A friendly smile by the fire, a shared meal on a dusty road, and a scarf that turns into a weapon in a heartbeat. We dive into the shadowed world of the Thuggee—bands of highway killers who claimed divine orders from the goddess Kali—and the colonial machine that made their legend larger than life. From slow-burn cons inside caravans to the lethal elegance of the rumal, we unpack how method, belief, and fear intersected to create one of history’s most unsettling criminal systems. We trace th...
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A friendly smile by the fire, a shared meal on a dusty road, and a scarf that turns into a weapon in a heartbeat. We dive into the shadowed world of the Thuggee—bands of highway killers who claimed divine orders from the goddess Kali—and the colonial machine that made their legend larger than life. From slow-burn cons inside caravans to the lethal elegance of the rumal, we unpack how method, belief, and fear intersected to create one of history’s most unsettling criminal systems. We trace th...
The Origin of Weird: Dennis Wilson and Charlie Manson
History Buffoons Podcast
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The Origin of Weird: Dennis Wilson and Charlie Manson
The shocking intersection of California surf culture and one of America's most notorious killers comes to light in our exploration of Dennis Wilson's dangerous dance with Charles Manson. What began as a chance encounter with two young hitchhikers in 1968 evolved into a bizarre living arrangement that would haunt the Beach Boys drummer until his tragic death. When free-spirited Dennis welcomed Manson and his "family" into his Pacific Palisades mansion, he couldn't have imagined the consequenc...
History Buffoons Podcast
A friendly smile by the fire, a shared meal on a dusty road, and a scarf that turns into a weapon in a heartbeat. We dive into the shadowed world of the Thuggee—bands of highway killers who claimed divine orders from the goddess Kali—and the colonial machine that made their legend larger than life. From slow-burn cons inside caravans to the lethal elegance of the rumal, we unpack how method, belief, and fear intersected to create one of history’s most unsettling criminal systems. We trace th...
