Bad Elizabeth - Betty Broderick with Griffin Matthews
This episode Kathy and Gideon look at Elizabeth "Betty" Broderick whose case was chewed over by Daytime Television hosts of the 1980s like Oprah Winfrey and supermarket tabloids. Elizabeth and Dan Broderick were the couple who seemed to have it all, but once infidelity became an issue in the marriage, all hell broke loose. Betty stalked and terrorized Dan and his new girlfriend including driving her car into a house. It all ended in violence and America became obsessed with the case and consumed multiple television series and podcasts for decades after it all occurred. What is it about this case that fascinates Americans, is there something relatable or universal about the players or do Americans just love to see rich, good looking, people go down.
Our special guest is Griffin Matthews (the Flight Attendant, You, Dear White People), joining us from Madrid. His experience playing a Flight Attendant gives him special insight into that world, which is pertinent, since one of the victims was a Delta Flight Attendant. In dissecting the particulars, Griffin brings up another famous Elizabeth: Elizabeth Edwards, who took credit for building her husbands career. We also discuss with Griffin what it's like being an American transplant in Europe as well as acting in Spinal Tap 2.
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Hosted by Gideon Evans & Kathy Egan-Taylor
Producer & Engineer: Will Becton / Executive Producer: Amber Becton
Theme Song Composed by Alexis Cuadrado & Danny Gray
Recorded @ Jett Road Studios
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Sources:
Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story
https://www.netflix.com/title/80241855
It Was Simple: The Betty Broderick Murders
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/it-was-simple-the-betty-broderick-murders/id1513430448
Dirty John: Betty: The Betty Broderick Story (podcast)
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dirty-john-season-2-the-podcast/id1513500047
The Betty Broderick Story: A Woman Scorned
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dirty-john-season-2-the-podcast/id1513500047
Telling On Myself by Betty Broderick
https://a.co/d/9QOp9sC
Oprah interviews Betty Broderick
https://a.co/d/9QOp9sC
Fatal Attraction
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0B8SWV9Q3/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r
One Angry Betty - LA Magazine
https://lamag.com/crimeinla/one-angry-betty1/
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