{"id":30926,"date":"2022-01-20T15:53:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T23:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=30926"},"modified":"2022-01-20T16:04:20","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T00:04:20","slug":"wild-things-siegfried-roy-podcast-explores-rise-and-fall-of-vegas-icons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wild-things-siegfried-roy-podcast-explores-rise-and-fall-of-vegas-icons\/","title":{"rendered":"“Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy” Podcast Explores Rise and Fall of Vegas Icons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A new podcast, “Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy,” just dropped its third episode and it’s a must-listen if you’re into Las Vegas lore or two performers who we’re pretty sure were visitors from an alternate dimension.<\/p>\n

“Wild Things” will ultimately have eight episodes. The first episode made its debut on Jan. 12, 2022.<\/p>\n

New episodes drop on Wednesday of each week.<\/p>\n

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If you’re not fascinated by Siegfried & Roy, you’re not Vegas enough.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy” is written and narrated by journalist and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Leckart.<\/p>\n

“Wild Things” is really well done and uses the tiger attack that ended the reign of Siegfried & Roy as the spine of the series, while exploring their histories and lasting
\nimpact on Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Magicians and cultural icons Siegfried and Roy, of course, ruled the Las Vegas Strip, first at the Frontier, then at Mirage, for decades.<\/p>\n

Then, on October 3, 2003, Roy Horn was attacked by a tiger, Montecore.<\/p>\n

“Wild Things” is teeming with interesting facts about the flamboyant duo, including the fact “Montecore” (also spelled “Mantecore”) translates from Middle Persian as “maneater.”<\/p>\n

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We don’t have a photo of Montecore, but please enjoy this zombie tiger from “Army of the Dead.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Even diehard Vegas fans will learn things they didn’t know, such as the fact none other than Michael Jackson wrote and performed the theme song, “Mind is the Magic,” for Siegfried & Roy’s show at the Mirage. Yeah, it’s “Bad.”<\/p>\n

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