Prevail with Greg Olear

“Spy Affair” is a six-episode podcast that asks the question: Who is Maria Butina? And then Maria Butina, Patrick Byrne, Peter Strzok, Bill Driscoll, and others help us figure that out. Greg Olear talks to documentary filmmaker Celia Aniskovich about her remarkable podcast. Plus: an exciting new employment opportunity at the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Follow Celia on Twitter: https://twitter....

Why do we believe what we believe? Why do we fall for scams, conspiracy theories, and cult leaders? Are diamonds really forever? When did they take the cocaine out of Coca-Cola, and why? Greg Olear brings in Aja Raden, author of the newly-released book “The Truth About Lies,” to answer these and other burning questions. Plus: an exciting new employment opportunity at the House of Saxe-Coburg and G...

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 investigative journalist Leah McGrath Goodman—author of the recent article “The Heiress, the Queen, and the Trillion D...

Ukraine is the largest country in Europe, and is in the geographic center of the continent. Understanding its history vis a vis its more famous northern neighbor is critical to grasping what’s happening right now in the Crimea—and why Western defense of Ukraine is so vital to global stability. Greg Olear talks with Ukraine expert Victor Rud, past chair of the Ukrainian American Bar Association, ab...

Description: In 1991, Jamison Firestone went to Moscow and established a law firm, helping foreign businesses with Russian law. Among his clients: William Browder. Among his employees: Sergei Magnitsky. Among his adversaries: Natalia Veselnitskaya. Among his acquaintances: Alexei Navalny. Greg Olear and Moscow Never Sleeps talk to Firestone about his remarkable experiences in Russia. Plus: The Rev...

Description: On this, the 107th day of the Biden/Harris Administration, Greg Olear discusses the remarkable job the new President and VP have done so far with, first, DAME Magazine founder and publisher Jennifer Reitman, and then, his Kamala cohorts Candidly Tiff and Joanie Vee. Plus: a new dating app. Follow Candidly Tiff: https://twitter.com/tify330   Follow Joanie Vee: https://twitter.com/Joani...

Greg Olear is joined by Jennifer Taub, author of Big Dirty Money: The Shocking Injustice and Unseen Cost of White Collar Crime . They discuss tax fraud, shady lawyers, police reform, Biden’s 100 days, and the stuff on the shelves in their respective offices. Plus: spoken word artist Rich Ferguson, and a second spot from our biggest sponsor, the Bank of the Badda Bing.   Follow Jennifer Taub: https...

Description: Greg Olear is joined by the co-founders of the Democracy Pledge, Jon Cohen and Glenn Kirschner. They talk about the pledge, Merrick Garland, and when justice is coming. Plus: the ultimate blood bank.   Follow Democracy Pledge: https://twitter.com/thedpledge https://www.thedpledge.com/   Follow Glenn: https://twitter.com/glennkirschner2   Follow Jon: https://twitter.com/JonCohenMusic  ...

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/dianefranci...

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 j...

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 Quee...

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...

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 remarkab...

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...

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/ EricBoehlert https:// pressrun.media Make America Great Gatsby Again! https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks-press-cen...

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/historyf...

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  @l...

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/e70122177...