THE BUNNY CHRONICLES - a History of Hugh Hefner & the Empire He Built - Playboy Magazine
Echo Johnson & Corinna Harney
2.3from 247 ratings
- 44
- Episodes
- 4
- Transcribed
- 247
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About THE BUNNY CHRONICLES - a History of Hugh Hefner & the Empire He Built - Playboy Magazine
HOSTED by ECHO JOHNSON Miss January '93 & CORINNA HARNEY-PMOY '92The show takes a DEEP DIVE into the fascinating history of PLAYBOY with LASER FOCUS on Hugh Hefner. A collective of dynamic conversations with those that had the privilege and honor of working with HUGH HEFNER & the magazine. An homage to the incredible MAN behind it all, as told from the ones that were an intricate part of the iconic company PLAYBOY. The magazine was launched in 1953 and held strong for 60 years until HEF's passing in 2017 . The massive impact the publication had on our world is undeniable. Playboy Magazine in and of itself was responsible for revolutionary social & cultural changes. The magazine consistently produced cutting edge journalistic material & the cherry on top were the Centerfolds known as Playboy Playmates. Guests ranging from Butlers & Security @ the Mansion to PLAYBOY STAFF Photographers, Editors, Writers, Bunnies, Celebrities and of course the Playmates! SUBSCRIBE NOW-Don't miss a beat! Echo & Corinna
- Publisher
- Echo Johnson & Corinna Harney
- Category
- arts · history · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 5 Nov 2021
- Latest episode
- 5 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
4 of 44 episodes have a transcript.
5 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Rhonda Shear: From Iconic Hollywood Bombshell to Infamous Host “Up All Night” & Entrepreneur
15 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Playboy Mansion Butler and House DJ: The Early 80's: He was "The Golden Butler"
24 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
Playboy Bunny at the Century City Cabaret Room to Playboy Centerfold to Playboy Set Designer: Liz Stewart Miss July 1984:
Inside a recent episode
Rhonda Shear: From Iconic Hollywood Bombshell to Infamous Host “Up All Night” & Entrepreneur
Published 5 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It was just really hard for me. But anyway, this comes along. I'm in my 30s and I'm like, I'm just going for this. If I don't get it, I don't get it. I've not gotten a million other things. So I go for it and then I got it. And I... talked it over with Tim and the directors and everybody that I wanted to do this over the top, accepting character, that I would accept everything. I would be accepting of, you know, gay, straight, trans, whoever came on the show. I wanted to be this accepting, naive, not stupid, but naive and loving character. That's what I wanted to be. I wanted it to be, I mean, it wasn't Pee Wee Herman's Playhouse, but kind of like that female version over the top. […]
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- Rhonda Shear
- Mitch Rosen
- Liz Stewart
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