As The Money Burns

The time has come for The Debutante of Her Season to make her grand entrance into Society. Will her long awaited night be all that she ever hoped and dreamed? Or are there other warning signs of looming disaster? Suffering a tennis injury, Doris Duke must watch her own debutante ball from the sidelines. Her escort older heir to two fortunes Jimmy Cromwell keeps her company, while her mother Nanali...

Summer is in full swing in Newport, though the Crash has definitely taken its toll on this year’s colonists. Many wait in anticipation as the unlikely debutante of her season prepares to come out during none other than tennis week. After bowing at Buckingham Palace, Doris Duke becomes THE Debutante of Her Season, while her friend Barbara Hutton also a debutante this season remains on the sidelines...

A great fortune doesn’t always lead to happy endings. The future isn’t always bright. Before the heartbreak begins, come take a glance to where it all might end. An elderly patient is kept secluded and drugged as caretakers pilfer the financial resources. The end of lives of heirs and heiresses come with more concern over their remaining fortunes than their actual well being. Other people and subj...

The show must go on, even as the veneer of wealth starts slipping away. An opportunity allows one to shine as her private world continues to fall apart. Cobina Wright performs at a smaller venue with Metropolitan Opera tenor Rafaelo Diaz. Cobina’s history with opera and performing flashes before her eyes reminding her that music has always helped her to cope with her circumstances at hand. Other p...

While the younger heirs prepare for their rites into adulthood, the older heirs enjoy the life of exploration and adventure. The most important form of travel always involves the high seas. After bowing at Buckingham Palace, Doris Duke returns to the United States aboard the Mauretania to prepare for her debutante ball. Traveling the opposite route, Huntington Hartford avoids his cheating scandal...

While heiresses contend with debuts, heirs must focus on school, graduation, and university. Will the pressures of exams cause one heir to crack? During his sixth year at St. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire, Huntington Hartford enjoys a bit of popularity after successes in the solo sports squash and tennis – and literary. Only when he is caught cheating during his final exams, he once agai...

A royal debut comes with more attention and activities. The most awkward and least likely debutante is on her way to becoming the most celebrated of this season. After Doris Duke is one of 17 Americans to bow and curtsey to King George V and Queen Mary at Buckingham Palace, Doris enjoys an increase in popularity before her debut. Meeting up with the Van Alen brothers, Doris spots David, the eligib...

For the royally obsessed debutante, nothing is more enviable than to be presented at court. But such a high honor comes with a steep price. Doris Duke is one of 17 Americans to bow and curtsey to King George V and Queen Mary at Buckingham Palace. The court presentation is a high honor that will make Doris one of the most notable debutantes of her season. The unmarried Prince of Wales is also in at...

Temporary seasonal changes might become more permanent under a new climate. In a showy opulent world, will those with losses be able to hide their less than spectacular circumstances? In Palm Beach, Jessie Woolworth Donahue and Marjorie Merriweather Post Hutton prepare for Barbara Hutton’s debut later this year. At Cielito Lindo’s Moroccan tea pavilion, their friends Eva Stotesbury, Anna Dodge Dil...

The only two things certain in life are – death and taxes. While the former can’t be predicted and only happens once, the latter is guaranteed yearly for life. With the effects of the Crash and the Great Depression wiping out fortunes, one millionaire is determined to keep his remaining money all to himself. Ned Stotesbury is a generous and wealthy man who likes to live a big life, but the one thi...

All they want is love. Everyone else wants their fortune. Male fortune hunters will pursue young heiresses even more aggressively after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression. This is a special episode commemorating the 1 year anniversary of As The Money Burns podcast. There will be some recapping past storylines and teasing future ones. Other people and subjects include: Doris Duk...

As family fortunes are lost, wayward sons learn they might need to make some adjustments in their lifestyles. That is unless they can find the right young heiress to marry. Two male heirs and recently divorced Walker Inman and Jimmy Cromwell return to their mothers Nanaline Duke and Eva Stotesbury for pampering before they re-enter the dating market. Walker twice won his Reno divorce from his show...

The Crash has come, and the doom it brings will consume many. As the holidays approach, many wrestle with their new circumstances. For some, their despair will become far too much. When banker J.J. Riordan commits suicide, those around him work to protect the bank from a run by depositors. A large crowd gathers for the funeral to see which famous people attend. Others try to determine their own fi...

Their fates have changed, but somethings will always remain the same. Every year birthdays come and go. Will our heiresses celebrate and make a wish for a better tomorrow? Away at their boarding schools, Barbara Hutton and Doris Duke are ignored and forgotten on their birthdays. Eventually, Barbara celebrates with her loyal servants, while Doris gets a visit with her brother Walker Inman. Meanwhil...

As the long perfect Indian summer ends, there is one final party to attend. Only the Wall Street Crash takes out more than stocks, and all that is known will soon be questioned. Supreme hostess and opera singer Cobina Wright throws another fabulous party all the while wondering who among her guests have lost their fortunes in the Crash all the while trying to keep her own secret. Other people and...

The summer is over, and for our young heirs and heiresses that means returning to school. Money doesn’t guarantee popularity, especially when even the wealthy resent the wealthier. Doris Duke, Barbara Hutton, Huntington Hartford, and Jakey Astor all return to their individual private and boarding schools. Isolated and alone, the heirs and heiresses must contend with their disapproving classmates....

As the heat wave continues to soar, so does the stock market. A new peak brings hope for an even better tomorrow and clouds judgement for the dangers ahead. The heat of Labor Day weekend causes many to flee the city only to cause traffic jams upon return. But it’s the heat on Wall Street that really has everyone excited. The ever ambitious Nanaline Duke invests heavily with stockbroker Bill Wright...

The summer is ending, but there’s one last activity before everyone heads off for the fall. This one requires shovels and buckets, no fancy dresses nor jewels needed. After all the glitz and glamour, it’s time to get a little dirty. Over a hot Labor Day weekend, the preferred activity is crabbing. Amongst the waves and rocks, Louise Van Alen worries about her secret romance with Prince Alexis Mdiv...

After a small dinner party of nearly 50, the real attraction of a debutante’s coming out is an elaborate dance with a few more hundred attending. The whirl of partners and romantic intrigue is only beginning. Reigning It Girl Louise Van Alen finally has her debutante ball. It’s a fairy tale night especially with her royal escort and secret lover Prince Alexis Mdivani. Barbara Hutton and Doris Duke...

A debutante’s coming out is a never ending list of nonstop activities. Before the big dance, dinner is served for the most exclusive guests. Wanna see what the fuss is all about? Henry Van Alen officially presents his sister Louise Van Alen as debutante at a private dinner at Wakehurst before the big ball. Finally invited to the dance only, Doris Duke and Barbara Hutton rush to get ready for the b...

The time is finally here. A debutante is coming out. It’s going to be THE grand event everyone wants to attend. But first, things first, everyone must gather for tea. The invitations have been sent, and soon we’ll learn who is in and out. Events leading up to Louise Van Alen’s debutante ball puts everyone high alert as it becomes who has been invited and who hasn’t. Prince Alexis Mdivani, Frank Sh...

It’s that exciting time of year – tennis in Newport. When a movie star handsome tennis champion and future Wimbledon star comes and challenges our reigning Prince’s dominance. The originating point of zero in tennis is called Love, and that’s the game our heiresses are most interested in playing. Ready to keep score over who will win our heiresses’ hearts? Teen tennis champion Frank Shields wins h...

A special episode commemorating the 91st Anniversary of the 1929 Wall Street Crash. Details of the worst day of the New York stock market that led to the Great Depression. A recap of the primary heirs and heiresses of America’s most famous fortunes whose interconnected lives will be changed due to the Great Depression, whether family dynamics, finances, scams, love & romance, and so much more… Oth...

Another prince comes to visit with his heiress wife. In a world where young heiresses dream of romantic love, this couple is the epitome of relationship goals. Only will his presence cause problems for the current reigning royal? Two dispossessed Russian princes are floating about Newport. Prince Serge Obolensky with his wife Ava Alice Astor is making the rounds much to the displeasure of Prince A...

There’s a lot of commotion when a $100 grand goes missing, but why is that a problem for multi-millionaires? Trust in love and money can be dangerous things when mixed together. Cobina Wright is constantly worrying over her husband Bill’s cheating with multiple women and ends up missing more pressing financial red flags. Nanaline Duke finally secures investment with Bill and is on the way to build...