Model Wars

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On the surface, the modeling industry in the 80s was about parties and pretty clothes, but underneath the flash, there were drugs, sex, and violence. And Paul Fisher, a former straight-A student from the San Fernando Valley, rose to prominence amidst the turmoil. After a chance encounter with an alleged mobster, Paul suddenly found himself with a million dollars in funding and the chance to start a modeling agency in New York City. The city was then embroiled in a “model war” between industry titans Eileen Ford and John Casablancas, and Paul tried to make his mark. But even as Paul thrived in the party-heavy culture of the time, burning cash like a furnace, he came face to face with the darkest forces in the industry. As his shady backers put the screws to him, Paul faced down deadly consequences, trying to make a star while saving his soul.


Episode Date
Taking Back the Power
Oct 29, 2025
End of the Runway
Oct 22, 2025
Top of the Trash Heap
Oct 15, 2025
On Modeling
Oct 08, 2025
Punched in the Face
Oct 01, 2025
The Hustle
Sep 24, 2025
The Times, They Are A-Changin’
Sep 17, 2025
Kissing the Ring
Sep 10, 2025
A Freakin’ Animal
Sep 10, 2025
Introducing: Model Wars
Sep 03, 2025