One Christmas, Matt dashed off a letter to the FBI&rsquo;s FOIA office: Please search your old investigation files for the name Santa Claus, he requested, and send me the first few pages you find. What a simple holiday wish taught us about one agency&rsquo;s spirit of giving. The Disclosure podcast is available on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disclosure/id1847986591">Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3EJCObpztK6octVEsxGx2W?si=2e0338e7a11c4d2f&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=0a2757a7bd7148d6">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-disclosure-302237686/">iHeart</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. For early and ad-free access to episodes, subscribe at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/subscriptions/podcasts">www.bloomberg.com/subscriptions/podcasts.</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

How did Russian pranksters trick a top government official? What happens to documents flushed down White House toilets? The answers exist. The trick is getting the government to disclose them.
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By law, nearly every move federal agencies make&mdash;every email, every memo, every receipt&mdash;belongs to the public. The key to gaining access is the Freedom of Information Act. It&rsquo;s the tool that forces the government to open its files&hellip;though rarely without a fight.
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From Bloomberg &amp; No Smiling, Disclosure is a podcast about cracking open those secrets. Join FOIA reporter Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic for a guided tour of explosive details, bureaucratic foibles and details that powerful people never wanted you to know. For access to episodes on Apple early and ad-free, subscribe at www.bloomberg.com/subscriptions/podcasts.