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Host Leon Neyfakh transports listeners into the day-to-day reality of our country’s most pivotal historical events, bringing to life the forgotten twists and turns of the past while shedding light on the present.

Benghazi unpacks the 2012 attack in Libya that left four Americans dead, including Ambassador Chris Stevens—and the political storm that followed, raising questions about America’s role in the world, establishing a playbook to weaponize attention in the social media age, and ultimately changing the course of U.S. history.

Iran-Contra exposes a secret war, a secret deal, and a scandal that threatened to destroy Ronald Reagan’s presidency—until it didn’t.

Bush v. Gore recounts what happened during the contested 2000 election between Al Gore and George W. Bush, and the extraordinary legal battle that unfolded in Florida.

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Introducing: The Outlaw Ocean | A war on migration, funded by the EU (Libya Pt. 1) Aug 11, 2025

Where the law of the land ends, the story begins. Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Ian Urbina returns with a new season of his riveting podcast anthology, The Outlaw Ocean, which explores the most lawless place on earth — the vast unpoliceable ocean.
In this episode, the Libyan Coast Guard is doing the European Union’s dirty work, capturing migrants as they attempt to cross the Mediterranean into Europe and throwing them in secretive prisons. There, they are extorted, abused and sometimes killed. An investigation into the death of Aliou Candé, a young farmer and father from Gineau-Bisseau, puts the Outlaw Ocean team in the cross-hairs of Libya’s violent and repressive regime. In this stunning three-part series, we take you inside the walls of one of the most dangerous prisons, in a lawless regime where the world’s forgotten migrants languish. More episodes of The Outlaw Ocean are available here: https://link.mgln.ai/oo-fiasco

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Iran Contra: Episode 8 - Pardon Me May 26, 2025

How George H.W. Bush ended Iran-Contra.

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Iran Contra: Episode 7 - Olliewood May 19, 2025

How Hollywood tried to capitalize on Iran-Contra -- and why the story didn’t take.

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Iran Contra: Episode 6 - Fault Lines May 12, 2025

How the Iran-Contra hearings made Oliver North an icon, and got Ronald Reagan off the hook.
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Iran Contra: Episode 5 - All Out May 05, 2025

How the Reagan administration tried to prevent the Iran scandal from becoming a second Watergate.
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Iran Contra: Bonus - Bombs, Drugs, and the Contra War Apr 28, 2025

A bonus interview with journalists Martha Honey and Tony Avirgan. Honey and Avirgan tell Leon about their time reporting on the Contra war from the southern front in Costa Rica.
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Iran Contra: Episode 4 - Diverted Apr 21, 2025

How Oliver North decided to do a little multitasking -- and ended up on a plane to Tehran.
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Iran Contra: Episode 3 - Contra Dance Apr 14, 2025

How the United States got involved in a not-so-secret secret war in Nicaragua.
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Iran Contra: Episode 2 - Trade Secrets Apr 07, 2025

How the Reagan administration landed in a hostage crisis…and extended a hand to one of America’s sworn enemies.
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Iran Contra: Episode 1 - Get Me Kevin Kattke Apr 07, 2025

How a crew of amateur spies from Long Island helped the Reagan administration set the stage for Iran-Contra.
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Iran Contra: A New Introduction from Leon Neyfakh Apr 07, 2025

Host Leon Neyfakh transports listeners into the day-to-day reality of our country’s most pivotal historical events, bringing to life the forgotten twists and turns of the past while shedding light on the present. Fiasco: Iran-Contra tells the story of a secret war, a secret deal, and a foreign policy scandal that threatened to destroy Ronald Reagan’s presidency — until it didn’t.
For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research this season visit: bit.ly/fiascopolitics

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Introducing Fiasco: Iran-Contra Apr 03, 2025

Host Leon Neyfakh transports listeners into the day-to-day reality of our country’s most pivotal historical events, bringing to life the forgotten twists and turns of the past while shedding light on the present. Fiasco: Iran-Contra exposes a secret war, a secret deal, and a scandal that threatened to destroy Ronald Reagan’s presidency—until it didn’t.

Fiasco: Iran-Contra is available wherever you get your podcasts. Pushkin+ subscribers can hear the entire season, ad-free, now. Find Pushkin+ on the Fiasco show page in Apple Podcasts or at Pushkin.fm.

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Bush v. Gore: Bonus - Legacy. Dec 23, 2024

The late Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens talks about his memories of Bush v. Gore, and why the ruling’s legacy, years after the fact, looks even worse than he thought it would.

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Bush v. Gore: Bonus - Lawfare Dec 16, 2024

Attorneys David Boies and Ted Olsen, who represented the Gore and Bush sides, respectively, talk about the unique challenges that came with representing their clients before the Supreme Court.

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Bush v. Gore: Bonus - What If… Dec 09, 2024

An interview with Ralph Nader on his role as a “spoiler” in the 2000 election, and historian Mary Frances Berry, who led the 2001 commission looking into the impact that ballot box irregularities involving Black voters may have had on the outcome in Florida.

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Bush v. Gore: Bonus - Information Wars Dec 02, 2024

A conversation with Craig Waters, spokesman for the Florida Supreme Court, about becoming the face of an embattled, apolitical institution during a partisan battle.

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Bush v. Gore: Bonus - Inside the Florida Secretary of State’s Office During the 2000 Recount Nov 25, 2024

Conversations with Florida’s former Secretary of State Katherine Harris, the Bush supporter who presided over the 2000 recount, and self-described Republican operative and “Bush liege” who embedded in Harris’s office during the recount and helped her bring the election “in for a landing.”

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Bush v. Gore: Bonus - A Mile In Their Shoes Nov 18, 2024

An interview with Brian Noyes, who worked on the Bush 2000 presidential campaign, and what it was like to feel like an election is being stolen. Noyes oversaw an oral history project with recount alums from the Bush campaign.

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Bush v. Gore: Episode 6 – No Precedent Nov 13, 2024

In the season finale: How the 2000 presidential election was distilled and decided in a case called Bush v. Gore.

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Bush v. Gore: Episode 5 – Contingencies Nov 06, 2024

Democrats and Republicans hope for the best and plan for the worst.

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Bush v. Gore: Episode 4 – Spin-Off Oct 30, 2024

How public relations battles yielded big legal wins for the Bush team.

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Bush v. Gore: Episode 3 – Ballot With Butterfly Wings Oct 23, 2024

What happened in Palm Beach County when a bitterly-contested national election came to town–and who paid the price?

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Bush v. Gore: Episode 2 – Real Numbers Oct 16, 2024

On election night 2000 an ad hoc network of statisticians, news producers, TV anchors, and political operatives tried to figure out what the hell was going on in Florida–and failed spectacularly.

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Bush v. Gore: Episode 1 – Homestead Oct 16, 2024

How the largely forgotten race between Al Gore and George W. Bush roiled Florida long before anyone had ever heard of a hanging chad.

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Trailer: Bush v. Gore Oct 15, 2024

Bush v. Gore recounts what happened during the contested 2000 election between Al Gore and George W. Bush, and the extraordinary legal battle that unfolded in Florida in the aftermath of Election Day.

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The AIDS Crisis: Episode 8 - No Harm Jun 09, 2023

The Clinton administration promises a new approach to the AIDS epidemic — but gets bogged down in the politics of sex, drugs, and morality.

You can find a list of books, articles, and documentaries we used in our research at bit.ly/fiascopod

If you like this series, mark your calendars: a new season of Fiasco is coming July 27, 2023, exclusively on Audible. Fiasco: Vigilante tells the story of a shooting that took place in 1984 on the New York City subway, leaving four Bronx teenagers gravely wounded and turning a man named Bernie Goetz into a national folk hero. Fiasco: Vigilante offers a panoramic but intimate view of how this era-defining story unfolded, giving voice for the first time to key players, and immersing listeners in the gritty, paranoid world of ’80s New York City. Listen to the trailer now at adbl.co/vigilante, only on Audible.

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The AIDS Crisis: Episode 7 - Lazarus Jun 09, 2023

After years of frustration and despair, scientists finally make a breakthrough. You can find a list of books, articles, and documentaries we used in our research at bit.ly/fiascopod

If you like this series, mark your calendars: a new season of Fiasco is coming July 27, 2023, exclusively on Audible. Fiasco: Vigilante tells the story of a shooting that took place in 1984 on the New York City subway, leaving four Bronx teenagers gravely wounded and turning a man named Bernie Goetz into a national folk hero. Fiasco: Vigilante offers a panoramic but intimate view of how this era-defining story unfolded, giving voice for the first time to key players, and immersing listeners in the gritty, paranoid world of ’80s New York City. Listen to the trailer now at adbl.co/vigilante, only on Audible.

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The AIDS Crisis: Episode 6 - Drugs into Bodies Jun 09, 2023

A new coalition of AIDS activists takes on the American medical establishment, pushing for access to clinical trials and experimental drugs.

You can find a list of books, articles, and documentaries we used in our research at bit.ly/fiascopod

If you like this series, mark your calendars: a new season of Fiasco is coming July 27, 2023, exclusively on Audible. Fiasco: Vigilante tells the story of a shooting that took place in 1984 on the New York City subway, leaving four Bronx teenagers gravely wounded and turning a man named Bernie Goetz into a national folk hero. Fiasco: Vigilante offers a panoramic but intimate view of how this era-defining story unfolded, giving voice for the first time to key players, and immersing listeners in the gritty, paranoid world of ’80s New York City. Listen to the trailer now at adbl.co/vigilante, only on Audible.

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The AIDS Crisis: Episode 5 - Leading Men Jun 09, 2023

One of the most famous actors in Hollywood tries to keep his diagnosis under wraps - and ends up becoming the face of AIDS in America. You can find a list of books, articles, and documentaries we used in our research at bit.ly/fiascopod

If you like this series, mark your calendars: a new season of Fiasco is coming July 27, 2023, exclusively on Audible. Fiasco: Vigilante tells the story of a shooting that took place in 1984 on the New York City subway, leaving four Bronx teenagers gravely wounded and turning a man named Bernie Goetz into a national folk hero. Fiasco: Vigilante offers a panoramic but intimate view of how this era-defining story unfolded, giving voice for the first time to key players, and immersing listeners in the gritty, paranoid world of ’80s New York City. Listen to the trailer now at adbl.co/vigilante, only on Audible.

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The AIDS Crisis: Episode 4 - Blood Jun 09, 2023

AIDS spreads through the country's blood supply, endangering people with hemophilia and leading to a breakthrough about the cause of the disease.

You can find a list of books, articles, and documentaries we used in our research at bit.ly/fiascopod

If you like this series, mark your calendars: a new season of Fiasco is coming July 27, 2023, exclusively on Audible. Fiasco: Vigilante tells the story of a shooting that took place in 1984 on the New York City subway, leaving four Bronx teenagers gravely wounded and turning a man named Bernie Goetz into a national folk hero. Fiasco: Vigilante offers a panoramic but intimate view of how this era-defining story unfolded, giving voice for the first time to key players, and immersing listeners in the gritty, paranoid world of ’80s New York City. Listen to the trailer now at adbl.co/vigilante, only on Audible.

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The AIDS Crisis: Episode 3 - The Baths Jun 09, 2023

A debate rages in San Francisco over whether or not to close the city’s famous bathhouses, as government officials and gay rights advocates weigh the implications for civil liberties and public health.

You can find a list of books, articles, and documentaries we used in our research at bit.ly/fiascopod.

If you like this series, mark your calendars: a new season of Fiasco is coming July 27, 2023, exclusively on Audible. Fiasco: Vigilante tells the story of a shooting that took place in 1984 on the New York City subway, leaving four Bronx teenagers gravely wounded and turning a man named Bernie Goetz into a national folk hero. Fiasco: Vigilante offers a panoramic but intimate view of how this era-defining story unfolded, giving voice for the first time to key players, and immersing listeners in the gritty, paranoid world of ’80s New York City. Listen to the trailer now at adbl.co/vigilante, only on Audible.

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The AIDS Crisis: Episode 2 - How to Have Sex in an Epidemic Jun 09, 2023

As the AIDS crisis worsens, gay men in New York City improvise a response, forming alliances and drawing battle lines.

You can find a list of books, articles, and documentaries we used in our research at bit.ly/fiascopod.

If you like this series, mark your calendars: a new season of Fiasco is coming July 27, 2023, exclusively on Audible. Fiasco: Vigilante tells the story of a shooting that took place in 1984 on the New York City subway, leaving four Bronx teenagers gravely wounded and turning a man named Bernie Goetz into a national folk hero. Fiasco: Vigilante offers a panoramic but intimate view of how this era-defining story unfolded, giving voice for the first time to key players, and immersing listeners in the gritty, paranoid world of ’80s New York City. Listen to the trailer now at adbl.co/vigilante, only on Audible.

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The AIDS Crisis: Episode 1 - Gay Plague Jun 09, 2023

How doctors and scientists responded to the arrival of a strange and terrifying new disease.

You can find a list of books, articles, and documentaries we used in our research at bit.ly/fiascopod.

If you like this series, mark your calendars: a new season of Fiasco is coming July 27, 2023, exclusively on Audible. Fiasco: Vigilante tells the story of a shooting that took place in 1984 on the New York City subway, leaving four Bronx teenagers gravely wounded and turning a man named Bernie Goetz into a national folk hero. Fiasco: Vigilante offers a panoramic but intimate view of how this era-defining story unfolded, giving voice for the first time to key players, and immersing listeners in the gritty, paranoid world of ’80s New York City. Listen to the trailer now at adbl.co/vigilante, only on Audible.

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Introducing Fiasco: The AIDS Crisis Jun 09, 2023

From the co-creators of Slow Burn, Fiasco is a narrative podcast that transports listeners into the day-to-day reality of America’s most pivotal historical events.

Using original interviews with dozens of key players, host Leon Neyfakh brings to life the forgotten twists and turns of the past while shedding light on the present day. The new season of Fiasco goes deep on the AIDS epidemic in America, with a special focus on the early years of the crisis, when a diagnosis was tantamount to a death sentence. The eight-part series looks at the mystery and missteps around identifying and treating a new, contagious disease, and what it took to get the public - and the government - to care.

If you like this series, mark your calendars: a new season of Fiasco is coming July 27, 2023, exclusively on Audible. Fiasco: Vigilante tells the story of a shooting that took place in 1984 on the New York City subway, leaving four Bronx teenagers gravely wounded and turning a man named Bernie Goetz into a national folk hero. Fiasco: Vigilante offers a panoramic but intimate view of how this era-defining story unfolded, giving voice for the first time to key players, and immersing listeners in the gritty, paranoid world of ’80s New York City. Listen to the trailer now at adbl.co/vigilante, only on Audible.

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