Unveiling the Legends: Dolls of the 60s & 70s

You’ve almost certainly heard the story of Pattie Boyd, the beautiful blonde who had two great talents pining for her affection. But have you heard of Marianne Ihlen?
From a quaint village in Norway, Marianne fell in love with Axel Jensen, the “Norwegian Jack Kerouac.” Together they journeyed to the Greek island of Hydra, where they were among the first of the island’s ex-pat community. Just as their marriage fell apart, who should show up on Hydra but one of the greatest songwriters of all-time: Leonard Cohen. He will write several of his greatest songs about her, including “So Long, Marianne” and “Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye.” Her humility and kindness influenced Leonard across geographic borders, 3 albums, and beyond. This week on the Dolls Pod, we’re bringing Marianne’s story out from the shadows that her famous lovers’ legends have cast.
Plus, Emma and Abby chat about the wonders of Peppa Pig Land, weird allergies, and post-breakup haircuts. Some things really are canon events!
“Marianne Ihlen: Bird on the Wire” is available now, wherever you stream your podcasts 🌊
(Episode starts at 5:17)
Sources:
Kari Hesthamar, “So Long, Marianne: A Love Story” Translated by Helle V. Goldman (2017)
Sylvie Simmons, “I’m Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen” (2018 ed.)
Nick Broomfield, dir. “Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love” (2019)
“Obituary: Marianne Ihlen, Leonard Cohen’s muse” The Scotsman, 8/13/2016
Songs in this episode:
Leonard Cohen - “Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye” (1967)
Judy Collins - “Suzanne” (1966)
Leonard Cohen - “Chelsea Hotel No. 2” (1974)
Leonard Cohen - “So Long, Marianne” (1967)
Leonard Cohen - “Winter Lady” (1967)
Leonard Cohen - “The Stranger Song” (1967)
Leonard Cohen - “Sisters of Mercy” (1967)
Leonard Cohen - “Bird on the Wire” (1969)
Leonard Cohen - “Treaty” (2016)
With excerpts from “Boy On A Dolphin” (dir. Jean Negulesco, 1957)
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We’ve had episodes about Beatles wives and Stones wives, now it’s time to spotlight a Monkee wife! This week’s Doll started as the Top of the Pops disc girl, working as a dolly bird model and rocking with the mad mod London world. Then she met Monkee Micky Dolenz on the set of her TV show, traded her union jacks for Laurel Canyon digs, and rolled with the Hollywood Vampires. It’s a sweet little episode about sweet Samantha Juste!
Plus, Emma delivers the best cold open in Dolls Pod history so far: how her son turned green. (Really!!)
“Samantha Juste: Top of the Pops Disc Maid” is available now, wherever you stream your podcasts 🌼
(Episode starts at 5:10)
Sources:
Micky Dolenz, “I’m A Believer: My Life of Monkees, Music, and Madness” (1993)
Audrey Hulse, “The Truth About Samantha Juste” FaVe Vol. 1 issue 8, April 1968, as reprinted by The Sunshine Factory
“Interview With Samantha Dolenz” Monkees Monthly no. 31, 8/1969, as reprinted by Monocled Alchemist: Psychedelic Unknowns
“Obituaries: Samantha Juste: 'Disc maid' on 'Top of the Pops' who wrote for teenage girls and launched a range of fashion and jewellery” The Independent UK, 2/19/2014
Jan Tuckwood, “Goodbye to ‘the girl in yellow dress’: Iconic 1960s model's death a reminder of the risks of stroke in women” The Palm Beach Post, 2/6/2014
The Nilsson documentary Abby mentions is “Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talking About Him?)” dir. John Scheinfield, 2006
Songs used in this episode:
“Top Of The Pops” theme
Samantha Juste - “No One Needs My Love Today” (1966)
“The Monkees” theme
The Monkees - “I’m A Believer” (1966)
The Monkees - “Randy Scouse Git” (1967)
The Monkees - “Cuddly Toy” (1967)
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“I don’t think we thought about anything. We just did it!” - Genny Schorr, about her groundbreaking LA punk band Backstage Pass
Back in February, we had an awesome chat with musician, stylist, and “All Roads Lead To Punk” author Genny Schorr (AKA Genny Body.) With her band Backstage Pass, she was one of the original LA punks; blending punk with glam rock as they terrorized the Sunset Strip and challenging gender roles. Then she was stylist to the stars at the legendary Strait Jacket boutique, dressing the likes of the Bangles, the Go-Gos, Linda Ronstadt, and so so many more. (Check out Kathy Valentine wearing custom Strait Jacket on slide 6!) Genny is a lifelong music and fashion lover and devoted mom. Through it all, she’s embodied the punk spirit: doing it yourself and not giving a hoot what anyone else thinks! She’s not just “Genny-body,” she’s a trailblazer with a story to tell.
Plus: Emma recounts the mystery of the multiplying shelf screws? “Backstage Pass: An Interview with Genny Schorr” is available now wherever you stream your podcasts 🎸
(Episode starts at 3:54)
Sources used for this episode:
Genny Schorr, “All Roads Lead To Punk” (2025)
“All Roads Lead To Punk: Genny Schorr INTERVIEW” Ugly Things Podcast, 1/20/2026
Jen B. Larson, “Genny Schorr Sees Glitter on the Sidewalk and Stars in Her Eyes in Her New Book, All Roads Lead to Punk” Punk Globe Magazine, 10/2025
“Dr. Martens Presents: Women in Punk, Los Angeles” (dir. Alison Roberto, 10/28/2021)
Songs in this episode:
Chubby Checker - “The Twist” (1958)
Elvis Presley - “What’d I Say” (1964)
The Beatles - “Girl” (1965)
The Leaves - “Hey Joe” (1965)
*Dr. Feelgood - “Riot in Cell Block Number Nine” (1975)
The Ramones - “Blitzkrieg Bop” (1975)
The Damned - “Neat Neat Neat” (1977)
Backstage Pass - “Legend” (1977)
Genny Schorr and The Boys - “Luckiest Boy In The World” (1982)
Visit Genny’s website here: http://www.gennyschorr.com
Genny’s Instagram: @backstagepass1977
Buy “All Roads Lead To Punk” with Backstage Pass’s “Legend” single from HoZac Books:
https://hozacrecords.com/product/pre-order-all-roads-lead-to-punk-book-7-record-set-by-genny-schorr/
Eden’s non-profit: http://www.juniorhighlosangeles.com
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Our 2-part Baez sisters miniseries concludes with an episode about the queen of folk music, Joan Baez. From her first appearance at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival, it was clear something was special about Joan. She had a pure voice that softened the blows of her bold activism. She refused to let her income taxes go towards funding the Vietnam War, walked alongside civil rights protesters, walked black children to their first days of integrating schools in the south, and was repeatedly censored by the media for her prisoners’ rights and anti-war beliefs. Of course her early championing of Bob Dylan changed the course of rock-and-roll history, but Joan’s 6 decades of fighting for her chosen causes and leading with her heart have changed our world.
Plus: both hosts discuss their favorite David Lynch films, their “only one Dolls Pod host sick at a time” “rule,” and Abby’s terrible Dylan impression returns! “Joan Baez: The Voice of Protest” is available now wherever you stream your podcasts 🕊️
(Episode starts at 5:09)
Sources:
Joan Baez, “And A Voice To Sing With” (1986)
David Hajdu, “Positively 4th Street: The Lives and Times of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mimi Baez Farina and Richard Farina” (2001)
Bob Spitz, “Dylan: A Biography” (1989)
David Browne, “Joan Baez’s Fighting Side: The Life and Times of a Secret Badass” Rolling Stone, 4/5/2017
Andy Greene, “Flashback: Joan Baez Pleads with Bob Dylan via Song” Rolling Stone, 3/10/2016
Philipp Oehmke, “Ich habe mich mein ganzes Leben lang in Beziehungen versucht, keine ist je geglückt" Spiegel, 2/28/2018
Songs used in this episode:
Pete Seeger - “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?” (1955)
Joan Baez - “500 Miles (Away From Home)” (1965)
Joan Baez - “The Banks of Ohio” (1959)
Bob Gibson and Joan Baez - “We Are Crossing at Jordan River” (Live at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival)
Joan Baez - “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright” (1963)
Bob Dylan and Joan Baez - “With God On Our Side” (Live at the 1963 Newport Folk Festival)
Bob Dylan and Joan Baez - “It Ain’t Me Babe” (Live at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival)
Joan Baez - “Joe Hill” (Live at the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair, 8/16/1969)
Joan Baez - “Diamonds and Rust” (1975)
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“For rising of the women
Means the rising of the race.
No more the drudge and idler,
Ten that toil where one reposes,
But the sharing of life's glories,
Bread and roses, bread and roses.”
Mimi Fariña spent most of her life living in someone else’s shadow. First, she was the kid sister of folk music’s Mother Mary, Joan Baez. Then, she was one half of a duo with her husband Richard Fariña; a mysterious and handsome writer cut down in his prime. Mimi refused to let these larger-than-life figures dictate her story. She found her own voice and her life’s work, establishing her nonprofit Bread & Roses to bring music to isolated communities in the San Fransisco Bay Area, and found her purpose in tragedy.
Plus, the Dolls Pod gives…hot takes on classic literature and film? Emma and Abby talk about the difficulties of adapting “Wuthering Heights,” and Emma loves a slow film but declares “Gone With The Wind” is an hour too long. Do you agree?
“Mimi Fariña: Beyond the Baez Name” is available wherever you stream your podcasts 🌹
(Episode begins at 5:40)
Bread & Roses official website: https://www.breadandroses.org (https://www.breadandroses.org/)
Sources used for this episode:
David Hajdu, “Positively 4th Street: The Lives and Times of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mimi Baez Farina and Richard Farina” (2001)
Joan Baez, “And A Voice To Sing With” (1986)
Elijah Wald, “Dylan Goes Electric! Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties” (2015)
Suze Rotolo, “A Freewheelin’ Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties” (2008)
Patrick Morrow, “Mimi Fariña Interview” Popular Music and Society vol. 2, no. 1, 1972. Reprinted by Mimiandrichardfarina.com
“Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation” (dir. Laura Archibald, 2012)
“Joan Baez: I Am A Noise” (dir. Miri Navasky, Maeve O’Boyle, and Karen O’Connor, 2023)
“The Ballad of Mimi Fariña: A biography of the great guitarist, singer, songwriter & humanitarian” Mimiandrichardfarina.com
Songs used in this episode:
Kate Bush - “Wuthering Heights” (1978)
Pete Seeger - “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?” (1955)
Joan Baez and Mimi Fariña - “Catch The Wind” (1967)
Joan Baez - “Silver Dagger” (1960)
Richard Fariña and Eric Von Schmidt - “You Can Always Tell” (1963)
Bob Dylan and Joan Baez - “Mama, You’ve Been On My Mind” (Live at the Philharmonic Hall) [1964]
Joan Baez - “Birmingham Sunday” (1964)
Mimi and Richard Fariña - “Pack Up Your Sorrows” (1965)
Mimi and Richard Fariña - “House Un-American Blues Activity Dream” (Live at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival)
Mimi and Richard Fariña - “Miles” (1966)
Mimi and Richard Fariña - “Bold Marauder” (Live on Pete Seeger’s Rainbow Quest) [1966]
The Doors - “Been Down So Long” (1971)
Mimi Fariña - “Flowers In The Afternoon” (1967)
Blood, Sweat & Tears - “Meagan’s Gypsy Eyes” (1968)
Joan Baez - “Sweet Sir Galahad” (1969)
Joan Baez and Mimi Fariña - “Morning, Morning” (Live at the 1968 Newport Folk Festival)
Mimi Fariña and Tom Jans - “In the Quiet Morning” (1972)
Judy Collins - “Bread and Roses” (1976)
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