Learn about the history of the Joker, and the real world assassinations and scandals that created the Joker character over the years. Now a major film “Joker” with Joaquin Phoenix.

Watch/read/listen:

(IMAGE) The comparison photo between “The Man Who Laughs” and Joker:

(VIDEO) The trailer for “Joker”:

(VIDEO) Batman vs. Alien vs. Predator

(BOOK) The Joker: A Serious Study

(BOOK) An Assassin’s Diary (Arthur Bremer)

Get a copy of “The Killing Joke”:

Topics from today’s episode:

01:00 | Children’s socks with a murderer on them

01:40 | The Killing Joke book

08:10 | the 1928 silent film Joker comes from

11:45 | media controversy

15:20 | Joker’s changes thru the decades

19:30 | audience voted on who Joker should kill

20:40 | Joker becomes the ambassador to Iran

22:30 | how Harley Quinn got made

24:00 | real assassination attempts

28:10 | Joker becomes Batman

29:30 | Batman vs. Alien vs. Predator

30:50 | Joker in Shakespeare

31:30 | the iconic laugh

34:00 | let us know what you think

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