Diving deeper on the characters we love to consume! Laura Diez hosts guest conversations and shares stories exploring the portrayals of real people on reality tv, fictionalized women that stay in our memories, and pop culture legends. New episodes Tuesdays and Fridays.
Latest episodes
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17 min
Exploiting Anna's legacy? Trust Me, I'm a Doctor film reflections
Nearly 20 years since her passing, the truth of Anna Nicole Smith's final years continues to play in the imaginations of the public. One of the doctors treating her at the time of…
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Jill Ann Spaulding's Scandalous Mansion Tell-All
Jill Ann Spaulding wanted nothing more than to grace the pages of Playboy magazine - and she was willing to do almost anything to make her dream come true. After committing to perf…
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1 h 01
Anna Nicole's Final Years - Part 2
After years of legal battles, financial uncertainty, and being made into the butt of late night talk show jokes, Anna Nicole had the opportunity to reinvent herself once again. The…
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41 min
Anna Nicole Smith's Rise to Stardom - Part 1
Nearly 20 years since her passing, the life and legacy of Anna Nicole Smith continues to play in the public's imagination. In this part, we're discussing the conflicting stories of…
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25 min
Jo Collins: the Playmate sent to Vietnam
After a soldier on duty in Vietnam purchased a lifetime subscription to Playboy, the brand had to follow through on an offer made years prior - that the first issue of a lifetime s…
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27 min
Shannon Tweed's Playboy Mansion experience
Shannon Tweed lived 14 months at the Playboy Mansion, 1981-1982, as Hugh Hefner's girlfriend. Her story begins on a mink ranch in rural Canada, and a string of odd jobs in her yout…
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1 h 01
what Izabella St. James really thought being Hugh Hefner's girlfriend
Book club!! We're recapping and reflecting on Izabella St. James' memoir, Bunny Tales: Behind Closed Doors at the Playboy Mansion. As one of the girlfriends in the final group of s…
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33 min
The truth about Gloria Steinem's time as a Bunny
Gloria Steinem's 11-day undercover stint as a Bunny in Playboy's New York City club was the subject of a bombshell essay that changed her career. The impacts of her exposé absolute…
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43 min
The Seven Girlfriends Era: a comprehensive guide
Hugh Hefner publicly dating multiple women was a smart way to get the public talking about him (and the Playboy brand) after his marriage to Kimberly Conrad. We're are overviewing…
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16 min
Elle Woods was everyone's friend
Legally Blonde is, on some level, a film about friendship - showing up for people in the way you'd want them to show up for you. As Elle Woods is navigating a new world that doesn'…
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23 min
Ultimate Girls Trip with Jill Badlotto
Jill Badlotto joins us to discuss the first two episode of Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th! We share opinions on the casting choices, confessionals, and drama we'…
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24 min
Vanna White's forbidden Playboy cover
Vanna White, national treasure best known as the longtime cohost of Wheel of Fortune, had to pay her bills pre-fame with some jobs she isn't particularly proud of (like many aspiri…
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23 min
The Bentley Twins + the deadly jewel heist
Sandy and Mandy Bentley were two of the most iconic women of the late '90s, early 2000s - brought into the public eye as twins dating Hugh Hefner at the same time, during his first…
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17 min
Revisiting The Queen of Versailles
The Queen of Versailles is a 2012 documentary that begun focused on a billionaire family's construction of the largest private residence in the US - a 90,000 sqft replica of the Pa…
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13 min
Real Housewives + Playboy; Carmella Garcia
Our newest RHOC, Carmella Garcia, joins a decent group of Real Housewives that have a history with Playboy Magazine. We are overviewing Carmella's time with the brand: from her app…
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49 min
Tyler Bender: The Tradwife Epidemic
Comedian and creator Tyler Bender joins us for a conversation all about the rise of "trad wife" influencers - the dangerous rhetoric encouraging young women that their only role sh…
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18 min
The Ultimatum S4: worst cast ever?
Now that The Ultimatum season four has wrapped, let's try to unpack what made this season particularly difficult to watch. While some couples certainly demonstrated growth througho…
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13 min
Ann-Margret's Motorcycles
Singer, actress, and all-around Old Hollywood legend Ann-Margret has always been a woman shaping her narrative and in charge of her image, starting in the 1960s. And one "bit" the…
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22 min
Love Island USA Wrap-Up: was this season even good?
Now that we officially have our winners (and our evenings back), let's recap and reflect on the most recent season of Love Island USA. We'll talk character arcs, editing choices, c…
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9 min
Hilary Duff Renaissance
We're discussing what it means for a beloved icon from many of our youths to show up as her full, adult self. I'm sharing my experience seeing Hilary Duff on her Luck or Something…