166 - Charles Lindbergh & The Crime Of The Century

Dave reports on the life of Charles Lindbergh, who rocketed to unparalleled world wide fame when he in 1927 he became the first person to fly from New York to Paris. Just when he was on top of the world, his son was kidnapped for ransom, in what has been dubbed "the crime of the century". The rest of his life was extremely controversial, involving Nazis and secret families... This is a truly wild ride.Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: www.patreon.com/DoGoOnPod Submit a topic idea directly to the hat: dogoonpod.com/Submit-a-Topic Twitter: @DoGoOnPod Instagram: @DoGoOnPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoGoOnPod/ Email us: [email protected] Book tickets to Matt's stand up shows via mattstewartcomedy.com/gigs  Check out our other podcasts: Book Cheat: https://omny.fm/shows/bookcheatPrime Mates: https://omny.fm/shows/prime-matesTheme song by Evan Munro-Smith, Logo by Peader Thomas!REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSYvcm0tvOEhttps://www.flightsafetyaustralia.com/2017/05/lucky-lindy/https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-lindy-did-the-hop-1495829913http://www.charleslindbergh.com/plane/firstplane.asphttps://www.herox.com/crowdsourcing-news/428-history-of-challenges-the-orteig-prize-1919-1927https://www.amazon.com/We-Charles-Lindbergh/dp/4871876330 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.