Project Unabom

4.7 (1.3K)
SOCIETY & CULTURE
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Decades after Ted Kaczynski was caught, society is still asking some of the same questions about him: Is Ted a genius who went astray? Or simply a madman who murdered three people in cold blood? Project Unabom takes an in-depth look back at the Unabomber saga and Ted Kaczynski's legacy from the perspective of FBI agents who worked to solve the case, his brother who turned him in, and Ted’s very own writings. New episodes out every Monday. Project Unabom is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts. https://apple.co/Project_Unabom

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Introducing Project Unabom

When the Unabomber was arrested in 1996, the world got its first glimpse of the serial bomber who had terrorized the nation for 18 years and murdered three people. Bearded and disheveled, he was the perfect depiction of a mad bomber. But what actually happened during those 18 years? What drove Ted Kaczynski to his dystopian vision of people overrun by technology, and why does it feel so familiar? And why did it take nearly two decades to catch him? With new original reporting, host Eric Benson tells the story of a nation reckoning with an increasingly deadly bombing campaign and a family coming to grips with what was happening inside a tiny cabin in the Montana woods. Project Unabom is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts. https://apple.co/Project_Unabom

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A brother’s viewpoint

Apr 7

Hingelham

This program was very well done. Listeners become intimate with David, Ted’s brother, who gives us a perspective on Ted that we couldn’t otherwise access. I had to remind myself often that this podcast wasn’t written by David himself. I think both Ted and David were probably on somewhere on the autism spectrum, which actually explains little except that they feel alone but they really aren’t.
Very well done

Feb 14

Mmcgraw3

Very well done. Thorough and contemplative. Loved the music accompanying. The audio started off a little slow, but I was hooked by episode 3.
Mid

Feb 16

FiddlesPlay

Good, but just another retelling of the same story.
Great Listen

Jan 31

SJB you know me

I really enjoyed this. I wasn’t familiar with his early years and some of the collateral damage from the investigation.

Decades after Ted Kaczynski was caught, society is still asking some of the same questions about him: Is Ted a genius who went astray? Or simply a madman who murdered three people in cold blood? Project Unabom takes an in-depth look back at the Unabomber saga and Ted Kaczynski's legacy from the perspective of FBI agents who worked to solve the case, his brother who turned him in, and Ted’s very own writings. New episodes out every Monday. Project Unabom is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts. https://apple.co/Project_Unabom