Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy

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Over the course of nearly half a century, Siegfried & Roy performed 30,000 shows for 50 million people and generated well over $1 billion in ticket sales. Although the German-born illusionists and pop culture icons were mega-famous, much about their private lives, eccentric public personae, and tragic final show remained shrouded in mystery…until now. Emmy®-winning filmmaker and journalist Steven Leckart, in his very first podcast, takes you behind the velvet curtain to reveal shocking moments, surprising details, and hidden truths about two men who were lionized by millions of fans, lampooned by the media, criticized by animal welfare advocates, and endlessly scrutinized by the public.

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Introducing Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy

Journey beyond the spotlight to explore what is true about Siegfried & Roy–and what is merely an illusion. Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy is an Apple Original podcast, produced by AT WILL MEDIA. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts. Apple.co/Wild_Things

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Very Dull

14 Dec

Nathan C UK

Apple’s mixed (and mostly quite poor) audio content delivers another underwhelming series. It’s a shame as I’m sure there was a good story in there somewhere but maybe a structural thing. They were big stars when I lived in the states and the Mirage the shining beacon on the strip. I’m not sure this will does it justice.
Pretty Meh

12 Apr

rob a dob dob

Wanted to like it but not great
Interesting subject matter poorly presented

02/10/2022

hob hope

Investigative style shoehorned into what should have been a simple warts-and-all history and somehow still manages to skip over details. Interviewees only occasionally reintroduced episode to episode so hard to follow, especially when interviews are cut up and recycled across several episodes. Over-baked and disappointing
Seven episodes too long

28 Jan

Swidbert R. Ott

Hint: there are eight episodes.

Over the course of nearly half a century, Siegfried & Roy performed 30,000 shows for 50 million people and generated well over $1 billion in ticket sales. Although the German-born illusionists and pop culture icons were mega-famous, much about their private lives, eccentric public personae, and tragic final show remained shrouded in mystery…until now. Emmy®-winning filmmaker and journalist Steven Leckart, in his very first podcast, takes you behind the velvet curtain to reveal shocking moments, surprising details, and hidden truths about two men who were lionized by millions of fans, lampooned by the media, criticized by animal welfare advocates, and endlessly scrutinized by the public.