Conformity, Gold and Empathy | Accidental Education: Reality Lab
"Accidental Education" Reality Lab by Talk Red
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What do $40 million in gold bars, Hollywood social climbing, and a dying camera craft have in common?Absolutely nothing.Which is exactly why we’re talking about all three.In Episode 17, Tom disappears down another rabbit hole with former CIA officer David Rush and the mysterious discovery of roughly $40 million worth of gold bars found inside his home. According to reports, the gold was acquired through legitimate CIA channels. Which naturally raises a few follow-up questions, such as:How?Why?And where exactly does one find a government form that says, “Check here if you would like forty million dollars in gold.”As always, the official story is likely to contain a mixture of truth, half-truths, omissions, footnotes, and enough bureaucratic fog to hide a battleship. Tom examines the strange case and explores the uncomfortable reality that the public ...
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