Episode 658: Jimmy Savile Part I - Clowns Get Away with Murder
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What is discussed at the start of this section?
There's no place to escape to. This is the last podcast. On the left. That's when the cannibalism started.
Who was that?
I think it's important to get the funny stuff out up top. Yeah, okay. And because today's episode is about a funny person, in a way.
It's like a super funny guy. Yeah, well, I mean, some people found him to be amusing at times.
I think that's the term most for him, right? Amusing. He's amusing, you know, and so maybe we can, you know, maybe keep it a little light up top.
Okay.
Sure. Knock, knock. Who's there? Jimmy Savile. Jimmy Savile who? I think you fucking know. What do you mean? What's going on here? Are you attacking me? Yes. Are you afraid to answer the questions? I know for a fact that you knew what was going on the whole time. And you hid it. And I knew you fucking knew something. And I fucking can't believe that you were part of the fucking problem.
I didn't hide it. I just didn't do anything about it.
Welcome to the last podcast on the left. Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Marcus Parks.
How does the humor relate to the dark themes of the episode?
I'm here with the indignant, rage-filled Henry Zebrowski.
This might be the most angry I've been. I think that I like Heinrich Himmler more. Wow. I think that I could spend a longer lunch with Heinrich Himmler than today's subject. I will say, all right, okay, hear about this. Himmler tried to do stuff for other people. Interesting. Interesting concept. That's a good intro for Eddie.
And we have, according to Henry's bit, former employee at the BBC, Ed Larson with us.
How you doing? What's going on? What's going on? I'm just going to, I'm just one of those, oh, oh, don't see nothing.
Don't see nothing. That's actually going to be a common catchphrase for the next eight hours of this series. Don't see nothing.
Well, once he goes behind closed doors, what am I going to do?
What am I to do? He's just a man.
You have to trust a guy who's got ten flats and a rape van.
At least he keeps it moving.
Correction, rape caravan today. We are on to the second head on our Mount Rushmore of evil. Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to finally reveal it. It's Jimmy Savile.
Now, you were going to immediately, I can hear people being like, oh my God, I can't believe you're doing this. But we had a really strong case as to why he's our British head.
Okay. Yeah. Well, let's get into it. Let's start making that case. So, sir, Jimmy Savile was one of the most prolific sexual predators that England has ever produced. A cunning, devious sociopath who used his fame as a broadcaster to rape, molest, and sexually abuse hundreds, if not thousands, of children, teenagers, and adults. And he did all of this while he used charitable activities as a smokescreen for his crimes. I will say thousands might not be an exaggeration.
No. No. Yeah, and also, if saying that he's one of the worst in England ever is making him pretty high up for all time. Yeah, it is. Yeah, it is. Because now he's got Andrew, formerly known as, hanging out there. He got his father hanging out there. They got a lot of guys there. A lot of kings. You got the guy who rewrote the Bible.
Everybody fucking sucks. Yeah, it's the Big Lebowski joke. Puts him in the running for laziest in the world. Now, even though Jimmy Savile's reign of terror lasted throughout the second half of the 20th century, his crimes unfortunately came to light only after his death in 2011, although rumors about Savile's proclivities had existed since the 1960s. But even with the rumors, Jimmy Savile was perhaps the most famous British citizen of the 20th century who was almost entirely unknown outside of the United Kingdom. See, Savile's schtick as a working class British weirdo didn't really work anywhere else in the world because Savile's sinister machinations were so specifically tailored to the British.
A lot of vinegar, a lot of mayonnaise. But while his non-British cultural footprint was so small that we didn't even know how to properly pronounce his name in America when his crimes came to light, we called him Jimmy Saville for years. Jimmy Saville was an institution unto himself in the United Kingdom for nearly half a century.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is discussed at the start of this section?
0:01–1:24
2
How does the humor relate to the dark themes of the episode?
1:24–9:14
3
What is the significance of Jimmy Savile's charitable persona?
9:14–19:44
4
How did Jimmy Savile gain access to vulnerable populations?
19:44–1:06:22
5
What philosophies did Jimmy Savile believe justified his actions?
1:06:22–1:07:50
6
How did Jimmy Savile exploit his public persona for personal gain?
1:07:50–1:08:43
7
What role did music play in Jimmy Savile's manipulation of young girls?
1:08:43–1:09:19
8
How did Savile's connections influence his ability to evade justice?
1:09:19–2:09:03