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HILF 76 - Jack Parsons with Cristina Van Epps

Podcast |: HILF: History I'd Like to F**k
Publisher |: Dawn Brodey
Media Type |: audio
Podknife tags |: Comedy,; History
Categories Via RSS |: Comedy,; Comedy Interviews,; Education,; History,; Self-Improvement
Publication Date |: Feb 05, 2025
Episode Duration |: 01:22:35

Description
iTunes Summary

Join Dawn and guest, Cristina Van Epps, as they follow the dark and fascinating path of Jack Parsons - the rocket-loving occultist who helped man get to the moon. Cristina works as an engineer at The Jet Propulsion Laboratory and is also a self-professed ‘sci-fi nerd’.

Hear the incredible story of Jack Parsons whose fascination with science and outer space led him on a journey to the stars… and huge piles of drugs.

Listen to Cristina’s Dungeon and Dragons podcast: I Seduce the Dragon

Listen to Cristina’s podcast, Cults, Cryptids and Conspiracies

Want more? Jump into HILF Episode 54 - Aleister Crowley with Hilah Johnson.

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SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)

Book - Strange Angel by George Pendle (2005)
Book - Sex & Rockets by John Carter & Robert Anton Wilson (2005)
The Collected Writings of Jack Parsons AKA: The Book of Babylon (the record of a magical experiment, 1946)

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LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck)

See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Histories Greatest Mysteries (multiple seasons)
See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - Crazy Rich Ancients
Check out HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!
HILF is now on Patreon!
Buy Me a Coffee
Find your next favorite podcast on BIG COMEDY NETWORK.

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WANNA TALK?

Find us on Instagram or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.com

Theme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Strap in for the HILF-ing of Jack Parsons, the rocket-scientist, devil-worshipping, sex-addict who got America into outer space. Dawn’s guest is a current engineer at The Jet Propulsion Laboratory who does NOT speak for the organization, but has a lot to say about magic!

Hear the incredible story of Jack Parsons whose fascination with science and outer space led him on a journey to the stars… and huge piles of drugs.

Listen to Cristina’s Dungeon and Dragons podcast: I Seduce the Dragon

Listen to Cristina’s podcast, Cults, Cryptids and Conspiracies

Want more? Jump into HILF Episode 54 - Aleister Crowley with Hilah Johnson.

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SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)