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World Of Secrets

The Abercrombie Guys: 3. The marine

World Of Secrets

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary

4.7765 Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

A former US marine turned reality TV star is invited to Mike Jeffries' mansion in the Hamptons. He dreams of being an Abercrombie and Fitch model, and he hopes to impress the fashion mogul. But the mood at the event begins to change and he says he soon realises this is not the interview he was expecting: "I didn't feel like I had control”. Have you got a story to tell? Email [email protected]. Let us know what you think of the season using the hashtag #WorldofSecrets

This podcast refers to sexual abuse and contains interviews that some listeners may find upsetting, as well as some occasional strong language. If you've been affected by any of the issues in this series, please contact support organisations in your own country. For a list of organisations in the UK that can provide support for survivors of sexual abuse, go to bbc.co.uk/actionline.

World of Secrets: Season 1 - The Abercrombie Guys is presented and investigated by Rianna Croxford Series Producers: Ruth Evans and Alys Harte Senior Producer: Emma Close Development Producer: Hannah Livingston Investigation Editor: Ed Campbell Podcast Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith Executive Editor: Emma Rippon Studio Engineers: Neil Churchill, Andy Fell, Gareth Jones, and Ali Rezakhani Production Coordinators: Debbie Richford and Sophie Hill Commissioning Editor: Dylan Haskins Commissioning Executive: Louise Kattenhorn Assistant Commissioner: Natasha Johansson

Archive audio: Bravo TV: Below Deck (2013) This podcast is made in collaboration with BBC Panorama. If you are in the UK, you can watch Panorama: The Abercrombie Guys: The Dark Side of Cool on BBC iPlayer now, or on BBC Select if you are in the in the US. World of Secrets: Season 1 - The Abercrombie Guys is a BBC Long Form Audio production for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds.

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're about to listen to a BBC podcast and maybe it's when I had a hand in.

0:04.0

I'm Tammy Walker and I produce podcasts for the BBC.

0:08.0

My role is to give new and diverse creators a voice with the opportunity to build a career.

0:12.0

That's the thing I love about podcasts.

0:14.4

You start with just a good idea, but then you have the space to see where it goes.

0:18.4

And doing that at the BBC means we can really run with the best stories

0:21.9

while developing the most unique audio talent.

0:24.8

So if you like what you hear, why not check out the huge range of podcast we've got on BBC Sounds.

0:31.6

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0:35.0

Hi, thanks for listening to World of Secrets.

0:38.0

I'm Riana Croxford, and before we start,

0:41.0

I wanted to let you know that this episode contains references to sex and sexual violence.

0:47.0

Once I turned 17 and I was graduating high school, I wanted to see the world, so I joined the Marines.

0:52.4

You might already know the next man you're going to meet in this investigation.

0:57.0

I felt like the Marine Corps would be the hardest and most difficult and direct route out of small town America.

1:04.1

David Bradbury starred in the first season of the US reality show below deck

1:09.6

the Bravo TV series following crews aboard Super Yance.

1:14.4

I haven't done anything like this since I was like a private.

1:17.8

Yeah.

1:18.2

Did you ever see any action?

1:19.4

Do you see the movie Blood Diamond or Lord of War?

1:22.0

Yeah, yeah.

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