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Today we're bringing you one of our favorite episodes from our friends at the show, Project Unabomber.
Project Unabom is an Apple original podcast about Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber who planted bombs around the country for nearly 20 years.
He died in prison in June, but the story were bringing you today isnt about him.