Across the UK, across continental North America,

and around the world on the internet by webcast and by podcast,

my name is Howard Hughes and this is the unexplained.

Well, this is the second of my special editions for this

middle of July 2022,

I'm still recording these words in the back end of a heat wave

and I'm looking forward to temperatures that say they're going to be in the 20s.

It's the high 20s I don't mind, as long as I don't see 40 degrees Celsius

for a long time. Hopefully. I mean, who knows what the rest of the summer's going to do,

but that's enough weather talk here. If you live in or near death valley,

then you're going to be laughing at me, but let me tell you, it is no joke in London.

Right. I said that I would put out a couple of podcasts containing material

that I haven't previously released as podcasts that you've been asking for.

This is for my money, one of my favorite interviews.

You know, there are some interviews that you come out of feeling my God

that was revealing. Oh, my God, that guest is amazing.

And I got both of those feelings with the guest that you're about to hear.

Hollywood Godfather is the book that he wrote.

Gianni Russo is the man he was in the Godfather.

He was a mafia associate.

The list of names that he reels out, including John F. Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy

and Marilyn Monroe, who he knew intimately.

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