The Gregarious Aquarius : Carroll Righter

About this episode

The episode discusses Carroll Righter, an influential astrologer who popularized horoscopes.

Send us Fan Mail We're back, baby! Season 2 of Dead and Kind of Famous is here for you so that you can continue to joyfully think about graveyards even though Halloween has passed. And catch up with Marissa and Courtney about how they're adjusting to living across the country from one another. But today, we're talking about Carroll Righter, "reader to the stars" and astrological legend who made horoscopes mainstream. Although he had many a celebrity client, he could never remember their name...

People in this episode

Hosts: Courtney Blomquist, Marissa Rivera

Topics covered

• astrology
• celebrities
• horoscopes
• history
• personal stories

Keywords

• Carroll Righter
• astrology
• horoscopes
• celebrities
• Dead and Kind of Famous

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