Shocking! Lurid! Tawdry! A History of American Scandals

That Time Gary Webb Published 1 Story and Watched His Career Destroyed


Listen Later

In this week's episode we learn that no good deed goes unpunished.   

Gary Webb was just trying to do his job when the CIA started hassling him for no reason! (Well, maybe his series of articles on the CIA and crack cocaine had something to do with it?) Meanwhile the country could not be bothered because we only cared about a blowjob.   

Logo: Jessica Balaschak

Music: Caveman of Los Angeles by Party Store Music

---
This episode is sponsored by
· Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/american-scandals/support
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Shocking! Lurid! Tawdry! A History of American ScandalsBy Kasey Howe & Mark Peikert

  • 3.3
  • 3.3
  • 3.3
  • 3.3
  • 3.3

3.3

12 ratings


More shows like Shocking! Lurid! Tawdry! A History of American Scandals

View all
American Greed Podcast by CNBC

American Greed Podcast

2,170 Listeners

American Scandal by Wondery

American Scandal

19,002 Listeners

Dateline NBC by NBC News

Dateline NBC

47,375 Listeners

Happily Never After: Dan and Nancy by Wondery

Happily Never After: Dan and Nancy

536 Listeners