Episode 204: The Boston Marathon bombing - Part One

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4.2 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

On April 15th, 2013, runners in Boston were approaching the finish line of the city's esteemed marathon at ten minutes to three in the afternoon when a large explosion tore through the crowd. Thirteen seconds later, a second one went off down the street. The manhunt for the men who committed the attack would last several days and take over the entire metropolitan area.

Videos:

The Days That Shaped America: Boston Bombing
Nova - Manhunt Boston Bombers
Boston Marathon Documentary - Amazing History & Injustices
Discovery+: What Really Happened, the Boston Marathon bombing, parts one and two

Articles and books:

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0:00.0	Hello, everybody. This is Jennifer Metterese. And before I get started with the episode today,
0:04.9	I just like to take care of the usual housekeeping. As I've already mentioned in previous episodes,
0:09.6	I've put paid requests on hold for the time being. When I get through my backlog,
0:13.7	I shall start up all over again. Until then, I'll be working through that list with the occasional
0:17.7	episode of my choice. The subject from this particular two-parter is one of my own choosing.
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1:08.2	Yes, I did say on Twitter, we're going to ride this ship right into the
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1:28.4	Dot wordpress.com if they are not already in the summary for this episode.
1:34.8	And just a note for this particular episode that given the nature of the incident in question,
1:39.7	I will be treating this much in the same way I do with mass shootings.
1:43.7	The terrorists' names will be
1:45.4	shared as little as possible, and the two brothers referred to as Black Hat and White Hat throughout
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