40 Podcast Episodes
The Secrets of J. Edgar Hoover
The Secrets of J. Edgar Hoover
As Director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover exercised a dictatorial influence over the department – and, it seems, everyone ... Read more
26 Jul 2023
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46mins
J. Edgar Hoover - A Wiretapping Fiend!
J. Edgar Hoover - A Wiretapping Fiend!
In this week’s episode of Let’s Get Civical, Lizzie and Arden dive into the extremely controversial figure, J. Edgar Hoo... Read more
7 Jun 2023
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47mins
Rebroadcast: Understanding J. Edgar Hoover's America
Rebroadcast: Understanding J. Edgar Hoover's America
J. Edgar Hoover, former FBI director. History has cast him as powerful, paranoid, a man not afraid to intimidate and inv... Read more
25 May 2023
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47mins
The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism | Author, Lerone A. Martin
The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism | Author, Lerone A. Martin
Book Club episode with Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove and special guest, Lerone A. Martin, for discussion of his book, The Go... Read more
6 Apr 2023
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53mins
Lerone A. Martin, "The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism" (Princeton UP, 2023)
Lerone A. Martin, "The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism" (Princeton UP, 2023)
On a Sunday morning in 1966, a group of white evangelicals dedicated a stained glass window to J. Edgar Hoover. The FBI ... Read more
1 Mar 2023
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40mins
J. Edgar Hoover & The FBI
J. Edgar Hoover & The FBI
Known today as one of the most powerful law enforcement agencies in the world - the Federal Bureau of Investigation, mor... Read more
13 Jan 2023
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47mins
Beverly Gage: The Dark Truth About J. Edgar Hoover's FBI
Beverly Gage: The Dark Truth About J. Edgar Hoover's FBI
No federal bureaucrat played a bigger role in 20th-century law enforcement than J. Edgar Hoover (1895–1972), who served ... Read more
4 Jan 2023
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1hr 37mins
J. Edgar Hoover’s 50-Year Career of Blackmail, Entrapment, and Taking Down Communist Spies
J. Edgar Hoover’s 50-Year Career of Blackmail, Entrapment, and Taking Down Communist Spies
J. Edgar Hoover was possibly the most powerful non-elected person in modern American history. As FBI director from 1924 ... Read more
3 Jan 2023
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52mins
J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century
J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century
J. Edgar Hoover served as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 48 years, from 1924 until 1972. Since his ... Read more
6 Dec 2022
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57mins
Political Gabfest Reads: Rethinking J. Edgar Hoover
Political Gabfest Reads: Rethinking J. Edgar Hoover
Emily Bazelon talks with author Beverly Gage about her new book, G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American C... Read more
19 Nov 2022
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37mins