Grey Gardens (East Hampton, NY)

Dark House

House Beautiful/Hearst

Religion & Spirituality, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.4 • 757 Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2022

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Hadley and Alyssa uncover the fascinating history of Grey Gardens, the grand East Hampton estate of Big Edie and Little Edie Beale—eccentric aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill—that was made famous in a 1975 documentary by Albert and David Maysles. After spotlighting the iconic women and their home, the co-hosts unpack its gradual downfall: Over time, the property fell into disrepair and was overrun by cats and raccoons (and perhaps something else not of this realm?). Little Edie held onto the property until two years after her mother died in 1977. Big Edie’s spirit is said to watch over the house. Among the believers is author and Washington Post journalist Sally Quinn, who purchased the home from Little Edie in 1979 and swears it’s haunted. CREDITS Alyssa Fiorentino - Co-host & Producer Hadley Mendelsohn - Co-host & Producer Jessy Caron - Producer Jacob Stone - Sound Editor & Mixer Ian Munsell - Assistant Audio Engineer & House Beautiful Lead Video Editor Hadley Keller - Story Editor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I can't stand a country house.
0:04.0	First place it makes me terribly nervous.
0:07.0	Scared of doors, blocks,
0:09.0	people roaming around in the background,
0:11.0	under the trees, in the bushes.
0:13.0	I'm absolutely terrified.
0:16.0	I'm not a big terrified of the city.
0:18.0	I'm not a big terrified of the city.
0:26.0	Hi everyone.
0:27.0	Welcome to Dark House.
0:29.3	My name is Hadley Mendelssohn.
0:30.9	And I'm Melissa Fierintino.
0:32.0	We are your co-hosts.
0:33.6	And if you're new here, each episode,
0:35.3	we tell the story behind a famous home that's haunted or otherwise notorious.
0:38.6	So today's house is one of my all-time favorite topics to research. It has been for years.
0:44.3	I actually first came across it in a film class, and it instantly became my obsession, really.
0:52.4	And all of our listeners just heard a clip of it actually, which really
0:55.6	demonstrates how and why it became the sort of like forefather of all reality shows. And the
1:01.3	story unfolds like a classic Gothic fall from grace. I think it really exposes the way that
1:06.9	our culture valorizes material wealth and also this conventional domestic dynamic as
1:14.1	the formula to reach happiness. And when it doesn't work, I think people freak out.
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