Best Bennington Podcasts (2024)

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Presenting Gone South Season 3: The Sign Cutter 2:23

1y ago2:23

2:23

On September 3, 2018, a rancher in Laredo, Texas, discovered a woman’s body shot execution-style on the side of the road. When investigators identified her as a local sex worker, their search for the killer took them into the darkest corners of the city. Then, after days of false starts and dead-ends, another body turned up, terrifying residents an…

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S2 | Ep 14: It Was Like I Went Where I Failed To Go 1:02:02

3y ago1:02:02

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1994 to the present day. Jonathan Lethem comes from behind. And just whose world are we living in anyway—Bret’s, Donna’s or Jonathan’s? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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S2 | Ep 13: The Farmer’s Granddaughter 1:01:57

3y ago1:01:57

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Cambridge, Massachusetts and New York, New York. Spring of 1986 to Fall of 1994. The Secret History is published. Plus, “The Purge” comes to Bennington. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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S2 | Ep 12: Sensational Sensationalism 1:04:01

3y ago1:04:01

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New York City. Spring of 1987 to Spring of 1991. Patrick Bateman is born. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Audacy Studios

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S2 | Ep 11: Disturbing Michiko Kakutani 57:51

3y ago57:51

57:51

Bennington and New York City. Autumn, 1985-spring, 1986. Less Than Zero is published and Bret becomes a cultural phenomenon. Bret also becomes a college senior. The most famous artist of the 20th century crashes his graduation party. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn mo…

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S2 | Ep 10: An Impossible Shade of Green 54:17

3y ago54:17

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Bennington. Autumn, 1983-Spring, 1986. Donna begins The Secret History. Donna throws tea parties and frequents martini hours. Donna bides her time. Jonathan drops out of Bennington only to hang around Bennington. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choi…

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S2 | Ep 9: Entering Into the Sublime 58:28

3y ago58:28

58:28

Bennington. Spring, 1983. Donna Tartt becomes “Donna Tartt.” Jonathan Lethem becomes an angry young man. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Audacy Studios

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S2 | Ep 8: Murder By Numbers 52:56

3y ago52:56

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Bennington. Spring, 1983-Spring, 1985. Bret lives The Rules of Attraction, then sells Less Than Zero. Bret befriends David Lipsky, then be-enemies David Lipsky. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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S2 | Ep 7: Donna Lou 1:00:41

3y ago1:00:41

1:00:41

Mississippi, 1963-1982. Donna’s origin story. And Lord Jim... revealed? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Audacy Studios

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S2 | Ep 6: Mississippi Chippy 1:00:06

3y ago1:00:06

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Winter, 1982-1983. Over Non-Resident term, Donna gets closer to Jonathan, and becomes Paul McGloin's "Burning Boy." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Audacy Studios

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S2 | Ep 5: Bennington Revisited 58:37

3y ago58:37

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Bennington. Autumn, 1982. Donna falls under the thrall of a magus-like professor, and the very small, very elite, very male band of students to whom he teaches Ancient Greek. “I can absolutely distinctly remember the three of them, and then the four of them—the three guys but then the four. The guys with Donna.” To learn more about listener data an…

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S2 | Ep 4: Disappear There 50:37

3y ago50:37

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Bennington. Autumn, 1982. Bret and Donna go on a date. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Audacy Studios

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S2 | Ep 3: An Alley Along Melrose 47:53

3y ago47:53

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Los Angeles, 1981-1982. “This rumor went around in 1981, 1982, that kids just were brought to see the body of another kid.” The origin story of Bret Easton Ellis (and Less Than Zero), Part Two. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://…

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S2 | Ep 2: Bret Ellis, Valley Boy 51:59

3y ago51:59

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Los Angeles, 1980-1981. “There was just this huge sense that the world was gay, gay, gay.” The origin story of Bret Easton Ellis (and Less Than Zero), Part One. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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S2 | Ep 1: Dis-Orientation 43:57

3y ago43:57

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Bennington. Autumn, 1982. Donna, Jonathan and Bret arrive on the campus of the school nicknamed “The Little Red Whorehouse on the Hill.” One of them comes with a steamer trunk. One of them comes with a Kangol cap. One of them comes with a “suitcase full of drugs.” To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacy…

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Welcome to "Once Upon A Time... at Bennington College" 3:31

3y ago3:31

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It’s the groves of academe: Bennington College, the wildest and wickedest school in America. In the last great decade: the 1980s. Bennington class of ’86, class of Bret Easton Ellis, future writer of American Psycho and co-leader of the literary Brat Pack; Jonathan Lethem, future writer of Motherless Brooklyn and MacArthur Fellow; and Donna Tartt, …

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Once Upon a Time... in the Valley S1 | Ep 12: After The Afterglow 39:32

4y ago39:32

39:32

A crucial new piece of information comes to light. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Audacy Studios

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Once Upon a Time... in the Valley S1 | Ep 11: Afterglow 44:38

4y ago44:38

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Traci Lords as the key to pop culture in the late 20th and early 21st century. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Audacy Studios

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Once Upon a Time... in the Valley S1 | Ep 10: Who Ratted Out Traci? 51:52

4y ago51:52

51:52

The mystery is (maybe) solved. And we hear directly—and at length—from 1985 Traci, in a never-before-aired interview. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Once Upon a Time... in the Valley S1 | Ep 9: The Ghost of Shauna Grant 1:00:10

4y ago1:00:10

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We return to the Valley, and it looks a whole lot different this time around. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Audacy Studios

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Once Upon a Time... in the Valley S1 | Ep 8: Marion Davies' Love Button 47:23

4y ago47:23

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Meet Troy Matherly, the heart of this story. The heart of Nora's story, and of Traci's story. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Audacy Studios

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Once Upon a Time... in the Valley S1 | Ep 7: Surf City, USA 42:14

4y ago42:14

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We leave the Valley and Traci Lords behind; go back to Redondo Beach and to Traci Lords before she was Traci Lords, when she was Nora Kuzma. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Once Upon a Time... in the Valley S1 | Ep 6: Fake Out and Make Out 52:19

4+ y ago52:19

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The adult industry is screwed. The question is: Who's doing the screwing? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Audacy Studios

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Once Upon a Time... in the Valley S1 | Ep 5: Shooting (Porn) Star 45:42

4+ y ago45:42

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The only thing wilder than Traci on camera, is Traci off camera. Also: Traci gets a rival; Traci gets a company; Traci gets a passport; and Traci gets busted. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Once Upon a Time... in the Valley S1 | Ep 4: A (Porn) Star is Born 39:04

4+ y ago39:04

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Traci goes from adult model to adult actress to adult phenomenon. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Audacy Studios

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Once Upon a Time... in the Valley S1 | Ep 3: We Kinda Made it Hardcore 36:18

4+ y ago36:18

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Traci lands the Penthouse centerfold--and the studliest stud in porn. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Audacy Studios

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Once Upon a Time... in the Valley S1 | Ep 2: Wanted: Figure Models 38:29

4+ y ago38:29

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A 15-year-old Redondo Union High sophomore learns to fake it so she can make it... as a nude model. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Audacy Studios

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Once Upon a Time... in the Valley S1 | Ep 1: T-R-A-C-I 45:23

4+ y ago45:23

45:23

It's 1986. The San Fernando Valley. And, it turns out, the biggest star in Adult, isn't one. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Audacy Studios

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Welcome to "Once Upon a Time... in the Valley" 3:40

4+ y ago3:40

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Welcome to Once Upon a Time… in the Valley. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Audacy Studios

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Bennington Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Once Upon a Time… at Bennington College

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Presenting Gone South Season 3: The Sign Cutter 2:23

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S2 | Ep 14: It Was Like I Went Where I Failed To Go 1:02:02

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S2 | Ep 13: The Farmer’s Granddaughter 1:01:57

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S2 | Ep 12: Sensational Sensationalism 1:04:01

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S2 | Ep 11: Disturbing Michiko Kakutani 57:51

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S2 | Ep 10: An Impossible Shade of Green 54:17

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S2 | Ep 9: Entering Into the Sublime 58:28

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S2 | Ep 8: Murder By Numbers 52:56

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S2 | Ep 7: Donna Lou 1:00:41

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S2 | Ep 6: Mississippi Chippy 1:00:06

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S2 | Ep 5: Bennington Revisited 58:37

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S2 | Ep 4: Disappear There 50:37

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S2 | Ep 3: An Alley Along Melrose 47:53

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S2 | Ep 2: Bret Ellis, Valley Boy 51:59

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S2 | Ep 1: Dis-Orientation 43:57

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Welcome to "Once Upon A Time... at Bennington College" 3:31

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Once Upon a Time... in the Valley S1 | Ep 12: After The Afterglow 39:32

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Once Upon a Time... in the Valley S1 | Ep 11: Afterglow 44:38

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Once Upon a Time... in the Valley S1 | Ep 10: Who Ratted Out Traci? 51:52

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Once Upon a Time... in the Valley S1 | Ep 9: The Ghost of Shauna Grant 1:00:10

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Once Upon a Time... in the Valley S1 | Ep 8: Marion Davies' Love Button 47:23

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Once Upon a Time... in the Valley S1 | Ep 7: Surf City, USA 42:14

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Once Upon a Time... in the Valley S1 | Ep 6: Fake Out and Make Out 52:19

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Once Upon a Time... in the Valley S1 | Ep 5: Shooting (Porn) Star 45:42

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Once Upon a Time... in the Valley S1 | Ep 4: A (Porn) Star is Born 39:04

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Once Upon a Time... in the Valley S1 | Ep 3: We Kinda Made it Hardcore 36:18

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Once Upon a Time... in the Valley S1 | Ep 2: Wanted: Figure Models 38:29

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Once Upon a Time... in the Valley S1 | Ep 1: T-R-A-C-I 45:23

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Welcome to "Once Upon a Time... in the Valley" 3:40

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