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b"The \\u2018Teapot Dome scandal\\u2019 reached its climax when Senator Albert Fall was found guilty of bribery, fined $100,000 and sent to jail on 25th October, 1929.\\nDuring the Presidency of Warren G Harding, Fall had been offering private companies the chance to drill for oil on state land, without competitive bidding, in return for bags cash. And some farm animals.\\xa0\\nIn this episode, Arion, Olly and Rebecca reveal the unheroic role of newspapers in suppressing the scandal; pick apart the realism of \\u2018There Will Be Blood\\u2019; and ask whether American politics has ever lost its penchant for \\u2018kickbacks\\u2019...\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Secretary Fall resigns in Teapot Dome scandal\\u2019 (HISTORY, 2020):\\xa0https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/secretary-fall-resigns-in-teapot-dome-scandal\\n\\xa0\\u2022 \\u2018History Brief: The Ohio Gang and the Teapot Dome Scandal\\u2019 (Reading Through History, 2015):\\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjL-uE4lSvI\\n\\u2022 \\u2018The Mystery Behind the Greystone Mansion Murder-Suicide\\u2019 (Scare Street, 2019):\\xa0https://scarestreet.com/greystone-mansion/\\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021\\ufeff\\n#20s #Politics #Crime #Person #US\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"