I was a student of the JFK assassination for a couple of decades but had not kept up on what happened with the Assassination Records Review Board or otherinvestigative official and otherwise. This podcast has brought me so much new information that I can hardly wait to listen to the next episode and have started reading books by some authors Jeff relies upon Thorough, easy to listen to, and totally engrossing. If this is a topic that interests you be sure to listen. Stephanie

It has been fun listening to Jeff grow as a storyteller/podcaster.

I really became interested in the JFK story early on in 2023 and this is one of the best podcast out there covering the story. The host goes into great detail and leaves no some unturned. Keep up the great work!

I’m really getting a lot from this podcast. Very well-done and thorough. It is mostly well explained and digestible. I will be listening to the entire series probably more than once! I only have one thing that is bothering me while listening: the host pronounces the name Oswald as OsWELD about half the time and it causes me to miss a few words following because it’s a distraction (and a little perplexing, too). Mr. Crudele, The word ‘annals’ is most definitely not supposed to be pronounced like ANALS, yet you have done so on more than one occasion. Seriously, what is wrong with you?! You don’t understand that butchering hundreds of names, proper nouns, place names, etc. on your podcast is blatantly disrespectful to your audience? You have been called on this subject by many more than just this listener, yet seemingly you make no discernible effort to educate yourself on how to pronounce things. (You even have mispronounced the word ‘pronunciation’) Listening to your podcast is like going to a concert where the orchestra plays numerous out of tune notes, yet expects to be applauded at the end. Once again I ask, what is wrong with you?

This podcast dives deep into things that are involved with JFK if you don’t want to listen to all the details and actually learn something I suggest you go somewhere else. This podcast goes into everything which is what we should be doing painstakingly going through everything. Why not? We have time. Thank you Jeff for all your hard work and dedication.

I was rather enjoying the podcast until I discovered it is largely the host reading verbatim from Wikipedia articles.

President Kennedy’s assassination was before I was born, my parents were in the fifth grade when it happened. I’ve always been fascinated with history and this has been no exception. I’ve been binge listening for the last three days. Lots more to go.

The missing bullet held by the secret service came from the mistakingly discharged gun of the secret service agent in the car behind Kennedy. When the card took off fast he fell backward and shot his gun. It hit Kennedy

I started on episode 1 and have been working my way to current episode. It’s taking me some time but these podcasts are really good.

Lots of details but a bit too much wandering off topic. This is petty, but continuing pronouncing Oswald , “Osweld” drives me nuts!

I wanted to get into this podcast because the topic is compelling. This podcast feels like you are sitting in a college class, listening to the professor drone on and on…all the weird S whistles and mispronounced words and exact same tone in his voice made me shut this off real quick.

I had to give up. It just went on and on and on before any of the substance was presented.

Good info eventually. Too much we will get to that we will get to this we will talk about this we will answer that question. For the love of god get to the facts to the nuts and bolts. Way too much jibber jabber

Jeff, bravo! So meticulously researched and delivered. I am down the rabbit hole with you, and appreciate your time and dedication to this podcast.

So glad you’re covering Vince’s book “Survivor’s Guilt” and summarizing his great research and putting it in context! Your ability to put complex facts in rational order is uncanny, and as a broadcaster you have no equal. That’s why I’ve listened to 197 episodes and look forward to the next always.

The huge amount of work shows and is appreciated! Thank you!

It’s an odd podcast. There’s an enormous amount of information but no obvious analytical or interpretive framework that connects the myriad points. It’s hard to know where any of this going. Lots of trees, no forest.

Thanks Jeff for all the work to put this podcast together. Well done!

And I quote: “This particular episode was narrated by the notoriously conservative actor, Charlton Heston. Despite his own political leanings…” Quite disrespectful.

Love listening to this host. It’s like listening to your professor or kindly grandfather discuss the JFK assassination. There are SO many episodes- it has provided hours of content to binge while I work on my farm. Terrific

Nothing new since 11/25, more soon?

I have binged 150 episodes since I stumbled on this podcast. Pleasant narrator and very well done. Such a sad and pathetic chapter of American history with secrets still kept over sixty years later.

Very deep dive.

Most episodes are good. Some seem like filler. Prologues ramble on forever in some episodes. I’ve started to just skip past all the intro talk.

Been a keen listener since the beginning. Excellent. At first, I figured I was looking at maybe 50-60 total episodes for the complete story and analysis. Then thought it would wrap around 100. Now, at almost 200 episodes I’ve realized this story deserves, and Jeff probably has material for 500 episodes or more. And Jeff, that’s just fine by me! New listeners are in for a very special treat!

Each episode goes into excruciating details on individuals but never gets to the big reveal. It is the strangest podcast ever

#195 A vehicle ised for conveying the dead.

I knew from the first 10 minutes of episode 1 what I’ll be doing for the next month or two. So in depth.

I'll be spending the next month catching up!

Very in depth and without much bias. Not a crack pot conspiracy podcast, as it presents facts, opinions, etc. and let’s you decide for yourself. Must commit to every episode. Not for the occasional listener. 3 weeks into heavy binge listening and I’m almost caught up.

Jeff does a great job of keeping this podcast not about personal opinion but fact and testimony. He does tend to wander at times, as he admits, but most of those side trips prove fruitful and provide more insight. He’s fair in his criticisms and careful in his wording. He sticks as much as he can to primary sources too. Engaging and thoughtful podcast. Great stuff!

I love Mr Crudell!!! He’s so thorough and awesome & I love his Cajun Dean Andrews! I find it pretty funny & cute as a New Orleanian. And i find his info very well researched as a JFK long time researcher myself. It’s definitely worth your time!! PS Vieux Carre sounds like Voo (as in voodoo) Cah (like a Bostonian’s car) & Ray (like the Sun’s).

Mr. Crudele has produced an incredible podcast on the assassination of President Kennedy. I have so far listened to all 186 programs (and some of them multiple times.) His work is logically organized, researched and entertaining. Jeff has is a great story-teller, with a thoughtful personal style that engages the listener from the start. I am amazed at the depth, detail and scope of these programs and feel that they are fast becoming an important piece of historical research on the subject. As a Cuban-American, I am impressed with the level of research done on the Bay of Pigs Invasion. I personally know many veterans of the Playa Jirón and feel that they would be very appreciative with the sincerity of the work presented. Our country witnessed a coup d’ état on November, 22nd 1963 and from that moment America changed. Jeff Crudele is producing a masterpiece of highly credible research that uncovers the lies and misdirections of the greatest “enduring secret” of the 20th Century. I urged that listeners subscribe to Mr. Crudele’s new YouTube Channel. I can’t wait to see what content will be developed on that platform!

Unbelievable amount of information and expertise, truly impressive the amount of time the host has put in. It’s very curious that he says the name of the show incorrectly at the beginning of each episode, pronounces Oswald as Osweld, and wounds as woends. The piercing whistled S’s are only noticeable sporadically. Again, while not a professional podcast this show just packs a tremendous amount of info into every episode.

The most awesome and concise study of the assassination and the podcasts available

This is the most thoughtful and thorough analysis of what testimonies did and didn’t make it in to the Warren Report as well as facts and opinions made by independent researchers. This podcast has become foundational to research on the subject of JFK’s death.

This is an interesting podcast — but the idiosyncracies of the host, Jeff Crudele, get a bit wearying after a while. A few points: (1) There's way too much talking *about* the podcast and administrative matters, rather than just delivering the content. Get to the point. We don't need a separate introduction to the introduction. (2) Certain phrases in heavy use, like "a wander," begins to grate after a while. (3) Crudele is apparently reading everything from a script, but he is not such a good reader or actor, and so the scripted chuckles, and the "Oh's," and the asides — all intended to convey spontaneity — actually do just the opposite and highlight the scripted nature of his delivery. (4) Crudele needs to take a little more care in just correctly pronouncing words. For instance, "viscount" is pronounced "vie-count" and not "viz-count." It's not hard to look up and hear correct pronunciations if you don't know a word. (5) Finally, I was a bit puzzled by his recent lengthy detour on Bertrand Russell (BER-trand, not Ber-TRAND) — apparently included in order to discredit Ralph Schoenman ("shone-man" not "show-en-man"). It's not clear why Crudele would have taken so much time on Russell. It would be sufficient to indicate that Schoenman is a well-know leftist critic. Russell was one of the greatest minds of the 20th Century, and Crudele's insistence on characterizing him as a mere lefty mathematician comes off as a bit naïve. All of these kind of issues get in the way of enjoying the content, which is sometimes interesting.

The best podcast on any subject anywhere. Very comprehensive, detailed, thoughtful, well presented, entertaining and fair.

This podcast is needed for future generations to understand the enormity of what JFK’s life and death did to that generation of Americans. I remember my parents taking about it when I was growing up (born in the ‘70’s) but it left it’s mark on me and others like me who’s parents remembered where they were and what the country was going thru during this time. And with my generation being removed from it and knowing more now about the Kennedy family and their endiscresitions ; it adds a new and different layer to the history that wasn’t revealed until after JFK’s death. I hope many generations to come land on this documentary and get a snap shot of what America was like the. Apple pie and flags flown high were the norm. Jeff is like listening to a grandfather tell the tale and is awesome. Just listened to the Memorial Day episode and I hope that this little snipet is enough to encourage future generations to listen learn and question and give hope for the future of this country.

No matter your political persuasion, this podcast contains the MOST compelling information of the entire JFK Assassination oeuvre and the most important for our country!

Wow! 12 hour drive from Seattle to Sacramento, no problem. This podcast is so well researched. I think I could do a PhD dissertation on the Zapgruder tapes. Love me a good deep dive podcast with good content. Thank you for skipping the co-hosts, chitchat lasting 15 minutes or more, and for knowing how to speak into a microphone. Well Done!

Absolutely the definitive podcast about the JFK tragedy . Well researched, superb presentation technical and content and provides solid open ended questions when appropriate. Looking forward to the other episodes. Interesting to see if there is reference to Sen. Ralph Yarborough who did indicate that he saw a man in uniform (Gordon Arnold) the dirt on the grassy knoll near the picket fence. Also, interested to see if there are references to Dr. Cyril Wecht and his seminal works.

Jeff’s podcast has been a powerfully educational journey on all aspects of the JFK tragedy. Who could have imagined that it is possible to bring events to life that occurred 60 years ago, but Jeff has done it masterfully. He is simply a superb researcher/teacher/presenter with a folksy style that keeps every episode interesting.

I’m on my second listen through. It’s that good. Scholarly treatment of the subject delivered by a fantastic storyteller. There is as much value in Jeff’s coverage of related historical context as the tassassination itself. And what he’s shared of his personal experience has been moving, brave, and steeped in humanity.

Very in-depth and a good listen for anyone out there. Had a couple questions on some material. Is there a contact for question submissions?

Keep going Jeff!! I’m on episode 100!! FANTASTIC 🙏✌️🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Great podcast! The host always says he wants a sandwich. I have a theory he says that all the time as code to the fact that LHO was eating a sandwich when Kennedy was assassinated. Just a theory 😊 This podcast is a PHD essay on the subject. I have binged the first 127 episodes in 2 weeks. I can’t get enough. Thank you sir for this work.

Exceptionally thorough, free and ad-free content by a very caring, patriotic, likable and articulate podcaster. Such a gift to us all. Some frustrating criticisms, one significant for me as an interested newbie to the subject, another just annoying and one so minor I could have skipped it for sure: 1. Just as the podcaster described about a former colleague of who sometimes provided a mindnumbing mountain of nonessential information, he too does so frequently and also twists the order of info from facts then analysis to analysis then facts. I find myself feeling increasingly frustrated with both this degree of mind numbing detail and particularly this reverse order. Before analysis, we newbies need to first hear the essential evidentiary facts before processing all the nonessential although relevant detail and then your analysis of detail — especially if you want us to listen like jurors. Episode 64 is an excellent example of the analysis then facts order. More than the first half of the episode was spent discussing various details of conspiracy theories about the autopsy before any basic facts were presented. AND it wasn’t until Episode 68 that the autopsy results were clearly and simply specified. In fact, this episode is one presented in an excellent, straightforward way ( although I think you redundantly reiterated all the names and offices of the people at the autopsy.) If you are new to the basic facts like myself, Episode 68 should have preceded 64. It’s like you tell the story backwards and makes it unpleasantly hard to follow. I so wish you would just switch the order of his storytelling and tell the basic facts first. Just the facts. Then detail your analysis as well as others’. Please! Episode 82 demonstrates it well too. Having just listened to the Almost Meghan Kelly episode made me think that detailed synopsis would make a great episode one. 2. Excessively irrelevant details became annoying. I don’t need to know lots of biographical detail of various Mafia bosses to understand the Kennedy assassination. 3.Your pronunciation of a number of words is incorrect, including the word pronunciation, which is not prō•noun•see•ā’•shun. Wound is pronounced “wünd” and not “wōnd”. Etc. 🤓 I’d paste the Merriam Webster’s online pronunciations but upon later review, it seemed twice to have caused the entire review to be deleted for some inexplicable reason. So this is this my 3rd time reiterating my review! 🤪 PS. Can I please ask for your homemade sandwich recommendations? 😊😋

This podcast is really well researched and produced. Deep dives into everything, which will appeal to veteran assassination researchers, as well as provide a followable base of knowledge for those new to the subject. Incredible job!

As a long term reader of every original source document I can find, I was hopeful this podcast would be a balanced, sourced and cited presentation. I was quite disillusioned when I came across the episode where Wesley Fraiser is unchallenged in his later day recollection of seeing Oswald after the assassination in Dealer Plaza. I’ve always placed more credibility on witness statements made on the day of the event because witnesses have no knowledge of the larger story. All they know is what they saw. Wesley would have no way of knowing that reporting seeing Oswald after the shooting would have any bearing on if there was a conspiracy. How could he at that point? If he feared the DPD, why didn’t he tell the Warren Commission when his seeing Oswald after the shooting would obviously have been very important to the case. Same with his insistence the package couldn’t have contained the gun. This is demonstrably incorrect. He said nothing like this at the time. Appears to be another case of adding juicy new revelations to sell a book. The fact that these statements are presented in this podcast as facts undermines the credibility of this podcast. Listen with a grain of salt.