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Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

66: New York's Mad Bomber w/ Michael Greenburg - A True Crime History Podcast

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

Erik Rivenes

True Crime, Education, History

4.72.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2017

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

My guest is historian Michael Greenburg, the author of "The Mad Bomber of New York, The Extraordinary True Story of the Manhunt that Paralyzed a City". He tells the story of serial bomber George Metesky, who terrorized New York City in the 1940s and 50s over a grudge with a utility company. More about the author: https://www.michaelgreenburg.com/ Become a Most Notorious patron: https://www.patreon.com/mostnotorious Most Notorious on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MostNotorious1 Most Notorious website: https://www.mostnotorious.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Maltesers, less light in the load for working mum's.

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Maltesers, less light in the load for working mum's.

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Maltesers, less light in the load for working mum's.

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Maltesers, less light in the load for working mum's.

1:04.0

Maltesers, less light in the load for working mum's.

1:08.0

Welcome everyone to the most notorious podcast. I'm Eric Rivenes. So happy to have you here.

1:14.0

Well, I've got a great guest and a great book for you today. Michael Greenberg joins me.

1:20.0

He's an attorney, a historian, an author of a number of books on some fascinating subjects,

1:26.0

one we're about to discuss called The Mad Bomber of New York, the extraordinary true story of the manhunt that paralyzed a city.

1:38.0

Thank you so much for your time.

1:40.0

Well, it's great to be with you and I appreciate your interest in The Mad Bomber.

1:44.0

So this is a really amazing story but I'd never heard about it until I picked up your book.

1:50.0

Where did you first come across this story and what prompted you to write a book about it?

1:55.0

Well, I think most authors kind of revel in stories about how certain writing topics come upon them.

2:03.0

In an epiphany, I kind of like the ten commandments being handed down to Moses and while some writing ideas are no doubt the result of some brilliant inspiration.

2:16.0

Others just kind of creep up and quietly tap you on the shoulder.

2:22.0

I wish I could tell you the actual origin of the idea for The Mad Bomber but the truth is I don't exactly remember how I found the topic.

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