This is an episode of Inside the Tent, a podcast going behind the scenes of Campside’s award winning shows.
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In the fall of 2020, 14 men were arrested across three states in a series of FBI raids that shocked the nation. The government alleged that these men conspired to kidnap, and possibly even kill, the sitting governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer. But is that really what happened?
Season 7 of Chameleon explores that notorious plot to kidnap Governor Whitmer, from its inception, by taking listeners on an unprecedented journey inside the investigation. Here you can learn how Jessica and Ken brought this series from the page to your podcast app.
Ken notes, “It was a reminder of how powerful the government can be.” And “how even unsympathetic people deserve fair treatment.”
Through hundreds of hours of wire recordings that had never before been heard by the public, listeners had the chance to ride along in the pocket of an FBI informant posing as a militia member, as he infiltrated an anti-government group that seemed dangerous. But were they?
The Michigan Plot asks if a plot to kidnap Governor Whitmer was the sophisticated plan the government said it was, or just the stoned fantasies of a group of down-on-their-luck gun nuts? Did the FBI stop a dangerous plot in motion…or did it help to create it?
If this sounds like it could be a television show, you’re not wrong. And you can learn more about the adaptation journey here, as the series makes its way from audio to video.
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