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May 2020
42m 36s

The Business Plot Pt. 1

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In the 1930s, many felt that Franklin Delano Roosevelt’'s New Deal program erred too far on the side of socialism. A former U.S. General was subsequently roped into a plan to overthrow FDR in an attempt to establish a new fascist regime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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