Broads Next Door

In this episode, we'll delve into Gia's early years growing up in Philly, her bond with best friend Karen and the “Bowie Kids,” her move to NYC at 18 and her ascent to the top of the modeling industry. Immortalized in the 1998 biopic Gia, Gia Carangi graced the covers of Vogue and walked the runways of Paris before falling deeper into her drug addiction, leaving only her photos behind. Her rise to...

Episode 4 is all about Caylee’s mom, Casey Anthony. Sources: Ted-X, How Memories Are Formed The Case of Caylee Anthony, Peacock, 2017 Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies, Peacock, 2022 Presumed Guilty, Joes Baez, 2012 Dr. Jim Hopper, Recovered Memories- How Memories Work, YouTube Nancy Grace, HLN, Lee Anthony Paternity Test --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/broadsnextdoor/message Supp...

On June 23 1993, after enduring years of physical and emotional abuse, Lorena Bobbitt infamously cut off the p*nis of her sleeping husband, John Wayne Bobbit. The case instantly becomes content for the 24 news cycle and a joke for late night comedians but the backstory is much more sinister. In this episode, we will discuss how Lorena was a victim of domestic abuse during a time when there were no...

(CW: violence, drug use & Daniela has Covid so her voice goes in and out in this episode!) On Octobr 12, 1978 at the infamous Chelsea hotel in NYC, one of the staples of the punk rock scene, the loud mouthed and bright” baby groupie,” girlfriend of the Sex Pistols Sid Vicious, Nancy Spungen, is found dead at just 20 years old. But who was Nancy Spungen and how did she end up dead, under a sink...

In this episode we go over the months of October, November and December of 2008. From the grand jury hearing to a terrible discovery this was a crucial period for both the prosecution and defense. While the prosecution pushes for a murder charge we go over other infamous cases of missing and murdered children, and their mothers. Jon Benet Ramsey and the 911 call, Dingos ate my baby becoming a joke...

On January 6th, 1994 a tall man in a leather jacket attacked figure skater Nancy Kerrigan with a baton before fleeing head first through a glass window. Who was this kneecap bashing mad man and another skater Tonya Harding be involved in planning the attack? Or was Tonya too just a victim of her ex husband Jeff Galooly and the men who planned out this crime? These were just some of the questions l...

One of the greatest voices of all time, Whitney Houston was born into a musical family, from her beginnings singing in the church choir, to helping her mom Cissy with backup tracks, being discovered by Clive Davis, in this episode we’ll be exploring the life and career of Whitney Houston, as well as her relationships with fame, the media, and her husband Bobby Brown. Finally, we’ll get into the ye...

In this episode we’ll be going through the time period after Casey’s arrest on July 16th and before her arraignment on October 14th. We’ll also be hearing her jail house visits, the Timer55 Theory, George and Cindy’s media interviews and media appearances as well as talking about missing children’s cases and how they play out in the media, and meeting a new character of this story Nancy Grace. Whe...

Today we’re talking about the Radium Girls and the Unsolved Death of Karen Silkwood. Normally, we’d never start any story reflecting on the dead with “she lit up a room,” but the radium girls aren’t really a story as much as they are a lesson, and when we say they lit up a room we mean it in a literal sense. Not only did radium girls make three times more money than the average factory worker but...

For 65 years investigators and the public tried to figure out the identity of the body of a young boy who was found badly beaten in a box on the side of the road, now he finally has a name…. This is our first mini episode and an excerpt from Part 2 of our Caylee Marie Anthony episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/broadsnextdoor/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/broa...

In Episode 11, The Life and Death of Brittany Murphy, we will celebrate Brittany’s life & career, and examine the tragic circumstances surrounding her death. In this episode, we take a look at Brittany’s early life, and career achievements, as well as, her family dynamics and interpersonal relationships. We will also explore the impact of negative media attention, the pressures that surround w...

We’re doing the ultimate deep dive on Caylee Anthony & her mom Casey. Join us as we try and gain a broader understanding of how any of this happened. This is part one of a four part series. The Thirty-One days are often reduced to a series of soundbites but we’re going to tell you about each day. In this episode we’ll be looking at the disappearance of Caylee Anthony starting with the events o...

We go over the history of diets, eating disorders, body tropes in film and media while telling you about our own experiences, we try and gain a broader understanding of how we got here by examining diet propaganda, unrealistic ideals, and of course our bodies and ourselves. Sources:Shanberg, Meera. Misunderstood: A Cultural HIstory of Eating Disorders, Appolon Journal, 2020. Mina Le- History of Di...

On this episode we’re getting a makeover…. from new hairstyles to new bodies— we explore the beauty myth, ask if anti-aging is anti-feminism, examine a century of beauty standards and beauty routines, we learn about face positivity and plastic surgery while telling you why a body shouldn’t be a trend. We also share our own beauty routines and talk about the procedures we’ve had done. This is part...

Do we all speak like Valley Girls now? How did television change the American teenager? Why is the mean girl mean? What was a better one season show Freaks & Geeks or My So-Called Life? Did the teen movie become too self-aware? Is Euphoria made for millennials? We explore the history of television & the American teenager, the history of the televised teen drama, the mean girl trope, movies...

What does it mean to be a bad girl & what are the consequences of being treated like a one dimensional character? In this episode we’ll be talking about femme fatales, good girls gone bad & modern takes on female revenge. This episode contains spoilers for Carrie, Jennifer’s Body & Promising Young Woman. Content Warning for s*xual assault & violence. Sources: The Steubenville Victi...

We’re talking about the history of the bimbo and how Gen Z is reclaiming the term, The Dumb Blonde & Bright Brunette tropes as well as groupies, Dolly Parton, Buffy, femme fatales, the metoo movement and social media, early 2000’s celebrity backlash the negative treatment of young women in media, the need for inclusion within feminist spaces & so much more. This will be a two part episode!...

Examining the “Crazy” Girl Trope In this episode we’re getting into the “crazy girl” trope. Are these portrayals helpful or harmful? Both? Is it okay to laugh at our sadness? Can depression ever be glamorous? We discuss Girl, Interrupted, the return of Tumblr, the idea of the Femcel, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Sylvia Plath, Issa Rae, Michaela Coel, Frances Farmer, Zelda Fitzgerald, Gone Girl & the coo...

Are curses real? Do ghosts exist? This week we attempt to answer those questions by looking at some of the most famous “cursed” movie sets and telling some of our own & favorite celebrity ghost stories. **Content Warning** This episode carries a trigger warning for violence and sexual assault. Don’t worry, we don’t go into too much detail, but if you are uncomfortable about that kind of thing,...

Broads Next Door Episode 2: You’re Being Hysterical In this episode we get into sleepover rituals, stuff we watched when that we shouldn’t have as kids, cases of psychogenic illness & the most popular (vibrating) myth about curing female hysteria. Sources: Barker, K. Brandon, and Rice, Claiborne. 2012. "Folk Illusions: An Unrecognized Genre of Folklore." Journal of American Folklore Bartholmew...

On our very first episode, We discuss Anna Nicole Smith’s early life, her marriage to billionaire J. Howard Marshall, his death & the lawsuits that followed, the history of breast augmentation, 90’s beauty ideals & early 2000’s Internet & diet culture. Concluding with Anna’s untimely death. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/broadsnextdoor/message Support this podcast: http...