From the Vault - Marlene Dietrich

About this episode

The episode explores the life of Marlene Dietrich, her challenges with gender norms, and her controversial thoughts on the Third Reich.

Marlene Dietrich was a Hollywood star who wanted to be alone, but before that she was a sex symbol who combatted gender norms and wanted to poison the leader of the Third Reich with a poison hair pin, which, could have worked, we maybe should have let her try...   Hosted by Katie Charlwood   Donate at :  Patreon   Tip Jar Beacons (at the bottom of the page)   Follow me on… Instagram TikTok Facebook Bluesky   Fan Mail: Katie Charlwood C/O The Postal Store Unit 11A Forte Retail Park Letterkenny Co. Donegal Ireland F92 DY22   Business Enquiries: [email protected]   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Katie Charlwood

Topics covered

• Hollywood
• gender norms
• World War II
• feminism
• celebrity culture

Keywords

• Marlene Dietrich
• Hollywood
• gender norms
• Third Reich
• feminism
• celebrity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Third Reich

Places: Ireland, Donegal

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