Introducing Power: Hugh Hefner

BROKEN: Jeffrey Epstein

Sony Music

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, News

4.2 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2021

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

For 50 years, Hugh Hefner sold sex to the world. He was considered a pioneer of business and sexual freedom. But behind the expensive pajamas and "fun uncle" image was a darker side. Whatever you think of his journalism, activism, and centerfolds, we're living in a world shaped by his legacy today. The second season of Power delves into Hefner's story and asks: How did Hefner wield power? And who were the women who tried to challenge that power? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hugh Hefner is known for one thing, selling sex to the world.
0:06.0	His glossy life is a publisher sold a version of feminism where women could own their own sexuality,
0:13.0	and he could profit from it.
0:15.0	And that life in the spotlight came with a dark side.
0:20.0	Something else presents the second season of power.
0:24.0	While Hefner built a legacy, they were women who challenged his power
0:28.0	and the story he told about women's liberation.
0:31.0	New episodes of Power, Hugh Hefner.
0:34.0	Every Monday, wherever you get your podcasts.
0:41.0	A 30 million pound empire built on the simple principle that most people like to look at pretty girls.
0:46.0	In this case, well-trained pretty girls.
0:48.0	Hefner will be remembered as more than an elderly gent in a silk robe.
0:53.0	He changed the face of America.
0:55.0	He was the ultimate playboy.
0:57.0	Hefner is credited with ushering in the sexual revolution in the 60s with his men's magazine.
1:03.0	He was also known for lavish parties that were thrown at the mansion.
1:11.0	Quick.
1:12.0	Take a second and picture playboy in your head.
1:15.0	What are you seeing?
1:17.0	Bunny costumes, right?
1:19.0	Maybe the Ritzi playboy mansion?
1:21.0	But whatever your personal vision is,
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