In part 2 of a special bonus episode of our Conspiracy series, Rob Attar and Gerald Posner delve deeper into the questions surrounding the assassination of JFK. Who did Lyndon Johnson think was behind the murder? Why do so many people believe in a conspiracy theory? And why is Lee Harvey Oswald’s other killing rarely discussed?
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Oct 12
The pioneering surgeon who stood up to Rasputin
She pioneered lifesaving battlefield surgery, challenged the medical establishment, stood up to Rasputin, and became the world's first female professor of surgery – yet today, few people have heard of Vera Gedroits. In today's episode, acclaimed biographer Miranda Seymour tells E ... Show More
48m 26s
Sep 2025
CONSPIRACY THEORIES: JFK's Assassination
In 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in broad daylight. The government said it was the work of one man: Lee Harvey Oswald. But decades later, newly-released files still don’t tell the full story. This episode of "Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes" investigates t ... Show More
39 m
Dec 2023
397. JFK: A Conspiracy Unmasked (Part 6)
“We can’t accept very comfortably that two nobodies, two nothings - Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby - were able to change the course of world history.”
The murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, JFK’s apparent assassin, by the night club owner Jack Ruby on 24th November 1963 changed every ... Show More
58m 10s