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The Fuhrer’s Court Jew Part II: The Fall of Icarus
About this Episode
You can only fly so close to the sun for so long before the wax starts melting.
This was a lesson that Erik Jan Hanussen, the most successful and famous clairvoyant in Europe (and quite possibly the world), would have to learn the hard way, as he positioned himself closer and closer with his friends in the nascent National Socialist Party of Germany. They would very quickly--through everything from IOUs to decadent parties, to private consultations--connected like symbiotic lifeforms, one feeding off the other and vice versa. Soon, though, that symbiosis would be challenged, perhaps inevitably thanks to Hanussen's deepest secret slowly being drawn into the light by both Hanussen and the Nazis' communist rivals.
In this second part of the story of Erik Jan Hanussen, we'll be looking at that symbiosis, the depravity that entailed, and its dissolution as the Nazis gained ever more power. Hanussen's predictions--both of Hitler's inevitable victory and the burning of the Reichstag--will be examined, as will his attempts to insert himself into one of the most notorious serial killer investigations of the 20th century, as Will his fabled meetings with Hitler himself. But most of all, we will examine the moment that his wings finally caught fire and he came crashing to earth.
If the last episode covered the good years and showed us just how much power Hanussen possessed, this part of our story is the reality check that is always necessary when you're dealing with the Third Reich. The good times are always over.
History Impossible has been made possible by the following generous supporters on Patreon and PayPal:
Elias Borota
Charles C
Matthew Dakus
Richard Davey
Nathan Diehl
Gavin Edwards
eli123ky
Kevin Gony
Nathan Grote
Al Hall
Peter Hauck
Joseph Hurst
Thomas Justesen
Mike Kalnins
Benjamin Lee
Trevor Lindborg
Maddy
Mounty of Madness
Jose Martinez
Mike Mayleben
Judy McCoid
Monica
Kostas Moros
Ryan Mortenson
Ben Mullen
Skip Pacheco
Molly Pan
Jean Peters
Brian Pritzl
PJ Rader
Gleb Radutsky
Aleksandr Rakitin
Aria Saeidi
Jon Andre Saether
Alison Salo
Emily Schmidt
Julian Schmidt
Cameron Smith
Brian Steggeman
Pier-Luc St-Pierre
Jared Cole Temple
Steve Uhler
Ricky Worthey
F. You
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/history-impossible--5634566/support.
This was a lesson that Erik Jan Hanussen, the most successful and famous clairvoyant in Europe (and quite possibly the world), would have to learn the hard way, as he positioned himself closer and closer with his friends in the nascent National Socialist Party of Germany. They would very quickly--through everything from IOUs to decadent parties, to private consultations--connected like symbiotic lifeforms, one feeding off the other and vice versa. Soon, though, that symbiosis would be challenged, perhaps inevitably thanks to Hanussen's deepest secret slowly being drawn into the light by both Hanussen and the Nazis' communist rivals.
In this second part of the story of Erik Jan Hanussen, we'll be looking at that symbiosis, the depravity that entailed, and its dissolution as the Nazis gained ever more power. Hanussen's predictions--both of Hitler's inevitable victory and the burning of the Reichstag--will be examined, as will his attempts to insert himself into one of the most notorious serial killer investigations of the 20th century, as Will his fabled meetings with Hitler himself. But most of all, we will examine the moment that his wings finally caught fire and he came crashing to earth.
If the last episode covered the good years and showed us just how much power Hanussen possessed, this part of our story is the reality check that is always necessary when you're dealing with the Third Reich. The good times are always over.
History Impossible has been made possible by the following generous supporters on Patreon and PayPal:
Elias Borota
Charles C
Matthew Dakus
Richard Davey
Nathan Diehl
Gavin Edwards
eli123ky
Kevin Gony
Nathan Grote
Al Hall
Peter Hauck
Joseph Hurst
Thomas Justesen
Mike Kalnins
Benjamin Lee
Trevor Lindborg
Maddy
Mounty of Madness
Jose Martinez
Mike Mayleben
Judy McCoid
Monica
Kostas Moros
Ryan Mortenson
Ben Mullen
Skip Pacheco
Molly Pan
Jean Peters
Brian Pritzl
PJ Rader
Gleb Radutsky
Aleksandr Rakitin
Aria Saeidi
Jon Andre Saether
Alison Salo
Emily Schmidt
Julian Schmidt
Cameron Smith
Brian Steggeman
Pier-Luc St-Pierre
Jared Cole Temple
Steve Uhler
Ricky Worthey
F. You
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/history-impossible--5634566/support.
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