It’s 1970 when John and Bonnie Raines get a call from their friend and fellow activist, Bill Davidon. He suspects something is very wrong with the FBI, and plans to do the unthinkable: break into an FBI office to prove it. 

It’s 1970 when John and Bonnie Raines get a call from their friend and fellow activist, Bill Davidon. He suspects something is very wrong with the FBI, and plans to do the unthinkable: break into an FBI office to prove it.

Hosted by Ed Helms, SNAFU is a podcast about history's greatest screw-ups. This is Season 2: MEDBURG. The story of a daring heist that exposed a colossal FBI SNAFU.

Hosted by Ed Helms, SNAFU is a podcast about history's greatest screw-ups. This is Season 2: MEDBURG. The story of a daring heist that exposed a colossal FBI SNAFU.

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2. Want to Come to a Party?

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The FBI hunts the burglars, who suddenly have a window into J. Edgar Hoover's most twisted and sinister operations.

The FBI hunts the burglars, who suddenly have a window into J. Edgar Hoover's most twisted and sinister operations.

5. G-Men Are Coming to Town

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As Ali and Frazier go head-to-head in The Fight of the Century, Bill Davidon and his team aim to pull off the heist of the century. But at what cost?

As Ali and Frazier go head-to-head in The Fight of the Century, Bill Davidon and his team aim to pull off the heist of the century. But at what cost?

4. The Heist of the Century

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With the team assembled, the burglars begin staking out a small FBI satellite office in Media Pennsylvania. And Bonnie Raines takes a big risk.

To read more about the FBI’s history, check out Daniel Chard’s book, Nixon’s War at Home.

With the team assembled, the burglars begin staking out a small FBI satellite office in Media Pennsylvania. And Bonnie Raines takes a big risk.
To read more about the FBI’s history, check out Daniel Chard’s book, <a href="https://uncpress.org/book/9781469664507/nixons-war-at-home/">Nixon’s War at Home</a>.

3. The Girl from Hartford

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2. Want to Come to a Party?

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