It’s the wild, true story of Donald Nichols, a seventh-grade drop-out who rises from Army Mechanic to Black Ops Phenomenon during the Korean War. Hear the whole twisted tale - from his unlikely rise, to his fall, to the weeks of electroshock therapy - and from <a href="https://blaineharden.com/">Blaine Harden</a>, the world’s leading expert on the subject.—-SILF's (Sources I'd Like to F*ck)<ul><li>Book - <a href="https://a.co/d/8ubL8i3">The King of Spies: The Dark Reign of America’s Spymaster in Korea</a> by Blaine Harden</li><li>Book - <a href="https://a.co/d/aAZTNke">The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot</a> by Blaine Harden</li><li>Book - <a href="https://a.co/d/j2icuWi">Escape from Camp 14: One Man’s Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West</a> by Blaine Harden</li></ul>---LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) <ul><li>See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - <a href="https://play.history.com/shows/historys-greatest-mysteries#episodes">Histories Greatest Mysteries </a>(multiple seasons) </li><li>See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - <a href="https://www.history.com/shows/historys-crazy-rich-ancients">Crazy Rich Ancients</a></li><li>Check out <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/hilfpodcast/shop?anchor=profile&asc=u">HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble</a>! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!</li><li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/hilfpodcast">HILF is now on Patreon!</a></li><li><a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/hilfpodcast">Buy Me a Coffee</a></li><li>Find your next favorite podcast on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BigComedyNetwork">BIG COMEDY NETWORK</a>. </li></ul>---WANNA TALK? Find us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hilfpodcast/">Instagram</a> or email us hilfpodcast@gmail.comTheme song: Composed and performed by <a href="https://www.katperkinsmusic.com/">Kat Perkins</a>—-

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How does America’s spy-master in Korea find himself dragged to Florida in a straight jacket? You’re about to find out, and from none-other than the world’s leading historian on the subject, Blaine Harden.

HILF: History I'd Like to F**k

HILF 80 - The King of Spies with Blaine Harden

HILF 80 - The King of Spies with Blaine Harden

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