Jack El-Hai
Author and historian known for writing about 20th-century history; guest on the episode to discuss his book about Hermann Göring and the psychiatrist Douglas M. Kelley and its recent film adaptation.
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Nov 17, 2025 • 40min
Nuremberg: The Trial of Göring
Jack El-Hai, historian and author of *The Nazi and the Psychiatrist*, dives into the chilling dynamics between Hermann Göring and psychiatrist Dr. Douglas Kelley during the Nuremberg Trials. He explores Göring's charisma and manipulative tactics to control his legacy, as well as Kelley’s psychological assessments of the defendants. The conversation reveals Göring’s opportunism in court, his death sentence, and the symbolic connection between his suicide and Kelley’s reflections on the nature of guilt and ambition in authoritarian regimes.
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Feb 12, 2026 • 1h 20min
2/12/26: Bodycam Debunks CBP Lies, Kash Screws Up Guthrie Investigation, AI Ready To Kill, American Fascism Warning
Jack El-Hai, author and historian of 20th-century history, discusses his book on Hermann Göring and psychiatrist Douglas M. Kelley. They explore Kelly’s study that Nazi leaders were ordinary opportunists. Conversation touches on bodycam footage contradicting CBP, mishandled investigations, and urgent worries about AI safety and rising authoritarian tendencies.
Feb 18, 2026 • 56min
Inside the Minds of Monsters: What Nuremberg Taught Us About Today
Jack El-Hai, historian and author of The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, explores Dr. Douglas Kelley’s work at Nuremberg. He reveals that top Nazis were not clinically insane but ambitious, Type-A opportunists. The conversation covers Kelley’s tests of Göring, Hitler’s paranoid motivations, comparisons between Nazi tactics and modern US abuses, and how ordinary people can act to prevent similar horrors.
