Most Foul Podcast
Episode 23: Sunny and Claus
Content warning: This episode discusses substance abuse and eating disorders. If you are struggling with addiction or disordered eating, please proceed with care and see our Listener Resources below.
This week, Kirsten + Andrew take a look at an infamous case in Kirsten’s backyard—Newport, Rhode Island. From high-society gossip and a Harvard legal dream team to authorized and unauthorized books and an Oscar-winning film, this mysterious case has had a small but distinct impact on pop culture.
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Episode Sources
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- A Brief History of Newport
- The History of Jewish Newport, Rhode Island – One of the oldest Jewish communities in North America
- Why Do Witches Wear Pointy Hats?
- Today I Discovered The Racist Origins Of The Pointy Witch Hat
- The Breakers Mansion – Newport’s ultimate “summer cottage”
- The Breakers – Wikipedia
- It’s Sunny and Claus von Bülow’s Clarendon Court, Y’all! – Variety
- Clarendon Court – HouseHistree
- Sunny von Bülow – Wikipedia
- Sunny von Bulow Obituary (2008) – Elmira, NY – Star-Gazette
- Claus von Bülow – Wikipedia
- Reversal of Fortune movie review (1990) | Roger Ebert
- Reversal of Fortune – Wikipedia
- PULLING VICTORY OUT OF THE BLACK BAG – The New York Times