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The Real Dracula: Vlad the Impaler w/ Leif Pettersen - A True Crime History Podcast
Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast
English - October 07, 2019 06:16 - 59 minutes - 81.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 2K ratingsHistory Education entrepreneurship health leadership business comedy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Just in time for the Halloween season! This episode explores the real Dracula, Vlad the Impaler, a 15th century warrior-ruler infamous for his extreme brutality and cruelty.
My guest Leif Pettersen, a former travel writer with Lonely Planet, has spent considerable time in Romania, and through his writing, research and wanderings, developed a special attachment to the real life Dracula. His book on the subject is part memoir, part travelogue and part history, and called: "Backpacking with Dracula: On the Trail of Vlad ‘“the Impaler” Dracula and the Vampire He Inspired".
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