Imelda Marcos: The First Lady of Excess Part 2 | 181
Scamfluencers
Wondery
4.1 • 7K Ratings
🗓️ 6 October 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
After declaring martial law in 1972, Ferdinand Marcos cemented his dictatorship over the Philippines – jailing opponents, silencing dissent, and amassing untold wealth with his wife, Imelda. But as the country’s economy buckled, the Filipino people pushed back through protests, lawsuits, and international pressure. When Ferdinand’s health starts to decline, Imelda launches a campaign to secure her family’s grip on power – and build a dynasty that will last for generations.
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| 0:28.1 | Sarah, you and I are Canadian, and so we are very familiar with political family dynasties, and Justin Trudeau's dad used to be prime minister, as I know you know. Yep, I feel like |
| 0:34.5 | Americans really don't know that he is a nepo baby in that sense. |
| 0:39.3 | It's a fun fact to tell them. |
| 0:41.1 | It is fun. |
| 0:42.3 | What do you think about political nepo babies? |
| 0:45.3 | I think it's a bit twisted. I mean, it's crazy for me to imagine seeing my parent or |
| 0:51.2 | grandparent go through probably like one of the worst jobs and soul-crushing, |
| 0:56.3 | morally terrible kind of things you can do and then be like, I'm going to do it right. |
| 1:01.7 | I'll be the one to do it and I'll do it the right way. Well, I asked because today, we're talking |
| 1:07.3 | again about one of the Philippines's most notorious political couples, |
| 1:11.8 | Amelda and Ferdinand Marcos. |
| 1:13.9 | Last episode, they made it to the presidential palace, |
| 1:16.8 | all while stealing, cheating, and lying. |
| 1:19.7 | Now, their reign is about to be tested by political rivals, |
| 1:23.5 | civilian unrest, lawsuits, |
| 1:25.1 | and finally, the rise of their very own Nepo Baby. |
| 1:33.2 | It's November 1978 in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Bill Formoso, the assistant |
| 1:39.8 | editor of the Bulletin newspaper, is working late when someone runs into the newsroom and |
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