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  • #97
    Wednesday · 1 hr 9 min

    Just The Gist of... The Billionaire Boys Club

    "Tape mouth. Handcuff. Explain situation." When police finally searched missing conman Ron Levin's Beverly Hills mansion in 1984, they found a seven-page murder to-do list, left behind on the killer's own personalised letterhead, signature doodled all over it. The killer was Joe Hunt, the 24-year-old leader of the Billionaire Boys Club, an LA investment group made up of the rich, bored, freshly graduated sons of men they could never hope to impress. Hunt promised them a genius trading formula that couldn't fail. What he actually built was a Ponzi scheme, a pseudo-intellectual bro cult, and eventually two murders in which almost nobody involved had any actual money. This is the story of the scammer who got scammed, and possibly the only murderer in history to bring a to-do list. This is Just The Gist of the Billionaire Boys Club: Joe Hunt, the murder of Ron Levin, the fake $5 million trading account, the 1987 Judd Nelson miniseries, and the Kevin Spacey movie that made $618 on its opening weekend. . We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Premium Subscriptions. Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Just The Gist on Instagram and TikTok @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer and Editor: James Joseph | Producers: Kate Leaver, Hayley Staveley & Sammy Petersen | Acast Legend: Guy Scott-Wilson | Production Assistant: Pocket Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently! Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party. . The True Story of the Billionaire Boys Club (Esquire, 1986, republished 2021) Founder of Billionaire Boys Club makes case for parole (Los Angeles Times, 2018) Billionaire Boys Club, Marcia Clark Investigates The First 48 podcast (Apple Podcasts, 2018) Billionaire Boys Club, Murder Made Me Famous (2016) Dirty Rotten Kids (The Washington Post, 1990) Billionaire Boys Club 1987 miniseries starring Judd Nelson (YouTube, 1987) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • #96
    Tuesday · 28 min

    JTG MINI: There’s a new ‘luxury’ bag on the market - made of T-Rex leather.

    “Move over Birkin. Watch out Chanel. There’s a new apex predator.” OF LUXURY GOODS. A luxury bag made of T-rex leather was unveiled earlier this year at Amsterdam Art Zoo Museum. The leather was made by taking some collagen remnants found in a 68-million-year-old T-Rex femur bone, and smooshing them with some cells to grow T-Rex skin. That skin was then turned into leather, dyed a bluish-grey and ‘crafted’ into a luxury handbag. Experts are predicting it will sell for the amount of ‘ten Birkin Bags’. But complex science had to be part of making this happen, so was any of this (at all… even a little) for scientific benefit? Or medical research and development? Lol no. IT’S ALL ABOUT CAPITALISM BÉBÉ. The luxury industry is apparently freaking out that billionaires aren’t as interested in the usual ‘luxury goods’ anymore, because they hate that the normies (AKA the poors AKA you and me) can access the same stuff. (See last week’s JTG MINI on the Hermes Birkin.) And what’s the point of buying a thing if all the plebs can buy it too? That kind of consumption is not special enough for billionaires. Enter: Dinosaur Leather. We have officially reached the kind of dystopian future where rich ladies are sick of Birkin and are looking for the kind of exclusivity that can only come from buying the resurrected skin of a dinosaur. Try and buy a fake version of THAT in Bali you bogans! We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Premium Subscriptions. Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Just The Gist on Instagram and TikTok @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer and Editor: James Joseph | Producers: Kate Leaver, Hayley Staveley & Sammy Petersen | Acast Legend: Guy Scott-Wilson | Production Assistant: Pocket Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently! Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party. . World's first lab-grown T-Rex leather handbag unveiled in Amsterdam could fetch €575,000 (NL Times, 2026) T-Rex Leather case study (VML, 2026) The next killer fashion item? A handbag made from T-rex leather (The Times, 2025) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • #95
    August 19 · 53 min

    JTG MINI: The weird process of buying a Birkin Bag (AKA 'The Hermès Game')

    You can walk into an Hermès store with 20 grand in cash, ask for a Birkin bag, and they will say no. Because Hermès doesn't sell you the world's most coveted handbag, Hermès decides if you DESERVE one. Hopeful customers spend years (and tens of thousands of dollars) buying scarves, blankets and homewares first, stuff Hermès clients literally call 'garbage', all in the hope of one day being invited to spend another 15 grand on a bag. It's called The Hermès Game, and thousands of people are playing it right now. This is Just The Gist (MINI!) of The Hermès Game: Jane Birkin and the sketch on an Air France sick bag, quota bags and the pre-spend, the 10.1 million dollar original Birkin, and the sales associates who insist there are no bags in the back (there are bags in the back). . We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Premium Subscriptions. Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Just The Gist on Instagram and TikTok @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer and Editor: James Joseph | Producers: Kate Leaver, Hayley Staveley & Sammy Petersen | Acast Legend: Guy Scott-Wilson | Production Assistant: Pocket Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently! Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party. ... Hermès and the success of the coveted Birkin bag (60 Minutes, 2024) The Birkin Is Losing Value. Owners Refuse to Believe It. (Back Row, 2026) Birkin Buyer Confessions, Part I (Back Row, 2025) Birkin Buyer Confessions, Part II (Back Row, 2025) Inside the Hermès Game: Who Actually Gets a Birkin? (The Backrow Podcast, 2026) The Weight of a Handbag (Edie Lou Studio, 2025) How customers 'play the Hermès game' to secure a coveted luxury handbag (ABC News, 2025) How The Hermes Game Started (From A Former Hermes SA) (YouTube, 2024) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • #94
    August 18 · 1 hr 39 min

    Just The Gist of... The Lindsay Clancy Case

    The Lindsay Clancy case is the story everyone seems to be talking about right now. But if you haven’t been following Lindsay Clancy’s story from the start, it’s a hard one to catch up on, so this episode breaks it all down and gives you just the gist of what you need to know. In January 2023, after months of desperately trying to get help for her declining mental health, Lindsay Clancy took the lives of her three young children, and ended up paralysed in an attempt to take her own. She was charged with murder, and has been in custody in a psychiatric facility ever since. Her trial began in July 2026, with Lindsay’s legal team arguing she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and is not criminally responsible. The prosecution is arguing the killings were planned. Her husband (who was tragically the one to find Lindsay and their children Cora, Dawson and Callan back in 2023) has since divorced her and remarried, but has made it very clear that he forgives her, saying: “I wasn’t married to a monster. I was married to someone who got sick.” Lindsay Clancy’s story has triggered a long overdue and much needed conversation about the inadequacy of not just women's healthcare, but maternal and postpartum healthcare in particular. But thanks to the trial being televised live, this case has also triggered a major conspiracy rabbit hole online, with increasingly bizarre theories being thrown around as each day passes. Content warning: this episode discusses the deaths of children, mental illness, suicide and postpartum psychosis. If this story brings anything up for you, please reach out for support: Lifeline: 13 11 14 or lifeline.org.au (24/7 crisis support) PANDA National Helpline: 1300 726 306 or panda.org.au (7 days a week, support for new parents and families) Gidget Foundation Australia: 1300 851 450 or gidgetfoundation.org.au (specialist perinatal mental health support and telehealth and clinic services) Pregnancy, Birth and Baby Helpline: 1800 882 436 or pregnancybirthbaby.org.au (free national video and phone counselling) ForWhen: 1300 24 23 22 or forwhenhelpline.org.au (mental health navigation service for expectant and new parents) . We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Premium Subscriptions. Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Just The Gist on Instagram and TikTok @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer and Editor: James Joseph | Producers: Kate Leaver, Hayley Staveley & Sammy Petersen | Acast Legend: Guy Scott-Wilson | Production Assistant: Pocket Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently! Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party. . A Husband in the Aftermath of His Wife's Unfathomable Act (The New Yorker, 2024) Lindsay Clancy's trial highlights gaps in understanding, treating postpartum psychosis (NPR, 2026) US mother Lindsay Clancy on trial for murder of three children as court debates postpartum psychosis (ABC News, 2026) Lindsay Clancy trial turns focus to medications prescribed before she killed her children (PBS NewsHour, 2026) What to know about the trial of Lindsay Clancy, woman accused of killing her 3 children (CBC News, 2026) Patrick Clancy Married Fertility Doctor After Divorcing Lindsay Clancy, Who's on Trial for Murdering Their 3 Children (People, 2026) Broken Brains by Jamila Rizvi and Rosie Waterland (2025) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • August 17 · 1 hr 26 min

    BONUS BREAKIN' NOOZ: Logies and AI Gae Guys and psychotic Harry Potter fans oh my!

    Surprise! Free for everyone this week! It's not news, it's NOOZ! In these JTG BONUS eps, Rosie Waterland gives just the gist of the week's most important nonsense. Episodes drop every Tuesday (along with a bunch of other bonus stuff!) for members of The Gistener Club, which you can access via the Just The Gist Patreon right here or through Apple Premium Subscriptions. This week! What do you get when you mix just the right amount of bogan nostalgia and sequinned glam? THE LOGIES. Australia's night of nights, hosted this year by national treasure Robert Irwin, who is never not smiling or reading an autocue. Protect him at all costs. The Jake Schroeder (@frostedjake) and Sam Altman saga has finally come to an end, and Rosie refuses to accept that it was fake. THIS GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP. There are updates in the whole Phia scandal (gisten to our recent episode JTG MINI: What is going on with Phia? here) and things don't look good for billionaire offspring Phoebe Gates, with messages seeming to prove she and co-founder Sophia Kianni knew they're little app was doing dodgy stuff. Looks like that, 'Don't ask me, I'm just a girl!' isn't gonna cut it. A journalist for WIRED requested the data McDonalds had collected on him and they sent him over 500 PAGES specifically about him. And if you've ever eaten at Maccas, they probably have a similar file on you. A multi-million dollar powerline connecting the UK to Ireland came dangerously close to some Bronze Age remains, because (psychotic, insufferable, get it together you freaks) Harry Potter fans demanded its original planned location be moved because it 'desecrated the grave' of Dobby. A fictional character. From a fictional book. ... BREAKIN' NOOZ! eps are bonus content for Gistener Club members - join via the JTG Patreon or Apple Premium Subscriptions! Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Just The Gist on Instagram and TikTok @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer: James Joseph | Producers: Kate Leaver, Hayley Staveley and Sammy Petersen | Assistant Podcast Producer: Pocket Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently! Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E93
    August 5 · 32 min

    ENCORE: The Woman Who Fell in Love with a Dolphin

    In the 1960s, Margaret Howe Lovatt became part of a NASA-funded experiment to teach a dolphin named Peter to speak English. What started as groundbreaking interspecies communication research quickly turned into something much more controversial when Margaret moved into a flooded house to live with Peter 24/7 for six months. As Peter reached sexual maturity, their relationship crossed boundaries in ways that would overshadow the entire experiment and become one of the most shocking animal research scandals in scientific history. We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this: The Guardian's comprehensive investigation - "The dolphin who loved me: the Nasa-funded project that went wrong" (2014) The Atlantic's detailed report - "How A Science Experiment Led to Sexual Encounters Between a Woman and a Dolphin" (2014) BBC documentary - "The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins" (2014) BBC documentary clip - "Teaching a dolphin to speak English" footage Margaret Howe Lovatt Wikipedia page - Complete biography and experiment details John C. Lilly's book - "Man and Dolphin" - The original research that started it all (1961) Medium article analysis - "The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins: Watch this documentary if you are into space" (2021) News18 retrospective - "When The Love Story Of A Dolphin And Woman Made News In The 60s" (2023) . We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Premium Subscriptions. Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Just The Gist on Instagram and TikTok @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer and Editor: James Joseph | Producers: Kate Leaver, Hayley Staveley & Sammy Petersen | Acast Legend: Guy Scott-Wilson | Production Assistant: Pocket Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently! Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party. . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E92
    August 4 · 49 min

    JTG MINI: The eBay Stalking Scandal story just had a major update.

    (ENCORE!) We spoke on JTG’s bonus Breakin’ Nooz this week about eBay agreeing to pay $56 million to Ina and David Steiner - the unassuming, nerdy married couple that eBay executives terrorised with live cockroaches and spiders, a bloody pig mask and a funeral wreath - all because Ina wrote about negatively about eBay on her nerdy industry blog ‘ECommerceBytes’. When we first released this episode, eBay had been found guilty, the CEO had lost his job and the Steiners had sued the company for compensation, but not yet agreed on an amount. It turns out Ina and David kept turning eBay’s offers down, until eBay agreed to give them every last thing they wanted - and they had some very specific demands. (BECAUSE THEY DESERVE IT! The CEO literally had spiders sent to their home!) Listen to this crazy story again, or hear it for the first time and marvel that the company whose motto is 'People are basically good' did any of this. This is Just The Gist (MINI!) of the eBay stalking scandal: former CEO Devin Wenig, the 'take her down' email, Jim's Angels, the pig mask from 'Saw', and David and Ina Steiner, who to this day are still cheerfully writing about eBay's seller fees (but, you know, a whole lot richer). . We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Premium Subscriptions. Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Just The Gist on Instagram and TikTok @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer and Editor: James Joseph | Producers: Kate Leaver, Hayley Staveley & Sammy Petersen | Acast Legend: Guy Scott-Wilson | Production Assistant: Pocket Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently! Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party. . eBay Saved Search Feature Disappoints Savvy Seller (EcommerceBytes, 2026) eBay agrees $56m settlement with bloggers over harassment case (BBC News, 2026) Whatever It Takes: Inside the eBay Scandal (ABC iview, 2024) Inside the eBay stalking scandal: How a couple became the target of harassment (60 Minutes on YouTube, 2023) Six Former eBay Employees Charged with Aggressive Cyberstalking Campaign Targeting Natick Couple (US Department of Justice, 2020) EcommerceBytes, Ina and David Steiner's e-commerce news website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E91
    July 29 · 57 min

    Just The Gist of… The Murder of Maurizio Gucci - the man who lost the Gucci family their fashion company

    "My eyesight is not so good darling, I didn't want to miss." The line that finally convinced her own daughters she'd done it, after 17 years of prison visits. In 1995, Maurizio Gucci walked into his office building in Milan and was shot four times. His ex-wife Patrizia Reggiani was convicted of arranging the hit, and their two daughters - Alessandra and Allegra Gucci - spent nearly two decades visiting her in prison, certain she was innocent. Because the list of people who may have wanted Maurizio dead was long: he had ousted every other Gucci from the family company, cut off the licensing deals making his cousins rich, and sent his own 81-year-old uncle to prison for tax evasion. Then he lost Gucci anyway. This is Just The Gist of the murder of Maurizio Gucci: the true story behind the 2021 Ridley Scott film 'House of Gucci' starring Lady Gaga, the family feud that cost the Guccis their own brand, and Patrizia Reggiani, the ex-wife who now spends her days luxury shopping with a parrot on her shoulder. . We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Premium Subscriptions. Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Just The Gist on Instagram and TikTok @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer and Editor: James Joseph | Producers: Kate Leaver, Hayley Staveley & Sammy Petersen | Acast Legend: Guy Scott-Wilson | Production Assistant: Pocket Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently! Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party. . The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed by Sara Gay Forden (2000) Allegra Gucci Speaks to Vanity Fair About Her Mother, Her New Book, and What She Thinks of 'House of Gucci' (Vanity Fair, 2022) Allegra Gucci breaks lifelong silence on father's murder (New York Post, 2022) Killing Gucci: People Magazine Investigates (Investigation Discovery, 2021) The Outrageous True Story Behind the 'House of Gucci' Movie (Time, 2021) Trailer for Assassination of Maurizio Gucci, People Magazine Investigates: Crimes of Fashion (Facebook, 2018) The Gucci wife and the hitman: fashion's darkest tale (The Guardian, 2016) Crime of Fashion (Power, Privilege and Justice on YouTube, 2005) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E90
    July 28 · 42 min

    JTG MINI: John Jones and the Nutty Putty Cave.

    "There’s a reason being hung upside down was once used as a form of torture." It’s the horror story cavers tell each other as a warning. In 2009, 26-year-old medical student John Jones went spelunking with his brother and nine friends in Utah’s Nutty Putty Cave - a system of tunnels so tight you literally have to breathe out to fit through them. John was aiming to squeeze through the famous tunnel called ‘The Birth Canal’. But... he picked the wrong tunnel. This is Just The Gist (MINI) of the Nutty Putty Cave: John Edward Jones, the dead-end tunnel called ‘Ed’s Push’, the 137 rescuers who spent 27 hours trying to reach him, and the reason the cave has been sealed shut with concrete ever since. . We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there’s Breakin’ Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Premium Subscriptions. Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Just The Gist on Instagram and TikTok @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer and Editor: James Joseph | Producers: Kate Leaver, Hayley Staveley & Sammy Petersen | Acast Legend: Guy Scott-Wilson | Production Assistant: Pocket Don’t forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently! Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party. . Nutty Putty: ‘I really, really want to get out’ (The Salt Lake Tribune, 2018) Nutty Putty: ‘We’re going to get you out’ (The Salt Lake Tribune, 2018) Man trapped in Utah County’s Nutty Putty cave dies (Deseret News, 2009) Nutty Putty Cave accident victim’s widow: ‘I know there is life after death’ (Deseret News, 2016) Nutty Putty Cave Was A Hotspot For Underground Explorers, Until One Spelunker Got Trapped Inside (All That’s Interesting, 2023) Nutty Putty Cave Accident (Cave Haven, 2023) The Last Descent Official Trailer (Rotten Tomatoes Indie on YouTube, 2016) Buried Alive: the Nutty Putty Cave Incident (ABSTRACT on YouTube, 2021) John Jones, Caver Dies While Exploring Cave with Family in Utah (Horror Stories on YouTube, 2023) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E89
    July 21 · 1 hr

    Just The Gist of... The Execution of The Romanovs (and the search for Anastasia)

    One day they were the most powerful and wealthy royal family in the world, their ancestors having been in charge of Russia for more than 300 years. NEK MINIT... Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Tsarina Alix and their five children (including the legendary Anastasia) are taken down to a basement in the middle of the night and killed, in a VERY botched and violent execution. For years, Russia refused to acknowledge what really happened that night, which led to much speculation about their fate. Thanks to DNA testing, the bodies of Nicholas, Alix and four of their children were finally identified and given a royal burial in 1998. But the skeletal remains of the other two Romanov children are still, to this day, sitting in a Russian archive, because the Russian Orthodox Church refuses to acknowledge them as authentic Romanovs, despite DNA proof. So... does the church know something we don’t know? Did all of the Romanovs actually die that night? Or did 16-year-old Anastasia escape and move to Florida, eventually retire and become one of the Golden Girls? This is Just The Gist of the execution of the Romanov Family (and the ongoing speculation about Anastasia). . We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there’s Breakin’ Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Premium Subscriptions. Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Just The Gist on Instagram and TikTok @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer and Editor: James Joseph | Producers: Kate Leaver, Hayley Staveley & Sammy Petersen | Acast Legend: Guy Scott-Wilson | Production Assistant: Pocket Don’t forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently! Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party. The Last Czars (Netflix, 2019) Russia’s Lost Princesses (BBC, 2014) Why the Romanov Family’s Fate Was a Secret Until the Fall of the Soviet Union (History, 2018) DNA Analysis Confirms Authenticity of Romanovs’ Remains (Smithsonian Magazine, 2018) Anna Anderson (TIME, 2009) Putting the Romanovs to rest (Meduza, 2025) Episode 310: Rasputin Part I (Last Podcast on the Left, 2018) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E88
    July 15 · 1 hr 5 min

    Just The Gist of... Tania Head, The Fake 9/11 Survivor

    Her story was one of triumph over trauma. When the planes flew into the World Trade Center twin towers on September 11, 2001, Tania Head was on the floor where the plane hit the south tower. With her arm almost completely severed, she somehow made it out, only to still be at ground zero when the tower collapsed. One of the few survivors pulled from the rubble, Tania woke up in hospital with horrific injuries, only to be told that her fiancé, who was in the other tower, has died. She goes on to become president of the World Trade Center Survivors' Network, and is the public face of those who made it out. One little problem - Tania had never even been to the World Trade Center. Not only was she not in New York City on 9/11, she wasn't even in the United States. Her name wasn't even Tania. This is Just The Gist of Alicia Esteve Head: the fake 9/11 survivor, the 2007 New York Times investigation that exposed her, and the 2012 documentary' The Woman Who Wasn't There' that asked the question everybody wanted the answer to... WHY? . We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Premium Subscriptions. Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Just The Gist on Instagram and TikTok @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer and Editor: James Joseph | Producers: Kate Leaver, Hayley Staveley & Sammy Petersen | Acast Legend: Guy Scott-Wilson | Production Assistant: Pocket Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently! Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party. . The Woman Who Wasn't There documentary (YouTube, 2012) The Woman Who Wasn't There by Robin Gaby Fisher and Angelo J. Guglielmo Jr. (2012) In a 9/11 Survival Tale, the Pieces Just Don't Fit (The New York Times, 2007) Robin Gaby Fisher and Angelo Guglielmo interviewed on All Things Considered (NPR, 2012) Excerpt from The Woman Who Wasn't There (NPR, 2012) The 9/11 Faker documentary summary (Watch Documentaries, 2008) Angelo Guglielmo essay on Tania Head (HuffPost, 2012) Alicia Esteve Head Wikipedia Madrid newspaper details on Alicia Esteve Head (Survivor Guidelines, 2007) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E87
    July 14 · 57 min

    JTG MINI: Phia, Phoebe Gates and the 'cookie stuffing' scandal

    Phoebe Gates, the 23-year-old daughter of billionaires Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, has spent the last year insisting her shopping app Phia would succeed with, quote, 'no ties to my privilege or my last name'. And it seemed to be working: Phia raised $43.5 million from investors including Khloe Kardashian, Paris Hilton and Sydney Sweeney, and hit a $185 million valuation in less than two years. Then on the 9th of July 2026, a Bloomberg investigation alleged the app had been faking how well it was doing with a sneaky trick called 'cookie stuffing', possibly defrauding investors and affiliate partners out of tens of millions of dollars. It's so serious that the last people caught doing it were prosecuted by the FBI and went to federal prison. This is Just The Gist (MINI!) of Phia, Phoebe Gates and the fake clicks scandal: the Bloomberg cookie stuffing investigation, the celebrity investors, and the self-made girlboss story that may be unravelling in real time. . We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Premium Subscriptions. Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Just The Gist on Instagram and TikTok @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer and Editor: James Joseph | Producers: Kate Leaver, Hayley Staveley & Sammy Petersen | Acast Legend: Guy Scott-Wilson | Production Assistant: Pocket Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently! Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party. . Gates Heir's Shopping App Took Credit for Sales It Didn't Drive (Bloomberg, 2026) Forced Clicks and Stand-Down Violations by Shopping Plugin Phia (BenEdelman.org, 2026) Affiliate Fraud Litigation Index (BenEdelman.org, 2026) The Phia Controversy Explained: How Phoebe Gates Can Recover From a Major PR Crisis (Your PR BFF on Substack, 2026) Phia Accused of Cookie Stuffing, Taking Affiliate Credit on Purchases It Didn't Earn (TechCrunch, 2026) Q&A: Sophia Kianni and Phoebe Gates Reflect on Their Time at Stanford and Co-Founding Phia (The Stanford Daily, 2025) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E86
    July 8 · 1 hr 16 min

    Just The Gist of... Bernie Madoff

    His $68 billion fraud literally came down to fake statements printed on a secret floor of the office - so how did he get away with it for long? Bernie Madoff ran the biggest Ponzi scheme in history, and it was shockingly simple. And yeah - he took billions from billionaires, but he also took the life savings and superannuation of everyday people. Homes were foreclosed on and lives were ruined. Bernie insisted only he was to blame, and his wife Ruth and sons Mark and Andrew Madoff denied any knowledge of the fraud. But a 2023 book (Madoff: The Final Word by Richard Behar (2024)) revealed that all three of them may have been far more involved than they insisted. Bernie died alone in prison in 2021, knowing that both Andrew and Mark had died and Ruth was alone in an aged care facility. Did he even care? This is Just The Gist of Bernie Madoff and the biggest Ponzi scheme in history. . We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Premium Subscriptions. Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Just The Gist on Instagram and TikTok @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer and Editor: James Joseph | Producers: Kate Leaver, Hayley Staveley & Sammy Petersen | Acast Legend: Guy Scott-Wilson | Production Assistant: Pocket Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently! Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party. . Madoff: The Final Word by Richard Behar (2024) Where Is Bernie Madoff's Wife Ruth Madoff Now? (People, 2025) Madoff's Final Word: The Sins of Ruth Madoff (Forbes, 2024) Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street official trailer (YouTube, 2023) The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust by Diana Henriques (2011) Bernie Madoff case file (FBI, 2021) Bernie Madoff (Wikipedia, 2026) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E85
    July 7 · 53 min

    JTG MINI: How Pop Mart lost billions on the rise and fall of Labubus.

    At the peak of the Labubu craze in 2025, Pop Mart, the company behind the viral blind box toys, was worth more than Mattel and Hasbro combined. That's Barbie AND Nerf, beaten by a snaggle-toothed elf from artist Kasing Lung's 'The Monsters' universe, dangling off the designer handbags of Lisa from BLACKPINK, Rihanna and Cher. Then the bubble burst: resale prices cratered, counterfeit 'Lafufus' flooded the market, Pop Mart's stock plunged more than 22 percent in a single day, and founder Wang Ning personally lost 2.7 billion dollars before lunch. This is Just The Gist (MINI!) of the rise and fall of Labubu: the blind box craze, the celebrity bag charm frenzy, and the toy bubble that burst almost overnight. . We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Premium Subscriptions. Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Just The Gist on Instagram and TikTok @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer and Editor: James Joseph | Producers: Kate Leaver, Hayley Staveley & Sammy Petersen | Acast Legend: Guy Scott-Wilson | Production Assistant: Pocket Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently! Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party. . Bryan Yambao in conversation with Kasing Lung, the creative force behind Labubu (Perfect Magazine, 2025) Toy Mogul Wang Ning Loses Almost $3 Billion As Shares Of Labubu Maker Pop Mart Drop On Overseas Slowdown (Forbes, 2026) Why Labubu Maker Pop Mart's Shares Are Plunging (Bloomberg Television on YouTube, 2026) Meet The Teacher Who Wakes Up At 3:30 AM For His Labubu Business (Business Insider on YouTube, 2025) 'Labubu' is a plush toy that is causing a frenzy. Here's its origin story (NPR, 2025) The Downfall of Labubus (YouTube, 2025) Fever to fatigue? Pop Mart welcomes the fall in Labubu resale prices (CNBC, 2025) Pop Mart shares plunge over 22% as concerns over sustainability of Labubu sales dwarf stellar results (CNBC, 2026) What comes after Labubu? Inside Pop Mart's next growth play (CNBC, 2026) Kasing Lung (Wikipedia) Pop Mart Founder Wang Ning's Net Worth Drops $6 Billion As Labubu Demand Cools (Forbes, 2025) Once richer than Peter Thiel, Pop Mart's Wang Ning sees $6 billion vanish with Labubu hype (Fortune, 2025) Why Are People Lining Up for Labubus? (UC San Diego Today, 2025) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E84
    July 1 · 59 min

    JTG MINI: Why Michael J. Fox replaced Eric Stoltz in Back to the Future

    EDIT: YES I ACCIDENTALLY SAY 'MATTHEW' INSTEAD OF 'MICHAEL' IN THE FIRST 30 SECONDS I CANNOT FREAKING BELIEVE I DID THAT 🫠😂🫠 (And yes we could go in and change it but I actually think it's extremely funny.) It's hard to imagine anyone but Michael J. Fox playing the iconic role of Marty McFly in 1985's Back To The Future. But another actor was originally cast, and even spent a month filming almost half the movie's scenes before he was informed he was being replaced. That actor was Eric Stoltz - a 23-year-old who had been auditioning for years when he landed the life-changing role of Marty McFly. Produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Robert Zemeckis, Back to the Future was all but guaranteed to launch Stoltz's career into the stratosphere. But just one month into filming, Eric Stoltz was fired and the role was recast with young sitcom actor Michael J. Fox. The Back to the Future trilogy went on to become one of the most successful and iconic franchises in cinematic history. Fox himself became one of the world's most famous and beloved actors. He and Eric Stoltz didn't speak for almost 40 years. So what happened to Eric Stoltz? Why was he fired? And how does it work when an actor needs to be recast after filming is already well underway? This is Just The Gist (MINI) of what is considered one of the most brutal recasting stories in Hollywood history: Michael J. Fox replacing Eric Stoltz in Back to the Future. (Sorry we're a day behind - James was away for a couple of days and of course I broke something in the studio while he was gone 🫠😂 Rosie x) ...... We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Premium Subscriptions. Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Just The Gist on Instagram and TikTok @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer: James Joseph | Senior Editor: Sammy Petersen | Producers: Kate Leaver and Hayley Staveley | Acast Legend: Guy Scott-Wilson | Production Assistant: Pocket Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently! Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party. ...... We Don't Need Roads: The Making of the Back to the Future Trilogy by Caseen Gaines (2015) Michael J. Fox Met Eric Stoltz, 40 Years After 'Back to the Future' Recasting (Variety, 2025) How Back to the Future tried to hide Michael J. Fox replacing Eric Stoltz as Marty McFly: 'Just a hot mess' (Entertainment Weekly, 2025) Future Boy: Back to the Future and My Journey Through the Space-Time Continuum by Michael J. Fox (2025) How We Made ‘Back to the Future’ (The Guardian, 2014) Eric Stoltz interview clip about being fired from ‘Back to the Future’ (Instagram) No Crying in Baseball: The Inside Story of ‘A League of Their Own’ by Erin Carlson (2023) Ladies Who Punch: The Explosive Inside Story of ‘The View’ by Ramin Setoodeh (2019) Just The Gist podcast episode: ‘The 1989 Oscars (aka the worst Oscars ceremony of all time)’ 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E83
    June 24 · 51 min

    JTG MINI: Guy Goma - the man BBC accidentally interviewed on LIVE TV

    In 2006, a man named Guy Goma turned up at the BBC for a job interview in IT support. Ten minutes later, he found himself live on BBC News 24, being introduced to millions as a leading technology journalist. But it's what happens next that made it one of the most viral videos of all time: A look of panic flashes across Guy's face when he realises they've got the wrong person, and rather than point it out, he composes himself, takes a breath and… just goes ahead with the interview. This year, to mark the legendary moment's 20th anniversary, Guy Goma and the producer who put him on air published a book called 'The Wrong Guy: The Inside Story of TV's Greatest Cock-Up'. . We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Premium Subscriptions. Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Just The Gist on Instagram and TikTok @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Editor & Producer: James Joseph | Producers: Kate Leaver, Hayley Staveley & Sammy Petersen | Acast Legend: Guy Scott-Wilson | Production Assistant: Pocket Don’t forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently! Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party. . The Wrong Guy: The Inside Story of TV’s Greatest Cock-Up by Elliott Gotkine and Guy Goma (Liberalis Books / Collective Ink, 2026) A Mistaken Guy: The 20-Year Legacy of a Live TV Blunder (The New York Times, 2026) Twenty years since wrong Guy resulted in greatest mix-up on live TV (ABC News, 2026) 20 years since BBC's iconic accidental TV interview (LBC / James O’Brien, YouTube, 2026) Accidental Celebrities podcast (2023) Man in viral 2006 BBC interview mixup says he will sue for royalties (The Guardian, 2023) I was interviewed on live TV by accident (BBC World Service Outlook, 2022) Ten Years On: A Lesson In Thinking On Your Feet By Guy Goma (VICE, 2016) BBC Apologizes For Interview Mishap (CBS News / Associated Press, 2006) Guy Goma BBC interview (Wikipedia, 2026) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E82
    June 23 · 1 hr 3 min

    Just The Gist of... De Beers and the Diamond Marketing Scam

    Why is a diamond supposed to cost you two months' salary? Why is it THE rock we’re supposed to propose with? Turns out none of it is real. Diamonds aren't rare and they're almost definitely not worth what you paid. All of that was made up by an advertising agency paid by De Beers - the world’s biggest diamond company. Because De Beers knew if people found out that diamonds weren’t actually rare or special, they’d stop buying them. This is Just The Gist of what was arguably one of the best marketing campaigns in history (and the reason that diamond ring on your finger isn’t nearly as valuable as you think): De Beers and the Diamond Marketing Scam. . We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Premium Subscriptions. Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Just The Gist on Instagram and TikTok @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer: James Joseph | Senior Editor: Sammy Petersen | Producers: Kate Leaver and Hayley Staveley | Acast Legend: Guy Scott-Wilson | Production Assistant: Pocket Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently! Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party. . Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond? (The Atlantic, 1982) Diamonds Aren't Rare. Why Are They So in Demand? (The Atlantic, 2023) Diamonds Aren't Forever: The Story of De Beers (Sahil Bloom, 2022) The Diamond Empire: How De Beers Created a Market Out of Nothing (Business Leader, 2024) Diamond Crash Delivers a Third Strike for De Beers (Forbes, 2026) How De Beers Changed the Diamond Market With One Simple Tagline (Sotheby’s) Diamonds from Coal? (Geology.com) Diamonds Unearthed (Smithsonian Magazine) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E81
    June 17 · 40 min

    JTG MINI: The Glitter Conspiracy

    Nobody knows who buys most of the world's glitter. And whoever it is REALLY doesn't want you to find out. Back in 2018, a New York Times journalist rang one of the biggest glitter companies on the planet and asked a simple question: who is buying all the glitter? They refused to say. Seven years later, the internet still hasn't worked it out. This is Just The Gist (MINI!) of the glitter conspiracy: the weirdly secretive industry, the interview with 'Glitterex' that kicked it all off, the theories from boat paint to the US military, and the one question nobody will answer. . We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Premium Subscriptions. Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Just The Gist on Instagram and TikTok @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer: James Joseph | Senior Editor: Sammy Petersen | Producers: Kate Leaver and Hayley Staveley | Acast Legend: Guy Scott-Wilson | Production Assistant: Pocket Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently! Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party. . What Is Glitter? (The New York Times, 2018) The Glitter Conspiracy Theory: Who Is Taking All Of The Glitter? (IFLScience, 2022) The End of the Glitter Conspiracy (CHUPPL, YouTube, 2023) The Great Glitter Mystery (Endless Thread, WBUR, 2019) Glittery Curiosity (Call Your Girlfriend, 2021) The Discovery, Development of Glitter (Paper, Film & Foil Converter, 2021) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E80
    June 16 · 1 hr 4 min

    Just The Gist of...The Kennedy Family (AKA Kennedys 101)

    It was highly requested so here it is: just the gist of the Kennedy family! A basic breakdown of how they came to the US from Ireland, how they became one the wealthiest and most powerful political families in America, and who a bunch of the notable family members (and connections) have been, and are, today. Since I've told a couple of 'Kennedy Family' themed episodes of Just The Gist, (gisten to The Chappaquiddick Incident here and JFK Jr. & Carolyn Bessette Kennedy here), quite a few Gistners asked me to strip it back even further and give just the gist of the general family history. And that's on me! My weird hyperfixation meant I assumed people knew more about this than they do, and one of the major rules at Just The Gist is no assumed knowledge! So consider this Kennedys 101. The basics of what you need to know about them to understand any of our Kennedy-themed episodes. And ooft there's a lot of them - John F. Kennedy and Jackie O, Bobby Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Maria Shriver, Chris Pratt, Big Edie and Little Edie from Grey Gardens, Patrick Schwarzenegger, RFK Jr., Jack Schlossberg…We go from an Irish farmer in 1845 to The White Lotus in 2025 and Trump's White House in 2026 - it's all in there bébé. Well, just the gist of it. . We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Premium Subscriptions. Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Just The Gist on Instagram and TikTok @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer: James Joseph | Senior Editor: Sammy Petersen | Producers: Kate Leaver and Hayley Staveley | Acast Legend: Guy Scott-Wilson | Production Assistant: Pocket Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently! Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party. . The Kennedy Curse (James Patterson, 2020) Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed (Maureen Callahan, 2024) Just The Gist of The Chappaquiddick Incident (Just The Gist, 2026) Just The Gist of JFK Jr. & Carolyn Bessette Kennedy (Just The Gist, 2026) American Experience: The Kennedys (PBS, 1992) American Dynasties: The Kennedys (CNN, 2018) A Battle With My Blood (The New Yorker, 2025) Dead Certain: The Martha Moxley Murder (NBC News Studios, 2025) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E79
    June 3 · 1 hr 10 min

    Just The Gist of… The Death of Mary Jo Kopechne, otherwise known as 'The Chappaquiddick Incident'

    Once both Senator Ted Kennedy's older brothers had been assassinated, he was widely expected to finish what JFK and Bobby had started by running for President in the next US election. Until, late one Friday night in 1969, Ted Kennedy got drunk at a party, crashed his car off a bridge, where it flipped mid-air and landed upside down in the pond below. Ted managed to swim free, but rather than calling for help or alerting authorities, he left his car submerged in the water and went back to his hotel to sleep it off. Still inside the car though, was Ted Kennedy's passenger: 28-year-old Mary Jo Kopechne. Mary Jo was alive for more than an hour, trapped in a tiny air pocket until she suffocated to death, waiting for help that never came. Ted Kennedy wasn't punished, and while he didn't end up President, he did go on to spend the next 40 years as one of the most respected and longest serving members of the US Senate. This is Just The Gist of The Death of Mary Jo Kopechne, otherwise known as 'The Chappaquiddick Incident'. . We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Premium Subscriptions. Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Just The Gist on Instagram and TikTok @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer and Editor: James Joseph | Producer: Kate Leaver | Additional production support: Hayley Staveley | Acast Legend: Guy Scott-Wilson | Production Assistant: Pocket Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently! Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party. . Just The Gist episode: JFK Jr and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy (Just The Gist, 2025) Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed by Maureen Callahan (Hachette, 2024) 'Chappaquiddick' Official Trailer (YouTube, 2018) 'Chappaquiddick' Unblinkingly Revisits Most Shameful Moment in Kennedy History (Sydney Morning Herald, 2018) The Crash That Launched 'Chappaquiddick' (Martha's Vineyard Times, 2019) Ted Kennedy's televised address to the nation on Chappaquiddick (YouTube, 1969) Roger Mudd asks Ted Kennedy 'Why do you want to be president?' (YouTube, 1979) Transcript of Ted Kennedy's answer to 'Why do you want to be president?' (Medium, 2020) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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