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The Best Episodes of Slow Burn

Every episode of Slow Burn ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Slow Burn!

Binge this in Unknown•Peaking at 8.1/10

In this adaptation of the award-winning podcast, Slow Burn’s Leon Neyfakh excavates the strange subplots and forgotten characters of recent political history—and finds surprising parallels to the present.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Slow Burn Season 1 Episode 5 - Smoking Gun
    8.1/10(8 votes)

    #1 - Smoking Gun

    S1:E5

    Republicans and Democrats struggle to work together under growing public pressure while an obscure White House bureaucrat named Alexander Butterfield drops a bombshell.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Slow Burn Season 1 Episode 6 - Massacre
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #2 - Massacre

    S1:E6

    Nixon and the office of the special prosecutor face a showdown. The country is watching.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Slow Burn Season 1 Episode 1 - Martha
    7.8/10(24 votes)

    #3 - Martha

    S1:E1

    Martha Mitchell, wife of Nixon's attorney general John Mitchell, makes a discovery that changes her life and threatens to take down a sitting president. She will be the first of many to take on a White House determined to hide its secrets.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Slow Burn Season 1 Episode 4 - The Hearings
    7.6/10(15 votes)

    #4 - The Hearings

    S1:E4

    The first televised soap-opera debuts, but it’s Congressional hearings. As the public is on the edge of their seats, new evidence in the Watergate case emerges, and conservative North Carolina Senator Sam Ervin the unlikely star.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Slow Burn Season 1 Episode 2 - Losing Ground
    7.5/10(19 votes)

    #5 - Losing Ground

    S1:E2

    In the wake of the Watergate break-in, Texas Congressman Wright Patman follows a money trail that seems to lead to the White House. What follows is an extraordinary game of political cat and mouse.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Slow Burn Season 1 Episode 3 - Suspicious Minds
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #6 - Suspicious Minds

    S1:E3

    A plane goes down in Chicago, intensifying suspicions of conspiracy in the Watergate case. Mainstream journalists and intrepid outsiders pursue the truth through Nixon’s bid for reelection.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Smoking Gun" is the best rated episode of "Slow Burn". It scored 8.1/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/15/2020. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Massacre".