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Magic: Sex, Drugs and Rocket Propulsion
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Length:
83 minutes
Released:
May 23, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The history of magic and science converged in the explosive life of Jack Parsons. By day he was a pioneer in the field of rocket propulsion whose work helped win WWII. By night he performed magic rituals and hoped to invoke powers which would change the world. Researcher Jerry Drake joins us to tell the astonishing story of Jack Parsons, a man whose short life seemed to intersect with some of the most intriguing figures in pop-culture, religion and science, but whose career contributions seemed on the verge of being forgotten until very recently. Parsons is the subject of a new CBS television series, based on the book Strange Angel. Read the episode notes
Released:
May 23, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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