Episodes

  • The Last Laugh
    Apr 10 2023

    After pinballing around the world for two decades, the only thing Svetlana has left is her story. But what will it take for the world to hear it?

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    37 mins
  • Back to the USSR
    Apr 3 2023

    Svetlana keeps searching for a place that feels like home. Could it be America? Could it be England? Could it be… Russia and the children that she left behind 18 years ago?

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    33 mins
  • Divorce Taliesin Style
    Mar 27 2023

    Svetlana reaches a breaking point at Taliesin. But as she tries to move forward into the next chapter of her life, her past continues to haunt her.

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    29 mins
  • Baby Bump
    Mar 20 2023

    Just a few months into her whirlwind marriage, Svetlana finds herself unexpectedly pregnant at 44 — much to the displeasure of Olgivanna.

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    33 mins
  • Mother Knows Best
    Mar 13 2023

    The honeymoon phase ends quickly for newlywed Svetlana as she chafes against communal life at Taliesin — and its overbearing leader.

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    33 mins
  • The Montenegrin
    Feb 27 2023

    Who is Olga Ivanovna Lazović Hinzenberg Lloyd Wright? And why is her name so short? In this episode, we learn about a woman who survived revolutions and revelations, all in the pursuit of art and immortality.

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    33 mins
  • The Very Special Wedding Episode!
    Feb 20 2023

    It’s been only three weeks since Svetlana first set foot at Taliesin West, and she’s about to marry Frank Lloyd Wright’s protégé: William Wesley Peters. Could this be happily ever after?

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    35 mins
  • Come to Desert, Find Peace
    Feb 13 2023

    A strange and mystical invitation lures Svetlana to Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture commune in the Arizona desert. And so, Svetlana embarks on a new journey that will alter the course of her life forever. Dan goes there too and gets in the wrong Honda.

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    35 mins