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Saul suffers a massive stroke at fifty-five— he is transformed from a fearsome capitalist into someone else entirely—and in his stead, Bobby presides over the largest insurance collapse in history—but Liz always lands on her feet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liz always thought of her father as her “beacon,” so she is stunned and devastated when she gives him a loyalty test—and he fails. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liz and Jane—and most of New York City—were dazzled by the gorgeous woman with the strange name who Saul took up with after his second divorce: Gayfryd. Meanwhile, Kathy and Bobby seemed to be competing for who could spend more extravagantly, and their marriage unraveled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Liz married Jeff Lange everyone thought she’d won the lottery, but ultimately his mental illness led to a tragic end that challenged even Liz’s relentless Pollyanna optimism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Saul was a genius—a business phenomenon who went to Wharton at sixteen, had a publicly-traded company by the end of his twenties, and led a “Halston kind of life” dating models and going to Studio 54—but the gentile establishment stood in his way when he went after august institutions like the Chemical Bank. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liz learned about glamour from her mother, Kathy—a “shopper’s shopper”—whom she fought with all the time as a kid, to the great distress of her little sister, Jane, and their father, Bobby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Steinberg wealth is all thanks to Liz’s uncle Saul, who became a multi millionaire before he turned thirty, and brought his entire family along for the ride—especially Liz’s father, Bobby, Saul’s life-long right-hand man. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liz Lange grew up in one of New York City’s richest families, and then accidentally started a maternity wear empire that revolutionized the look of American pregnancy— she led a charmed life until all at once, her family went bankrupt, she was diagnosed with cancer, and everything she believed to be dependable was proved precarious. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet the Steinbergs—who have way too much. Hosted by New Yorker staff writer and bestselling author Ariel Levy. Episodes arrive September 9th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices