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In this gripping finale, witness the catastrophic unraveling of Jack Parsons' extraordinary life. L. Ron Hubbard's calculated betrayal—seducing Parsons' girlfriend and absconding with his life savings—sets off a devastating chain of events. FBI surveillance, Red Scare blacklisting, and the revocation of his security clearance exile the JPL co-founder from the aerospace industry he helped create. Reduced to mixing explosives for Hollywood films, Parsons spirals through poverty, heroin use, and messianic delusions before a mysterious garage explosion claims his life at 37. Explore how America's conformist paranoia destroyed a visionary genius—and why his scientific legacy endured despite decades of deliberate erasure. Click here to browse handpicked Amazon finds inspired by this podcast series! https://amzn.to/42YoQGI This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

From rocket scientist to occult leader—Episode 2 of Rocketman takes us inside the infamous Parsonage, the decaying Pasadena mansion where Jack Parsons transformed from aerospace pioneer into high priest of the bizarre. We explore his discovery of Aleister Crowley's Thelema, his rapid rise to lead the Agape Lodge, and the strange community of scientists, artists, and mystics who gathered under his roof. Then comes the arrival of L. Ron Hubbard and their collaboration on the Babalon Working—eleven days of ritual in the Mojave Desert aimed at incarnating a goddess. When a mysterious red-haired woman appears at the Parsonage gates, Parsons believes he's succeeded. Crowley believes his disciple has lost his mind. Click here to browse handpicked Amazon finds inspired by this podcast series! https://amzn.to/42YoQGI This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

In 1952, a mysterious explosion killed Jack Parsons—the self-taught genius who helped launch America's space program. But who was this man who built rockets in school bathrooms as a teenager and talked his way into Caltech's laboratories without a degree? This episode traces Parsons' remarkable journey from a dreamy, dyslexic boy obsessed with pulp science fiction to the inventor of solid rocket fuel that still powers spacecraft today. We explore how an outsider with no formal credentials revolutionized aerospace engineering and helped found what would become NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory—all while a darker obsession waited in the wings. Click here to browse handpicked Amazon finds inspired by this podcast series! https://amzn.to/42YoQGI This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.