Wind of Change and Son of a Hitman

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🗓️ 25 May 2020

⏱️ 64 minutes

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In this episode: two investigations that touch on spycraft and show business. First, he was a professional gambler in-and-out of trouble with the law. He was also the father of future-actor Woody Harrelson. But in 1979, Charles Harrelson was charged with slaying a federal judge. The new podcast “Son of a Hitman,” explores Harrelson’s life of crime with the help of his son, Brett. Was he involved in the most famous assassination in history? FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEW OF "SON OF A HITMAN," GO TO 26:00 Was the power ballad “Wind of Change” an artistic commentary on the end of the Cold War or western propaganda designed to weaken Soviet influence? The podcast “Wind of Change” investigates whether the CIA was responsible for The Scorpions’ iconic hit. FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEW OF "WIND OF CHANGE," GO TO 56:00 Then in Crime of the Week, Mack truck and cheese. For exclusive podcasts and more, sign up at patreon.com/partnersincrimemedia. Click here to get the Crime Writers On After Show, plus more exclusive content, on Patreon.: https://patreon.com/partnersincrimemedia

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0:00.0	This is Sarah Balton's burger from Lincoln, Nebraska.
0:04.0	Get exclusive podcasts and more at patreon.com slash partners in crime media, just like I do.
0:11.0	I'm Rebecca LaVoy and this is Crime Riders on the original True Crime Review podcast that digs in a true crime pop culture, other podcast TV.
0:34.0	And this week, two investigations that touch on spycraft and show business.
0:39.0	First, the father of actor Woody Harrelson was a notorious contract killer.
0:44.0	Maybe? But was he responsible for the crimes he was accused of, including the Kennedy assassination?
0:53.0	We'll talk about the Spotify podcast, Son of a Hitman.
0:57.0	Also out on Spotify, we're looking to whether a cold war rock song was actually a piece of CIA propaganda.
1:04.0	It's wind of change.
1:07.0	Join me to get that done and more is my real life husband, True Crime co-author, former TV journalist and hair band, auditioning Kevin Flynn, hello, Kevin.
1:15.0	Is it because my locks have gotten so long?
1:17.0	It's insane. Yeah.
1:18.0	Like, I was on a conference call that worked today and you walk behind me like casually to like go put something on the grill or whatever.
1:24.0	And one of my co-workers was like, is that Kevin?
1:27.0	What happened to his hair?
1:29.0	Well, it's fine in the back and it gets long, but then on the temples and the side, it's just like a mushroom.
1:35.0	You're rocking those like 1890s, like Chester AR, third chops right now.
1:39.0	Exactly.
1:40.0	It's very impressive like Hamilton.
1:42.0	And also with us is journalist true crime author, former defense investigator, licensed private investigator, certified cat lady,
1:49.0	walking tour, fishinato and front porch lover, lar, brick or hello lar.
1:53.0	Hello. Yeah, that's me. I've got a new little place set up on my front porch.
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