The Realest Housewife of Beverly Hills

confidante of kings, movie stars, and mobsters

The Countess di Frasso was the most famous hostess in the world, who threw parties for kings; actors, athletes and aviators; Nazis and mobsters.

Categories: Arts & Culture, Biography, Eccentrics & Prophecies, Entertainment & Media, People & Places

Tags: architecture art art history Countess Dorothy Cadwell Taylor Grahame-White di Frasso crime Erik Freiherr Raven von Barnekow fascism Federal Bureau of Investigation Hollywood Las Vegas, NV London, England Mafia Mexico Mexico City motion pictures New York State New York, NY Presented by #13 United Kingdom United States World War I World War II

Published: November 20, 2023

Seven Minutes in Heaven

the misbegotten existence of William Dudley Pelley (1890-1965)

One man's horrifying journey from toilet paper salesman to famous author to spiritual guru to American Hitler to space brother.

Categories: Biography, Eccentrics & Prophecies, History, Series 12

Tags: Christianity crime criminal law extra sensory perception Ezra Pound fascism Franklin Delano Roosevelt Hollywood Indiana Japan Massachusetts motion pictures North Carolina Presented by #13 racism Russia Silver Legion of America Spiritualism Theosophy UFO United States of America Vermont Washington, DC William Dudley Pelley World War II

Published: November 14, 2022

Saddam’s Favorite Artist

the dictator who loved bad fantasy

Rowena spent two decades building a career as a top fantasy artists... and then two of her paintings were found hanging in Saddam Hussein's "love nest."

Categories: Arts & Culture, Bonus Episodes

Tags: art fascism Presented by #13 science fiction

Published: October 3, 2022