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Right Answers Mostly
Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo
199 episodes
2 weeks ago
History is just gossip! Join hosts Tess Bellomo and Claire Donald every Monday as they break down the juiciest stories from history and pop culture over a cocktail!
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History is just gossip! Join hosts Tess Bellomo and Claire Donald every Monday as they break down the juiciest stories from history and pop culture over a cocktail!
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History
TV & Film,
Society & Culture
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Right Answers Mostly
George Washington Was… Kinda Hot?
This week, we’re joined by Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky , presidential historian and Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon , to talk all things George Washington Dr. Chervinsky breaks down a George Washington you’ve probably never met: a little petty, a little theater-kid coded, low-key hot, surprisingly funny, occasionally temperamental, and undeniably courageous. We get into the myths, the mess, the leadership, and why George’s particular brand of integrity (and humor!) is something we desperately wish we saw more of today. Created and produced by Claire Donald and Tess Bellomo Learn more about Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky HERE Learn more about Mt. Vernon HERE For more RAM, GO HERE Join our premium channel for 3 bonus eps a month ⁠here⁠ and save 15% when you buy annually! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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2 weeks ago
1 hour 3 minutes

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Katharine Hepburn: Hollywood’s Rebellion in Trousers
In this week’s episode, we dive into the life of Hollywood’s original “I’ll do it my way” girl: Katharine Hepburn. From growing up in a fiercely progressive household (her mom was literally fighting for birth control while her dad was lecturing on public health) to reinventing herself as the pants wearing, ice-bath-taking, golf obsessed wellness influencer of 1930, Hepburn was never going to fit the studio mold. We unpack her rise from east coast tomboy to four time Oscar winner, the rumors, the reinventions, the romances (real and speculated), and the unapologetic independence that made her a legend. It’s a story of privilege, pressure, feminism before we called it that, and the price of living life on your own terms in old Hollywood. History is just gossip, and this is Hepburn like you’ve never heard her. Produced and created by Tess Bellomo & Claire Donald For more RAM, go here To join our premium subscription for 3 bonus eps a month for $7.99, go here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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3 weeks ago
1 hour 1 minute

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Hungover Pop Culture Recap
Rammies, we are battling a hangover but the pop culture wheel never stops turning. From celeb couples insisting they’ve never had an argument (sure, Jan), to Momtok’s Whitney stepping into the role of Roxy in Chicago, to the confirmed political leanings of Craig from Southern Charm (le heavy sigh)… we cover it all. Join us in the haze. Created and produced by Claire Donald and Tess Bellomo For more RAM, go ⁠here.⁠ Join our premium channel for 3 bonus eps a month ⁠here⁠ and save 15% when you buy annually! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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4 weeks ago
44 minutes

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Anita Hill: The Moment That Made #MeToo Possible
This week, we dive into the Clarence Thomas hearings and the woman who changed the conversation forever: Anita Hill. Anita Hill made history in 1991 when she testified about the sexual harassment she had experienced while she was an aide to Clarence Thomas, a Supreme Court nominee who had been her supervisor at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. We unpack her testimony, the senators who voted to confirm, and the legacy of a moment that still echoes today. TW: This episode contains discussions of sexual harassment Created and produced by: Claire Donald and Tess Bellomo For more RAM, go ⁠here.⁠ Join our premium channel for 3 bonus eps a month ⁠here⁠ and save 15% when you buy annually! Sources: Anita: Speaking Truth To Power, Politico , Wikipedia , You're Wrong About, NYTimes, CBS News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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1 month ago
1 hour 3 minutes

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MomTok Season 3 Recap & Bravocon Thoughts
This week, we’re back recapping MomTok Season 3 because it’s genuinely all we can think about. We get into everything: Miranda holding strong as our liberal queen (can we get her on RAM?!), which husbands we detest the least, and of course…the big Jessi affair. Then we wrap things up with our final BravoCon thoughts. Created and produced by Claire Donald and Tess Bellomo For more RAM, go ⁠here.⁠ Join our premium channel for 3 bonus eps a month ⁠here⁠ and save 15% when you buy annually! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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1 month ago
49 minutes

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The Forgotten Genius in the Boys Lab
This week we’re diving into the story of Rosalind Franklin, the brilliant chemist whose work literally shaped our understanding of life itself… and who history almost forgot. Before “girlboss” was even a word, Rosalind was out here breaking barriers at Cambridge, fighting for lab space, and producing the famous “Photo 51” that helped unlock the double helix, only to have her male colleagues take the glory. We talk about what it meant to be a woman in science in the 1950s, how her confidence and precision were often mistaken for “difficult,” and why her legacy feels so hauntingly familiar in a world that still loves to under credit women. Created and produced by Tess Bellomo & Claire Donald For more about RAM, go here! Sign up for our premium subscription for $7.99/month here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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1 month ago
45 minutes

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The Hunger Games of Hollywood
In this week's episode of Pop Culture we talk about.....well, how Hollywood is deeply scaring us. From the ostentatious Baby2Baby Gala, to Kris Jenner's 70th birthday party hosted at Jeff Bezos' mansion, everything is feeling MAGA and weird. We also talk about how much we adore Jennifer Lawrence, Leo's 51st birthday party and dive into what is really happening with Kylie Cook and Amanda Batula. We wish we were at BravoCon so badly it is painful. Created and hosted by Tess Bellomo & Claire Donald For more RAM, go here To join our premium subscription we mention for $7.99/month, go here! We also are running a discount for NEW premium Rammies, so DM us if interested . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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1 month ago
1 hour 1 minute

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"I Was Snogging Jude Law": The Affair That Shook the 2000s
In the mid-2000s, Jude Law and Sienna Miller were the it-couple —hot, British, and impossibly cool. But when the tabloids uncovered Jude’s affair with the nanny, it became one of the most defining scandals of the decade. In this episode, we revisit the chaos, the heartbreak, and the cultural obsession that turned a private betrayal into front-page news. Created and produced by Claire Donald and Tess Bellomo For more RAM, go ⁠here.⁠ Join our premium channel for 3 bonus eps a month ⁠here⁠ and save 15% when you buy annually! Sources: HelloTefi TikTok, The Guardian , Buzzfeed, The Guardian , Jude Law Wikipedia , Sienna Miller Wikipedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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1 month ago
1 hour 10 minutes

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Let’s Pretend It’s 2005 and Read Teen Vogue
Grab your Lip Smackers and your flat iron, because this week on RAM Pop Culture, we’re cracking open our Teen Vogue archives and heading straight back to 2007. It’s a full on glossy magazine sleepover as we rediscover the quizzes, cover girls, and chaos that defined an era. We take you through the “What Kind of Best Friend Are You?” quiz (are you a Selena, Blake, Zendaya, or Lindsay?), and of course play “Would You Rather: Teen Edition” We talk about the power of teen magazines in shaping our identities, political stances, and the performative perfection of the “It Girl,” and how every friendship in your teens felt like a cover story. From Juicy Couture tracksuits to the “Young Hollywood” issue, from Zac Efron prom fantasies to finding yourself in the MySpace age , it’s our love letter to that formative, lip-gloss-sticky chapter of growing up. This magazine shaped us and Claire was even in it! Because at the end of the day… history is just gossip, especially when it’s written in pink gel pen. RIP to a LEGENDARY magazine! Created and produced by Claire Donald and Tess Bellomo For more RAM, go ⁠here.⁠ Join our premium channel for 3 bonus eps a month ⁠here⁠ and save 15% when you buy annually! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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1 month ago
55 minutes

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How Diane Keaton Changed the Modern Muse
In this episode we honor the iconic, Diane Keaton. From her power suits, To Godfather legacy, to dating some of Hollywood's most eligible Bachelors and every single person falling in love with her on set, to becoming a single mom in her 50s, this woman is such an inspiration and Hollywood will forever miss her kookiness, style, wit, and heart. We love you, Diane! Created and produced by Tess Bellomo & Claire Donald For more RAM, go here! To join our PREMIUM channel for $7.99/month, go here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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2 months ago
53 minutes

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Vogue World, "Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now", & IS Joe Jonas Attractive?
On this week's episode of RAM Pop Culture Edition, we're diving into VOGUE Honey. Vogue World: the looks, the celebrities, the RAM coded throw backs (Hello Marie Antionette!) and of course discussing the controversial article that has swept the world, author Chante Jones "Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?" which has really shook single and partnered women and started a discussion: Why do boyfriends feel Republican? Then we talk about the industry's struggles in LA, Halie and Justin of course, and some celebrity couple updates! Tangents include: The Jonas Brothers, The Male Loneliness Epidemic & Rosalia (WE STAN!) Created and produced by Tess Bellomo & Claire Donald For more RAM, go here If you're interested in our bonus episodes for $7.99/month, go here! You get the FULL bonus episode at the end of every month, two other episodes catching up on our personal lives, and get added to close friends on instagram! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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2 months ago
51 minutes

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The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping: The OG “Crime of the Century”
Before O.J., before JonBenét, there was the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. When Charles Lindbergh’s baby was kidnapped in 1932, it became the story that stopped the world. In this episode, we dive into how the “crime of the century” reshaped American law, created modern celebrity obsession, and revealed the darker side of the man once hailed as a hero. Created and produced by Claire Donald and Tess Bellomo For more RAM GO HERE Join our premium channel for 3 bonus eps a month ⁠here⁠ and save 15% when you buy annually! SOURCES: History's Greatest Mysteries , The New York Times, Wikipedia, The New York Times, Charles Lindbergh Wiki Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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2 months ago
37 minutes

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Jessica Simpson Lore, The Girls Are Fighting (Again), and All Things Bravo with JORDY CRAY!
This week we are joined by our fellow pop culture girly, Jordy Cray! We gush over our shared love for Jessica Simpson and get some amazing lore from Jordy before diving into this week’s top stories , including the latest in the Hailey vs. Selena saga sparked by that Wall Street Journal interview, and Kristen Bell’s confusing Instagram post. We wrap things up with all things Bravo and get the inside scoop on what Jordy will be up to at BravoCon. Created and produced by Claire Donald and Tess Bellomo For more RAM, go ⁠here.⁠ Join our premium channel for 3 bonus eps a month ⁠here⁠ and save 15% when you buy annually! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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2 months ago
56 minutes

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Elisa Lam: The Internet’s Mystery, a Woman’s Story
In 2013, a young woman named Elisa Lam checked into the Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, and never checked out. Her mysterious disappearance and the viral elevator footage that followed turned a private mentalhealth crisis into a global guessing game. In this episode, we unpack how Elisa’s story became one of the internet’s first true-crime obsessions ,and what that says about our collective relationship with mystery, voyeurism, and mental health. We trace the Cecil’s dark history, from the glamor of old-Hollywood travelers to its tragic ties to serial killers, and explore how an online army of “sleuths” blurred the line between empathy and exploitation. TW: This episode contains conversations around mental health struggles, suicide, and rape. Created and produced by Tess Bellomo & Claire Donald For more RAM, go here To get 3 bonus episodes a month, subscribe here! Just $7.99 for THREE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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2 months ago
50 minutes

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Is Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Over? Plus Kim Kardashian's Bush, & Why we all Bully J.Lo
In this episode of POP CULTURE edition, we have so much to discuss, truly. Everything from the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show seeming like a weird college kid going to high school parties, to who is considered an A, B or C list actor, and of course tangents around movie ratings, Reese Witherspoon, why everyone hates J.Lo, and ending with some Bravo news. We have it all for you here! Created and produced by Tess Bellomo & Claire Donald For more on who we are, check us out here! To join our subscription for THREE bonus episodes a month for $7.99, go here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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2 months ago
55 minutes

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Pocahontas: A Story We Stole
You think you know Pocahontas, but trust us, this is not the story you in history class (or from a raccoon and a willow tree...we do love you though, Meeko). This week, we’re breaking down the real history of Pocahontas, the woman behind the myth. From her kidnapping and forced assimilation to how England turned her into a PR campaign for colonization. Which also brings us to the MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women) crisis. Although we can never give a voice back to all of the MMIW, we can change how society values Native American women. That evolution can only begin with the telling of the real story of Pocahontas, the most famous missing Native American woman in history. Created and produced by Claire Donald and Tess Bellomo For more RAM, go ⁠here.⁠ Join our premium channel for 3 bonus eps a month ⁠here⁠ and save 15% when you buy annually! Sources: PBS, Smithsonian Mag, Wikipedia, The People's Profile Doc, The Indigenous Foundation Learn more about the MMIW crisis HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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2 months ago
1 hour

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Is "Life of a Show Girl" Taylor's Worst Album?
This week on our pop culture edition, we dive into everything from Hollywood's Ozempic use, our "unique "childhood crushes, Paul Hollywood, to our honest constructive criticism about Taylor's New Era that is frustrating us, and finally finishing off with some thoughts about The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and Miami. So buckle up, butter cups! And remember, we do not know these people, and let's all have a dialogue without losing our minds, Swifties! "Life of a Show Girl" convo starts around 26:00. Created and produced by Tess Bellomo & Claire Donald For more RAM, go here! To support our show and get THREE bonus eps a month, go here! Just $7.99, you won't regret it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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2 months ago
1 hour 6 minutes

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Victoria Beckham: Too Posh To Smile
This week we’re talking about the woman who went from a little Gucci dress to a global fashion empire: Victoria Beckham. Known to the world first as Posh Spice, Victoria perfected the art of the pout while quietly becoming one of the most fascinating figures in pop culture. From Spice Girls chaos and WAG tabloid drama to her reinvention as a serious designer, she’s mastered the long game of fame. Was she “too posh to smile”, or just too busy building an empire? We get into the gossip, the glamour, and the girl who turned “Posh” into a lifestyle. Created and Produced by Tess Bellomo & Claire Donald For more RAM go here For our THREE bonus episodes, subscribe here for $7.99/month Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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2 months ago
56 minutes

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Nicole's Heartache, Bad Bunny's Super Bowl & Taylor's "Life of A Show Girl"
This week on Right Answers Mostly, we’re serving up a full plate of pop culture chaos with Tess's HUSBAND as the guest. From Taylor’s Life of a Showgirl controversial thoughts, and Nicole Kidman’s headline about her divorce, to Bad Bunny’s polarizing Super Bowl performance, it’s "one battle after another" in the celebrity arena. And yes, spoiler alert, we do talk a lot about the film and our thoughts if it is indeed the movie of our generation. But that’s not all, because we couldn’t resist stopping by the Dawson’s Creek reunion and CW nostalgia from our childhood. Thank you for joining us, Kunal! Created and produced by Tess Bellomo & Claire Donald For more RAM, head here! If you want to join our premium channel, and also hear Kunal's Korner episode, sign up for $7.99 for 3 bonus eps a month HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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3 months ago
53 minutes

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Bumble vs. the Boys Club: Whitney Wolfe Herd’s Story
Before dating apps became the default way to meet your next fling, or your forever, Whitney Wolfe Herd was rewriting the rules of love and tech. From her early days helping launch Tinder, to the explosive fallout that led her to create Bumble, Whitney’s story is one of ambition, lawsuits, billion-dollar valuations, and the rise (and fall?) of the “girlboss” era. In this episode, we unpack how she built a dating empire by asking women to make the first move, how she navigated Silicon Valley’s boys’ club, and what her journey says about feminism, business, and the culture of swiping right. TW: This episode contains discussion around sexual harassment Created and produced by Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo For more RAM, go ⁠here.⁠ Join our premium channel for 3 bonus eps a month ⁠here⁠ and save 15% when you buy annually! SOURCES: The Diary Of A CEO, BBC News, TIME, TIME, Wikipedia, Decider Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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3 months ago
35 minutes

Right Answers Mostly
History is just gossip! Join hosts Tess Bellomo and Claire Donald every Monday as they break down the juiciest stories from history and pop culture over a cocktail!