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Bitter Blood: Kasem V Kasem

By: AYR Media
Narrated by: Martin Kove
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  • Casey Kasem is best known as a radio icon and legendary voice behind America’s Top 40 who left an indelible mark on pop culture. But many don’t know the saga of Kasem’s oldest children and second wife. In 2014, Casey Kasem is dying, and about to leave behind an estate worth up to 100 million dollars. His family goes to war, with both sides accusing the other of going after his money and killing the man who changed American radio. But this battle is only the climax of a tragic and dramatic family feud that began decades before. Bitter Blood: Kasem V Kasem is an exclusive look at what really happened inside this famous family and what drove them to the brink, told through exclusive interviews and archival audio materials.
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  • Bitter Blood: Kasem V Kasem Trailer

    Bitter Blood: Kasem V Kasem Trailer
    Jun 7 2021
    Casey Kasem is best known as a radio icon and legendary voice behind America’s Top 40 who left an indelible mark on pop culture. But many don’t know the saga of Kasem’s oldest children and second wife. In 2014, Casey Kasem is dying, and about to leave behind an estate worth up to 100 million dollars. His family goes to war, with both sides accusing the other of going after his money and killing the man who changed American radio. But this battle is only the climax of a tragic and dramatic family feud that began decades before. Bitter Blood: Kasem V Kasem is an exclusive look at what really happened inside this famous family and what drove them to the brink, told through exclusive interviews and archival audio materials.
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  • Episode 1: Cover of Darkness

    Episode 1: Cover of Darkness
    Jun 15 2021
    In the middle of the night, an ailing Casey Kasem is taken from his hospital bed, against doctor’s orders, and vanishes. His three oldest children from his previous marriage are devastated and terrified. His disappearance is the culmination of a decades long family feud.
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    34 mins
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  • Episode 2: Reaching for the Stars

    Episode 2: Reaching for the Stars
    Jun 15 2021
    Casey Kasem, a child of Lebanese immigrants, has a difficult childhood. But he eventually fulfills his show business dreams: growing up to become a pop culture legend. He creates the radio show America’s Top 40 and becomes the voice of Shaggy in Scooby Doo. He marries actress Linda Myers and has three children. But when they get divorced and he re-marries another actress, cracks in the foundation of his success story begin to form.
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    36 mins
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Brilliant, enthralling and heartbreaking.

Brilliant, enthralling and heartbreaking.
Am incredibly sad yet uplifting story of an American family.

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Thank you for sharing this sad story

Very sad. Awareness is the Key to Family Abuse. thank you Kerry yr dedication to yr dad

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Interesting podcast, well worth a listen to.

First up, ignore the few 1 star reviews this has...when it was first released Audible mistakenly only included the trailer, and the podcast itself was missing. Yes, annoying I know, but that's why some members chose to leave one star. Audible has rectified the problem, and the whole 4+ hours can now be downloaded.
I'm glad I got to listen to this...the story is a little one-sided, but it's quite a fascinating take on what was such a bizarre public battle. Well worth the download, and of course it's free, so thanks Audible. 5 Stars.

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Izbecki narrates a podcast

a sad story of people squabbling over an estate, complete with a kidnapped corpse. Whoever would have thought a Lebanese American broadcaster would be buried in an unmarked grave in Oslo...why?

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I could not stop listening ...

Jean Kasam...wow...what a nasty piece of work.
No one should be treated the way she treated her husband, firstly, and then his children. Unfortunately her daughter seems to take after her mother.
Well worth a listen.

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Hey Audible.com.AUSTRALIA where are OUR episodes?

This title only has the trailer available on audible.com.au How come? I can’t access audible.com ( due to geo fencing) where the series has a 4.8 rating and is clearly fully accessible.

I pay to get my free member benefits so this is a pretty poor experience of membership!

Can someone fix and or PLOISE explain ?

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Where's the book??Australian listener

I "purchased" the title but all I find in my Library is the trailer. Your blurb tells me the title was released on June 15th, but it seems impossible to find the actual title, and impossible to download anything other than the 1 mn trailer. I feel cheated, even if I haven't paid anything!
Update: I notice another Australian listener has voiced the same complaint (below). It's over 2 days since I originally submitted this review/complaint, but no change and no contact from Audible. I am seriously dissatisfied.

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