S32E10: Jane Birkin - It's in the Bag!

Trashy Divorces

Hemlock Creatives

History, Comedy

4.5 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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This week Alicia gets to the bottom of the basket in this episode about Jane Birkin, English actress, singer, and designer - also, namesake of the very famous Birkin Bag. Jane's story is truly incredible, and is the stickiest spiderweb from our Brigitte Bardot arc that we had to explore. Jane will have a long term love affair with Serge Gainsborough once Brigitte dumps him, but that is only one part of her incredible story. Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at patreon.com/trashydivorces! Want a personalized message for someone in your life? Check us out on Cameo! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to trashy divorces, everybody's favorite good podcast about bad relationships.
0:06.6	My name is Stacy and Alicia, you've got kind of a follow-up for us.
0:10.1	I do, a little bit of a connected follow-up.
0:12.4	It is Alicia here. Thanks for joining us today.
0:15.1	All you trash pandas, I want you to stuff every bit of available trash candy you have into your handbags,
0:21.6	your purses, your purses,
0:27.3	your sacks, or your totes today for this journey in marital-ish misadventure.
0:33.4	I have a terrific trashy story for you today. It is the stickiest of the spiderwebs from the Brigitte Bardot story. I need to tell you about Jane Birkin. Yes, the namesake of the famous handbag.
0:41.9	We're going to talk about that. Also, remember back when Brigitte Bardot and Serge Gainsbourg had their
0:49.2	love affair, they recorded the dirtiest song in French history. When Serge gets to record that song, it is with Jane Birkin.
0:58.1	Jane Birkin is one of the most famous faces of the 1960s, the 1970s.
1:04.7	Jane had a terrible first marriage, a long-term affair with Serge Gainsburg.
1:16.6	Another long-term affair. There's so much in this story, an incredible life, Jane Birkin and the namesake of potentially the most famous
1:21.6	handbag in history. Among the most expensive. Very much. And it's the handbag thing that I really love. We got a lot
1:28.9	to talk about in this story. Let us go, go, go in Alonzi.
1:46.0	Bonjour, mez-a-me. I do have a trashy tale for you. Hello, mes ami.
1:52.8	I do have a trashy tale for you this week that includes everything, along with more French pronunciation.
1:58.2	Oh, good. I know you love it, but mostly I know our listeners love it.
2:04.5	So on the plus side, y'all, every time I do i do talk i get better i rarely screw up the same thing twice please do not email me with how i screwed up a pronunciation i know already
2:16.2	as people less kind than you have already emailed me. I know. I know I said that
2:22.7	incorrectly. I'm really doing the best I can. I encourage you. When you want to send me an email,
2:29.7	you don't have to. Someone has already been trashier to me an email than you would ever dream of being.
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