

Prevail with Greg Olear
Greg Olear
On PREVAIL, a weekly interview podcast, the author and columnist Greg Olear discusses politics, world news, history, national security, foreign affairs, organized crime, dirty money, global corruption, and the fight for democracy with authors, journalists, academics, diplomats, researchers, and other expert guests. Every Friday.
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Apr 16, 2021 • 56min
United States of Canada: Around the World with Diane Francis
Description: The American-Canadian columnist, best-selling author, and speaker Diane Francis joins Greg Olear in a discussion that includes a proposed economic union of the new North American countries, Putin and the Russian mob, the necessity of taxation, and whether the crypto phase is tulipmania. Plus: Rodney Dangerfield riffs on Matt Gaetz.Follow Diane Francis:https://twitter.com/dianefrancis1 Diane’s Substack:https://dianefrancis.substack.com/ Listen to Heylo: https://heylo.bandcamp.com/releases
Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Apr 9, 2021 • 1h 28min
This is What Collusion Looks Like: Volume 5 of the Senate Intelligence Report (with Alison Greene & Aaron Harris)
Description: Volume 5 of the Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Russian Interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election makes it pretty clear that, while there may have been no “collusion,” there was plenty of coordination between the Trump campaign and Russian intelligence. It is damning. Why was the release of the Report in August 2020 not a bigger deal? Alison Greene and Aaron Harris join Greg Olear to discuss.Read Volume 5:https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/documents/report_volume5.pdf Follow Alison Greene:https://twitter.com/GrassrootsSpeak Her page at DC Reports:https://www.dcreport.org/?s=alison+greene&search_button=Search Follow Aaron Harris:https://twitter.com/clearing_fog His PREVAIL piece:https://gregolear.substack.com/p/the-ukraine-thing-a-timeline-of-gop Greg’s pieces on Volume 5:Manafort:https://gregolear.substack.com/p/this-is-what-collusion-looks-like Papadopoulos:https://gregolear.substack.com/p/not-so-useful-idiot-the-george-papadopoulos Listen to Heylo: https://heylo.bandcamp.com/releases
Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Apr 2, 2021 • 1h 9min
Jersey (Off) Shore: The Situation on the Trillion Dollar Island (with Stuart Syvret)
Description: The Bailiwick of Jersey, the British Crown Dependency in the Channel Islands, has long been a tax haven for corporations, criminals, royals, and rich people who don’t like to pay their fair share. It’s also one of the most corrupt places in the Western world. Greg Olear talks with Stuart Syvret—once a popular senator on the island, now a political dissident—about the Bailiff, the Queen, the Crown, the United Kingdom, the Mafia, and what he terms “the Jersey Situation.” Follow Stuart:https://twitter.com/StuartSyvret Listen to Heylo: https://heylo.bandcamp.com/releases
Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mar 25, 2021 • 1h 9min
Who Knew?: Woody Allen, Alan Dershowitz, and the “Three Dudes” Who Gave Us Trump (with Lincoln’s Bible & Lou Neu)
Description: Greg Olear talks with the founders of Citjourno. First, he and Lincoln’s Bible discuss “Allen v. Farrow” and the Zeligesque Alan Dershowitz. Then, Katherine Louise Neufeld, aka Lou Neu, spills the tea on the “Three Dudes” who gave us Trump: Jeff Zucker, Ari Emanuel, and Mark Burnett. Plus: “Dirty Rubles'' gets a bad review, and RT reports on the Biden/Putin debate. Follow LB and Lou Neu:https://twitter.com/LincolnsBiblehttps://twitter.com/ninaandtito Check out Citjourno:http://www.citjourno.org/ Listen to Heylo: https://heylo.bandcamp.com/releases This week’s sponsor:https://wigging-it-etc.myshopify.com/ Special thanks to our genius friends at History Falls Apart.
Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mar 18, 2021 • 51min
Blue State Genocide: Jared Kushner's Greatest Crime (with Vanity Fair’s Katherine Eban)
Jared Kushner has been committing crimes since he joined his father-in-law’s campaign in the fall of 2015. Greg Olear outlines Boy Plunder’s rap sheet, and talks to Vanity Fair investigative journalist Katherine Eban about Mr. Ivanka’s worst crime: the pandemic response he headed that resulted in 525,000 dead Americans. Plus: History Falls Apart finds us a new sponsor. Archive of Eban’s remarkable reporting:https://www.vanityfair.com/contributor/katherine-eban Listen to Heylo: https://heylo.bandcamp.com/releases
Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mar 11, 2021 • 1h 11min
Offramp: Anthony Scaramucci on Economics, Politics, & White House Intrigue
Greg Olear talks to Anthony Scaramucci about his background in law, finance, and politics; the history of U.S. interest rates; the challenges in reaching MAGA Republicans; Reince Priebus, Steve Bannon, and Kevin McCarthy; and cryptocurrency & Metcalfe's Law.Follow Anthony:https://twitter.com/scaramucci Listen to Heylo:Http://heylo.bandcamp.com
Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mar 4, 2021 • 1h 4min
Bad News: How the Media Failed in the Age of Trump (with Eric Boehlert of PRESS RUN)
Description: Greg Olear and media critic Eric Boehlert of PRESS RUN discuss the many reasons why the media failed us in 2016...and continues to fail today. Plus: “Trump voter” stories from Midwestern diners, and your call-ins. Follow Eric:https://twitter.com/EricBoehlerthttps://pressrun.media
Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Feb 25, 2021 • 1h 8min
Alternative Math: Brett Kavanaugh's Financials (with Moscow Never Sleeps)
After reading Part Two of the "Who Owns Kavanaugh" series by Greg Olear and Lincoln's Bible, concerning Brett's fishy finances, Greg talks to PREVAIL contributor Moscow Never Sleeps, who shares ideas on how to convince the judge to resign. Plus: thoughts on the USSR, our first call-in, and History Falls Apart reports on the Heidi & Ted romance.Follow our contributors:https://twitter.com/historyfallshttps://twitter.com/MOWNeverSleeps
Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Feb 18, 2021 • 1h 6min
Pilot (with Lincoln's Bible)
Greg Olear and special guest Lincoln's Bible discuss the complicity of the GOP in the rise of Trump, the three tiers of Republicans, and the curious case of Mike Pence — Trump lickspittle turned MAGA target. Plus: the Second Impeachment, the Fourth Crusade, and Alex Jones waxes poetic.Check out "Who Owns Kavanaugh," the series by Greg & LB, on PREVAIL.Follow Lincoln's Bible on Twitter @lincolnsbible.
Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Feb 10, 2021 • 3min
Introducing: Prevail with Greg Olear
The traitors are easy to spot. PREVAIL shows you how. In this trailer for his weekly podcast, “Dirty Rubles” author & PREVAIL columnist Greg Olear discusses the crimes of Donald Trump & his collaborators—and provides context for the assault on democracy we just experienced.
Make America Great Gatsby Again!https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-centennial-edition/e701221776c88f86?ean=9798985931976&next=tSubscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg’s new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.


