About this episode

The episode discusses inaccuracies in the portrayal of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and JFK Jr.'s final days in the show 'Love Story'.

This is a teaser of a paid episode. To access the full episode, subscribe to Back Row at BackRow.net and get newsletter access included with your subscription. Or sign up in Apple Podcasts or Spotify. RoseMarie Terenzio and Liz McNeil — authors of ⁠JFK Jr.: An Intimate Oral Biography⁠ — return to the Back Row podcast in honor of Love Story's likely Emmy nominations. Terenzio assisted JFK Jr. at George magazine, and McNeil has covered him at People since the 90s, so they know what the show creators don't. We cover what we didn't get to last time: Daryl Hannah's bombshell New York Times op-ed, what the show got right and wrong about Carolyn Bessette's distress over the paparazzi, the plane crash, and whether Jack Schlossberg is the next JFK Jr. Chapters: 00:00 — Intro 04:00 — The actor who played JFK Jr. called RoseMarie 08:30 — Daryl Hannah's bombshell NYT op-ed 14:30 — The wedding: how reporters found out 23:30 — Was Carolyn really depressed and homebound? 28:00 — The plane crash: what actually happened Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Amy Odell

Guests: RoseMarie Terenzio, Liz McNeil

Topics covered

• JFK Jr.
• Carolyn Bessette Kennedy
• paparazzi
• plane crash
• Daryl Hannah
• Emmy nominations

Keywords

• JFK Jr.
• Carolyn Bessette Kennedy
• Daryl Hannah
• paparazzi
• plane crash
• Emmy nominations
• George magazine
• People

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: George magazine, People

Books & works: Love Story, JFK Jr.: An Intimate Oral Biography

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