# Radio War Nerd EP 612 — The Veiled Prophet, feat. Devin Thomas O'Shea

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Published: 2026-06-12T02:45:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 5050

## Resource

Guest: Devin Thomas O'Shea Recorded: June 10, 2026 Author Devin Thomas O'Shea joins us to discuss his wild new book, the Veiled Prophet, about the secret society that ran St. Louis from the end of Reconstruction until the end of the Civil Rights era, only to reappear as a scandal involving the ditz receptionist Erin in The Office. The Veiled Prophet has it all for the RWN set: the US Civil War, labor insurgencies, upper-class white supremacist conspiracies, murder, mayhem & remarkable heroism. Pre-order Devin's book The Veiled Prophet: Secret Societies, White Supremacy, and the Struggle for St. Louis (Haymarket Books), out June 23rd.Follow Devin on Twitter Episodes referenced:-EP #297 - US Civil War, Pt 2: Bleeding Kansas -EP #315 - US Civil War, Pt. 7: German '48ers, with Matt Christman Article referenced:Mark Ames: Ferguson is our “libertarian moment,” but not in the way some libertarians want you to believe , Pando, 2014 Total time: 1:24:11Direct link to this episode's mp3 here * Buy & review John Dolan's new book, They Should Have Been Hanged: War Nerd Essays on the U.S. Civil War Subscribe to Radio War Nerd at patreon.com/radiowarnerd Sound production by Telescope Audio

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