Whirlwind: America, Russia & Ukraine

Whirlwind: America, Russia & Ukraine

Latest Episodes

Ep 0: Welcome to Whirlwind, Season One

September 2, 2020 - 02:18
Season One of Whirlwind is a 10-part documentary podcast franchise that tells the story of how the United States sped the collapse of...

Ep 1: Agents of Influence

September 23, 2020 - 51:21
In the series premiere of Whirlwind, host Tim Weiner tells the story of Samuel Dickstein, an American Congressman who turned out to be...

Ep 2: Wilderness of Mirrors

September 23, 2020 - 54:20
The story of James Jesus Angleton, an obsessive reader of poetry who became the CIA’s chief of counterintelligence, and grew obsessed...

About The Show

Written and narrated by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tim Weiner and created by the Peabody-nominated studio C13Originals, Whirlwind: America, Russia & Ukraine examines the ongoing war in Ukraine -- the worst war in Europe since WWII -- in interviews with decorated, high-ranking CIA veterans who have led the American intelligence war with Russia for decades. These experts explain how Putin laid the groundwork for attacking Ukraine using deception and disinformation, how Russian disinformation has been amplified by American media figures and politicians, and how American political warfare can undermine Putin and the Kremlin.

More Episodes

Ep 0: Welcome to Whirlwind, Season One

September 2, 2020 - 02:18
Season One of Whirlwind is a 10-part documentary podcast franchise that tells the story of how the United States sped the collapse of...

Ep 1: Agents of Influence

September 23, 2020 - 51:21
In the series premiere of Whirlwind, host Tim Weiner tells the story of Samuel Dickstein, an American Congressman who turned out to be...

Ep 2: Wilderness of Mirrors

September 23, 2020 - 54:20
The story of James Jesus Angleton, an obsessive reader of poetry who became the CIA’s chief of counterintelligence, and grew obsessed...

Ep 3: Poland is Not Yet Lost

September 30, 2020 - 55:27
The story of the CIA’s secret support for the Solidarity movement in Poland. Host Tim Weiner is joined by Polish political activist...

Ep 4: The Italian Job

October 7, 2020 - 32:28
In 1948, Italy has an important national vote and so begins one of the CIA's finest traditions: foreign election interference. Host Tim...

Ep 5: The Department of Disinformation

October 14, 2020 - 48:32
The KGB specialized in fake news, and its Department of Disinformation successfully spread lies around the world. But starting in the...