The Devil Worshipping American Intelligence Officer

The Devil Worshipping American Intelligence Officer

Author: Softcore History February 16, 2026 Duration: 58:45
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Michael A. Aquino Jr. was an American military officer, specialist in psychological warfare, Nazi admirer and Satanist priest who started his own religion. This is the story of the Temple of Set.Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including episodes like this, listener voicemails, movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. Rob Foxhttps://www.instagram.com/robfoxthree/ https://twitter.com/RobFoxThree https://www.tiktok.com/@robfoxthree Dan Regesterhttps://www.instagram.com/danregester/ https://twitter.com/dan_regester Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A podcast for the casual fan of history. The Wikipedia reader. The kids who grew up with a dad who watched the same 10 hours of World War II specials on The History Channel. Join Dan Regester, Rob Fox, and a weekly guest as they tastefully insert themselves into the past. The only thing we don’t show is our research.
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