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The CIA STALKED This Cartoon Villain!? You Never Knew THIS About Eartha Kitt!

2025-02-20 Entertainment
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Sign up for a free 30-day trial at http://www.audible.com/DARKHISTORY Go to https://www.DipseaStories.com/DARKHISTORY for 30 days of full access—for free! Get 20 percent off your first order of Liquid I.V. when you go to https://www.LIQUIDIV.com and use code DARKHISTORY at checkout. Go to https://www.shipstation.com and use code DARKHISTORY to sign up for your FREE trial. ________ Hi friends, happy Thursday! Most celebrities are lucky to be known for one big thing. But some are famous for different things, across multiple generations. To me, those are the icons. And one of those people is Eartha Kitt. A lot of millennials recognize her as the voice of Yzma from The Emperor’s New Groove, that animated movie with the llama? But Eartha was so much more than a cartoon villain. She was a civil rights activist, an award winning singer, dancer, actor, teacher and author. And on top of all that, a sex icon! Learning about her story just made me even more obsessed with her. So let’s get into it. Welcome to the Dark History of the one, the only… Eartha Kitt. I appreciate you for coming by, and tune in next week for more Dark History. I sometimes talk about my Good Reads in the show. So here's the link if you want to check it out. IDK. lol: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/139701263-bailey ________ FOLLOW ME AROUND Tik Tok: https://bit.ly/3e3jL9v Instagram: http://bit.ly/2nbO4PR Facebook: http://bit.ly/2mdZtK6 Twitter: http://bit.ly/2yT4BLV Pinterest: http://bit.ly/2mVpXnY Youtube: http://bit.ly/1HGw3Og Snapchat: https://bit.ly/3cC0V9d Discord: https://discord.gg/BaileySarian RECOMMEND A STORY HERE: [email protected] Business Related Emails: [email protected] Business Related Mail: Bailey Sarian 4400 W. Riverside Dr., Ste 110-300 Burbank, CA 91505 ________ This podcast is Executive Produced by: Bailey Sarian & Kevin Grosch and Joey Scavuzzo from Made In Network Head Writer: Allyson Philobos Writer: Katie Burris Additional Writing: Jessica Charles Research provided by: Coleen Smith Special thank you to our Historical Consultant: John L. Williams, author of "America's Mistress: The Life and Times of Eartha Kitt" Director: Brian Jaggers Additional Editing: Julien Perez and Maria Norris Post Supervisor: Kelly Hardin Production Management: Ross Woodruff Hair: Luca Burnett Makeup: Roni Herrera

Top Comments (10)

@oozybooze 2025-02-20

Her standing up for those kids to the point of being blacklisted, these days celebrities could NEVERRRRRRRR

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@reannaking3802 2025-02-20

Before recognizing her as yzma, I recognized her as Madame Zeroni from Holes 🤌 Ertha Kitt is so iconic in so many ways. Thanks for this episode!

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@tammygilbert5038 2025-02-20

My cat is named after her. Eartha Kitty! Noooooobody ever gets it. That makes me sad. Thank you for bringing light to her name. 1:33

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@jupedaniel 2025-02-20

My grandfather was a sailor who ended up in NYC, and for some reasons Eartha was at the docks. She said hello to everyone but ended up giving my handsome tall Swedish man of a grandfather a kiss. At his funeral my mum played a few Eartha songs and I was instantly obsessed. Years later I moved to London and ended up playing Eartha for my new friends. Every week we drank cheap white wine sitting in our window with our feet dangling out, blasting Eartha singing along to “old fashioned girl”. She will always live on with me.

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@wonderlandshels9922 2025-02-20

Thank you for making this episode! Eartha is such an icon with Civil Rights, Theatre, Music, and Women's Rights. She should be talked about way more than she is

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@michelehood8837 2025-02-20

Eartha was a queen. Black, Native American, white, Hispanic, Asian - she was a mom on behalf of single and disenfranchised moms. She spoke up for poor and marginalized kids and their families. It was the truth. Poor kids were ignored, until it came to sending them to Vietnam. Then they were the first to be drafted, as if poor kids were more expendable. Everyone knows it.

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@A_Marie123 2025-02-21

To acknowledge us on your HUGE PLATFORM during black history month with everything that's going on WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE YOU! Thank you so MUCH!

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@christinefeliciano3269 2025-02-20

She is Madam Zeronni, a sorceress so powerful she was capable of turning a henchmen into a judge in just a few movies.

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@alliekuma4234 2025-02-20

I have massive respect for her. She went through so much but refused to let life destroy her. I remember seeing her on Space Ghost and immediately being fascinated with how she talked. ❤❤

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@goddessdriven 2025-02-20

Eartha is the epitome of fierce. I simply adore her!

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