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The game show contestant who cheated his way to fame

Retropod by The Washington Post

Dec 18, 20196:48Society & Culture

In the 1950s, Charles Van Doren, a quiet professor in New York City, became wrapped up in one of the biggest television quiz show scandals in history.

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The game show contestant who cheated his way to fame is an episode from Retropod by The Washington Post. In the 1950s, Charles Van Doren, a quiet professor in New York City, became wrapped up in one of the biggest television quiz show scand...

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Published Dec 18, 2019, 6:48 long, audio available.