Welcome to Dun & Dun. I'm Alicia, your hostess on this podcast journey, All Things Dominic Dunn, where nothing is linear and everything is connected and I am so delighted you're here.

Thanks so much for joining our investigation as we continue throughout our threads of community, colony, and all the intersections of old and new Hollywood this season.

This week, we are beginning our journey into the life and death of Marilyn Monroe.

Before we get started on our episode today, I do have a spy glass just right here covered in all the mirror ball

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There are a lot of threads that we're going to begin to weave today throughout the

life of Norma Jean Baker, Marilyn Monroe, as she is far more famously known by. What a life to celebrate

and what a life to understand. When I think of Marilyn Monroe, the song that comes into my mind is Mirror Ball by Taylor Swift.

It's a wonderful song and to me really channels Marilyn.

The first verse in the chorus here, just so you can get into my frame of mind,

I want you to know I'm a mirror ball.

I'll show you every version of yourself tonight.

I'll get you out on the floor, shimmering beautiful,

and when I break, it's in a million pieces.

Hush, when no one is around, my dear,

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