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Blood, Sweat & Rockets: Operation Paperclip

After WWII, the U.S. hired and promoted Nazi aerospace engineers in a program called Operation Paperclip — yet it drove away its own rocketeers, Malina and Tsien, for alleged communist activity. In this episode, we unpack that paradox.

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  The Barbie Tapes: A Toy is Born

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  The Barbie Tapes: Battle of the Bulge

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  The Barbie Tapes: When Girls--and Barbie--Could Do Anything

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  Introducing LA Made: The Barbie Tapes from LAist Studios

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  Blood, Sweat & Rockets: The Other Side of Frank Malina

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  Blood, Sweat & Rockets: Sexmagick in the Desert

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  Blood, Sweat & Rockets: Women in Aerospace

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  Blood, Sweat & Rockets: Babalon

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  Blood, Sweat & Rockets: Seeing Red

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  Blood, Sweat & Rockets: Lucky Break

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  Blood, Sweat & Rockets: The Curse of Tsien

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  Blood, Sweat & Rockets: The Explosive Demise of Jack Parsons

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  Blood, Sweat & Rockets: The Legacy of Frank Malina

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  Blood, Sweat & Rockets: Inside JPL (Bonus Episode)

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  Blood, Sweat & Rockets: Flights of Fancy in Southern California (Bonus Epi…