Listen "Howard Hughes and His Empire of Madness (Part One)"
Episode Synopsis
On April 5, 1976, when he died in a private jet, en route to Houston, Texas, Howard Hughes was a hopeless drug addict, weighed 93 pounds and hadn’t even taken a step on his own in several years. He was also the world’s wealthiest man, living proof that money can’t buy happiness.
Howard R. Hughes Sr., standing next to a drill site
Howard Hughes as a small boy
Howard Hughes’ boyhood home in Houston, Texas
Movie poster for Hell’s Angels
Jane Russell, The Outlaw
Hercules, aka The Spruce Goose, taxiing in Long beach Harbor
Howard R. Hughes Sr., standing next to a drill site
Howard Hughes as a small boy
Howard Hughes’ boyhood home in Houston, Texas
Movie poster for Hell’s Angels
Jane Russell, The Outlaw
Hercules, aka The Spruce Goose, taxiing in Long beach Harbor
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