In this episode we introduce General Edwin Walker, the man that Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly tried to shoot months before the John F. Kennedy assassination. We discuss Walker's military career, and his connections to extreme right-wing groups such as the John Birch Society. We review General Walker's efforts to fight racial desegregation. We detail the incident where shots were fired into General Walker's home, and provide testimony given by eyewitnesses. Is it possible the shooter was not actually Lee Harvey Oswald???

Intro Music: 'Destructoid' by MK2. Outro Music: 'Strut Funk' by Dougie Wood. 

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In  this episode we conclude our introduction to Lee Harvey Oswald. We discuss his childhood in New Orleans, Dallas, and New York  City. We review his interest in socialism and communism. We discuss his  time in the Marines, and the significance of his time at the Naval Air  Base in Atsugi, Japan. We begin to question what ties he might have had  to the intelligence community. We touch on his discharge from the  Marines, and defection to and return from the Soviet Union. We also describe how to make a Guinness float, and whether the lion has the best song in The Wizard of Oz...

Intro Music: 'Destructoid' by MK2. Outro Music: 'Strut Funk' by Dougie Wood. 

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In this episode we begin to dig more deeply into Oswald's life and history. We discuss his childhood in New Orleans, Dallas, and New York City. We review his interest in socialism and communism. We discuss his time in the Marines, and the significance of his time at the Naval Air Base in Atsugi, Japan. We begin to question what ties he might have had to the intelligence community. We touch on his discharge from the Marines, and defection to and return from the Soviet Union. Bill also breaks down the action on a reality television show called Dance Moms for some reason...

Intro Music: 'Destructoid' by MK2. Outro Music: 'Strut Funk' by Dougie Wood. 

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In this episode we begin to discuss the life of Lee Harvey Oswald. We review his childhood in New Orleans, and his school career. We look into his interest in communism and socialism, and evaluate how sincere he was in his convictions. We discuss Oswald's entrance into the Marines, and his eventual court-martial. We explain why he was nicknamed 'Ozzie Rabbit' in the service. Who knows, maybe that is important to the JFK Assassination...m

In this episode we discuss whether it is possible that the French Connection might have been involved in the Kennedy assassination. We also introduce Lee Harvey Oswald, and provide a brief rundown of his life and the official story of his actions in the Kennedy assassination. We also try Mezcal for the first time, which may or may not be the cause for a substantial amount of tangential discussion (and discussion not even tangential).

Intro Music: 'Destructoid' by MK2. Outro Music: 'Strut Funk' by Dougie Wood.

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In this episode we conclude our discussion of John F. Kennedy and the mob. We discuss the Chicago crime syndicate, and Salvatore Sam "The Man" Giancana. We review some of the CIA/Mafia schemes to assassinate Fidel Castro. We introduce Judith Campbell, the mistress of both John F. Kennedy and Sam Giancana. We touch on the French Connection, and summarize what connections the CIA had with the mafia.

Intro Music: 'Destructoid' by MK2. Outro Music: 'Strut Funk' by Dougie Wood.

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In this episode we continue to continue our discussion of John F. Kennedy and the mob. We look at how JFK changed the Department of Justice, FBI, and IRS investigated organized crime.  We also introduce some of the most important mob personalities, such as  Carlos Marcello, Jimmy Hoffa, and Sam Giancana. So...

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In this episode we continue our discussion of John F. Kennedy and the mob. We review JFK's father's mafia connections, and how the mafia was involved in helping JFK win some of his elections. We discuss Robert and Jack's involvement with the McClellan Committee. We look at how JFK changed how the Department of Justice, FBI, and IRS investigated organized crime. We also introduce some of the most important mob personalities, such as Carlos Marcello, Jimmy Hoffa, and Sam Giancana.

Intro Music: 'Destructoid' by MK2. Outro Music: 'Strut Funk' by Dougie Wood.

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In this episode  we discuss JFK and the Mafia (or the mob). We review the history of the Italian-American Mafia, and how it emerged as an offshoot of the Sicilian Mafia. We review how prohibition allowed Mafia families to make fortunes. We describe how the Mafia is organized, and some of their practices and traditions. We discuss what the Mafia was up to in the 50s and 60s and how they felt about JFK's politics.

Intro Music: 'Destructoid' by MK2. Outro Music: 'Strut Funk' by Dougie Wood.

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In this episode we discuss JFK and the military industrial complex. We mention Eisenhower and his farewell speech, in which he warned against the military industrial complex. We review the concerns Kennedy had regarding potential Pentagon overreaction to Soviet provocations. We discuss Kennedy's relationship with the military head brass, and Kennedy's strategy for avoiding a nuclear war.

Intro Music: 'Destructoid' by MK2. Outro Music: 'Strut Funk' by Dougie Wood.

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