She Was A Lot: Alexandra Romanov Podcast

Our most popular blog series gets the audio treatment for this month’s podcast. Riley redeems her failed high school paper on how Alexandra Romanov’s mental illness contributed to the end of the Russian empire as the sisters discuss complicated legacies, hypochondria, and the neurobiology of phantom pregnancy.

Plus: Our brother does not want you to support him. Riley was sad when she learned Joe Jonas had premarital sex. We dare a man to deal with period cramps. Is the IB program anti-God, anti-America, and anti-family?

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Heir Jordan: Talal bin Abdullah – Uneasy Lies the Crown

Hundreds of years of politics and family tension preceded Talal bin Abdullah’s ascent to the Jordanian throne in 1951. After only a year, he was forced to abdicate. Was it because he was sick or were there ulterior motives at play? Our search for answers takes us from post-Word War Britain to 1950s Switzerland to the modern coronavirus pandemic. Plus: Prince Harry is a Maxinista. Is Camilla here for the right reasons? Riley's review of the song Stefanie's high school boyfriend wrote about her. Why was Matt Lauer ALWAYS at Easter Island?

1. Heir Jordan: Talal bin Abdullah 01:05:19
2. Tangled: Prince Henrik of Denmark 01:09:35
3. Charlotte's Web: Carlota of Mexico 01:03:42
4. The X Files: Katherine and Nerissa Bowes-Lyon 53:13
5. God Save the Queen: Elizabeth II 43:52