Otto Rahn, Nazi Grail Hunter Richard Stanley

Rune Soup by Gordon White

Sep 16, 202501:29:51Religion & Spirituality

Filmmaker Richard Stanley joins us to unpack his incredible book "Otto Rahn: Grail Hunter" - the true story of a gay Jewish medievalist who became the SS's chief grail hunter in Nazi Germany. We explore Stanley's own sup...

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