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	Podcast:		Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra
	Episode:		Episode 6: Under Pressure
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:52:55
	Publish Date:		2024-07-22 08:00:00
	Description:		This episode is available for free on 7/22, and is available early and ad-free for MSNBC Premium subscribers on Apple Podcasts. As Sen. Joseph McCarthy's activities -- and his troubling connections to those on the ultra right -- are exposed in the press, Democratic Sen. Lester Hunt launches a final effort to take McCarthy on and reign in his abuses. In response, McCarthy and his allies launch a coordinated blackmail campaign against Hunt, using his own family, that will ultimately end in tragedy.
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