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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
The United States won the cold war against the Russians through political warfare. But in the 21st century, Russia is winning the battle. Our democracy is under attack. America is edging toward autocracy under the leadership of a president that Russian spies helped elect. Pulitzer Prize-winning and NYT best-selling author Tim Weiner tells the story of how we got here. Once triumphant, American democracy now teeters at a terrible precipice; over ten episodes of this documentary podcast franchise, season one of WHIRLWIND provides a penetrating look at the decisions, mistakes, and mischief that led us to this point. In partnership with Cadence13, Jigsaw Productions and a production of Prologue Projects.
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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...
Ep 6: The Cold Peace
October 21, 2020
- 43:23
The Cold War finally ends, but a series of American actions in the 1990s lay the groundwork for renewed tensions. Host Tim Weiner is...
Ep 7: Perfect Weapons
October 28, 2020
- 44:00
Russia develops new tools for political warfare in the 21st century, making Estonia and Ukraine victims of a new kind of combat -...
Ep 8: Crossfire
November 4, 2020
- 47:11
In 2014, Russia began carrying out a new kind of Internet-based political warfare. It was an attack so brazen and so novel that American...
Ep 9: Post-Truth
November 11, 2020
- 53:12
By undermining trust in facts and institutions, Donald Trump hasn’t just charted a new path for American government — he has followed a...
Ep 10: Counterforce
November 18, 2020
- 53:10
As the United States moves on from the Trump presidency, it begins adjusting to meet the demands of 21st century geopolitics. In the...
Introducing: Unsolved Mysteries
February 19, 2021
- 02:18
Before there were Reddit sleuths and dedicated true-crime forums, there was Unsolved Mysteries. Welcome to the official Unsolved...