{"podcast":{"title":"Proof Positive","slug":"proof-positive-7769387","podcast_index_feed_id":7769387,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN1376325340","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/888b1f84-0357-11f1-befc-ab71d1d198c5/image/70b2158e31ae217cacd060fb38c52caa.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Daniel Torres","episode_count":108,"summary":"What happens when the official story doesn't add up? Join Daniel Torres as he picks apart the cases, scandals, and mysteries that everyone else stopped asking questions about. This isn't your typical true crime podcast — it's investigative documentary work that digs into current events, historical cover-ups, and social issues that deserve a second look. Daniel spent eight years as a freelance journalist chasing down everything from small-town corruption to corporate whistleblowers. He started this podcast because the best stories always had too many layers for a newspaper article. Now he's using that same dogged reporting to unpack the investigations that matter, the ones that got buried, and the ones that are still happening right now. Each episode is a deep dive into real documentation — court filings, leaked memos, forgotten archives. You'll hear the actual evidence, not just opinions about it. Daniel breaks down complex cases so you can understand what really went down and why it matters today. Sometimes he even convinces his neighbors to share their weird hobbies, which honestly makes for surprisingly good radio. Ready to question everything you thought you knew? Follow Proof…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T18:19:49.347648+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/proof-positive-7769387"},"episode":{"title":"How FBI Profilers Caught the Unabomber After 17 Years","slug":"how-fbi-profilers-caught-the-unabomber-after-17-years","published_at":"2026-07-17T11:36:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/proof-positive-7769387/how-fbi-profilers-caught-the-unabomber-after-17-years","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/proof-positive-7769387","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN1232646611.mp3?updated=1776260279","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN1232646611.mp3?updated=1776260279","summary":"Some of the smartest people in history have turned their brilliance toward destruction. Theodore Kaczynski had an IQ of 167, got into Harvard at 16, and used that genius to terrorize America for nearly two decades. In this episode, Daniel Torres breaks down how the FBI finally caught the Unabomber after the most expensive domestic terrorism investigation in U.S. history. 🎯 What You'll Discover: • How a brilliant mathematician lived completely off-grid for 25 years in a 10x12 cabin, crafting increasingly deadly bombs • Why the FBI's $50 million investigation with 125 agents couldn't crack the case for 17 years • The single piece of evidence that finally brought down America's most elusive domestic terrorist 👤 Perfect for: true crime fans and anyone fascinated by how criminal minds work, especially when they're operating at genius level. 📍 Chapters: [00:00] Daniel Torres introduces the Harvard prodigy who became America's most wanted [01:45] Inside Kaczynski's primitive cabin where he plotted for decades [04:20] How his bombs evolved from crude pipe devices to sophisticated weapons [07:15] The FBI's massive manhunt and why traditional profiling failed [09:30] The breakthrough that cracked the case wide open [11:00] Key lessons about brilliant minds gone wrong This isn't just another serial killer story. It's about how someone with extraordinary intelligence can disappear completely while waging war on modern society. Daniel walks through the actual FBI case files and evidence that reveal both the hunter and the hunted. 🔔 Never miss an episode: Follow Proof Positive on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and turn on notifications. New episodes drop daily, your next favorite deep dive is one tap away. 🔍 Topics: Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, FBI investigation, domestic terrorism, crimina…","meta_description":"Some of the smartest people in history have turned their brilliance toward destruction. Theodore Kaczynski had an IQ of 167, got into Harvard at 16, and u…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":760,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/proof-positive-7769387/episodes/how-fbi-profilers-caught-the-unabomber-after-17-years/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/proof-positive-7769387/how-fbi-profilers-caught-the-unabomber-after-17-years.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}