Last Podcast On The Left Episode 658: Jimmy Savile Part I - Clowns Get Away with Murder
Apr 3, 2026
A deep dive into the life of a celebrated public figure whose eccentric persona masked decades of predatory behavior. They trace how fame, charity work, and powerful connections enabled access to vulnerable people and institutions. The episode maps early life myths, formative trauma, and the ways media and organizations protected him while allegations mounted.
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Philanthropy As A Smokescreen
- Jimmy Savile built a public persona of eccentric philanthropy that masked systematic sexual predation.
- He raised millions for hospitals and schools, using charitable trust to gain unsupervised access to vulnerable patients in institutions like Leeds General Infirmary and Broadmoor.
Oddness Used As Strategic Cover
- Savile intentionally studied where the social line lay and built a life to exploit it, using fame, oddness, and connections to test limits.
- He weaponized 'the power of oddness'—an eccentric clownish persona—to make himself seem exempt from normal rules and suspicions.
Public Admissions Of Emotional Detachment
- Savile openly admitted to lacking emotions and described himself repeatedly as having no feelings, a public indication of psychopathic traits long before allegations surfaced.
- He used combative interviews to deflect scrutiny and normalize his detachment as quirky eccentricity.
