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A conversation with host Tara and her friend, Angie. Learn how this podcast season came about, the challenges, the creative process, and the people who helped make this season! We have a website! https://www.podpage.com/whowasshepodcast/ You can also find more information on our social media: http://instagram.com/whowasshepodcast https://www.facebook.com/whowasshepodcast https://www.pinterest.com/whowasshepodcast Our music composer, Sam Redd is on SoundCloud as "Sam Redd": https://soundcloud.com/samredd and YouTube as @SammyManhattan: https://www.youtube.com/@sammymanhattan Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1548368026 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our last episode of the season, we find out the challenges of Carole's love story with Clark Gable, her connections to some familiar names, her efforts to help during World War II, and her untimely death. We have a website! https://www.podpage.com/whowasshepodcast/ You can also find more information on our social media: http://instagram.com/whowasshepodcast https://www.facebook.com/whowasshepodcast https://www.pinterest.com/whowasshepodcast Our music composer, Sam Redd is on SoundCloud as "Sam Redd": https://soundcloud.com/samredd and YouTube as @SammyManhattan: https://www.youtube.com/@sammymanhattan Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1548368026 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How did Carole and Clark Gable finally become a couple? Why does "Gone with the Wind" have anything to do with it? Find out in the latest episode! We have a website! https://www.podpage.com/whowasshepodcast/ You can also find more information on our social media: http://instagram.com/whowasshepodcast https://www.facebook.com/whowasshepodcast https://www.pinterest.com/whowasshepodcast Our music composer, Sam Redd is on SoundCloud as "Sam Redd": https://soundcloud.com/samredd and YouTube as @SammyManhattan: https://www.youtube.com/@sammymanhattan Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1548368026 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two major deaths occur that impact Carole's life, which drives her to work harder in Hollywood. We have a website! https://www.podpage.com/whowasshepodcast/ You can also find more information on our social media: http://instagram.com/whowasshepodcast https://www.facebook.com/whowasshepodcast https://www.pinterest.com/whowasshepodcast Our music composer, Sam Redd is on SoundCloud as "Sam Redd": https://soundcloud.com/samredd and YouTube as @SammyManhattan: https://www.youtube.com/@sammymanhattan Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1548368026 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Carole grows in her career, building her reputation as the comedic actress in Hollywood, working with major studios like Paramount and Columbia, making seven films back to back in one year, navigating a failing marriage, and much more! We have a website! https://www.podpage.com/whowasshepodcast/ You can also find more information on our social media: http://instagram.com/whowasshepodcast https://www.facebook.com/whowasshepodcast https://www.pinterest.com/whowasshepodcast Our music composer, Sam Redd is on SoundCloud as "Sam Redd": https://soundcloud.com/samredd and YouTube as @SammyManhattan: https://www.youtube.com/@sammymanhattan Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1548368026 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carole gets married, becomes the favorite client for the infamous talent agent, Myron Selznick, and holds her own against Harry Cohen, aka "The most hated man in Hollywood," plus much more! We have a website! https://www.podpage.com/whowasshepodcast/ You can also find more information on our social media: http://instagram.com/whowasshepodcast https://www.facebook.com/whowasshepodcast https://www.pinterest.com/whowasshepodcast Our music composer, Sam Redd is on SoundCloud as "Sam Redd": https://soundcloud.com/samredd and YouTube as @SammyManhattan: https://www.youtube.com/@sammymanhattan Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1548368026 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the third episode of this new season, we follow Lombard's transformation from a struggling actress to becoming Paramount Pictures' "Orchid," how she earned the respect of Hollywood, and more! We have a website! https://www.podpage.com/whowasshepodcast/ You can also find more information on our social media: http://instagram.com/whowasshepodcast https://www.facebook.com/whowasshepodcast https://www.pinterest.com/whowasshepodcast Our music composer, Sam Redd is on SoundCloud as "Sam Redd": https://soundcloud.com/samredd and YouTube as @SammyManhattan: https://www.youtube.com/@sammymanhattan Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1548368026 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This season is about one of Hollywood's first starlets, Carole Lombard and in this second episode, we learn about how she went from Jane Peters to her new screen name, Carol (without the e) Lombard, auditioning and avoiding the infamous 'casting couch' with Charlie Chaplin and John Barrymore, the car crash that nearly ended her career, and more! We have a website! https://www.podpage.com/whowasshepodcast/ You can also find more information on our social media: http://instagram.com/whowasshepodcast https://www.facebook.com/whowasshepodcast https://www.pinterest.com/whowasshepodcast Our music composer, Sam Redd is on SoundCloud as "Sam Redd": https://soundcloud.com/samredd and YouTube as @SammyManhattan: https://www.youtube.com/@sammymanhattan Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1548368026 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Who was she? Podcast where your host, Tara Jabbari focuses on the stories of women throughout history that were active in the Baha’i Faith. This season is about one of Hollywood's first starlets, Carole Lombard. This first episode shares the story of her early beginnings from Indiana to what led to her family moving to Los Angeles. We have a website! https://www.podpage.com/whowasshepodcast/ You can also find more information on our social media: http://instagram.com/whowasshepodcast https://www.facebook.com/whowasshepodcast https://www.pinterest.com/whowasshepodcast Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1548368026 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Starting on Tuesdays, September 2nd, new episodes of Who was she? Podcast will begin!  It is about Carole Lombard, the most famous movie star of her time during the 1930s and early 40s. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode wherever you listen to podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a special episode, and we are very happy to participate in 2025’s Podcasthon!  For one week, more than a thousand podcasts will highlight a charity of their choice. I am highlighting two great organizations: Refugee, Biriyani and Bananas and Charity Water. Listen to my interview with Ruhi Akhtar, Founder and CEO of Refugee, Biriyani and Bananas, and with Kathy Lindner, the Supporter Experience Manager at Charity Water. To learn more, visit: www.refugeebiriyanibananas.org  https://www.instagram.com/refugee_biriyanibananas https://www.facebook.com/RefugeeBiriyaniAndBananas The many ways you can get involved with Charity Water:   https://www.charitywater.org/take-action https://www.instagram.com/charitywater/ https://www.facebook.com/charitywater And learn more about Podcasthon: https://podcasthon.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A conversation with host Tara and her friend, Angie. Learn how this podcast season came about, the challenges, the creative process, the people who helped make this season, and hear a sneak preview of who the next season will be about! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Partial Transcript: Welcome, I am your host, Tara Jabbari. Who was she? Podcast will focus on the stories of women throughout history that were active in the Baha’i Faith. This season is about Hazel Scott, a talented musician and activist.  She had evolved in her faith. Having been introduced to the Baha’i Faith by her good friend and famous jazz artist, Dizzy Gillespie, she was interested in learning more. She was particularly intrigued by “progressive revelation.” This is the belief that Manifestations of God represent stages in the spiritual evolution of civilization. These Manifestations include Abraham, Moses, Krishna, Buddha, Zoroaster, Christ and Muhammad.  Or as she explained, “Whenever man has been ready to absorb more knowledge, God has revealed it.” Baha’u’llah is the Manifestation of the Baha’i Faith. Hazel fought nonstop for what was right, she achieved many firsts and her talent was truly one of a kind. In one of the last interviews she ever did, she was asked what is the most important part in her life. Hazel replied, “The important part? When I have been able to transmit that which I have been singularly gifted with…to move an audience to their feet.”  I hope you enjoyed learning about Hazel Scott, I certainly did and hope you are inspired and moved to your feet just like she would want.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patrial Transcript: Recovering from the dissolution of her marriage as well as a second suicide attempt, Hazel was determined to move on with her life in Paris.  The French film industry was interested in Hazel. Now that she felt she had earned more maturity and life experience, she was comfortable actually acting in a role. So she went on set for Le Desordre et la Nuit (Disorder of the Night) where she played a supporting role as a dancer. It was the first time she was playing someone other than herself on screen. Her son shared that after the first day of filming, Hazel came home and announced, “Your Mother does not speak french!” According to Skipper, he knew there was trouble whenever she began a sentence with “your mother.”  It turned out that her accent needed work, not necessarily her language skills so the studio got her a french dialect coach.   That same day, they got the news that Harry Cohn, the president of Columbia Pictures had died. She explained to the cast and crew the whole story of Cohn and his promise that she would never make another movie until the day he died. And now, years after his promise, he died and she was on a set filming. It would become one of her favorite stories to tell, no longer would Cohn threaten her career on the big screen.  Hazel went on to film a couple of other french films. Very nearly including Paris Blues  with Sidney Poitier & Paul Newman but ultimately the part went to another. She was still synonymous with being a musician even on the big screen. Hazel said, “Once you played the priest, you can never play the gangster…Everybody just wants me to come on and sing. And I can do so much more than that.”  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Partial transcript: Between 1950 to 1952, Hazel had nearly lost her reputation and her life. The Red Scare and the HUAC hearings put a toll on her career. The growing attention on her marriage, the loss of work in the United States, and the constant public attention caused Hazel to have a mental breakdown and attempt suicide. Thankfully by May 1952, Hazel was doing better through the best medical care her husband could find her. She was performing and showing the world that nothing could stop Hazel Scott and her immense talent.  Paul E. Magliore, the President of Haiti invited Hazel to attend the 150th anniversary of Haiti’s independence. Hazel gladly accepted as she was an anti-colonialist and felt a kinship with the Haiti people. When years later, Trinidad, her birth country became a free country, her son remembered Hazel went screaming through the house, “We’re free! We’re free!”  In 1955, Hazel wanted to go back to Paris and Adam encouraged the move but would not join her. They already were drifting apart from their marriage and now, they were physically apart. They hadn’t been happy for a while. Adam suggested an open marriage but it was not necessarily to save their marriage. He wanted to keep his family man image for his political look with the freedom of spending time with other women. Hazel did not agree to the proposal. She said, “I couldn’t face a marriage of convenience, especially if it was at my inconvenience.”  Deeply unhappy with the state of her marriage, she decided faith would be the only thing that could help. Learn and listen more: https://shows.acast.com/who-was-she-podcast Also available on: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/who-was-she/id1548368026 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08JJS5J2T/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_H6paGbTR63EK9 https://open.spotify.com/show/78a4pv6tYgad4C0mEftAgB You can also find more information on our social media: http://instagram.com/whowasshepodcast https://www.facebook.com/whowasshepodcast https://www.pinterest.com/whowasshepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.