425: The Cult of Playboy

Cult Liter with Spencer Henry

This week we’re discussing the life and times of Hugh Hefner and dive into the the dark underbelly of the Playboy world, revealing that ‘Hef’ may just be less of a media mogul…and more of a predatory cult leader.

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Sources:

A&E Secrets of Playboy

https://www.distractify.com/p/hugh-hefner-girlfriend-kendall

https://people.com/crime/secrets-of-playboy-shadow-mansions-dr-mark-saginor/

https://www.the-sun.com/news/4917325/secrets-playboy-hugh-hefner-miki-garcia/

​​https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-01-31/secrets-of-playboy-hugh-hefner-don-cornelius

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gloria-steinem-publishes-a-bunnys-tale-show-magazine

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/18/playboy-nude-photos-bunny-gender-feminism

https://www.nylon.com/life/the-most-disturbing-secrets-we-learned-from-the-playboy-documentary

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniesoteriou/hugh-hefner-animal-abuse-playboy-mansion-bestiality

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/judy-huth-testifies-bill-cosby-molested-her-playboy-mansion-1363577/

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a38813101/playmates-life-with-hugh-hefner-playboy-mansion-cult/

https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/smith-on-tragic-list-playmates-who-died-before-50/

https://www.the-sun.com/news/725334/playboy-tragedies-shootings-mutilations-murder-suicide/

​​https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/the-life-and-death-of-bobbie-arnstein/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Adams

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Hefner

​​https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity-news/hugh-hefner-marilyn-monroe-541688

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