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Dolly Parton's Life Lived in Rhinestones: Behind the Seams with Rebecca Seaver, Part I (Dressed Classic)

We revisit our 2024 two-part interview with Rebecca Seaver, the Director of Museum & Archive Services for Dolly Parton, and the person responsible for the curated selection of special pieces on view in Dolly's recently published memoir Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones. An ... Show More

48m 48s

Feb 6

Fashion History Mystery #40: What's a Dickie? (Dressed Classic)

Your great-grandmother enjoyed a dickie. Join us in our exploration of a wildly popular garment, now lost to fashion history. Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠classes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bookshelf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with over 150 of ou ... Show More

20m 38s

Feb 5

Fashion Adventures in Wonderland: Dressed x Dressed Fancy, an interview with Lucy Clayton and Dr. Benjamin Wild (Dressed Classic)

Today we revisit a past episode with Lucy Clayton and Dr. Benjamin Wild about the Victoria & Albert Museum's 2021 exhibition Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser, which explored how fashion has found inspiration in the Alice in Wonderland series. Want more Dressed: The History of Fashi ... Show More

1 h

Oct 2023

Origins of the Vietnam War

In 1969, at the height of US presence, there were over half a million Americans in Vietnam. But why were they there in the first place? When did the conflict in Vietnam begin and how did it escalate towards US involvement? Pierre Asselin is the author of <e ... Show More

34m 51s

Oct 2020

Dakota Johnson's Manicurist Deborah Lippman Shares Fall Nail Art Tips

Hollywood nail pro Deborah Lippman tells Us exactly how to perfect a DIY manicure, how to treat cuticles, the nail polish trends for Fall, the surprising tip you need to know when revisiting the salon during the COVID-19 pandemic and what it was like to do George Clooney's nails. ... Show More

42m 32s

Jan 2024

PRETTY CURIOUS | How Can We Level Up Our Nails? with Mei Kawajiri

Mei Kawajiri (aka @nailsbymei) has actually touched Madonna’s hands…while she was doing her nails! She also happens to be the nail artist for *the host of this podcast.* Mei joins Jonathan to share the incredible story of how she moved from Tokyo to New York City and became a top ... Show More

37m 27s

May 2019

How Did Period Awareness Earn You An Oscar? with Rayka Zehtabchi

Rayka Zehtabchi is an award-winning Iranian-American film director. Her film Period: End of Sentence won the 2019 Oscar for Documentary Short. Rayka joins Jonathan to talk about the filmmaking process, how the production of Period: End of Sentence came about, connecting with the ... Show More

50m 53s

Oct 2021

Dien Bien Phu Falls with Dan Snow

The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was supposed to be France's decisive end to Vietnam's war for independence, the First Indochina War. But instead, it effectively marks the end of European Empire. But how does it go so wrong for France? How are nuclear weapons involved? And why were th ... Show More

40m 8s

Jun 2020

The Nail Polish Community & Why Cristine Stopped Nail Blogging - SimplyPodLogical #19

On this episode of SimplyPodLogical, Cristine and Ben talk about Cristine's experience as a nail blogger, why she started posting nail art on the Internet, when she started getting free nail polish, drama in the nail polish community, and her experience working with mainstream ... Show More

1h 13m

Jul 2021

72. The Vietnam War

No war has divided public opinion more than the conflict in Vietnam. Andrew Preston, Cambridge University Professor of American History, joins Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland to discuss the international politics surrounding the conflict. A Goalhanger Films & Left Peg Media pr ... Show More

58m 56s

Jul 2022

The first Vietnam War

Historian Christopher Goscha explores the decade-long conflict between the French empire and Ho Chi Minh’s communist Vietnamese forces that followed the Second World War. Speaking to Rob Attar, he argues that the Vietnamese triumph was unlike any other anti-colonial struggle of t ... Show More

44m 27s

Jan 2023

Ho Chi Minh

Ho Chi Minh is a man of many mysteries and many names (including the Kissing President…). But to most, he’s the man who midwifed a nation and kicked out the colonisers. He’s the revolutionary head of the Viet Minh who lead Viet Nam to independence in 1945. And through it all he f ... Show More

36m 7s

A History of the Vietnamese Nail Salon w...