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Divine Intervention

Divine Intervention is the untold story of a ragtag band of radical nuns in combat boots, wild-haired priests and their madcap friends who swiftly became accomplished cat-burglars in a hellbent effort to sabotage the Vietnam war. Many went to jail, some betrayed their friends, others fell in love. Across 10 episodes, host Brendan Patrick Hughes uncovers their audacious illegal acts – scaling walls, picking locks, destroying draft cards, harboring a draft fugitive in a church sanctuary, and

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2:15

Introducing: Camp Shame

Divine Intervention ·

2025/06/05

Hi, Divine Intervention listeners! We're excited to share with you a sneak peek at iHeartPodcasts' latest release, True Crime Tonight. Camp Shame: One of America’s longest-running weight loss camps for kids—promised extraordinary results. Campers who began the summer in heavy bodies were often unrecognizable when they left. In a society obsessed with being thin, it seemed like a miracle solution. But there was some dark truths behind Camp Shane’s facade of happy, transformed

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77:34

Chapter 10: The Winds, The Tides and Gravity

Divine Intervention ·

2025/05/13

Patrick and Marianne arrive at the only possible solution. Anne and her father confessor do too. Cookie, Sarah, Paul, Anne, Patrick and Marianne find meaning after the war.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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59:37

Chapter 9: The Last Two Words

Divine Intervention ·

2025/05/06

On the penultimate episode of Divine Intervention, a trial to end all trials goes on for three months. Finally, despite their legal peril, the resistance is able to put the Vietnam War itself on the stand.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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45:21

Chapter 8: What Do We Eat? Eagle Meat.

Divine Intervention ·

2025/04/29

One last giant heist is planned in Camden, New Jersey to prove that Hoover will never crush dissent. It's the biggest, boldest plan any raiders have yet dreamed up. It'll require guts, equipment, know-how, and 28 raiders.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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51:39

Chapter 7: The Fight of the Century

Divine Intervention ·

2025/04/22

J. Edgar Hoover declares war on the Catholic Left. Paul, Marianne and Sarah pull another heist. The Catholic Left strikes a major blow to Hoover, but then Hoover unleashes the full might of the DOJ onto the Catholic Resistance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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54:17

Chapter 6: The Sanctuary of Paul Couming

Divine Intervention ·

2025/04/15

Things start to go wrong for the movement as informers penetrate their ranks. The political sanctuary of Paul Couming turns into a wild three-day arts festival. The Paulist Center environment becomes very tense for Patrick, and he and Marianne get in way over their heads.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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58:07

Chapter 5: The Red Double Doors on Park Street

Divine Intervention ·

2025/04/08

Anne and Paul face terrifying legal consequences. Father Patrick quickly ascends to a daunting new role and suddenly meets Marianne Woodward, a divorcée with two kids living on welfare in Dorchester. She has just escaped a difficult first marriage in Texas, and neither of them are prepared for what they feel when they meet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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48:36

Chapter 4: The East Coast Conspiracy to Save Lives

Divine Intervention ·

2025/04/01

Anne Walsh commits her first illegal act in the Bronx, stealing draft files and claiming responsibility. Patrick is stationed after ordination at the Paulist Center in downtown Boston, and immediately sets about turning it upside down. An ambitious raid in Philadelphia draws in a young Cookie Ridolfi.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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53:31

Chapter 3: The Nun in Combat Boots

Divine Intervention ·

2025/03/25

Anne Walsh is the combat booted nun who masterminds the Paul Couming sanctuary. Like Father Patrick, she started out as a good Catholic conformist. But when her convent's father confessor begins breaking the law to sabotage the draft, a whole new life of crime opens up for her.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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59:47

Chapter 2: The Drunken Banjo Player

Divine Intervention ·

2025/03/18

Father Patrick is the wild-haired radical priest who plans to harbor Paul Couming, but how did he get this way? A very unusual pope, attending seminary during the tumult of the 1960’s, and being a born party animal may have something to do with it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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39:05

Chapter 1: An Explosive Cauldron

Divine Intervention ·

2025/03/11

It's 1971 and Paul Couming is a member of the underground Catholic resistance to the Vietnam war. Two years ago, he sent his draft card back to the government, refusing to take part in the bloodshed. Now, as he faces trial, a harebrained scheme emerges to give him political sanctuary in a downtown Boston Catholic Church, the first of its kind in 400 years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:17

Introducing: Divine Intervention

Divine Intervention ·

2025/03/04

Divine intervention is a 10-part audio documentary about radical nuns in combat boots and wild-haired priests on a hellbent mission to sabotage a war. Tune in weekly starting March 11.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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30:16

Divine Intervention, pilot

Divine Intervention ·

2022/06/10

Shortly after conscientious objector Paul Couming receives a notice to stand trial, he and his friends stage the first political sanctuary in a Catholic church since the 15th century. Pilot episode for a forthcoming series.

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02:07

Divine Intervention - pilot dropping June 9 as part...

Divine Intervention ·

2022/06/08

Fifty years ago, a ragtag band of radical nuns and wild-haired priests swiftly became cat-burglars in a hellbent effort to sabotage a war. They scaled walls, picked locks, and traded blows with J. Edgar Hoover. Many went to jail, some betrayed their friends, others fell in love... Two were my parents.The pilot of Divine Intervention will be released as part of the Tribeca Film Festival on June 9, 2022, with the rest of the series to follow in the fall. Subscribe now!

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