History Goon

This week I’m getting after my first listener suggestion, an Air Force Pararescueman who fought in Vietnam. There isn’t too much more to say here without spoiling things so, enjoy the story of Bill Pitsenbarger’s selfless service to help wounded soldiers. You have no idea how much I wish there was more I could find on this guy…

S.2 Ep. 10: Irma Grease & Ilse Koch: Nasty Nazi Ladies
This one is gonna be a blast… When you think of Nazi war criminals you usually picture some Indiana Jones-esque, cartoonishly evil guy with a giant face scar and tiny mustache. Sometimes it's the person you least suspect. Like someone that looks like she could be one of your friend’s aunts or a random girl you see in town. But, sometimes monsters hide behind female faces. Sometimes they get described as having “An Angel Face and Snakes Eyes” which isn’t at all creepy. These are two of the worst women I’ve ever had the displeasure of reading about.

This episode was kinda spur of the moment and not a regularly scheduled one but:
This time I sat down with my good friend and host of Crimes, Killers, Cults and Beer, Bill Selby to talk about a very uplifting and lighthearted episode. I’m kidding. This guy (not Bill) was one of the most brutal, blood thirsty Nazis I’ve ever read about. Oskar Dirlewanger was a violent, alcoholic, psychopath who cut a trail of death and dispair across eastern Europe during WWII, leading a crew of ACTUAL criminals and just to spice it up, mental patients that had been reassigned from hospitals for the criminally insane. I don’t want to go too much farther into it and spoil it. Yes, I’m glad he’s dead and I hope he burns in Hell.  
 Go check Bill out:
https://www.youtube.com/@CrimesKillersCultsandBeer
https://open.spotify.com/show/1aCCu8eZ7BjGMVhitQoeaj?si=64190059683d47b6

S.2 Ep. 9: The Hashsashin
We travel back to the time of Crusaders and Castles to meet a man named Hassan Ibn-Sabah. A man of faith and religion who created an order of professional killers to protect him and also carry out his bidding. He hand selected these men and fed them drugs (allegedly) and made them promises of entry to heaven after their mission. Sound familiar? They had some HUGE targets on the command of Ibn-Sabah and a pretty high clearance rate on those targets too… Join me for the story of the Hashsashin, the Assassins.

S.2 Ep. 8: New Jack
Professional wrestling is a business full of crazy, brave, tough and violent people. Sometimes that all manifests in one person. Let me introduce you to New Jack. He was born Jerome Young but after a rough childhood and a VERY interesting early adult life he got into wrestling and became New Jack. Due to his willingness to do wild stuff he quickly found himself on the Island of Misfit Toys of professional wrestling, ECW which was a match made in heaven. We’ll talk about some of the craziest parts of his career like the time he broke his skull. Or the time he almost killed someone in the ring. Or the OTHER time he almost killed someone in the ring. Or the OTHER time he almost killed someone in the ring… You’re probably picking up what I’m laying down at this point… Enjoy.