Dark Dynasties
The Hammers. The Murdaughs. The Royal Family. These family dynasties are the elite-est of the elites: they’ve spent generations controlling their public image, amassing obscene amounts of wealth, and (no big surprise) have more skeletons than you can fit in your front hall closet. On Dark Dynasties, Syd Heller and Olivia Delaurentis dig into the corrupt, criminal, and straight-up weird stories of the rich and powerful to try and answer one question: Where did their power come from? And what is the real legacy these dynasties leave behind? Spoiler: It’s pretty, pretty dark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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People come to Hollywood to find fame and fortune. The lucky ones see their star rise and are catapulted into an untouchable bubble of fame. But all too often these once beloved icons are met with a disturbing fate – either through an u...
We’re talking tampongate, King Charles III’s infidelity, Prince Andrew’s sex tourism, and Princess Diana’s divorce settlement. Time and time again, royal romance isn’t coming up roses.
This podcast contains sensitive information about violence, sexual assault, and domestic abuse.
Find episode transcripts here: https://dark-dynasties.simplecast.com/episodes/the-british-royal-family-when-marrying-for-love-isnt-an-option-part-2
We’re talking tampongate, King Charles III’s infidelity, Prince Andrew’s sex tourism, and Princess Diana’s divorce settlement. Time and time again, royal romance isn’t coming up roses.
This podcast contains sensitive information about violence, sexual assault, and domestic abuse.
Find episode transcripts here: https://dark-dynasties.simplecast.com/episodes/the-british-royal-family-nazis-arent-the-only-ones-who-abdicate-part-1
Millions of dollars go missing. Multiple murders are unsolved. And investigators have only scratched the surface of the Murdaugh family’s Dark Dynasty.
This podcast contains sensitive information about violence, sexual assault, and domestic abuse.
Find episode transcripts here: https://dark-dynasties.simplecast.com/episodes/the-murdaughs-the-mysteries-that-remain-unsolved-part-4
A double murder rocks the Murdaugh family, and causes investigators to reexamine two more unexplained deaths in the family’s past. Just how many skeletons does one family need in their closet?
This podcast contains sensitive information about violence, sexual assault, and domestic abuse.
Find episode transcripts here: https://dark-dynasties.simplecast.com/episodes/the-murdaughs-only-murders-in-the-family-part-3
The search for Mallory Beach reveals Paul Murdaugh’s dark murderous behavior, while his family moves to sweep everything under the rug. But we have a feeling they'll need a bigger rug.
This podcast contains sensitive information about violence, sexual assault, and domestic abuse.
Find episode transcripts here: https://dark-dynasties.simplecast.com/episodes/the-murdaughs-the-disappearance-of-mallory-beach-part-2
A wealthy scion’s 2am boat crash changes 6 lives forever, and begins the end of five generations of southern power. Syd and Olivia do the math on the Murdaugh boat crash, and there's something fishy about it.
This podcast contains sensitive information about violence, sexual assault, and domestic abuse.
Find episode transcripts here: https://dark-dynasties.simplecast.com/episodes/the-murdaughs-boat-loads-of-scandal-part-1
Will Armie Hammer face any consequences for multiple accounts of abuse? Or will the Hammer Family dynasty survive and thrive through corruption for another generation? DISCLAIMER: This episode was recorded before the death of Michael Hammer.
This podcast contains sensitive information about violence, sexual assault, and domestic abuse.
Find episode transcripts here:https://dark-dynasties.simplecast.com/episodes/the-hammer-family-gett...
Casey Hammer tells all about the rampant abuse in her family and it’s clear that the “Life of the Party” may have been a deadly misnomer. How does the Hammer Family keep getting away with murder? Is it the money, the power, or something else? From grandpa Armand to grandson Armie, investigators and informers uncover the truth.
Find episode transcripts here: https://dark-dynasties.simplecast.com/episodes/the-hammer-family-murder-is-a...
Why did Armie Hammer think he could get away with it all? Turns out cover-ups are a Hammer family tradition, starting with the founders of the Hammer Family dynasty. In this episode Syd and Olivia reveal how the Hammer family made their fortune, the scandals they covered up, and the PR, blackmail and money that made the system work. Corruption became a full time job for one Hammer in particular. We’re talking payments to the Britis...
Star actor Armie Hammer’s leaked private DMs with multiple women show the world discovered what it really means to be a member of the Hammer Family dynasty. In this episode Syd and Olivia go through the rise and fall of Armie Hammer, and guess what? When one bad apple falls, you know it doesn’t fall far from the tree. And the further we go up the tree, the darker it gets: Lies, money-laundering, debauchery, cannibalism, and…wait, c...
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