Decoder Ring: Jane Fonda's Workout, Part 2: Hanoi Jane's VHS Revolution
How did Hanoi Jane become Exercise Jane?\nThis is the second part of our two-parter on Jane Fonda's Workout. If you haven't yet, listen to the previous episode "Jane and Leni" first, it will give you the full context for this episode. This time around we explore how an academy award winning actor and controversial political activist managed to transform herself into a category defining fitness icon. It's a story involving a persistent VHS entrepreneur, dozens of bizarre celebrity workout tapes, and Tricky Dick, himself.\nSlate Plus members get ad-free podcasts and bonus episodes of shows like Dear Prudence and Slow Burn.\xa0Sign up now\xa0to listen and support our work.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices