About this episode

This episode explores the life of Martha Mitchell and her role in the Watergate scandal.

We tried to record a new episode and failed spectacularly, so until conditions allow for a proper recording, here's a short episode that will become more relevant once the next full episode comes out. It's a look at the life of Martha Mitchell and the Effect that bears her name. Martha Mitchell was the wife of Nixon's Attorney General, who tried to blow the whistle on Watergate. An outspoken woman standing up to the most powerful men in the world, in the early 1970s? Surely that will turn out well for all involved.

People in this episode

Hosts: Josh Addison, Dr. M R. X. Dentith

Topics covered

• Martha Mitchell
• Watergate
• whistleblowing
• 1970s politics
• women in power

Keywords

• Martha Mitchell
• Watergate
• Nixon
• whistleblower
• 1970s
• politics
• women's rights

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Watergate

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