362 - Watergate: When Faith in American Politics Was Destroyed

362 - Watergate: When Faith in American Politics Was Destroyed

On August 9th, 1974, Richard Milhous Nixon, the 37th President of the United States of America, while serving his second term (after winning in a landslide), became the first and still only American leader to resign from office. Why? In a word, "Watergate." But Watergate was only the tip of the corruption iceberg. Through the televised Senate Watergate hearings, other members of government and the American public learned that having men break into the Democratic National Headquarters at the Watergate Office Complex was but one of many, many illegal things Nixon had either outright authorized or at least tacitly endorsed. 69 people would be indicted and 48 of them would be convicted for various crimes related to this scandal, with many of them serving time in prison. So what happened? We break it down, today, on Timesuck!

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498 - Mr. Cruel

498 - Mr. Cruel

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Short Suck #53: Icaria!: France’s Failed Communist Utopia in America

Short Suck #53: Icaria!: France’s Failed Communist Utopia in America

In the mid-1800s, long before the Soviet Union or Maoist China, a French political dreamer named Étienne Cabet tried to build a communist utopia... in the heart of America. What followed was a bizarre...

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497 - The Real Lawrence of Arabia

497 - The Real Lawrence of Arabia

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496 - Sex Strike Nation: The Rise of South Korea’s 4B Movement

496 - Sex Strike Nation: The Rise of South Korea’s 4B Movement

This week on Timesuck, we dive into the 4B Movement - a radical feminist movement that originated in South Korea and centers on four simple rules: no sex with men, no dating men, no marriage, and no c...

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Short Suck #52: Protected Predator: The Johnson City Scandal

Short Suck #52: Protected Predator: The Johnson City Scandal

A serial predator drugs women, keeps a list of victims, and somehow keeps slipping through the cracks — while the people meant to stop him sure do appear to keep looking the other way. This week, we f...

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495 - The Watts Family Murders

495 - The Watts Family Murders

When a wife and two young children vanish, the internet’s favorite theory shows up fast: it’s always the husband. This week on Timesuck, we dig into the horrifying Chris Watts case - a story of appear...

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494 - Nothing Is Over! Ned Kelly and the Most Insane Shootout in Australian History

494 - Nothing Is Over! Ned Kelly and the Most Insane Shootout in Australian History

He was Australia’s most infamous bushranger - a working-class rebel to some, a violent murderer to others. This week on Timesuck, we dive into the brutal, myth-soaked life of Ned Kelly, his war with t...

16 Feb 2h 26min

Short Suck #51: Greatest Slave Rebellion in History: The Haitian Revolution

Short Suck #51: Greatest Slave Rebellion in History: The Haitian Revolution

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