FLOTUS 4eva

Ok. We're back! We know a 7 month hiatus wasn't ideal, but it had to happen. Now we're back discussing our girls in full. We start off by chatting about Nancy's confusing birthday and name. We discuss Nancy's career as an actress, which was just a placeholder for her aspiration of a housewife. Eventually Nancy takes charge of Ronald's campaign and gets them into the White House. Her humble beginni...

In this final episode of our Rosalynn series, we discuss the legacy that Rosalynn continued far after her time in the White House. Knowing that this was recorded before her passing, we want to acknowledge the sadness her family is likely feeling which also acknowledging the enormous legacy she has left behind. More than ever, we feel grateful to be doing this project which highlights the work of t...

In an absolutely unbelievable turn of events- WE'RE BACK. And no, before you think there is some amazing dramatic story about why we left, there really isn't one. But we apologize for the mid-lady escape. This week we bring you Part Two of our Rosalynn story. We discuss her time in the White House and her eager spirit to get things done in the way only an expert FLOTUS can. We also discuss all the...

Ok! We're back with our first FLOTUS who is still alive!! This is big news, but our girl Roselyn also made her own space in the political sphere despite her humble beginnings in Plains, Georgia which Elyse and Claire approximate had 52 families in it when Roselyn grew up there. We discuss her meeting James Early (Jimmy). Their early courtship, moving back to Georgia to take care of the Peanut Farm...

It breaks our hearts to say goodbye to Betty this week! But instead of focusing on that (it is almost Valentines day!) we'll focus on all the amazing things our girl did post White House. We discuss Betty's eventual stint in rehab and her drive to make rehab chic and fun for all. We talk about her continued activism with the ERA, abortion rights and one very exciting tag team with Maureen Reagan (...

We're back! Betty Part Two. While our girl wasn't in the White House long, she makes a mark as a fierce supporter of Abortion Rights, the ERA, Prom, and King Sized Beds. We talk about how Betty broke the mold in terms of what a First Lady could say, do and be. We also discuss her continued battles with Tweedle Dee and Dum. And also how Susan is still our Queen. Claire and Elsie also proclaim that...

Happy New Year everybody! We are BACK. Ok. So yes, we did take a four month hiatus, but a lot happened to update you on. Also, we couldn't be more excited to be back with our girl Betty. We begin her journey to FLOTUS by talking about her time as a dancer, her first husband, the single girl montage of our dreams and finally meeting, falling in love and marrying Gerald Ford. We stop just before her...

Well, your girls finally did it. We finished out summer project of recapping Showtime's, The First Lady. In this finale episode we discuss the Betty Ford Center, the League of Nations, WWII, Michelle's horrible college roommate, and the darkness of 2017 (worse than 2016, spoiler alert) For the first time ever we take issue with Betty and her definition of dark times and addiction as Claire remembe...

Once again we thrill you with our second to last episode of Showtime's, The First Lady. In this episode we discuss Betty eventual stint in Rehab and how much we wish we could have been Betty's roommate. We talk about Hick's desperate monologue and how hydrated she must of had to be to give it. We don't really discuss Michelle this ep because, spoiler alert, Hillary loses. Plus we mourn the end of...

We finally took one moment out of our busy summer to give you this Live episode of FLOTUS 4eva recorded on July 30 at EZ Lover in Brooklyn, NY. Themed Christmas in July, we give you the history of Christmas in the White House. We take things all the way back to Abigail and John through our very own Dr. Jill. We discuss the more memorable, the scary, and the wild Christmas's through the years. All...

A bonus episode for you all as Elyse and Claire prepare for their LIVE SHOW: July 30, 7pm EZ Lover in Brooklyn! This episode takes us all the way back to April when Claire and Elyse couldn't find a map anywhere and ended up very far away in Ohio. We recount our adventures in Gettysburg, our trip to the Lucy Webb Hayes house and the charming city where she lived. We also recount the harrowing exper...

Back with Episode 8 of The First Lady. A very Showtime version of the lives these women led (Also, Showtime, sponsor us) We talk about Eleanor ruining dinner and Elyse gets ideas for her families Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations. We discuss Michelle's horrible guidance counselor, and we say goodbye to our darling Betty in the White House. Betty finally gets to California, but it's not the r...

Your girls are on Ep 7 of Showtime's The First Lady (yes, we know the series ended months ago). In this ep we discuss some darker issues that come up with our girls. Michelle is livid about gun violence, El is standing up to the DAR and Betty is finally going to hit the campaign trail, but not without a drink first. We can escape the fact that this is a heavier episode but we try to keep it light...

SO, the world is crumbling and six people have royally fucked it up, but that doesn't mean that your girls won't deliver a one of the kind sixth episode. In this episode we discuss the our girls and their wild ways of acting out. One having an affair, one throwing a prom at the White House and one going behind her prez husbands back to handle legislation. All three of our first daughters make a bi...

It's raspberry season and Claire is forcing Elyse to tell her that her raspberries taste good. Right off the bat Elyse's world is rocked by inflation and we loose our mind of breakfast tacos. But back to our girls. In this ep Michelle is gets an enormous amount of flack for wanting kids to have vegetables. The drama with El and Hick continues and they are being spied! And our girl Betty undergoes...

Back with Episode four! In this episode we discuss all of our girls on a breaking point, with healthcare, with substances and with Love. It's a jam packed episode with chaos and drama included. Also! We announce our live show, July 30!!! 

Your girls are back! We needed a quick break to recoup from our Ohio trip and the world literally crumbling around us. But we are so happy to be back and talking about our girls starring in their very own Showtime TV series. This week we recap episode three where we find out all about how Betty, Michelle and El met their president-to-be husbands. We hope you enjoy!! 

Your girls are back!! And this week we're back with an incredibly esteemed and special guest. We sit down and talk with Dr. Katherine Jellison, a professor at Ohio University as well as researcher on Women's Studies, US History and Social History. Along with all that, Dr. Jellison has been credited as being a First Ladies expert! We discuss how Dr. Jellison found her way towards researching the Fi...

We're back with our girls, El, Betty and Michelle. This week we recap episode two of our favorite Showtime series. And this week all of our girls have made it to the White House. We discuss the differences in their forced occupations and the reluctance that came with it. We also find out how many episodes there are in total and realize how long we'll be doing these recaps.   But in all seriousness...

Your girls are back! We pivot slightly from our regularly scheduled programming to bring you recaps for the next few weeks of the new and exciting show, The First Lady. In this first episode we discuss the three women  we'll be watching in this show. We discuss their appearance in the White House and the huge circumstances that found them there. We discuss the the possible themes that tie these wo...

Born on St. Patrick's Day, this FLOTUS takes world traveler to another level. We discuss Pat's humble beginnings and her necessity to work many jobs at once. We discuss the interesting start to her and Richard Nixon's love affair and their passion for community theater. We talk about the incredible things Pat did for the blind and deaf and how she wanted to make the world more accessible for all p...

Get ready, our girl takes the White House by storm! We discuss how Ladybird combined southern charm and legislative knowledge to make for a power house combo. We dive into Ladybird beautification project as well as her incredible feat of carrying on Jackie O's legacy. We discuss the terrible war in Vietnam and how it almost tore the Johnson family apart. But somehow Ladybird is (literally) smiling...

The episode you've all (just Claire) been waiting for. We are talking about the REAL LBJ. In this ep we talk about Ladybird's controversial and tragic family from Texas and Alabama. We discuss the chaotic 10 week courtship of her and Lyndon, their marriage, their family and Ladybird's side hustling business deals. We discuss her commitment to being a political wife and her incredible composure whe...

Bonus Ep!! We could not be more excited if we tried. On this bonus episode we talk with one of our very favorite people, Actor, Adam Chanler-Berat. Along with being one of our best friends, Adam has also just finished a sold out run of the musical Assassins. This ties him loosely to knowing about presidents and First Ladies and so duh we had to have him on. We talk about the ghosts in his theater,...

We round out our Jackie experience with this final episode, which in hindsight we should have just called "Jackie O." We discuss the post White House life of Jackie. We talk about her second marriage and the stark difference in weddings (We need the attendees of that wedding on the pod ASAP.) We talk about the many houses Jackie lived in post White House and how which ones we would take care of/li...