As The Money Burns

Music soothes the soul and can cross racial lines. When a supreme hostess introduces an international guest to one local style, a new media sensation is created.

Supreme hostess Cobina Wright hosts a …

A family fortune isn’t always family friendly.

Sibling rivalry can reach great heights when money is divided unequally, especially after one infamous maritime tragedy changed the course of a dynasty.

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An heir to two fortunes is back on the market. Which unlucky heiress will win his heart?

Some perfect moments can turn so bad that one wishes it had only been a nightmare. Our heiress Doris Duke find…

Everyone wants a happily ever after, though few are prepared for the misery that a broken heart brings.

Financial woes and broken hearts can increase the risk of suicide. Though the truth behind su…

They say the sun never sets on a Vanderbilt, but no good fortune lasts forever.

Dowager Alice Vanderbilt opens the Breakers after a season away. The great Vanderbilt fortune is no longer growing an…

Polo might be the sport of kings, but for our young heiresses the prize seems to be their hearts.

Polo week brings lots of exciting matches both on and off the fields. A history of polo mixes with …

Hindsight is 20 / 20, but can be a little late. More importantly, how’s your foresight?

Everyone wants in, but membership comes at a price. Amongst our wealthy, two stockbrokers vie for new clients, b…

Wealth can be both a blessing and a curse. It allows many to wander far and wide, and one soul has been wandering for an eternity.  

The discovery of a lifetime almost didn’t happen, but when Howard C…

Some have money, the others don’t. In the game of fortunes, the heart might be the first casualty. Can you figure out who’s who?  

Even before the Wall Street life was not what it seems, and already p…

Do you remember your first love? Ever had a magical summer romance? Summer is starting, and love is in the air.  

Teen heiresses Doris Duke, Barbara Hutton, and Louise Van Alen vie for status and love…

We all dream about the security money will provide us. Only in a world where money is primarily inherited, it is the very factor that could most endanger one’s life.  

An ailing Buck Duke warns his da…

All they want is love.  Everyone else wants their fortune.  An introduction into the historical podcast series exploring the lives of the super rich and what happens when the Great Depression changes…