# Karen Carpenter

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The Carpenters: Episode 9 - Who Killed Karen Carpenter's Album?

By early 1980, Karen Carpenter had finished the album she once feared she couldn't make without Richard. A&M Records had prepared photographs, artwork, a catalog number, and plans for a spring release. Then everything changed. In this episode, we follow the record through tense playback sessions an…

The Music I Wasn’t Supposed to Like

Dave's relationship with the Carpenters goes back to fifth-grade choir in 1972, when the class sang "We've Only Just Begun." While the other boys supplied the expected "ecchhh," Dave sided with the girls: he thought it was a great song. He even knew the Carpenters' version of "Help!" before he knew…

The Carpenters: Episode 10 - The Beat of Her Own Drum

By 1980, Karen Carpenter was trying to build a life of her own. She had made a solo album without Richard, fallen in love, married, and dreamed of the ordinary future she had wanted for years: a husband, children, and a home of her own. In the final episode of our Carpenters season, we follow Karen…

Percussionistics Podcast: The Influence of Female Drummers

Colin, Robin, and Glenn celebrate the female drummers who shaped the craft - Viola Smith, Karen Carpenter, Vixen's Roxy Petrucci, and more. Expect some real disagreement along the way, especially when it comes to who actually counts as "influential."

Karen Carpenter: The Superstar Who Was Dying in Plain Sight

Karen Carpenter had one of the most distinctive voices in music - warm, melancholy and instantly recognisable. Alongside her brother Richard, she became one half of The Carpenters, selling millions of records and creating some of the most enduring songs of the 1970s. But behind the wholesome image …

Rock Rankings 65: The Carpenters

Joe Turner is taking a week off, but the music never stops! This week on Rock Rankings, Mr. G welcomes back guest host Jeff Weipert of Jeff’s Lost and Found for a countdown of their top ten favorite songs by The Carpenters. From Karen Carpenter’s breathtaking vocals to Richard Carpenter’s unforgett…

Never Alone: 1970s Fashion Trends We Loved (and Regretted!) (Episode 37)

Remember the fashions of the 1970s? The big hairstyles, colorful suits, mini dresses, platform-era trends, and unforgettable wedding outfits? In Episode 37 of The Never Alone Podcast, Iris Fisher Smith welcomes her brother Lance back for a nostalgic, funny, and heartwarming journey through 1970s fa…

Anorexia Nervosa: When Thin Becomes Dangerous

What happens when the desire to be healthy becomes a dangerous obsession with weight, food, and body image? How can someone who appears successful and confident be fighting a serious psychological disorder that nobody sees? In this episode of Off the Couch Psychology, Dr. Jerry Cunningham takes yo…

Percussionistics Podcast: The Influence of Female Drummers

Colin, Robin, and Glenn celebrate the female drummers who shaped the craft - Viola Smith, Karen Carpenter, Vixen's Roxy Petrucci, and more. Expect some real disagreement along the way, especially when it comes to who actually counts as "influential."