Power: Don King

Sony Music Entertainment

4.2 (145)
TRUE CRIME
SERIES

In a sport famed for money and excess, what does it take to get to the top...and stay there? Rising from a life of hardship and crime, Don King became the most successful boxing promoter the sport has ever seen—and the first Black man to do so. He is his own American Dream. His flamboyant appearance and commanding personality made him a star in and out of the ring, as did his promotion of greats like Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, and even America’s musical dynasty, the Jacksons. But his less-than-honest exploits? They made him legendary. Season two of Power tells the story of Hugh Hefner. Who was Hugh Hefner? Centerfold models, Playboy Bunnies, and other women from the Playboy founder’s inner circle, like TV personality and author Holly Madison, tell journalist Amy Rose Spiegel their side of his story. We hear how Playboy changed their lives, for better and for worse. Beyond the bunny tails are darker questions: What actually went on at the notorious Playboy Mansion? How can we square Hefner's progressive legacy with his abuse of vulnerable people? What can the Playboy saga tell us about sex and power—then and now? Season one of Power tells the story of Ghislaine Maxwell (Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged partner in crime). Everyone’s heard of her, but there’s a shadowy figure who hangs above her who you likely don’t know: her father, media tycoon Robert Maxwell. His rise from nothing to fall… from the deck of his super yacht under mysterious circumstances is straight out of a crime novel. His favourite daughter Ghislaine’s theory: her father was murdered. Power is a Sony Music Entertainment production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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145 Ratings

Fascinating background

08/02/2021

Petzaluna

It’s fascinating to understand where Ghislaine Maxwell came from and compare the corrupt, exploitative narcissists she looked to for protection. Some of the pronunciation is distracting. “Ghislaine” is a french name pronounced gee-H-lane the host says “guhl-lane” and it sounds a bit lazy. I’m more distracted by the constant pronunciation of “anti Semitic” as “anti seh-MEH-teck“, this imprecise pronunciation seems poor form from someone who should have had to spell this word hundreds of times during research and scripting and know the difference between “ih” and “eh”. The apparent ignorance of the word takes away from some of the sharp research and journalistic professionalism. Content is good and I’m enjoying the investigation of the theories conspiracies and facades of the rich and powerful
What’s with the sexy voice

16/11/2021

FinnyKD

Good topic but the hosts ‘sexy/sultry’ voice is so irritating. Just tell the story.
Tedious Brits

03/10/2021

frafka

Mostly the opinions of former staffers, including British journalists, who love nothing better to gloat about Robert Maxwells’s social ambitions. Lots of whining and unsubstantiated anecdotes. While I gather we are supposed to be horrified by the behaviour of the Maxwells, it’s the whinging testamurs that are most grating. So what if Robert and Ghislaine “Miaowed” on the phone? I’m not really willing to go further and am ditching this at episode 3.
Meh

02/03/2021

Gnocco 1

Great topic. Would’ve been better to focus on Robert exclusively. An English team may have also done better as these particular American ladies don’t seem to get the British culture and have a very immature and snarky presenting style. Nobody cares about your dog or Donald Trump in the context of this podcast.

In a sport famed for money and excess, what does it take to get to the top...and stay there? Rising from a life of hardship and crime, Don King became the most successful boxing promoter the sport has ever seen—and the first Black man to do so. He is his own American Dream. His flamboyant appearance and commanding personality made him a star in and out of the ring, as did his promotion of greats like Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, and even America’s musical dynasty, the Jacksons. But his less-than-honest exploits? They made him legendary. Season two of Power tells the story of Hugh Hefner. Who was Hugh Hefner? Centerfold models, Playboy Bunnies, and other women from the Playboy founder’s inner circle, like TV personality and author Holly Madison, tell journalist Amy Rose Spiegel their side of his story. We hear how Playboy changed their lives, for better and for worse. Beyond the bunny tails are darker questions: What actually went on at the notorious Playboy Mansion? How can we square Hefner's progressive legacy with his abuse of vulnerable people? What can the Playboy saga tell us about sex and power—then and now? Season one of Power tells the story of Ghislaine Maxwell (Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged partner in crime). Everyone’s heard of her, but there’s a shadowy figure who hangs above her who you likely don’t know: her father, media tycoon Robert Maxwell. His rise from nothing to fall… from the deck of his super yacht under mysterious circumstances is straight out of a crime novel. His favourite daughter Ghislaine’s theory: her father was murdered. Power is a Sony Music Entertainment production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices