Significant Others podcast

Significant Others

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  Team Coco  

Did you know that the novel "Lolita" would not exist if Vladimir Nabokov’s wife hadn’t stopped her husband from burning the manuscript? Or that Gandhi learned his legendary method of passive resistance from his wife? Or that the person responsible for Maya Angelou’s genre-defining memoir was her good friend James Baldwin? Significant Others is a narrated, nonfiction podcast about folks just beyond the spotlight of history. Each episode tells the story of a talented, difficult and little-known individual who altered the destiny of their better-known partner, child, sibling, or friend, and impacted the world they left behind. Narrated and written by Liza Powel O’Brien and featuring the voices of Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman, Jameela Jamil, Rita Wilson, Timothy Olyphant, Lisa Kudrow and many more.

Did you know that the novel "Lolita" would not exist if Vladimir Nabokov’s wife hadn’t stopped her husband from burning the manuscript? Or that Gandhi learned his legendary method of passive resistance from his wife? Or that the person responsible for Maya Angelou’s genre-defining memoir was her good friend James Baldwin? Significant Others is a narrated, nonfiction podcast about folks just beyond the spotlight of history. Each episode tells the story of a talented, difficult and little-known individual who altered the destiny of their better-known partner, child, sibling, or friend, and impacted the world they left behind. Narrated and written by Liza Powel O’Brien and featuring the voices of Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman, Jameela Jamil, Rita Wilson, Timothy Olyphant, Lisa Kudrow and many more.

 

#50

Ted Danson & Woody Harrelson Are Reunited!

Ted and Woody are back together to bring you a brand new podcast from Team Coco! It’s call... more

12 Jun 2024

02 MINS

02:13

12 Jun 2024


#49

Daron Acemoglu on Marxism and AI

Are we, in fact, living in a time of revolution? What it means and what you can do about i... more

04 Apr 2024

28 MINS

28:01

04 Apr 2024


#48

The Marxes

A man who looms as large as Karl Marx needed multiple Significant Others (although when it... more

03 Apr 2024

43 MINS

43:34

03 Apr 2024


#47

Claire Dederer on Reckoning with Problematic Artists

What is a fan to do with unsavory intel on their idol? Is it possible to separate the art ... more

28 Mar 2024

39 MINS

39:54

28 Mar 2024


#46

Gala Dalí

Lover and muse to multiple artists, Gala notoriously spit on people she didn’t like—or wor... more

27 Mar 2024

44 MINS

44:48

27 Mar 2024


#45

Sandra Newman on her Retelling of 1984

Sandra Newman was given one assignment by the Orwell Estate: Re-write 1984 from the point ... more

21 Mar 2024

26 MINS

26:08

21 Mar 2024


#44

Eileen Blair

George Orwell has never been accused of being a feminist. And yet his wife Eileen left her... more

20 Mar 2024

37 MINS

37:41

20 Mar 2024


#43

Fernando Arroyo on Musical Collaboration

The one who does the work is not always the one who gets the glory. Also… what is an orche... more

14 Mar 2024

37 MINS

37:10

14 Mar 2024


#42

Billy Strayhorn

Did Duke Ellington really used to say: “He does all the work and I take all the bows?” One... more

13 Mar 2024

40 MINS

40:27

13 Mar 2024


#41

Stephen West on Philosophy

Creator and host of the podcast [Philosophize This!] (https://www.philosophizethis.org/) ,... more

07 Mar 2024

29 MINS

29:14

07 Mar 2024


#40

Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche spent the final years of his life incapacitated by illness while his s... more

06 Mar 2024

48 MINS

48:21

06 Mar 2024


#39

Hilary Liftin on the Art of Ghostwriting

Amelia Earhart’s husband George Putnam didn’t invent ghostwriting, but he relied on it hea... more

29 Feb 2024

33 MINS

33:12

29 Feb 2024


#38

George Palmer Putnam

The man who made Amelia Earhart famous may also have gotten her killed. But their marriage... more

28 Feb 2024

47 MINS

47:31

28 Feb 2024


#37

Eric Marcus on Bayard Rustin’s Legacy

Founder and host of the podcast [Making Gay History] (https://makinggayhistory.com/) , Eri... more

22 Feb 2024

37 MINS

37:38

22 Feb 2024


#36

Bayard Rustin

The architect of the March on Washington and co-author of Dr. King’s memoir was a mentor t... more

21 Feb 2024

48 MINS

48:37

21 Feb 2024


#35

Sarah Vowell on Peggy Shippen & Revolutionary America

Author Sarah Vowell on the particular struggles women faced in revolutionary America and h... more

15 Feb 2024

27 MINS

27:28

15 Feb 2024


#34

Peggy Shippen

Benedict Arnold is famous for betraying his country–but it was his wife who made the treas... more

14 Feb 2024

54 MINS

54:17

14 Feb 2024


#33

Significant Others Returns!

Significant Others is back for season 2! Starting February 14th, join Liza Powel O’Brien a... more

07 Feb 2024

01 MINS

01:58

07 Feb 2024


#32

Bonus Episode: Dr. Susan Flinn on the Significant Others Within Ourselves

In our final bonus episode before the new season, Liza is joined by psychoanalyst and coup... more

25 Jan 2024

48 MINS

48:17

25 Jan 2024


#31

Bonus Episode: Liza Mundy on the History of Women at the CIA

In this month’s bonus episode, Liza is joined by Liza Mundy, journalist and author of the ... more

28 Dec 2023

44 MINS

44:32

28 Dec 2023


#30

Bonus Episode: Dr. Emily Wilson on the Art of Translation

In this month’s bonus episode, Liza is joined by Dr. Emily Wilson, the first woman to tran... more

30 Nov 2023

27 MINS

27:02

30 Nov 2023


#29

Bonus Episode: Eric Roth on the Role of the Screenwriter

In this bonus episode, Liza is joined by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Eric Roth to d... more

26 Oct 2023

28 MINS

28:08

26 Oct 2023


#28

Bonus Episode: Benjamin Binstock on Examining Vermeer

In this month’s bonus episode, Liza is joined by Benjamin Binstock, art historian and auth... more

28 Sep 2023

30 MINS

30:21

28 Sep 2023


#27

Bonus Episode: Laurie Sandell on Ruth Madoff

Bonus Episode: Laurie Sandell on Ruth Madoff In this month’s bonus episode, Liza is joined... more

24 Aug 2023

35 MINS

35:44

24 Aug 2023


#26

Bonus Episode: Dr. Mali Heled Kinberg on James Joyce and Nora Barnacle

On this month’s bonus episode, Liza is joined by Dr. Mali Heled Kinberg, UCLA faculty lect... more

27 Jul 2023

37 MINS

37:31

27 Jul 2023


#25

Bonus Episode: Marc Grossman on Helen and Cesar Chavez

In this month’s bonus episode, Liza is joined by Marc Grossman who was speechwriter, press... more

29 Jun 2023

34 MINS

34:03

29 Jun 2023


#24

Bonus Episode: Anna Malaika Tubbs on Significant Mothers

In this month’s bonus episode, we celebrate Mother’s Day! Liza is joined by bestselling au... more

11 May 2023

36 MINS

36:01

11 May 2023


#23

Bonus Episode: Elizabeth Winkler on if Shakespeare was a Woman

In this month’s bonus episode, Liza is joined by Elizabeth Winkler, author of the new book... more

27 Apr 2023

35 MINS

35:32

27 Apr 2023


#22

Bonus Episode: Mo Rocca on the Art of the Obituary

Significant Others is bringing you another bonus episode! This time Liza is joined by Mo R... more

30 Mar 2023

35 MINS

35:48

30 Mar 2023


#21

Bonus Episode: Heather Cox Richardson on Presidents and First Ladies

Significant Others is back with another bonus episode! Liza is joined by historian Heather... more

28 Feb 2023

37 MINS

37:41

28 Feb 2023