Slow Burn: Watergate

What did it feel like to live through the scandal that brought down President Nixon?

About the Show

You think you know the story, or maybe you don’t. But Watergate was stranger, wilder, and more exciting than you can imagine. What did it feel like to live through the scandal that brought down President Nixon? Find out on this eight-episode podcast miniseries hosted by Leon Neyfakh. Made possible by Slate Plus members.

Read Leon Neyfakh’s introduction to Season 1.

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Season 1: Episode 1

Martha

Our eight-episode miniseries launches with the story of a woman who knew too much.
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Yearning for Watergate

Dick Cavett admits that it can be fun to live through perilous times.
Season 1: Episode 2

The Defeat of Wright Patman

The first Watergate hearings didn’t go so well.
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How the Burglary Was Funded

A members-only bonus episode.
Season 1: Episode 3

A Very Successful Cover-Up

For a long time, no one cared about Watergate. Why?
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Nixon’s Dirtiest “Dirty Tricks”

A members-only bonus episode.
Season 1: Episode 4

Lie Detectors

How Watergate became the greatest show on earth.
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Uncle Sam’s Fan Club

A members-only bonus episode.
Season 1: Episode 5

True Believers

Why did so many people stand with Richard Nixon for so long?
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Did Woodward and Bernstein Really Save the Republic?

A members-only bonus episode.
Season 1: Episode 6

Rabbit Holes

Watergate turned America into a nation of conspiracy theorists.
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The Legacy of Judge Serica

A members-only bonus episode.
Season 1: Episode 7

Saturday Night

The weekend it all fell apart.
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The 18-Minute Gap

An interview with John Dean.
Season 1: Episode 8

Going South

How it all ended.
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The Watergate Scrapbook

A members-only bonus episode.