106: Bump in the Night pt.1: Water Under the Gate
The 1970s was a turbulent time in America. Two episodes ago, Grant covered the draft board raids and the anti-war movement in response to Vietnam. This week, Grant returns to the era, this time to examine the downfall of President Nixon. What started as a strange break-in in the summer of 1972 would lead to one of the largest corruption and cover-up scandals in American history and would see the name "Watergate" become synonymous with scandal. This week, a timeline and exploration of the crime that would bring down a president, The Watergate Scandal. 00:00:00 Catch-Up 00:30:15 Water Under the Gate 01:00:03 The Break In 01:12:35 The Plumbers 01:34:31 The Coverage 01:50:26 The Hearings 02:17:14 Enemies List 02:22:22 Saturday Night Massacre 02:32:37 The Dam Starts to Break 02:42:06 Final Thoughts Connect with Us Love a good laugh? Stay in the loop with the Well, I Laughed Podcast! Hit up wellilaughed.com for all the fun, throw some love our way on Patreon at https://patreon.com/WellILaughedPodcast, and send us your wildest listener stories at [email protected]—because let’s be real, we know you’ve got some! Follow Us On Social Media Instagram: @wellilaughed Tiktok: @wellilaughed Facebook: Well, I Laughed Podcast YouTube: Well, I laughed
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Show Notes
The 1970s was a turbulent time in America. Two episodes ago, Grant covered the draft board raids and the anti-war movement in response to Vietnam. This week, Grant returns to the era, this time to examine the downfall of President Nixon. What started as a strange break-in in the summer of 1972 would lead to one of the largest corruption and cover-up scandals in American history and would see the name "Watergate" become synonymous with scandal. This week, a timeline and exploration of the crime that would bring down a president, The Watergate Scandal.
00:00:00 Catch-Up
00:30:15 Water Under the Gate
01:00:03 The Break In
01:12:35 The Plumbers
01:34:31 The Coverage
01:50:26 The Hearings
02:17:14 Enemies List
02:22:22 Saturday Night Massacre
02:32:37 The Dam Starts to Break
02:42:06 Final Thoughts
Connect with Us
Love a good laugh? Stay in the loop with the Well, I Laughed Podcast! Hit up wellilaughed.com for all the fun, throw some love our way on Patreon at https://patreon.com/WellILaughedPodcast, and send us your wildest listener stories at [email protected]—because let’s be real, we know you’ve got some!
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