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Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson

Wenguang Huang: A Death in the Lucky Holiday Hotel: Murder, Money, and an Epic Power Struggle in China

Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson

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True Crime

4.8 • 7.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

A murder conspiracy in China is at the center of a fascinating true crime story involving politics, greed and deception. There are no heroes in this book, but boy, what a drama. Author Wenguang Huang tells me about his fantastic book, A Death in the Lucky Holiday Hotel: Murder, Money, and an Epic Power Struggle in China. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3zukETh See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @wickedwordspod (Facebook) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Instagram) 2024 All Rights Reserved Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is exactly right.

0:06.2

On July 27, 1996, a domestic terrorist bombed the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia,

0:13.5

while the FBI and the media fixated on the wrong man,

0:16.8

the real bomber was planning his next targets,

0:19.8

two abortion clinics, and a gay nightclub.

0:22.4

The bomber would later be identified as a radical. two abortion clinics in a gay night club.

0:22.6

The bomber would later be identified as a radicalized white supremacist

0:26.6

and member of the Christian identity movement.

0:29.7

Through the lens of these bombings, Flashpoint explores America's greatest threat, the political

0:35.2

and religious radicalization of homegrown terrorists. From Tinderfoot TV, Flashpoint

0:41.2

is available now. Listen for free on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:46.0

This story contains adult content and language.

0:50.0

Listener discretion is advised. Every 12 years, the year of the dragon, this year is again, the year of the dragon is supposed to be a year

1:05.6

of political instability because dragon symbolizes China they symbolize prosperity and

1:11.6

also symbolize lot prosperity and also symbolize other turbulence.

1:14.0

I'm Kate Winkler Dawson, a non-fiction author and journalism professor in Austin, Texas.

1:24.4

I'm also the co-host of the podcast Buried Bones on Exactly Right.

1:28.6

And throughout my career, research for my many audio and book projects has taken me around the world.

1:35.2

On wicked words, I sit down with the people I've met along the way,

1:39.1

amazing writers, journalists, filmmakers and podcasters who have investigated and reported on

1:45.3

notorious true crime cases.

1:47.6

This is about the choices writers make, both good and bad, and it's a deep dive into the unpublished details behind their stories.

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