What exactly is diplomatic immunity? Chapter Two: How To Get Away With Murder

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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🗓️ 2 May 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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OK, it's no secret that the law can apply differently to high-level diplomats and other government employees. But how far does this concept of immunity go? In the second chapter of this special two-part episode, Ben, Matt and Noel dive into intensely disturbing cases of crime, conspiracy, and geopolitical cover-ups.

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0:00.0	From UFOs to psychic powers and government conspiracies, history is riddled with unexplained events.
0:06.9	You can turn back now or learn the stuff they don't want you to know.
0:11.9	A production of IHeart Radio. Hello, welcome back to the show.
0:26.2	My name is Matt.
0:26.8	My name is Noel.
0:28.1	They call me, Ben.
0:29.5	We're joined as always with our super producer, Andrew the Triforce Howard.
0:33.8	Most importantly, you are you.
0:35.9	You are here.
0:36.9	That makes this the stuff they don't want
0:40.6	you to know. And folks, we are returning to you after, after an Easter weekend as we record on
0:48.8	Monday, April 21st. Happy 420 to all who celebrated.
0:55.2	Another correlation of holidays there.
0:58.1	It was a nice crossover.
1:00.2	Yeah, everyone was super mellow at the Easter egg hunt.
1:02.6	And also, RIP, the Pope.
1:04.8	Right.
1:05.3	Pope Francis has passed away.
1:08.8	That means they're going to have to do the whole thing, right, with the white smoke?
1:11.4	Right.
1:11.9	Yeah.
1:12.2	Yeah, the conclave, the black smoke, if they don't reach a decision, the white smoke
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