J. Edgar Hoover
Evil Genius with Russell Kane
BBC
4.2 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 13 November 2024
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
John Edgar Hoover was an American icon who revolutionised crime-fighting and transformed the FBI into the powerhouse it is today. But do his problematic views, enormous vanity and controlling approach make him evil… or genius? Laura Smyth, Josh Jones and Johnny Cochrane expose the king of the FBI.
Producer: Sasha Bobak Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
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| 0:00.0 | You are about to listen to a BBC podcast and I'd like to tell you a bit about what goes into making one. |
| 0:06.5 | I'm Sadata Sese, an assistant commissioner of podcasts for BBC Sounds. |
| 0:11.2 | I pull a lot of levers to support a diverse range of podcasts on all sorts of subjects, |
| 0:16.0 | relationships, identity, comedy, even one that mixes poetry, music and inner city life. |
| 0:22.4 | So one day I'll be helping host develop their ideas, the next fact-checking, a feature, |
| 0:28.3 | and the next looking at how a podcast connects with its audience. And maybe that's you. |
| 0:33.6 | So if you like this podcast, check out some others on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:38.5 | You're about to listen to the latest series of Evil Genius with Russell Kane. |
| 0:42.4 | Episodes will be released weekly wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:45.9 | But if you're in the UK, you can listen to the latest episodes 28 days earlier than anywhere else, first on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:54.7 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:58.6 | Warning, this episode contains strong language. |
| 1:05.2 | Genius. |
| 1:05.8 | Genius. |
| 1:06.6 | Genius. |
| 1:08.7 | Greetings, my fellow mud rakers slash apologists. |
| 1:12.9 | I'm Russell Kane, and this is BBC Radio 4's Evil Genius, |
| 1:16.6 | the show where I take your favourite dead ledge |
| 1:18.5 | and put them under the harsh glare of my patented bell-endometer, |
| 1:23.4 | although the machine itself is actually broken |
| 1:25.2 | as I switched it on back to front and it scanned me, |
| 1:28.0 | overloading its circuits from maximum bell-end to full-blown twat. |
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