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The Dropout

'The Informant' | Ep. 1: There's No Place Like Home

The Dropout

ABC News

True Crime

4.625.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Today we bring you Ep. 1 of "Truth and Lies: The Informant," a new five-part series from ABC Audio that tells the remarkable story of an ordinary man who risked his life as an FBI informant to stop what would've been one of the worst terrorist attacks in U.S. history. Follow along and listen to the next episode right now on Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3wgRdzb), Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3XFQm6X), Amazon Music (https://amzn.to/3ksWvFj), or your app of choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hi Dropout fans, it's Rebecca. I want to tell you about a new podcast I think you'll

0:05.5

like from my colleagues at ABC Audio. Truth in Lies, the informant, tells the story of

0:11.0

an ordinary guy from Kansas who's recruited by the FBI to stop a terror attack that's

0:16.1

being planned in his own backyard. We're about to play you the first episode of this season

0:21.7

of Truth in Lies. While you're listening, I hope you'll take a few seconds to click

0:26.1

the link in our episode description and follow the show for the rest of the story. Truth

0:30.9

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0:34.8

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0:40.2

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0:46.4

by new customers surveyed who saved with progressive between June 2021 and May 2022. Potential

0:53.4

savings will vary. Hi everyone, it's George Stephanopoulos. I am so glad you chose Truth

1:03.8

in Lies, the informant as your next listen. This podcast tells the harrowing true story of

1:09.7

an ordinary man turned unlikely hero, a father and husband who risked it all to save the lives

1:15.4

of total strangers targeted by hateful homegrown extremists. After you listen, check out my

1:21.2

documentary, The Informant, Fear and Faith in the Heartland, it's now streaming on Hulu.

1:26.1

It features many of the people you'll hear in this series, including the host of this podcast

1:30.6

Dick Lair. Now, here's Truth in Lies, the informant, from ABC Audio.

1:37.9

This episode features secret FBI recordings that contain profanity and other offensive language.

1:43.9

We're including them in their unedited form to convey the full impact of this hateful rhetoric.

2:02.5

In the summer of 2016, a group of men in rural southwest Kansas spent months forming a dangerous

2:09.3

militia group imploding what could have been the worst domestic terror attack in US history.

2:28.7

This was recorded on July 9, 2016, in the midst of a combative presidential election,

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