Welcome to Your Fantasy podcast

Welcome to Your Fantasy

In the 1980s the “male exotic dancers” of Chippendales were everywhere, selling the promise of women’s liberation for the price of a few dollars in a g-string. But behind the powerful mullets, oiled pecs, and non-stop parties lies a much darker story of greed, corruption and murder. Historian Natalia Petrzela exposes one of the great, sordid, unexamined stories in American culture.

In the 1980s the “male exotic dancers” of Chippendales were everywhere, selling the promise of women’s liberation for the price of a few dollars in a g-string. But behind the powerful mullets, oiled pecs, and non-stop parties lies a much darker story of greed, corruption and murder. Historian Natalia Petrzela exposes one of the great, sordid, unexamined stories in American culture.

 

#11

9. Where The Butt Ends

It’s the end of the season, but it’s not the end of the story. Natalia is joined by fellow... more

31 Aug 2021

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:27

31 Aug 2021


#10

8. The Final Act

Steve Banerjee’s final move leaves the community reeling. But the show’s legacy lives on i... more

24 Aug 2021

39 MINS

39:07

24 Aug 2021


#9

7. The Golden Goose

When a hired hitman flips on his boss, the FBI begins an investigation that turns into a y... more

17 Aug 2021

41 MINS

41:22

17 Aug 2021


#8

6. A Tad of Cyanide

1991. The UK. An international muder plot featuring a hitman, cyanide, male strippers, and... more

10 Aug 2021

44 MINS

44:36

10 Aug 2021


#7

5. 31 Days in February...One Day in April

The bigger Chippendales gets, the more paranoid Steve Banerjee becomes, until everything a... more

03 Aug 2021

40 MINS

40:59

03 Aug 2021


#6

4. Three Men and a Lawsuit

In 1982, after being turned away at the door of Chippendales, a UCLA law student brings a ... more

27 Jul 2021

53 MINS

53:46

27 Jul 2021


#5

3. Part of the Act

Greed. Cocaine. Porn in Times Square. It’s New York in the ‘80s and the destination for Ch... more

20 Jul 2021

43 MINS

43:24

20 Jul 2021


#4

2. The Perfect Man

The Chippendales show gets a revamp from Steve Banerjee's latest hire, Nick De Noia. An Em... more

13 Jul 2021

47 MINS

47:36

13 Jul 2021


#3

1. A Disneyland for Adults

When Steve Banerjee, a young Indian immigrant, arrives in Los Angeles, he is determined to... more

06 Jul 2021

49 MINS

49:47

06 Jul 2021


#2

Episode 1 Sneak Peek: A Disneyland For Adults

It’s 1987, and the Chippendales dancers are packing nightclubs across America with their s... more

10 Feb 2021

07 MINS

07:49

10 Feb 2021


#1

This Is Chippendales…Revealed

In the 1980s the “male exotic dancers” of Chippendales were everywhere, selling the promis... more

26 Jan 2021

02 MINS

02:35

26 Jan 2021