In the first installment of a two-part look at the life, times, and assassination of Harvey Milk, we chart his journey from archetypal American success story, through his transformation into a caricature of a hippie, before his final reinvention as a career politician.

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Find out about the movie we mention in this episode, Lawrence: After Arabia, by going to its website: www.lawrencethemovie.com

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Harvey Milk Part 1

Each episode, Assassinations Podcast delves into one of history's most notorious assassinations and explores the mysteries and conspiracies that surround it.

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The journalist was investigating the Inslaw software scandal, and alleged connected conspiracies, when he died under suspicious circumstances in August 1991.

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Assassinations Podcast was created by Niall Cooper, who researches and writes the show. Lindsey Morse is our editor and producer. Our theme music was created by Graeme Ronald. If you’d like to hear more from Graeme, check out his band, Remember Remember. You’ll find them on iTunes.

Danny Casolaro

One of the alleged killers of the Palestinian American activist is back in the news, this time for blocking aid to war torn Gaza.

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Assassinations Podcast was created by Niall Cooper, who researches and writes the show. Lindsey Morse is our editor and producer. Our theme music was created by Graeme Ronald. If you’d like to hear more from Graeme, check out his band, Remember Remember. You’ll find them on iTunes.

Alex Odeh

Did a Jewish stage magician and master of the occult aid the Nazi Party as it rose to power in 1930s Germany? We try to sort fact from propaganda in our investigation into the life and death of a man who went by the name Jan Erik Hanussen.

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Assassinations Podcast was created by Niall Cooper, who also researches and writes the show. Lindsey Morse is our editor and producer. Our theme music was created by Graeme Ronald. If you’d like to hear more from Graeme, check out his band, Remember Remember. You’ll find them on iTunes.

Erik Jan Hanussen

The assassinated of Louis Mountbatten, cousin of the Queen and mentor to the Prince of Wales, was the most high profile assassination claimed by the IRA during the Troubles — but was he targeted because of his royal status, or because his secret life posed a security risk?

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Assassinations Podcast was created by Niall Cooper, who also researches and writes the show. Lindsey Morse is our editor and producer. Our theme music was created by Graeme Ronald. If you’d like to hear more from Graeme, check out his band, Remember Remember. You’ll find them on iTunes.

Louis Mountbatten

On the 5th of November, 1605, England rejoiced when an attempt to kill the king was thwarted. Though several conspirators were arrested — all malcontented Catholics — could it be that a powerful player in the affairs of state was the real force behind the infamous Gunpowder Plot?

To find out more about the people and music featured in today’s episode, visit the Assassinations Podcast website, www.AssassinationsPodcast.com. While there, you can also check out our Bookstore, where we recommend some great episode-related books and reading material, and shop our Merch Store to nab a log tee or tote bag. 

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Assassinations Podcast was created by Niall Cooper, who also researches and writes the show. Lindsey Morse is our editor and producer. Our theme music was created by Graeme Ronald. If you’d like to hear more from Graeme, check out his band, Remember Remember. You’ll find them on iTunes.

Harvey Milk Part 1

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