Chapter

Soldiers' Embellished War Stories
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27:35 - 34:15 (06:39)

Many soldiers tend to embellish their war stories, turning simple events into grandiose tales after returning home from deployment. The mythologizing of their experiences can cause their accounts to bear no resemblance to reality.

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Joe Arpaio used a large drug bust to engineer media coverage and ensure that he was the only name mentioned, promoting his own career.
27:35 - 29:19 (01:44)
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Joe Arpaio
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Joe Arpaio used a large drug bust to engineer media coverage and ensure that he was the only name mentioned, promoting his own career.

Chapter
Soldiers' Embellished War Stories
Episode
Part One: Joe Arpaio: America's Favorite Concentration Camp Operator
Podcast
Behind the Bastards
A man claims to have been in a gun battle with drug dealers, but it's likely that he only had weekly training sessions at the gun range.
29:19 - 31:15 (01:56)
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Gun Battle
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A man claims to have been in a gun battle with drug dealers, but it's likely that he only had weekly training sessions at the gun range.

Chapter
Soldiers' Embellished War Stories
Episode
Part One: Joe Arpaio: America's Favorite Concentration Camp Operator
Podcast
Behind the Bastards
The host shares his thoughts on the embellished stories of Joe Arpaio's time in the military and as a law enforcement officer, suggesting that his experiences may have been exaggerated or fabricated over time.
31:15 - 34:15 (02:59)
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Joe Arpaio
Summary

The host shares his thoughts on the embellished stories of Joe Arpaio's time in the military and as a law enforcement officer, suggesting that his experiences may have been exaggerated or fabricated over time.

Chapter
Soldiers' Embellished War Stories
Episode
Part One: Joe Arpaio: America's Favorite Concentration Camp Operator
Podcast
Behind the Bastards