Episode 1: Edward Snowden (NSA Whistleblower)

05/25/20 • 11 min

American Edward Snowden has been living on the lam for over 7 years in foreign countries, attempting to escape international and domestic espionage and property theft charges filed against him in 2013 by the United States of America. How did a professed patriot at heart and former Army private with the highest levels of security clearance end up as America's Number 1 Enemy? Find out today on the Controversial Figures Podcast.
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Episode Sources:

Permanent Record, Author Edward Snowden, New York : Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company, 2019
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Snowden
Music: The 6 is Silent by Skyjelly

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Permanent Record, Author Edward Snowden, New York : Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company, 2019
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Snowden
Music: The 6 is Silent by Skyjelly

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Welcome to Controversial Figures; a podcast about intriguing figures in the media. Created by Tammy Hawkins. This is the introduction for the first episode of Controversial Figures in which we will cover Edward Snowden. The full episode will be released in coming days.

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Episode 2: Gypsy Blanchard (Munchausen Victim)

Young Gypsy Blanchard was very ill. According to her mother Dee Dee, Gypsy suffered from leukemia, asthma, muscular dystrophy, and had the "mental capacity of a 7-year-old". Gypsy was restricted to a wheelchair with a feeding tube providing her nourishment. Gypsy's prognosis was so grim, she and her mother received life changing help from notable charities. So, how did Gypsy Rose end up walking on her own 2 legs into jail after aiding in the savage killing of her own mother? Find out today on the Controversial Figures Podcast.
Connect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FiguresPodcast
Episode Sources

ABC network 20/20 episode "The Story of Gypsy Blanchard"
Biography article https://www.biography.com/news/gypsy-rose-blanchard-mother-dee-dee-murder
Movie HBO Mommy Dead and Dearest, 2017
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Dee_Dee_Blanchard
Music: The 6 is Silent by Skyjelly

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Controversial Figures - Episode 1: Edward Snowden (NSA Whistleblower)

Transcript

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American Edward Snowden has been living on the lam for over 7 years in foreign countries, attempting to escape international and domestic espionage and property theft charges filed against him in 2013 by the United States of America. How did a professed patriot at heart and former Army private with the highest levels of security clearance end up as America's Number 1 Enemy? Find out today on the Controversial Figures Podcast.
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Musical Interlude
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Welcome to Contro