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Apr 2022
52m 50s

The Invisible Pilot

HBO
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In this episode, hosts Brittany and Ronald discuss The Invisible Pilot, a three-part docuseries that begins with a mysterious disappearance and dark family secrets, and ends up inside one of the biggest political scandals of our time: The Iran Contra Affair.  After a conversation about the questionable morals of the crop-dusting, drug-running pilot at the ce ... Show More
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