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From Death of an Artist: The Train Has Left the Station

Here's episode 3 of Leon's new series, Death of an Artist. There's still 3 more episodes to go. Find the rest of Death of an Artist wherever you get podcasts and binge

From Death of an Artist: It’s Lonely Without You, Friends

Here's episode 2 of Leon's new series, Death of an Artist, a story about the joint suicide of a beloved children’s book author and her photographer husband that left behi

Death of an Artist: New from Leon Neyfakh

Leon here bringing you a preview of a new series of mine, Death of an Artist. Over the next few weeks, I'll be sharing a few episodes with you right here on the Fiasco fe

Introducing: OnlyFantasy, Co-Hosted by Leon Neyfakh

In this provocative investigation into OnlyFans— the adult platform where subscribers around the world spent more than $7 billion in 2024— journalist Leon Neyfakh teams u

Benghazi: Episode 6 - Radicals

The Tea Party takes over the search for the truth about Benghazi, while the FBI pursues a Libyan militia leader suspected of planning the attack. For a list of books, do

Benghazi: Episode 5 - Greatest Hits

As the political world looks toward the 2016 Presidential election, Benghazi becomes a Clinton scandal. For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to rese

Benghazi: Episode 4 - Feckless

How the attack in Benghazi collided with an American election, and how the seeds of a scandal were planted. For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to r

Benghazi: Episode 3 - Barefoot

An anti-Islamic video sparks protests in the Middle East, and the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi comes under attack. For a list of books, documentaries and res

Benghazi: Episode 2 - We Will Stay Here

Libya is swept up in a wave of revolution, and an American diplomat makes his mark on Benghazi. For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research thi

Benghazi: Episode 1 - The Dictator

How a prison massacre carried out under Libya’s long-time dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, set the stage for the Benghazi attack. For a list of books, documentaries and resou

Introducing Fiasco: Benghazi

Fiasco: Benghazi unpacks the 2012 attack in Libya that left four Americans dead, including Ambassador Chris Stevens—and the ensuing political storm, which raised question

Iran Contra: Episode 8 - Pardon Me

How George H.W. Bush ended Iran-Contra. For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research this episode visit: bit.ly/fiascopolitics See omnystudio.c

Iran Contra: Episode 7 - Olliewood

How Hollywood tried to capitalize on Iran-Contra -- and why the story didn’t take. For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research this episode vis

Iran Contra: Episode 6 - Fault Lines

How the Iran-Contra hearings made Oliver North an icon, and got Ronald Reagan off the hook. For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research this epi

Iran Contra: Episode 5 - All Out

How the Reagan administration tried to prevent the Iran scandal from becoming a second Watergate. For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research th

Iran Contra: Bonus - Bombs, Drugs, and the Contra War

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 Cost

Iran Contra: Episode 4 - Diverted

How Oliver North decided to do a little multitasking -- and ended up on a plane to Tehran. For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research this epis

Iran Contra: Episode 3 - Contra Dance

How the United States got involved in a not-so-secret secret war in Nicaragua. For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research this episode visit: b

Iran Contra: Episode 2 - Trade Secrets

How the Reagan administration landed in a hostage crisis…and extended a hand to one of America’s sworn enemies. For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used

Iran Contra: Episode 1 - Get Me Kevin Kattke

How a crew of amateur spies from Long Island helped the Reagan administration set the stage for Iran-Contra. For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to