
Part Two: The Goat Testicle Implanting Doctor Who Invented Talk Radio
Behind the Bastards
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John Brinkley's Radio Tower
John Brinkley got rich by selling people a cure-all for their dick problems, which he said was goat testicles. He hired really good engineers and spent a shitload of money because he wanted everybody to be able to hear him. Now, John Brinkley used his soapbox to herang the AMA and sling snake oil. As he got older and goat gland operations fell from favor, he moved on to $1,000-$1,000. And increasingly, he waited into politics.
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