Friends and filmmakers Kate and Lauren come together monthly to discuss a famous historical romance and how that couple relates to modern dating struggles.

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Our new season starts with a bang as Kate and Lauren discuss one of the most infamous couples of Medieval Europe. The ups and downs of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II&#39;s marriage had more twist and turns than any modern thriller. Listen along as we cover everything from hedge-mazes to family feudal warfare.

Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II - The Stuff of Legends

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In the final episode of season 3, Kate and Lauren boldly go where they&#39;ve never gone before: the Brain. Listen along as they discuss what parts of the brain light up when you fall in love and why heartbreak really can drive you crazy.

Must Be Love in the Brain

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As the end of the season draws near, Lauren and Kate discuss and dissect the roaring relationship at the heart of the Roaring 20s, Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Follow all their iconic ups and downs and decide for yourself if this was true love or a poison apple.

F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald - The Great Fitzgeralds

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In our first ever sequel episode, Kate and Lauren continue to bask in the glow of Marilyn Monroe&#39;s beauty, charm, and talent. This time they discuss and dissect her second marriage to famous playwright Arthur Miller. Has Marilyn finally found someone to take her seriously or has another man decided she was a goddess instead of a human being?

Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller - The Hourglass and the Egghead

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This month, Kate and Lauren turn their attention back to couples and cover the most famous marriage of the most famous woman in movies. Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio&#39;s nine months of wedded bliss weren&#39;t long but they were interesting. Listen along as one of America&#39;s golden couples strike out.

Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio - The Ballplayer and the Bombshell

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In a special episode of the podcast, Lauren and Kate devour and discuss teen magazines from times gone by. Mainly focused on Seventeen Magazines from as far back as 1957, they take some quizzes and dish out some dating advice of their own.

Teen Magazines - The Dream from Seventeen Magazine

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This month Lauren and Kate discuss the first fictional couple of the season as they cover the legend of Layla and Majnun. They discuss the struggle and sanity that happens when true love is tested and forcibly separated.

Layla and Majnun - Crazy in Love

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We can&#39;t believe we are already on episode 4 for this season! This month, Kate and Lauren discuss the love and work of civil rights leaders Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. Listen along as they discuss the highs and lows their amazing lives together and Coretta&#39;s heroic second act upholding and expanding her husband&#39;s legacy.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King - A Commitment to the Dream

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This month Lauren and Kate discuss a love affair so great it caused a constitutional crisis. Listen as we discuss King Edward VIII of England and his twice divorced wife Wallis Simpson. Everything from their first meeting and relationship dynamics to why they are awful people.

Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson - The Grandest Gesture

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This month Lauren and Kate discuss and discover the inspiring and comforting romance between famed write Gertrude Stein and her partner Alice B. Toklas. They also discuss the pros and cons of the name Gertrude but mostly it&#39;s the couple.

Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas - A Gertrude is a Gertrude is a Gertrude

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Welcome to Season 3! Lauren and Kate are so excited to start the new season off with a bang!This month, they are discussing the love, life, and tribulations of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The biggest Hollywood couple of the 20th century that oozed passion, glamour, and diamonds out of their pores. Decide for yourself if this was true love or lust run amok.

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton - Fighting as Foreplay

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In the last episode of the year, Kate and Lauren discuss love in the animal kingdom. They discuss and discover the many different ways biologist define monogamy and why even a love bird might stray from their nest.

Mating For Life - It's a Jungle Out There

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Welcome to the spooky episode of the season! This month, Lauren and Kate discuss and dissect the literary golden couple, Mary and Percy Shelley. Listen in as they discuss a passion only ebbed by grief. Intro/Outro song: &#34;Feeling Good&#34; by White Hot

Mary and Percy Shelley - Their Love... It's ALIVE!

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This month, Lauren and Kate travel back to Ancient Greece where they discuss the love affair between Pericles and Aspasia of Miletus. The most powerful man in Athens loved a woman who might have been many things but was definitely brilliant. Listen along as Kate and Lauren discuss everything we know and everything we don&#39;t know about this famous pair

Pericles and Aspasia - The Golden Age's Golden Couple

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After a long, hot summer it&#39;s nice to relax and talk about a long, hot love affair. This month Lauren and Kate discuss the ups and downs of the love lives of Johnny Cash and June Carter. Listen along as they discuss everything from drugs to affairs to the queen that is June Carter!

Johnny Cash and June Carter - Love is a Burning Thing

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This month, Lauren and Kate are giving into the summer heat and talking about crime&#39;s hottest couple. Listen along as they discuss the highs and lows of Bonnie and Clyde as they go through the age old dating ritual of meeting at a party to spending nearly two full years on the run in the Texas heat.

Bonnie and Clyde - Love on the Run

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In this season&#39;s fictional episode (Isis and Osiris are absolutely real don&#39;t start with me) Lauren and Kate discuss the myth of Tristan and Isolde. Sometimes called the &#34;original&#34; Romeo and Juliet, this is the story of what when two people who can&#39;t be together are unable to resist falling in love.

Tristan and Isolde - Is That a Love Potion in Your Pocket?

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&#34;You don&#39;t love someone for their looks, or their clothes or their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.&#34;This month Lauren and Kate discuss the complicated history of Oscar Wilde and the love of his life Lord Alfred Douglas. This Victorian power couple certainly left a legacy rich with romance, art, and a lot of drama. Listen along as the discussion touches everything from the value of art and wit to the behavior of a man who always carries a whip.

Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas - A Wilde Affair

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This month, Kate and Lauren are going way back to the beginning and covering the greatest couple in Egyptian mythology, Osiris and Isis. Come along on a journey that discusses the beginning of everything and the ingredients to make both the world&#39;s first mummy and power couple.

Osiris and Isis - Order in Chaos

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On this month&#39;s episode, Lauren and Kate discuss infamous French Emperor and complex namesake, Napoleon Bonaparte and his first wife Josephine. From the French Revolution to an actually surprising amount of islands, this is a wild ride!

Napoleon and Josephine Bonaparte - Revolution and Infatuation

Friends and filmmakers Kate and Lauren come together to discuss a famous historical romance and how that couple relates to modern dating struggles.