Lady Bird
by The Drag Audio Production House
Latest episode
Introducing: A new season of 'Darkness'
Introducing: A new season of 'Darkness'
About this podcast
In the years following her time in the White House, Lady Bird Johnson spent countless hours detailing her life experiences with historians for the LBJ Presidential Library. To bring her incredible story to life, host Jade Emerson unearthed those never-before-played audio files and interviewed historians, White House insiders and the people who knew and loved Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson. This intimate portrait begins deep in the woods in East Texas and follows her path as she transforms from a shy, quiet child to a powerful political advisor and a beloved Texas icon. "Lady Bird" is produced by The Drag, the production house behind the popular true crime podcast series "Darkness."
Episodes
The newest 20 of 22 episodes
- Introducing: A new season of 'Darkness' · 3 minOn the evening of April 16, 1960, a young woman from McAllen, Texas named Irene Garza went to church for confession. She never returned home. A week later, her body was found…
- Introducing 'Forsaken' · 5 min · Season 2 Episode 1Introducing a new series from The Drag: "Forsaken." "Forsaken" is a series that explores the systems that both enhance and oppress the lives of the more than 29 million people…
- 12. Epilogue: Luci's story · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 19In a sit-down interview, Luci Baines Johnson tells this story from her point of view. She shares a lifetime of lessons and memories from her mother's exceptional journey.
- 11. Bluebonnets in heaven · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 18Lady Bird spends the final chapter of her life surrounded by friends, family and her beloved wildflowers. Then, the nation finds a way to say goodbye. As Lady Bird travels to the…
- Bonus: Yuki · 16 min · Season 1 Episode 17The Johnson Presidency marked a lot of firsts, including the first White House rescue dog. Luci Baines Johnson tells us the story about how a pup she found in the Texas Hill…
- 10. 'In awe of Mrs. Johnson' · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 16Lady Bird returns home to Texas. She finds purpose in advocating for women's rights and beautifying Austin, the city that holds her heart. She spends time with family and friends…
- Bonus: Historians weigh in · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 15LBJ Presidential Library President Mark Lawrence and LBJ Foundation President and CEO Mark Updegrove sit down with Jade Emerson to discuss Lady Bird's time as first lady. As…
- 9. 'A hell of a year' · 1 h 14 min · Season 1 Episode 14In one of the most traumatic years in American history, Lady Bird tries to hold her family together. The Vietnam War has turned into a bloody quagmire, racial tensions reach a…
- Bonus: Living legacies · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 13The staffers at the LBJ Ranch had a front-row seat to history, as well as the personal lives of Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird. Executive producer Katey Psencik Outka sits down…
- 8. 'Where flowers bloom' · 33 min · Season 1 Episode 12No one planned on a first lady quite like Lady Bird. With her new power and her disarming charm, she sets her sights on doing something lasting. She becomes the first person in…
- Bonus: 'Our Heart's Home' · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 11LBJ spent a quarter of his presidency at his ranch in Texas. The house at the ranch became known as the Texas White House. But to Lady Bird, it would always be her "heart's…
- 7. The Lady Bird Special · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 10Lady Bird and her closest advisors, who are all women, plan a bold whistle stop train tour through Southern states that are hostile toward the administration's civil rights…
- Bonus: An Unexpected Beginning · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 9When JFK was assassinated in Dallas, Lady Bird's whole life changed in a single afternoon. The violent end of one presidency meant the unexpected beginning of another. In this…
- 6. 'We've got things to do' · 1 h 6 min · Season 1 Episode 8An increasingly confident Lady Bird hits the campaign trail yet again as her husband makes a bid for the U.S. Senate. She's not just smiling and shaking hands anymore. She's…
- Bonus: A Good B+ · 6 min · Season 1 Episode 7The Johnson inner circle knew Lady Bird as LBJ's closest advisor. That meant that often Lady Bird would "grade" LBJ's speeches. Hear a recorded phone call between Lady Bird and…
- 5. 'She was the boss' · 1 h 4 min · Season 1 Episode 6On the day the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, everything in the United States changed, including for Lady Bird. With Lyndon away for the war, she runs his congressional office at a…
- 4. 'I am afraid it's politics' · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 5After a life spent in Texas, Lady Bird moves to Washington, D.C. with her new husband. . Lady Bird begins her life as a political wife and close confidant of a rising political…
- Bonus: The Love Letters · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 4Lady Bird's granddaughter Catherine Robb sits down with Jade Emerson to read her grandparents' love letters from the 1930s. Catherine reflects on their relationship and the…
- 3. 'Something electric going' · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 3With two degrees in hand from the University of Texas, Lady Bird tries to figure out what she wants to do with her life. In a chance encounter, she finally crosses paths with a…
- 2. 'A bigger world' · 42 min · Season 1 Episode 2The world opens up for Lady Bird when she leaves home for college. She starts to come into her own when she moves to Austin, meets new people and imagines a career in journalism…
