The Boy Scout

Criminal

Vox Media Podcast Network

Society & Culture, True Crime

4.7 • 39.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

When David Hahn was 16, he started working on something that caught the attention of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the FBI. Ken Silverstein’s book is The Radioactive Boy Scout. Say hello on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Sign up for our occasional newsletter. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts. Criminal Plus is now on Patreon! Sign up to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, invitations to virtual events, access to chat rooms about our episodes, special merch deals, and more. We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's time for Black Friday at Dell Technologies.
0:02.7	Save big on PCs like the Dell 16 Plus, featuring Intelcore Ultra Processors.
0:07.3	Shop now at Dell.com.
0:08.3	It's off-Broad slash Black Friday.
0:10.2	Based on the worldwide best-selling novel.
0:12.7	Why do you want this job?
0:13.7	I really enjoy being a housemaid.
0:15.5	This Christmas.
0:16.6	Would you like the Grand Torah?
0:17.8	See what you're getting yourself into?
0:19.4	Discover what lies.
0:38.0	I don't know what's been going on with her lately. Behind closed doors. I need this job. I do not want to go back. Sydney Sweeney. You'd lie it about everything. Amanda Seifred. What kind of monsters are we? I want you to feel safe here. The House Maid. In Cinema's Everywhere, Boxing Day.
0:39.9	See it first with previews from December 22.
0:43.4	Hi, it's Phoebe.
0:47.5	I have some good news about our membership program, Criminal Plus.
0:51.8	Maybe you've heard me say it before, but being a member of Criminal Plus is the number one thing you can do to support our work.
0:55.2	And as of this week, we're making that membership even better.
0:59.3	Criminal Plus is officially joining Patreon.
1:02.4	Here's what it means.
1:04.3	No ads on anything we make.
1:06.6	Bonus episodes where you get to know the people who make these shows.
1:10.0	It's like being in the room with us while we work. We get distracted. We tell stories. We talk about books and TV. We disagree
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