About this episode

Alicia explores the life and career of Aretha Franklin, highlighting her challenges and triumphs.

This week, Alicia shines the spotlight on The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. From her turbulent childhood to her career trajectory, with a few divorces and spiderwebs thrown in too, Aretha's story really does contain multitudes.  Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at patreon.com/trashydivorces ! Want a personalized message for someone in your life? Check us out on Cameo ! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Alicia

Topics covered

• Aretha Franklin
• music history
• divorce
• celebrity
• biography

Keywords

• Aretha Franklin
• Queen of Soul
• divorce
• music career
• biography

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