A man drops depth charges on a rock formation, shells the wrong country for target practice, and later rebrands himself as a decorated hero and spiritual “Commodore.” We follow L. Ron Hubbard from pulp fiction pages to a chaotic Navy stint and into the creation of Scientology, tracing how a talent for storytelling became a tool for power. The archives tell one version—lack of judgment, short command, diplomatic headaches—while the legend inflates into secret missions, hidden medals, and a pri...
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A man drops depth charges on a rock formation, shells the wrong country for target practice, and later rebrands himself as a decorated hero and spiritual “Commodore.” We follow L. Ron Hubbard from pulp fiction pages to a chaotic Navy stint and into the creation of Scientology, tracing how a talent for storytelling became a tool for power. The archives tell one version—lack of judgment, short command, diplomatic headaches—while the legend inflates into secret missions, hidden medals, and a pri...
The Origin Of Weird: Robert Liston and his 300% Mortality Rate
History Buffoons Podcast
17 minutes
1 month ago
The Origin Of Weird: Robert Liston and his 300% Mortality Rate
Would you believe a surgeon could accidentally kill three people in one operation? Welcome to the blood-soaked world of pre-anesthesia surgery through the story of Robert Liston, the fastest knife in the West End of London. Before the merciful darkness of anesthesia, surgery was a waking nightmare where patients remained fully conscious as surgeons cut through flesh and bone. In this harrowing landscape, Scottish surgeon Robert Liston emerged as a controversial medical hero. What made him sp...
History Buffoons Podcast
A man drops depth charges on a rock formation, shells the wrong country for target practice, and later rebrands himself as a decorated hero and spiritual “Commodore.” We follow L. Ron Hubbard from pulp fiction pages to a chaotic Navy stint and into the creation of Scientology, tracing how a talent for storytelling became a tool for power. The archives tell one version—lack of judgment, short command, diplomatic headaches—while the legend inflates into secret missions, hidden medals, and a pri...
