Marilyn: Behind the Icon

Radio Drama Podcasts

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.

Location:

United States

Genres:

Radio Drama Podcasts

Description:

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.

Twitter:

@behindicon

Language:

English

Website:

http://www.behindtheicon.com/

Email:

info@behindtheicon.com

Episodes

Episode 22: Special Investigation: The Final Word

10/20/2022

Co-Producers Nina Boski and Randall Libero offer final thoughts about this investigation series for listeners.

Duration:00:24:01

Episode 21: Special Investigation: The Truth Amongst the Lies, Part 3

10/7/2022

Donald McGovern continues blasting apart the presuppositions in the Netflix documentary, “The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe”.

Duration:00:28:02

Episode 20: Special Investigation: The Truth Amongst the Lies, Part 2

9/30/2022

Nina and Donald McGovern break down the Netflix documentary, "The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe".

Duration:00:29:05

Episode 19: Special Investigation: The Truth Amongst the Lies Part 1

9/23/2022

Looking at what we've learned by separating the truth from the conspiracy theories in this podcast series.

Duration:00:20:59

Episode 18: Special Investigation: Doctor Doctor: What We Now Know

9/12/2022

Dr. Reef Karim joins the panel for the final word on the irresponsibility and negligence of Marilyn’s doctors.

Duration:00:18:24

Episode 17: Special Investigation: Your Questions Answered, Part 2

9/1/2022

The ambulance theory, doctor's treatments, the official investigation, and more.

Duration:00:26:09

Episode 16: Special Investigation: Your Questions Answered

8/26/2022

Gary and Donald answer listener questions on Marilyn and JFK and medications found after her death.

Duration:00:15:59

Episode 15: Special Investigation: Marilyn's Last Day: Conclusion

8/19/2022

Gary Vitacco-Robles gives a fact based summation to Marilyn’s death and its aftermath.

Duration:00:27:34

Episode 14: Special Investigation: Marilyn's Last Day, Part 3

8/12/2022

Marilyn's last hours, Gary Vitacco-Robles reveals newly uncovered details from his new book.

Duration:00:33:12

Episode 13: Special Investigation: Marilyn's Last Day, Part 2

8/4/2022

Exposing Marilyn's doctors mishandling of her care, revealing other police death reports.

Duration:00:24:37

Episode 12: Special Investigation: Marilyn's Last Day, Part 1

7/28/2022

Connecting the dots of the events of August 4, 1962, revealing proof of RFK’s whereabouts.

Duration:00:30:19

Episode 11: Special Investigation: Marilyn Monroe Murdered Is An Industry

7/21/2022

Debunking six decades of rumors, conspiracy theories, and lies about August 4, 1962.

Duration:00:20:05

Episode 10: Special Investigation: The Proof of An Affair

7/14/2022

Busting the claims that Marilyn and Robert Kennedy were more than just friends.

Duration:00:16:16

Episode 9: Special Investigation: The Kennedy Connection

7/7/2022

Marilyn's meetings with the Kennedys are examined, and an exclusive interview with a CIA official who served during the JFK era.

Duration:00:25:38

Episode 8: Special Investigation: The Mob, Marilyn, and Gianni Russo…Really?

6/27/2022

An actor’s ridiculous assertions of an affair with Marilyn are exploded by the panel.

Duration:00:15:58

Episode 7: Special Investigation: Myths and Lies: Robert Slatzer

6/23/2022

Slatzer’s second book, his attempt to reopen Marilyn’s case, and a note on Jeanne Carmen.

Duration:00:09:57

Episode 6: Special Investigation: They Believed A Fraud: Robert Slatzer

6/20/2022

A journalist concocts a romantic relationship with Marilyn taking the rumor mill to strange new heights.

Duration:00:15:11

Episode 5: Special Investigation: Advancing the Rumor Mill: Norman Mailer

6/16/2022

Norman Mailer’s biography of Marilyn adds fuel to the distortion of the facts around the star’s death.

Duration:00:16:29

Episode 4: Special Investigation: The Birth of the Rumor Mill: Frank Capell

6/13/2022

Frank Capell's book plays an important role in the foundational rumor mill that relates to the Kennedys being responsible for Marilyn's death.

Duration:00:21:14

Episode 3: Special Investigation: The Man First on the Death Scene - Jack Clemmons

6/9/2022

The panel introduces the first of the key players who began the rumor mill that has plagued the Marilyn legacy for six decades.

Duration:00:06:17