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Back to EpisodesDIPLOMAT ASSASSINATED BY CAR BOMB IN D.C.! (In 1976).
Description
We trace a forgotten car bomb on Embassy Row and ask what it reveals about power, media, and moral lines that governments cross. Along the way, we riff on news drama, farm life with lethal cats, and a Star Trek watch plan that keeps getting delayed.
• Cold open and media rant on Don Lemon and integrity
• Cat chaos, field mice, and life on a Philippine farm
• Star Trek film project plans and posting cadence
• Discovery of the Orlando Letelier assassination in Washington DC
• Letelier’s exile, activism, and financial pressure on Pinochet
• Attack details at Sheridan Circle and Ronni Moffitt’s death
• Operation Condor, Michael Townley, and declassified documents
• Reading left and right coverage and comparing narratives
• Reflections on ideology, faith, and how stories get framed
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