#186: The Legend and Reality of Frank Sinatra

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

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🗓️ 25 March 2016

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Ol' Blue Eyes, the Chairman of the Board, the Voice. Frank Sinatra has been an icon of masculine coolness and swagger for decades. During his lifetime, he was able to create a myth and legend around himself that continues to exist today. But, like all legends, when you look closer at them, you discover that the reality is much more complex than the story. Today I talk with Sinatra biographer Frank Kaplan.

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0:00.0	music
0:15.0	Brett McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcasts, Old Blue
0:19.2	Eyes, the Chairman of the Board, The Voice.
0:22.5	Frank Sinatra has been an icon of masculine coolness and swagger for decades during his
0:26.7	lifetime who's able to create a myth and legend around himself that continues to exist
0:31.0	today.
0:32.0	But like all legends, when you look closer at them, you discover that the reality is much
0:37.4	more complex than the story we like to tell ourselves.
0:40.0	In reality of Frank Sinatra's life, very, very complex.
0:43.4	Today on the podcast, I talk to James Kaplan about his concluding volume of his definitive
0:48.2	biography on Frank Sinatra.
0:49.6	It's entitled Sinatra the Chairman.
0:52.1	And on the show, James and I discuss how Frank Sinatra's career was in the tank after
0:56.0	World War II and what he did to not only revitalize it, but catapult himself into legendary
1:02.3	status.
1:03.3	We also get into Frank's foibles, his incessant drive for power and how that connected JFK
1:08.0	and the mob together.
1:10.2	And we talk about Frank's enduring appeal as an icon of American masculinity.
1:16.1	Great show.
1:17.1	And when you're done, be sure to check out the show notes for this podcast at aam.is slash
1:21.4	Sinatra.
1:22.4	You'll find links to people and stories mentioned in this episode as well as a suggested Frank's
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