In late August 1992, Randy Weaver and his family were refusing to come down from the remote Idaho mountaintop where they lived.

Weaver, a fugitive on a federal firearms charge, has been hold up in a cabin near Naples for more than a year.

The government thought Randy Weaver was a dangerous, possibly violent extremist.

Randy and his wife Vicky thought the government

was an agent of Satan on earth. When it was all over, three people were dead, and the government

had spent millions of dollars to catch one man. We'll find out why the siege at Ruby Ridge

unfolded the way it did, and think about some of the questions it raises.

What should we do about white supremacists? Why has the story of Ruby Ridge become an enduring

myth for the far right? And whose fault was it anyway?

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Hey, everyone. It's Mary.

Before I get into it, I have a fun request for you.

In an upcoming plus segment, we are going to be talking about Halloween.

Specifically, is it possible to do a topical

Halloween costume this year and have it be fun? But to make this episode saying, we need you. So,

tell me your favorite Halloween costume story. Tell me if you have a costume this year, what it is,

why? In a world of ice raids and National Guard deployments, can you have a costume this year. What it is? Why? In a world of ice raids and National Guard

deployments, can you have a topical costume that is, dare I say, hilarious? You can weigh in by

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Here's the show.

Here is something I know in my bones.

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