S20E16: "Washington's Greatest Swinger" Henry Kissinger

Trashy Divorces

Hemlock Creatives

Comedy, History

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

When the powerful and influential pass, we always like to take a look at their personal stories, and wow is Henry Kissinger's time in the limelight as Secretary of State to Richard Nixon a shocking document of weirdness. Hailed as "Washington's Greatest Swinger" (which meant something a bit more tame than it does these days), the bookish foreign policy expert became an unlikely sex symbol during a time of real tumult. Stacie has the unexpected, but apparently true, story. Want early, ad-free episodes, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at patreon.com/trashydivorces! Sponsors This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/trashy today to get 10% off your first month. To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to [email protected] or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/TrashyDivorces. Sample Headlines Henry Kissinger, War Criminal Beloved by America's Ruling Class, Finally Dies (rollingstone.com) Why Henry Kissinger Was “the Ultimate Starf—er” (hollywoodreporter.com) Henry Kissinger and the surprising dating life of a West Wing ‘playboy’ - The Washington Post Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:27.0	Hey everybody and welcome to Trashy Divorces
0:30.0	everybody's favorite good podcast about bad relationships.
0:34.4	Alicia here, friends, and Stacy, my cohort in Trash Candy,
0:38.6	it's been quite a week.
0:40.3	It has.
0:41.1	Former Supreme Court Justice, Sandra Day O'Connor passed away, Pogue's lead singer, Shane McGowan
0:47.0	passed away, and...
0:49.3	And former Secretary of State, architect of various secret wars and coups, and all-around shady character on the world stage.
0:57.1	Henry Kissinger also died on November 29th.
1:00.8	The man advised every president since Nixon as well and the obituaries and
1:05.4	remembrance is available in the media are absolutely legion. I will let smarter
1:10.6	people than I navigate all of that.
1:13.7	What a lot of people don't know or don't remember
1:16.6	is that Henry Kissinger, oddly enough,
1:19.3	was quite the man about town
1:21.1	during his years in DC, and was linked with a who's who of
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