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Ep 15MAGA Menace, Wolverine Watchmen, and Epstein’s Shadow (with Nina Burleigh) FULL EPISODE

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/ninaburleighNina’s book VIRUS:https://www.sevenstories.com/books/4352-virusNina’s story on the Michigan militia:https://airmail.news/issues/2021-11-13/sons-of-anarchySubscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter:https://gregolear.substack.com/about Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 10, 20211h 16m

Ep 41MAGA Menace, Wolverine Watchmen, and Epstein’s Shadow (with Nina Burleigh)

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/ninaburleighNina’s book VIRUS:https://www.sevenstories.com/books/4352-virusNina’s story on the Michigan militia:https://airmail.news/issues/2021-11-13/sons-of-anarchySubscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter:https://gregolear.substack.com/about Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 10, 20211h 4m

Ep 40She’s Right Here: Kamala Counteroffensive (with Reecie Colbert of Black Women Views Media)

Greg Olear speaks with Reecie Colbert, founder of Black Women Views Media, about disinformation campaigns, Democratic Party messaging, mainstream media failures, and Biden’s successes, and they debunk the many false narratives about Vice President Kamala Harris. Plus: a new musical.Follow Reecie Colbert:https://twitter.com/blackwomenviewsReecie’s website:https://blackwomenviews.com/Black Women Views YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/BlackWomenViewsSubscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter:https://gregolear.substack.com/about Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 3, 20211h 16m

Ep 39Thanksgiving Leftovers (with Jamison Firestone and Moscow Never Sleeps)

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 Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nov 26, 20211h 3m

Ep 38Everything is Connected (with Arthur Snell)

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/SnellArthurListen to DOOMSDAY WATCH:https://kite.link/doomsdaySubscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter:https://gregolear.substack.com/about Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nov 19, 20211h 2m

Ep 12Dead Pimps & Tucker Carlson’s Long Slide (with Nia Molinari)

Greg Olear talks to 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 Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nov 12, 20211h 15m

Ep 36Merrick Garland and the Soup of Despair (with Jennifer Taub)

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:https://twitter.com/jentaubBuy her book:https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/623034/big-dirty-money-by-jennifer-taub/ Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nov 5, 202155 min

Ep 35Captured: An Interview with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

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/SenWhitehouseWatch his speeches on “The Scheme:”https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhyg5hj7I21i1Aqcaym9TRFrpWjPN9_msHis article in the Yale Law Review:https://www.yalelawjournal.org/forum/a-flood-of-judicial-lobbying-amicus-influence-and-funding-transparencyHis piece in Salon on dark money:https://www.salon.com/2021/10/14/justice-alito-complains-but-the-evidence-is-clear-this-was-built-by-dark-money/Buy his book:https://www.amazon.com/Captured-Corporate-Infiltration-American-Democracy/dp/1620974762 Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oct 29, 202152 min

Ep 34Witness to the Insurrection (with Sandi Bachom)

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/sandibachomSandi’s website:https://sandibachom.com/Support Sandi’s work:https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/sandibachom Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oct 22, 20211h 57m

Ep 33House of Unger, House of Olear (with Craig Unger)

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/craigungerBuy Craig’s books:https://www.amazon.com/Craig-Unger/e/B001H6EMQOCraig’s Esquire article:https://classic.esquire.com/article/1991/10/1/october-surprise Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oct 15, 20211h 20m

Ep 32Spilling the Beans: The Allison Gill Interview

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/allisongillhttps://twitter.com/dailybeanspodhttps://twitter.com/MuellerSheWroteMueller, She Wrote:https://muellershewrote.com/ Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oct 8, 20211h 10m

Ep 31My Head's in Mississippi (with Donna Ladd)

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:https://twitter.com/DonnerKayMississippi Free Press:https://www.mississippifreepress.org/Donna’s piece about her mother, from The Guardian:https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/dec/20/despite-my-mamas-secret-shame-she-was-the-smartest-person-i-knewDonna 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 Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 24, 20211h 27m

Ep 30Combat Propaganda (with Zarina Zabrisky)

Greg Olear and his friend, the author and activist Zarina Zabrisky, talk Pussy Riot, Soviet university core curricula, hybrid war, Putin’s future in Russia, and why they put fiction writing on hold to report on Trump/Russia. Plus: “The Sound of Music,” sort of.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/videosZarina’s books:https://www.amazon.com/Zarina-Zabrisky/e/B00A1AWKM0?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1631829441&sr=1-1 Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 17, 20211h 7m

Ep 29Tuesday’s Gone: Remembering September 11, 20 Years Later (with Noel Casler)

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/caslernoelVisit Noel’s website:https://www.noelcasler.com/Download Noel’s podcast:https://www.noelcasler.com/podcastThe Anthony Lane piece I quote in the intro:https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/09/24/this-is-not-a-movie Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 10, 20211h 20m

Ep 28Calling All Visigoths: The Dark Side of Big Tech (with Bret Pettichord)

Description: Greg Olear brings on his friend, the software architect, author, and open source contributor Bret Pettichord, to discuss women in tech, iPhone hacking, the Pegasus software scandal, Facebook’s lack of ethics, Mark Zuckerberg’s fascination with ancient Rome, and the need for more social media platforms. Plus: a new online dating app.Follow Bret on Twitter:https://twitter.com/bpettichordBuy his book:https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471081124/bretpettichossof Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 3, 20211h 18m

Ep 27Lost in Fantasyland (Season Two Premiere, with Kurt Andersen)

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/KBAndersenCheck out his website:https://www.kurtandersen.com/Buy his books:https://www.amazon.com/Kurt-Andersen/e/B001HCYO0W?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000 Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aug 27, 20211h 22m

Ep 26In Case You Missed It - Bad News: How the Media Failed in the Age of Trump (with Eric Boehlert of PRESS RUN)

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/EricBoehlerthttps://pressrun.media Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aug 20, 20211h 8m

Ep 25Replay - Blue State Genocide: Jared Kushner's Greatest Crime (with Vanity Fair’s Katherine Eban)

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. Archive of Eban’s remarkable reporting:https://www.vanityfair.com/contributor/katherine-eban Listen to Heylo: https://heylo.bandcamp.com/releases Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aug 13, 202154 min

Ep 24Enjoy Your King (Season One Finale, with Duke Haney)

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:https://twitter.com/subversiaBuy Duke’s books:https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B002DQCBYM Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aug 6, 20211h 2m

Ep 23Doomsday Devices & Distressed Assets: Trump as Weapon, Tom Barrack as Matchmaker (with Lou Neu)

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/ninaandtitoTom Barrack indictment:https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1413381/downloadCummings Report:https://oversight.house.gov/sites/democrats.oversight.house.gov/files/Trump%20Saudi%20Nuclear%20Report%20July%202019.pdfFor more from Greg Olear:https://gregolear.substack.com/ Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 30, 20211h 24m

Ep 22Ships, Hoodies & Ghislaine’s Beau (with Rachel Slade)

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/RachelSlade1Read Rachel’s pieces at PREVAIL:https://gregolear.substack.com/people/13160358-rachel-sladeBuy “Into the Raging Sea:”https://www.amazon.com/Into-Raging-Sea-Thirty-Three-Megastorm/dp/0062699873 Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 23, 20211h 19m

Ep 21House of Maxwell (with Kirby Sommers)

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/KirbySommersBuy the book:https://www.kirbysommers.com/ghislaine-maxwell-unauthorized Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 16, 20211h 5m

Ep 20Mobsters & Spies & Pilates (with Lincoln’s Bible)

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/lincolnsbibleListen to “The World Beneath”:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-world-beneath/id1566145058 Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 9, 20211h 11m

Ep 19Pelted with WTFs (Virus & Vaccine, with Nina Burleigh)

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 Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 2, 20211h 19m

Ep 18Around the World with Arthur Snell

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 Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jun 25, 20211h 19m

Ep 17How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria Butina? (with “Spy Affair” host Celia Aniskovich)

“Spy Affair” is a six-episode podcast that asks the question: Who is Maria Butina? And then Maria Butina, Patrick Byrne, Peter Strzok, Bill Driscoll, and others help us figure that out. Greg Olear talks to documentary filmmaker Celia Aniskovich about her remarkable podcast.Plus: an exciting new employment opportunity at the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.Follow Celia on Twitter:https://twitter.com/CAniskovichCelia’s website:https://www.celiaaniskovich.com/Listen to “Spy Affair”:https://wondery.com/shows/spy-affair/ Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jun 11, 20211h 3m

Ep 16The Truth About Lies (with Aja Raden)

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Why do we believe what we believe? Why do we fall for scams, conspiracy theories, and cult leaders? Are diamonds really forever? When did they take the cocaine out of Coca-Cola, and why? Greg Olear brings in Aja Raden, author of the newly-released book “The Truth About Lies,” to answer these and other burning questions. Plus: an exciting new employment opportunity at the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.Follow Aja on Twitter:https://twitter.com/AjaRadenBuy Aja’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/Truth-About-Lies-Illusion-Evolution/dp/1250272025/ Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jun 4, 20211h 7m

Ep 15The Journalist, the Jerseymen, and the Trillion-Dollar Island (with Leah McGrath Goodman)

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 investigative journalist Leah McGrath Goodman—author of the recent article “The Heiress, the Queen, and the Trillion Dollar Island” and the EP of the BBC documentary “Dark Secrets of a Trillion Dollar Island: Garenne”—about her years of reporting on the island, as well as Bitcoin’s founder, 2020’s oil market chicanery, Goodman’s new Arianna Huffington biography, and NYC umbrellas. Plus: A word from our sponsor, the Bank of the Badda Bing.Leah McGrath Goodman’s website:https://leahmcgrathgoodman.com/Follow Leah on Twitter:https://twitter.com/truth_eaterRead “The Heiress, the Queen, and the Trillion-Dollar Tax Shelter:”https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1qwpnk6j1zv70/The-Heiress-the-Queen-and-the-Trillion-Dollar-Tax-ShelterBuy Leah’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/Arianna-Huffington-Building-Thrive-Global/dp/1474610714 Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

May 28, 20211h 29m

Ep 14Everything You Never Knew About Ukraine (with Victor Rud)

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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. Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

May 21, 20211h 12m

Ep 13The Magnitsky Act (with Jamison Firestone and Moscow Never Sleeps)

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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 Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

May 14, 20211h 0m

Ep 12The Biden/Harris 100 Days Extravaganza (Double Episode, with Candidly Tiff & Joanie Vee and DAME Magazine’s Jennifer Reitman)

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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:https://twitter.com/tify330 Follow Joanie Vee:https://twitter.com/JoanieVee1 Follow DAME:https://twitter.com/damemagazine Read DAME:https://www.damemagazine.com/ Listen to Heylo: https://heylo.bandcamp.com/releases Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

May 7, 20211h 54m

Ep 11Big Dirty Money: White Collar Criming (with Jennifer Taub)

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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. Follow Jennifer Taub:https://twitter.com/jentaub Check out Rich Ferguson:http://rich-ferguson.com/about/ Listen to Heylo: https://heylo.bandcamp.com/releases Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Apr 30, 20211h 3m

Ep 10Justice Prevails, with Democracy Pledge Co-Founders Glenn Kirschner and Jon Cohen

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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. Follow Democracy Pledge:https://twitter.com/thedpledgehttps://www.thedpledge.com/ Follow Glenn:https://twitter.com/glennkirschner2 Follow Jon:https://twitter.com/JonCohenMusic Listen to Heylo: https://heylo.bandcamp.com/releases Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Apr 23, 202154 min

Ep 9United States of Canada: Around the World with Diane Francis

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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 Diane’s Substack:https://dianefrancis.substack.com/ Listen to Heylo: https://heylo.bandcamp.com/releases Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Apr 16, 202155 min

Ep 8This is What Collusion Looks Like: Volume 5 of the Senate Intelligence Report (with Alison Greene & Aaron Harris)

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Description: Volume 5 of the Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Russian Interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election makes it pretty clear that, while there may have been no “collusion,” there was plenty of coordination between the Trump campaign and Russian intelligence. It is damning. Why was the release of the Report in August 2020 not a bigger deal? Alison Greene and Aaron Harris join Greg Olear to discuss.Read Volume 5:https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/documents/report_volume5.pdf Follow Alison Greene:https://twitter.com/GrassrootsSpeak Her page at DC Reports:https://www.dcreport.org/?s=alison+greene&search_button=Search Follow Aaron Harris:https://twitter.com/clearing_fog His PREVAIL piece:https://gregolear.substack.com/p/the-ukraine-thing-a-timeline-of-gop Greg’s pieces on Volume 5:Manafort:https://gregolear.substack.com/p/this-is-what-collusion-looks-like Papadopoulos:https://gregolear.substack.com/p/not-so-useful-idiot-the-george-papadopoulos Listen to Heylo: https://heylo.bandcamp.com/releases Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Apr 9, 20211h 28m

Ep 7Jersey (Off) Shore: The Situation on the Trillion Dollar Island (with Stuart Syvret)

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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.” Follow Stuart:https://twitter.com/StuartSyvret Listen to Heylo: https://heylo.bandcamp.com/releases Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Apr 2, 20211h 9m

Ep 6Who Knew?: Woody Allen, Alan Dershowitz, and the “Three Dudes” Who Gave Us Trump (with Lincoln’s Bible & Lou Neu)

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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. Follow LB and Lou Neu:https://twitter.com/LincolnsBiblehttps://twitter.com/ninaandtito Check out Citjourno:http://www.citjourno.org/ Listen to Heylo: https://heylo.bandcamp.com/releases This week’s sponsor:https://wigging-it-etc.myshopify.com/ Special thanks to our genius friends at History Falls Apart. Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mar 25, 20211h 8m

Ep 5Blue State Genocide: Jared Kushner's Greatest Crime (with Vanity Fair’s Katherine Eban)

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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. Archive of Eban’s remarkable reporting:https://www.vanityfair.com/contributor/katherine-eban Listen to Heylo: https://heylo.bandcamp.com/releases Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mar 18, 202151 min

Ep 4Offramp: Anthony Scaramucci on Economics, Politics, & White House Intrigue

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Greg Olear talks to Anthony Scaramucci about his background in law, finance, and politics; the history of U.S. interest rates; the challenges in reaching MAGA Republicans; Reince Priebus, Steve Bannon, and Kevin McCarthy; and cryptocurrency & Metcalfe's Law.Follow Anthony:https://twitter.com/scaramucci Listen to Heylo:Http://heylo.bandcamp.com Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mar 11, 20211h 10m

Ep 3Bad News: How the Media Failed in the Age of Trump (with Eric Boehlert of PRESS RUN)

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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. Follow Eric:https://twitter.com/EricBoehlerthttps://pressrun.media Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mar 4, 20211h 4m

Ep 2Alternative Math: Brett Kavanaugh's Financials (with Moscow Never Sleeps)

After reading Part Two of the "Who Owns Kavanaugh" series by Greg Olear and Lincoln's Bible, concerning Brett's fishy finances, Greg talks to PREVAIL contributor Moscow Never Sleeps, who shares ideas on how to convince the judge to resign. Plus: thoughts on the USSR, our first call-in, and History Falls Apart reports on the Heidi & Ted romance.Follow our contributors:https://twitter.com/historyfallshttps://twitter.com/MOWNeverSleeps Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Feb 25, 20211h 7m

Ep 1Pilot (with Lincoln's Bible)

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Greg Olear and special guest Lincoln's Bible discuss the complicity of the GOP in the rise of Trump, the three tiers of Republicans, and the curious case of Mike Pence — Trump lickspittle turned MAGA target. Plus: the Second Impeachment, the Fourth Crusade, and Alex Jones waxes poetic.Check out "Who Owns Kavanaugh," the series by Greg & LB, on PREVAIL.Follow Lincoln's Bible on Twitter @lincolnsbible. Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Feb 18, 20211h 6m

Introducing: Prevail with Greg Olear

The traitors are easy to spot. PREVAIL shows you how. In this trailer for his weekly podcast, “Dirty Rubles” author & PREVAIL columnist Greg Olear discusses the crimes of Donald Trump & his collaborators—and provides context for the assault on democracy we just experienced. Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Feb 10, 20212 min