Fixate Today, Gone Tomorrow

The Kennedy Curse, Part 24 - Ted Kennedy: Awful husband, decent father and uncle, stellar senator

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Show Notes

Thank you for letting us take a week off! Life kept life-ing last week for both of our families, but we're back with part two of Ted Kennedy.

On today's episode, we talk about Ted Jr's cancer battle, Ted's position in the US Senate, Kara's death, and the tragic life Joan Bennett Kennedy found herself in upon marrying into the Kennedy family.

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