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Episode 512: Jack Parsons Part I - The Suicide Squad

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I'll Jump on This Cape and Fly Like a Superman

In 1927, when Parsons was just 13, he made contact with future German rocket scientist Werner von Braun. He also claims that around this age, he had his first mystical experience. While it certainly ignited an interest in the occult, it also put him off serious practice until he was more prepared. Jack Parsons: I think a river's Cuomo side project.

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