Broads Next Door

In 1997 Joe Francis created a series of mail order videos, Girls Gone Wild, that would change the course of pop culture but as the years went on more sinister secrets began to emerge. Join us as we explore issues of consent, consumerism and the power of the infomercial and try and gain a broader understanding of how Joe Francis was able to do what he did for so long without consequence, and the eventual consequences that did come to be.

In this episode, we’ll discuss the heartbreaking murder of Dorothy Stratten. Dorothy's beauty and charm caught the attention of Hugh Hefner, who brought her to the Playboy Mansion and named her Playmate of the Year in 1980. It seemed like the 1980’s we’re going to be the decade of Dorothy into her success was quickly marred by her tumultuous relationship with her estranged husband, Paul Snider, who became increasingly possessive and abusive. Despite her fear and hesitation, Dorothy found the strength to leave Snider and pursue her dreams in Hollywood. But Snider's obsession with Dorothy ultimately led him to commit a horrific act of violence. Immortalized in the film Star 80, Today, we not only remember Dorothy's tragic death, but also celebrate her bravery in leaving an abusive relationship and following her passions. Join us as we try to gain a broader understanding of the murder of Dorothy Stratten, a woman whose life and death continue to captivate and inspire. Sources: Bogdanovich, Peter (1984). The Killing of the Unicorn: Dorothy Stratten 1960-1980. New York, NY: William Morrow and Company. Carpenter, Teresa (November 5, 1980, The Death of a Playmate Star 80, Bob Fosse The Death of a Playmate 20/20, ABC Nashawaty, Chris (August 12, 1994). "The Centerfold Murder: Playmate Dorothy Stratten is found murdered". Entertainment Weekly. Rhodes, Richard (May 1981). "Dorothy Stratten: Her Story". Playboy. Vol. 28, no. 5 Scott, Vernon (August 20, 1984). "Scott's World: Hefner fires broadside at Bogdanovich over book" Effron, Laura The horrific Murder of a Playboy Playmate on the Verge of Hollywood Stardom. ABC News . (October 17, 2019). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/broadsnextdoor/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/broadsnextdoor/support

In part 5 we dive deep into the infamous Casey Anthony trial, exploring the intricacies of the jury selection process and the sequestering of the jury before we get into the start of the trial, including the compelling opening statements from the prosecution and jaw dropping statements from the defense. Join us as we begin to dissect this riveting trial and unravel the twists and turns of the defense’s strategy, the missteps in the prosecution’s presentation of evidence and the boredom that takes a jury who has been sequestered in Orlando for two months. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/broadsnextdoor/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/broadsnextdoor/support

In this episode, we'll delve into Gia's early years growing up in Philly, her bond with best friend Karen and the “Bowie Kids,” her move to NYC at 18 and her ascent to the top of the modeling industry. Immortalized in the 1998 biopic Gia, Gia Carangi graced the covers of Vogue and walked the runways of Paris before falling deeper into her drug addiction, leaving only her photos behind. Her rise to fame was meteoric, but her fall was just as swift, and her untimely death at the age of 26 from complications from HIV/AIDS when little was known about the disease left a profound impact on the fashion world and beyond. Who was this cover girl on the way to redefining beauty standards, sexual identity and of what it meant to be a super model? Join us as we explore the life and death of Gia Carangi, a woman whose beauty and charisma captured the hearts of millions, but whose too early end serves as a reminder of the dark side of fame and fortune. Sources: Gia: The tragic tale of the world's first supermodel The Independent, September 2005 Gia The E! True Hollywood Story E! 1996 Sandy Linter Reflects on Life with Gia, Interview, 2016 The Self-Destruction of Gia 2003, Documentary "HIV and Its Transmission". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2003 Gia documentary, ABC Vanished Gia Interview 20/20 Carolin, Louise. Gia the Tragedy of a Lesbian SuperModel Diva Magazine, 2007 Fried, Stephen (November 1988). "Thing of Beauty". Philly Magazine Lo, Malinda (December 13, 2005). "Back in the Day: Out on the Catwalk". AfterEllen "Gia Carangi in Blondie's "Atomic" Video | Gia". --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/broadsnextdoor/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/broadsnextdoor/support

Episode 4 is all about Caylee’s mom, Casey Anthony. Sources: Ted-X, How Memories Are Formed The Case of Caylee Anthony, Peacock, 2017 Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies, Peacock, 2022 Presumed Guilty, Joes Baez, 2012 Dr. Jim Hopper, Recovered Memories- How Memories Work, YouTube Nancy Grace, HLN, Lee Anthony Paternity Test --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/broadsnextdoor/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/broadsnextdoor/support

On June 23 1993, after enduring years of physical and emotional abuse, Lorena Bobbitt infamously cut off the p*nis of her sleeping husband, John Wayne Bobbit. The case instantly becomes content for the 24 news cycle and a joke for late night comedians but the backstory is much more sinister. In this episode, we will discuss how Lorena was a victim of domestic abuse during a time when there were no laws and few systems in place to protect or help women stuck in dangerous relationships. We will also examine the trials of John and Lorena, gender bias in the media and the court room, domestic violence and the difficulty of leaving abusive situations. Lastly, we’ll go over why this story is still important to talk about thirty years later and ask whether there are more options now than there were then. Sources: Bell, Rachael. "Crimes Below the Belt: Penile Removal and Castration (Chapter 2)". Crime Library. October 5, 2007. Chen, Joyce "Fine, We Can (Briefly) Talk About John Wayne Bobbitt's… Career" Refinery29. February 16, 2019. Effron, Lauren; Dooley, Sean. "John Bobbitt speaks out 25 years after". ABC News. Mead, Rebecca. The Lorena Bobbitt Story Offers New Lessons On Male Vulnerability (February 15, 2019). The New Yorker. Pershing, Linda (2011). ""His Wife Seized His Prize and Cut It to Size": Folk and Popular Commentary on Lorena Bobbitt". Smolowe, Jill; Peterzell, Jay (November 22, 1993). "TIME Magazine-Swift Sword of Justice". Waxman, Olivia. Lorena Bobbitt on Domestic and What She Wants You To Know About Her Case 25 Years Later (June 22, 2018). Time. 20/20 “The Bobbits” ABC News Lorena, Amazon Documentary Series Virginia Vs. Lorena Bobbitt, Court TV. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/broadsnextdoor/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/broadsnextdoor/support

(CW: violence, drug use & Daniela has Covid so her voice goes in and out in this episode!) On Octobr 12, 1978 at the infamous Chelsea hotel in NYC, one of the staples of the punk rock scene, the loud mouthed and bright” baby groupie,” girlfriend of the Sex Pistols Sid Vicious, Nancy Spungen, is found dead at just 20 years old. But who was Nancy Spungen and how did she end up dead, under a sink in her hotel room? In this episode, we are going to take a look at the short and eventful life of Nancy Spungen and tell more of her side of this story through interviews with Nancy’s mother Deborah and excerpts from her book And I Don’t Want to This Life we will gain a broader understanding of Nancy’s troubled childhood, and the sad circumstances leading up to her murder. Sources: Catsoulis, Jeannette (29 July 2010). "Alan G. Parker Revisits Sid Vicious's Worst Moment". The New York Times. McNeil, Legs McCain Gillian, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk Pareles, Jon (August 22, 1996). "Story of Punk: More the Ugly Gossip Than the Music's Impact". The New York Times. Parker, Alan G., director. Who Killed Nancy? (2009). Documentary. Regier, Hilda. "Chelsea Hotel" in Jackson, Kenneth T., ed. (1995). Savage, Jon (18 January 2009). "Sid Vicious: Little boy lost (Jan 2009 )". The Guardian Sad Vacation (2016) Documentary Sid Vicious Dead, CBS News (1978) Schooner, Karen. The Day Punk Died. (Oct. 17, 2008) NYMag. Spungen, Deborah (1983). And I Don't Want to Live This Life. New York City: Random House Inc. Terry Gross Interviews Deborah Spungen, NPR (1983) Wakeman, Jessica. Flashback: Nancy Spungen Found Dead at Chelsea Hotel. (Oct. 12, 2017) Rolling Stone. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/broadsnextdoor/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/broadsnextdoor/support

In this episode we go over the months of October, November and December of 2008. From the grand jury hearing to a terrible discovery this was a crucial period for both the prosecution and defense. While the prosecution pushes for a murder charge we go over other infamous cases of missing and murdered children, and their mothers. Jon Benet Ramsey and the 911 call, Dingos ate my baby becoming a joke, Melissa Lucio and the death penalty, Susan Smith, Andrea Yates, Darlie Routier, accidental deaths and everything else that comes along with being one of these moms in the media. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/broadsnextdoor/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/broadsnextdoor/support

On January 6th, 1994 a tall man in a leather jacket attacked figure skater Nancy Kerrigan with a baton before fleeing head first through a glass window. Who was this kneecap bashing mad man and another skater Tonya Harding be involved in planning the attack? Or was Tonya too just a victim of her ex husband Jeff Galooly and the men who planned out this crime? These were just some of the questions leading into the 1994 Winter Olympics. They both would skate but would Nancy or Tonya win the gold? The ending would be almost as unbelievable as the beginning— this is the story of Nancy Kerrigan, Tonya Harding and the 1994 Winter Olympic Games SOURCES: Tonya and Nancy: The Inside Story (1994), NBC TV film based on public domain material, premiered on April 30, 1994 Baum, Bob. ( March 21, 1994) Grand Jury: Harding Knew About Kerrigan Attack Beforehand. AP News. Bruscas, Angelo (February 4, 1994). "Records Indicate Harding Lied About Phone Calls". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. King, Patricia (February 20, 1994). "Harding: 'I Know The People Who Love Me'". Newsweek Gleiberman, Owen (July 4, 2018). "Film Review: The 1986 Tonya Harding Documentary 'Sharp Edges' Hamilton, William (January 15, 1994). "Three Held in Assault on Kerrigan". The Wall Street Journal. Hersh, Phil (March 8, 1992). "Adulation On Hold For Tonya Harding". Chicago Tribune. Herron, Elise (January 11, 2018). "Tonya Harding Moved Away From Oregon, Maybe Because People Threw Rats In Her Mailbox". Willamette Week. Janofsky, Michael (February 1, 1994). "Lawyer for Skater's Ex-Husband Says He Has Tied Her to Attack". The New York Times. Archived Janofsky, Michael (February 7, 1994). "Always Tonya: As Cool as Ice But Troubled". The New York Times. Long, James; Hogan, Dave (March 17, 1994). "Harding found guilty of hindering investigation". The Oregonian. Longman, Jere (March 20, 1994). "Harding Deal Handed Something to Both Sides". The New York Times. Maine, Darcy. (Dec 7, 2017) From the Rink to the Ring: Tonya Harding’s Short Lived Boxing Career. ESPN. Park, Eudie. (Dec. 3, 2021) “Tanya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan: A Complete Timeline of Kerrigan’s Attack and Aftermath. Biography. "Harding's Statement Text". The Washington Post. January 28, 1994. "Tonya Harding's Skating Scandal". (2004) Oprah Magazine Sullivan, Randall (July 14, 1994). "The Tonya Harding Fall". Rolling Stone. 1994 Winter Olympic Games 30 for 30: The Price of Gold (documentary) ESPN, 2014 Nancy and Tonya ABC News, 2018 Tonya and Nancy Peacock, 2020 I, Tonya (film) 2018 Sharp Edges (documentary) 1986 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/broadsnextdoor/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/broadsnextdoor/support

One of the greatest voices of all time, Whitney Houston was born into a musical family, from her beginnings singing in the church choir, to helping her mom Cissy with backup tracks, being discovered by Clive Davis, in this episode we’ll be exploring the life and career of Whitney Houston, as well as her relationships with fame, the media, and her husband Bobby Brown. Finally, we’ll get into the years leading up to Whitney’s untimely death, and the eerie similarities when her only child, daughter Bobbi Kristina, passes away just a few years later. sources: Ammons, Nancy (1998). Good Girl, Bad Girl: An Insider's Biography of Whitney Houston. Secaucus, NJ: Carol Publ. Group Bowman, Jeffery (1995). Diva: The Totally Unauthorized Biography of Whitney Houston. New York: Harper. Dansby, Andrew (June 7, 2000). "Whitney Insider Tells of Drug Use, Failed Intervention". Rolling Stone. DeCurtis, Anthony (June 10, 1993). "Whitney Houston: Down and Dirty". Rolling Stone Wilson, Julee (February 13, 2012). "Whitney Houston Graces Cover Of Seventeen Magazine, November 1981 (PHOTO)". HuffPost. Bobbi Kristina Brown Passes Away Months After Being Found Unconscious ABC News Bobbi Kristina's Last Day with Her Mother Oprah's Next Chapter, Oprah Winfrey Network (2012) 'Sparkle,' Whitney Houston's Final Bow ABC News, 2012 Whitney Houston’s Best Friend Breaks Her Silence (Video) Today, 2019, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBwT63NXGQA "Fears for Whitney Houston Grow". TCM Breaking News. September 11, 2001 "Whitney Scores As Producer and Star". Ebony, (November 1997) Whitney Houston Dies at 48 ABC NEWS (February, 2012) "Whitney Houston World Tour '99 Becomes Europe's Highest Grossing Arena Tour of the Year". AllBusiness.com. (October 19, 1999) "Whitney Houston biography". Rolling Stone. (2012) Winfrey, Oprah (September 2009). "Remembering Whitney: The Oprah Winfrey Interview" (video). Oprah Winfrey Network. Zeitchik, Steven Whitney Houston, ‘The Bodyguard’ and beyond: her career in film Los Angeles Times, 2012, https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/24-frames/story/2012-02-12/whitney-houston-the-bodyguard-and-beyond-her-career-in-film Whitney Houston 2002 Diane Sawyer ABC News Interview (video) ABC News, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nzV5UL4CjA&t=42s Clive Davis discovers Whitney Houston at a New York City lounge (video) ABC NEWS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn1bmIhqljU Today in History: 1967 Newark riots begin (video) WUSA9 News, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0ncqB0oeMQ Being Bobby Brown, 2005 (Reality Television Series). Bravo TV Whitney Houston Reminisces About 80s Music on MTV (2001 interview). MTV, 2001 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/broadsnextdoor/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/broadsnextdoor/support