Gypsy-Rose Blanchard: I had Mom killed. I hope she’d be proud of me now
The Story
The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
In 2016, 24-year-old Gypsy-Rose Blanchard was sentenced to 10 years in the US State of Missouri, for arranging the murder of her mother. Her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, had Munchausen syndrome by proxy - a rare form of abuse where she would convince doctors that her daughter was ill - leading to unnecessary treatment. The harrowing details of what Blanchard went through have made her a media sensation - but should we feel sympathy for her?
This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory
Guest: Katie Gatens, Deputy Editor of News Review, The Sunday Times.
Read Katie's full interview with Gypsy-Rose Blanchard
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Samantha Chantarasak.
Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com
Clips: KY3 News, The Act/Hulu, The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard/Lifetime, The Kardashians/Hulu.
Photo: Getty Images.
This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | This podcast is brought to you by Wise, the app for doing things in other currencies. |
| 0:04.6 | Sending or spending money abroad, hidden fees may be taking a cut. |
| 0:08.1 | That's why you should use Wise. |
| 0:09.7 | You get the currency you need where you need it for less. |
| 0:12.5 | Tap to pay in Euros in Malta. |
| 0:14.2 | Easily move rupees to Mumbai. |
| 0:16.0 | From paying overseas bills to sending money to family back home, you have up to 40 currencies in the |
| 0:21.1 | palm of your hand. |
| 0:22.3 | Wise gives you the real exchange rate like the one you usually see on Google, which means |
| 0:26.2 | you'll spend less on fees and more of your money gets where you need it to be. |
| 0:30.2 | Join millions of customers managing their money with Wise. |
| 0:33.3 | Download the Wise app today or visit wise.com. |
| 0:36.3 | 18 plus, terms and conditions apply. |
| 0:41.1 | Hey, move those routers there. |
| 0:43.9 | Oh, hey, it's me. |
| 0:45.2 | Your data center. |
| 0:46.5 | And as you can hear, I'm making some big changes in here because AI is making some bigger |
| 0:51.1 | ones everywhere. |
| 0:52.1 | So I took a little trip to Nokia. |
| 0:54.2 | Super fast routers, optical interconnect, |
| 0:56.7 | fully automated. |
| 0:57.9 | The whole data center networking portfolio. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Times, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of The Times and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.