises them, and they agree to return to fix their earlier work. Sweetie also writes of plans for her parents to visit the family in Doylestown, but does not know when they might do so. And once again, Sweetie gets into the poison ivy on her property...In this episode we also discuss the division between West and East Germany in 1952, and talk about the progress of the Cold War.Check out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for the family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone!The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Frances Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime. These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed). It should also be noted that the vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1952, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts.For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com. This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there. Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow. Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast
Transcribe →Episode 111 "A Busy Time for the Agricolae"
Jun 1501:07:33Tap to summarizeWelcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast! In this episode, Sweetie writes about what was occurring at her home in Doylestown in May 1952. She provides updates on the work that she and her husband, Lew, are doing on their property - specifically filling in an old well that had become a hazard to others, regardless of the protest of Miss Darst. Then we review three postcards from Sweetie's father, Chester Demaree, M.D. and finally a long letter that he wrote to his daughter, Lizzie, in the middle of May 1952. In this letter, Chester remarks on the late spring season in the midwest, and comments on it being a busy time for the agricolae (his term for the farmers).Check out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for the family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone!The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Frances Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime. These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed). It should also be noted that the vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1952, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts.For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com. This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there. Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow. Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast
Transcribe →Episode 110 "I'll Make Him Pay the Check"
Jun 801:15:02Tap to summarizeWelcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast! In this episode, Sweetie writes about what was occurring at her home in Doylestown in late April and early May 1952. Specifically, her sister-in-law, Elizabeth, goes on vacation for two weeks to Florida while her husband is at a newspaperman's convention, leaving her mother (Sweetie's mother-in-law) to take care of her three young children alone in Norristown. Sweetie goes to Norristown to help the family, and then returns home and attempts to get some more work done on her property in Doylestown. Notably, Sweetie and Lew continue with their work filling up a big well which had been a hazard on their property, much to the annoyance of Miss Darst, who makes her opinions known.In this episode, we also discuss the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement with the work that was done by President Harry Truman, after it is noted that Sweetie's brother-in-law, Joe, the actor, is working on a film on a related subject.At the end of the episode, we get to also hear two poems that Sweetie added to the end of her letter.Check out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for the family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone!The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Frances Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime. These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed). It should also be noted that the vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1952, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts.For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com. This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there. Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow. Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast
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