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In Inside Shadow Fiplomacy, I read and explain my book Shadow Diplomacy, in which Lev Parnas describes the inner workings of the Trump administration and why they do the things they do. Think of it as something of an anontated audiobook. Even if you think you know it all about the Trump administration, there will be something in this podcast that will shock you. I'd love for this to start a discussion, so please feel free to comment.
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English
United States
4 episodes
since Oct. 23, 2026
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Our story begins with Lev Parnas in Vienna. He's meeting with a Ukrainian multibillionaire oligarch. It's not an official meeting, but a secret one. Who sent him? President Donald Trump via Rudy Giuliani. Why was he there? To dig up dirt on the Bidens to help Trump win the 2020 presidential electio…
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In this episode of Inside Shadow Diplomacy, we look at Rudy Giuliani's Ukraine mission and the part played by the oligarch Dmytro Firtash. We cover how Firtash built his business and political power after the Soviet Union fell. We also follow Ukraine's political upheavals and the parallels with Ame…
How did backchannel deals, foreign influence and a cast of unlikely middlemen lead to the first impeachment of Donald Trump? In this episode, the author of Inside Shadow Diplomacy explains the book's central idea: that parts of modern politics work much like organized crime. We trace the path from …
In this first episode, I introduce my book, Shadow Diplomacy, and the story behind it: how mafia-style power found its way into American politics. I look at why Trump lined up with Russian interests, covering his motives, the oil politics involved and the logic of shadow diplomacy. Then I go inside…
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