The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

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Society, Sex, Scandal, Education, History

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🗓️ 23 September 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Marilyn Monroe. She's got to be one of the most famous people of all time, hasn't she?

But what happens when an investigative war reporter dedicates years of his life to finding out who real Marilyn was, interviewing hundreds of people who knew her, from her co-stars, to her psychiatrist’s family, to her hairdresser?

Today Kate is Betwixt the Sheets with journalist Anthony Summers who began his research after the inquest into Marilyn's death was reopened in 1982.

Hear what he discovered about her relationship with the Kennedy brothers, her mental health, and the circumstances surrounding her death.

You can find out more about Anthony's book, Goddess, here.

*WARNING there are naughty words and adult themes in this episode*

Produced by Charlotte Long and Sophie Gee. Edited and mixed by Thomas Ntinas.

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0:00.0	Hello my lovely petwixters this is Kate Lister jumping in with your fair dues warning fair dues
0:06.1	this podcast is going to contain adult themes of an adult nature we're going to be veering into
0:11.0	some adult-like themes today we are talking about Marilyn Monroe oh love a bit of Marilyn but
0:18.2	we will be talking about mental health issues we'll be talking about violence and we'll be talking
0:23.1	about sex as well and maybe you just don't want to listen to that one this time in which case
0:28.0	not a problem i'll see you next time round
0:37.0	but there was clearly an intimacy and a closeness and something once again that put her in the
0:44.2	orbit of the president and his brother in a way that when they were in the White House was
0:52.0	certainly compromising where is this all here i want to start no i'm the same person but it's a
0:59.2	different suit Marilyn Monroe she's got to be one of the most famous people of all time
1:10.0	but what happens when an investigative war reporter dedicates years of his life
1:15.2	interviewing hundreds almost a thousand people who knew her from her co-stars to her
1:21.0	psychiatrists family to her hairdresser can you ever find out who the real Marilyn was
1:28.2	well today we're looking into the hidden lives of Marilyn Monroe
1:34.1	what do you look for a man oh money of course you're supposed to rise when an adult speaks to
1:39.3	i make perfect copies of whatever my boss needs i just turning the knob and pushing the button
1:51.8	yes social courtesy does make a difference goodness my family damn goodness there's nothing to do with it during
2:02.2	you'd be hard pressed to find somebody that hasn't heard of Marilyn Monroe and to be honest i don't
2:07.8	think i'd want to know someone who hadn't heard of Marilyn Monroe i'm quite a fan
2:12.3	but 60 years after her death she's still intriguing people with a new Netflix movie
2:18.5	blonde with Anna de Armas come into Netflix the infatuation is just growing and growing
2:24.8	today we're getting betwixt the sheets to try and find out more about Marilyn
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