Benghazi: Episode 1 - The Dictator | Fiasco Podcast with Leon Neyfakh

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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 resources we used to research this episode visit: bit.ly/fiascopolitics #benghazi #uspolitics #politics #politicalscandal #podcast #history ABOUT FIASCO Host Leon Neyfakh transports listeners into the day-to-day reality of our country’s most pivotal historical events, bringing to life the forgotten twists and turns of the past while shedding light on the present. Benghazi unpacks the 2012 attack in Libya that left four Americans dead, including Ambassador Chris Stevens—and the ensuing political storm, which raised questions about America’s role in the world, established a playbook to weaponize attention in the social media age, and ultimately changed the course of U.S. history. Iran-Contra exposes a secret war, a secret deal, and a scandal that threatened to destroy Ronald Reagan’s presidency—until it didn’t. Bush v. Gore recounts what happened during the contested 2000 election between Al Gore and George W. Bush, and the extraordinary legal battle that unfolded in Florida. ABOUT LEON NEYFAKH Leon Neyfakh is the host of Fiasco, the co-host of Think Twice: Michael Jackson and Backfired: Attention Deficit, and the co-creator, along with executive producer Andrew Parsons, of Slow Burn. Before starting Prologue Projects, he was a reporter for Slate, the Boston Globe, and the New York Observer. He is the author of the book, “The Next Next Level.” ABOUT PUSHKIN INDUSTRIES Pushkin Industries is an audio production company dedicated to creating premium content in a collaborative environment. Co-founded by Malcolm Gladwell and Jacob Weisberg in 2018, Pushkin has launched seven new shows into the top 10 on Apple Podcasts (Against the Rules, The Happiness Lab, Solvable, Cautionary Tales, Deep Cover, The Last Archive, and Lost Hills), in addition to producing the hugely successful Revisionist History. Pushkin’s growing audiobook catalogue includes include