Ever wonder how America became so corrupt? It didn’t have to be this way. Our series begins in 1971, a time when hot pants were hot, bell bottoms were swinging, and campaign cash flowed like… milk.
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Aug 2024
S1 E2: The Other Watergate | Legalizing Corruption
There’s a lost tale behind Watergate: corporate bagmen, suitcases of illegal cash, and Nixon circumventing the very campaign finance rules he’d just signed into law. Amid the blowback, Nixon leaves a ticking time bomb in the heart of Washington. Get ad-free Master Plan episodes b ... Show More
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Mar 2025
Broke but Vibing: The Rise of Recession Pop!
This week, we're joined by THE TikTok hot girl anthropologist, Hannah Brown! She’s giving us the ultimate breakdown on Recession Pop—because even when our bank accounts were empty, the bottle service was flowing. From the Great Depression to the 2008 financial crisis, history sho ... Show More
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Oct 2024
Jamestown | A Hell of Darkness | 2
<p>In January 1608, fire blazed through the English settlement in Jamestown, Virginia. Nearly every building was reduced to ash. The destruction meant that the colonists would have to brave the winter with nothing but the clothes on their backs. More than ever before, their survi ... Show More
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