Review of Tom Bleecker, Unsettled Matters & Bruce Lee Conspiracies Pt. 1 | The KFG Podcast #190

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This is the first of three episodes dedicated to a critical review of Tom Bleecker's salacious 1996 Bruce Lee "biography" Unsettled Matters. This is the intro episode which focuses on the background. Parts two and three will go deeper into the book. Buckle up, it's a long ride!

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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:49 - Unsettled Matters Intro
00:04:25 - Patreon
00:05:41 - Reason for Reviewing UM
00:16:36 - Wong Shun Leung Ad
00:17:11 - The Lee Estate
00:20:50 - Balance of Facts
00:23:00 - Review of Introduction
00:39:00 - Adrian Marshall
00:41:55 - Linda Lee's Book Project
00:45:35 - Merchandising Deal Shocks Tom
00:53:18 - Tom's Superstitious Nonsense
00:55:55 - Bleecker's Psychic BS
01:04:31 - Psychic Names Bruce's "Killer"
01:17:00 - Everyone Has a Theory
01:20:22 - Wrong & Close to Source
01:24:15 - More Fake Stuff from Tom
01:26:40 - Tom's Research is Not Trustworthy
01:44:45 - Outro

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