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ELI5 Special Agents - what makes them special vs just ‘agents’?
Season 1 · Episode 168

ELI5 Special Agents - what makes them special vs just ‘agents’?

What’s the difference between the police department and the sheriff’s department? What was the sting operation the FBI conducted on members of congress in the 1980s? Did we not have a foreign intelligence service before the CIA was created? What...

ELI5 Explain Like I'm 5: Bite sized answers to stuff you should know about - in a mini podcast

May 12, 20229m 16s

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Show Notes

What’s the difference between the police department and the sheriff’s department? What was the sting operation the FBI conducted on members of congress in the 1980s? Did we not have a foreign intelligence service before the CIA was created? What was the Secret Service’s original role?

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