Assassinations Podcast

Oct 28 2024 123 ep. 36 mins 11.2k

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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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Donald Trump

Oct 28 2024 15 mins

In a mini episode of the show, we take a quick look at some of the strange features of the attempts on the life of Donald Trump. 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 check out our Bookstore, where we recommend some great episode-related books and rea

Antonio Luna

Oct 10 2024 31 mins

A brilliant scientist cum creative military commander, and a political reformer turned national revolutionary, Luna became the most feared opponent of US imperialism during the America-Philippines War. 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 check out o

John Lennon Part 2

Jul 11 2024 88 mins

We consider the contradictory and utterly implausible evidence in the case against Mark Chapman, the man who confessed to the murder of the ex-Beatle in New York in 1980. Part 2 of 2. To find out more about the people and music featured in today’s episode, visit the Assassinations Podcast website, www.AssassinationsPodcast.com There, you can find a map of the entrance area of

John Lennon Part 1

Host Niall speaks with author David Whelan about his new book on the assassination of John Lennon — a work that sheds surprising light on the case. 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 check out our Bookstore, where we recommend some great episode-

Danny Casolaro

The journalist was investigating the Inslaw software scandal, and alleged connected conspiracies, when he died under suspicious circumstances in August 1991. 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 check out our Bookstore, where we recommend some great

Alex Odeh

Mar 25 2024 26 mins

One of the alleged killers of the Palestinian American activist is back in the news, this time for blocking aid to war torn Gaza. 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 check out our Bookstore, where we recommend some great episode-related books and re

Erik Jan Hanussen

Dec 23 2023 43 mins

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. To find out more about the people and music featured in today’s episode, visit the Assassinations Podcast website, www.AssassinationsPodcast.

Louis Mountbatten

Aug 28 2023 93 mins

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? To find out more about the people and music featured in today’s episode, visit the Assassinations Podcast

The Gunpowder Plot

May 25 2023 49 mins

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 Assassination

Nepalese Royal Massacre

Oct 03 2022 18 mins

King Gyanendra assumed the throne after the 2001 mass killing of most other members of his family. His nephew supposedly committed the crime, but could he have actually been a victim? 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,