<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[You Should Not Know This]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a reason you don't know this story...]]></description><link>https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9Ncn!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa687b717-1720-4a86-9276-b9a86da6378a_1254x1254.png</url><title>You Should Not Know This</title><link>https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 18:40:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Dee Rog]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[deerog@youshouldnotknowthis.org]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[deerog@youshouldnotknowthis.org]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Dee Rog]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Dee Rog]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[deerog@youshouldnotknowthis.org]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[deerog@youshouldnotknowthis.org]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Dee Rog]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Where Is His Body?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unresolved Issues - 11/03/26]]></description><link>https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/p/where-is-his-body</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/p/where-is-his-body</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dee Rog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:00:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d94472d4-8b20-4625-b176-458f81a8d1cf_1200x630.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let's see...  Tuesday, November 3rd...  Tuesday, November 3rd...  I can't think of anything going on Tuesday, November 3rd, so you might as well listen to this.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;ecf8364f-b79b-43e4-8ee6-e0f725a38f43&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>Season 2 debuts in 2027.   Between now n&#8217; then, consume these bi-weekly, deep dive, Aftermath episodes.  The rabbit holes are endless.  Invite a friend and jump in feet first.  </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p><br>You Should Not Know This is a listener-supported investigation. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Aftermath 3 - Captain Hank Bertsch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Captain Hank Bertsch Still Can&#8217;t Forget]]></description><link>https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/p/the-aftermath-3-captain-hank-bertsch</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/p/the-aftermath-3-captain-hank-bertsch</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dee Rog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:45:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/221155093/bda646a8157fe1b6b13c67026b507dfe.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Season One is over. The investigation is not.</p><p>In the third episode of The Aftermath, we return to Captain Hank Bertsch, who oversaw Ted Braden&#8217;s case at Fort Dix after Braden was captured in the Congo and returned to the United States.</p><p>Bertsch handled soldiers facing court-martial for going AWOL or deserting. He called them his &#8220;clients.&#8221; Most were young men. Ted Braden was nearly 40, and his treatment was anything but ordinary.</p><p>Braden received privileges other prisoners weren&#8217;t allowed. Nearly 60 years later, Bertsch has never forgotten him. Remarkably, he&#8217;s still investigating Ted Braden today.</p><p>In selected excerpts from our new two-and-a-half-hour interview, Hank shares new details about Braden&#8217;s confinement, his treatment by the Army, and the circumstances surrounding his departure from military service.</p><p>Season 2 debuts in 2027. Hear The Aftermath episodes bi-weekly between Seasons 1 and 2.</p><p>Subscribe and support the investigation:</p><div class="embedded-publication-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:3990427,&quot;embedding_publication_id&quot;:3990427,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;You Should Not Know This&quot;,&quot;logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9Ncn!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa687b717-1720-4a86-9276-b9a86da6378a_1254x1254.png&quot;,&quot;base_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org&quot;,&quot;hero_text&quot;:&quot;There's a reason you don't know this story...&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;Dee Rog&quot;,&quot;show_subscribe&quot;:true,&quot;logo_bg_color&quot;:&quot;#171717&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="EmbeddedPublicationToDOMWithSubscribe"><div class="embedded-publication show-subscribe"><a class="embedded-publication-link-part" native="true" href="https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_campaign=publication_embed&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;embedding_publication_id=3990427"><img class="embedded-publication-logo" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9Ncn!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa687b717-1720-4a86-9276-b9a86da6378a_1254x1254.png" width="56" height="56" style="background-color: rgb(23, 23, 23);"><span class="embedded-publication-name">You Should Not Know This</span><div class="embedded-publication-hero-text">There's a reason you don't know this story...</div><div class="embedded-publication-author-name">By Dee Rog</div></a><form class="embedded-publication-subscribe" method="GET" action="https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/subscribe?embedding_publication_id=3990427"><input type="hidden" name="source" value="publication-embed"><input type="hidden" name="autoSubmit" value="true"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email..."><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"></form></div></div><p>Patreon:</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/YouShouldNotKnowThis">https://www.patreon.com/cw/YouShouldNotKnowThis</a></p><p>The Investigators:</p><p>Tim Wallace, Ian Glover &amp; Dee Rog.</p><p>Guest:  Captain Hank Bertsch</p><p>You Should Not Know This was created, written, narrated, produced and published by Dee Rog.</p><p>Additional voice overs by Kent LaTurno.</p><p>Hosted by Tim Wallace, Ian Glover and Dee Rog.</p><p>Original Music by Dee Rog.</p><p>Find You Should Not Know This on most social media platforms.</p><p>Facebook Group - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/deerog">https://www.facebook.com/groups/deerog</a></p><p>Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/youshouldnotknowthispodcast">https://www.instagram.com/youshouldnotknowthispodcast</a></p><p>TikTok - <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@youshouldnotknowthis">https://www.tiktok.com/@youshouldnotknowthis</a></p><p>Bluesky - <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ysnkt.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/ysnkt.bsky.social</a></p><p>X - <a href="https://x.com/DrYSNKT">https://x.com/DrYSNKT</a></p><p>Threads - <a href="https://www.threads.com/@youshouldnotknowthispodcast">https://www.threads.com/@youshouldnotknowthispodcast</a></p><p>YouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@YSNKTPod">https://www.youtube.com/@YSNKTPod</a></p><p>Reddit - <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/YouShouldNotKnowThis/">https://www.reddit.com/r/YouShouldNotKnowThis</a></p><p>Contact us by email: deerog@youshouldnotknowthis.org</p><p>Tips are confidential. Your information is shared only with your permission.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army Captain Can’t Forget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn Why]]></description><link>https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/p/army-captain-cant-forget</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/p/army-captain-cant-forget</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dee Rog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:15:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/05f7da8f-293a-43aa-bd2f-17b248d82629_1200x630.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Captain Hank Bertsch was in charge of Ted Braden after Ted was captured in the Congo and locked up in the Fort Dix stockade.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;49a1591b-d8c4-4292-b570-66fd3bdd66d9&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>Hear excerpts of Captain Hank&#8217;s brand new 2.5 hour interview tomorrow (Tuesday, 10/20/2026.)<br><br>Spread the word.  Tell a friend.  Get them started on episode 1 today:  </p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;ef3a977e-a77f-4907-a794-3df71048b554&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;1982. Ohio. The Turnpike. Cold. 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Now, an 85 year old former army captain still obsessed, and still investigating, 6 decades later.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;bd1598e9-3998-4a6a-a1e3-6c87f681712a&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>Captain Hank Bertsch stood toe to toe and eye to eye with Ted Braden.  Bertsch oversaw Ted in the Fort Dix stockade in 1967, and Captain Hank says Ted Braden is the only person he &#8220;can&#8217;t forget.&#8221;  <br><br>Hear Captain Hank Bertsch 20 October 2026.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p><br>You Should Not Know This is a listener-supported investigation. 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They are yours to keep.   <br><br>If you cannot see them, you are not a premium subscriber.  <br><br>Become one now and join the investigation!<br><br>Dee Rog</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Aftermath 2 - Erie County Court Documents]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FBI Inexplicably Rescues Ted from Jail]]></description><link>https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/p/the-aftermath-2-erie-county-court</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/p/the-aftermath-2-erie-county-court</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dee Rog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:46:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/218972636/5097734d6210e710a3b48fb3c95c82e2.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Season One is over. The investigation is not.</p><p>In the second episode of The Aftermath, we open the Erie County court documents and return to Ted Braden&#8217;s 1982 arrest in Ohio.</p><p>The records take us through the traffic stop, what police discovered, and the investigation that followed.</p><p>It also includes, of course, Ted&#8217;s inexplicable FBI rescue from jail, his charges, his prosecution, and his consequences.</p><p>We go through the evidence and the strange unanswered questions buried in the case file.</p><p>Premium subscribers receive the actual Erie County court documents discussed in this episode, along with Ted Braden&#8217;s redacted jail card.</p><p>Season 2 debuts in 2027. Hear The Aftermath episodes bi-weekly between Seasons 1 and 2.</p><p>Subscribe and support the investigation:</p><div class="embedded-publication-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:3990427,&quot;embedding_publication_id&quot;:3990427,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;You Should Not Know This&quot;,&quot;logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9Ncn!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa687b717-1720-4a86-9276-b9a86da6378a_1254x1254.png&quot;,&quot;base_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org&quot;,&quot;hero_text&quot;:&quot;There's a reason you don't know this story...&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;Dee Rog&quot;,&quot;show_subscribe&quot;:true,&quot;logo_bg_color&quot;:&quot;#171717&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="EmbeddedPublicationToDOMWithSubscribe"><div class="embedded-publication show-subscribe"><a class="embedded-publication-link-part" native="true" href="https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_campaign=publication_embed&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;embedding_publication_id=3990427"><img class="embedded-publication-logo" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9Ncn!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa687b717-1720-4a86-9276-b9a86da6378a_1254x1254.png" width="56" height="56" style="background-color: rgb(23, 23, 23);"><span class="embedded-publication-name">You Should Not Know This</span><div class="embedded-publication-hero-text">There's a reason you don't know this story...</div><div class="embedded-publication-author-name">By Dee Rog</div></a><form class="embedded-publication-subscribe" method="GET" action="https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/subscribe?embedding_publication_id=3990427"><input type="hidden" name="source" value="publication-embed"><input type="hidden" name="autoSubmit" value="true"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email..."><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"></form></div></div><p>Patreon:</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/YouShouldNotKnowThis">https://www.patreon.com/cw/YouShouldNotKnowThis</a></p><p>The Investigators:</p><p>Tim Wallace, Ian Glover &amp; Dee Rog.</p><p>You Should Not Know This was created, written, narrated, produced and published by Dee Rog.</p><p>Additional voice overs by Kent LaTurno.</p><p>Hosted by Tim Wallace, Ian Glover and Dee Rog.</p><p>Original Music by Dee Rog.</p><p>Find You Should Not Know This on most social media platforms.</p><p>Facebook Group - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/deerog">https://www.facebook.com/groups/deerog</a></p><p>Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/youshouldnotknowthispodcast">https://www.instagram.com/youshouldnotknowthispodcast</a></p><p>TikTok - <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@youshouldnotknowthis">https://www.tiktok.com/@youshouldnotknowthis</a></p><p>Bluesky - <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ysnkt.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/ysnkt.bsky.social</a></p><p>X - <a href="https://x.com/DrYSNKT">https://x.com/DrYSNKT</a></p><p>Threads - <a href="https://www.threads.com/@youshouldnotknowthispodcast">https://www.threads.com/@youshouldnotknowthispodcast</a></p><p>YouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@YSNKTPod">https://www.youtube.com/@YSNKTPod</a></p><p>Reddit - <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/YouShouldNotKnowThis/">https://www.reddit.com/r/YouShouldNotKnowThis</a></p><p>Contact us by email: deerog@youshouldnotknowthis.org</p><p>Tips are confidential. Your information is shared only with your permission.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erie County Court Document Deep Dive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Available Tomorrow]]></description><link>https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/p/erie-county-court-document-deep-dive</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/p/erie-county-court-document-deep-dive</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dee Rog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:38:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f9af59ff-0c24-49d6-a124-b3f7c4f0ff91_1200x630.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Join us in combing through the documents that even modern day FBI agents cannot explain.  A redacted jail card and a literal FBI rescue from prosecution and from consequences.  <br></p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;5d855f24-1e05-4534-8bb3-f08f0893f544&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>Hear The Aftermath tomorrow morning, and peruse these documents for yourself.   Only premium subscribers see the evidence.   Subscribe now or upgrade from free to join the investigation. </p><p>Thanks!</p><p>Dee Rog </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p><br>You Should Not Know This is a listener-supported investigation. 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Aftermath 1 - Carol From Shaffer's Lounge]]></title><description><![CDATA[What Happened to Phyllis & the Police Chief?]]></description><link>https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/p/the-aftermath-1-carol-from-shaffers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/p/the-aftermath-1-carol-from-shaffers</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dee Rog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:45:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/216750479/2ae3d81b829c2b279b984b69e2329b3b.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Season One is over.  The investigation is not.</p><p>In the first episode of The Aftermath, we return to North Side Pittsburgh and Shaffer&#8217;s Lounge in the early 1980s with Carol, a former employee.</p><p>Carol gives us a firsthand look at a world we could only glimpse during the main series.  You&#8217;ll learn about the people, the atmosphere, the relationships, and the place Ted Braden practically called home.</p><p>This episode of The Aftermath finally answers two of the biggest questions we receive.  How did Phyllis die, and how did Ted find himself in possession of a deceased police chief&#8217;s gun?</p><p>Season 2 debuts in 2027.  Hear &#8220;The Aftermath&#8221; episodes bi-weekly between seasons 1 and 2.  </p><p>Subscribe and support the investigation:</p><div class="embedded-publication-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:3990427,&quot;embedding_publication_id&quot;:3990427,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;You Should Not Know This&quot;,&quot;logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9Ncn!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa687b717-1720-4a86-9276-b9a86da6378a_1254x1254.png&quot;,&quot;base_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org&quot;,&quot;hero_text&quot;:&quot;There's a reason you don't know this story...&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;Dee Rog&quot;,&quot;show_subscribe&quot;:true,&quot;logo_bg_color&quot;:&quot;#171717&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="EmbeddedPublicationToDOMWithSubscribe"><div class="embedded-publication show-subscribe"><a class="embedded-publication-link-part" native="true" href="https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_campaign=publication_embed&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;embedding_publication_id=3990427"><img class="embedded-publication-logo" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9Ncn!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa687b717-1720-4a86-9276-b9a86da6378a_1254x1254.png" width="56" height="56" style="background-color: rgb(23, 23, 23);"><span class="embedded-publication-name">You Should Not Know This</span><div class="embedded-publication-hero-text">There's a reason you don't know this story...</div><div class="embedded-publication-author-name">By Dee Rog</div></a><form class="embedded-publication-subscribe" method="GET" action="https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/subscribe?embedding_publication_id=3990427"><input type="hidden" name="source" value="publication-embed"><input type="hidden" name="autoSubmit" value="true"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email..."><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"></form></div></div><p>Patreon:</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/YouShouldNotKnowThis">https://www.patreon.com/cw/YouShouldNotKnowThis</a></p><p>The Special Guest:</p><p>Carol - Shaffer&#8217;s Lounge - North Side. Pittsburgh</p><p>The Investigators:</p><p>Tim Wallace, Ian Glover &amp; Dee Rog. </p><p>You Should Not Know This was created, written, narrated, produced and published by Dee Rog.</p><p>Additional voice overs by Kent LaTurno.</p><p>Hosted by Tim Wallace, Ian Glover and Dee Rog.</p><p>Original Music by Dee Rog.</p><p>Find You Should Not Know This on most social media platforms.</p><p>Facebook Group - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/deerog">https://www.facebook.com/groups/deerog</a></p><p>Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/youshouldnotknowthispodcast">https://www.instagram.com/youshouldnotknowthispodcast</a></p><p>TikTok - <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@youshouldnotknowthis">https://www.tiktok.com/@youshouldnotknowthis</a></p><p>Bluesky - <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ysnkt.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/ysnkt.bsky.social</a></p><p>X - <a href="https://x.com/DrYSNKT">https://x.com/DrYSNKT</a></p><p>Threads - <a href="https://www.threads.com/@youshouldnotknowthispodcast">https://www.threads.com/@youshouldnotknowthispodcast</a></p><p>YouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@YSNKTPod">https://www.youtube.com/@YSNKTPod</a></p><p>Reddit - <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/YouShouldNotKnowThis/">https://www.reddit.com/r/YouShouldNotKnowThis</a></p><p>Contact us by email: deerog@youshouldnotknowthis.org</p><p>Tips are confidential. Your information is shared only with your permission.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[“She Was Bamboozled”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Answers Arrive Tuesday]]></description><link>https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/p/she-was-bamboozled</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/p/she-was-bamboozled</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dee Rog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:53:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3aeb87df-51ce-4eec-82dc-2e1ab81228d4_1200x630.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tim Wallace, Ian Glover and Dee Rog chat with former Shaffer&#8217;s Lounge employee Carol.     </p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;2c57b639-2c47-484a-93d3-1bf86e0c592f&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>What led to the demise of Phyllis?   How&#8217;d Ted gain possession of a dead police chief&#8217;s gun?  <br><br>Find out Tuesday.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p><br>You Should Not Know This is a listener-supported investigation. 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Til now.  </span></p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;b974863f-dd48-4dba-9646-8672738a9663&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p><span>Carol from Shaffer&#8217;s Lounge joins us.  Hear it 09.22.26.  </span></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p><br>You Should Not Know This is a listener-supported investigation. 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When it ends, the investigation does not.</p><p>Episode 10 reaches the final chapter of Ted Braden&#8217;s documented life.</p><p>After decades of war, mercenary operations, crime, prison, unexplained gaps and remarkably unusual outcomes, Ted gets older.</p><p>And quieter.</p><p>But the questions surrounding him do not.</p><p>Now the hosts sit down to figure out what it all means.</p><p>Join us for an unscripted conversation about the Ted Braden who existed beyond the military records, newspaper stories, police reports and court files.</p><p>For the first time, we have the memories of someone who actually knew him.</p><p>Was Ted&#8217;s confidence real?</p><p>Where did his sophistication come from?</p><p>How could the same man appear cultured and debonair in one setting and reckless or dangerous in another?</p><p>And what do those contradictions tell us about the man we have spent an entire season trying to understand?</p><p>We examine Ted&#8217;s dramatic change in circumstances during his final years and what that decline might tell us about everything that came before.</p><p>Then Ted finds trouble again.</p><p>Another encounter with the justice system.</p><p>Another unusual outcome.</p><p>And another reason to revisit a question that has followed this investigation from the beginning:</p><p><strong>Why did consequences seem to work differently for Ted Braden?</strong></p><p>Was this another piece of the protection pattern?</p><p>Was there a perfectly ordinary explanation?</p><p>Or are we connecting events that only appear connected because we already know the rest of Ted&#8217;s story?</p><p>Then there is the identity Ted was known by late in life.</p><p>A seemingly simple detail.</p><p>Maybe meaningless.</p><p>Maybe not.</p><p>We examine what it could tell us about Ted, what it cannot tell us, and whether a man approaching the end of an extraordinary life may finally have begun talking about his past.</p><p>And then the documented trail reaches its end.</p><p>We know Ted Braden died.</p><p>Beyond that, some surprisingly basic questions remain difficult to answer.</p><p>What happened during his final days?</p><p>What were the people around him seeing?</p><p>And why has reconstructing the end of Ted Braden&#8217;s life proven almost as difficult as reconstructing the rest of it?</p><p>We separate what the available evidence establishes from speculation and examine the possibilities without pretending the record can answer questions it cannot.</p><p>Finally, after ten episodes, we confront the larger question.</p><p><strong>Do we actually understand Ted Braden any better?</strong></p><p>We know considerably more about what he did.</p><p>We know where he went.</p><p>We know some of the people he encountered.</p><p>We know the crimes, the prisons, the unexplained gaps and the extraordinary experiences.</p><p>But understanding the man is something different.</p><p>Some of the mysteries surrounding Ted Braden may eventually have ordinary explanations.</p><p>Others remain open.</p><p>And reaching the end of his documented life does not mean reaching the end of the investigation.</p><p>This is the investigators comparing notes, challenging assumptions, separating evidence from theory, and exploring the questions the cinematic episode couldn&#8217;t answer.</p><p>No script. No narration. Just the investigators continuing the conversation.</p><p>Welcome to the <em>You Should Not Know This: Roundtable Review.</em></p><p>We&#8217;re breaking ground here. There&#8217;s more to be found. You&#8217;re invited to lend your resources to the operation.</p><p>Premium subscribers see the raw evidence: court documents, police reports, photographs, FOIA requests, and more. Subscribe or upgrade your subscription now.</p><div class="embedded-publication-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:3990427,&quot;embedding_publication_id&quot;:3990427,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;You Should Not Know This&quot;,&quot;logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9Ncn!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa687b717-1720-4a86-9276-b9a86da6378a_1254x1254.png&quot;,&quot;base_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org&quot;,&quot;hero_text&quot;:&quot;There's a reason you don't know this story...&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;Dee Rog&quot;,&quot;show_subscribe&quot;:true,&quot;logo_bg_color&quot;:&quot;#171717&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="EmbeddedPublicationToDOMWithSubscribe"><div class="embedded-publication show-subscribe"><a class="embedded-publication-link-part" native="true" href="https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_campaign=publication_embed&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;embedding_publication_id=3990427"><img class="embedded-publication-logo" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9Ncn!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa687b717-1720-4a86-9276-b9a86da6378a_1254x1254.png" width="56" height="56" style="background-color: rgb(23, 23, 23);"><span class="embedded-publication-name">You Should Not Know This</span><div class="embedded-publication-hero-text">There's a reason you don't know this story...</div><div class="embedded-publication-author-name">By Dee Rog</div></a><form class="embedded-publication-subscribe" method="GET" action="https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/subscribe?embedding_publication_id=3990427"><input type="hidden" name="source" value="publication-embed"><input type="hidden" name="autoSubmit" value="true"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email..."><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"></form></div></div><p>Patreon:</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/YouShouldNotKnowThis">https://www.patreon.com/cw/YouShouldNotKnowThis</a></p><p>The Investigators:</p><p>Drew Hurst Beeson / Researcher / Historian / Author</p><p>Tim Wallace / Researcher / Deep Dives / Deep Thinker</p><p>Ian Glover / Researcher / Fact Checks / Fresh Perspective</p><p>Dee Rog / Researcher / FOIA Requests / Producer</p><p>You Should Not Know This was created, written, narrated, produced and published by Dee Rog.</p><p>Additional voice overs by Kent LaTurno.</p><p>Hosted by Drew Hurst Beeson, Tim Wallace, Ian Glover and Dee Rog.</p><p>Original Music by Dee Rog.</p><p>Find You Should Not Know This on select social media platforms.</p><p>Facebook Group - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/deerog">https://www.facebook.com/groups/deerog</a></p><p>Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/youshouldnotknowthispodcast">https://www.instagram.com/youshouldnotknowthispodcast</a></p><p>TikTok - <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@youshouldnotknowthis">https://www.tiktok.com/@youshouldnotknowthis</a></p><p>Bluesky - <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ysnkt.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/ysnkt.bsky.social</a></p><p>X - <a href="https://x.com/DrYSNKT">https://x.com/DrYSNKT</a></p><p>Threads - <a href="https://www.threads.com/@youshouldnotknowthispodcast">https://www.threads.com/@youshouldnotknowthispodcast</a></p><p>YouTube -<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@YSNKTPod"> https://www.youtube.com/@YSNKTPod</a></p><p>Reddit - <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/YouShouldNotKnowThis">https://www.reddit.com/r/YouShouldNotKnowThis</a></p><p>Email: deerog@youshouldnotknowthis.org</p><p>Tips are confidential. Your information is shared only with your permission.</p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[S1 E10 - PREMIUM - Episode Guide - The End & The Beginning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premium Content]]></description><link>https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/p/s1-e10-premium-episode-guide-the</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/p/s1-e10-premium-episode-guide-the</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dee Rog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:51:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/88546d8d-ebeb-4f57-ae3c-92d9d430fc2d_1200x630.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>SPOILER WARNING:</strong> The attached Episode 10 guide contains major spoilers. If you want to experience the investigation as it unfolds, listen to cinematic Episode 10 before opening it.</p><p>Your <strong>Premium Episode 10 Guide</strong> is attached.</p><p>The cinematic episode tells the story. These materials help you examine the evidence behind it.</p><p>Inside, you&#8217;ll find expanded context surrounding Ted Braden&#8217;s final documented years, his life in the Poconos, and the dramatic change between the man who once lived extravagantly and the man who emerged late in life.</p><p>The guide also goes deeper into the firsthand recollections of people who actually knew Ted, including details about his drinking, appearance, confidence, secrecy, personality, and the striking contradictions between different sides of the same man.</p><p>You&#8217;ll also be able to examine Ted&#8217;s 2002 crash and the unusual legal outcome that followed, including the circumstances surrounding his admission into Pennsylvania&#8217;s Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program and the questions raised by his apparent eligibility.</p><p>Then there are the final mysteries.</p><p>The identity Ted was known by late in life. The significance, if any, of the name &#8220;Charlie.&#8221; The June 2007 welfare check. And the remarkably thin record surrounding the end of Ted Braden&#8217;s life.</p><p>As always, the guide distinguishes what the available evidence establishes from what remains firsthand recollection, interpretation, theory, or unanswered question. That distinction is especially important here. We know Ted Braden&#8217;s death was recorded in June 2007. We do not know precisely how his life ended.</p><p>Use these materials to examine the evidence for yourself, revisit the questions raised by Episode 10, and keep them as a reference to the documented life we have spent Season One reconstructing.</p><p>Then continue with the <strong>Episode 10 Roundtable Review</strong>, where the investigators compare notes, challenge interpretations, discuss additional background and behind-the-scenes information, and work through what the final chapter of Ted Braden&#8217;s documented life does, and does not, allow us to conclude.</p><p>Roundtable Reviews are premium content, <strong>but are available to everyone for a limited time.</strong></p><p>Thank you for supporting <em>You Should Not Know This</em> and the continuing investigation.</p><p>Dee Rog</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[S1 E10 - The End & The Beginning]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#8220;I Don&#8217;t Think He Knew Himself&#8221;]]></description><link>https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/p/s1-e10-the-end-and-the-beginning</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/p/s1-e10-the-end-and-the-beginning</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dee Rog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:45:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/214572647/f2565c2adaee4cb2e6df2a81b9cdf68b.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Listen to this episode BEFORE the Premium Episode 10 Roundtable Review (Free for a limited time.)</p><p>In 1990, Ted Braden walked out of prison.</p><p>He was 62 years old.</p><p>And then, something unusual happened.</p><p>Ted Braden got quiet.</p><p>After decades of war, mercenary operations, international intrigue, crime, prison, unexplained interventions and spectacular trouble, the documented trail of one of the most complicated men we have ever investigated begins to fade.</p><p>The 1990s are remarkably silent.</p><p>Eventually, Ted surfaces again.</p><p>Older.</p><p>Still drinking.</p><p>And living a life almost unrecognizable from the one he once led.</p><p><strong>Episode 10 follows the final chapter of Ted Braden&#8217;s documented life and brings Season One of the investigation to its most haunting questions yet.</strong></p><p>For the first time, we get closer to understanding Ted through the memories of someone who actually knew him.</p><p>What emerges helps explain some of the contradictions we have encountered throughout this investigation: the confidence and sophistication, the recklessness and fearlessness, and the ability to seemingly become whatever a situation required.</p><p><strong>Why did consequences seem to work differently for Ted Braden?</strong></p><p>A life we have spent ten episodes reconstructing becomes extraordinarily difficult to follow all the way to its end.</p><p>We know Ted Braden&#8217;s life ended.</p><p>Reconstructing exactly how it ended is another matter.</p><p>**After ten episodes, hundreds of records and years of investigation, we reach the end of Ted Braden&#8217;s documented life.</p><p>And Ted Braden leaves us with one final mystery.**</p><p><strong>THE ROUNDTABLE REVIEW</strong></p><p>Every cinematic episode of <em>You Should Not Know This</em> is accompanied by a long-form companion discussion with the hosts. 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Your information is shared only with your permission.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The End...]]></title><description><![CDATA[And the Beginning]]></description><link>https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/p/the-end</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/p/the-end</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dee Rog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:12:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Rtq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e8493f8-68b2-45b7-8e3f-7ac3813d0e98_1080x1350.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>You don't suppose he received protection to the end... do ya?</span></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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Smiley face, wink.</span></p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;6d7b4f51-b28d-4134-9936-f7fbbdf766e6&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p><br>You Should Not Know This is a listener-supported investigation. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[S1 E9 - PREMIUM - Roundtable - Rio Grande Theft]]></title><description><![CDATA[Free for a Limited Time]]></description><link>https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/p/s1-e9-premium-roundtable-rio-grande</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/p/s1-e9-premium-roundtable-rio-grande</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dee Rog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:59:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/213579240/1b8ab23bca69043ee83573337031cf4f.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Listen to this episode AFTER cinematic Episode 9. When it ends, the investigation does not.</p><p>Episode 9 follows Ted Braden from an unexplained FBI removal and a missing year to Texas, another interstate crime, federal prison, and one of the most provocative possibilities yet uncovered in this investigation.</p><p>Now the hosts sit down to figure out what it all means.</p><p>Join us for an unscripted conversation about the FBI&#8217;s unexplained removal of Ted from an Ohio jail, the year that disappears from his documented life, his sudden reappearance in Houston, the betrayal of a man who gave him a second chance, and the moment Ted&#8217;s extraordinary run of escaping serious consequences finally seems to end.</p><p>Where did the FBI take Ted in 1982?</p><p>What happened to the charges he was facing?</p><p>Why did he resurface in Houston?</p><p>And why, after years of remarkably favorable outcomes, did everything seem to change in 1984?</p><p>We dig deeper into what we have called the protection pattern and confront the most important question surrounding it: are we looking at evidence of intervention, or an extraordinary collection of coincidences?</p><p>We examine the people who may have had influence, the limits of what the evidence actually establishes, and what it means when Ted finally receives a sentence harsher than the government itself recommended.</p><p>Then there is El Salvador.</p><p>The timing fits. Ted&#8217;s military experience fits. And one man claims he recognized Ted from serving there with him.</p><p>But there is no photograph, document, or independent corroboration placing Ted in El Salvador.</p><p>We examine the claim from both directions, separating what is documented from what is possible and asking how much weight an unsolicited witness account should carry when the surrounding circumstances appear to fit.</p><p>We also revisit Ted&#8217;s prison years, parole, return to custody, and a remarkable story from the trucking world that raises another question: how much of Ted Braden&#8217;s criminal life did investigators simply never find?</p><p>Some of the evidence fits together.</p><p>Some of it may only appear to.</p><p>And in Episode 9, knowing the difference matters more than ever.</p><p>This is the investigators comparing notes, challenging assumptions, separating evidence from theory, and exploring the questions the cinematic episode couldn&#8217;t answer.</p><p>No script. No narration. 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Your information is shared only with your permission.</span></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[S1 E9 - PREMIUM - Episode Guide - Rio Grande Theft]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premium Content]]></description><link>https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/p/s1-e9-premium-episode-guide-rio-grande</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/p/s1-e9-premium-episode-guide-rio-grande</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dee Rog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:50:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ee0f20b3-0745-4c65-b4f4-a6e862be8656_1200x630.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>SPOILER WARNING:</strong> The attached Episode 9 guide contains major spoilers. 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[S1 E9 - Rio Grande Theft]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#8220;The Government Committed Significant Crimes on Many Levels&#8221;]]></description><link>https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/p/s1-e9-rio-grande-theft</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.youshouldnotknowthis.org/p/s1-e9-rio-grande-theft</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dee Rog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:45:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/213569352/c1770b38e415ed21307fd544cfcc266d.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Listen to this episode BEFORE the Premium Episode 9 Roundtable Review (Free for a limited time.)</p><p>In 1982, Ted Braden was sitting in an Ohio jail facing criminal charges.</p><p>Then the FBI arrived.</p><p>Not to question him.</p><p>Not to charge him.</p><p>To take him.</p><p>The charges went nowhere.</p><p>And then Ted Braden disappeared.</p><p>For roughly a year, the documented trail goes silent.</p><p>No record explaining where he was taken.</p><p>No explanation for what happened to the charges.</p><p>No clear account of what he was doing.</p><p>Then Ted suddenly reappeared nearly 1,200 miles away.</p><p>Houston, Texas.</p><p><strong>Episode 9 enters one of the most mysterious gaps yet discovered in Ted Braden&#8217;s life and follows the remarkable chain of events that came after it.</strong></p><p>A stranger gives Ted a second chance.</p><p>Ted returns to crime.</p><p>Another journey carries him across the country.</p><p>And after years of remarkably light or nonexistent consequences, something changes.</p><p>For once, things do not go Ted Braden&#8217;s way.</p><p>But behind everything is the larger mystery.</p><p>The unexplained FBI intervention.</p><p>The missing year.</p><p>The unexpected location where Ted resurfaced.</p><p>And a possibility that could fundamentally change our understanding of what Ted Braden was doing during one of the most secretive periods of his life.</p><p><strong>Where did the FBI take Ted Braden in 1982, and what happened during the year he disappeared?</strong></p><p><strong>THE ROUNDTABLE REVIEW</strong></p><p>Every cinematic episode of <em>You Should Not Know This</em> is accompanied by a long form companion discussion with the hosts. 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