Podcast appearances and mentions of Craig Unger

HEADLINE: The October Surprise: Bill Casey, Rogue Spies, and the Secret Deal to Delay Hostage Release AUTHOR:Craig Unger SUMMARY: Author Craig Unger discusses his book, Den of Spies, detailing the alleged 1980 October Surprise where Bill Casey, leading the Reagan campaign, made an illegal deal with Iran to delay releasing 52 American hostages until after the election, thereby ensuring Jimmy Carter's defeat. Casey's network used arms dealers like Ari Ben-Menashe and involved Israeli intelligence.

HEADLINE: Desert One Tragedy and the Geopolitics that Set the Stage for the October Surprise AUTHOR: Craig Unger SUMMARY: Craig Unger details the tragic failure of the April 1980 Desert One rescue attempt for 52 American hostages held by Iranian militants, resulting in eight American deaths. This failure, occurring during an election year, virtually guaranteed Jimmy Carter's inability to recover and made the hostage crisis the central issue of the 1980 presidential campaign against Ronald Reagan.

HEADLINE: Bill Casey's Secret Intelligence Network and the Safari Club's Off-the-Books Operations AUTHOR:Craig Unger SUMMARY: Craig Unger characterizes Bill Casey as a "dazzlingly brilliant" spy and Reagan campaign manager who built a secret intelligence network, meeting with Israeli agents and South African arms dealers. Casey utilized associates like John Shaheen and relied on the Safari Club, an off-the-books intelligence group formed after CIA crackdowns, to run covert operations outside of government oversight.

HEADLINE: Uncovering the October Surprise: From Rogue Sources to Documents in an Abandoned RestroomAUTHOR: Craig Unger SUMMARY: Investigative reporter Craig Unger pursued the October Surprise story, initially utilizing controversial sources like rogue Israeli operative Ari Ben-Menashe. Although establishment reports largely dismissed the claims, colleague Bob Parry discovered a massive archive of abandoned documents in a Congressional office building restroom, containing secrets supporting the October Surprise narrative.

HEADLINE: Confirmed Meetings: Casey in Madrid and the Question of Bush in Paris AUTHOR: Craig UngerSUMMARY: Craig Unger reports strong evidence that Bill Casey met with Iranian cleric Karoubi in Madrid in late July 1980 to set the parameters of the October Surprise deal, specifically demanding the delay of hostage release. While George H.W. Bush's alleged 1980 Paris meeting to "seal the deal" remains unproved, his alibis have been punctured.

HEADLINE: Inside the Den of Spies: Iran Visit and Confessions of an Arms Procurement ChiefAUTHOR: Craig Unger SUMMARY: While investigating in Iran, Craig Unger visited the former US Embassy, known as the Den of Spies, now a spy museum. He secured a brief meeting with Mohsen Rafighdoost, former head of arms procurement for Ayatollah Khomeini, who accidentally referenced meeting with Republicans—a statement Unger captured on video, lending credence to the secret deal. Retry JB

FILE 7 PREVIEW: HEADLINE: Vast Archives and New Confirming Information Support October Surprise ClaimsAUTHOR: Craig Unger SUMMARY: Craig Unger received new confirming information from Portugal and noted that massive archives, including Bob Parry's 23 gigabytes of data, remain largely unexamined by investigators.

FILE 8 PREVIEW: HEADLINE: October Surprise Fits Pattern of Republican Assaults on Democracy AUTHOR:Craig Unger SUMMARY: Craig Unger views the October Surprise as part of a consistent Republican pattern of relying on adversarial foreign countries, spanning from 1968's Nixon maneuvers to Donald Trump. Retry

PREVIEW: HEADLINE: Bill Casey: Mysterious Campaign Manager and Super Spy at the Center of the October Surprise GUEST NAME: Craig Unger SUMMARY: Author Craig Unger introduces Bill Casey, the mysterious, non-transparent Reagan campaign manager and former OSS spy, who built a secret intelligence network and is central to the disputed story of the 1980 October Surprise deal over the hostages. BOLDFACE NAMES: John Batchelor, Craig Unger, Bill Casey, Ronald Reagan 1945 WILD BILL DONOVAN OF THE OSS IN CHINA.

PREVIEW: HEADLINE: October Surprise Author Reports New Confirming Information from Portugal GUEST NAME: Craig Unger SUMMARY: Author Craig Unger continues to receive information confirming his reporting on the 1980 October Surprise, where Bill Casey, leading the Reagan campaign, allegedly arranged for the Iranian regime to delay the release of the American hostages before the election of President Carter. BOLDFACE NAMES: John Batchelor, Craig Unger, Bill Casey, Ronald Reagan, Carter 1944 STORK CLUB

MAHA Madness: Bob Kennedy's Cruel New Gospel of "Fitness" - Survival of the Fittest...These questions need to be answered. Where were the children and why were we kept in the dark? Thom is joined by Craig Unger, journalist & author of six books including House of Bush, House of Saud; House of Trump, House of Putin; and American Kompromat. What do you know about the Epstein/Trump connection that involves young women or girls? Modi joins hands with Xi and Putin in message to Trump.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor Show Schedule 8-28-25 Good evening. The show begins in the rich harvest in Lancaster County, PA. First Hour 9:00-9:15 Lancaster County: Sweet corn and boomtown house building. Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barron's. @McTagueJ. Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series." #FriendsOfHistoryDebatingSociety 9:15-9:30 AI: Integrating with AI in the workplace. Brandon Weichert 9:30-9:45 #SmallBusinessAmerica: Steelmakers welcome AI data center contracts. @GeneMarks @Guardian @PhillyInquirer 9:45-10:00 #SmallBusinessAmerica: Early days of AI uses. @GeneMarks @Guardian @PhillyInquirer Second Hour 10:00-10:15 NPT: Answering with the Nonproliferation Enforcement Initiative. Henry Sokolski, NPEC 10:15-10:30 NPT: Answering with the Nonproliferation Enforcement Initiative. Henry Sokolski, NPEC continued 10:30-10:45 SpaceX: Test No. 10 success. Bob Zimmerman BehindTheBlack.com 10:45-11:00 Webb: Analysis interstellar comet 3I/Atlas. Bob Zimmerman BehindTheBlack.com Third Hour 11:00-11:15 Photography 1/4: Flashes of Brilliance. Anika Burgess 11:15-11:30 Photography 2/4: Flashes of Brilliance. Anika Burgess 11:30-11:45 Photography 3/4: Flashes of Brilliance. Anika Burgess 11:45-12:00 Photography 4/4: Flashes of Brilliance. Anika Burgess Fourth Hour 12:00-12:15 Italy: Recipes for high tariff cheeses Parmigiano Reggiano and Grana Padano. Lorenzo Fiori, Milan 12:15-12:30 Puerto Rico: Ten years of failed oversight. Mary Anastasia O'Grady, WSJ 12:30-12:45 Russia: Laundering through Trump Toronto. Craig Unger, author "American Kompromat" and "House of Putin, House of Trump" 12:45-1:00 AM Climate: Belief system. Tim Kane, University of Austin

Russia: Laundering through Trump Toronto. Craig Unger, author "American Kompromat" and "House of Putin, House of Trump" 1959 CUBA                           

Russia & Kazakhstan: Alleged laundering at Trump SoHo. Craig Unger, author

CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor Show Schedule 8-21-25 The show begins in Anchorage Alaska, watching the two principals seek a resolution for Ukraine, NATO, Trump administration and Russia. 1910 USS MASSACHUCETTS  First Hour 9:00-9:15 Russia: Long road to resolution. Anatol Lieven, Quincy 9:15-9:30 Russia: Long road to resolution. Anatol Lieven, Quincy continued 9:30-9:45 Nvidia: And the smuggling PRC. #ScalaReport: Chris Riegel CEO, Scala.com @Stratacache 9:45-10:00 Hotel Mars: PRC Long March 9 booster for the Earth-Moon System. Rick Fisher, David Livingston Second Hour 10:00-10:15 #NewWorldReport: Bolivia votes surprise. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @RevAnEllis #NewWorldReportEllis 10:15-10:30 #NewWorldReport: Brazil lawfare and defiance. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @RevAnEllis #NewWorldReportEllis 10:30-10:45 #NewWorldReport: USN flotilla off Venezuela. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @RevAnEllis #NewWorldReportEllis 10:45-11:00 #NewWorldReport: Good news Paraguay. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @RevAnEllis #NewWorldReportEllis Third Hour 11:00-11:15 Vietnam War 1/8: Military History. Geoffrey Wawro 11:15-11:30 Vietnam War 2/8: Military History. Geoffrey Wawro 11:30-11:45 Vietnam War 3/8: Military History. Geoffrey Wawro 11:45-12:00 Vietnam War 4/8: Military History. Geoffrey Wawro Fourth Hour 12:00-12:15 Russia: Not trustworthy. Cliff May, FDD 12:15-12:30 Russia: Not trustworthy. Cliff May, FDD continued 12:30-12:45 Russia & Kazakhstan: Alleged laundering at Trump SoHo. Craig Unger, author 12:45-1:00 AM Venezuela and Mexico: Military response on the table. Mary Anastasia O'Grady

SHOW SCHEDULE 8-6-25 The show begins in the Cold War: the "Dead Hand" scenario... 1900 MOSCOW CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 #UKRAINE: Medvedev threatens dead hand. Colonel Jeff McCausland, USA (Retired) @MCCAUSLJ @CBSNEWS @DICKINSONCOL 915-930 #UKRAINE: PRC bolsters struggling Putin. Colonel Jeff McCausland, USA (Retired) @MCCAUSLJ @CBSNEWS @DICKINSONCOL 930-945 Russian oil and Delhi. Michael Bernstam, Hoover 945-1000 Big Pharma America. Jonathan Miltimore, Civitas SECOND HOUR 10-1015 EU and PRC. Theresa Fallon, Gordon Chang 1015-1030 ROK and DPRK. Gordon Chang 1030-1045 PRC and Russia. Blaine Holt 1045-1100 Globalization failed. Alan Tonelson THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 India tariffs 50%. Sadanand Dhume 1115-1130 India and AI. Sadanand Dhume 1130-1145 SpaceX TOSS. Bob Zimmerman, behindtheblack.com 1145-1200 Curiosity 2012. Bob Zimmerman, behindtheblack.com FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 Plums ripe, copper crashed. Simon Constable 1215-1230 Migrant hotels and Labour. Joseph Sternberg 1230-1245 Russia and Trump, 2007. Craig Unger 1245-100 AM Russia and Trump, 2007. Craig Unger continued

Russia and Trump, 2007. Craig Unger 1957

Russia and Trump, 2007. Craig Unger continued

The explosive inside story of the October Surprise conspiracy, a stunning act of treason that changed American history. New York Times bestselling author Craig Unger reveals his thirty-year investigation into the secret collusion between Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign and Iran, raising urgent questions about what happens when foreign meddling in our elections goes unpunished and what gets remembered when the political price for treason is victory.It was a tinderbox of an accusation. In April 1991, the New York Times ran an op-ed alleging that Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign had conspired with the Iranian government to delay the release of 52 American hostages until after the 1980 election. The Iranian hostage crisis was President Jimmy Carter's largest political vulnerability, and his lack of success freeing them ultimately sealed his fate at the ballot box. In return for keeping Americans in captivity until Reagan assumed the oath of office, the Republicans had secretly funneled arms to Iran. Treasonous and illegal, the operation—planned and executed by Reagan's campaign manager Bill Casey—amounted to a shadow foreign policy run by private citizens that ensured Reagan's victory.Investigative journalist Craig Unger was one of the first reporters covering the October Surprise—initially for Esquire and then Newsweek—and while attempting to unravel the mystery, he was fired, sued, and ostracized by the Washington press corps, as a counter narrative took hold: The October Surprise was a hoax. Though Unger later recovered his name and became a bestselling author on Republican abuses of power, the October Surprise remained his white whale, the project he—as well as legendary investigative journalist, the late Robert Parry—worked on late at night and between assignments.In Den of Spies, Unger reveals the definitive story of the October Surprise, going inside his three-decade reporting odyssey, along with Parry's never-before-seen archives, and sharing startling truths about what really happened in 1980. The result is a real-life political thriller filled with double agents, CIA operatives, slippery politicians, KGB documents, wealthy Republicans, and dogged journalists. A timely and provocative history that presages our Trump-era political scandals, Den of Spies demonstrates the stakes of allowing the politics of the moment to obscure the writing of our history.https://amzn.to/4ohW3GhBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House Craig Unger The explosive inside story of the October Surprise conspiracy, a stunning act of treason that changed American history. New York Times bestselling author Craig Unger reveals his thirty-year investigation into the secret collusion between Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign and Iran, raising urgent questions about what happens when foreign meddling in our elections goes unpunished and what gets remembered when the political price for treason is victory.It was a tinderbox of an accusation. In April 1991, the New York Times ran an op-ed alleging that Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign had conspired with the Iranian government to delay the release of 52 American hostages until after the 1980 election. The Iranian hostage crisis was President Jimmy Carter's largest political vulnerability, and his lack of success freeing them ultimately sealed his fate at the ballot box. In return for keeping Americans in captivity until Reagan assumed the oath of office, the Republicans had secretly funneled arms to Iran. Treasonous and illegal, the operation—planned and executed by Reagan's campaign manager Bill Casey—amounted to a shadow foreign policy run by private citizens that ensured Reagan's victory.Investigative journalist Craig Unger was one of the first reporters covering the October Surprise—initially for Esquire and then Newsweek—and while attempting to unravel the mystery, he was fired, sued, and ostracized by the Washington prehttps://amzn.to/4o97NLjBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

KGB: THE RED SPARROWS AND EPSTEIN. CRAIG UNGER, SUBSTACK,AUTHOR AMERICAN KOMPROMAT. 1921 BOLSHEVIKKS

KGB: THE RED SPARROWS AND EPSTEIN. CRAIG UNGER, SUBSTACK, CONTINUED  1960 COLD WAR

SHOW SCHEDULE 7-28 THE SHOW BEGINS IN GAZA IN THE LINES OF GAZANS FEARING FOOD SUPPLU COLLAPSE,,, 1945 CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9:00-9:15  GAZA: AIRDRIOS DAVIDDAOUD, BILL ROGGIO, FDD 9:15-9:30 GAZA: AIRDRIOS DAVIDDAOUD, BILL ROGGIO, FDD CONTINUED 9:30-9:45AFGHANISTAN: LESSONS LEARNED OF USE IN UKRAINE. BILL ROGGIO, FDD 9:45-10:00  AFGHANISTAN: LESSONS LEARNED OF USE IN UKRAINE. BILL ROGGIO, FDD (CONTINUED) SECOND HOUR 10:00-10:15 GAZA: DISINFORMATION. MALCOLM HOENLEIN @CONF_OF_PRES @MHOENLEIN1, @THADMCCOTTER @THEAMGREATNESS 10:15-10:30 IRAN: REARMING. MALCOLM HOENLEIN @CONF_OF_PRES @MHOENLEIN1, @THADMCCOTTER @THEAMGREATNESS 10:30-10:45 PRC IN THE MARIANAS (US). CLEO PASKAL, FDD; GORDON CHANG.https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/567970/david-apatang-sworn-in-as-cnmi-s-11th-governor 10:45-11:00 MOBILE NUCLEAR MISSILES. PETER HUESSY, GORDON CHANGhttps://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2014/11/last-thing-us-needs-are-mobile-nuclear-missiles/98828/ THIRD HOUR 11:00-11:15 #NEWWORLDREPORT: MADURO CONDEMNED AS DRUG LORD. JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC, ERNESTO ARAUJO (FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER, REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL), ALEJANDRO PENA ESCLUSA 11:15-11:30 #NEWWORLDREPORT: ARGENTINA REWARDED. JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC, ERNESTO ARAUJO (FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER, REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL), ALEJANDRO PENA ESCLUSA 11:30-11:45 SYRIA: DRUZE AND EXISTENTIAL THREAT. AHMAD SHARAWI, BILL ROGGIO, FDD 11:45-12:00 SYRIA: DRUZE AND EXISTENTIAL THREAT. AHMAD SHARAWI, BILL ROGGIO, FDD (CONTINUED) FOURTH HOUR 12:00-12:15 UKRAINE: LESSONS LEARNED FOR NATO. JOHN HARDIE, BILL ROGGIO 12:15-12:30 UKRAINE: SOVIET TANKS. JOHN HARDIE, BILL ROGGIO 12:30-12:45 KGB: THE RED SPARROWS AND EPSTEIN. CRAIG UNGER, SUBSTACK, AUTHOR "AMERICAN KOMPROMAT" 12:45-1:00 KGB: THE RED SPARROWS AND EPSTEIN. CRAIG UNGER, SUBSTACK (CONTINUED)

RUSSIA:  TRUMP TOWER AND THE RUSSIAN MOB. CRAIG UNGER, "HOUSE OF TRUMP, HOUSE OF PUTIN." AND "KOMPROMAT." AUGUST 1957

RUSSIA:  TRUMP TOWER AND THE RUSSIAN MOB. CRAIG UNGER, "HOUSE OF TRUMP, HOUSE OF PUTIN." AND "KOMPROMAT."  CONTINUED. 1930S

SHOW SCHEDULE 7-1-25 GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Israel, illustrating errors made in the reporting of the war with Hamas. 1959 CHE IN GAZA CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9:00-9:15 Israel: Five errors of reporting the war. Peter Berkowitz, Hoover 9:15-9:30 Israel: Five errors of reporting the war. Peter Berkowitz, Hoover continued 9:30-9:45 Israel: Iran and its surrogates pause to talk. David Daoud, FDD 9:45-10:00 Israel: Iran and its surrogates pause to talk. David Daoud, FDD continued SECOND HOUR 10:00-10:15 Lancaster County: Stress fractures in the economy. Jim McTague, former Washington editor, Barron's. @mctaguej. Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series." #FriendsOfHistoryDebatingSociety 10:15-10:30 PRC: Military-civil scholars study the US grid to what end? Jack Burnham, FDD 10:30-10:45 NATO: Spending and Spain's waver. Judy Dempsey, Senior Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Berlin. 10:45-11:00 EU: Switzerland and migrants. Judy Dempsey, Senior Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Berlin. THIRD HOUR 11:00-11:15 War in the Belgian Congo. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs 11:15-11:30 Regime change and disorder. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs 11:30-11:45 USA: What is the plan? Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs 11:45-12:00 King Charles Report: Royal train retired. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs FOURTH HOUR 12:00-12:15 SpaceX: Damaged launch pad. Bob Zimmerman behindtheblack.com 12:15-12:30 Mars: Solving a volcano from orbit. Bob Zimmerman behindtheblack.com 12:30-12:45 Russia: Trump Tower and the Russian mob. Craig Unger, "House of Trump, House of Putin." Continued 12:45-1:00 AM Russia: Trump Tower and the Russian mob. Craig Unger, "House of Trump, House of Putin." Continued

1/2: POTUS: RETURN OF PAUL MANAFORT. CRAIG UNGER. 1944 STORK CLUB, NYC

2/2: POTUS: RETURN OF PAUL MANAFORT. CRAIG UNGER 1950 DORTHY LAMOUR AND ALFRED HITCHCOCK AT THE STORK CLUB

Good evening: The show begins in the markets, asking after the silence of the Federal Reserve... 1949: MYRNA DELL AND JOE DIMAGGIO AT THE STORK CLUB https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrna_Dell CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 #MARKETS: SILENCE OF THE FED. LIZ PEEK THE HILL. FOX NEWS AND FOX BUSINESS 915-930 #MARKETS: RETURN OF RAHM EMANUEL LIZ PEEK THE HILL. FOX NEWS AND FOX BUSINESS 930-945 GAZA: GUNFIRE AND INFORMATION WAR. JONATHAN SCHANZER. FDD. 945-1000 LEBANON: WAITING FOR THE LAF. SECOND HOUR 10-1015 PRC: TIANANMEN RECALLED. GREGORY COPLEY, DEFENSE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS 1015-1030 POLAND: VEERS SURPRISE RIGHT POPULISM. GREGORY COPLEY, DEFENSE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS 1030-1045 EU: POLAND AND NETHERLANDS HEADING TOWARD ELECTIONS? JUDY DEMPSEY, SENIOR SCHOLAR, CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE IN BERLIN. 1045-1100 BERLIN: MERZ UNBOUND. JUDY DEMPSEY, SENIOR SCHOLAR, CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE IN BERLIN. THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 #LONDONCALLING: EU: ITS OWN TARIFFS BARRIERS. @JOSEPHSTERNBERG @WSJOPINION 1115-1130 #LONDONCALLING: FARAGE RISING @JOSEPHSTERNBERG @WSJOPINION 1130-1145 SYRIA: NOT TRUSTED. SINAN CIDDI, FDD 1145-1200 TURKEY: NO EU OBSTACLE TO ERDOGAN SINAN CIDDI, FDD FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 UKRAINE: PROVOKING THE RUSSIAN BEAR. GREGORY COPLEY, DEFENSE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS 1215-1230 KING CHARLES RESORT: CANADA COMITY, GREGORY COPLEY, DEFENSE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS 1230-1245 1/2: POTUS: RETURN OF PAUL MANAFORT. CRAIG UNGER 1245-100 AM 2/2: POTUS: RETURN OF PAUL MANAFORT. CRAIG UNGER

Preview: Author Craig Unger, "House of Trump, House of Putin," recovers the legend of campaign professional Paul Manafort, now out of prison and returned to the circles around Putin. More later. 1920 TROTSKY

#RUSSIA: TARGETING OR ENLISTING MUSK? CRAIG UNGER, AUTHOR "DEN OF SPIES." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca2m5-IudJU 1931

Good evening: The show begins in Istanbul, waiting for peace talks... 1855 CRIMEAN WAR CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9:00-9:15 #Ukraine: Ceasefires Galore. Colonel Jeff McCausland, USA (Retired) @McCauslJ @CBSNews @DickinsonCol 9:15-9:30 #Ukraine: Houthis Endure. Colonel Jeff McCausland, USA (Retired) @McCauslJ @CBSNews @DickinsonCol 9:30-9:45 1/2: #SCOTUS: Originalist Re Birthright. John Yoo, Civitas Institute 9:45-10:00 2/2: #SCOTUS: Originalist Re Birthright. John Yoo, Civitas Institute SECOND HOUR 10:00-10:15 #Kashmir: Nukes in the Battle. Rick Fisher, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill 10:15-10:30 #POTUS: Syria in from the Cold? Rebecca Grant, Lexington Institute. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill 10:30-10:45 #Canada: Carney's Cabinet. Charles Burton, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill 10:45-11:00 #Moon: China and Roscosmos. Brandon Weichert, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill THIRD HOUR 11:00-11:15 #France: Under the Horse Chestnut Tree. Simon Constable, Occitanie 11:15-11:30 #Net Zero: Denmark, Sweden and Norway Alarmed by Spain Portugal Blackout. Simon Constable, Occitanie 11:30-11:45#SpaceX: 28 Times Falcon 9. Bob Zimmerman, BehindTheBlack.com 11:45-12:00 #Mars: Thermal Image by Europe Clipper Passing By. Bob Zimmerman, BehindTheBlack.com FOURTH HOUR 12:00-12:15 #Russia: Playing with Oil. Michael Bernstam, Hoover 12:15-12:30 #Russia: Targeting or Enlisting Musk? Craig Unger, author "Den of Spies" 12:30-12:45 1/2: #SCOTUS: TRO Birthright Citizenship. Richard Epstein, Civitas Institute 12:45-1:00 AM 2/2: #SCOTUS: TRO Birthright Citizenship. Richard Epstein, Civitas Institute

#RUSSIA: PUTIN IN PETERSBURG, 1993, CRAIG UNGER. SUBSTACK. 1910 Petersburg

#RUSSIA:  RUSSIAN MOB, TRUMP TOWER, RUDY GIULIANI  AND NEW YORK IN THE 1990S.. CRAIG UNGER 1890 HARLEM HEIGHTS

1/2: SOVIET KOMPROMAT; AND TRUMP, IN THE 1980S. CRAIG UNGER, AUTHOR "DEN OF SPIES.' 1921

1/2: SOVIET KOMPROMAT; AND TRUMP, IN THE 1980S. CRAIG UNGER, AUTHOR "DEN OF SPIES.' 1929

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"Good evening. The show begins in Hong Kong, honoring the Apple Daily publisher jailed and brutalized by the CCP., Jimmy Lai." 1887 CHING-YUEN CHINA WARSHIP.  1 **CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR** **FIRST HOUR** - 9:00-9:15 PM: **#PRC: JIMMY LAI PERSEVERES DESPITE THE PERSECUTION.** Mark Clifford, author, "The Troublemaker" - 9:15-9:30 PM: **#OCEANIA: PALAU DEFENDS ITSELF FROM PRC BAD ACTING.** Cleo Paskal, FDD - 9:30-9:45 PM: **#ANTISEMITISM: COLUMBIA AND THE CONSENT DECREE.** Richard Epstein, Civitas Institute - 9:45-10:00 PM: **TARIFFS ARE TAXES.** Richard Epstein, Civitas Institute **SECOND HOUR** - 10:00-10:15 PM: **#CALIFORNIA: GAVIN NEWSOM AND SECESSION.** Bill Whalen, Hoover - 10:15-10:30 PM: **#LANCASTER COUNTY: NO RECESSION.** Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barrons. @McTagueJ. Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series." #FriendsOfHistoryDebatingSociety - 10:30-10:45 PM: **ENDING EXPECTATIONS SLS.** Bob Zimmerman, BehindTheBlack.com - 10:45-11:00 PM: **#MARS: CURIOSITY DETOURS.** Bob Zimmerman, BehindTheBlack.com **THIRD HOUR** - 11:00-11:15 PM: **#FEAR-MONGERING PM CARNEY.** Conrad Black - 11:15-11:30 PM: **#PACIFICWATCH: #VEGASREPORT: DOROTHY AND TOTO TO THE SPHERE.** @JCBliss - 11:30-11:45 PM: **1984: RUSSIA AND ITALIAN MOBS AT TRUMP TOWER (Part 1).** Craig Unger - 11:45-12:00 AM: **1984: RUSSIA AND ITALIAN MOBS AT TRUMP TOWER (Part 2).** Craig Unger **FOURTH HOUR** - 12:00-12:15 AM: **GOLDEN DOME UNKNOWNS.** Henry Sokolski, NPEC - 12:15-12:30 AM: **#ITALY: MELONI TO THE OVAL OFFICE.** Lorenzo Fiori - 12:30-12:45 AM: **ROSCOSMOS: SOYUZ 18-1 ANOMALY, APRIL, 1975 (Part 1).** Anatoly Zak, RussiaSpaceWeb.com - 12:45-1:00 AM: **ROSCOSMOS: SOYUZ 18-1 ANOMALY,  APRIL, 1975 (Part 2).** Anatoly Zak, RussiaSpaceWeb.com

1/2:  1984: RUSSIA AND ITALIAN MOBS AT TRUMP TOWER.  CRAIG UNGER. 1939 NYSE

2/2:  1984: RUSSIAN AND ITALIAN MOBS AT TRUMP TOWER. CRAIG UNGER.N 1910 PENNSYLVANIA STATION

"Good evening: The show begins in Europe, where the rise of the populist right rocks established liberal order. More.  1 1906 VILNIUS CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9:00-9:15 PM: UKRAINE: MINERAL RIGHTS AND RUSSIA. Anatol Lieven, Quincy 9:15-9:30 PM: NATO: IMPOSSIBLE Without US 9:30-9:45 PM: TARIFF AND TAXES. Veronique de Rugy 9:45-10:00 PM: TARIFFS: CHINA TRADE PLUNGING. #ScalaReport: Chris Riegel, CEO, Scala.com @Stratacache SECOND HOUR 10:00-10:15 PM: LEBANON: TEASING SURRENDER. Sarit Zehavi, Malcolm Hoenlein 10:15-10:30 PM: CONFLICT RISK. Robert Satloff, Washington Institute 10:30-10:45 PM: RUSSIA: KGB, RUSSIAN MOB, AND TRUMP (Part 1). Craig Unger, Substack 10:45-11:00 PM: RUSSIA: KGB, RUSSIAN MOB, AND TRUMP (Part 2). Craig Unger, Substack THIRD HOUR 11:00-11:15 PM: MARKETWATCH: BOND MARKET PUZZLES. Brett Arends 11:15-11:30 PM: 1865: FISH FRY AND FIVE FORKS. 11:30-11:45 PM: A DISASTER OF OUR OWN (Part 1): How the West Lost Ukraine. Brandon J. Weichert (Author) 11:45-12:00 AM: A DISASTER OF OUR OWN (Part 2): How the West Lost Ukraine. Brandon J. Weichert (Author) FOURTH HOUR 12:00-12:15 AM: #NEWWORLDREPORT: PANAMA AND THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @RevAnEllis #NewWorldReportEllis 12:15-12:30 AM: #NEWWORLDREPORT: CELAC AND TARIFFS. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @RevAnEllis #NewWorldReportEllis 12:30-12:45 AM: #NEWWORLDREPORT: DEPORTING VENEZUELANS. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @RevAnEllis #NewWorldReportEllis 12:45-1:00 AM: #NEWWORLDREPORT: PURSUING BOLSONARO. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @RevAnEllis #NewWorldReportEllis

1/2: #KGB: SLEEPER AGENTS AND INFLUENCE SPOTTERS IN THE 70S. CRAIG UNGER, AUTHOR "AMERICAN KOMPROMAT, "HOUSE OF TRUMP, HOUSEOF PUTIN: "DEN OF SPIES:"   1910 CHICAGO

2/2: #KGB: SLEEPER AGENTS AND INFLUENCE SPOTTERS IN THE 70S. CRAIG UNGER, AUTHOR "AMERICAN KOMPROMAT, "HOUSE OF TRUMP," "HOUSE OF PUTIN": "DEN OF SPIES." 1872 BROOKLYN

PREVIEW: Colleague Craig Unger, author of "Den of Spies," recounts not only his conversations with KGB General Kalugin but also the conversation between John LeCarre and the general -- a model for Karla. More later. 1931, STALIN, BERIA, SVETLANA

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in 1980 with the rumored "October Surprise"conspiracy allegation... Based on the radio show schedule and book descriptions provided, this appears to be a four-hour episode of "CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor" focusing on two major historical books: First Half (Hours 1-2): Discussion of Craig Unger's "Den of Spies," which investigates the alleged "October Surprise" of 1980. Unger's book examines claims that Reagan's campaign, led by Bill Casey, made secret deals with Iran to delay the release of American hostages until after the 1980 election. The book draws on three decades of research, including Robert Parry's previously unseen archives. Second Half (Hours 3-4): Coverage of Robert Cwiklik's "Sheridan's Secret Mission," which explores a critical moment in post-Civil War history. The book focuses on General Philip Sheridan's 1874 covert mission to New Orleans, investigating violence against freedmen by the White League. It details how Southern Democrats and paramilitary groups worked to undermine Reconstruction-era protections for Black rights, despite President Grant's efforts to protect freedmen's voting rights. The show appears to dedicate eight 15-minute segments to each book, allowing for in-depth discussion of these complex historical events and their lasting implications for American politics and race relations. 1985 Nancy and Ronald Reagan

4/8: Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House by Craig Unger  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Den-Spies-Reagan-History-Treason/dp/B0D2LPBJMH It was a tinderbox of an accusation. In April 1991, the New York Times ran an op-ed alleging that Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign had conspired with the Iranian government to delay the release of 52 American hostages until after the 1980 election. The Iranian hostage crisis was President Jimmy Carter's largest political vulnerability, and his lack of success freeing them ultimately sealed his fate at the ballot box. In return for keeping Americans in captivity until Reagan assumed the oath of office, the Republicans had secretly funneled arms to Iran. Treasonous and illegal, the operation--planned and executed by Reagan's campaign manager Bill Casey--amounted to a shadow foreign policy run by private citizens that ensured Reagan's victory. Investigative journalist Craig Unger was one of the first reporters covering the October Surprise--initially for Esquire and then Newsweek--and while attempting to unravel the mystery, he was fired, sued, and ostracized by the Washington press corps, as a counter narrative took hold: The October Surprise was a hoax. Though Unger later recovered his name and became a bestselling author on Republican abuses of power, the October Surprise remained his white whale, the project he--as well as legendary investigative journalist, the late Robert Parry--worked on late at night and between assignments. In Den of Spies, Unger reveals the definitive story of the October Surprise, going inside his three-decade reporting odyssey, along with Parry's never-before-seen archives, and sharing startling truths about what really happened in 1980. The result is a real-life political thriller filled with double agents, CIA operatives, slippery politicians, KGB documents, wealthy Republicans, and dogged journalists. A timely and provocative history that presages our Trump-era political scandals, Den of Spies demonstrates the stakes of allowing the politics of the moment to obscure the writing of our history. 1980 Reagan campaign

7/8: Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House by Craig Unger  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Den-Spies-Reagan-History-Treason/dp/B0D2LPBJMH It was a tinderbox of an accusation. In April 1991, the New York Times ran an op-ed alleging that Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign had conspired with the Iranian government to delay the release of 52 American hostages until after the 1980 election. The Iranian hostage crisis was President Jimmy Carter's largest political vulnerability, and his lack of success freeing them ultimately sealed his fate at the ballot box. In return for keeping Americans in captivity until Reagan assumed the oath of office, the Republicans had secretly funneled arms to Iran. Treasonous and illegal, the operation--planned and executed by Reagan's campaign manager Bill Casey--amounted to a shadow foreign policy run by private citizens that ensured Reagan's victory. Investigative journalist Craig Unger was one of the first reporters covering the October Surprise--initially for Esquire and then Newsweek--and while attempting to unravel the mystery, he was fired, sued, and ostracized by the Washington press corps, as a counter narrative took hold: The October Surprise was a hoax. Though Unger later recovered his name and became a bestselling author on Republican abuses of power, the October Surprise remained his white whale, the project he--as well as legendary investigative journalist, the late Robert Parry--worked on late at night and between assignments. In Den of Spies, Unger reveals the definitive story of the October Surprise, going inside his three-decade reporting odyssey, along with Parry's never-before-seen archives, and sharing startling truths about what really happened in 1980. The result is a real-life political thriller filled with double agents, CIA operatives, slippery politicians, KGB documents, wealthy Republicans, and dogged journalists. A timely and provocative history that presages our Trump-era political scandals, Den of Spies demonstrates the stakes of allowing the politics of the moment to obscure the writing of our history. 1979 Tehran

2/8: Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House by Craig Unger  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Den-Spies-Reagan-History-Treason/dp/B0D2LPBJMH It was a tinderbox of an accusation. In April 1991, the New York Times ran an op-ed alleging that Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign had conspired with the Iranian government to delay the release of 52 American hostages until after the 1980 election. The Iranian hostage crisis was President Jimmy Carter's largest political vulnerability, and his lack of success freeing them ultimately sealed his fate at the ballot box. In return for keeping Americans in captivity until Reagan assumed the oath of office, the Republicans had secretly funneled arms to Iran. Treasonous and illegal, the operation--planned and executed by Reagan's campaign manager Bill Casey--amounted to a shadow foreign policy run by private citizens that ensured Reagan's victory. Investigative journalist Craig Unger was one of the first reporters covering the October Surprise--initially for Esquire and then Newsweek--and while attempting to unravel the mystery, he was fired, sued, and ostracized by the Washington press corps, as a counter narrative took hold: The October Surprise was a hoax. Though Unger later recovered his name and became a bestselling author on Republican abuses of power, the October Surprise remained his white whale, the project he--as well as legendary investigative journalist, the late Robert Parry--worked on late at night and between assignments. In Den of Spies, Unger reveals the definitive story of the October Surprise, going inside his three-decade reporting odyssey, along with Parry's never-before-seen archives, and sharing startling truths about what really happened in 1980. The result is a real-life political thriller filled with double agents, CIA operatives, slippery politicians, KGB documents, wealthy Republicans, and dogged journalists. A timely and provocative history that presages our Trump-era political scandals, Den of Spies demonstrates the stakes of allowing the politics of the moment to obscure the writing of our history. 1979 Tehran

1/8: Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House by Craig Unger  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Den-Spies-Reagan-History-Treason/dp/B0D2LPBJMH It was a tinderbox of an accusation. In April 1991, the New York Times ran an op-ed alleging that Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign had conspired with the Iranian government to delay the release of 52 American hostages until after the 1980 election. The Iranian hostage crisis was President Jimmy Carter's largest political vulnerability, and his lack of success freeing them ultimately sealed his fate at the ballot box. In return for keeping Americans in captivity until Reagan assumed the oath of office, the Republicans had secretly funneled arms to Iran. Treasonous and illegal, the operation--planned and executed by Reagan's campaign manager Bill Casey--amounted to a shadow foreign policy run by private citizens that ensured Reagan's victory. Investigative journalist Craig Unger was one of the first reporters covering the October Surprise--initially for Esquire and then Newsweek--and while attempting to unravel the mystery, he was fired, sued, and ostracized by the Washington press corps, as a counter narrative took hold: The October Surprise was a hoax. Though Unger later recovered his name and became a bestselling author on Republican abuses of power, the October Surprise remained his white whale, the project he--as well as legendary investigative journalist, the late Robert Parry--worked on late at night and between assignments. In Den of Spies, Unger reveals the definitive story of the October Surprise, going inside his three-decade reporting odyssey, along with Parry's never-before-seen archives, and sharing startling truths about what really happened in 1980. The result is a real-life political thriller filled with double agents, CIA operatives, slippery politicians, KGB documents, wealthy Republicans, and dogged journalists. A timely and provocative history that presages our Trump-era political scandals, Den of Spies demonstrates the stakes of allowing the politics of the moment to obscure the writing of our history. 1979 Ayatollah Khomeini

8/8: Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House by Craig Unger  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Den-Spies-Reagan-History-Treason/dp/B0D2LPBJMH It was a tinderbox of an accusation. In April 1991, the New York Times ran an op-ed alleging that Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign had conspired with the Iranian government to delay the release of 52 American hostages until after the 1980 election. The Iranian hostage crisis was President Jimmy Carter's largest political vulnerability, and his lack of success freeing them ultimately sealed his fate at the ballot box. In return for keeping Americans in captivity until Reagan assumed the oath of office, the Republicans had secretly funneled arms to Iran. Treasonous and illegal, the operation--planned and executed by Reagan's campaign manager Bill Casey--amounted to a shadow foreign policy run by private citizens that ensured Reagan's victory. Investigative journalist Craig Unger was one of the first reporters covering the October Surprise--initially for Esquire and then Newsweek--and while attempting to unravel the mystery, he was fired, sued, and ostracized by the Washington press corps, as a counter narrative took hold: The October Surprise was a hoax. Though Unger later recovered his name and became a bestselling author on Republican abuses of power, the October Surprise remained his white whale, the project he--as well as legendary investigative journalist, the late Robert Parry--worked on late at night and between assignments. In Den of Spies, Unger reveals the definitive story of the October Surprise, going inside his three-decade reporting odyssey, along with Parry's never-before-seen archives, and sharing startling truths about what really happened in 1980. The result is a real-life political thriller filled with double agents, CIA operatives, slippery politicians, KGB documents, wealthy Republicans, and dogged journalists. A timely and provocative history that presages our Trump-era political scandals, Den of Spies demonstrates the stakes of allowing the politics of the moment to obscure the writing of our history. 1981 Inaugural