Scandalous Diamonds

The girls wrap up the riveting story of pirates and captives with the final installment of "The Power Trip" by Jackie Collins. Both girls go to separate, amazing concerts and realize that you can flip people off AND show them a beautiful ring at the same time. Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Thank you!! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com...

Jennifer continues the story of the high seas with this week's installment of "The Power Trip" by Jackie Collins. There is talk of a taxidermied squirrel nativity scene, a mafia climate change conference, and what one would wear when heading to a yacht to pirate and kidnap. Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Thank you!! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://ww...

Jennifer continues the tale of a boating adventure in this gripping episode of Jackie Collins' The Power Trip. The girls are on cold medicine so they are punch drunk, much like the characters in this book. They discuss what supplies pirates need from Party City and Amazon in order to capture a boat and learn their pirate names. Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Tha...

The guests are on the yacht and we have our first excursion in today's installment of The Power Trip! Dana recounts how her house used to be a swingers' sex house that was covered in sex murals, and Jen accidentally shows a cable guy some porn on her laptop. Please rate, review and subscribe to Scandalous Diamonds wherever you listen to podcasts! Thank you! Become a supporter of this podcast: http...

The wacky guests and crew set sail on the latest installment of The Power Trip. Jen regales us with a story about a man who pays his (sterile... oops!) neighbor to sleep with his wife and impregnate her, and Dana points out the distinction between the wealthy Walmart Waltons and the pioneer TV Waltons. Both girls agree that neither of them has the desire to join the Mile High Club. Please rate, re...

Jennifer wraps up Book One of The Power Trip and goes over "yacht etiquette." Jen wants to know what to do when a repair guy tells you he's going to "hit that hoe" and the girls decide that This Old House needs to come do some things to Jen's old house. Dana reads Vladimir Putin's Wikipedia page and notices that he has had several different eras with his face (the puffy period, the Mr. Burns perio...

On this episode of The Power Trip recap, Jennifer takes listeners through the backgrounds of the characters who will be together on the yacht, and the girls decide that they all could use a lot of therapy. Jen's lights flicker when she turns on her washing machine (electrical problem or poltergeist? you decide...), and the girls figure out that they would react in opposite ways if they found thems...

Set sail with Scandalous Diamonds as Jennifer dives into The Power Trip by Jackie Collins! The girls discuss the Loofah Code for identifying fellow elderly swingers and wonder what voyeurs do with their hands while watching other people do things. AHOY!! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/scandalous-diamonds--4784580/support .

Jennifer wraps up Jackie Collins' hit novel, Chances, in this thrilling season finale. Jen and Dana may or may not be embroiled in a celebrity scandal right now, and they ponder whether mobsters get super excited to see each other after being exiled to other countries due to tax evasion. Finally, the girls take to the high seas for the next season of Scandalous Diamonds. AHOY! Please rate, review...

Jennifer recaps the next-to-last episode of her retelling of Jackie Collins' hit novel, Chances. Jen gets into a fight with a bamboo plant and leaves the battle with a face cut that would make Gino Santangelo jealous. Dana goes to Albuquerque and discovers that everyone is high. The girls wonder how hard it is to apply for a job with the Mafia and whether mafia families do team-building exercises...

Jennifer gets us through the 1960s with the latest installment of Jackie Collins' "Chances," and the girls ask the age old question, "Is that a gun under your pillow or are you just happy to see me?" Jen apologizes to the entire country of France before the girls start getting French hate mail full of French cuss words. Jen brings back her award-winning Gino Santangelo impersonation and goes to Ma...

Jennifer starts Book 2 of 'Chances' by Jackie Collins, and sets the stage for Lucky Santangelo and Steven Berkley's formative years. Tragedy strikes (twice!) and a Greek shipping heiress becomes a central character. The girls marvel at the dumb people who try to smuggle drugs in the airport and then practice kegel exercises while on the air. Please rate, review and subscribe to Scandalous Diamonds...

Jennifer is still covering the never-ending NYC Blackout in 1977, while also bringing the Gino and Carrie stories up through the 1950s. Murder! Mob hits gone wrong! Kidnapping! New Identities! Casinos! Jen rolls her eyes at art students who present cardboard from the garbage as their latest masterpiece. Dana is outraged at a historic rich woman's (REAL!) cat costume and proclaims that you have too...

In this installment of the recap of Jackie Collins' 'Chances,' Jennifer takes us further into Gino and Carrie's lives through the end of WWII. Jen accidentally buys an entire display of Christmas cards, the girls wonder what it was like to visit someone in prison in the 1940s, and friend of the pod, Elle, sends in a slightly scandalous Amish picture that inspires her to coin the name "Bon'erotica...

In this week's installment of Jackie Collins' "Chances," Jennifer covers the day after the NYC Blackout in 1977 and more of Carrie and Gino's history from 1928-1937. Jen remembers her childhood perms and Dana expresses her deep love for the mob. The girls review the ten strangest world records. This leads them to decide to attempt to beat the current world record for most underpants put on in thir...

Jennifer covers Clementine Duke's big, crazy party in 1928 and the first night of the 1977 NYC Blackout. The girls coin a new term for the men in Jackie Collins' books who often find themselves in a situation... they are in a real "dickle." Dana tells her secret of faking a phone call to get out of virtually any situation, and Jen has several Walmart experiences at once. Please rate, review and su...

In this episode's retelling of "Chances" by Jackie Collins, Jennifer and Dana delve into Carrie's origin story through 1928 and introduce a new segment called "Would You Rather?" Dana and America's Husband get asked a personal question at a family Thanksgiving visit, and Jen spends Thanksgiving visiting her favorite coffee table. Please rate, review and subscribe to Scandalous Diamonds anywhere yo...

Jennifer takes us on a séance of steamy romance with Gino's backstory through 1928 in Jackie Collins' Chances. Jen's jet lag leads her to ask for the way to "Pilladicky Circus" and Dana and America's Husband get "walked in on" at the Frankfurt Airport hotel. Trigger Warning: This episode contains descriptions of rape, sexual violence, and paedophilia. Please use discretion. Become a supporter of t...

Jennifer and Dana take listeners on a journey with the mafia in Jackie Collins' hit novel, "Chances." Jen remembers that her mother is a fan of rap, Dana tries to flash America's Husband while wearing a trench coat and it doesn't go as planned, and the girls hope through this book that they will finally find out what racketeering is. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/pod...

In this bonus episode, Jen and Dana open the vault once again and share their bloopers, behind-the-scenes craziness, and the parts that were edited out for massive inappropriateness. Enjoy and we will be back soon! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/scandalous-diamonds--4784580/support .

Jennifer and Dana wrap up "L.A. Connections" with the culmination of the fourth book, "Revenge." The girls hear from fan favorite vagrant, Knox Jernigan, and are approached to invest in an elderly boudoir photography studio. The podcast officially congratulate the CVS Pharmacy near Dana's house for carrying vibrators on their shelves. Stay tuned through the summer for updates from Jen and Dana and...

Jennifer and Dana cover Chapters 13-18 of the L.A. Connections book "Revenge." Dana has analysis paralysis when she has too many nail polish choices, Jen discusses her dreams and needs a dream interpreter STAT, and the girls decide that it isn't a Jackie Collins book without a dinner party and a car accident. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/scandalous-diamonds-...

Jennifer and Dana cover Chapters 6-12 of the final book in L.A. Connections, "Revenge," and discover the unbelievable phenomenon of Pseudocyesis, where a woman tricks her body into believing that it is pregnant. The girls decide that the best place to get picked up by a potential lover is at the farmer's market, and marvel at the stripper names "Gospel" and "Tuscany." Become a supporter of this po...

Jennifer and Dana kick off book four in L.A. Connections, "Revenge." Jen goes clubbing and Dana goes to Hot Springs where America's Husband gets a massage surprise he won't soon forget. The girls wonder how a person smuggles someone out of juvenile detention, and Jen declares that she doesn't drip sweat - she drips jewelry. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/scand...

Jennifer and Dana cover the end of Book 3 of L.A. Connections, "Murder," and decide that nobody wants a fast-talking, slick veterinarian. The girls ponder how to bail yourself out of jail and determine that Hollywood madams must have a real H.R. nightmare on their hands with all that turnover. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/scandalous-diamonds--4784580/support...