Death, Sex & Money: Life and Death Inside the Playboy Mansion

Crystal met Hugh Hefner when she was 21 and he was 81. They spent
10 years together at the Playboy mansion before he died and she
became a widow. In this episode she reflects on their marriage, and
how she’s changed since.  Crystal Hefner’s memoir is called
Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself. Podcast
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