S2E7: The 'Do Not File' File

The FBI tries to clean up its act, but will all those lessons learned later be… forgotten? Plus, the legacy of the Media Burglary.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Former Church Committee Staffer Loch Johnson helps us dig deeper into the Church Committee Hearings to cover the appalling findings we didn't get to in Episode 7 of our season. Then, he takes us straight through to present day surveillance, where we try to answer the question: Wh ...  Show more

Retired agent Frank Burton, Jr. reviews a hate crime investigation where an Arab-American woman received a threatening note made up of vacation brochure clippings that warned "Remember 9/11" and "kids tie to the fence." The victim feared that she and her two young children wou ...

Fueled by opposition to the Vietnam War, a group of activists broke into an FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania in 1971. Their goal: to expose how the agency was suppressing anti-war protests. Calling themselves the Citizens’ Commission to Investigate the FBI, they successfully sto ...  Show more

As the government closes in on Vincent Gigante, his carefully constructed facade of insanity begins to unravel, revealing the full scope of his influence and deception within the Mafia. ----- Mike Campi's new book "Mafia Takedown: The Incredible True Story of the FBI Agent Who De ...  Show more

On June 25th, 2007, the CIA quietly released 693 pages of their most classified secrets. No announcement, no fanfare—just a document dump that revealed decades of illegal operations against American citizens.The Family Jewels documents exposed systematic violations that went far ...  Show more