In this episode of Letter Rip, we dive into the wild, real-life drug letters written by martial arts icon Bruce Lee. In 2021, over 40 handwritten notes surfaced, revealing Bruce’s candid requests for cocaine, LSD, cannabis, and even firearms, all written with a philosopher’s flair and a street dealer’s confidence. We explore Bruce's blend of wisdom, wit, and honesty in these letters, and ask: Was Bruce Lee a drug-addled legend or a spiritual seeker with a mean right hook? Also, I break a board with my boner.

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ABOUT LETTER RIP: Welcome to Letter Rip, the comedy show that rips open the weirdest, wildest, and sometimes darkest letters from history. Host Zach Grossfeld digs into love notes, last words, rants, regrets, and everything in between, pulling back the curtain on the past one letter at a time. Rip it hard, rip it sexy, or don't rip at all.

This week on Letter Rip, we dive into one of the greatest slow-burn roast letters in American history, written by a freed slave to the guy who literally shot him twice. In 1865, Jourdon Anderson, now a free man living in Ohio, received a letter from his former master, Colonel P.H. Anderson, begging him to return to the plantation. Yes, the same man who enslaved him for 32 years, separated families, and attempted murder via musket, thought a friendly little reunion might be in order.

What followed is a masterpiece in restraint, sarcasm, and retroactive salary negotiation. Jourdon’s response? Calm, cutting, and casually savage. He opens by expressing surprise that his ex-master wasn’t hanged by the Union, and ends by requesting $11,680 in backpay plus interest itemized. He also throws in a “P.S.: Tell the guy who stopped you from killing me I said thanks.”

This isn’t just a letter, it’s a lesson in clapping back while sipping tea. Tune in for a breakdown of the original “eat my a**” moment in emancipation history. And yes, the host is a white guy with a podcast mic trying to explain slavery, what could go wrong?

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In this premiere episode of Letter Rip, Zach dives into the 'From Hell' Letter written by Jack the Ripper. Here's some background on the infamous correspondence: On the night of October 15th, George Lusk—Chairman of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee in London, a group of locals desperate to stop the brutal killings terrorizing their streets—received a letter that would go down as one of the most disturbing in criminal history. The writer claimed to be none other than Jack the Ripper. But this wasn’t just another hoax or attention-seeking note. It came in a small box. Inside? Half a human kidney, preserved in wine. Many believe it belonged to Catherine Eddowes, the Ripper’s fourth victim. According to the letter, the killer had already fried and eaten the other half. It was a message soaked in gore, mockery, and madness—and it brought the fear in Whitechapel to a whole new level.

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