WEBVTT - Introducing Season 2: MEDBURG

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<v Speaker 1>Ah nineteen seventy one. It was a simpler time, a

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<v Speaker 1>groovy time. Soul train had just started chugging along. Everyone

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<v Speaker 1>had a lava lamp. For some reason, weebels started to wobble,

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<v Speaker 1>but as we all know, they don't fall down.

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<v Speaker 2>It's really something. But it wasn't all weebels and bell bottoms.

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<v Speaker 2>There was also the Vietnam War and a growing nationwide

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<v Speaker 2>movement protesting it.

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<v Speaker 3>Today across the country, people were speaking up.

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<v Speaker 2>And the more they did, we know they we.

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<v Speaker 3>Know they were looking for us, we know they had them.

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<v Speaker 2>The more they learned about the hidden underbelly of the

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<v Speaker 2>most powerful law enforcement agency in the land. This can't

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<v Speaker 2>be true.

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<v Speaker 3>This is America.

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<v Speaker 2>One group sent out to find the truth, even if

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<v Speaker 2>it meant doing the unthinkable.

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<v Speaker 4>Would you dare break into an FBI office?

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<v Speaker 3>I'm Ed Helms, host of Snaffoo season two, medburg the

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<v Speaker 3>story of a daring heist that exposed Jaedgar Hoover's.

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<v Speaker 2>Epic FBI snaffo. The burglars were amateurs.

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<v Speaker 4>I remember thinking, I'm not breathing.

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<v Speaker 2>But the break in was flawless.

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<v Speaker 3>It's always puzzled me why criminals don't learn lock picking

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<v Speaker 3>because it's really not hard.

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<v Speaker 2>And what they uncovered, oh.

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<v Speaker 4>It was well horrifying. It was horrifying.

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<v Speaker 2>Was never meant to see the light of day.

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<v Speaker 4>Every document was just telling a story about FBI power

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<v Speaker 4>that was unknown to anyone outside the FBI.

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<v Speaker 2>Here the incredible true story that almost got buried.

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<v Speaker 4>I was told that it might not be published the

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<v Speaker 4>next day, or might not be published ever.

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<v Speaker 2>As told by the ordinary citizens who took extraordinary measures,

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<v Speaker 2>getting caught was virtually inevitable to expose j Edgar Hoover's

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<v Speaker 2>secret FBI.

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<v Speaker 1>Many of the techniques were clearly illegal, but justified in

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<v Speaker 1>the interest of national security.

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<v Speaker 4>If it meant some risks that were involved, well that's

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<v Speaker 4>what citizens sometimes have to do.

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<v Speaker 5>Follow Snafoo and listen to season two starting July tenth,

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<v Speaker 5>available on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you

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<v Speaker 3>Who