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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

CLASSIC: What happened to Commander Crabb?

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture

4.310.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Today's episode comes from the heart of the Cold War -- when Lionel 'Buster' Crabb disappeared on a mysterious spying mission, his relatives and colleagues refused to believe the official story. Over time, this story changed. As investigators attempted to separate fact from fiction, they found themselves stonewalled, tangled within a web of rumor, speculation and conspiracy. So what really happened to Commander Crabb?

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0:47.0

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0:51.0

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1:00.0

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1:05.0

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1:09.0

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1:12.0

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1:31.0

Okay, so Matt, you and I had to step in before we play this week's classic episode,

1:37.0

because the title sounds a little more sponge bobby, I think, than it should have.

1:44.0

It's an animated, made up character, Commander Crab.

1:49.0

We're going to do a whole Netflix series on Commander Crab later.

1:53.0

But no, this is an actual human being.

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