{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/8dc4b04f-b05b-4eac-9556-2a69d0be13cc/6aec4550e62de3f22424ccb7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Plan to Kill Harold Holt – Part One: God’s Lonely Man","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6113eaa88b490330c716f7f9/1793868389701-473dbd2e-d310-4048-98c8-17eed70451c6.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Australian prime minister Harold Holt’s mysterious fate in 1967 is the stuff of lore and conspiracy theory. Which makes it ironic that few know about the documented plan to assassinate him in November 1966. After the news was initially suppressed, the court hearings were a front-page sensation. Join me as we profile the snake-eating lone gunman who went to Canberra to shoot Harold Holt dead in front of Parliament House. Bonus: he did this when Australia was in the midst of a rowdy and violent federal election – and the US mid-terms had just reshaped American politics, setting the scene for further assassinations.</p><p><br></p><p>Part Two – Beyond Conspiracy – will be available early and ad-free for Apple and Patreon supporters.</p><p><br></p><p>Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia</p><p>Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia</p><p><br></p><p>Check out my other podcast – Australian Murder – wherever you get your audio.</p><p><br></p><p>Forgotten Australia and Australian Murder are created and hosted by Michael Adams, author of the acclaimed true crime books The Murder Squad, Hanging Ned Kelly and They&#39;ll Never Hold Me. He’s also a regular history commentator on ABC Nightlife and the podcast Australian True Crime.</p><p><br></p><p>Those books are available here:</p><p>They’ll Never Hold Me:</p><p>https://www.booktopia.com.au/they-ll-never-hold-me-michael-adams/book/9781923046474.html</p><p>The Murder Squad:</p><p>https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781923046504.html</p><p>Hanging Ned Kelly:</p><p>https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html</p><p>Australia’s Sweetheart:</p><p>https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html</p>","author_name":"Michael Adams"}