Holy Ghost Babies [George Jacob Schweinfurth, the "Illinois Jesus"]

For two decades George Jacob Schweinfurth was public enemy #1 in Rockford, IL: a smooth-talking charlatan who made a mockery of religion, despoiled innocent women, and stole money with his hypnotic powers. Tune in this week for the amazing tale of the man they called "ten times worse than Brigham Young." Transcript, sources, links and more at https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/holy-ghost-babies/ Key sources for this episode include Dan Visel's article "Illinois Jesus" from the Paris Review; Alex McCleneghan's Six Years in Heaven: The Amazing Story of George Jacob Schweinfurth, The False Christ; and contemporary newspaper reports and magazine articles. Presented by #13 (Dave White) Artist. Lover. Social Media Unfluencer. Acknowledged authority on lucrative bogs. Dave White is all this and more. But most days he's a web developer, graphic designer, and cartoonist. He lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, his two cats, and his crippling obsession with strange trivia. This week we're cross-promoting with Oldie But A Goodie (https://www.patreon.com/oldiebutagoodiepod)! Join Sandro Falce and Zach Adams as they embark on a journey through an entire year of cinema, reviewing one film per episode in the week they originally came out. Discord: https://discord.gg/Mbap3UQyCB Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orderjackalope/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/orderjackalope Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/orderjackalope Tumblr: https://orderjackalope.tumblr.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/orderjackalope Email: [email protected] Part of the That's Not Canon Productions podcast network. https://thatsnotcanon.com/