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A podcast exploring writer Dominick Dunne's quest for justice amidst his incisive commentary of the high society set. Alicia (Trashy Divorces) leads a far ranging romp through the novels and Vanity Fair columns of one of the 20th century’s most unforgettable literary contributors. Covering courthouses and country clubs, Dunne’s voice was one for the ages, and Done & Dunne ensures that voice can continue to resonate with audiences today. New episodes weekly, consider Monday your Dunne-Day.

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    • Jun 25, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Done & Dunne podcast is an absolute gem for fans of Dominick Dunne and those who appreciate the empathetic storytelling style of host Alicia. As a Trash Panda, I have always admired Alicia's heartfelt and sometimes emotional delivery on her other podcast, Trashy Divorces. Therefore, it came as no surprise to me that she delivers the same level of passion and compassion on this podcast dedicated to Dominick Dunne. The stories are laid out with love and respect, doing justice to Dunne's work.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is Alicia's deep knowledge and research on Dominick Dunne. It is clear that she has a genuine passion for his work and life story. Her meticulous research shines through in every episode, providing listeners with a comprehensive understanding of Dunne's contributions as a writer and journalist. Additionally, Alicia's storytelling skills are exceptional, capturing the essence of each story in an engaging and captivating manner. Her southern accent adds a charming touch to the narratives.

    Another great aspect of this podcast is its focus on Dominick Dunne himself. While there are many podcasts out there that discuss true crime cases or delve into famous personalities, Done & Dunne stands out by dedicating its episodes solely to exploring Dunne's work, life, and impact. This exclusive focus allows for a thorough examination of his career as well as insights into his personal life. It feels like a tribute to an incredible man who deserves recognition for his contributions to journalism and crime writing.

    However, one potential downside of this podcast could be its niche appeal. While fans of Dominick Dunne will undoubtedly find it fascinating and insightful, those who are unfamiliar with his work might not feel the same level of engagement or interest. Furthermore, if you are not a fan of Alicia's storytelling style or prefer podcasts with more humor or variety, Done & Dunne might not be your cup of tea.

    In conclusion, The Done & Dunne podcast is a must-listen for fans of Dominick Dunne and those who appreciate Alicia's empathetic storytelling. It is an excellent deep dive into the life and work of an iconic writer, presented with love and respect. Alicia's research and storytelling skills make each episode a joy to listen to, providing a comprehensive understanding of Dunne's legacy. While it may not have universal appeal, for those who are drawn to true crime, journalism, or Dunne himself, this podcast is an absolute delight.



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    236. Wallis, Duchess of Windsor | Edward's Early Loves

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2025 52:47


    In this week's exciting episode of our Wallis, Duchess of Windsor series, we change the focus to the Prince of Wales. With a complicated childhood without a whole lot of family love, you can see how it would be easy for David to be swayed by romance. He does this romance dance quite a lot – sometimes with suitable girls, sometimes not. In this episode, we will explore a few of David's first loves, including Marion Coke, Lady Sybil Cadogan, Marguerite Alibert, and Rosemary Leveson-Gower. No gal is going to ever be good enough for David at this time, at least according to his royal family. Also, there is a little blackmail and murder thrown into the mix too. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    235. Wallis, Duchess of Windsor | Becoming Mrs. Simpson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2025 56:59


    Upon her return to the United States, Wallis will finally obtain her divorce from Win Spencer, and soon enough meet her next husband, Ernest Simpson. Slightly problematic, Ernest is married at the time, but who can stop true love? Wallis will seek and find happiness (finally) here, as a contended married lady and star hostess of London society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    234. Wallis, Duchess of Windsor | Her Lotus Year and The China Dossier

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2025 49:12


    Hold onto your conspiracy theories in this one, darlings! Wallis took a lot of heat for the year she spent in the Orient, her Lotus Year. Many folks pinned a whole lot of terrible deeds on Wallis this year, largely all untrue. Her year in China becomes the basis for the future China Dossier, which was supposed to dissuade the Prince of Wales from his married lover. That plan did not work out too well, and this year, Wallis truly steps into being the woman she is to become. Also, she will break with Win Spencer, for good. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    233. Wallis, Duchess of Windsor | Becoming Mrs. Spencer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2025 48:29


    In this second installment of Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, we visit steamy Pensacola, Florida, and meet Wallis's first husband, Earl Winfield “Win” Spencer, Jr. This flyboy will woo and wed Wallis, only for the relationship to reveal some very large red flags. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    232. Wallis, Duchess of Windsor | Baby Bessie and Breaking Baltimore

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2025 56:34


    Welcome to a whole spider of a series - Wallis, Duchess of Windsor! We know her story, or we think we do. In this first episode, we meet Bessie Wallis Warfield, just a tiny girl making her way in the world surrounded by a whole lot of family drama, on both sides. Between her mother Alice and her uncle Sol, it is no wonder Wallis wants to break free to see a different world than the one she knows. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    231. Coco Chanel | Fashion, Fragrance, and Fascism, Finale!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 45:36


    In our conclusion of the life and times of Coco Chanel, we travel through the years 1936 to the end of her life in 1971, and a little beyond too. With the passing of time, more has come to light about Coco's affair with a German spy, and her associated work with the Nazis through WW2. Surprisingly, there are no real consequences ultimately from this time, and after laying low for a while, Coco has a whole second act and comeback in the United States. She is a lady with a complicated life and a complicated legacy. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    230. Coco Chanel | Fashion, Fragrance, and Fascism, Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2025 32:06


    In this continuation of the life and times of Coco Chanel, we take the legendary designer through the Roaring 20s to the mid-1930s. This was an action packed time in her life, including even more expansion into a fragrance line, an entrée into London high society, a few high profile love affairs, two bad business deals, and a love nest in Scotland as well. Ride along for this decade plus in her life, possibly the best one as the shadows of war are creeping in for our finale, in which Coco will do a little bit more than dabble into Fascism. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    229. Coco Chanel | Fashion, Fragrance, and Fascism, Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 38:14


    In a multi-drop week here on Done and Dunne, we begin our investigation into Coco Chanel, legendary fashion and fragrance designer, with a little fascism on the side. Her life was long and complicated. Today's episode includes Coco's story from childhood through the close of 1919, including tragedy, so many nuns, and the beginning of her fashion career. Also included are her first two powerful lovers, Etienne Balsan and Boy Capel, who really give this orphan a lift. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    228. Yachts and Things | The Found Mystery Chapter of Answered Prayers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 25:03


    In this surprise double drop episode, we rediscover a missing chapter of Truman Capote's Answered Prayers. This missing chapter reveals a bit about the time Truman and Katharine Graham spent on a yacht touring the Greek islands, with all the spiderwebs and hashish included too. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    227. And Audrey Wilder Sang....

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 42:30


    This week we go from one Audrey to another. In this episode, we get to know Audrey Wilder. Audrey was a tremendous lady – wife of legendary director Billy Wilder, Hollywood hostess, and bosom friend of our man Nick. Audrey also goes way back into our narrative lending her name to one of the mysterious missing chapters of Truman Capote's Answered Prayers. With all the spiderwebs included that you like, it's time to bring Audrey Wilder into our main feed investigation! Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    226. Dunne Profiles | Audrey Hepburn

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 44:29


    In our continuation of love today for Audrey Hepburn, we discover the brilliant writing of Dunne from May of 1991 in Vanity Fair, and so much more about this remarkable lady. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    225. The Life and Loves of Audrey Hepburn

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 34:30


    In the first of a double drop this week, Alicia takes you through the life and loves of Audrey Hepburn. Much is included within this initial episode to make Dunne's profile of Hepburn, coming next, even more extraordinary. Included are details about Audrey's childhood through the war, her breakthrough to success, her love affair with William Holden, and her divorces from Mel Ferrer and Andrea Dotti as well. We end with Audrey finding true happiness in her third act with lasting love and changing the world with her dear heart for UNICEF as its ambassador. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    224. Hever Castle | Two English Queens and an Astor Brat

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 31:39


    In celebration of all things Anne Boleyn this week on the 489th commemoration of her death, this episode has you traveling with Alicia on a tour of Hever Castle in the Kent countryside. Its double-moated history begins long before Anne Boleyn and continues long after, and includes Anne of Cleves and William Waldorf Astor too! Everything connects in this encore episode this week - back next week with bran new Nick, and more in the meantime on Patreon! Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    223. Update | Menendez Brothers Resentenced

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 21:53


    There was some breaking news this week in a case much discussed within our Done and Dunne podcast, and investigated by Dominick Dunne. In this episode, Alicia gives the latest details on the Menendez Brothers and their resentencing in the California Court System this week.Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    222. Big Edie, Little Edie, and the Beale's Grey Gardens

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 89:44


    In this double length episode, we stitch two Not Dunne Yet episodes together for one big old spiderweb surrounding Grey Gardens and Big and Little Edie Beale, the most famous mother-daughter pair of Georgica Pond in East Hampton, NY. Our journey begins with a bit of investigation into Sally Quinn, featured in the last episodes, who purchases Grey Gardens from Little Edie in the late 1970s, after decades of history with The Edies. Today's investigation weaves through decades of history with so many familiar faces from our journey. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Introducing: Psychedelic Women

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 5:01


    Hello Investigators, I want to tell you about a new show that I'm really excited about. My friend Rainbow Valentine has been collecting the stories of the first generation of women to have access to The Pill, Rock ‘n' Roll, and LSD.  In her podcast Psychedelic Women, Rainbow talks to the women who lived and made the counterculture in 1960s San Francisco and, eventually, the world. It's a fascinating, beautifully crafted show featuring real-life stories that'll blow your mind. Coming up is the trailer for Psychedelic Women, and Episode 1 lands today. Subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you're listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    221. Mr. Dunne Goes to Washington | Kennedy Encounters, Monica Lewinsky, and Moral Reckonings

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 50:57


    In this episode, we conclude Dominick Dunne's time in Washington DC covering the 1999 Impeachment Trial of Bill Clinton. This week, there are a few run-ins with Kennedy family members, a little exploration about Linda Tripp's role in the whole scandal, and Dunne's time watching the trial too. Our man Nick is reckoning with many feelings in this very gossipy and heartfelt piece from 1999. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    220. Mr. Dunne Goes to Washington | Georgetown Gatherings, Lucianne Goldberg, and 1999's State of the Union

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 55:52


    In this episode, we travel with Dominick Dunne fresh out of Paris in 1998 and into Washington DC in 1999. Our man Nick is still a bit out of his element inside the beltway, but he will get his bearings fairly quickly and thankfully tell us all about it. Dunne wrote about his time in January 1999 for Vanity Fair in a piece titled Mr. Dunne Goes to Washington, and it is revealing in many ways, even almost thirty years later into the future. Dunne spills the details on his feelings about Bill and Hillary Clinton, the 1999 State of the Union, many a Georgetown party, and the end of his friendship with Lucianne Goldberg as well, which has Dunne having a front row seat into the scandal as it was developing real time. With connections into all kinds of past spiderwebs, this one is sure to please your investigative hearts. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    219. Joan Didion Is Really Having A Moment

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 53:05


    Investigators, it is a double drop week here on Done and Dunne! We turn our focus in this episode to Nick's sister-in-law Joan Didion, wo is really having a moment this month! The archives of Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne are available now at the New York Public Library, after their acquisition in 2023. Additionally, there is a whole new work from Joan dropping April 22 – today – titled Notes to John. This release gives an alternative insight into Joan Didion about her work, motherhood, and the loss of her daughter, Quintana Roo, just two short years after the death of John Gregory Dunne. Lots of moments happening with our favorite sister-in-law – all the details happening here in this springtime bonus! See sources and more at doneanddunne.com. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    218. Betsy Bloomingdale | Queen of California

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 63:10


    In this exciting double Done and Dunne bonus, we explore the life of Betsy Bloomingdale, the legendary hostess and Queen of California, at least as it concerns the reins of power of politics, royalty, and Hollywood. The first part of our Betsy coverage includes all the basics, a bit about her relationship with the legendary designer Billy Haines, and her fabulous style with entertaining too. No one hosted a party like Betsy. We follow on with Betsy Bloomingdale and her fabulous haute couture and jewelry. As for the clothing part, Betsy has so many stories to share from her fashion retrospective in 2009 encompassing 35 years of style. After Betsy passes, a select few of her jewels are auctioned. The details about these pieces are simply incredible and continue to show Betsy's practical side, even if it is high-end practical. SOURCES High Style Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7V1kVqlmTs&t=67s NYT Obituary: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/22/fashion/betsy-bloomingdale-dead.html Christie's Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKFX19PFf-s&t=169s Jewel Auction: at Christie's: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePh7ITrCEd4 https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/2005/10/class-act Betsy's Natal Chart: https://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Bloomingdale,_Betsy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    217. Dunne in Haute Couture | Au Revoir, Paris!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 34:39


    This week, we conclude our journey into Dominick Dunne's time in Paris for the January 1998 couture shows. So many more shows, including the collections of Alexander McQueen, Thierry Mugler, and Karl Lagerfeld. There is a Princess Diana moment, and a few international and political drops too, including Dunne's rapprochement with Adnan Khashoggi and the brewing Clinton scandal in Washington D.C., which is beginning at the time to get some press. Sources and more at doneanddunne.com. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    216. Dunne in Haute Couture | Paris 1998 - Spiderwebs Galore!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 69:04


    In our continuing journey from the land of haute couture in Paris in January of 1998, Dominick Dunne will continue his walk down the runway. Luckily for us, we have a whole of threads to pull together this week. Take out your index cards, investigators! We are spilling the details on so many characters in this one, including the well married The Miller Sisters, Ellin Saltzman, Alfred Taubmann, Jayne Wrightsman, Coco Chanel, Nan Kempner, Andre Leon Talley, Ira von Fürstenberg, and Isabella Blow too. There is really no end to the world our man Nick discovers and reveals to us. Darlings, stay tuned for the Coco Chanel and Ellin Saltzman NDY episodes in short order, and more Wallis too – it is all so connected! Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    215. Dunne in Haute Couture | Paris 1988

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 39:58


    Fashionista investigators, this one is for you! In a little break from true crime, Dominick Dunne travels to Paris for the January 1988 couture collections, and what a time he had! In this mix of high fashion and celebrity, our man Nick is catching on quickly in this world, and revealing all the inside scoop. From the beginnings of couture to its Paris history, from one show and event to another, it is quite a debut week for Dominick. Get sources and more on this episode's show page at doneanddunne.com. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    214. The Rockefeller Heiress and Her Ballet Boys, Finale!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 58:23


    In this week's conclusion of Margaret Rockefeller Strong de Cuevas de Larrain's story, we examine her life from the early 1960s on, including more ballet, a much younger husband, and ultimately, the battle over her estate. Also included, the defection of Rudolf Nureyev from the Soviet Union, the murder of Jan de Vroom, and so many recurring characters within our universe of Nick. All sources can be found at doneanddunne.com. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    213. The Rockefeller Heiress and Her Ballet Boys, Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 44:00


    In this next installment of Dominick Dunne's reporting on Margeret Rockefeller Strong, we investigate her first husband, George de Cuevas. George was a real fan of the ballet, which his wife lovingly supported through his lifetime, and even a little after his death.  George did enjoy a theatrical and artistic lifestyle, including delicate duels as well as hosting the Party of the Century in 1953 in Biarritz. He also enjoyed bringing a host of other artistic men around his wife, including Raymundo de Larrain and Jan de Vroom, whose stories are set up in this episode, coming back in full swing in next week's conclusion.  All sources can be found at doneanddunne.com. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Introducing The Glamourous Gabors!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 7:43


    The Gabor sisters were some of the most iconic cultural figures in the second half of the 20th century, having arrived on our shores from Nazi-occupied Hungary, where they experienced loss and engaged in heroic resistance. Along with their mother, Jolie, sisters Eva, Zsa Zsa, and Magda, stormed the mid-century zeitgeist and lived through extremely complicated family dynamics, as well as complicated romantic entanglements - including, between them all - 23 marriages, 18 divorces, two widowhoods, and two annulments. They were allies and rivals, poly-linguists, artisans, and entrepreneurs. But mostly, they were women possessed of a drive to succeed and an eternal willingness to bend their stories to suit the moment at hand. This month, Trashy Divorces is proud to present the lives and loves of The Glamorous Gabors, an eight-episode arc bringing these four amazing women into focus in the 21st century. Listen online or wherever you get your podcasts! The Glamorous Gabors was researched and written by Melanie Shawn, with our deep gratitude. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    212. The Rockefeller Heiress and Her Ballet Boys

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 38:53


    In this episode, we meet Margaret Strong, granddaughter of Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller. Dominick Dunne covered her life and times in detail as well as the courtroom battle over her estate in 1987. Margaret is not the only character coming into this epic tale. This Rockefeller heiress had a penchant for effete men – both marrying and supporting them in their dance endeavors too.  All sources can be found at doneanddunne.com. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    211. The Woodward Case | The Murder of the Century

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 115:33


    In this extended encore episode, we revisit The Two Mrs. Grenvilles arc to explore both the fact and fiction of the 1955 shooting death of William Woodward, Jr., by his wife Ann, and the class-wide coverup that New York's fanciest families executed.  Dunne wrote 1985's The Two Mrs. Grenvilles as a thinly veiled fictional account of the whole sordid tale, which landed right in the sweet spot of his interest in high society's perfidy. The real account is so much more sordid.  Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    210. The RFK Jr. Feud | August 2003 and Everything After

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 43:29


    This week, we wrap up the nasty feud of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dominick Dunne. All through 2003, these two have been tossing around all the words. What happens in August of 2003, and what is the ultimate conclusion to this sordid tale? How much justice was served anyway? Find sources and more at this episode's show page at doneanddunne.com. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    209. The RFK Jr. Feud | June 2003

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 55:18


    We move into summer of 2003, and now Dunne and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are just letting their battle take over the press. In this bonus episode, we visit the New York Magazine essay that everyone was talking about it. The feud between Nick and Bobby is most certainly underway, but Dunne is going to find himself in some additional legal perils.  Find sources at more at this episode's show page at doneanddunne.com. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    208. The RFK Jr. Feud | March 2003

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 39:25


    This week we travel to March 2003 when Dominick Dunne has a very hot retort to the shots across the bow that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has taken against him in a very lengthy essay in January 2003. Our man Nick is holding nothing back in his reply, always searching for justice for Martha Moxley.  Find sources at more at this episode's show page at doneanddunne.com. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    207. The Kennedy Chronicles | Dunne Investigates the Murder of Martha Moxley, Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 56:49


    This week, we conclude Dominick Dunne's role in the investigation of the murder of Martha Moxley in Greenwich, CT. in 1975. With the assistance of Mark Fuhrman and an 18 month grand jury investigation, an indictment was handed down to Michael Skakel in early 2000. This episode leads us through the summer of 2000 with our man Nick attending the probable cause hearing for Skakel, and all the courtroom drama attached.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    206. The Kennedy Chronicles | Dunne Investigates the Murder of Martha Moxley

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 49:26


    This week, we travel alongside Dominick Dunne on a quest for justice in the murder of Martha Moxley, slain in the exclusive enclave of Greenwich, Connecticut, on October 30, 1975. The investigation was dormant for almost two decades, but our man Nick gets a whiff of a bigger mystery during the rape trial of William Kennedy Smith in 1991. With his curiosity aroused, Dunne begins his own investigation, resulting in his 1993 novel A Season in Purgatory, a fictional telling of the crime. But Dunne hadn't really solved anything.  With the help of a confidential informant, Dunne has access to the Sutton Report – the file the Skakel family never wants seen. Dunne is going to make sure someone sees that report to continue the journey for justice for Martha. That person is former LAPD detective Mark Fuhrman.  Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Sources Justice: Crimes, Trials, and Punishements, by Dominick Dunne (Amazon) Trail of Guilt, by Dominick Dunne. Vanity Fair, October 2000. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    205. The Kennedy Chronicles | The Trashy Divorces of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (A Trashy Divorces Crossover)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 74:36


    From the Trashy Divorces vault from January 2023, this Done & Dunne crossover episode unfolds the martial misadventure of RFK Jr. providing much backstory for our continuing investigation. We've covered the Kennedy family in some detail during the show's run, but like any sprawling dynasty, there's always more to explore! This week, Alicia brings us the backstory of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the son of slain Attorney General and presidential candidate, Robert F. Kennedy. Let's just say that Bobby experienced a troubled youth, which was certainly not helped by the high profile murders his family was subjected to, or his family's effectively unlimited money and prestige. After peering into RFK Jr's broken youth, Alicia brings us right up to the present day (at least, to the start of 2023, when these episodes originally aired) in the life of the notable womanizer and vaccine skeptic. With three marriages under his belt, he's experienced disappointment and tragedy in love – but it's never stopped him from continuing to try! Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Find sources and more at this episode's showpage at doneanddunne.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    204. A Nick in Time: The State Funeral of President Ronald Reagan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 34:37


    Today, in A Nick in Time, we travel back to June of 2004, when Dominick Dunne attended and reported on the state funeral of Former President Ronald Reagan. In addition to a veritable ton of name dropping, Dunne also expands a bit on his relationship with Former First Lady Nancy Reagan, widow of the President.  All sources can be found at doneanddunne.com. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    203. The Heiress Tour | Huguette Clark

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 49:26


    This week, our investigation turns to Huguette Clark, a Gilded Age heiress whose money ultimately purchased a very reclusive life. Huguette was a talented painter, devoted to her mother, and certainly liked collecting dolls too. Also included in this week's story are many expensive real estate threads, a trashy divorce, an ugly legal battle over her will, and a connection to Sunny von Bulow too.  Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    202. The Kennedy Chronicles | Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 104:24


    In this encore Done and Dunne episode, we continue our Kennedy Chronicles with the story of Kick Kennedy, the most exuberant of the Kennedy family members. Her story is truly something – the American girl who marries into the British aristocracy – but her story, and the story of the Kennedy family, is so much more than that.  Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Find sources and recommended reading at doneanddunne.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    201. Chicago the Musical (Trashy Divorces Crossover)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 49:23


    Alicia got to experience the majesty that is Chicago the Musical on Broadway for her birthday this year, and came home with a lot of thoughts about it all - the stories behind the play, its development over the decades, and the theater itself. Happy New Year, investigators! And be sure to subscribe to Swiftory, whose debut episode lands on the 31st! Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    200. The Kennedy Chronicles | Ted Kennedy and Chappaquiddick, Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 59:21


    In this continuing episode within our Kennedy Chronicles, we pick up the storyline of Ted Kennedy, and into the events of what should have been a wonderful July weekend in 1969. A group of twelve – six men and six women - gather to celebrate so many things. There is a whole lot happening this weekend on Chappaquiddick - the Apollo 11 moon journey, the 43rd Edgartown Yacht Club Regatta, and the memory of Robert F. Kennedy, assassinated just a year before.  How does this fun-filled weekend turn into Ted's very worst nightmare? In this episode, we set up the facts we can establish. What are the details of this weekend that everyone can agree upon, at least on Friday, before Saturday comes around?  All sources can be found at doneanddunne.com. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    199. The Kennedy Chronicles | The Early Life and First Marriage of Ted Kennedy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 60:38


    In today's episode, we take a look at the early life of Ted Kennedy, the last of the Kennedy children. Ted was a kid that took a lot of risks, with much to prove within his famous family. Not that any of that risky behavior ceased once Ted settled down with Joan Bennett. Ultimately, that marriage was not successful, ending in divorce after almost a quarter of a century, helped along with the many scandals and missteps of the last of the famous Kennedy children.  Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Introducing Swiftory!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 0:50


    New from Hemlock Creatives: Swiftory, a not-so-typical Taylor Swift podcast, perfect for any Swiftie, literature lover, or history buff.  Hosts Alicia and Melissa explore Taylor Swift's music as a jumping off point into a wider world of fascinating figures and iconic literature. Join us as we romp through Taylor's stories, visiting the places, personalities, and – of course – the eras, that her songs evoke.  Coming 12/31/2024, wherever you listen to podcasts. Subscribe here on Spotify, or on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    198. The Kennedy Chronicles: They Really Hated Dominick Dunne

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 23:53


    In this introductory episode about Dunne's writing on the Kennedy family, we explore a bit of the history and background about exactly why the Kennedy family hated Dominick Dunne so much. Dunne was there to cover so many of their scandals, and unlike the Kennedy men, always kept the inconvenient woman at the center of his narratives. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Find sources and more at doneanddunne.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    197. Suzy Tells All: The Incredible Aileen Mehle

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 82:22


    In this spiderweb-filled NDY (Not Dunne Yet), Alicia dips into the life and times of Aileen Mehle, the gossip columnist also known as Suzy. She was the most famous gossip columnist of the century, and a heroine to our man Nick.  Aileen was able to get all the scoop as she moved with the high society circles – in whatever town she was in, Miami, Palm Beach, New Your City, or Washington D.C.  This episode has everything - so many of our current cast of characters and so many new characters too! I mean, for real, everyone is included in this one. Old and new. What a tale, and Aileen, legendary lady with so many stories to share. Y'all are going to LOVE this one! All sources can be found at doneanddunne.com. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    196. A Trashy Divorces Crossover: Aristotle Onassis and His Lovely Ladies (Part Nine) | Tumultuous Times for Lee Radziwill and Christina Onassis

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 63:11


    This week we continue our Onassis saga by exploring some of the fallout within our main players after the wedding of Aristotle and Jackie. Two lovely ladies really get the shaft in this rocky time period, Lee Radziwill and Christina Onassis. Jackie's sister Lee definitely has a period of tumult with accidents and hospitalizations, but not to worry, her new lover Peter Beard will be on the scene soon enough and the two will be spending a lot of time at Grey Gardens with her relations, Big Edie Bouvier and Little Edie Bouvier.  Another gal having a tough time is Aristotle's daughter, Christina Onassis. We explore much more about her childhood and her very first love and marriage too. They are not with the same man.   Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! Find sources and more at doneanddunne.com. To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    195. A Trashy Divorces Crossover: Aristotle Onassis and His Lovely Ladies (Part Eight) | The Marriage That Rocked the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 64:34


    Holy cats! In Part Eight of this series, we arrive at Aristotle's second marriage to Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. It is not exactly a blessed occasion, and no one is happy about it, except Ari's sister Artemis, who makes a big comeback in this episode. Everyone else in Ari's life, including his mistress Maria Callas, and his children all have a whole lot of feelings about grand affair. Jackie's sister and mother also have very strong feelings, which they do not hold back. The whole Kennedy clan is none too pleased either, even though Teddy will step up to negotiate the marriage contract. Calamity abounds in this one – take cover and enjoy the show!  All sources can be found at doneanddunne.com. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    194. A Trashy Divorces Crossover: Aristotle Onassis and His Lovely Ladies | Sister Act: Lee Radziwill and Jacqueline Kennedy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 66:01


    In Part Seven of the Aristotle Onassis and His Lovely Ladies series, we open with the Bouvier Sisters, Jacqueline Kennedy and Lee Radziwill, taking a little R&R on Onassis's yacht, the Christina. What was a quiet trip turns into mayhem, scandal, and controversy for the sisters, their husbands, their lovers, and their family too. How do we get from this getaway girls' trip to the engagement of Jackie and Ari just a few years later? This episode gives you all the details, with some surprising spiderwebs too. All sources can be found at doneanddunne.com. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    193. A Trashy Divorces Crossover: A Trashy Divorces Crossover: Aristotle Onassis and His Lovely Ladies | Maria Callas, Lee Radziwill, and Jacqueline Kennedy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 66:42


    This week, in the sixth in our series of Aristotle Onassis and His Lovely Ladies, the ladies are plentiful. Maria Callas is full in love with her Aristo, but she is not the only lady in Aristotle's life. He does frequent brothels and will begin an affair with Princess Lee Radziwill – both enrage Maria. Also included, so many spiderwebs – Prince Rainer, Richard Burton, JFK, Marilyn Monroe, and Elsa Maxwell all make an appearance. But no one comes faster at Onassis than Lee's sister, The First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy. All sources can be found at doneanddunne.com. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    192. A Nick in Crime | Menendez Five: The First Trial, Act Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 80:11


    In this episode of Done and Dunne, we return to Dominick Dunne's reporting around the first trial and Lyle and Erik Menendez, resulting in two hung juries. What is the defense portion of this case? What is the other drama inside the courtroom, from the family to the media to the observers? All sources can be found at doneanddunne.com. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    191. Remembering Dominique Dunne and A Father's Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 128:57


    A deeply personal tragedy, and a horrific crime, accelerates Dominick's transition into a warrior for justice. In a combination of previous episodes from our podcast investigation, we meet Dominique Dunne, the beloved California child of Nick and Lenny, whose murder at the hands of her ex-boyfriend in 1982 was chronicled for Vanity Fair in her grieving father's own words. We have certain underlying assumptions about how the criminal justice works, and how the courtroom will treat the grieving family of a murder victim. Nick sure did, until it was his family gathered in a Los Angeles courthouse, watching a grave miscarriage of justice play out as the man who murdered his daughter Dominique stood trial. It was a wrenching crime followed by an appalling miscarriage of justice, chronicled by none other than the grieving father of the victim. Alicia takes us through the trial of the man who strangled Dominique Dunne to death, presided over by a self-serving judge with a soft spot for the defense team, with a verdict rendered by a jury which was not allowed to hear key evidence as it debated lesser charges than the prosecution wanted. All sources can be found at doneanddunne.com. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Sources Dominick Dunne: After The Party (Documentary, Amazon link) Justice: A Father's Account of the Trial of His Daughter's Killer, by Dominick Dunne (vanityfair.com) Intimate Partner Violence Resources If you are suffering with intimate partner abuse, here are resources for different countries. Please ask for help: • US Crisis Text Line: 741741 • US National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 • UK Domestic Abuse Hotline: 0808 2000 247 • Australia Rape & Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-737-732 • Canada: http://thelifelinecanada.ca/help/call/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    190. LA Noir | Joe Hunt and The Billionaire Boys Club

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 64:37


    This week, we jump tracks ever so slightly to focus on another infamous crime in Beverly Hills. The Menendez boys are learning by watching the early 1980's poster boy of crime, Joe Hunt, and his BBC. The Billionaire Boys Club, a nickname that became its moniker, might have started out with all the best intentions, but soon turns into a crime spree that will set the tone for so much to come.  All sources can be found at doneanddunne.com. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    189. A Nick in Crime | Menendez Four: The First Trial, Act Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 58:44


    This week, we continue our investigation into Dominick Dunne's real-time reporting from the summer of 1993 from the first murder trial of Lyle and Erik Menendez. Testimony is given by many characters at this time, including the friends and family of the accused, as well as Dr. Oziel and the fishing charter Captain too. Also included are some epic showdowns with the attorneys, and the surprising influence of another infamous crime in California from the 1980s, the Billionaire Boys Club. All sources can be found at doneanddunne.com. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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