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Significant Others
Significant Others
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?... more

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Episodes

Ted Danson & Woody Harrelson Are Reunited!

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

12 Jun 2024 · 2 minutes
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 it,... more

04 Apr 2024 · 28 minutes
The Marxes

A man who looms as large as Karl Marx needed multiple Significant Others (although when it came to wives, he... more

03 Apr 2024 · 43 minutes
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 from... more

28 Mar 2024 · 39 minutes
Gala Dalí

Lover and muse to multiple artists, Gala notoriously spit on people she didn’t like—or worse. Her marriage to the renowned... more

27 Mar 2024 · 44 minutes
Sandra Newman on her Retelling of 1984

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

21 Mar 2024 · 26 minutes
Eileen Blair

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

20 Mar 2024 · 37 minutes
Fernando Arroyo on Musical Collaboration

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

14 Mar 2024 · 37 minutes
Billy Strayhorn

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

13 Mar 2024 · 40 minutes
Stephen West on Philosophy

Creator and host of the podcast Philosophize This!, Stephen West, on how long-dead philosophers can still offer guidance in a... more

07 Mar 2024 · 29 minutes
Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche spent the final years of his life incapacitated by illness while his sister bent his works to her... more

06 Mar 2024 · 48 minutes
Hilary Liftin on the Art of Ghostwriting

Amelia Earhart’s husband George Putnam didn’t invent ghostwriting, but he relied on it heavily to produce his best-sellers. What kind... more

29 Feb 2024 · 33 minutes
George Palmer Putnam

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

28 Feb 2024 · 47 minutes
Eric Marcus on Bayard Rustin’s Legacy

Founder and host of the podcast Making Gay History, Eric Marcus, on Rustin’s heir and the stewardship of his legacy.

22 Feb 2024 · 37 minutes
Bayard Rustin

The architect of the March on Washington and co-author of Dr. King’s memoir was a mentor to the great civil... more

21 Feb 2024 · 48 minutes
Sarah Vowell on Peggy Shippen & Revolutionary America

Author Sarah Vowell on the particular struggles women faced in revolutionary America and how Peggy Shippen’s environment influenced her decisions.

15 Feb 2024 · 27 minutes
Peggy Shippen

Benedict Arnold is famous for betraying his country–but it was his wife who made the treason possible. Starring: Susan Yeagley as... more

14 Feb 2024 · 54 minutes
Significant Others Returns!

Significant Others is back for season 2! Starting February 14th, join Liza Powel O’Brien as she explores more stories of... more

07 Feb 2024 · 1 minute
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 couples therapist Dr. Susan Flinn... more

25 Jan 2024 · 48 minutes
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 book, The Sisterhood: The... more

28 Dec 2023 · 44 minutes
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 translate Homer’s The Odyssey... more

30 Nov 2023 · 27 minutes
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 discuss the often invisible craft of... more

26 Oct 2023 · 28 minutes
Bonus Episode: Benjamin Binstock on Examining Vermeer

In this month’s bonus episode, Liza is joined by Benjamin Binstock, art historian and author of Vermeer’s Family Secrets: Genius,... more

28 Sep 2023 · 30 minutes
Bonus Episode: Laurie Sandell on Ruth Madoff

In this month’s bonus episode, Liza is joined by Laurie Sandell, author of Truth and Consequences: Life Inside the Madoff... more

24 Aug 2023 · 35 minutes
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 lecturer and holder of a... more

27 Jul 2023 · 37 minutes
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 secretary, and personal aide to... more

29 Jun 2023 · 34 minutes
Bonus Episode: Anna Malaika Tubbs on Significant Mothers

In this month’s bonus episode, we celebrate Mother’s Day! Liza is joined by bestselling author Anna Malaika Tubbs to discuss... more

11 May 2023 · 36 minutes
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 Shakespeare Was a Woman... more

27 Apr 2023 · 35 minutes
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 Rocca, the host of the... more

30 Mar 2023 · 35 minutes
Bonus Episode: Heather Cox Richardson on Presidents and First Ladies

Significant Others is back with another bonus episode! Liza is joined by historian Heather Cox Richardson, host of the podcast... more

28 Feb 2023 · 37 minutes
Jake Tapper on the Significant Relationship Between Political Parties

CNN anchor Jake Tapper joins Liza in another special bonus episode to discuss how a 2-party system can look a... more

12 Jan 2023 · 24 minutes
Bonus Episode: Dana Schwartz on Royal Partnerships

Significant Others is back with another bonus episode! Liza is joined by Dana Schwartz, host of the popular podcast Noble... more

19 Dec 2022 · 36 minutes
Bonus Episode: Stacy Schiff on Samuel Adams

Significant Others is back with a bonus episode! Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Stacy Schiff returns to discuss her new book The... more

01 Dec 2022 · 30 minutes
Malcolm Gladwell on Dr. Spock

Best-selling author and journalist Malcolm Gladwell joins Liza to discuss the concept of “celebrity doctors” and the destructive dynamic between... more

08 Sep 2022 · 19 minutes
Jane Cheney Spock

The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care altered parenting forever and made Dr. Benjamin Spock a household name.... more

07 Sep 2022 · 51 minutes
Julie Lythcott-Haims on Sir Leslie Stephen

Parenting expert Julie Lythcott-Haims sits down with Liza to explore what parents should and shouldn’t want for their children; and... more

01 Sep 2022 · 20 minutes
Sir Leslie Stephen

Virginia Woolf’s father, Sir Leslie Stephen, wanted nothing more than to be a genius—but he created one instead. Starring: Jameela Jamil... more

31 Aug 2022 · 38 minutes
Mark Harris on Molly Day Thacher and Elia Kazan

Journalist and biographer Mark Harris joins Liza to discuss the legacy of Elia Kazan and whether or not there is... more

25 Aug 2022 · 22 minutes
Molly Day Thacher

Legendary filmmaker Elia Kazan gave us such cinematic classics as On the Waterfront and A Streetcar Named Desire, but he... more

24 Aug 2022 · 47 minutes
W. Kamau Bell on James Baldwin and Maya Angelou

Author and comedian W. Kamau Bell joins Liza to discuss the legacies of Maya Angelou and James Baldwin, and the... more

18 Aug 2022 · 21 minutes
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The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care altered parenting forever and made Dr. Benjamin Spock a household name. But his... more