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Politics and Teapot Dome: When Politicians Realized Crime Was Basically Legal (w/ Adam Burke)

Episode Summary

For a special inauguration episode, Andrew and Wen are joined by writer and comedian Adam Burke (Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, Lincoln Lodge, Just For Laughs) to discuss what was the worst political scandal in American history for almost 200 years: Teapot Dome!

Episode Notes

Wen and Andrew sit down with writer and comedian Adam Burke to discuss what was considered the biggest political scandal in American history, from the country's creation until Watergate! It involved the whole Harding administration, adultery, murder, a SECOND murder/suicide, and stealing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of oil from the Navy, to LEGALLY, just give it away. We cover the entire history, the players involved, and the small bribe that finally brought the whole corrupt tower down!

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