Famous Last Words
A study of some of the final words uttered by history's greatest. (As well as a few stories you might not know.)
Episodes
59 episodes
Famous Last Words- Bad for Good
Let's be honest, the reason we're talking about Sybil Christopher is because she got the short end of the stick in the whole "Dick & Liz" debacle. However, she refused to let that dictate the rest of her life and what results is a story tha...
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9:34
Famous Last Words- Total Eclipse of the Heart
The life of Elizabeth Taylor was filled with love. Love for friends, love for husbands, of course, and love for helping. This is all overshadowed by her two marriages to Richard Burton, but, what is one to do?
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15:14
Famous Last Words- Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through
Mike Todd was a one-of-a-kind businessman. From bricklaying, to Broadway to an Oscar-winning producer. We look at his fascinating life, and his one-of-a-kind relationship with actress Elizabeth Taylor.
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10:36
Famous Last Words- Stark Raving Love
The relationship between actors Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor was one for the ages. So, this season we're examining their marriage(s) and what became of some of the people caught up in the whirlwind.
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23:55
Famous Last Words- One more wrap up of our lovers
One more wrap up of The Most Goth Lovers Who Ever Were. We talk about Lady Caroline Lamb and the raw deal she got. (Or did she? Did she eventually come out on top?) Plus we drop a few hints of the next series of stories we'll be telling.
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Season 1
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25:10
Famous Last Words- Am I Wrong?
Lady Caroline Lamb may be the least known of our goth lovers, but it's not for lack of trying. And it's also a fascinating story of a woman being held to a slightly different standard to a man at that same time. Is Caroline Lamb really history'...
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10:13
Famous Last Words- Another goth wrap-up
A quick check in as we try to cover all the details of Lord Byron and connect him to Percy and Mary Shelley. Next episode, we put a bow on the series with a far less known, but no less fascinating woman.
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15:45
Famous Last Words- The Ship Song
It can be said that Lord Byron was one of a kind. He truly was. And, in case you can't remember, or, more likely, can't keep straight all his escapades, listen for all the salacious detail.
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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12:21
Famous Last Words- Another goth wrap-up
We're back to talk about Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley and whether they truly practiced what they preached and/or did what they say they did.
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22:00
Famous Last Words- Just Like Heaven
Percy Bysshe Shelley was a one-of-a-kind kind of guy. Thankfully. In his short, and incredibly torrid life, Shelley carved a unique path through both the women of Europe and English letters.As the husband of Mary Shelley, Percy is the se...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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12:27
Famous Last Words- A very goth wrap-up
We talk all things Mary Shelley, Percy Shelley, goth love and, of course, Walt Disney.
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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23:39
Famous Last Words- Love Will Tear Us Apart
We're back with a new mini-series, celebrating some of the most goth lovers there ever were. We kick off the series with Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Welcome to a goth celebration.
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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11:51
Famous Last Words- If...
Lawrence Oates is of a different generation. One bent on discovering every corner of the earth, no matter the personal danger. And, when push came to shove, Oates ended up making the ultimate sacrifice for his compatriots. Unfortunately, it was...
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Season 2
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6:27
Famous Last Words- Nothing Left to Do
Alice Moore Hubbard led a fascinating life, one with many accomplishments great and small. Which makes her final words all the more interesting.
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Season 2
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9:06
Famous Last Words- John Wilkes Booth Did Not Act Alone
John Wilkes Booth was not the only person responsible for the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. One of the other people caught up in the conspiracy was Mary Surratt.
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Season 2
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10:28
Famous Last Words- What a Scheme
Niccolo Machiavelli is one of the unique people to have their name used as a descriptor. But, what else can be said about him?
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Season 2
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7:25
Famous Last Words- He Who Writes the History
There are a bevy of great last words, but the words of Thomas de Mahy, Marquis de Favras, as something special, as you'll see. And, if you're a grammar nerd, you may have just found your patron saint.
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Season 2
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5:17
Famous Last Words- An Icon Says Goodbye
How do you sum up the fascinating life of Josephine Baker? As we found out this week, you inevitability end up doing an incredibly incomplete celebration of her achievements.
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Season 2
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11:41
Famous Last Words- A Vulgar Display
Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott was a one of a kind musician. And, unfortunately, his story is cut too short. But can we take anything from Dimebag's final words?Famous Last Words is a proud partner of the Darkcast Network
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Season 2
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10:50
Famous Last Words- Incomplete Control
This week we're a day late (sorry about that), but have a good one. Thomas Midgley Jr hold a unique place in history as the man responsible for the largest number of deaths. And that's just the beginning of the complex person that was Midgley.
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Season 2
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7:48
Famous Last Words- The Aftershow #4
In theory, we gathered this week to talk about the story of Jean Harlow and other Hollywood tragedies. In actuality, we just hung out with new friends Ash and Jordan from Creepy Tapas, another great podcast part of the Darkcast Network....
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Season 2
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32:56
Famous Last Words- Bombshell
The life of a Hollywood icon must have been pretty nice. However, as the tale of Jean Harlow shows, things aren't always what they seem like at first glance.
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Season 2
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12:00
Famous Last Words- The Aftershow #3
We wrap up the story of Jack Soo by examining the other people buried in the same cemetery as Soo, what other famous Japanese Americans were interred during World War II and the wide array of chairs Heidi has in her home.
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Season 2
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19:30