You can be, on the outside, a normal - even successful - person, but still hold a core of quackery on the inside.

Alfred Lawson was one such person.

A successful journalist, aircraft manufacturer and pilot - and the first person to commute by plane - Lawson also had some intensely weird Ideas about how the world works.

Rod tells Will his story!

The Wholesome Show is Dr Rod Lamberts and Dr Will Grant, proudly brought to you by the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science!

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