Ridiculous Romance

Half the Virgins in Paris: Winnaretta Singer’s Little Black Book

<p>Winnaretta Singer-Polignac wasn’t just shaping culture for generations to come while she was living in Paris and London - she also had quite a few lesbian lovers, and every single one of them was a remarkable woman with a few wild love stories of their own: the suffragette and composer Ethel Smythe, the painter Romaine Brooks, the socialite and writer Violet Trefusis, and so many more. We’ve collected them all here in a marathon tour of over 30 years of Winnaretta’s love affairs! </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

Throughout time and across the globe, from the Stone Age to the Digital Age, people have been having weird, wonderful, and downright absurd relationships. Real life spouses Diana and Eli are here to cover them all in a podcast that’s part history, part comedy, and all ridiculous. Hook up with some of the wildest and most interesting romantic partners to ever fall in love!