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S19E17: No Tell Lover | David Letterman
Content warning: Discussion of suicide
Late night television’s David Letterman has been a fixture in American households since the early 80s. His wry wit, top ten lists, and willingness to take his show into unexpected directions, all for laughs, made him a comedy legend, but the man himself has often been beset by insecurity. One friend describes his “demonically low self-esteem,” and perhaps that is why he has so often strayed into infidelity in his famously private personal life. Stacie has the details.
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Stacie’s Receipts
Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night, by Jason Zinoman (Amazon link)
David Letterman Through the Years: Late-Night Host, More (usmagazine.com)
Sex Scandal Sheds Light on David Letterman’s Love Life – Good Morning America (goodmorningamerica.com)
Big Trouble at 11:35 | Vanity Fair (vanityfair.com)
David Letterman Talks Failed Marriage, Giving Up Alcohol With Jane Pauley | Entertainment Tonight (etonline.com)
David Letterman’s ex-writer, ex-girlfriend zings Dave | EW.com (ew.com)
Ten Years Ago, I Called Out David Letterman. This Month, We Sat Down to Talk. | Vanity Fair (vanityfair.com)
David Letterman reveals he feels ‘most secure’ when he’s with his son (today.com)
David Letterman jokes about son’s ‘devastating’ move to college | Fox News (foxnews.com)
LETTERMAN STALKER MARGARET MARY RAY DIES – The Washington Post (washingtonpost.com)
Letterman on Letterman: 11 Key Quotes – The New York Times (archive.nytimes.com)
David Letterman secretly married | Reuters (reuters.com)
David Letterman at Peace – Rolling Stone (rollingstone.com)
David Letterman’s Revolutionary Comedy | The New Yorker (newyorker.com)
David Letterman’s mom, who became unlikely star, dies at 95 (jacksonville.com)
The Letterman scandal: A timeline | The Week (theweek.com)
David Letterman to debut documentary at Ball State University (fox59.com)
Great great show on David Letterman. Despite his many shortcomings he’s one of my favorite characters. I must admit during his distasteful time I was very disappointed in him but I’m so glad he redeemed himself. He really is a talented guy and I miss his show so much. He and Regis were such a pair and they touched my heart.