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| 19 Jan 2024 | Dispatches from the Road (with Diana Spechler) | 01:27:00 | |
Greg Olear welcomes his friend, the novelist, essayist and travel writer Diana Spechler. They discuss the novel as an art form, writing as a profession and vocation, the allure of travel, how the U.S. is perceived abroad, the future of the country, separating art from the artist, the Stendhal effect, and more. Plus: his name is Leo. Follow Diana: https://twitter.com/DianaSpechler Subscribe to “Dispatches from the Road”: https://dianaspechler.substack.com/ Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: Would you like to tell us more about you? http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 09 Sep 2022 | Existential Threat to Democracy (with Craig Unger) | 01:17:17 | |
To kick off Season Four of the PREVAIL podcast, Greg Olear welcomes back the investigative journalist Craig Unger, author of “American Kompromat” and “House of Trump, House of Putin,” to talk about the Ukraine invasion, the FBI, Trump’s money laundering, dark money, Roy Cohn, major media failures, MAGA Republicans, and the ghosts of GOP election f*ckery past. Plus: a new superhero emerges. Follow Craig Unger: https://twitter.com/craigunger Buy “American Kompromat:” https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/635379/american-kompromat-by-craig-unger/ Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 10 Dec 2021 | MAGA Menace, Wolverine Watchmen, and Epstein’s Shadow (with Nina Burleigh) | 01:04:26 | |
Greg Olear addresses the debate on whether we should criticize the Justice Department. Then he speaks to journalist and author Nina Burleigh about her piece for “Airmail Weekly” on the plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan; about the Ghislaine Maxwell trial and the documentary on which she was an EP; and updates on the pandemic response. Plus: a candidate declares for the Senate. Follow Nina Burleigh: https://twitter.com/ninaburleigh Nina’s book VIRUS: https://www.sevenstories.com/books/4352-virus Nina’s story on the Michigan militia: https://airmail.news/issues/2021-11-13/sons-of-anarchy Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 19 May 2023 | Reprise - Rapid Fire: The Pathway to Violence (with Shavaun Scott) | 01:02:39 | |
Greg Olear talks to the mental health therapist P. Shavaun Scott, author of “The Minds of Mass Killers: Understanding and Interrupting the Pathway to Violence,” about the scourge of mass shootings, how to identify potential killers before they strike, and what can be done about the problem. Plus: Stephanie St. John’s National Anthem for 2022. Follow Shavaun: https://twitter.com/shavaunscott Buy her book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09MB86W17/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0
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| 24 Jun 2022 | Team Justice vs. Team Peace (with Zarina Zabrisky) | 01:25:22 | |
The journalist and writer Zarina Zabrisky calls in from Odesa, Ukraine, to talk to Greg Olear about the situation on the ground in Ukraine, the popularity of President Zelenskyy, the enigma of Macron, the Putin sympathies of the New York Times, the Davos conference, the fallacy of Team Peace, and what the future may hold for Putin and Russia. Plus: “867-5309 (Ginni).” Follow Zarina: https://twitter.com/ZarinaZabrisky Byline Times: https://bylinetimes.com/author/zarinazabrisky/ Euromaidan Press: Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about How We Win Midterm Fund swingleft.org/fundraise/howwewin Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 09 Jul 2021 | Mobsters & Spies & Pilates (with Lincoln’s Bible) | 01:11:54 | |
Lincoln’s Bible discusses her new mobsters & spies podcast, “The World Beneath,” and opens up about her own background. Plus: a Fourth of July message from America’s favorite whistleblower. Follow LB on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lincolnsbible Listen to “The World Beneath”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-world-beneath/id1566145058 Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 04 Oct 2024 | Opus Dei & Opus Knight (with Gareth Gore) | 01:19:35 | |
Gareth Gore is a financial journalist and editor with close to two decades of experience, who has reported from over twenty-five countries and covered some of the biggest financial stories. His writing has been published by Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, and International Financing Review. He is the host of The Syndicate, which tells the behind-the-scenes stories of the biggest financial deals in history. His new book, five years in the making, is “OPUS: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy inside the Catholic Church.” In this conversation with Greg Olear, Gore delves into the controversial practices of Opus Dei, its financial manipulations, and the historical context of its formation. Gore highlights the cult-like control mechanisms employed by the organization, the allegations of human trafficking, and the dynamics of gender within Opus Dei. He also examines the appeal of the organization to its members and the significant political influence of key figures like dark money maestro Leonard Leo and the late Rev. C. John McCloskey III. The discussion raises critical questions about the implications of Opus Dei's actions for the Catholic Church, the United States, and society at large. Plus: the MAGA playbook! Follow Gareth Gore Buy his book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Opus/Gareth-Gore/9781668016145 The Teneo Network: Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 20 Oct 2023 | Reprise: The Trauma Vortex (with Claudia Black) | 01:35:26 | |
Reprise: The Trauma Vortex (with Claudia Black) Trump, the assault on common decency, pandemic, quarantine, insurrection, and now war: we have all suffered collective trauma these last seven years. Greg Olear talks with actor and trauma therapist Claudia Black about the causes of trauma and how to heal from it. Plus: DFG sings. Follow Claudia: Her site: Thanks HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/50prevail and use code 50prevail for 50% off plus 15% off the next 2 months! Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 07 May 2021 | The Biden/Harris 100 Days Extravaganza (Double Episode, with Candidly Tiff & Joanie Vee and DAME Magazine’s Jennifer Reitman) | 01:54:10 | |
Description: On this, the 107th day of the Biden/Harris Administration, Greg Olear discusses the remarkable job the new President and VP have done so far with, first, DAME Magazine founder and publisher Jennifer Reitman, and then, his Kamala cohorts Candidly Tiff and Joanie Vee. Plus: a new dating app. Follow Candidly Tiff:
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| 15 Jul 2022 | Four Villains: “Shame Cometh” and Other Stories | 01:25:19 | |
In this special episode, Greg Olear asks his talented friends Alison Weller, Robert Burke Warren, Diana Spechler, and Tom Gualtieri to read four of his narrative pieces on Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, and Vladimir Putin. Plus: a better SCOTUS steakhouse. Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 15 Apr 2022 | MAGA Menace, Wolverine Watchmen, and Epstein’s Shadow (with Nina Burleigh) - replay - | 01:16:22 | |
Greg Olear addresses the debate on whether we should criticize the Justice Department. Then he speaks to journalist and author Nina Burleigh about her piece for “Airmail Weekly” on the plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan; about the Ghislaine Maxwell trial and the documentary on which she was an EP; and updates on the pandemic response. Plus: a candidate declares for the Senate. Follow Nina Burleigh: https://twitter.com/ninaburleigh Nina’s book VIRUS: https://www.sevenstories.com/books/4352-virus Nina’s story on the Michigan militia: https://airmail.news/issues/2021-11-13/sons-of-anarchy Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 05 May 2023 | Succession: The King & Comedy (with Will Sebag-Montefiore) | 01:22:11 | |
Greg Olear hits some of the week’s prevailing news topics: the debt ceiling, Tucker Carlson’s racist text, the Paul Stanley thing, and graft on the Supreme Court. Then he welcomes the British actor and comedian Will Sebag-Montefiore for a discussion on the state of British politics, the coronation, doing comedy in 2023, method acting, and “Succession.” Plus: a congratulatory message from the Bank of the Badda Bing. Follow Will: His TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wsebag Subscribe to “Legitimate Likes:” https://linktr.ee/legitimatelikes Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Would you like to tell me more about you? http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 27 May 2022 | SLAPP Shots & Single Malts (with Ethan Bearman) | 01:45:49 | |
What is the state of the law? Greg Olear talks to the entertainment attorney and Renaissance man Ethan Bearman about his origin story, the virtues of the Scottish Highlands, the precarious state of the legal system, the Supreme Court, Section 230, ABC’s “Home Economics,” and the time when Jenna Ellis was still a nice person. Plus: it’s a nice day for some. Follow Ethan Bearman: https://twitter.com/ethanbearman Watch The Five 8, Fridays at 5pm Pacific, 8pm Eastern. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 17 May 2024 | La Politica è Compromesso (with Alessandra, aka Alias Vaughn) | 01:11:06 | |
Alessandra is an Italian journalist and political commentator who goes by the pen name Alias Vaughn. She’s been helping me understand the global political landscape—including what’s happening right here in the US—for going on eight years now. In this conversation, Greg Olear interviews Alessandra about her background and her interest in US politics. They discuss JFK’s policy towards South America, with Alessandra sharing her research on the topic; the current political situation in Italy, including the prime minister and her stance on various issues; the public opinion of Trump in Italy; the similarities between Trump and Mussolini, and much more. Plus: a both sides superhero! Follow Alessandra: https://twitter.com/aliasvaughn Check out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17 Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 08 Oct 2021 | Spilling the Beans: The Allison Gill Interview | 01:10:05 | |
She’s the host of “Mueller, She Wrote” and “The Daily Beans,” two of the country’s most popular political podcasts. But who is AG? Allison Gill talks to Greg Olear about her origin story: growing up in Ohio and Arizona, studying nuclear submarine propulsion in the U.S. Navy, slinging drinks while doing stand-up and playing in a band, and working for the Department of Veterans Affairs until being “Mulvaneyed” by the Former Guy. Plus: an offshore that’s stateside. Follow Allison on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allisongill https://twitter.com/dailybeanspod https://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrote Mueller, She Wrote: Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 25 Jun 2021 | Around the World with Arthur Snell | 01:19:37 | |
In his career with the British Foreign Office, Arthur Snell was posted to some of the most consequential, and dangerous, places in the world: Zimbabwe, Yemen, Afghanistan, Iraq. He’s now a managing director of Orbis Business Intelligence, where his colleague is Christopher Steele. In this discussion, Greg Olear talks to Arthur about, first, the current British political scene in general, with an emphasis on BREXIT and Russian interference; second, his remarkable career, and his view on Afghanistan and Iraq; and, finally, Orbis, Chris Steele, and the dossier. Plus: the return of Jeffrey Toobin to your TV screen. Follow Arthur on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SnellArthur Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 27 Oct 2023 | Chaos Crescendo (with Cheri Jacobus) | 01:18:30 | |
Cheri Jacobus is a political analyst and operative, as well as the host of the “Politics with Cheri Jacobus” podcast. She talks to Greg Olear about her experiences as an early “Never Trump” Republican, the consequences of her truth-telling, how the media created Trump, the success of Biden/Harris, and more. Plus: MAGA perdedor. Follow Cheri: https://twitter.com/CheriJacobus Subscribe to her podcast: https://www.patreon.com/PoliticsWithCheriJacobus Thanks HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/50prevail and use code 50prevail for for 50% off plus free shipping! Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: Would you like to tell us more about you? http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short. * Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 23 Jul 2021 | Ships, Hoodies & Ghislaine’s Beau (with Rachel Slade) | 01:19:22 | |
Description: Greg Olear talks to journalist and best-selling and award-winning “Into the Raging Sea” author Rachel Slade about Scott Borgerson, the CEO of CargoMetrics and the (we think) husband of Ghislaine Maxwell; the Jones Act and why it matters; Elaine Chao’s many conflicts of interest; China’s maritime ambitions; the hoodie as great American garment; and how and why to bring U.S. manufacturing back. Plus: Trump launches his own SNL-like weekend comedy show. Follow Rachel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RachelSlade1 Read Rachel’s pieces at PREVAIL: https://gregolear.substack.com/people/13160358-rachel-slade Buy “Into the Raging Sea:” https://www.amazon.com/Into-Raging-Sea-Thirty-Three-Megastorm/dp/0062699873 Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 18 Mar 2022 | Putin’s War (with Zarina Zabrisky and Moscow Never Sleeps) | 02:23:23 | |
Season Three of the PREVAIL podcast begins with a special double episode. First, Greg Olear talks to his friend Zarina Zabrisky, who has been covering Putin for years and the invasion of Ukraine since it started, about the situation on the ground, Putin’s madness, and the history of the two countries. Then, he brings on his friend and PREVAIL contributor Moscow Never Sleeps to discuss what the war means for Russia and the Russian people. Plus: a new support group. Follow Zarina: https://twitter.com/ZarinaZabrisky Zaria’s work at Byline Times: https://bylinetimes.com/author/zarinazabrisky/ Follow Moscow Never Sleeps: https://twitter.com/MOWNeverSleeps Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 26 Nov 2021 | Thanksgiving Leftovers (with Jamison Firestone and Moscow Never Sleeps) | 01:03:22 | |
New intro, replay interview. In 1991, Jamison Firestone went to Moscow and established a law firm, helping foreign businesses with Russian law. Among his clients: William Browder. Among his employees: Sergei Magnitsky. Among his adversaries: Natalia Veselnitskaya. Among his acquaintances: Alexei Navalny. Greg Olear and Moscow Never Sleeps talk to Firestone about his remarkable experiences in Russia. Plus: a hit from conservative country star Addison Mitchell. Jamison Firestone’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/RussianUntouchables/videos Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 31 May 2024 | Grozny Rules: The Global Disorder Endures (with Jason Pack) | 01:32:41 | |
Jason Pack is the Founder of Libya-Analysis LLC, and the co-host of Disorder, a geopolitics podcast co-produced with Goalhanger Podcasts. He is a Senior Analyst for Emerging Challenges at the NATO Defence College Foundation in Rome. In partnership with NDCF, Jason leads a project entitled NATO and the Global Enduring Disorder, which produces a range of content (including the Disorder podcast and series of publications) attempting to sketch out a ‘unified field theory’ of our current era of geopolitics while proposing actionable solutions to our most pressing collective action challenges. His most recent book, Libya and the Global Enduring Disorder (Hurst, Oxford University Press) is a ‘cross-over’ academic book that explores what Libya’s dysfunctional economic structures and its ongoing civil war reveal about our era of 21st-century geopolitics. Jason’s concept – that we no longer inhabit the post-Cold War World, but have entered a new era – the ‘Enduring Disorder’ – was conceived to describe the collective action failures that have come to define international politics. In this discussion, Jason Pack talks to Greg Olear about the death of Raisi in Iran, the situation in Ukraine, Biden’s policy in Gaza, and why a Labor victory in the UK elections would be good for Joe Biden. Plus: a Republican Party game! Listen to the DISORDER podcast: More about jason: Check out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17 Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 31 Dec 2021 | Auld Lang Sigh: the PREVAIL New Year’s Eve Special (with Lincoln’s Bible, Lou Neu, Cheri Jacobus, Kimberley Johnson, and Tom Joseph) | 02:26:25 | |
What were the most under-reported stories in 2021? And what can we expect to happen in the New Year? Greg Olear spends New Year’s Eve answering these and other questions with Lincoln’s Bible, Lou Neu, Cheri Jacobus, Kimberley Johnson, and Tom Joseph. Plus: a MAGA Christmas carol. LB (@lincolnsbible) wrote, produced, and voiced the hit mobsters-and-spies podcast “The World Beneath.” https://link.chtbl.com/theworldbeneath Lou Neu (@ninaandtito) is a founder of Citjourno. https://twitter.com/ninaandtito The political strategist Cheri Jacobus (@cherijacobus) is the host of the podcast “Politics with Cheri Jacobus” and the creator of “America Reads the Mueller Report.” Kimberley Johnson (@authorkimberley) is the host of the “Start Me Up” podcast. https://www.patreon.com/startmeup Tom Joseph (@tomjchicago) hosts an eponymous podcast, available at Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/ThomasJoseph Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 21 Jan 2022 | Matt Gaetz & Other Creatures of the Florida Swamp (with Gal Suburban) | 01:15:47 | |
Florida has been notorious for its colorful characters and its corruption since the first real estate developer set foot there in 1565. Greg Olear talks to the Sunshine State’s own Gal Suburban about Matt Gaetz, Roger Stone, Ron SeSantis, Joel Greenberg, and the other creatures of the Florida swamp. Plus: how can the GRU help YOU? Follow Gal Suburban: https://twitter.com/gal_suburban Thanks to BetterHelp for sponsoring this episode. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/greg https://www.betterhelp.com/greg Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 16 Dec 2022 | The Money’s Gotta Be Someplace (with Debra LaPrevotte) | 01:07:14 | |
For 20 years, Debra LaPrevotte worked for the FBI, specializing in international kleptocracy investigations. After retiring from the Bureau, she took a job with The Sentry, the organization funded by George Clooney, where she continues her work investigating kleptocratic crimes, particularly in Africa. She is the co-host and subject of a new podcast, “A Nation for Thieves,” put out by Lion’s Gate. She talks to Greg Olear about her FBI experiences, which countries are the most corrupt, how real estate and art are used to launder money, the problem with Delaware, and the time she seized a Maybach only to find it was out of gas. Plus: a Twitter anthem. Follow Andrew: https://twitter.com/andrewsweiss Buy his book: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250760753/accidentalczar Sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/greg Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 30 Jul 2021 | Doomsday Devices & Distressed Assets: Trump as Weapon, Tom Barrack as Matchmaker (with Lou Neu) | 01:24:21 | |
Greg Olear argues that Trump is Russia’s ultimate weapon—literally. Then, he and Lou Neu break down the Tom Barrack indictment and sift through his various and sundry connections, including Donald Trump, Jared Kusher, Harvey Weinstein, Jeffrey Epstein, Michael Jackson, MBZ, MBS, and...Rob Lowe? Plus: GOP strategists try to reframe January 6. Follow Lou Neu on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ninaandtito Tom Barrack indictment: https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1413381/download Cummings Report: For more from Greg Olear: https://gregolear.substack.com/ Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 02 Aug 2024 | The Writer and the Whistleblower (SEASON FINALE, with Francine Prose) | 01:18:13 | |
Francine Prose is the author of over 30 books. Her 12 novels include My New American Life, A Changed Man and Blue Angel, a finalist for the National Book Award. Her nonfiction works include the indispensable Reading Like a Writer; Caravaggio: Painter of Miracles; and The Lives of the Muses: Nine Women and the Artists They Inspired, a New York Times Notable Book for 2002. She’s a contributing editor at Harper's, and her essays, reviews, and criticism have appeared in New York Times Book Review, Wall Street Journal, and The Guardian, among other publications. She’s a past president of PEN America, a distinguished writer in residence at Bard College, and a recipient of the 2008 Edith Wharton Achievement Award for Literature. Her latest book—and first memoir—is called 1974: A Personal History. In this conversation, Greg Olear talks to Francine Prose about her new memoir, 1974. They discuss the challenges of writing about oneself, the impetus for the book, Tony Russo and the Pentagon Papers, whistleblowers, “Vertigo,” the role of literature in society, the bias against women writers, the state of fiction writing, the impact of AI, the dangers of self-censorship, the current political climate, and more. Plus: a new Zoom! Buy her book: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/1974-francine-prose?variant=41105435459618 Her Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FrancineProseAuthor/ Her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prose.francine/ Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 27 Aug 2021 | Lost in Fantasyland (Season Two Premiere, with Kurt Andersen) | 01:22:01 | |
The journalist, editor, critic, and author Kurt Andersen talks to Greg Olear about his two books, “Fantasyland” and “Evil Geniuses,” the prescient genius of SPY magazine, and how the 80s never died. Plus: a new brand of tea. Follow Kurt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KBAndersen Check out his website: Buy his books: https://www.amazon.com/Kurt-Andersen/e/B001HCYO0W?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000 Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 13 Sep 2024 | Punishing Putin (with Stephanie Baker) | 01:22:03 | |
Greg Olear talks to Stephanie Baker about her superb new book, “Punishing Putin: Inside the Global Economic War to Bring Down Russia,” on the West’s financial warfare against Putin after the invasion of Ukraine. They discuss the oligarchs and their complex relationships with Putin, the challenges of implementing economic sanctions on an economy as big as Russia’s, Boris Johnson’s role in the push for sanctions, the unintended consequences and byproducts of the economic warfare, the role of Telegram, and the potential consequences of Moscow’s nuclear weapons. The conversation concludes with a discussion on the future of Putin's regime and potential actions that could be taken to support Ukraine. Stephanie Baker is an award-winning investigative reporter at Bloomberg News. She began her reporting career in Moscow during the 1990s. She received her master’s at the London School of Economics and her work has been recognized by the Gerald Loeb Awards, the Overseas Press Club, the UK Society of Editors, the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing, and the UK’s Foreign Press Association. Follow Stephanie: Buy the book: Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 23 Aug 2024 | Reprise | Active Learning Feedback Loop, or, Democracy Isn’t a Spectator Sport (with Robbie Harris) | April 12, 2024 | 01:12:37 | |
Robbie Harris is a strategic communications and behavior change subject matter expert with over 25 years’ experience working with local influencers, activists, civil society organizations, journalists, and senior stakeholders in Iraq, Syria, Africa, and Central America. She has designed and implemented successful programs for US DoD, DoS and USAID, and UK FCDO and MoD. She’s the co-founder of a small international business; has worked for USAID-OTI; speaks Arabic, Spanish, and English, and has a M.A. in Arab Studies from Georgetown University. In the interview with Greg Olear, Harris discusses her background and how she got into her line of work, which involves strategic communications and behavior change. She shares her experiences working in Iraq and countering ISIS propaganda. The conversation also touches on the legacy of colonialism in the Middle East and its impact on the region today, the situation in Kurdistan, the proxy war in Syria, the refugee camp in Northern Syria, the growing stateless population, and the experience of living in Somalia and Niger. Finally, she shares her advice on messaging to US voters and warns about the potential consequences of a collapse of democracy and of civil war. Prevail is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/greg Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 10 Mar 2023 | Biden Or Bust & What’s Up With Ohio (with Cliff Schecter) | 01:24:09 | |
Greg Olear is joined by consultant, commentator & writer Cliff Schecter, of the Blue Amp Channel. They discuss the current political climate, Nazis in Ohio, why the Dems would be crazy to not run Joe Biden again in ‘24, and the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. Plus: Evita Without Charisma. Follow Cliff: https://twitter.com/cliffschecter Subscribe to his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/cschecter Sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/greg Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 04 Feb 2022 | Putin in Ukraine (with Zarina Zabrisky) | 01:16:25 | |
Greg Olear and Zarina Zabrisky discuss Vladimir Putin’s motivations, Russia’s Eurasian plan, and the escalating situation in Ukraine. Plus: a new CD collection. Follow Zarina: https://twitter.com/ZarinaZabrisky Zarina’s website: http://www.zarinazabrisky.com/ Zarina’s news analysis: https://zarinazabrisky.medium.com/ https://bylinetimes.com/author/zarinazabrisky/ Globus Books YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/GlobusBooksSF/videos Zarina’s books: https://www.amazon.com/Zarina-Zabrisky/e/B00A1AWKM0?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1631829441&sr=1-1 Thanks to BetterHelp for sponsoring this episode. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/greg https://www.betterhelp.com/greg Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 22 Oct 2021 | Witness to the Insurrection (with Sandi Bachom) | 01:57:13 | |
The photojournalist Sandi Bachom was on the ground at Charlottesville, at “Stop the Steal” rallies on 11/14 and 12/12, and at the January 6 besieging of the Capitol. She talks to Greg Olear about her experiences covering the insurrectionists. Plus: a new fragrance for alpha men. Follow Sandi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sandibachom Sandi’s website: Support Sandi’s work: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/sandibachom Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 15 Dec 2023 | America/America, Lee Harvey Oswald, and the Presidential Suite at the Ritz-Carlton Moscow (with Steven Beschloss) | 01:10:12 | |
Greg Olear is joined by the writer, author, professor, filmmaker, and “America, America” columnist Steven Beschloss. They discuss the failure of the media to adequately cover Trump, then and now; the stakes of the next election; Lee Harvey Oswald, childhood trauma, and the making of an assassin; the importance of investing in education and why the GOP opposes it; Biden’s place in history; and the Ritz-Carlton Moscow. Plus: a new dating app. Follow Steven: https://twitter.com/StevenBeschloss https://post.news/@/stevenbeschloss Subscribe to “America, America”: Watch “Media Misses”: https://america.substack.com/p/media-misses-the-wall-street-journal Buy his book: https://www.amazon.com/Gunman-His-Mother-Marguerite-Assassin-ebook/dp/B0CN518F1K Thanks, HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/prevailfree and use code prevailfree for FREE breakfast for life! One breakfast item per box while subscription is active. Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: Would you like to tell us more about you? http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short. * Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 02 Jul 2021 | Pelted with WTFs (Virus & Vaccine, with Nina Burleigh) | 01:19:55 | |
Greg Olear talks to journalist Nina Burleigh, author of the new book “Virus: Vaccinations, the CDC, and the Hijacking of America's Response to the Pandemic,” about the virus, the failed pandemic response of the Trump Administration, and the modern miracle that is the covid vaccine. Plus: the biggest event of the summer comes to the world-famous Lorain County Fairgrounds. Buy Nina’s book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/691352/virus-by-nina-burleigh/ Follow Nina on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ninaburleigh Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 02 Dec 2022 | The Founding-Fatherization of Adam Smith (with Glory M. Liu) | 01:17:29 | |
How did an eccentric Scottish philosopher become an icon of American free market capitalism? Greg Olear talks to Glory M. Liu of Harvard University about intellectual history, political economy, the relationship between tariffs and U.S. slavery, the Chicago school, and her new book, “Adam Smith’s America.” Plus: a new crypto currency. Follow Glory: https://twitter.com/miss_glory Check out her website: Buy her book: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691203812/adam-smiths-america Sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/greg Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 28 Jan 2022 | Good Coup, Bad Coup (with Amanda Carpenter) | 01:08:18 | |
“The Bulwark” columnist Amanda Carpenter joins Greg Olear to discuss her piece on the insurrection, “The Six Main Strands of the Trump Coup Attempt,” the future of the Republican Party, and the fate of Trumpism. Plus: a new, sexy candy by Tucker Carlson.
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| 03 Mar 2023 | The Jokerfication of Tucker Carlson (with Kat Abughazaleh) | 01:02:42 | |
Kat Abughazaleh’s job at Media Matters For America, as she puts it in her Twitter bio, is to watch Tucker Carlson so we don’t have to. Greg Olear talks to her about MMFA’s mission, how she found herself watching many hours of primetime Fox News, what makes good content for the network, how Fox News coverage has changed since J6, all things Tucker Carlson, and Mike Huckabee’s Christofascist children’s books. Plus: a new song about a bad guy. Follow Kat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/abughazalehkat On TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@katmabu On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@katmabu Support Media Matters: https://action.mediamatters.org/secure/donate Sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/greg Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 06 Sep 2024 | We’re Not Going Back (with Rosanna Arquette) | 01:30:00 | |
In this far-ranging discussion, Greg Olear talks to the actress, director, podcast host, and activist Rosanna Arquette about: Kamala Harris, the DNC, and the new hope around U.S. politics; what to expect at the presidential debate; the deal with RFK Jr.; the time she met Trump; the time she met Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; the Alexis Project and the fundraiser happening in LA this week; Me Too and opportunities for women in Hollywood; her acting career, from “Desperately Seeking Susan” to “Pulp Fiction” to “The L-Word” to “Succubus”; her directing style; and much, much more. Plus: nothing left to lose! Rosanna on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosannaarquette/ Rosanna’s website: https://www.rosannaarquette.com/about The Alexis Project: https://www.alexisproject.org/ The fundraiser: Radical Musings: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/radical-musings-with-rosanna-arquette/id1550695064
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| 07 Oct 2022 | How Britain Broke the World…and How Liz Truss Broke Britain (with Arthur Snell) | 01:09:00 | |
In her first three weeks as prime minister, Liz Truss presided over the death of both the queen and the economy. What’s going on in Britain? Why is the pound cratering? Is Truss really as inept as she appears? Greg Olear talks to Arthur Snell, the former British diplomat and “Doomsday Watch” podcaster, about the situation in the U.K., as well as Arthur’s new book, “How Britain Broke the World.” Plus: a new slasher film from Netflix. Follow Arthur: https://twitter.com/SnellArthur Subscribe to “Doomsday Watch:” https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/doomsday-watch-with-arthur-snell/id1593634121 Buy “How Britain Broke the World:” https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/How-Britain-Broke-the-World/Arthur-Snell/9781912454600 Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 18 Nov 2022 | CIA Debriefing (with Kristin Wood) | 01:15:36 | |
S4 E10: CIA Debriefing (with Kristin Wood) What is the CIA, exactly? What is its mission? How is it structured? What’s it REALLY like to work there? Greg Olear talks to Kristin Wood, a former CIA analyst, about the CIA, her experiences briefing Dick Cheney on the morning of 9/11, how the agency changed after the WTC attacks, special saddles and boxes of cash in Tashkent, and the challenges posed by Trump. Plus: a song for Arizona. Follow Kristin: https://twitter.com/KristinWood_IC Grist Mill Exchange: https://www.gristmillexchange.com/story/ Sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/greg Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 01 Jul 2022 | House of Unger, House of Olear (with Craig Unger) ICYMI | 01:19:54 | |
*This episode was originally uploaded October 2021 Craig Unger, the journalist and author of “American Kompromat: How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and Related Tales of Sex, Greed, Power, and Treachery” and “House of Trump, House of Putin,” joins Greg Olear for a wide-ranging discussion on the Vietnam War, Reagan’s October Surprise, the failures of the New York Times, Trump’s cultivation by the KGB, Semion Mogilevich, and Craig’s incredible eighth grade year. Plus: a law firm provides a specific service. Follow Craig on Twitter: https://twitter.com/craigunger Buy Craig’s books: https://www.amazon.com/Craig-Unger/e/B001H6EMQO Craig’s Esquire article: https://classic.esquire.com/article/1991/10/1/october-surprise Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 21 Apr 2023 | "Jin, Jiyan, Azadî!" | Protests in Iran (with Samira Ghaderi) | 00:59:08 | |
Greg Olear is joined by the immigration attorney Samira Ghaderi, who talks about the protests in Iran that started in September, prompted by the death of Jina Amini in police custody. They discuss the brutal incident that started the protests, the significance of Amini being Kurdish, the crimes committed by the Khamenei regime, the fracturing of the movement, and the future of Iran. Plus: help from our friends. Follow Samira: https://twitter.com/Samira_Ghaderi
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| 11 Feb 2022 | Canadian Goose-Steppers (with Mark Bourrie) | 01:12:46 | |
Greg Olear talks to the Canadian journalist, author, and attorney Mark Bourrie about the “Freedom Convoy,” Canadian politics, covid as morality test, and the future of democracy in North America. Plus: Mike Pence sings. Follow Mark: https://twitter.com/MarkBourrie Buy Mark’s books: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B001HMPSIY Thanks to BetterHelp for sponsoring this episode. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/greg https://www.betterhelp.com/greg Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 10 Jun 2022 | Don’t Look Up the Answers (with Adam McKay) | 01:15:47 | |
Greg Olear talks to filmmaker Adam McKay, writer/director of THE BIG SHORT, VICE, and DON’T LOOK UP, and executive producer of SUCCESSION and WINNING TIME, about the state of the Democratic party, why populist movements can be good, how Biden’s doing, the difference between satire and comedy, IDIOCRACY, his career including his latest films and shows, the Lakers then and now, the sad travails of being a Knicks fan, and the all-time greatest acting performance by a pro athlete. Plus: a new parlor game for the GOP. Follow Adam McKay: https://twitter.com/GhostPanther Trailer for WINNING TIME: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqbWwKx1nBU Watch The Five 8, Fridays at 5pm Pacific, 8pm Eastern. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 21 Oct 2022 | Delawareness (with Hal Weitzman) | 01:15:19 | |
After sharing his thoughts about Liz Truss, King Charles III, and Hugh Grant, Greg Olear interviews Hal Weitzman, executive director for intellectual capital at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, about his new book, “What’s the Matter With Delaware?” (Short answer: a lot.) Plus: bare-naked ladies and money. Follow Hal: https://twitter.com/HalWeitzman Buy his book: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691180007/whats-the-matter-with-delaware Watch his book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msOdeQX21j4&t=1s Sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/greg Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 30 Apr 2021 | Big Dirty Money: White Collar Criming (with Jennifer Taub) | 01:03:34 | |
Greg Olear is joined by Jennifer Taub, author of Big Dirty Money: The Shocking Injustice and Unseen Cost of White Collar Crime. They discuss tax fraud, shady lawyers, police reform, Biden’s 100 days, and the stuff on the shelves in their respective offices. Plus: spoken word artist Rich Ferguson, and a second spot from our biggest sponsor, the Bank of the Badda Bing.
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| 26 May 2023 | Not All Doom (with Arthur Snell) | 01:02:23 | |
Greg Olear welcomes Arthur Snell back to the program. After graduating from Oxford with a first class degree in history, Snell joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. A fluent Arabic speaker, he served in Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Yemen, and Iraq, and then headed the international strand of the UK Government’s Prevent counterterrorism program. He is currently a geopolitical consultant, author of “How Britain Broke the World,” and host of the hit podcast “Doomsday Watch” which has produced a new season that chronicles the history of the war in Ukraine. The far-ranging discussion goes from Eurovision to Rishi Sunak to the coronation to Mariupol. Plus: Seid hustles. Follow Arthur: https://twitter.com/SnellArthur Subscribe to “Doomsday Watch:” Buy his book: https://www.amazon.com/How-Britain-Broke-World-Afghanistan/dp/1912454602 Sign up for his Substack: https://arthursnell.substack.com/ Also… Epic Sax Guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iFbuIpe68k&t=9s Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: Would you like to tell me more about you? http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short. Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 14 May 2021 | The Magnitsky Act (with Jamison Firestone and Moscow Never Sleeps) | 01:00:47 | |
Description: In 1991, Jamison Firestone went to Moscow and established a law firm, helping foreign businesses with Russian law. Among his clients: William Browder. Among his employees: Sergei Magnitsky. Among his adversaries: Natalia Veselnitskaya. Among his acquaintances: Alexei Navalny. Greg Olear and Moscow Never Sleeps talk to Firestone about his remarkable experiences in Russia. Plus: The Revelation of Lin Wood the Divine. Jamison Firestone’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/RussianUntouchables/videos Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 13 Aug 2021 | Replay - Blue State Genocide: Jared Kushner's Greatest Crime (with Vanity Fair’s Katherine Eban) | 00:54:32 | |
Greg is taking the week off from recording. Unfortunately, this episode is still relevant. Jared Kushner has been committing crimes since he joined his father-in-law’s campaign in the fall of 2015. Greg Olear outlines Boy Plunder’s rap sheet, and talks to Vanity Fair investigative journalist Katherine Eban about Mr. Ivanka’s worst crime: the pandemic response he headed that resulted in 525,000 dead Americans. Plus: History Falls Apart finds us a new sponsor.
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| 14 Oct 2022 | MAGA Apostate (with Melissa Jo Peltier) | 01:30:44 | |
After sharing his thoughts about Putin’s new atrocities in Ukraine, Kanye West, Roger Waters, Elon Musk, and the poltroonish quitter Ben Sasse, Greg Olear talks to his friend, the documentary filmmaker Melissa Peltier, about her new film, “The Game is Up: Disillusioned Trump Voters Tell Their Stories.” Plus: the clash inside the country’s richest man. Follow Melissa: https://twitter.com/MelissaJPeltier Watch “The Game is Up:” https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0B6SVXWLX/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r About the film: Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 16 Feb 2024 | All About Leonard Leo, the Reactionary Legal Activist, Radical Catholic Zealot & Dark Money Maestro Who Captured the Supreme Court (with Tom Carter) | 01:34:49 | |
Tom Carter worked in Washington for years, in journalism and then in PR. For three years, he handled media relations at USCIRF, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, where his boss was one Leonard Leo, a key figure in the conservative legal movement and the capture of SCOTUS. The conversation explores the background, influence, and agenda of Leonard Leo; his management style, his use of dark money, his involvement with the Federalist Society and other organizations; his connections to Clarence Thomas and other influential figures; and the extreme radical Catholic religious beliefs that animate his opposition to abortion and LGBTQ rights. The conversation also delves into the potential ramifications of Leo's actions, his expansion into the media and entertainment industry, and the future of his influence. Overall, it highlights the danger and harm caused by Leo's agenda. Plus: Cole Porter lives! Takeaways:
00:00: Episode introduction 10:43: Beginning of the interview 22:37: Leonard Leo's Influence and Methods 25:28: Dark Money and Leonard Leo's Organizations 36:55: Relationship between Leonard Leo and Clarence Thomas 47:19: The Libertarian Billionaires and Leonard Leo's Agenda 52:19: The Distinction between Radical Catholicism and Mainstream Catholicism 1:06:26: Leo’s networks 1:17:27: The Virtually Unlimited Financial Resources of Leonard Leo 1:32:16: The Danger and Harm Caused by Leonard Leo's Actions Follow Tom: https://www.threads.net/@thcarter123 Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: Would you like to tell us more about you? http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 03 May 2024 | Days of Our Lies (with Kimberley Johnson) | 01:15:27 | |
Before launching START ME UP, the political interview podcast, Kimberley Johnson—that’s Kimberley with an “e-y”—wrote several books, including “The Virgin Diaries”; maintained a popular blog; and, for ten years, had a recurring role—as a cop!—on a soap opera. She’s an activist and a champion of women’s rights. Her podcast premiered in 2016. In this discussion, Greg Olear and Kimberley Johnson discuss her background as an actress and her transition to podcasting; the TikTok ban, the Supreme Court, and the future of the Democratic Party; concerns about the Supreme Court and the potential impact of abortion rights on the election; the influence of dark money in politics; Trump’s VP pick; Joe Biden's potential legacy, the attacks on Kamala Harris, the importance of voting, and the impact of Trump's criminal trials on the MAGA movement. Follow Kimberley: Listen to her podcast: Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 22 Dec 2023 | Making It in America (with Rachel Slade) | 01:33:40 | |
Greg Olear is joined by the journalist and editor Rachel Slade, author of the new book “Making It in America: The Almost Impossible Quest to Manufacture in the U.S.A. (and How It Got That Way).” They discuss the history of textile manufacturing in the United States, how the towns NAFTA devastated were hidden, the perils of free trade, the Gen X mindset, Prohibition trivia, all things labor movement, how and when organized crime infiltrated unions, the multiplier effect, New Americans, and what the purpose of government actually is. Plus: merry MAGA Xmas. Visit Rachel’s website: Buy her new book: Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachelmslade/ Thanks HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/prevailfree and use code prevailfree for FREE breakfast for life! One breakfast item per box while subscription is active. Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: Would you like to tell us more about you? http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short. * Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 03 Jun 2022 | 13848 (with Gal Suburban) | 01:10:06 | |
Researcher Gal Suburban returns to PREVAIL, where she updates Greg Olear on the situation in Florida, opines on the Uvalde shootings and upcoming January 6 Committee public hearings, and breaks down her theory of how Executive Order 13848 was Trump’s Plan A to overturn the election. Plus: Have you Heard? The verdict is in. Follow Gal Suburban: https://twitter.com/gal_suburban Read her three-part series: Watch The Five 8, Fridays at 5pm Pacific, 8pm Eastern. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 13 Oct 2023 | Competing Realities: 24/7 Politics & the Rise of Cable News (with Kathryn Cramer Brownell) | 01:16:31 | |
Greg Olear talks to Kathryn Brownell, history professor at Purdue University, about her new book, “24/7 Politics: Cable Television and the Fragmenting of America from Watergate to Fox News” (Princeton University Press, 2023): how cable TV came to be, how politicians from Eisenhower to Trump have used television for messaging, why Roger Ailes was inspired to start Fox News, and where our media is headed. Plus: Roman Empire daydreams. Follow Kathryn: Buy her book: Her website: Thanks HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/50prevail and use code 50prevail for 50% off plus 15% off the next 2 months! Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 10 Sep 2021 | Tuesday’s Gone: Remembering September 11, 20 Years Later (with Noel Casler) | 01:20:00 | |
Twenty years ago, on an impossibly gorgeous September morning, two hijacked planes crashed into the Twin Towers, the first at 8:46 AM, the second 17 minutes later. Both Greg Olear and his guest, the comedian, political commentator and podcaster Noel Casler, lived in NYC in 2001. On this special 9/11 edition of the PREVAIL podcast, they share their stories and recount their memories of that fateful Tuesday, and the days that followed. Follow Noel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/caslernoel Visit Noel’s website: Download Noel’s podcast: https://www.noelcasler.com/podcast The Anthony Lane piece I quote in the intro: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/09/24/this-is-not-a-movie Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 12 Apr 2024 | Active Learning Feedback Loop, or, Democracy Isn’t a Spectator Sport (with Robbie Harris) | 01:14:01 | |
Robbie Harris is a strategic communications and behavior change subject matter expert with over 25 years’ experience working with local influencers, activists, civil society organizations, journalists, and senior stakeholders in Iraq, Syria, Africa, and Central America. She has designed and implemented successful programs for US DoD, DoS and USAID, and UK FCDO and MoD. She’s the co-founder of a small international business; has worked for USAID-OTI; speaks Arabic, Spanish, and English, and has a M.A. in Arab Studies from Georgetown University. In the interview with Greg Olear, Harris discusses her background and how she got into her line of work, which involves strategic communications and behavior change. She shares her experiences working in Iraq and countering ISIS propaganda. The conversation also touches on the legacy of colonialism in the Middle East and its impact on the region today, the situation in Kurdistan, the proxy war in Syria, the refugee camp in Northern Syria, the growing stateless population, and the experience of living in Somalia and Niger. Finally, she shares her advice on messaging to US voters and warns about the potential consequences of a collapse of democracy and of civil war. Prevail is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/greg
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| 08 Dec 2023 | Red Caesar (with Will Bunch) | 01:16:59 | |
Greg Olear is joined by Will Bunch, the national opinion columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer. They discuss how the higher education system broke our politics, why the media fails to accurately report on the rise of American fascism, Trump’s ominous re-election plans, the far right’s dream of a Red Caesar, and whether the Eagles are a team of destiny. Plus: a new staffing agency. Follow Will: Read his columns: Subscribe to his newsletter: Buy his book: https://www.amazon.com/After-Ivory-Tower-Falls-Politics_and/dp/0063076993 Thanks HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/prevailfree and use code prevailfree for FREE breakfast for life! One breakfast item per box while subscription is active. Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: Would you like to tell us more about you? http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short. * Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 23 Apr 2021 | Justice Prevails, with Democracy Pledge Co-Founders Glenn Kirschner and Jon Cohen | 00:54:04 | |
Description: Greg Olear is joined by the co-founders of the Democracy Pledge, Jon Cohen and Glenn Kirschner. They talk about the pledge, Merrick Garland, and when justice is coming. Plus: the ultimate blood bank.
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| 02 Apr 2021 | Jersey (Off) Shore: The Situation on the Trillion Dollar Island (with Stuart Syvret) | 01:09:06 | |
Description: The Bailiwick of Jersey, the British Crown Dependency in the Channel Islands, has long been a tax haven for corporations, criminals, royals, and rich people who don’t like to pay their fair share. It’s also one of the most corrupt places in the Western world. Greg Olear talks with Stuart Syvret—once a popular senator on the island, now a political dissident—about the Bailiff, the Queen, the Crown, the United Kingdom, the Mafia, and what he terms “the Jersey Situation.”
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| 11 Nov 2022 | The Scarcity Myth & Other GOP Fairy Tales (with Vince Scafaria) | 01:26:46 | |
After sharing his thoughts about Election Day and Merrick Garland, Greg Olear talks to Vince Scafaria, the CEO of DotAlign and an evangelist for pro-social capitalism, about neoliberal economics, Republican financial myths, Social Security, the future of decentralized internet, surveillance capitalism, Russia, China, goldbugs, and more. Plus: a new low-cost service for political candidates. Follow Vince: His essay: https://prosocialcapitalism.com/author/scafaria/ Positive Sum Networks: Everything else: https://scafaria.com/guest-on-prevail-with-greg-olear-c722d8a715e7 Sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/greg Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 23 Sep 2022 | Playing in the Gray (with Kimberly Kay Hoang) | 01:07:05 | |
Greg Olear talks to Kimberly Kay Hoang, a professor at the University of Chicago and the author of “Spiderweb Capitalism: How Global Elites Exploit Frontier Markets,” about her field work as an ethnographer, the difference between high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, the similarities between high-net-worth individuals and sex workers, the concept of “playing in the gray,” tax havens offshore and otherwise, the psychology of gambling with enormous stakes, and how Prada makes the best handbags. Plus: a new airline in Florida. Follow Kimberly Kay Hoang: https://twitter.com/kimberlykhoang Buy “Spiderweb Capitalism:” https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691229119/spiderweb-capitalism Buy “Dealing in Desire: Asian Ascendancy, Western Decline, and the Hidden Currencies of Global Sex Work:” https://www.amazon.com/Dealing-Desire-Ascendancy-Western-Currencies/dp/0520275578 Her website: https://www.kimberlykayhoang.com/ Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 22 Mar 2024 | Robes Gallery: Clarence and Roberts and Brett, Oh My! (with Lisa Graves) | 01:36:39 | |
Lisa Graves is the founder and Executive Director of True North Research, a national investigative watchdog group that exposes the shadowy machinations of dark money funders like Leonard Leo, Barre Seid, Harlan Crow, Charles Koch, Dick Uihlein, and Rob Arkley, and their front groups. She served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Policy Development/Legal Policy at the U.S. Department of Justice under Attorneys General Janet Reno and John Ashcroft, Chief Counsel for Nominations for Senator Patrick Leahy on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Deputy Chief of the Article III Judges Division of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts with oversight of the Financial Disclosure Office and more. She also launched the award-winning ALECexposed.org investigation, KochDocs, and other projects. Her op-eds have run in the most prominent newspapers and magazines in the country, and she is a frequent guest on MSNBC. From 2009-2017, she led the Center for Media and Democracy. In this discussion with Greg Olear, Graves discusses her work with True North Research, how she shares an alma mater with one of the most notorious dark money maestros, all the stuff that went on during Brett Kavanaugh’s FIRST confirmation hearing, the failures of the Roberts Court and John Roberts, the Clarence & Ginni Thomas corruption, and more. Plus: a gift idea! Prevail is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/greg Follow Lisa: True North Research: Her 2018 Slate piece about Brett Kavanaugh: And the one in TIME: Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 01 Apr 2022 | The Trauma Vortex (with Claudia Black) | 01:36:34 | |
Trump, the assault on common decency, pandemic, quarantine, insurrection, and now war: we have all suffered collective trauma these last five years. Greg Olear talks with actor and trauma therapist Claudia Black about the causes of trauma and how to heal from it. Plus: DFG sings. Follow Claudia: https://twitter.com/TheClaudiaBlack Her site: http://www.claudiablackconsulting.com Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 10 May 2024 | Fetal Personhoodwinked: Christian Right Observations (with Jenny Cohn) | 01:10:35 | |
Jenny Cohn is an attorney, election integrity advocate, and political writer whose articles have appeared in the New York Review of Books, Who What Why, The Independent, Salon, and the Bucks County Beacon. She now covers the Christian right at her Substack, the Christian Right Observer Weekly, or CROW. Cohn talks to Greg Olear about her work on election integrity and the Christian right; her new project, the Christian Right Observer Weekly, and the collaboration with researcher Kira Resistance; the influence of Leonard Leo, a fundamentalist Catholic activist, on the Supreme Court; rightwing efforts to make abortion illegal on a federal level, the Christian right's opposition to LGBTQ rights and contraception, and their goal to undo the sexual revolution; the unholy alliance between religious and economic freedom Republicans; and fetal personhood and the right’s coming assault on women’s health. Plus: a little Elvis. Follow Jenny: https://twitter.com/jennycohn1 Subscribe to her Substack: https://crownewsletter.substack.com/ Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 06 Aug 2021 | Enjoy Your King (Season One Finale, with Duke Haney) | 01:02:57 | |
For the first time since Election Night, Greg Olear talks to his friend Duke Haney about the election of 2020, the election of 2016, Duke’s hometown of Charlottesville, and how Trump’s surprise victory changed him. Then they discuss Duke’s eclectic career as a film actor, “Friday the 13th” screenwriter, “Banned for Life” novelist, essay writer, and photographer, and talk about writing, fame, creativity, Dorothy Parker, and Doug Peacock. Plus: a new Eric Clapton antivax cover. Follow Duke on Twitter: Buy Duke’s books: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B002DQCBYM Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 28 Oct 2022 | Elon Remix: Diamond Droogs & Human Wallets (with Aja Raden) | 01:19:52 | |
Greg Olear talks to his friend Aja Raden, author of STONED and THE TRUTH ABOUT LIES, about the new diamond industry documentary “Nothing Lasts Forever,” the Bitcoin bubble bursting, anti-Semitism as an indicator of Fascism, oligarchs, and the future of Vladimir Putin. Plus: an apocalyptic new film. Follow Aja: https://twitter.com/AjaRaden Buy her books: https://www.amazon.com/Aja-Raden/e/B013SJLVJI/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1 The trailer for “Nothing Lasts Forever:” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHIGGdxZe64 Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 17 Dec 2021 | Making the Bad Guys Pay—Literally (with Katherine Mulhern of Restitution) | 00:53:00 | |
Greg Olear’s guest is Katherine Mulhern, the founder and CEO of Restitution, an organization dedicated to assisting democratic, anti-corruption-focused governments in their fight against corruption by providing funding and support for civil enforcement and asset recovery. Plus: a new MAGA app. Follow Restitution: https://twitter.com/RestiImpact Restitution’s website: Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 08 Sep 2023 | Crimean War and Peace (with Elina Beketova) | 01:13:41 | |
In 2014, Putin’s Russia invaded and annexed Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula that is part of Ukraine. This was the opening move in the full-scale invasion Putin ordered in 2022. Greg Olear talks to Elina Beketova, an in-residence fellow with the Democracy Fellowship program at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) and a native of Crimea, about the war-torn history of Crimea, the 2014 annexation, the collaborator problem, and the current situation in the occupied territories of Eastern Ukraine. Plus: a new asset recovery service. About Elina: https://cepa.org/author/elina-beketova/ About CEPA: Follow Elina: https://twitter.com/elina_beketova https://www.linkedin.com/in/elina-beketova-a40b0016/ Thanks, HelloFresh! Go to and use code 50prevail for 50% off plus 15% off the next 2 months! Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 29 Sep 2023 | A Fabulous Failure (with Nelson Lichtenstein) | 01:17:03 | |
Greg Olear talks with historian and research professor Nelson Lichtenstein, author of “A Fabulous Failure: The Clinton Presidency and the Transformation of American Capitalism,” about the “fabulous decade” of the 1990s, neoliberalism, Robert Rubin, Clinton-era deregulation, NAFTA, healthcare, and the current rise of the labor movement. Plus: a prince sings. Follow Nelson: https://twitter.com/NelsonLichtens1 Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/Fabulous-Failure-Presidency-Transformation-Capitalism/dp/0691245509 Thanks HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/50prevail and use code 50prevail for 50% off plus 15% off the next 2 months! Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: Would you like to tell us more about you? http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short. * Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 23 Jun 2023 | Reprise: Dead Pimps & Tucker Carlson’s Long Slide (with Nia Molinari) | 01:16:56 | |
After a new introductory rant about Sam Alito and RFK, Jr., Greg Olear replays this conversation with PREVAIL contributor Nia Molinari about Rudy Guiliani, Dennis Hof, country club Republicans, and the many faces of Tucker Carlson, the most dangerous man in America. Plus: a new insurance product. Read her piece on Tucker: https://gregolear.substack.com/p/all-tuckered-out
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| 11 Mar 2022 | Reprise: My Head's in Mississippi (with Donna Ladd) | 01:27:38 | |
Mississippi Free Press has done some of the most impactful local journalism in the country. Greg Olear talks to Donna Ladd, co-founder of the Jackson Free Press and executive director and editor of MFP, about her remarkable origin story, racism in the Deep South vs. racism in the North, systemic sexism, the misogyny of the media, a new approach to journalism, Tate Reeves and the political landscape in Jackson, and the complexities of the Magnolia State. Plus: a web hosting company for monsters, by monsters. Donna on Twitter: Mississippi Free Press: https://www.mississippifreepress.org/ Donna’s piece about her mother, from The Guardian: Donna on media misogyny, in DAME Magazine: https://www.damemagazine.com/2019/11/13/the-media-is-misogynistic-by-design/ Donate to MFP: https://formississippi.networkforgood.com/projects/87723-a-free-press-for-mississippi Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 02 Jun 2023 | Making it in the USA, or, Building Back Better (with Rachel Slade) | 01:27:21 | |
Where have all the manufacturing jobs gone? Is it possible to bring them back? Can an American manufacturing company exist in today’s market? Greg Olear talks to the best-selling author and journalist Rachel Slade, whose forthcoming new book, “Making It in America: The Almost Impossible Quest to Manufacture in the U.S.A. (And How It Got That Way),” explores these and other ideas. They also discuss unions, Reagan, kaizen, floating capital in emerging markets, work culture, China, American Roots,and the genius of “Animal House.” Plus: a new support group. Visit Rachel’s website: Pre-order her new book: Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: Would you like to tell us more about you? http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short. * Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 13 Jan 2023 | Savers of the Lost Art (with Ron Pollard) | 01:07:15 | |
When Ron Pollard, an architectural photographer from Colorado, legally acquired a hoard of Russian avant-garde paintings, he couldn’t believe they were real. But they were; all the experts he asked agreed. Anyone connected to the Russian government, however – oligarchs, Russophile dealers, and so on – insisted they were forgeries. Are all of his 160 paintings fakes? Or is he sitting on a collection appraised at over $50 million? He talks to Greg Olear about his story, a lost school of painting, and the ultimate purpose of art. Plus: a song for the owner of the Speaker. Follow Ron on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifoundmalevich_film/ Art of the Zero website, to view the collection: Virtual museum of orphan Russian avant garde art: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBmmgls6wUQ The film “I Found Malevich:” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9q22pQ5hdc Sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/greg Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 16 Jul 2021 | House of Maxwell (with Kirby Sommers) | 01:05:12 | |
Greg Olear talks to Kirby Sommers about her new book, “Ghislaine Maxwell: An Unauthorized Biography,” Ghislaine’s early life, and her scoundrel of an old man, fraudster Robert Maxwell. Plus: Country music legend Addison Mitchell performs a new song at CPAC. Follow Kirby on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KirbySommers Buy the book: https://www.kirbysommers.com/ghislaine-maxwell-unauthorized Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 07 Jul 2023 | What Is Corruption? (with Alex Aronson) | 01:09:13 | |
Greg Olear talks to Alex Aronson,the former chief counsel to Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse who advised on the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, about SCOTUS corruption, what constitutes “entertainment” for Sam Alito, John Roberts and the role of the Chief Justice, Leonard Leo, and what can be done about a judiciary that wants to end American democracy. Plus: Ronnie’s song. Follow Alex: https://twitter.com/alexaronson Read his work at Slate: https://slate.com/author/alex-aronson
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| 16 Apr 2021 | United States of Canada: Around the World with Diane Francis | 00:55:54 | |
Description: The American-Canadian columnist, best-selling author, and speaker Diane Francis joins Greg Olear in a discussion that includes a proposed economic union of the new North American countries, Putin and the Russian mob, the necessity of taxation, and whether the crypto phase is tulipmania. Plus: Rodney Dangerfield riffs on Matt Gaetz. Follow Diane Francis: https://twitter.com/dianefrancis1
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| 14 Apr 2023 | Uh-Oh, Canada (with Max Fawcett) | 01:15:15 | |
Greg Olear is joined by Max Fawcett, the lead columnist for Canada’s National Observer and the host of the podcast “Maxed Out with Max Fawcett.” They discuss Justin Trudeau’s standing, when Canada might hold another election, opposition leader Pierre Poilievre, the state of Canadian fascism, UCP in Alberta, Alberta separatism, the Han Dong scandal, disinformation in the media, Joe Biden’s visit to Canada, and the best Canadian musicians. Plus: a new record label. Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/maxfawcett Subscribe to his podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3rMDToj7tp6072nrHByha8?si=0a1d5240256c42d0 Read his columns: https://www.nationalobserver.com/u/max-fawcett
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| 17 Mar 2023 | Settling Scores: F*ck Giuliani (with Nia Molinari) | 01:11:42 | |
Greg Olear is joined by the pseudonymous Nia Molinari, the retired stripper, screenwriter, mob watcher, and PREVAIL contributor, who tells her epic “F*ck Giuliani” story. They also discuss Tucker Carlson’s strange relationship with dead pimp Dennis Hof, an obscure Serbian crime lord now in police custody, the strip club landscape in 1999 NYC and how it correlated to the politics of the various crime families, and Rudy’s shady dealings over the last four decades. Plus: a bank you KNOW ain’t woke. Follow Nia on Mastodon: https://toad.social/@NiaMolinari Subscribe to her Substack: https://niamolinari.substack.com/about Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 05 Nov 2021 | Merrick Garland and the Soup of Despair (with Jennifer Taub) | 00:55:52 | |
Greg Olear talks to Jennifer Taub, author of BIG DIRTY MONEY, about the lessons of Election Day, the Merrick Garland situation, Lisa Monaco bringing the hammer on white-collar criminals, the power of art, and “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.” Plus: Greg’s DAME magazine “Theory of Everything,” and footage from a meeting of the Texas Republican Oversight of Literature League (TROLL). Follow Jennifer Taub: Buy her book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/623034/big-dirty-money-by-jennifer-taub/ Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 04 Mar 2021 | Bad News: How the Media Failed in the Age of Trump (with Eric Boehlert of PRESS RUN) | 01:04:15 | |
Description: Greg Olear and media critic Eric Boehlert of PRESS RUN discuss the many reasons why the media failed us in 2016...and continues to fail today. Plus: “Trump voter” stories from Midwestern diners, and your call-ins.
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| 27 Sep 2024 | John Roberts Is Not Your Friend (with David Daley) | 01:22:02 | |
David Daley is the author of the national best-seller “Ratf**ked: Why Your Vote Doesn’t Count” and “Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy.” His journalism on democracy and voting rights appears regularly in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Slate, The New Republic and many other publications. He is the former editor in chief of Salon, and has taught journalism and political science as a fellow at Wesleyan University, Boston College and the University of Georgia. He is a senior fellow at FairVote, and is often heard on CNN, MSNBC and NPR. His latest book is "Antidemocratic: Inside the Far Right's 50-Year Plot to Control American Elections.” Greg Olear talks to Dave Daley about gerrymandering, Dave Daley Antidemocratic: Inside the Far Right's 50-Year Plot to Control American Elections Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 28 Apr 2023 | Keepin’ It Real (with Elwood Watson) | 01:19:14 | |
Greg Olear is joined by the historian, columnist, and author Elwood Watson. They discuss Biden-Harris 2024, Biden’s place in history, how the 2020s are like the 1850s, the potential for a new civil war, creeping fascism, the word “woke,” and the current state of masculinity. Plus: Grateful. Follow Elwood: https://twitter.com/bleachbred Buy his new book: https://www.amazon.com/Keepin-Real-Essays-Contemorary-America/dp/1789380502/ Read his work: https://muckrack.com/elwood-watson Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Would you like to tell more about you? http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short. * Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 16 Sep 2022 | Ukraine vs. the Evil Empire (with Victor Rud) | 01:41:50 | |
Greg Olear welcomes back Ukraine expert Victor Rud, chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs for the Ukrainian American Bar Association, to discuss common misconceptions about Ukrainian history, Russia’s long-standing aims in the country, America’s “strategic slide,” Putin’s brazen violation of international order, and how credibility of will establishes deterence. Plus: a new moving company. Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 10 Feb 2023 | Reprise: Strongmen: History Under Attack (with Ruth Ben-Ghiat) | 01:03:25 | |
Fascism is on the rise in the United States. Greg Olear talks to Ruth Ben-Ghiat, professor of history, expert on authoritarianism, and author of “Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present,” about Mussolini & Hitler, Putin & Trump, and the dictator’s “tools of rule.” Plus: a song about the new covid cure. Follow Ruth Ben-Ghiat: https://twitter.com/ruthbenghiat Subscribe to LUCID: Buy STRONGMEN: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324001546 Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 19 Nov 2021 | Everything is Connected (with Arthur Snell) | 01:02:49 | |
Greg Olear talks to Arthur Snell -- former British diplomat, current executive at Orbis Business Intelligence, and host of the excellent new podcast DOOMSDAY WATCH -- about his new project, the Second Civil War in the U.S., the rise of autocracy in Xi’s China, BREXIT and Boris Johnson, and the British royal family. Plus: a sneak peek at next week’s “Succession.” Follow Arthur: https://twitter.com/SnellArthur Listen to DOOMSDAY WATCH: Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 25 Mar 2021 | Who Knew?: Woody Allen, Alan Dershowitz, and the “Three Dudes” Who Gave Us Trump (with Lincoln’s Bible & Lou Neu) | 01:08:55 | |
Description: Greg Olear talks with the founders of Citjourno. First, he and Lincoln’s Bible discuss “Allen v. Farrow” and the Zeligesque Alan Dershowitz. Then, Katherine Louise Neufeld, aka Lou Neu, spills the tea on the “Three Dudes” who gave us Trump: Jeff Zucker, Ari Emanuel, and Mark Burnett. Plus: “Dirty Rubles'' gets a bad review, and RT reports on the Biden/Putin debate.
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| 19 Jul 2024 | Triumph of the Yuppies (with Tom McGrath) | 01:19:59 | |
Tom McGrath was the editor-in-chief of Philadelphia magazine, as well as chief content officer of Metro Corp., the parent company of Philadelphia and Boston between 2010 and 2020. Under his leadership, the magazines won more than fifty awards for editorial excellence. In 2022, he was named Writer of the Year at the National City and Regional Magazine Awards. He’s written two previous books: “MTV: The Making of a Revolutio,” and, with John Basedow, “Fitness Made Simple.” He has a Substack, called Common Good. His new book is “Triumph of the Yuppies: America, the Eighties, and the Creation of an Unequal Nation.” Greg Olear talks to Tom about his new book, the Yuppie movement and what it portended to the country, Ronald Reagan and Jack Welch, and nostalgia. In the second half, they talk about how the media is broken, how it might be fixed, and how Gen Z could be just the folks to do so. Plus: media songs! Prevail is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/greg Follow Tom: Buy his book: Check out his Substack: Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA Check out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17 ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 14 Jun 2024 | The Opposite of Chaos is Community (with Billy Ray) | 01:14:42 | |
Billy Ray is a screenwriter and director. His writing credits include Color of Night, Captain Phillips, Richard Jewell, and The Hunger Games. He wrote and directed Shattered Glass, Breach, The Last Tycoon, and The Comey Rule. Since 2016, he’s been the messaging consigliere for the Democratic Party, helping scores of politicians and candidates with issue framing, speechwriting, debate prep, and rapid response. In this discussion, Billy Ray discusses his political “origin story” and his tips on Democratic Party messaging, reveals the secret to communicating with conservatives, and lauds the achievements of President Biden. They talk about reproductive rights, the Supreme Court, the 2024, how the Dems should frame trump’s criminality, and more. Plus: the Sam Alito blues. Follow Billy: Thanks AURA. Go to AURA.com/PROTECTION for a 14 day trial plus a check of your data to see if your personal information has been leaked online, all for FREE. Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 31 Mar 2023 | Between the Shaman and the Microchip (with Mark Plotkin) | 01:04:10 | |
Greg Olear is joined by the ethnobotanist Mark J. Plotkin, president of the Amazon Conservation Team, author of “Tales of a Shaman’s Apprentice” and “The Amazon: What Everyone Needs to Know,” and the host of “The Plants of the Gods.” They discuss his career as an ethnobotanist studying the Amazon, the medicinal properties of plants and animals found there, “The Last of Us,” wine, beer, opium, psychedelics, and climate change. Plus: on top of spaghetti. Follow Mark: https://twitter.com/DocMarkPlotkin Listen to his podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plants-of-the-gods-hallucinogens-healing/id1549464922 Visit his website: Buy his books: Support the Amazon Conservation Team: Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 12 Aug 2022 | Something Beyond “Liking” (Season Finale, with Pam Murtaugh) | 01:18:08 | |
Greg Olear talks to Pam Murtaugh, the former management consultant in market research, about money, metrics, and technology, and her alarming findings after running small focus groups for decades. Is there a correlation between the rise of income inequality and the rise of obesity in the U.S., which both started in 1980? Has our society outsourced feelings to consumption? Do we even HAVE a society, or is it all just an economy now? Has the left brain engineered a coup? Plus: a Florida ditty and a take on Cole Porter. Follow Pam Murtaugh: https://twitter.com/anncampbell111 Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 17 Feb 2023 | SEASON PREMIERE: The Shifting Calculus of Covid-19 (with Katherine Eban) | 01:07:34 | |
Can the U.S. survive another pandemic? In the Season 5 Premiere, Greg Olear talks to Vanity Fair contributing editor Katherine Eban about the perils of the generic drug boom, her 2020 reporting on Jared Kushner and the botched pandemic response, and her current reporting on our preparedness to a potential new coronavirus outbreak. Follow Katherine Eban: https://twitter.com/KatherineEban Read her reporting: https://www.vanityfair.com/contributor/katherine-eban Buy her book: https://www.amazon.com/Bottle-Lies-Inside-Story-Generic/dp/0062338781 Sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/greg Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 08 Jul 2022 | Rapid Fire: The Pathway to Violence (with Shavaun Scott) | 01:04:02 | |
Greg Olear talks to the mental health therapist P. Shavaun Scott, author of “The Minds of Mass Killers: Understanding and Interrupting the Pathway to Violence,” about the scourge of mass shootings, how to identify potential killers before they strike, and what can be done about the problem. Plus: Stephanie St. John’s National Anthem for 2022. Follow Shavaun: https://twitter.com/shavaunscott Buy her book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09MB86W17/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0 The National Anthem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBeI33dPuIM&feature=emb_imp_woyt Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 15 Oct 2021 | House of Unger, House of Olear (with Craig Unger) | 01:20:21 | |
Craig Unger, the journalist and author of “American Kompromat: How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and Related Tales of Sex, Greed, Power, and Treachery” and “House of Trump, House of Putin,”joins Greg Olear for a wide-ranging discussion on the Vietnam War, Reagan’s October Surprise, the failures of the New York Times, Trump’s cultivation by the KGB, Semion Mogilevich, and Craig’s incredible eighth grade year. Plus: a law firm provides a specific service. Follow Craig on Twitter: https://twitter.com/craigunger Buy Craig’s books: https://www.amazon.com/Craig-Unger/e/B001H6EMQO Craig’s Esquire article: https://classic.esquire.com/article/1991/10/1/october-surprise Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 08 Mar 2024 | Around the World in 80 Minutes (with Alexandra Hall Hall) | 01:29:14 | |
For more than 30 years, Alexandra Hall Hall worked as a diplomat in the British Foreign Office, with postings in Bangkok, Delhi, Bogota,Tbilisi, and Washington. She resigned in December 2019 because she felt unable to represent the Government’s position on Brexit with integrity. She is the co-host, with Jason Pack, of Disorder podcast. In this discussion, she talks to Greg Olear about Georgia, British politics, the monarchy, the role of diplomacy in crisis zones, Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas War, the death of Navalny, and the Baltimore Ravens. Plus: 867-5309 (Ginni) (remix). Follow Alex: https://twitter.com/alexhallhall Read her columns at Byline Times: https://bylinetimes.com/author/alexandrahallhall/ Listen to Disorder Podcast: Prevail is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/greg Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: Would you like to tell us more about you? http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 05 Apr 2024 | Failures of the Reconstruction: The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic (with Manisha Sinha) | 01:32:02 | |
In this discussion with Greg Olear, the historian Manisha Sinha discusses her book “The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920.” The book explores the period between the Civil War and World War I, highlighting the importance of Reconstruction in shaping the country. Sinha explains her motivation for writing the book and the significance of the Second American Republic. She also draws parallels between Andrew Johnson and Donald Trump, emphasizing the consequences of showing mercy to Confederates. Sinha delves into the horrors of the first Ku Klux Klan and the violent opposition to Reconstruction. The conversation explores the end of Reconstruction, the Compromise of 1877, the nadir of American democracy, the conquest of the West, and the legacy of Reconstruction. It also delves into the question of how a society can atone for its national sins. Plus: coup right, with Coup-Vite! Manisha Sinha is the James L. and Shirley A. Draper Chair in American History at the University of Connecticut and a leading authority on the history of slavery and abolition and the Civil War and Reconstruction. She was born in India and received her Ph.D from Columbia University where her dissertation was nominated for the Bancroft Prize. She is the author of “The Counterrevolution of Slavery: Politics and Ideology in Antebellum South Carolina,” which was named one of the ten best books on slavery in Politico and featured in The New York Times’ 1619 Project. Her multiple award winning second book “The Slave’s Cause: A History of Abolition” was long listed for the National Book Award for Non Fiction. It was named Editor’s Choice in the New York Times Book Review, book of the week by Times Higher Education to coincide with its UK publication, and one of three great History books of 2016 in Bloomberg News. Follow Manisha: Prevail is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/greg Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: Would you like to tell us more about you? http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 04 Mar 2022 | ICYMI: The Ukraine Fallacies (with Victor Rud, recorded May 2021) | 01:19:19 | |
Ukraine is the largest country in Europe, and is in the geographic center of the continent. Understanding its history vis a vis its more famous northern neighbor is critical to grasping what’s happening right now in the Crimea—and why Western defense of Ukraine is so vital to global stability. Greg Olear talks with Ukraine expert Victor Rud, past chair of the Ukrainian American Bar Association, about Ukraine’s past, present, and future. Plus: A new offering from Time/Life Books. Thanks Magic Mind! Go to magicmind.co/PREVAIL and use code PREVAIL at checkout for 20% off Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 20 Aug 2021 | In Case You Missed It - Bad News: How the Media Failed in the Age of Trump (with Eric Boehlert of PRESS RUN) | 01:08:08 | |
Greg Olear and media critic Eric Boehlert of PRESS RUN discuss the many reasons why the media failed us in 2016...and continues to fail today. Plus: “Trump voter” stories from Midwestern diners, and your call-ins. Follow Eric: https://twitter.com/EricBoehlert https://pressrun.media Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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| 07 Jun 2024 | Convictions: The Many Crimes of Donald Trump | 01:47:19 | |
This week, Greg Olear shares 34 thoughts on 34 felony counts. Then, there is a reprise of the May 31 episode of “The Five 8,” in which Greg and LB try, and fail, to remember all of Donald’s crimes. Plus: blowing! Subscribe to The Five 8:
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| 29 Oct 2021 | Captured: An Interview with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse | 00:52:58 | |
Greg Olear interviews Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) on a wide range of topics, including: dark money, anonymous donors, regulatory capture, the Federalist Society and Leonard Leo, Mitch McConnell’s motives, amicae curiae, Citizens United, climate change legislation (or lack thereof), the loss of John McCain, expanding the court, Brett Kavanaugh, and the FBI’s botched tip line. Plus: A new cryptocurrency. Follow Senator Whitehouse: https://twitter.com/SenWhitehouse Watch his speeches on “The Scheme:” https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhyg5hj7I21i1Aqcaym9TRFrpWjPN9_ms His article in the Yale Law Review: His piece in Salon on dark money: Buy his book: https://www.amazon.com/Captured-Corporate-Infiltration-American-Democracy/dp/1620974762 Subscribe to The Five 8: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhA
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