A Sparkling Vintage Life

Episode 22: Sparkling Vintage Football!

It’s football season! Listen in as Jennifer discusses vintage football etiquette for the fans in the stands, what the well-dressed football fan wore in 1943, and more. If you prefer to read rather than listen, scroll down to find a transcript of this episode....

Here Come the Coeds! College Women of Yesteryear

As we celebrate back-to-school time, join Jennifer Leo as she looks back at the life and times of college women in decades past, including Literary Snippets from Lucy Maud Montgomery and more. If you prefer to read rather than listen, scroll down to find a transcript...

Courtesy in a Violent World

This “bonus” minisode tackles the topic of common courtesy, which is so much more than using the right salad fork. If we’re ever going to solve the problem of hatred and violence in our world, we’ve got to start with treating each other with...

The Well-Dressed Vintage Traveler

Join Jennifer Leo as she considers the elegant dress and deportment of the traveler of yesteryear, while contemplating her own upcoming encounter with the blood sport that is modern air travel. If you prefer to read rather than listen, scroll down for the transcript....

Episode 5: What is Charm? part deux

In this follow-up episode to “What is Charm?”, Jennifer shares a list of twenty “shortcuts to charm” written by actress Arlene Francis in 1960. Surprisingly, these tips are as relevant today as they were almost sixty years ago, focusing on...