In this episode, we talk about the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, the largest event of its kind in the world. We cover its origins in Arizona’s mining past, its transformation into a global hub for collectors, jewelers, and miners, and how rare stones from places like Tanzania and Mahenge end up in luxury houses like Cartier. We dive into how crystals form, how they’re mined and judged, and how elite buyers trade them for millions. From ultraviolet-reactive Tiffany stone to museum-grade aquamarines and trillion-dollar tsavorites, Tucson is where the world’s rarest minerals meet their fate—either as fine jewelry, private collections, or museum centerpieces.

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In this episode, we talk about the rise and fall of the SS—from the Einsatzgruppen executions in Babyn Yar to the industrialized killings at Auschwitz. We cover the roles of Heinrich Himmler and Reinhard Heydrich in creating the Nazi system of genocide, the ideology that justified murdering Jewish children, the use of foreign recruits as expendable forces, and the transition from mass shootings to gas chambers. We explore how death camps like Auschwitz operated, how most SS members escaped punishment, and how many continued to deny or justify their actions after the war. The episode ends with the postwar legacy of SS veterans, their continued allegiance to Nazi ideology, and the delayed trial of Auschwitz accountant Oskar Gröning, charged with complicity in the murder of 300,000 Jews.

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In this episode, we talk about the rise and evolution of the SS in Nazi Germany — from a personal bodyguard unit to a genocidal machine. We examine how Adolf Hitler, Heinrich Himmler, and Joseph Goebbels used propaganda, racial ideology, and social engineering to radicalize hundreds of thousands of men. We explore the SS’s role in the occupation of Poland, the invasion of France and the Soviet Union, the Kristallnacht pogrom, and the eventual implementation of the Final Solution. Firsthand testimonies from former SS members reveal how fanaticism, racism, and discipline created a generation willing to kill without question. The episode covers the internal structure of the SS, its control over police and intelligence, the use of concentration and extermination camps, and the lasting legacy of ideological warfare.

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