Hitler’s Olympics, Part 8: “Vater, It is to be Fayetteville”

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Hitler’s Olympics, Part 9: A Plague on Both Your Houses.

In the season finale, we turn back the clock four years, take a side trip to Alabama, meet an extraordinary man named Billy Garland, and ask: What is the right way to reconcile something pure with the messiness of the real world?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ...  Show more

The Tipping Point Revisited: An Excerpt

Today, we’re sharing an exclusive preview of the audiobook of Revenge of the Tipping Point. All about bank robbers and doctors. Find Revenge of the Tipping Point wherever you get audiobooks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

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