Cass Elliot lent her enchanting voice to 1960's folk/psychedelic rock group The Mamas and The Papas. In some ways, her talent was overshadowed by her weight - the public, the media, and even members of her own band put Cass down constantly. This led to a dangerous crash diet and eventually, death at the young age of 32. And no, it wasn't from choking on a ham sandwich and anyone who spreads that rumor can GTFO. 

Listen to the accompanying playlist for this episode on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/64O3813Dt8RxamxaPr3Vg3?si=AOqfkusPTRuYggeVaZHKIw .


By Alex Motteler, Cassie Gardener, and Drew Orton. Music by Demons. Artwork by Mike Johnson.

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