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

Two things we learned from this week’s episode:
1. Chat with people at the dentist’s office
2. Just make that phone call!
This week’s episode is all about the spirit of collaboration. Emma introduces one of her and Abby’s favorite obscure 1970s folk artists, Linda Perhacs. Linda made music like no one else, tapping into her synesthesia to write intricate harmonies and lush tunes. But after recording just one album, the legendary “Parallelograms,” she returned to her straight job as a dental hygienist. Thanks to some dedicated fans, a cold call, and the Tower Records closing sale, Linda found the people who helped her return to music over 30 years later.
It just so happens that Abby knows one of these people! An on-the-spot interview with @fernandoperdomoguitar, producer of Linda’s 2nd and 3rd albums, fills out the second half of this week’s episode. Thank you Fernando for joining us this week! “Linda Perhacs: Seeing Music in Color” is available wherever you stream your podcasts 🟦
(Episode starts at 5:50)
Sources:
“Artists: Linda Perhacs” Athsmatic Kitty https://asthmatickitty.com/artists/linda-perhacs/
“Singer Linda Perhacs Is Making Up For Lost Time” Time Magazine, 2/28/2014 https://time.com/archive/7114291/linda-perhacs-interview/
Linda Perhacs, “The Unlikely Music Career of Linda Perhacs” Red Bull Music Academy, 2/25/2015 https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/02/linda-perhacs-feature
Kim Cooper and Ron Garmon, “LINDA PERHACS’ FIRST MAJOR INTERVIEW” Scram no. 19, 2004 https://www.scrammagazine.com/linda-perhacs-first-major-interview-january-2004/
John Paul, “The Healing Power of Music: A Conversation with Linda Perhacs” PopMatters, 9/26/2017 https://www.popmatters.com/the-healing-power-of-music-a-conversation-with-linda-perhacs-2495378104.html
And Abby’s personal interview with Fernando Perdomo, conducted 5/132025
Songs used in this episode:
Linda Perhacs - “Parallelograms” (1970)
Theme from “Rebel Without A Cause” (1955)
Linda Perhacs - “Hey, Who Really Cares” (1970)
Linda Perhacs - “Chimacum Rain” (1970)
Linda Perhacs - “Parallelograms” (1970)
Daft Punk - “If You Were My Man” (from the “Electrama” soundtrack, 2007
Linda Perhacs - “The Soul of All Natural Things” (2012)
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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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