Skullduggery
Skullduggery
Michael Isikoff, Daniel Klaidman, Victoria Bassetti
Underhandedness. Trickery. Unscrupulous behavior. Skullduggery breaks down the conduct of Washington's political class, tracks the latest in conspiracy theories and disinformation campaigns coursing through social media — and who is pushing them — and keeps you up to date on the latest investigations into misbehavior by members of Congress as well as current and former government officials. Yahoo News’ veteran investigative journalists Michael Isikoff, Editor in Chief Daniel Klaidman, and Senior Council at States United Victoria Bassetti, break news, offer authoritative analysis on sensitive national security and law enforcement issues and draw intriguing historical parallels from decades of covering D.C. scandals. Come prepared to learn something every week.
Skullduggery's Jan. 6 Farewell (w/ Rep. Jamie Raskin and Judge J. Michael Luttig)
How do we assess the report from the Jan 6 Committee and where do the investigations go from here? We talk to Rep. Raskin and one of the Committee's star witnesses, retired Federal Appelette Court Judge J. Michael Luttig.
Dec 23, 2022
1 hr 51 min
JFK: The Mother of all Conspiracy Theories (w/ Phil Shenon & Jeff Morley)
We talk to two leading experts on the subject of the JFK assassination about the newly released material on the matter, former New York Times reporter Phil Shenon and former Washington Post Reporter Jeff Morley.
Dec 16, 2022
1 hr 5 min
The Autocrat in your Phone (w/ Ron Deibert)
On this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Ron Deibert, who runs the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab, to discuss the “mercenary spyware” industry.
Dec 15, 2022
41 min
The Wild World of Marjorie Taylor Greene (w/ Robert Draper & Marquise Francis)
On this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Robert Draper to talk about just how the GOP has, as he says, “lost its mind.”
Dec 7, 2022
1 hr 2 min
Buried Treasure: Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis (w/ Adam Hochschild)
On this episode of “Buried Treasure,” we sit down with Hochschild to look back on this all too often unremembered period that gave birth to the Espionage Act - some of the “darkest years of the republic” in which the government and political establishment weren’t at all opposed to blatantly illiberal approaches to achieving their desired outcomes.
Dec 2, 2022
53 min
World Cup Iran Moment (w/ Jason Rezaian)
We talk to Jason Rezaian about the World Cup, the future of the Iranian protests, and his experiences as a journalist being imprisoned by the Iranian regime.
Nov 30, 2022
45 min
Garland's Special Council Bombshell (w/ Michael Zeldin & Sarah Leah Whitson)
We discuss Merrick Garland's appointment of Special Council Jack Smith overseeing the ongoing probes in whether or not Trump tried to overturn the 2020 Election.
Nov 18, 2022
1 hr 3 min
Molly Jong-Fast Unplugged
We check in with Molly Jong-Fast, a popular liberal podcaster and social media influencer, about what she makes of Trump’s candidacy and the unexpected midterm results.
Nov 16, 2022
58 min
The House GOP’s Circular Firing Squad (w/ Juliegrace Brufke)
If Kevin McCarthy and the GOP gain control of the House, how much power will he actually have with their potential majority being of the slimmest of margins?
Nov 11, 2022
48 min
The "Red Wave" that wasn’t (w/ Matt Bai and Andrew Romano)
What do the election results say about what passes for the conventional wisdom in American politics? And what do they mean for a 2024 Presidential contest?
Nov 9, 2022
50 min
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