75. The Prime Minister Who Vanished - Harold Holt

Into The Dark

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🗓️ 19 June 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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In this episode, Payton explores the mysterious disappearance of Harold Holt, the Prime Minister of Australia, who vanished at sea. The incident sparked numerous theories and widespread speculation. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intothedarkpod/ Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7?si=f5224c9fd99542a7 Case Sources - The American Presidency Project - https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/statement-the-president-the-death-prime-minister-harold-holt-australia The National Archives of Australia - https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/australias-prime-ministers/harold-holt https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=3151754&isAv=N https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3050881 https://www.naa.gov.au/help-your-research/fact-sheets/harold-holts-disappearance CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2017/12/16/asia/australia-harold-holt-missing-anniversary-intl/index.html Australian Prime Ministers - https://apm-origin.moadoph.gov.au/prime-ministers/harold-holt National Museum Australia - https://www.nma.gov.au/explore/features/prime-ministers/harold-holt https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/indigenous-referendum ABC News - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-09-26/holt-disappearance-theories-resurrected-online/680654 9 News - https://www.9news.com.au/national/a-list-of-holt-disappearance-theories/3565c411-99c7-477e-97da-3e8f3c60ec5c SBS News - https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/holt-submarine-theory-madness-grandson/uwbjrewla Library of Congress Blogs - https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2017/12/disappearance-of-a-prime-minister/ National Film and Sound Archive of Australia - https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/asset/98240-holts-shoulder-injury Australian Politics - https://australianpolitics.com/executive/pm/deaths-of-australian-pms/ Naval History and Heritage Command - https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/us-navy-ships/alphabetical-listing/h/uss-harold-e--holt--de-1074-ff-1074-0.html Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1983/11/26/spy-boat-to-china/1760c738-b598-4a67-adb2-4724b0401080/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Oh no media podcast.
0:03.4	Hey everyone and welcome back to the Into the Dark podcast. I am your host,
0:07.7	Peyton Morland. I'm so happy you are here. This is a podcast where we go into everything dark spooky murder honestly
0:16.4	anything that gets us into the dark before we jump in we always start with my
0:21.9	10 seconds which is just a way to start it off on a lighter foot
0:25.3	So for my 10 seconds this week I wanted to wish everyone a happy Father's Day it just passed I hope everyone had such a great day I actually got to see my dad on Father's Day which was really really awesome.
0:38.0	Yeah, I think that's all for my 10 seconds and let's jump into the episode.
0:47.0	Just a trigger warning, this episode includes discussions of suicide, so please listen with care.
0:49.0	Now, before I get in today's story,
0:51.0	I want to start with a hypothetical, something for us all to
0:55.3	mull over.
0:56.6	Imagine the President of the United States took a trip to the beach and then vanished without
1:02.2	a trace.
1:03.0	Let's say the secret service,
1:05.0	different branches of the military, the police,
1:07.0	and everyone else searched for days.
1:10.0	But they never found a single shred of evidence about what happened to him.
1:15.0	I mean this sounds impossible, right? Like an important leader like that would never be out of sight of their bodyguards, reporters, their friends, their family members, and everyone
1:25.7	else who's always with them.
1:28.0	But in this case, that is exactly what happened.
1:31.6	A major world leader disappeared in front of multiple bystanders and he was never seen again.
1:40.0	And you might think that sounds unbelievable. And in fact a lot of people don't believe that official story
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