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Like Martha Stewart the one and only

0:02

time she messed up a recipe, we're

0:05

gonna swear. Please. Be advised. Also,

0:07

a quick note about our scenes. Some

0:09

fictionalized scripted dialogue has also been added.

0:12

For dramatic a narrative cohesiveness. This

0:22

old. Album makes me remember

0:24

so many things in the past.

0:28

San Francisco and the House on Steiner

0:30

Street where. I was born. It's

0:32

nineteen fifty and nine year old Martha

0:34

Stewart is laying on her stomach in

0:37

front of a twelve inch black and

0:39

white Tv. A huge smile spreads across

0:41

her face As the opening credits for

0:44

her new favorite show Mama start to

0:46

roll, Martha watches with excitement as a

0:48

big Victorian house comes on screen. The

0:50

house is regal and grand and located

0:53

somewhere in the fire off city of

0:55

San Francisco. It's nothing like Martha as

0:57

working class house and New Jersey. She

1:00

shouts that one of her youngest. Brothers

1:02

to be quiet. She's a second child of

1:04

sex and there never seems to be a

1:06

minute of quiet in their house. To be

1:08

fair, there wasn't a minute of silence in

1:10

my house. Have three kids so I can

1:12

only imagine poor Martha as while having met

1:14

to of the three of you I understand

1:16

that. Martha

1:19

schools across the rug and turns up

1:21

the volume on the Tv. The white

1:23

glow lights up her face and for

1:26

a minute she forgets where she is.

1:28

Martha loves escaping into this Tv family

1:30

where everything feels happy. And secure whatever

1:33

obstacles they face. A always come together

1:35

at the end of each episode. Just

1:38

and Dad comes home from another

1:40

day of sales. Grumpy as usual,

1:43

he walks right pastor and disappear

1:45

into the kitchen. Martha

1:47

winces as she hears her dad accuse

1:49

her mom of laying around all day.

1:51

Her mom shouts back in Polish that

1:54

dinners not ready because the stove broke

1:56

again may be Etti could update the

1:58

kitchen like he said. What? Martha.

2:01

Cover your ears and tries to fall back

2:03

into her show for parents. Arguments always come

2:06

down to money. They never seem to have

2:08

enough of it. Martha's.

2:10

Dad appears in the doorway. A second

2:12

later, he orders her to shut. Off

2:14

that noise and com dinner she takes

2:16

one must look at the happy family on.

2:19

Screen before she turns it off. The

2:23

table or mom piles tuna noodle

2:25

casserole in front of her. Martha

2:28

scratches her nose. Is the

2:30

third time they've had it this week, but

2:32

she doesn't have a choice. In

2:34

this family, you eat whatever put on your

2:36

plate. Nether. Reaches for Role

2:38

and apps are nice to slice it. But.

2:40

Her dad yells at bread should never be

2:42

sliced. It's meant to be torn. That's

2:45

how classy people do it. And

2:47

classy people are covered in crumbs all the time.

2:49

better and shrill just like me. So I guess

2:51

on classy. But

2:53

Martha's a good daughter. She sadly nod

2:55

her head and starts tearing her brad

2:58

into Little Chance. She watches her dad

3:00

shovel casserole into his mouth. She looks

3:02

around at our brothers and sisters and

3:04

their homemade close. Her mom has a

3:06

cigarette in one hand and a beer

3:08

and the other. I can't

3:11

imagine any a female. Martha

3:13

once a comfortable home life of

3:16

that family on Tv. She wants

3:18

the big house, the loving parents

3:20

and the good food more than

3:22

anything she wants a war and

3:24

security though things provide. She

3:26

loses herself and a daydream as she

3:29

chews on a piece of stale bread.

3:31

She doesn't know how, but one day

3:33

she's gonna get a life she wants.

3:35

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3:37

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flipping back and again life now we're

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switching gears. The has that the Martha

5:41

Stewart Martha gave her working class background

5:43

by building a lifestyle. On Fire.

5:46

Do anything. And

5:48

through her hard work and steely never

5:50

say die attitude she turns her falls

5:53

into an international brand. Will

5:56

that be enough? This is

5:58

episode three. Nothing. It's

6:11

the late 1960s in Manhattan and

6:13

Martha Stewart is greeting a client

6:15

as he steps off the elevator. She's

6:18

working as a stockbroker, but you wouldn't know

6:20

it from her outfit. A tight

6:22

sweater, alligator belt, and peach velvet

6:24

hot pants. Honestly, the stock exchange

6:27

needs way more of this to

6:29

setire and way less business brosuit.

6:31

Mmm, hard agree. Martha

6:33

can feel the client's beady little eyes staring

6:36

at her ass as she leads him back to the

6:38

conference room. So predictable,

6:40

she thinks. But she's used

6:42

to it and she has a trick up her sleeve.

6:46

Martha is a college-educated licensed broker,

6:48

but her colleagues mostly treat her

6:50

like eye candy. It's

6:52

not a great feeling, but Martha knows how to

6:54

use this creep to get what she wants. A

6:56

sale. Martha didn't always want

6:59

to be a stockbroker. She

7:01

worked as a print model while studying history

7:03

at Barnard College, but when gigs

7:05

petered out, she found herself panicking and looking

7:07

for a new career. She

7:09

and her husband Andy were close to broke, and

7:11

they had a young child. Martha

7:14

wanted to find something that would give her some

7:16

control over her life and make as much money

7:18

as possible. She's determined

7:20

to give herself and her family the good

7:22

life she always dreamed of. Martha

7:25

and the client take a seat in the conference room. She

7:28

pulls out a binder and starts to flip through his

7:30

portfolio. His holdings are good, but

7:33

good never enough for Martha. There's

7:35

a stock she's very excited about that would

7:38

be perfect for him. But she

7:40

can tell this guy's not listening. Just

7:42

looking. Always looking. Might

7:44

I recommend 100 shares of

7:47

My Eyes Are Up Here, Incorporated? I

7:50

love that company. Love it. But this creep

7:53

is playing right into her little ruse. Martha

7:55

runs her hands through her hair. The

7:58

secret signal to her boss to come and see. and join

8:00

them. Her boss enters

8:02

and says Martha's needed for an urgent

8:04

matter. She stands to excuse

8:06

herself. He'll take it from here. But

8:09

as she starts to leave, the client's face

8:12

falls. He says he wants to

8:14

hear more from Martha about this great new stock. She

8:17

smiles to herself. She's got him right where

8:19

she wants him. She takes a

8:21

seat and tells her colleague whatever it is, it'll

8:23

have to wait. Of course,

8:26

there is no urgent matter. But

8:28

it's an old salesman trick she picked up from her

8:30

dad, and it works like a charm. The client

8:33

trusts her now. She's more than

8:35

just a pretty face. She's looking out for him.

8:38

He buys the recommended stock and Martha

8:40

closes another deal. In just

8:43

a few years, Martha becomes the firm's

8:45

top selling broker. Having money

8:47

is a relief. Her dream of

8:49

escaping her working class upbringing is finally

8:52

within reach. It's

9:00

early 1971, and Martha

9:02

is tapping her foot excitedly. Her

9:04

realtor is driving her and her husband

9:07

Andy through a pretty suburban neighborhood in

9:09

Connecticut. The rolling hills

9:11

dotted with trees and stone bridges look like

9:13

some things she used to dream about as

9:15

a kid. There's just one

9:17

problem. Budget. Andy's

9:20

law career isn't bringing in what Martha thought

9:22

it would, and her commission checks are dwindling

9:24

as the bull market of the 60s gets

9:27

way to the bear market of the 70s. New

9:30

York City is way out of reach for them. And

9:33

it's looking like Connecticut might be too. Well, at

9:35

least it's not 2024 where basically

9:37

any city worth living in is out of

9:39

reach unless you're a gazillionaire. I admit to

9:41

that. A car turns off

9:43

the main road onto a gravel driveway. Martha

9:46

takes off her sunglasses as the

9:48

sun disappears behind the overgrown trees.

9:51

She looks out the car window and up the

9:53

driveway. The realtor says she can't

9:55

wait to show them the sex. It's

9:57

exactly what they're looking for. Martha

10:00

can barely contain her skin. Let

10:02

her heart drop when they pull up to the front. Martha

10:06

stepped out of the car and peered

10:08

at a two-story disaster. It

10:10

looks like it should be condemned. Paint

10:12

is chipped and peeling. Mold

10:14

is scattered across the siding, and the

10:17

yard is overgrown with weeds. Martha's

10:19

taken aback by how dilapidated everything is.

10:22

She can feel her hopes crash and burn.

10:26

Martha's sure there must be some mistake,

10:29

but the realtor says no. This

10:31

really is the only place within their budget. Martha

10:34

and Andy head inside. She feels

10:36

something on her head and looks up to see a

10:38

slow drip coming from the ceiling. She's

10:41

seen enough and can't live here. But

10:44

Andy tries to see the positives. The

10:46

house is a steal at just under $47,000. Okay,

10:49

I'm sorry, but all I can think of is

10:52

that house nowadays in L.A. would go for $5

10:54

million and there would be a bidding war. I

10:57

know, that's honestly the saddest thing we've ever talked

10:59

about on this show. And

11:01

the realtor's right. This is really all they

11:03

can afford. Andy complains

11:05

that Martha can't have everything. These

11:08

little moments have been happening more between them.

11:11

Martha can feel his resentment building too.

11:14

When she fell in love with Andy, he was just

11:16

a law student. She assumed that

11:18

as a lawyer, he'd be making a lot more than

11:20

he actually does. At least

11:22

enough to keep her from ending up back where

11:24

she started. Martha surveys

11:26

the house with dismay. She feels

11:29

like she's back in her childhood home in New Jersey.

11:32

Once again, it's all about money and

11:34

how little of it they have. Martha

11:36

heads out the front door and down the cracked red

11:39

steps. The realtor asks what she

11:41

thinks. What does she think?

11:44

She thinks this house is a piece of shit, but

11:46

they need to live somewhere. And it's

11:49

a start. She looks at

11:51

the realtor right in the eye and says they'll

11:53

take it. Before

11:58

Martha can focus on fixing the house. up her

12:00

house, she needs to save her stock-broking

12:02

career. The market's been cooling

12:05

for months, and she's feeling the financial

12:07

strain. She can see a clear picture

12:09

of her future, and it looks a

12:11

lot like her past. Broke. Martha

12:14

is desperate for sales. She ends up

12:16

pushing an iffy stock for a super

12:19

iffy company called Levitt's Furniture onto

12:21

one of her closest friends. Okay,

12:23

not a good move. No. The

12:26

stock is way overvalued, and it ends

12:28

up tanking hard. It doesn't

12:30

just ham her as her bottom line. It

12:32

throws her personal life upside down

12:35

too. Her chest tightens every time

12:37

the phone rings. Her friends

12:39

are pissed, and they call her all day

12:41

demanding answers. Did Martha know the

12:43

stock was bad? Why would she recommend it to

12:45

them? I mean, I'm with her friends

12:47

on this one. Honestly, same. And

12:50

it's not completely clear what Martha did or

12:52

didn't know. Lots of brokers

12:54

were caught off guard by the stock price

12:57

plummeting. But what is clear is that Martha

12:59

pushed the stock pretty hard. And

13:01

when it crashed, she was extremely embarrassed.

13:04

Martha watches helplessly as the dream

13:06

life she built in Manhattan crumbles

13:08

around her. Her friends ostracize

13:11

her. A career that once looked

13:13

like the light at the end of the tunnel

13:15

goes completely dark. When the

13:17

dust clears, Martha quits her job as

13:19

a stockbroker and retreats to her shack

13:21

in Connecticut, completely defeated.

13:30

It's 1974 in the suburbs of Westport, Connecticut. Martha

13:35

is standing at the top of the ladder leaning

13:37

against her house. Wet beads

13:39

on her forehead as she glides a paintbrush

13:41

across the siding of the house. She's

13:44

traded in her hot pants and pumps for

13:46

a pair of paint-slattered overalls and tennis shoes.

13:49

Martha's been licking her wounds since leaving New

13:51

York. But after months of depression,

13:54

the old Martha has started to reemerge. She

13:57

stumbled across a new mission, fixing up her her

14:00

run down home at 48 Turkey

14:02

Hill Road South. Martha's

14:04

not afraid to get her hands dirty. Growing

14:07

up, her parents put her and her five siblings

14:09

to work around the house. But

14:11

she's shocked to discover these same chores and

14:13

renovations now bring her joy. Refinishing

14:16

floors, planting her garden, painting

14:18

her house, she loves

14:20

all of it. Making the home

14:23

of her dreams heals Martha's soul. A

14:25

star is born. Yep, call Bradley Cooper.

14:28

She's ready. She steps down

14:30

off the ladder to go check on Andy. He's

14:33

supposed to be weeding the garden, but

14:35

he's inside changing into work clothes. He

14:37

just got a call from the office and needs to head

14:39

out. He gives her a kiss. He

14:42

should be home for dinner. Martha

14:44

feels a twinge of jealousy. Working

14:47

on their home and raising their daughter has

14:49

drawn her into domesticity in a way she

14:51

never imagined. She spends her

14:53

time finding the best local produce, hunting

14:56

for deals at antique shops and planning

14:58

some kick-ass dinner parties. She's

15:00

totally crushing this whole 70s housewife

15:03

thing. But it doesn't feel

15:05

like enough. She even starts a

15:07

catering business, which of course explodes

15:09

because she's Martha. But

15:11

that's not enough either. Her

15:13

ambition just won't leave her alone. It's

15:24

1981 in Westport, Connecticut, and

15:27

40-year-old Martha is carefully sliding a tray of

15:29

hors d'oeuvres into the oven. She

15:31

turns back to her cutting board and starts chopping up

15:33

the fresh herbs she just picked from her

15:35

garden. She's getting the next

15:37

batch of mini quiches ready. I

15:40

just think she's whipping up for a catering gig.

15:43

Martha is experimenting with recipes for her

15:45

own cookbook. A few

15:47

years ago, Andy left the legal world and

15:49

got into publishing. Martha catered

15:51

the launch party for one of his books,

15:53

and her food impressed one of the CEO

15:55

publishers. Martha left the party

15:57

with an offer to publish her own cookbook.

16:01

Finally, Andy was helping with something, even if

16:03

it was just his contacts. Listen, I gotta

16:05

up my game because the only thing I

16:07

leave parties with is a broken heart and

16:09

a hangover and a kissed mirror. Shut

16:12

up! Martha,

16:15

no surprise, is pouring everything

16:17

into this project. She's

16:19

turned her kitchen into her own tough lab. Figuring

16:22

out what she wants to include in the book has been

16:24

a thrill. Martha feels like she's

16:26

finding her voice. She's not

16:28

just writing a book of recipes. It's

16:30

gonna be a bible for how to host

16:33

anything. From blowout cocktail parties

16:35

for 200 to the

16:37

intimate soirees Arisha has allegedly been

16:39

throwing. As if my soirees could

16:41

be taught, please. Okay, okay.

16:44

Well, nothing like this book exists yet. And

16:46

Martha knows it. It features

16:48

recipes, sure, but there's also a lot

16:50

more. Hosting tips, sample

16:53

menus, even decor suggestions.

16:55

Martha's taking everything she knows and combining

16:58

it into one big manual. Martha

17:01

finishes chopping and folds the herbs

17:03

into the egg mixture, then pours them

17:05

into three rows of perfectly lined up mini

17:07

quiche crusts. She smells

17:10

the Rosemary and Sage, but

17:12

she also smells mini. Martha's

17:14

first cookbook, Entertaining, comes out in 1982

17:16

and sells 340,000 copies, making

17:22

it one of the best-selling cookbooks ever.

17:25

Turns out there's an audience hungry for what

17:27

Martha's serving up, and she's excited

17:29

by the response. She's discovered

17:31

her niche, and now she can

17:33

see just how to grow it into an

17:36

empire. It's

17:45

the fall of 1986, and

17:47

45-year-old Martha is hurrying back and forth in

17:49

her kitchen with a determined look in her

17:52

eyes. A cozy fire crackles

17:54

in the background of a converted barn. Two

17:57

dozen of her family and friends are crowded around

17:59

two long-term. table that was polished

18:01

silver and floral centerpieces. When

18:04

Martha enters, her hands are gripping

18:06

a platter topped with a gigantic

18:08

Thanksgiving turkey. She gently sets

18:11

the platter down on a buffet table overflowing

18:13

with food. Everyone perks up at

18:15

the sight of it. They've been sitting

18:17

here for hours and they're starving. Today's

18:22

ready everybody, take your place and I hope you

18:24

enjoy it. The

18:26

guests rush over to the buffet. The

18:29

spread looks amazing. Cold pumpkin

18:31

soup, roast pheasant, root

18:33

vegetable salad. Andy reaches

18:36

for a plate of yams but Martha

18:38

swats his hand away. Not yet.

18:41

A director steps out of the shadows and orders

18:43

everyone back to their seats. This

18:45

is no ordinary holiday celebration. In

18:48

fact, it's not even Thanksgiving Day. Martha's

18:51

invited a film crew from WGBH

18:54

Boston into her home to record

18:56

her first holiday special, Holiday Entertaining

18:58

with Martha Stewart. Her

19:00

guests have been patiently pretending not to

19:03

be starving all day. Her guests are far

19:05

too kind. I would have rioted by

19:07

now from anger. Honestly same. They

19:09

grumble to themselves as they reset.

19:12

But Martha's oblivious. She's too

19:14

excited and focused on every detail.

19:16

Today is too big of an opportunity to leave

19:19

up to chance. Martha waits

19:21

for her cue, then re-enters the dining room

19:23

and sets the turkey down again. It looks

19:26

absolutely beautiful. She

19:28

calls everyone over to the buffet and they

19:31

cautiously approach. Is this it? Can

19:34

they finally eat? Martha

19:36

slices into the turkey and then

19:38

says happy Thanksgiving from L'Amécy's parade.

19:44

Martha angles the bird at the camera like

19:46

a seasoned pro. Look

19:49

how beautiful. So

19:51

tender and juicy. She

19:53

sets the flight down on Andy's plate and

19:55

smiles warmly at her husband. The

19:58

director calls pet. The

20:00

cake was perfect. Martha

20:02

beams. She takes in

20:04

the room again. She lets out

20:06

a small sigh of satisfaction. A

20:09

perfect Thanksgiving day. Martha

20:11

grabs the plate back from Andy and kisses him

20:13

on the cheek. Just one

20:15

more take, she announces. The

20:19

director looks at her. They got

20:21

the shot. They can move

20:23

on. But Martha wants to

20:25

make sure they capture the way the turkey glistens.

20:28

Everyone trudges back to the tables with their

20:30

empty plates in hand. Andy

20:32

sighs, but Martha doesn't see, or

20:35

pretend not to see, the resentment in his

20:37

eyes. It's

20:44

June 1987, seven months after

20:47

the Thanksgiving special. Martha

20:49

opens the windows in her gorgeous, immaculate

20:51

living room and lets in a cool

20:53

summer breeze. The linen

20:55

curtains flow in the wind, revealing

20:57

a small stain. She

20:59

makes a mental note to get them cleaned, or

21:02

replaced, maybe both. Her

21:04

mind is always working on how to make things better. Except

21:07

when it comes to her marriage, that is. When

21:10

she enters the kitchen, she finds Andy

21:12

sitting at the table with a blank,

21:14

dead-eyed expression on his face. Martha

21:17

wonders what's gotten into him. But

21:19

then she notices a suitcase sitting by

21:21

his side. Oh, here comes

21:23

the scene in every other after-school special.

21:26

Yep, Andy asks Martha to take

21:28

a seat. They need to talk. But

21:30

Martha brushes him off. Whatever he

21:33

has to say, just say it. She's

21:35

all business. He turns away from

21:37

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21:40

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21:43

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21:45

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21:48

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21:50

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21:52

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21:54

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21:57

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21:59

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22:01

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22:04

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22:06

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22:08

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22:10

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22:12

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22:14

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22:17

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22:19

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22:22

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22:24

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22:26

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22:29

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22:31

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22:33

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22:36

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22:38

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22:41

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22:43

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22:45

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22:47

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22:49

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22:52

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22:55

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22:57

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23:00

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23:02

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23:05

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23:08

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23:10

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23:13

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23:16

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23:19

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26:34

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26:39

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26:42

that failure was broadcast to the world. Andy

26:45

left just before the press tour

26:47

for her book on weddings. Okay, that

26:49

is some very unfortunate timing. It really

26:51

is. I mean, talk about pouring salt

26:53

in the wound. Mm-hmm. He even

26:55

got a court order to prevent Martha

26:57

from speaking to him. But

26:59

she's dug herself out of it the only way

27:02

she knows how. Betting on herself.

27:05

She threw herself into her work. After

27:07

a decade of publishing cookbooks, Martha

27:10

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27:12

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27:14

basis. If only podcasts

27:16

existed back then. I know, darn it.

27:19

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27:22

is supposed to be a happy day. She's

27:25

thrown all her best holiday recipes, DIY

27:27

tips, and decorating dos and don'ts into

27:29

this first issue. And she loves

27:31

it. She has her books, her

27:34

own line of home goods at Kmart, and

27:36

now her own magazine. But Martha

27:39

realizes that the greatest asset she

27:41

has is herself. 30

27:43

years ago, no one was doing this. It

27:46

was completely radical. Martha

27:48

closes the cover of the magazine and lets

27:50

out a satisfied say. She's

27:53

just getting started. It's

28:02

1993. Martha is sitting across

28:04

from TV producer Richard Scheingold, and her

28:07

foot is tapping a mile a minute.

28:10

She's frustrated and trying not to show it,

28:13

because she's just pitched her latest,

28:15

greatest idea to this man, and

28:17

he does not get it. Scheingold

28:19

leans forward over his back. Martha

28:22

wants to turn her magazine

28:24

into a half-hour, weekly syndicated

28:26

television show starring her? Scheingold

28:29

waves his hands. It'll

28:31

never work. And Scheingold

28:33

got a list of objections, too. First

28:35

off, she's an author, not a host.

28:38

And second, the people who watch syndicated

28:40

TV don't want some homemaker telling them

28:43

how to fold napkins. They

28:45

want Geraldo, Seinfeld reruns. They watch for

28:47

God's sake. Okay, this is hard to

28:49

argue as an avid Seinfeld watcher. I

28:52

don't disagree. I knew it. I knew

28:54

you wouldn't. Martha fights against

28:56

her frustration, but it's hard not to

28:58

scream at this idiot. She's

29:01

been here before. Every step

29:03

of her career, people have doubted her. She

29:05

knows her audience and what they crave. And

29:08

she has the numbers to back it up. Almost

29:10

a million people subscribe to her magazine.

29:13

Scheingold says he's sure she makes a nice

29:15

bit of change, but he's in the TV

29:18

biz to make a lot of money. Martha

29:20

just stares at him. The point of

29:23

the show isn't to make money, it's to

29:25

promote her brand. Scheingold

29:27

is flabbergasted. None of

29:29

that brand stuff matters if the show doesn't draw

29:31

an audience. And as far as

29:33

he's concerned, getting advertisers for a show about

29:35

decorating your house for the holidays will be

29:38

impossible. Martha sighs

29:40

and patiently smiles. She'll

29:42

sell her own ads. She already does

29:45

this for her magazine. And with her show, she'll

29:47

be able to sell ads for both at the

29:49

same time. The whole

29:51

show will be a covert

29:53

infomercial for Martha Stewart. Scheingold

29:56

sits up. He finally gets

29:58

it. A commercial. inside

30:00

an infomercial, cross-promoting a magazine with

30:02

ads that would also be on

30:04

the show. Yeah, it's like the

30:06

Pottery Barn episode of Friends. Marketing

30:08

101, people. Yes.

30:12

Shine Gold's in awe of the synergy of

30:14

it all. He flips through her magazine, looking

30:16

at the rows of immaculate flowers in Martha's

30:18

garden. He shakes his head. One

30:21

thing is still bugging him. The

30:23

people in the cities where they have to

30:25

sell the show, they're working-class people. They

30:27

don't even have gardens. Martha

30:30

smiles and just says, yes,

30:33

but they want them. It's

30:39

May 1993. Martha

30:41

is standing in her kitchen as she gets ready

30:43

to shoot a new segment for her TV show,

30:45

Martha Stewart Living. Surprise, surprise.

30:48

It's a hit. By the fall,

30:51

she's the editor-in-chief of her own magazine and

30:53

the star of her own hit TV show.

30:56

But as Martha lines up the ingredients for the

30:58

dish she's preparing today, she feels

31:00

uneasy. She may have complete

31:02

creative control of her business centers, but

31:04

at the end of the day, she doesn't own any of

31:06

them, which means she doesn't really

31:08

control them. It's nerve-wracking for

31:11

her. Shine Gold's production

31:13

company owns this TV show and Time

31:15

Warner owns her magazine. It

31:17

irks Martha that Time Warner had nothing to

31:20

do with its success, and yet they rake

31:22

in huge profits. If that

31:24

weren't bad enough, executives there actively insult

31:26

her brand, talk down to her, and

31:28

don't understand the value of her work

31:30

because it's aimed at women. Hold on.

31:33

Do you mean to tell me a bunch of

31:35

uppity-up men are sitting in their high tower talking

31:37

down about a woman? I'm shocked, and

31:39

I simply cannot believe it. And you're not gonna believe

31:41

this? They're in suits. Whaaat?

31:44

I know, it's crazy. Knowing

31:46

Time Warner doesn't understand what she's

31:49

built scares Martha. They could

31:51

pull the plug whenever they want. She's

31:53

worked hard to secure her life, but

31:55

the instability of her childhood keeps rearing

31:58

its ugly head. to

32:00

be the media conglomerate calling the shots.

32:03

But to do that, she'll have to figure

32:05

out a way to send time-warner packing. It's

32:15

September 1993. 52-year-old Martha

32:18

is slowly walking up a

32:20

rocky trail as sweat pours down her

32:22

forehead. She's climbed a lot of

32:24

figurative mountains in her life —

32:27

catering, publishing, television. But

32:29

this time, she's climbing an actual mountain

32:31

— Tanzania's Mount

32:33

Kilimanjaro. The only incline I can

32:35

tolerate is the jet bridge out of the plane, and

32:37

even that is a doozy. Agree.

32:40

She pauses to catch her breath and take a swig

32:42

of water. Martha left at the

32:44

chance to go when some of her socialite friends put

32:46

the trip together. But it's been a

32:49

tough climb. She hoped the trip

32:51

would clear her head. But her mind won't

32:53

stop racing. The same thoughts are

32:55

running on a loop. The

32:57

rest of Martha's hiking party catches up. She

33:00

tells them to keep going. She still needs

33:02

to catch her breath. Her friend

33:04

Sharon Patrick hangs back. She

33:06

notices Martha doesn't look so well. Martha

33:09

says the climb isn't what's bothering her. It's

33:12

time-warner. She's been spiraling

33:14

about it this whole trip, and she

33:16

feels exhausted. As Martha

33:18

and Sharon hit the trail again, Sharon

33:20

wonders why Martha doesn't just buy

33:22

Time Warner out. Martha

33:25

is like, with what money? A

33:27

valid question. Yeah. I mean,

33:29

Martha is wealthy, but she's not buy-out-a-major-media-conglomerate

33:32

wealthy. Getting

33:34

out of her deal would cost tens of millions

33:36

of dollars. But Sharon floats

33:38

another idea. Why does Martha need

33:40

to pay for all of it? Maybe they

33:42

could go back to the Kmart well for

33:45

some sweet, sweet dough. Martha's

33:47

wheels start to spin. Now

33:49

that's a great idea. I keep

33:51

reminding myself that this is the

33:53

90s because the idea of Kmart

33:55

having anything resembling sweet, sweet dough

33:57

is just hilarious. I miss

33:59

Kmart. Oh, the good old days. Martha

34:02

returns home with a new plan to get out

34:04

of her contract with Time Warner. With

34:06

Sharon's help, she puts together a deal where

34:08

Time Warner agrees to an $85 million buyout, and

34:12

Martha only has to kick in $2 million

34:14

of her own money. Martha

34:16

is elated. Free of

34:18

Time Warner, she starts her own media

34:20

company, Martha Stewart Omni Media.

34:23

The name reflects how she's always seen herself, even

34:26

if Time Warner couldn't. She's

34:28

a brand that reaches across every meeting. When

34:31

her company goes public, Martha

34:33

Stewart becomes the world's first

34:35

self-made female billionaire in one

34:38

day. Martha gambled on

34:40

herself big time, and she won't. Damn,

34:43

as a resident of the city of broken

34:45

dreams, that must be so nice.

34:47

You'll get there. But it's

34:50

still not enough for her. In December

34:52

2001, Martha's stockbroker tips her off

34:54

about a stock she owns that's

34:57

about to tank. So, Martha

34:59

sells off $230,000 worth of shares in

35:03

a pharmaceutical company. Then,

35:05

she moves on with her day, just

35:08

another business transaction and a life full of

35:10

them. Now, I'm not a former

35:12

stockbroker like Martha, but even I know that

35:14

is not a smart move. Yeah,

35:16

and six months later, in June 2002,

35:20

news breaks that she was tipped off. That

35:23

makes it an insider trade, which

35:25

is highly illegal. The

35:27

heat in Martha's kitchen is starting

35:30

to rise. It's

35:36

June 2002, and Martha

35:38

is sinking a knife into a giant head

35:40

of cabbage. She's on the set

35:42

of CBS's The Early Show. She

35:44

makes an appearance every week to share a

35:46

little cooking or crafting tidbit. It's

35:49

usually light and fun, but

35:51

Newsweek just published a cover story

35:53

about the dodgy stock trade with

35:55

the title, Martha's Mess, and

35:57

the host of the show, Jane Placen, senses a

35:59

dream. I'm sorry. Martha

36:01

just wants to show Jane how to make a food. But

36:04

as she dices cabbage, Jane asks

36:06

her about the recent accusations of insider

36:09

trading. Martha keeps a

36:11

smile plastered on her face, but

36:13

inside, she's fuming. She

36:16

dodges the question, curtly replying that she's not

36:18

going to comment. Okay, I know I've watched

36:20

too much Law & Order because all I

36:22

can think about is questioning someone about criminal

36:25

activity when they're holding a knife is definitely

36:27

not the best idea. Definitely

36:29

not smart. But Jane's not playing

36:31

ball. She grills Martha

36:33

about the accusations. And Martha's

36:36

cabbage chopping gets more agitated

36:38

with every question. She

36:40

knew before the interview that she would be asked

36:42

about the insider trading. So she

36:44

does what she always does. Try

36:46

to get control of the situation. She

36:49

even sent the producers a list of

36:51

pre-approved questions. But Jane isn't following

36:53

the script. Martha's worried this

36:56

story is going to damage her brand. Right

36:58

now, everything she's worked so hard to

37:00

build is balancing on a knife's edge.

37:04

Tension fills the set. This

37:06

segment has gone completely off the

37:08

rails. Martha realizes she's not getting out of

37:10

this one. She has to say something.

37:13

She sets down her knife and looks Jane square

37:16

in the eye. Then she

37:18

tells her everything will be resolved soon

37:20

and she'll be exonerated. Martha

37:22

relaxes a little. It felt good

37:24

to say that. Then she says,

37:27

now I want to focus on my salad because that's

37:29

why we're here. If the goal

37:31

is distraction, I would have gone with something a little

37:34

more exciting than a salad. Well, she is

37:36

who she is, you know. Martha's

37:38

been playing it cool since the media first broke

37:40

the scandal earlier that month. She's

37:42

sure her army of fans will support her. They

37:45

know who she is. They'll see

37:47

that she's been unfairly targeted. Wall

37:50

Street bros get accused of insider trading all the

37:52

time and no one puts them on the cover

37:54

of a magazine. As far

37:56

as Martha is concerned, all of this

37:58

is a crock of bullshit. But

38:01

that's not how people react. Overnight

38:04

Martha goes from domestic diva to just

38:06

another greedy rich person breaking the law

38:08

to get an upper hand. She's

38:11

shocked. Yes, Martha's technically

38:13

a billionaire, but she built her empire

38:15

from scratch. Suddenly

38:17

it feels like everyone just wants to see her get

38:19

knocked on. She didn't do

38:21

anything other billionaires haven't done. Okay, doesn't

38:23

make it right though. Exactly.

38:27

In 2003, Martha is indicted by a

38:29

grand jury for securities fraud and obstruction

38:31

of justice. She wasn't

38:33

very forthcoming when the SEC was investigating

38:36

the charges. She manages to

38:38

keep her cool in public, but in private,

38:41

she feels like she's withering under the stress.

38:44

She's even forced to step down as

38:46

CEO and chairwoman of Martha Stewart Omni

38:49

Media, just four years after creating

38:51

the company. Losing her

38:53

life's work makes Martha feel devastated.

38:56

She built Omni Media with her own

38:58

two hands and now they're abandoning her.

39:01

Everything she's worked for is slipping away.

39:10

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39:13

is sitting in a Manhattan courtroom

39:16

hunched forward, nervously tapping her chin.

39:19

After a five week trial and three days

39:21

of jury deliberations, Martha's about to hear

39:23

the verdict in her case. She

39:25

picks at a piece of lint on her black pant

39:27

suit. Like Snoop, Martha feels

39:30

helpless to do anything but maintain her

39:32

innocence and keep her composure. Her

39:34

face is calm, but her eyes can't

39:37

hide her nerves. She's

39:40

angry at the prosecutors who targeted her, angry

39:43

at the fans who abandoned her, and

39:45

angry at herself for not knowing when enough was

39:47

enough. Never satisfied,

39:49

she thinks, just like her father.

39:52

Yeah, really struggling right now to find sympathy

39:54

for a billionaire who's being forced to face

39:56

the music. But it's Martha!

39:58

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40:00

her, though. A jury enters the room

40:02

with a verdict in hand. Martha shifts

40:04

in her chair. She wants to

40:07

look back at all the gawkers who are only there to

40:09

see her fail, but she won't give

40:11

them the satisfaction. The four-person

40:13

stands to read the verdict. Martha

40:16

holds her breath. Guilty

40:19

on all counts. Overnight,

40:28

Martha Stewart Omni Media stock

40:31

tanks. Advertisers flee her

40:33

show, and CBS is forced

40:35

to drop it. Worst of

40:37

all, her companies are forced into massive

40:39

layoffs. It makes Martha feel

40:42

guilty and sad. Those people's

40:44

lives have been upended because of her,

40:47

because she couldn't leave well enough alone.

40:49

Yep, once again, the people at the bottom

40:51

get completely screwed. I know.

40:53

That's so fucked up. God. I know.

40:55

I am. But

40:57

Martha holds onto the hope that she might not have

41:00

to go to prison. She writes a

41:02

letter to the judge pleading for leniency, and

41:05

she points out all the good she's done and the

41:07

suffering she's endured over the past few years. Home

41:10

confinement and community service would certainly

41:12

be enough for her to learn her lesson. Would

41:14

it, though? You gotta pay the piper.

41:17

Yep, and you're right. There's no wiggling out of

41:19

this one. Martha fights to hold

41:21

back a sob as the judge reads her

41:23

sentence. Five months. Martha

41:26

is stunned. She's sure she

41:29

must have heard wrong. She refuses

41:31

to believe this is actually happening.

41:34

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41:36

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41:39

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41:41

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November 2004. Marcela

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pulls a bowl of hot water out of the microwave, then dumps in a box

43:06

of pasta. It's Thanksgiving Day, and she's going a little

43:08

outside of the box for this year's meal. Because

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she's not at home in Connecticut. This year, she's

43:13

spending the holiday locked up in federal prison. She's

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been in Alderson federal prison camp since early October.

43:20

It's a small women's prison in the heart of West Virginia.

43:22

She's been in the state of Virginia. She's

43:25

been in the state of Virginia. She's been

43:27

in the heart of West Virginia. It's

43:29

less Alcatraz and more college campus.

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There isn't even a fence keeping inmates in. It sounds

43:34

like it's probably better than half the apartments here in

43:36

L.A. Probably. Marcela

43:39

drains the pasta water into the sink, then adds

43:41

a little olive oil. It's basic

43:44

and tasty, and it could use a side dish.

43:47

Marcela heads out onto the grounds and yanks

43:49

up some dandelion greens and a few crab

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apples. She's careful to hide her

43:54

contraband. This prison might be

43:56

nicknamed Camp Cupcake, but making your own

43:58

salad is still against it. the

44:00

rules. Okay, what is with Marzia

44:02

Stewart making salads? I know, what

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is she, a Kardashian? There's all their

44:06

food out there! I know, seriously. Back

44:09

in her cottage, yes, her prison

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cell is an actual cottage. She

44:14

sets dinner out for her and her roommate,

44:16

a cocaine dealer. Marzia laughed to

44:18

herself. 12 months ago, she

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was rubbing elbows with celebrities and hosting her

44:23

own TV show. Now look at

44:25

her. Honestly, this is starting to sound like an

44:27

endorsement for committing stock fraud. A cottage?

44:29

Like, come on. That's only if you're

44:31

rich though. I know. As

44:34

they eat, Martha reflects on how this

44:36

experience has forced her to embrace humility

44:38

and simplicity. Sure, she spends

44:40

her days cleaning toilets on the janitorial

44:43

staff, but she can still take pride

44:45

in making a meal for her cellmates. Martha

44:47

raises her cup of water to toast. It

44:50

still feels good to share a meal. It's

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late, and Martha is sitting on her bunk. She's

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writing a letter to her cellmate's estranged

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sister, offering to help organize a

45:05

reunion. Martha's family comes

45:08

to visit regularly. Seeing her

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now adult daughter, Alexis, has been a

45:12

lifeline for Martha in prison. She

45:14

knows how hard it is to be separated from family.

45:17

She folds the letter perfectly into thirds and slides

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it into an envelope. Symbol

45:22

acts like writing a letter or making a

45:24

meal were the kinds of things Martha focused

45:26

on in her magazine and on her show.

45:28

But in her circumstances, she feels new

45:31

meaning and eject. She

45:33

feels like it reinforces the importance of her work.

45:35

These small deeds stitch

45:38

us together. The next

45:40

day, Martha's out in the yard getting some sunshine

45:42

on her face when she sees something that makes

45:45

her want to barf. Paparazzi.

45:48

A group of creeps with cameras is standing near

45:50

the entrance to the prison trying to get her

45:53

picture. Martha curses to herself.

45:56

She just wants to be left in peace. Suddenly,

45:58

she sees her roommate. approaching. She

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stands in front of Martha and waved over

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a few more inmates. Together,

46:05

they surround Martha and block

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the paparazzi's view. Why-collar

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criminals are just like us, supporting their friends

46:12

in times of need. We love to see

46:14

it. Martha feels

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so much gratitude. She spent so

46:18

long fighting for control, but it

46:20

didn't give her the security she

46:22

craved. She smiled at the tight

46:24

group of women surrounding her, keeping her safely

46:26

out of view. They support

46:29

her. They care about her. She

46:31

doesn't always have to be the lone wolf. Martha

46:34

doesn't know what the future holds, or if she'll

46:36

ever be able to win back her fans or

46:38

the trust of the public, but

46:40

she does know that she wants to share that

46:42

lesson somehow. It's

46:49

2008 in New York, and

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Martha is standing on the set of her newest

46:53

project, The Martha Stewart Show. She's

46:55

been out of prison for about three years, and

46:58

she's betting on herself again. She

47:01

hopes the public will embrace her, but

47:03

this time she's taking a different approach. Instead

47:06

of meticulous pre-taped segments, she's

47:09

inviting a studio audience in to watch things

47:11

unfold live. Case in point, her

47:13

guest today. I have

47:15

to say he's off the

47:18

chisel for schnizzle, schnizzle, and

47:21

he's in the schnizzle, representing

47:23

Jameson's everywhere. Please welcome Snoop

47:25

Dizzle. Okay,

47:28

it's giving Michelle Williams narrating

47:30

fo-shiz-fo-shiz, and I love it. Oh

47:33

no. Snoop jogs down

47:35

the faux staircase and into Martha Stewart's

47:37

TV living room. He's

47:39

looking classic Snoop in his tracksuit

47:41

and sunglasses. As he greets

47:43

Martha in the kitchen, they're both wondering the same

47:45

thing. What the hell are

47:48

we doing here? Something we were all

47:50

wondering. Yeah, officially, Snoop's there

47:52

to hang with Martha and make some mashed

47:54

potatoes. Ever since prison, Martha's

47:56

leaned into this new, less meticulous side

47:59

of herself. And people respond

48:01

to it. They respect the toughness

48:03

she showed in serving her prison sentence,

48:06

and they love the freer version of herself she's

48:08

revealing now. Okay, it's not like she was

48:10

doing hard time at Sing Sing, but I

48:12

can appreciate her renaissance. She was

48:14

drinking toilet wine, are you sure?

48:16

Oh, I'm sure. In nice personal

48:19

glasses. Yeah. Martha relishes

48:21

the chance to do what she's always done.

48:23

But this time, she actually gets to have

48:25

some fun doing it. She

48:28

can just be Martha. Still,

48:30

it's nerve-wracking for a perfectionist like her to

48:32

let chaos in. And Snoop

48:34

is a definite wildcard. Martha

48:37

confesses to Snoop that she doesn't know

48:39

what a hissle is. But

48:42

Snoop doesn't said it. He laughs and tells

48:44

her he's here to help bring her into the conversation.

48:47

Snoop knows being on Martha's show is unexpected,

48:50

but he's drawn to her. She's

48:52

clever and charming with sharp business

48:55

instincts. Just like him. Martha

48:57

and Snoop start propping the dish. But Martha

49:00

stops him when he starts chopping off the

49:02

potato. This one needs to

49:04

be peeled. Like this? Just take the peels

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off. Like making french

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fries. We make french

49:10

fries. That's skin good. No, no, that's the

49:12

skin. Just peel the skin

49:14

off. Oh, you want me to take the

49:16

skizzy in off of it. Honestly,

49:20

I'm just glad she's not making

49:22

another salad. I

49:24

know you are. Martha's thrown off by Snoop's

49:26

reaction and can't help but laugh. She

49:29

feels herself lighten up. The

49:31

joke of this segment is supposed to

49:33

be their enormous mismatch, but Martha finds

49:36

herself genuinely enjoying Snoop's company. They

49:39

whip up potatoes with their matching mixers. And

49:41

Snoop reveals that he brought a secret ingredient

49:44

to shake things up. Cognac.

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The bottle he pulls out is shaped like a woman

49:49

wearing a very short red dress. Martha

49:52

checks out the bottle. She playfully adjusts

49:54

the dress to be a little more off

49:56

the shoulder, and a boob accidentally pops out.

49:58

The bottle's boob. of course not

50:00

Martha's. Oh thank god you clarified. Yeah

50:02

like what is she me at a wedding? The

50:06

audience loves it. Snoop's just being

50:08

Snoop and Martha for once is

50:10

just being Martha. She

50:12

throws the commercial and turns to shake Snoop's

50:14

hand but he pulls her in and gives

50:16

her a kiss on the cheek instead. They both

50:19

smile. That was fun. Martha

50:29

and Snoop's report is undeniable.

50:31

So she invites him back for several more appearances

50:34

on her show. It's the beginning

50:36

of a beautiful friendship. So

50:38

what do a 67 year old domestic diva

50:40

and a 37 year old rapper have in

50:43

common? Well for starters they both love lettuce.

50:46

Ayo there it is. And

50:48

they've both been to prison so they

50:50

have plenty of stories to swap. Well

50:55

she told me that uh when

50:57

she went in there they told her to put some newspapers

51:00

on her to protect herself

51:02

from being stabbed and she was like why not

51:04

use my magazine? But

51:09

more than that they're both self-made people who

51:11

tackled all the obstacles in their way to

51:14

build their own foam and forking. They

51:16

share a curiosity and love of learning that

51:19

helps them keep growing as people and

51:21

they bring that evolution to their public personas. And

51:24

while Snoop's learned to stand on his own two feet

51:27

Martha realizes the opposite. She

51:29

doesn't have to go it alone. She

51:31

may not have the perfect family she craved as

51:33

a kid but she has a deep bench of

51:35

friends starting with Snoop. His

51:38

laid back vibe reminds her to stay loose

51:40

and just be any. She

51:42

doesn't have to control everything. She

51:45

feels safe with him even when he

51:47

gets her high accidentally. Just like when Ross gave

51:49

you a whole muffin to eat. Oh

51:52

god never forget muffin gate. But

51:55

Martha's was a contact high. Turns out sitting next

51:57

to Snoop Dogg for eight hours at the Justin

51:59

B. can and will get you

52:01

phoned. Now I'm just fully jealous.

52:04

Me too. Snoop and Martha continue

52:06

to be friends and partners. In

52:09

2016, they launched their own TV show

52:11

called Martha and Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party.

52:14

They bring together a diverse group of

52:16

friends and guests for an evening of...

52:18

and Snoop's words... peace, love, and harmony.

52:21

And Martha wants to share the joy and

52:23

discovery they've found in their unlikely friendship. Per

52:26

once, it feels like more than

52:28

enough. Hey

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This is episode 3 of our three-part

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series, Snoop and Martha. We

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use many sources when researching our stories,

53:06

but we especially recommend Martha by Christopher

53:08

Byron. If you enjoyed this season, we

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think you'll also enjoy our series, Jay-Z

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and Beyoncé. What happens when

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two of the biggest stars on the planet

53:17

fall in love, launch an empire, and then

53:19

nearly lose it all? Together,

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these two will figure nothing out. And

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starting next week, you can look forward to

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our series, Taylor Swift's Reputation. Taylor

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Swift always dreamed of performing on a

53:31

big stage, and her deeply personal music

53:33

earned her massive success and legions of

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devoted fans. Faced

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with ruthless paparazzi, controlling studio

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execs, and endless bad press, Taylor

53:42

has to stay true to herself, navigate fame,

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and become the superstar she was meant to

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be, all without becoming one of

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the mean girls who made her life miserable. You

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be sure to tell your friends. I'm Brooke Ziffrin. And I'm Aresha Skidmore-Williams.

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Andrew Barbeau wrote this episode. Editing is by Julia Wolf. Our audio engineer

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is Sergio Enriquez. Sound design is by Sam Ada. Stephanie Jens is our

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development producer. Desi Blalock is our production coordinator. And our managing producer is

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