Marilyn: Behind the Icon
Marilyn: Behind the Icon is a dramatic multi-season podcast series blending a uniquely scripted episodic story with commentary on the remarkable life of Marilyn Monroe. It’s up close, raw and real; telling her story through extensively researched historical events, including Marilyn Monroe’s own perspective in her own words. We explore her inner journey and human side as no other podcast, film or TV show has ever done before. The series portrays her personal struggles with mental illness and addiction in addition to her amazing resiliency in achieving her dreams as one the greatest movie actresses and icons in motion picture history. We begin our story with her life as a young girl named Norma Jeane—a girl desperate for a stable family and home life — a girl seeking to find her place—a girl nobody wanted—who grew up in the care of foster families and caretakers. As a young teen searching for her identity, she became determined to make something of herself and created a life born out of her dreams, imagination, and talent. Marilyn became a top cover girl model, a young starlet, a celebrated actress, an accomplished singer and dancer, a wife, aspiring mother, a producer, and ultimately, a legend—an enduring ICON. We’ll highlight the tragedy and pain yet celebrate the triumphs of the life, legend, and the global phenomenon known as MARILYN.
Episodes
Co-Producers Nina Boski and Randall Libero offer final thoughts about this investigation series for listeners.
Donald McGovern continues blasting apart the presuppositions in the Netflix documentary, “The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe”.
Nina and Donald McGovern break down the Netflix documentary, "The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe".
Looking at what we've learned by separating the truth from the conspiracy theories in this podcast series.
Dr. Reef Karim joins the panel for the final word on the irresponsibility and negligence of Marilyn’s doctors.
The ambulance theory, doctor's treatments, the official investigation, and more.
Gary and Donald answer listener questions on Marilyn and JFK and medications found after her death.
Gary Vitacco-Robles gives a fact based summation to Marilyn’s death and its aftermath.
Marilyn's last hours, Gary Vitacco-Robles reveals newly uncovered details from his new book.
Exposing Marilyn's doctors mishandling of her care, revealing other police death reports.
Connecting the dots of the events of August 4, 1962, revealing proof of RFK’s whereabouts.
Debunking six decades of rumors, conspiracy theories, and lies about August 4, 1962.
Busting the claims that Marilyn and Robert Kennedy were more than just friends.
Marilyn's meetings with the Kennedys are examined, and an exclusive interview with a CIA official who served during the JFK era.
An actor’s ridiculous assertions of an affair with Marilyn are exploded by the panel.
Slatzer’s second book, his attempt to reopen Marilyn’s case, and a note on Jeanne Carmen.
A journalist concocts a romantic relationship with Marilyn taking the rumor mill to strange new heights.
Norman Mailer’s biography of Marilyn adds fuel to the distortion of the facts around the star’s death.
Frank Capell's book plays an important role in the foundational rumor mill that relates to the Kennedys being responsible for Marilyn's death.
The panel introduces the first of the key players who began the rumor mill that has plagued the Marilyn legacy for six decades.
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