Finding Truth (with James B. Wells)

About this episode

The episode features an interview with James B. Wells discussing his memoir about uncovering the truth about his father's past.

In this episode, we interview author and retired university criminologist James B. Wells about his investigative memoir, Because: A CIA Coverup and a Son’s Odyssey to Find the Father He Never Knew. James recounts learning that his father supposedly died as the only passenger on a civilian plane shot down in Vietnam, then discovering more than 400 letters in 1991 that revealed his father as a truth-driven whistleblower who criticized corruption and war practices. We talk about standing up for ...

People in this episode

Host: Tayler Simon

Guest: James B. Wells

Topics covered

• investigative memoir
• whistleblower
• family history
• Vietnam War
• corruption
• truth-seeking

Keywords

• James B. Wells
• CIA coverup
• Vietnam War
• whistleblower
• investigative memoir
• family history
• corruption

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Books & works: Because: A CIA Coverup and a Son’s Odyssey to Find the Father He Never Knew

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