June 17, 1972. In the early morning hours, five men are caught after breaking into the Watergate building in Washington, DC. The failed break-in that night will eventually lead to the unraveling of a major American scandal that reaches the highest levels of government. Why did President Nixon and the men around him believe that they could get away with somet ... Show More
Oct 12
Audubon’s Birds Come Home to Roost
October 12, 1820. John James Audubon—a failed shopkeeper, grist miller, and steamboat investor—sets off from Cincinnati on a flatboat down the Ohio River. He is bankrupt. The bank has taken everything except his clothes, his gun, and a portfolio of 62 bird drawings. His plan is t ... Show More
33m 7s
Dec 2019
Best of 2019: Watergate Pt. 1
Here’s one of our listeners’ most requested episodes of 2019: On June 17th, 1972, five men were caught breaking into the offices of the DNC at the Watergate Complex in Washington D.C. Over the next two years, journalists and congressional investigators worked to expose the White ... Show More
57m 9s
Jul 2024
Watergate: Deep Throat, Deeper Trouble with Langston Kerman and Gareth Reynolds | 42
In 1972, five clumsy burglars broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Hotel. They were armed with tear gas pens, wads of cash, and enough surveillance equipment to make the NSA blush - and they were immediately caught. What could’ve been written ... Show More
50m 27s
Dec 2023
WATERGATE SCANDAL: THE NIXON TAPES
<p>Dive into the shadows of power in our latest episode, unraveling the secrets of the Watergate scandal. Unearth a covert agenda hidden beneath political turmoil, where wiretapping and document theft are mere glimpses of a more profound story. Explore whispers of rogue agents, a ... Show More
4m 33s