meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Slow Burn

Watergate | 6. Rabbit Holes

Slow Burn

Slate Podcasts

News, Society & Culture, History, Documentary, Politics

4.625.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2018

⏱️ 32 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Why were so many Americans ready to believe conspiracy theories after Watergate? How did those beliefs help trigger Nixon‘s downfall? And given what we know about Watergate—what separates a conspiracy theory from just a theory? Want more Slow Burn? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately access all episodes of Slow Burn (and your other favorite Slate podcasts) completely ad-free. Plus, you’ll unlock subscriber-exclusive bonus episodes that bring you behind-the-scenes on the making of the show. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/slowburnplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Are you ready for a Monzo Business Bank Account?

0:03.0

It's made to help you navigate cash flow and tax season.

0:06.0

Perfect for bosses with a growing business,

0:09.0

freelancers searching for financial freedom,

0:11.0

side hustlers juggling 9-to-5s with 5-9s, and over 350,000 businesses

0:16.8

already with us.

0:18.9

Sale through your business banking.

0:20.8

Apply for an account in minutes. Search Monzo business.

0:23.6

T's and sees apply. Soul traders or limited company directors in the UK can apply.

0:28.0

United Airlines flight 553 was a minute away from landing at Midway Airport in Chicago

0:35.0

when it crashed on a residential street on the city's south side.

0:39.0

As the Boeing 737 hit the ground, it sent a car flying through one house and sliced the roof off another.

0:46.3

Power lines were severed. Police and firemen set up a temporary morgue in a local schoolhouse.

0:51.9

The woman who lived nearby said the place is

0:54.2

bedlamable, ambulances screaming up and down the street. 45 people were

1:00.1

killed including the captain.

1:02.8

Among them was a woman named Dorothy Hunt,

1:05.5

and there were two noteworthy facts about her.

1:08.6

First, she was carrying $10,000 in cash.

1:12.4

And second, she was the wife of E. Howard Hunt, who had helped plan and

1:16.4

carry out the Watergate break-in. The plane crash happened in December 8th, 1972, six months after the

1:24.0

buggy operation at Democratic Party headquarters. At that point in time, Howard

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Slate Podcasts, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Slate Podcasts and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.