Historical Drama with The Boston Sisters

Coming up on Historical Drama with The Boston Sisters we’re talking about the first Black Congresswoman and poltiical icon Shirley Chisholm and the Netflix biopic SHIRLEY featuring Oscar-winning actress Regina King as Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm. Our special guest is Dr. Zinga A. Fraser , Director of the Shirley Chisholm Project on Brooklyn Women’s Activism and the historical consultant for the...

“Historical Drama with The Boston Sisters” kicks off Season 4 with Viet Thanh Nguyen , author of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Sympathizer which was adapted into an HBO limited series and released in April 2024. The Sympathizer is described as an espionage thriller and cross-cultural satire about the struggles of its narrator, a half-French half-Vietnamese communist spy or double agent, kno...

PREVIEW for the season 4 premiere of "Historical Drama with The Boston Sisters." The new season (Ep. 58) kicks off with Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Sympathizer" which was adapted into a limited series that premiered on HBO earlier this year. The conversation was recorded at the Library of Congress 2024 National Book Festival in DC.

In this bonus episode we’re highlighting the Lightning Round question: “What three items would you put in a time capsule that represent your history and the times you've lived?   The Time Capsule question gives us insight into what our guests want to be remembered for and the memories they’d like to keep about special people, places, and experiences in their lives. This podcast features respon...

In this bonus episode, Michon and Taquiena share their impressions and memories of shopping Chanel including Taquiena's visit to the Chanel couturier in Paris. This conversation occurred while recording THE NEW LOOK podcast (episode 53), but saved to create bonus content for "Historical Drama with The Boston Sisters" subscribers during the podcast's summer hiatus and the 2024 Oly...

In episode 57, The Boston Sisters talk with actor RISHI NAIR, who portrays Alphy Kottaram, the new vicar in season 9 of the PBS MASTERPIECE MYSTERY! series GRANTCHESTER . Alphy takes over the pulpit from departing vicar Will Davenport (Tom Brittney), and gets off to a rough start with DI Geordie Keating (Robson Green). This conversation with Rishi Nair explores historical drama representation and...

Preview Episode 57. The Boston Sisters talk with Rishi Nair who portrays Alphy Kottaram, the new vicar in season 9 of the PBS MASTERPIECE MYSTERY series GRANTCHESTER . Alphy takes over the pulpit from former vicar Will Davenport, and gets off to a rough start with DI Geordie Keating. But will the locals embrace Alphy as they did the previous 2 vicars? Episode 57 will be available July 2, 2024. You...

In Episode 56 we talk with actor Ruth Gemmell , who portrays Lady Violet Bridgerton in the Netflix series BRIDGERTON and QUEEN CHARLOTTE: A BRIDGERTON STORY from Shonda Rhimes’s Shondaland, inspired by the stories and characters in Julia Quinn’s romance novels. In the podcast we talk with Gemmell about her nuanced portrayal of Lady Violet Bridgerton, and explore the theme of self-discovery and lov...

Enjoy this preview of Episode 56. We're excited to bring you a conversation with actor Ruth Gemmell, best known as Lady Violet Bridgerton, from the BRIDGERTON series and prequel QUEEN CHARLOTTE: A BRIDGERTON STORY from Shonda Rhimes Shondaland (streaming on Netflix). The complete podcast (Episode 56) featuring Ruth Gemmell is available Tuesday, June 25, 2024 .

In episode 55, we talk with DAMIANNE “DAMI” SCOTT , creator of Black Girl Loves Jane, a Facebook group and blog about the Shonda Rhimes Shondaland series BRIDGERTON on Netflix. BRIDGERTON (now in its 3rd season plus Shonda Rhimes’s prequel/origin story, QUEEN CHARLOTTE: A BRIDGERTON STORY ) is based on the characters in Julia Quinn’s series of historical romance novels set in Regency England. The...

We're launching Episode 55 on a SPECIAL DATE-- June 13, 2024 -- with the premiere of part 2 of the 3rd season of BRIDGERTON . In the meantime enjoy this preview from our conversation with guest DAMIANNE SCOTT , founder of Black Girl Loves Jane about the BRIDGERTON series and how Jane Austen would react to the social scene of the ton. And --**Breaking News** -- We've got an extra BRIDGERTON...

Episode 54 is our 2024 Page to Screen podcast where The Boston Sisters talk about 5 books related to historical drama series and films for summer reading. This year we’re highlighting books that provide a deeper dive into the films and series featured on the podcast since its launch in November 2021 up to our recent 3rd season.  Miss Dior: A Story of Courage and Couture by Justine Picardie (2023)...

In episode 53, Michon and Taquiena aka The Boston Sisters talk about THE NEW LOOK and why they selected the Apple TV+ series as a binge-worthy historical drama.  THE NEW LOOK isn’t a "fashionista" story about designers Christian Dior (Ben Mendelsohn) and Coco Chanel (Juliette Binoche). Created by Todd Kessler and inspired by real events during World War II, THE NEW LOOK focuses on the im...

Preview episode 53 where The Boston Sisters (Michon and Taquiena) talk about first impressions watching the Apple TV+ series THE NEW LOOK.  THE NEW LOOK surprised us because it isn’t a story about  haute couture fashion by Christian Dior (Ben Mendelsohn) and Coco Chanel (Juliette Binoche). Created by Todd Kessler and inspired by real events during World War II, THE NEW LOOK focuses on the impact o...

In episode 52, we welcome back Ben Vanstone ( ALL CREATURES GREAT & SMALL ), showrunner, executive producer, and writer for the much-anticipated drama series, A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW (Paramount+ SHOWTIME). The 8-part series is based on author Amor Towles ’s internationally bestselling novel of the same name ( one of the podcast's recommended 2023 Summer Reads .) The story centers on the life...

A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW , the Amor Towles must-read novel is now a must-stream series on Paramount+ adapted by  Ben Vanstone,  executive producer, writer, and showrunner . Listen to a preview of Episode 52 (available April 23, 2024) where Ben talks about casting the  A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW  series to tell a universal story set in Russia. One doesn’t have to be Russian to connect with Count Alexandre ...

In this podcast episode we’re talking with Reinaldo Marcus Green who directed Paramount’s BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE , starring Kingsley Ben-Adir as the Jamaican Reggae icon Bob Marley and Lashana Lynch as his wife, Rita Marley. BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE premiered February 14 and debuted #1 at the box office. BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE celebrates the life and music of Bob Marley who inspired generations through hi...

It’s been 50 years since the release of the 1974 film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, THE GREAT GATSBY . Highlighting the 50th anniversary of the 1974 version of THE GREAT GATSBY is another opportunity to talk with author and professor of English Emily Bernard about this 1920s novel adapted for film and the themes that continue to resonate with our own times. Our conversation with Emily...

In Episode 49 we have a mother-daughter talk about season one of the Apple TV+ series PACHINKO , which premiered in 2022.  PACHINKO is based on Min Jin Lee ’s epic second novel about four generations of a Korean family trying to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan as exiles from their familiar home. PACHINKO was one of our 2023 "Page to Screen" summer book recommendations ( Ep. 3...

In episode 48 of the podcast we talk about the film KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON with Dr. Moira RedCorn and her brother Yancey Red Corn , members of the Osage Nation. Yancey Red Corn appears in the Martin Scorsese film as Osage Chief Arthur Bonnicastle and Moira Red Corn was an extra in the film’s opening scene.  Yancy and Moira’s father, the late Charles H. Red Corn authored the novel, “A Pipe for...

Colman Domingo  is nominated for an Academy Award™ for his portrayal of civil rights activist and strategist  Bayard Rustin  in the biopic  RUSTIN . This film and Bayard Rustin's life are the inspiration for our conversation with  Robert Raben around organizing for justice and freedom, and reclaiming the hidden history of the foot soldiers of the movement. Robert Raben, who grew up in the Sout...

We’re moving this month’s 4th Tues podcast to  a LIVE podcast Wed, January 24th 7 pm ET with our reactions and predictions for historical drama Oscar® nominees. We include a list of eligible historical drama films (1:24 timestamp) from 2023 in this video. Did we miss anything? JOIN US! January 24th on Zoom Register to receive the link: https://bit.ly/Historical-Drama-Films-2023

In episode 46 we talk with ERIC WINTERLING , founder and creative director for Eric Winterling, Inc. about making costumes for two popular series set in New York City in widely different time periods. THE GILDED AGE (HBO) and THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (Amazon Studios) have dazzled historical drama watchers and series fans with their show-stopper fashions.  Eric’s New York City costume studio is wh...

December 25, 2023 is the 50th anniversary of THE STING ’s theatrical release. In episode 45, we talk about THE STING and real-life cons, big and small, with veteran casino operator GENO MUNARI . Geno brings behind-the-scenes connections to the film and stories from his work in the gambling and hospitality business, including 8 years at The Dunes Hotel and Country Club in Las Vegas. Geno Munari is...

JULIA , based on the life of the "French Chef" television star and cookbook author Julia Child, is back for a 2nd season on Max. This is our 2nd JULIA podcast conversation with wine expert and culinary strategist JANET CAM. Janet Cam was the co-founder of Washington, DC's storied Le Pavillon restaurant, the first nouvelle cuisine restaurant of its kind in the U.S. In the podcast we t...