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Alright, y'all, we're kicking off a wild ride into Operation Paperclip with this overview episode of what's to come,  but you know we ain't stopping at just the surface-level history. Nope. We're peeling back the layers to see what was really going on when the U.S. scooped up a bunch of Nazi scientists and gave ‘em shiny new jobs. Was it just about rockets and national security, or was there something way darker at play?Brandon, BT, and Lindsy dive into the spiritual undercurrents behind the Nazi regime, the occult influences that fueled their twisted ideology, and whether Operation Paperclip was just a glorified tech transfer or a backdoor for an ancient rebellion to keep rolling. Y'all, we're talking Watchers, Nephilim, Babel, secret societies, eugenics, and how all of this still shapes the world we live in today. You ready?, ‘cause this ain't your high school history class.Books mentioned:Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists to America – Annie JacobsenArea 51: The Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base – Annie JacobsenUnholy Alliance: A History of Nazi Involvement with the Occult – Peter LevendaHitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich – Eric KurlanderThe Book of Enoch The Book of Giants – Dead Sea Scrolls fragment, authorship attributed to ancient textsDemons and Spirits in Biblical Theology – John H. Walton & J. Harvey WaltonIn the Name of Eugenics: Genetics and the Uses of Human Heredity – Daniel J. KevlesThe Watchers and Their Legacy – Brian GodawaThe Weapons of Mass Destruction Series (2-volume series) – Authors unknown (likely military historians)The Gospel is Bigger Than You Think – Anthony Delgado https://www.unrefinedpocast.comTimestamps:00:15:96 Why this topic?00:34:94 Connections to Laurel Canyon & psy-ops01:04:69 The Third Reich's spiritual force02:49:91 Did Nazism really end?03:28:67 The ancient thread behind Paperclip04:39:47 Watchers, Nephilim, and forbidden knowledge06:28:01 Occult roots of Nazi ideology08:32:38 Enochian magic and secret societies10:36:34 The blurry line between science and the occult12:56:97 How the Nazis took advantage of the German Youth Movement16:19:93 Nazism as a spiritual virus20:32:59 What did Operation Paperclip really bring to the U.S.?24:45:37 The Watchers' influence in modern times30:45:02 Comparing Babel and Berlin35:09:64 The Hollywood connection to Paperclip40:30:91 Rockets, MK Ultra, and Montauk—intelligence and the occult45:40:29 Eugenics and modern bioengineering55:16:13 The real cost of Nazi science

“A dense and scholarly book about . . . the relationship between the Nazi party and the occult . . . reveals stranger-than-fiction truths on every page.”—Daily TelegraphThe Nazi fascination with the occult is legendary, yet today it is often dismissed as Himmler's personal obsession or wildly overstated for its novelty. Preposterous though it was, however, supernatural thinking was inextricable from the Nazi project. The regime enlisted astrology and the paranormal, paganism, Indo-Aryan mythology, witchcraft, miracle weapons, and the lost kingdom of Atlantis in reimagining German politics and society and recasting German science and religion.In this eye-opening history, Eric Kurlander reveals how the Third Reich's relationship to the supernatural was far from straightforward. Even as popular occultism and superstition were intermittently rooted out, suppressed, and outlawed, the Nazis drew upon a wide variety of occult practices and esoteric sciences to gain power, shape propaganda and policy, and pursue their dreams of racial utopia and empire.“[Kurlander] shows how swiftly irrational ideas can take hold, even in an age before social media.”—The Washington Post“Deeply researched, convincingly authenticated, this extraordinary study of the magical and supernatural at the highest levels of Nazi Germany will astonish.”—The Spectator“A trustworthy [book] on an extraordinary subject.”—The Times“A fascinating look at a little-understood aspect of fascism.”—Kirkus Reviews“Kurlander provides a careful, clear-headed, and exhaustive examination of a subject so lurid that it has probably scared away some of the serious research it merits.”—National ReviewBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

This is the second part in the two-part series on rune magic. I cover the period from c. 700 CE to the end of the medieval period, discussing various kinds of magico-religious inscriptions that archaeologists have found. I also discuss the literary evidence a bit, centering on the Eddic poem Sigrdrífumál. Although there's a lot that could be covered from the period 1600-1800, I skip that period to talk about the origin of contemporary rune magic in the late 19th century. We learn about the Austrian rune occultist Guido List and what his rune "revivalism" was all about. We also learn about some of the people he associated with and how some of them went on to influence the Nazi movement's use of runes and occultism. Finally, we learn a bit about how List's type of rune magic has become the dominant strain in contemporary rune magic.SHOW NOTESAmazon.com: Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich: 9780300189452: Kurlander, Eric: BooksThe Occult Roots of Nazism: Secret Aryan Cults and Their Influence on Nazi Ideology: Goodrick-Clarke, Nicholas: 9780814730607: Amazon.com: Books

“A dense and scholarly book about . . . the relationship between the Nazi party and the occult . . . reveals stranger-than-fiction truths on every page.”—Daily Telegraph The Nazi fascination with the occult is legendary, yet today it is often dismissed as Himmler's personal obsession or wildly overstated for its novelty. Preposterous though it was, however, supernatural thinking was inextricable from the Nazi project. The regime enlisted astrology and the paranormal, paganism, Indo-Aryan mythology, witchcraft, miracle weapons, and the lost kingdom of Atlantis in reimagining German politics and society and recasting German science and religion. In this eye-opening history, Eric Kurlander reveals how the Third Reich's relationship to the supernatural was far from straightforward. Even as popular occultism and superstition were intermittently rooted out, suppressed, and outlawed, the Nazis drew upon a wide variety of occult practices and esoteric sciences to gain power, shape propaganda and policy, and pursue their dreams of racial utopia and empire. “[Kurlander] shows how swiftly irrational ideas can take hold, even in an age before social media.”—The Washington Post “Deeply researched, convincingly authenticated, this extraordinary study of the magical and supernatural at the highest levels of Nazi Germany will astonish.”—The Spectator “A trustworthy [book] on an extraordinary subject.”—The Times “A fascinating look at a little-understood aspect of fascism.”—Kirkus Reviews “Kurlander provides a careful, clear-headed, and exhaustive examination of a subject so lurid that it has probably scared away some of the serious research it merits.”—National Review

“A dense and scholarly book about . . . the relationship between the Nazi party and the occult . . . reveals stranger-than-fiction truths on every page.”—Daily Telegraph The Nazi fascination with the occult is legendary, yet today it is often dismissed as Himmler's personal obsession or wildly overstated for its novelty. Preposterous though it was, however, supernatural thinking was inextricable from the Nazi project. The regime enlisted astrology and the paranormal, paganism, Indo-Aryan mythology, witchcraft, miracle weapons, and the lost kingdom of Atlantis in reimagining German politics and society and recasting German science and religion. In this eye-opening history, Eric Kurlander reveals how the Third Reich's relationship to the supernatural was far from straightforward. Even as popular occultism and superstition were intermittently rooted out, suppressed, and outlawed, the Nazis drew upon a wide variety of occult practices and esoteric sciences to gain power, shape propaganda and policy, and pursue their dreams of racial utopia and empire. “[Kurlander] shows how swiftly irrational ideas can take hold, even in an age before social media.”—The Washington Post “Deeply researched, convincingly authenticated, this extraordinary study of the magical and supernatural at the highest levels of Nazi Germany will astonish.”—The Spectator “A trustworthy [book] on an extraordinary subject.”—The Times “A fascinating look at a little-understood aspect of fascism.”—Kirkus Reviews “Kurlander provides a careful, clear-headed, and exhaustive examination of a subject so lurid that it has probably scared away some of the serious research it merits.”—National Review

Books: Radikalare än Hitler? (Göran Dahl) Blod i salongerna. Om sex, primitivism och längtan efter det naturliga (Ingela Lind) Hitler's Monsters A Supernatural History of the Third Reich (Eric Kurlander) Mountain of Truth The Counterculture Begins, Ascona 1900-1920 (Martin Green) Das Geheimnis der Runen (Guido von List) ALDEBARAN VRIL 1917 Extraterrestrials Messages to Maria Orsic and the Birth of the First German-Made UFO (Maximillien de Lafayette) Arktos The Polar Myth in Science, Symbolism, and Nazi Survival (Joscelyn Godwin) Music: Textere Oris - First Snow (SiJ) Krigsgaldr (Heilung) Byssan Lull, Koka Kittelen Full (Vidia Wesenlund ) Psalm (Thåström) Des Knaben Wunderhorn Selbstgefühl (Gustav Mahler) Gymnopédies (Erik Satie) Thoughts in My Mind (Donnie and Joe Emerson) Orgy in Cleopatra's palace - Rome season 2 soundtrack Gewinner (Clueso) Beyond the Ghost - Message from the Horsemen (Dead Melodies) Dark Monastery Chants Gothic litanies (Ambient Grimdark) Coming back to life (Pink Floyd) People mentioned in chronological order Hanns Hörbiger Thomas Mann Gustav Mahler Hugo Höppener (Fidus) Madame Blavatsky René Guénon Knud Rasmusen Henrik Ibsen Rudolph Steiner Franziska Countess zu Reventlow Adolf Eduard Herstein Sigmund Freud Carl Jung Sabina Speilrein Otto Gross Hermann Hesse, Franz Kafta Von Richthofen sisters Herbert George Wells Hugo Ball Stefan George Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach Rudolf von Laban Gustav Gräser (Gusto) Ida Hoffman Theodor Reuss König Ludwig Gustav V Maria Orsic Traute Sigrun Gudrun Heike Dietrich Eckart. Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels Some of the places and the social formations mentioned Wald sanatorium in Davos. Monte Veritá. Saint-Gotthard Massif. Wandervogels, Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO). Theosophical society. Anthroposophical society. Thule Society, The Cosmic Circle, Vril society, The Order of the New Templars (ONT)

While we're in pre-production on the next season of Military Matters, we're releasing some episodes from prior seasons we think you'll love and might have missed! With Halloween just around the corner, I thought it would be fun to share this episode from Season 4. In this episode Jack Murphy talks with Dr. Eric Kurlander, author of "Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich" about the Nazi obsession with the occult and how Hitler convinced a country to abandon science for the allure of mysticism. It's a really interesting episode that brings together the discussion of nationalism along with vampires and werewolves. Leave a review for us at Apple Podcasts, and if you have an idea for an episode email us at militarymatters@stripes.com.

Dr. Eric Kurlander is the author of Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich which details the occult practices and pseudosciences that many high ranking Nazis investigated at length. This episode will explore the 'supernatural imaginary' the early Nazi party was able to cultivate through a mash-up of esoteric beliefs, astrology, eastern and western religion, and pseudoscience, World Ice Theory, and sensational conspiracy theories. Listen carefully and you will start to hear some things that sound eerily similar to the fringe beliefs becoming normalized in modern America. Read Eric's book Become a Patron and support our show! Follow American Hysteria on social media: Twitter: @AmerHysteria Instagram: @AmericanHysteriaPodcast Find our merch at americanhysteria.com American Hysteria is written, produced, and hosted by Chelsey Weber-Smith Produced by Miranda Zickler Sound design by Clear Commo Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Eric Kurlander discusses his book Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich. (2020) https://www.amazon.com/Hitlers-Monsters-Supernatural-History-Third/dp/0300234546/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=kurlander&qid=1620328029&sr=8-1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Occult Series #3 of 4. Whether we've ever really given it any study, we're all at least a little familiar with the link between the Nazi party and the occult. Movies like Captain America and Hellboy have plot lines that center on supernatural obsessions of Nazi leadership, desperately trying to find magical or supernatural ways of winning the war and establishing the Nazi worldview. Indiana Jones famously fought the Nazis - more than once! - to secure the Holy Grail and Ark of the Covenant, which the Nazis hoped would bring them cosmic power. But this is just pop culture, embellishing what we already know was a fanatical movement to create compelling movie plots, right? Right? Well, as we always say, it's complicated - but in short, while those movie plotlines might be exaggerated for dramatic effect, they weren't made up out of wholecloth. The NSDAP, or the National Socialist Worker's Party, which rose to power in the interwar period led by Adolf Hitler, was a party ideologically enabled by occultist theories about the Aryan race and vampiric Jews, on old folk talks about secret vigilante courts and protective werewolves, and on pseudoscience ideas about ice moons. In this episode, we're going to explore the occult ideas, racial mythology, and ‘supernatural imaginary' that helped to create the Nazi Party. Bibliography Kurlander, Eric. Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2017. Paradiz, Valerie. Clever Maids: The Secret History of the Grimm Fairy Tales. New York: Basic Books, 2008.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What do vampires, werewolves and Nazis have in common? Jack Murphy talks with Dr. Eric Kurlander, author of "Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich" about the Nazi obsession with the occult and how Hitler convinced a country to abandon science for the allure of mysticism. Subscribe today and never miss an episode!

You many ask be asking . . .Which craft is shaping media narratives? And the answer is Witchcraft is shaping media narrativeWe have been talking at length about the ideas and narratives shaping global thought and society. But what are the forces shaping the media, and informating the narrative, what is influencing theZiegiest if you will.As Balaji said on Tim Ferris' podcast: Media codes Humans. Media, the narrative controls the way humans think, but there is a greater reality that influences and controls and informs the narratives that the Media pumps out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eim8REOYLzA We can get into one world gov conspiracy theory here FAST. And illuminati, globalist agenda… But really we are asking—what is in the ZEIGIST that is shaping the minds and thoughts of humanity? And it is the spirit realm. Sounds Kooky?  Maybe, but it is common place in pop culture. We see the spirit realm and occult layed out plainly in shows like, Stranger Things, or Harry potter. Most people follow their sign, attend Taro card readings, and meditate to reach higher levels of consciousness through cleansing their auras.  Even the core religious faith teach that high places, and blood sacrifices are powerful to gain spiritual dominance. Very few people across the globe are truly athest—most believe in the new age spiritual realm.Hitler and the Nazis recognized they could gain dominance through channeling the Occult to gain strategy demonic empowerment. Eric Kurlander, professor of history at Stetson University and author of Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich, for an eye-opening look at the occult ideas, esoteric sciences, and pagan religions touted by Nazi Germany in the service of power: https://youtu.be/96r_nvkC30YAlex Jones (I know I know) despite being hated and deep into many controversial conspiracies and wild theories, is one of the few people who speak on the global culture war through the lens of a supernatural battle for the hearts and minds of mankind. Alex shares at length on Joe Rogan's podcast about his theories. https://youtu.be/-5yh2HcIlkU (For the record, I do not endorse Alex Jones, nor to I listen to him. From what I have heard of him share on the supernatural most comes from a lens of focusing on and fighting forces of spiritual darkness using secular--linking to this show is not my endorsement of either Joe Rogan or Alex Jones).For all of Alex's misgivings . . . he does have one thing correct--there is a greater spiritual battle taking place, and if we only try to fight in the natural realm we will be stuck fighting our own shadows. Until next time… Be a purpose seeker, truth lover, and own your future.To take more steps to live a focus life to achieve your dreams and fulfill your destiny–get my book Anchored the Discipline to Stop Drifting.  https://amzn.to/2Vwb22nThank you for listening, and as always you can find me at:WhatsApp: +1-202-922-0220LucasSkrobot.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucasskrobotInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucasskrobot★ Support this podcast ★

Dr. Eric Kurlander discusses his book Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich. https://www.amazon.com/Hitlers-Monsters-Supernatural-History-Third/dp/0300234546/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=kurlander&qid=1620328029&sr=8-1

Dr. Eric Kurlander discusses his book Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich. https://www.amazon.com/Hitlers-Monsters-Supernatural-History-Third/dp/0300234546/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=kurlander&qid=1620328029&sr=8-1

In 1936 a UFO allegedly crashed in the Black Forest near Frieberg, Germany where Hitler's SS quickly recovered it for research. Could it be that THAT craft and the technology garnered from it ALMOST turned the tide of the war and gave Hitler access to uncanny COSMIC POWER?!?!!? Eh, probably not - but it's still worth an episode. This week we wrap ourselves in Old Glory and go alien/Nazi hunting as we revisit The Black Forest UFO Incident of 1936. Plus, John points out there are Black Forest gummy bears (strange), C-Bot points out there are Black Forest ghosts (that tracks), and the fellas discuss the #snydercut (NERDS). All of that and more on the podcast that's never been to the Black Forest but certainly enjoys its ham - Hysteria 51.  Special thanks to this week’s research sources: Books Hudnall, Ken. The Occult Connection: Unidentified Flying Objects. Sterling House Pub., 2009. Videos IntlSpyMuseum. (2017, October 31). Hitler’s Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96r_nvkC30Y&feature=youtu.be Gardiner, Phillip, director. Alien Contact: NASA Exposed. IMDb, IMDb.com, www.imdb.com/title/tt5299166/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt.   Websites Lowth, Written by: Marcus, et al. “Aliens, The Occult, And The Third Reich.” UFO Insight, 5 Sept. 2020, www.ufoinsight.com/aliens/agendas/aliens-occult-third-reich Connolly, K. (2020, November 2). The fatal hike that became a Nazi propaganda coup. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/06/fatal-hike-became-nazi-propaganda-coup “20 Nazi-Inspired Inventions.” HistoryCollection.com, 10 Oct. 2019, https://historycollection.com/20-nazi-inspired-inventions/10/ “Nazi UFOs.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Mar. 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_UFOs “Project Haunebu - Allegedly Crashed UFO in Germany 1936, Reverse Engineering.” Crystalinks, www.crystalinks.com/haunebunaziuofs1936.html. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/Hysteria51 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Total Movie Recall, our bodies go through some changes that we don't know how to deal with as we take in a John Landis double feature with Thriller & An American Werewolf in London. We really just need somebody to talk to about it. What's that, Dad? You're busy? Okay, I'll just go on the internet and learn some deeply ingrained, problematic attitudes about Michael Jackson, Nazi monsters and Van Morrison tantric sex cults. d. John Landis Special Effects: Rick Baker The Making of Thriller (1983) Starring: Michael Jackson Ola Ray Vincent Price The Making of “Thriller” is a behind the scenes look at the King of Pop and his groundbreaking and Grammy award-winning video. An American Werewolf in London (1981) Starring: David Naughton Jenny Agutter Griffin Dunne John Woodvine David (David Naughton) and Jack (Griffin Dunne), two American college students, are backpacking through Britain when a large wolf attacks them. David survives with a bite, but Jack is brutally killed. As David heals in the hospital, he's plagued by violent nightmares of his mutilated friend, who warns David that he is becoming a werewolf. When David discovers the horrible truth, he contemplates committing suicide before the next full moon causes him to transform from man to murderous beast. Things discussed in the show: The Reagan '80s Leaving Neverland (Dan Reed, Wade Robson and James Safechuck) Brazil's love of Michael Jackson Tom Petty - "Mary Jane's Last Dance" Social media grief poachers Kurt Cobain's death (Nirvana) C+C Music Factory Wahlburgers (Paul Wahlberg, Donnie Wahlberg, Mark Wahlberg) Corey Feldman and Macaulay Culkin's relationship with Michael Jackson Bubbles Movie cancelled (The Black List) Jackson family: Joe Jackson (father) Katherine Jackson (mother) Maureen Reillette "Rebbie" Jackson (b. May 29, 1950) Sigmund Esco "Jackie" Jackson (b. May 4, 1951) Toriano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson (b. October 15, 1953) Jermaine La Jaune Jackson (b. December 11, 1954) LaToya Yvonne Jackson (b. May 29, 1956) Marlon David Jackson (b. March 12, 1957) Brandon David Jackson (March 12, 1957 – March 12, 1957); 2 months premature Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) Steven Randall "Randy" Jackson (b. October 29, 1961) Janet Damita Jo Jackson (b. May 16, 1966) Joh'Vonnie Jackson (b. August 30, 1974) Gary, Indiana Motown Fantasia (Walt Disney, Mickey Mouse) Most expensive music videos: Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson - "Scream" & "Black & White" / Madonna / Guns & Roses - "November Rain" Roger Corman U2 The Pizza Underground Moldy Peaches (Adam Green & Kimya Dawson) Adam Green's Aladdin (Adam Green, Jon Wiley, Michael Cummings, Yasmin Green, Natasha Lyonne, Har Mar Superstar, Macaulay Culkin, Zoë Kravitz, Regina Spektor) West Side Story (Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise, Ernest Lehman, Natalie Wood, George Chakiris, Richard Beymer) James Kochalka Superstar - "Show Respect for Michael Jackson" Dance in pop music: Arianna Grande, Cardi B - "WAP," Lady Gaga The Chiodo Brothers did the titles for Thriller The Crow (Alex Proyas, James O'Barr, Brandon Lee, Michael Wincott, Rochelle Davis, Ernie Hudson, David Patrick Kelly) Helicopter accident on the set of Twilight Zone The Movie Twilight Zone The Movie (Joe Dante, John Landis, George Miller, Steven Spielberg, Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks, John Larroquette, Scatman Crothers, John Lithgow) Eddie Murphey won't work with John Landis Trading Places (John Landis, Timothy Harris, Herschel Weingrod, Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Ralph Bellamy) Beverly Hills Cop (Martin Brest, Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton) Marlin Brando traumatizing an actress with butter Last Tango in Paris (Bernardo Bertolucci, Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider, Maria Michi ) Planet of the Apes - 1968 (Franklin J. Schaffner, Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter) Leprechaun Butthole Surfers Weird Al Yankovic - "Eat It" - "Fat" Superbowl Halftime shows with Michael Jackson, Prince and Janet Jackson Franz Liszt Beach Boys Raiders of the Lost Ark soundtrack MC Hammer & Vanilla Ice Slayer and Pantera are just as hard as Elton John Blue Moon (song) The oldies station. Nirvana, Ice Cube and Wu Tang Clan are grandpa music. My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult How Spotify algorithmic playlists work The Matrix (Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Joe Pantoliano) Scarface and Blondie Waukegan, IL celebrities Ray Bradbury & Jack Benny Martian Chronicles & Something Wicked This Way Comes Homeboy Sandman Jehovah's Witnesses Black Cat, White Cat (Emir Kusturica, Gordan Mihic, Bajram Severdzan, Srdjan 'Zika' Todorovic, Branka Katic) Time of the Gypsies (Emir Kusturica, Gordan Mihic, Davor Dujmovic, Bora Todorovic, Ljubica Adzovic) Yugoslavian werewolves Kentucky Fried Movie (John Landis, David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, Evan C. Kim, Bong Soo Han, Bill Bixby) The Blues Brothers (Dan Aykroyd, John Landis, John Belushi, Cab Calloway) Three Amigos! (Steve Martin, Lorne Michaels, John Landis, Chevy Chase, Martin Short) Ginger Snaps (John Fawcett, Karen Walton, Emily Perkins, Katharine Isabelle, Kris Lemche) Sid and Nancy (Alex Cox, Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, David Hayman, Sid Vicious, Nancy Spungen) Bridgette Bardot The Slaughtered Lamb Pub Wuthering Heights Straw Dogs (Sam Peckinpah, David Zelag Goodman, Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan) Trainspotting (Danny Boyle, Irvine Welsh, Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller) H.P. Lovecraft & Stephen King Castlevania 2 Simon's Curse - "What a horrible night to have a curse" "See You Next Wednesday" the fake porno Lycanthropy in Dungeons & Dragons - werebears, werecats, wererats Airplane! (Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen) The Company of Wolves (Neil Jordan, Angela Carter, Sarah Patterson, Angela Lansbury, David Warner) The Muppet Show (Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Richard Hunt, Jack Burns) Nazi Werewolves & Vampires Seinfeld (Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander, Wayne Knight, Jerry Stiller) Grindhouse Werewolf Women of the S.S. trailer (Rob Zombie, Udo Kier, Sheri Moon Zombie, Tom Towles, Sybil Danning, Bill Moseley, Nicolas Cage) Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich (Eric Kurlander) Overlord (Julius Avery, Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, Mathilde Ollivier) Dead Snow (Tommy Wirkola, Jeppe Beck Laursen, Charlotte Frogner, Jenny Skavlan) Tantric cults Noam Chomsky After Hours (Martin Scorsese, Joseph Minion, Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Verna Bloom) Princess Diana Van Morrison - "Moondance" One Irish Rover - Van Morrison documentary Dumpster Diving for VHS The Wild Bunch (Sam Peckinpah, William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan) Star Trek The Next Generation (Gene Roddenberry, Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Marina Sirtis, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Wil Wheaton) The Big Labowski (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, David Huddleston, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tara Reid) Barely Legal Corrupted Wolverine's adamantine foreskin Next week: Children of Men

In the final part of this series, From beginning to end, these occult principles were with the Nazis. This is a very brief overview of some of how their wacky beliefs carried them to power...and then to the grave. The Nazis believed themselves members of the so-called "master race," and sought to destroy those who fell under their category of "life unworthy of life." Once they were able to come into power, they marched alongside of death - literally. Which gave way to the strange side projects that the Nazis engaged in, in their exploration in their wacky world wanderings, as they became Raiders of the Racial Relics & stole treasures[FOLLOW US and BONUS CONTENT]Join our Patreon, for just $5/month, get elbow deep! you will get access to our after show "After the Podcast is Afraid" plus more bonus episodes & content, just visit patreon.com/ordisstudios Visit Our Website: eventhepodcastisafraid.comFollow us on Twitter @PodcastAfraid Follow us on Instagram @PodcastAfraid Part of the Crawlspace Media Network [NAZIS & the OCCULT ETPIA SERIES]This series was researched & written by Stephanie Kemmerer, for "Even the Podcast is Afraid"[THIS EPISODE is SPONSORED BY]PODGO.COis the easiest way for you to monetize your podcast, apply today to become a member & immediately be connected with advertisers that fit your audience P-O-D-G-O DOT C-OAudible by Amazon - FREE for 30 Days visit [http://www.audibletrial.com/PodcastAfraid] or visit the Sponsors page on [https://www.eventhepodcastisafraid.com/sponsors] & click the "Click Here" under the Audible Logo[FURTHER READING] "Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich" by Eric Kurlander[MUSIC USED in this EPISODE] Music from https://filmmusic.io"In Your Arms" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

In part two of three of this series, The Nazi's were rising to power, while spreading their bat-shit ideas, enabling them to usher in a new era of widespread occult beliefs. Hitler was tolerant of occult beliefs, but it would be Heinrich Himmler who had the most obsession in the supernatural & the occult, even taking advice from his schizophrenic occult advisor. As the Nazi's would move closer to opening the door to stealing  ancient relics, real & fake, across Europe.[FOLLOW US and BONUS CONTENT]Join our Patreon, for just $5/month, get elbow deep! you will get access to our after show "After the Podcast is Afraid" plus more bonus episodes & content, just visit patreon.com/ordisstudios Visit Our Website: eventhepodcastisafraid.comFollow us on Twitter @PodcastAfraid Follow us on Instagram @PodcastAfraid Part of the Crawlspace Media Network [NAZIS & the OCCULT ETPIA SERIES]This series was researched & written by Stephanie Kemmerer, for "Even the Podcast is Afraid"[THIS EPISODE is SPONSORED BY]PODGO.CO is the easiest way for you to monetize your podcast, apply today to become a member & immediately be connected with advertisers that fit your audience P-O-D-G-O DOT C-OAudible by Amazon - FREE for 30 Days visit [http://www.audibletrial.com/PodcastAfraid] or visit the Sponsors page on [https://www.eventhepodcastisafraid.com/sponsors] & click the "Click Here" under the Audible Logo[FURTHER READING] "Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich" by Eric Kurlander[MUSIC USED in this EPISODE] Music from https://filmmusic.io"In Your Arms" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

In part one of three of this series, we bring you a personal story from our writer Stephanie Kemmerer when she visited the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. as we lead into the outlandish story of how the Nazis, twisted borderline racist ideas to their own liking and eventually inventing their own, the Nazis burned a path of destruction across Europe and systemically slaughtered millions of innocent people. The Nazis wanted to save Germany from the evildoers - the so-called racially impure; the Non-Aryans. Mixed in with this racialist foundation was a hearty helping of supernatural and occult beliefs - it is, of course, far easier to perpetrate evil in the name of religious or outlandish mythological beliefs.[FOLLOW US and BONUS CONTENT]Join our Patreon, for just $5/month, get elbow deep! you will get access to our after show "After the Podcast is Afraid" plus more bonus episodes & content, just visit patreon.com/ordisstudios Visit Our Website: eventhepodcastisafraid.comFollow us on Twitter @PodcastAfraid Follow us on Instagram @PodcastAfraid Part of the Crawlspace Media Network [NAZIS & the OCCULT ETPIA SERIES]This series was researched & written by Stephanie Kemmerer, for "Even the Podcast is Afraid"[THIS EPISODE is SPONSORED BY]Audible by Amazon - FREE for 30 Days visit [http://www.audibletrial.com/PodcastAfraid] or visit the Sponsors page on [https://www.eventhepodcastisafraid.com/sponsors] & click the "Click Here" under the Audible Logo[FURTHER READING] "Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich" by Eric Kurlander[MUSIC USED in this EPISODE] Music from https://filmmusic.io"In Your Arms" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

My guest today is Dr. Eric Kurlander, the author of Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich. Eric is a professor of history at Stetson University and holds a Bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College as well as a Master's degree and Doctorate from Harvard University. An expert on modern Germany, he has published extensively on the Third Reich, including The Price of Exclusion: Ethnicity, National Identity, and the Decline of German Liberalism, 1898-1933 and Living with Hitler: Liberal Democrats in the Third Reich. Eric joined me today to talk about the prevalence of supernatural beliefs and occultist practices in Central Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and how these concepts were adopted by the Nazi regime.  Want to listen to new episodes a week earlier and get exclusive bonus content? Consider becoming a supporter of the podcast on Patreon! Like the podcast? Please subscribe and leave a review! Follow @CMTUHistory on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & TikTok --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Check back August 31, 2018 for the premiere of the first full episode of Can't Make This Up, which will feature an interview with Dr. Eric Kurlander about his book Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Tonight we have Lily Starling about "Russian Bots" and then Eric Kurlander Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third ReichThe Nazi fascination with the occult is legendary, yet today it is often dismissed as Himmler's personal obsession or wildly overstated for its novelty. Preposterous though it was, however, supernatural thinking was inextricable from the Nazi project. The regime enlisted astrology and the paranormal, paganism, Indo-Aryan mythology, witchcraft, miracle weapons, and the lost kingdom of Atlantis in reimagining German politics and society and recasting German science and religion. In this eye-opening history, Eric Kurlander reveals how the Third Reich's relationship to the supernatural was far from straightforward. Even as popular occultism and superstition were intermittently rooted out, suppressed, and outlawed, the Nazis drew upon a wide variety of occult practices and esoteric sciences to gain power, shape propaganda and policy, and pursue their dreams of racial utopia and empire.https://www.amazon.com/Hitlers-Monsters-Supernatural-History-Third/dp/0300189451/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=theopprep-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=35ed375abd9a3f31379feca10af1c2c8&creativeASIN=0300189451This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement

“A dense and scholarly book about . . . the relationship between the Nazi party and the occult . . . reveals stranger-than-fiction truths on every page.”—Daily TelegraphThe Nazi fascination with the occult is legendary, yet today it is often dismissed as Himmler's personal obsession or wildly overstated for its novelty. Preposterous though it was, however, supernatural thinking was inextricable from the Nazi project. The regime enlisted astrology and the paranormal, paganism, Indo-Aryan mythology, witchcraft, miracle weapons, and the lost kingdom of Atlantis in reimagining German politics and society and recasting German science and religion.In this eye-opening history, Eric Kurlander reveals how the Third Reich's relationship to the supernatural was far from straightforward. Even as popular occultism and superstition were intermittently rooted out, suppressed, and outlawed, the Nazis drew upon a wide variety of occult practices and esoteric sciences to gain power, shape propaganda and policy, and pursue their dreams of racial utopia and empire.“[Kurlander] shows how swiftly irrational ideas can take hold, even in an age before social media.”—The Washington Post“Deeply researched, convincingly authenticated, this extraordinary study of the magical and supernatural at the highest levels of Nazi Germany will astonish.”—The Spectator“A trustworthy [book] on an extraordinary subject.”—The Times “A fascinating look at a little-understood aspect of fascism.”—Kirkus Reviews“Kurlander provides a careful, clear-headed, and exhaustive examination of a subject so lurid that it has probably scared away some of the serious research it merits.”—National ReviewThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement

While they were busy losing the war, the Nazi’s were also failing at acquiring another type of power – supernatural. And while we know these wastes of oxygen did unequivocally lose the war…some wonder about their success in the other. Did they capture the power magick in their final hours? Creating super soldiers, conducting mind control, and reanimating the dead? Not to mention chatting with aliens and building a secret base in Antarctica. Plus, what’s the best way to kill Nazi zombies? (Call of Duty) What’s the best Indiana Jones movie? (Last Crusade) And is Crystal Skulls considered canon? (Not by us). All of that and more on the podcast that prefers our Nazis as zombies in video games – Hysteria 51.Special thanks to this week’s research sources:BooksThe Occult Roots of Nazism | Nicholas Goodrick-ClarkeNazis and the Occult: The Dark Forces Unleashed by the Third Reich | Paul RolandBlack Sun: Aryan Cults, Esoteric Nazism, and the Politics of Identity | Nicholas Goodrick-ClarkeVideosHitler and the Occult | History ChannelNazis: The Occult Conspiracy - https://imdb.to/39px6kQHitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich - https://bit.ly/37kOLZBMaria Orsic - The Goddess of the Devil: Hitler's Medium - https://bit.ly/3bH8C8WWebsitesAeon - https://bit.ly/2wbXCA4Occultism in Nazism/Wikipedia - https://bit.ly/37iORRGVölkisch Movement/Wikipedia - https://bit.ly/39uhZ9XThule Society/Wikipedia - https://bit.ly/38xfi7H|Guido von List/Wikipedia - https://bit.ly/31LMbdYVril/Wikipedia - https://bit.ly/2SHoUWmConspiracy Wiki - https://bit.ly/2SDRbNHWashington Post - https://wapo.st/2SDQ1ljCambridge University Press - https://bit.ly/2HilAfbThe Spectator - https://bit.ly/2SHStr5Crystalinks - https://bit.ly/39uNa53 

The idea that there is some unholy connection between Nazism and occultism has a lengthy history. It long predates 1933, when the National Socialist party took power in Germany. But what’s behind that idea? Some top-ranking members of the party were deeply engaged with the occult, perhaps most notably Rudolf Hess and Heinrich Himmler. Was Nazi occultism just a predilection of a handful of Nazi elites, some weird novelty? No, in short, is the answer Professor Eric Kurlander gives in this astonishing history of occult ideas and their influence on National Socialism from its origins to the end of the Third Reich. The party drew upon border science, alternative religious traditions, mythologies, the paranormal, and all manner of esoteric ideas in ways that, Professor Kurlander argues, no other mass political party has ever done. What Kurlander calls a supernatural imaginary was in fact central to the entire project of National Socialism. Hitler’s Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich (Yale University Press, 2017) deals soberly with a provocative topic that has often been sensationalized. Even for those very knowledgeable of the Third Reich, the book–the result of years of archival research by a judicious and prolific scholar–will likely be quite unexpected. Professor Eric Kurlander teaches history at Stetson University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The idea that there is some unholy connection between Nazism and occultism has a lengthy history. It long predates 1933, when the National Socialist party took power in Germany. But what’s behind that idea? Some top-ranking members of the party were deeply engaged with the occult, perhaps most notably Rudolf Hess and Heinrich Himmler. Was Nazi occultism just a predilection of a handful of Nazi elites, some weird novelty? No, in short, is the answer Professor Eric Kurlander gives in this astonishing history of occult ideas and their influence on National Socialism from its origins to the end of the Third Reich. The party drew upon border science, alternative religious traditions, mythologies, the paranormal, and all manner of esoteric ideas in ways that, Professor Kurlander argues, no other mass political party has ever done. What Kurlander calls a supernatural imaginary was in fact central to the entire project of National Socialism. Hitler’s Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich (Yale University Press, 2017) deals soberly with a provocative topic that has often been sensationalized. Even for those very knowledgeable of the Third Reich, the book–the result of years of archival research by a judicious and prolific scholar–will likely be quite unexpected. Professor Eric Kurlander teaches history at Stetson University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The idea that there is some unholy connection between Nazism and occultism has a lengthy history. It long predates 1933, when the National Socialist party took power in Germany. But what’s behind that idea? Some top-ranking members of the party were deeply engaged with the occult, perhaps most notably Rudolf Hess and Heinrich Himmler. Was Nazi occultism just a predilection of a handful of Nazi elites, some weird novelty? No, in short, is the answer Professor Eric Kurlander gives in this astonishing history of occult ideas and their influence on National Socialism from its origins to the end of the Third Reich. The party drew upon border science, alternative religious traditions, mythologies, the paranormal, and all manner of esoteric ideas in ways that, Professor Kurlander argues, no other mass political party has ever done. What Kurlander calls a supernatural imaginary was in fact central to the entire project of National Socialism. Hitler’s Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich (Yale University Press, 2017) deals soberly with a provocative topic that has often been sensationalized. Even for those very knowledgeable of the Third Reich, the book–the result of years of archival research by a judicious and prolific scholar–will likely be quite unexpected. Professor Eric Kurlander teaches history at Stetson University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The idea that there is some unholy connection between Nazism and occultism has a lengthy history. It long predates 1933, when the National Socialist party took power in Germany. But what’s behind that idea? Some top-ranking members of the party were deeply engaged with the occult, perhaps most notably Rudolf Hess and Heinrich Himmler. Was Nazi occultism just a predilection of a handful of Nazi elites, some weird novelty? No, in short, is the answer Professor Eric Kurlander gives in this astonishing history of occult ideas and their influence on National Socialism from its origins to the end of the Third Reich. The party drew upon border science, alternative religious traditions, mythologies, the paranormal, and all manner of esoteric ideas in ways that, Professor Kurlander argues, no other mass political party has ever done. What Kurlander calls a supernatural imaginary was in fact central to the entire project of National Socialism. Hitler’s Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich (Yale University Press, 2017) deals soberly with a provocative topic that has often been sensationalized. Even for those very knowledgeable of the Third Reich, the book–the result of years of archival research by a judicious and prolific scholar–will likely be quite unexpected. Professor Eric Kurlander teaches history at Stetson University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The idea that there is some unholy connection between Nazism and occultism has a lengthy history. It long predates 1933, when the National Socialist party took power in Germany. But what’s behind that idea? Some top-ranking members of the party were deeply engaged with the occult, perhaps most notably Rudolf Hess and Heinrich Himmler. Was Nazi occultism just a predilection of a handful of Nazi elites, some weird novelty? No, in short, is the answer Professor Eric Kurlander gives in this astonishing history of occult ideas and their influence on National Socialism from its origins to the end of the Third Reich. The party drew upon border science, alternative religious traditions, mythologies, the paranormal, and all manner of esoteric ideas in ways that, Professor Kurlander argues, no other mass political party has ever done. What Kurlander calls a supernatural imaginary was in fact central to the entire project of National Socialism. Hitler’s Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich (Yale University Press, 2017) deals soberly with a provocative topic that has often been sensationalized. Even for those very knowledgeable of the Third Reich, the book–the result of years of archival research by a judicious and prolific scholar–will likely be quite unexpected. Professor Eric Kurlander teaches history at Stetson University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices