Prevail with Greg Olear podcast

Prevail with 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.

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.

 

#190

The Ultimate Transgression: Offshores, Kompromat Culture & the Competitive Depravity Olympics (with ...

Rich people are not like us–they have more money. And mega-rich people? They not only have... more

Yesterday

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:11

Yesterday


#189

The German Spies at Pearl Harbor? Those Were My Grandparents (with Chris­tine Kuehn & Mark Schiponi)

What happens when you discover that the reason your father never speaks about his parents ... more

30 Nov 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:10

30 Nov 2025


#188

American Contradiction: Revolution and Revenge (with Paul Starr)

In this conversation with Greg Olear, Paul Starr discusses his book “American Contradictio... more

31 Oct 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:03

31 Oct 2025


#187

United States of Florida: The Secret History of the Evil, Racist, Homophobic Johns Committee (with R...

Robert W. Fieseler is a National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association “Journalist of th... more

23 Sep 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:23

23 Sep 2025


#186

Ground Zero For Our Nation’s Pain (with Ronlyn Domingue)

On the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the publication of her hit debut novel THE... more

05 Sep 2025

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:14

05 Sep 2025


#185

The Horror, the Horror: Yevgeny “Putin’s Butcher” Prigozhin, the Mr. Kurtz of Russia (with Candace R...

Greg Olear talks to Candace Rondeaux about her book “Putin’s Sledgehammer,” which delves i... more

17 Jun 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:18

17 Jun 2025


#184

The Musicality of Learning & the Cacophony of State-Sponsored Ignorance (with former U.S. Secretary ...

Greg Olear talks to John B. King, Jr., former U.S. Secretary of Education and current SUNY... more

27 May 2025

53 MINS

53:02

27 May 2025


#183

Roberto Calvi & the Briefcase of Secrets: The Vatican, the Mafia, the Italian Deep State, and the My...

Greg Olear talks to Nicolo Majnoni about his new podcast, 'Shadow Kingdom, God's Banker,' ... more

06 May 2025

56 MINS

56:19

06 May 2025


#182

The Great Reshuffle: Land and Power (with Mike Albertus)

Who owns the land? Who DECIDES who owns the land? Who has the power to redistribute land o... more

18 Apr 2025

53 MINS

53:08

18 Apr 2025


#181

Has It Verve? A Discussion About “Severance” Season Two (with Stephanie St. John)

To, ahem, sever himself from the news, Greg Olear brings on his wife, Stephanie St. John, ... more

11 Apr 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:56

11 Apr 2025


#180

The Ocean Is Inside the Drop: Navigating the Overwhelm (with Claudia Black)

The Overwhelm: Trump, Musk, stupidity, banality, artlessness, lack of decency, betrayal by... more

14 Mar 2025

1 HR 47 MINS

1:47:47

14 Mar 2025


#179

Money, Lies, God, and the Taxonomy of Reactionary Nihilism (with Katherine Stewart)

Katherine Stewart is the author of The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Rel... more

21 Feb 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:18

21 Feb 2025


#178

Mayor of the Night, President of Darkness (with Christopher Steele)

Christopher Steele began his twenty-two-year career as an intelligence professional and Ru... more

17 Jan 2025

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:32

17 Jan 2025


#177

American Dream, Georgian Dream (with Alex Hall Hall) SEASON FINALE

For more than 30 years, Alexandra Hall Hall worked as a diplomat in the British Foreign Of... more

20 Dec 2024

47 MINS

47:10

20 Dec 2024


#176

The Fascism Episode / America the Stupidful

Many times in the last two years, we have warned about the grim consequences of allowing a... more

06 Dec 2024

1 HR 28 MINS

1:28:56

06 Dec 2024


#175

I-Need-An-Attorney General: The Matt Gaetz Episode (with Gal Suburban)

Make America Great Gatsby Again! https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-gatsby-four-sticks... more

22 Nov 2024

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:31

22 Nov 2024


#174

The Mourning After (with Jimmy Kennedy)

Jimmy Kennedy was the executive producer of the first season of The Noel Casler Podcast, t... more

15 Nov 2024

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:53

15 Nov 2024


#173

The Five 8: Election Wednesday Special

This episode of the live YouTube show “The Five 8” was recorded on Wednesday, November 6, ... more

08 Nov 2024

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:16

08 Nov 2024


#172

The 270+ Election Day Special: Our Democracy Has a Russia Problem (with Gal Suburban)

It’s been just over 100 days since Kamala Harris officially replaced Joe Biden at the top ... more

01 Nov 2024

1 HR 33 MINS

1:33:29

01 Nov 2024


#171

The Fourth Industrial Revolution Will Not be Televised, But It Will Be AI Generated (with Tom Kemp)

Tom Kemp is a Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur, seed investor,  policy advisor and author... more

18 Oct 2024

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:53

18 Oct 2024


#170

American Freakshow (with Nina Burleigh)

[Nina Burleigh] (https://www.ninaburleigh.com/) is a journalist, best-selling author, docu... more

11 Oct 2024

1 HR 32 MINS

1:32:58

11 Oct 2024


#169

Opus Dei & Opus Knight (with Gareth Gore)

Gareth Gore is a financial journalist and editor with close to two decades of experience, ... more

04 Oct 2024

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:35

04 Oct 2024


#168

John Roberts Is Not Your Friend (with David Daley)

David Daley is the author of the national best-seller “Ratf**ked: Why Your Vote Doesn’t Co... more

27 Sep 2024

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:02

27 Sep 2024


#167

Anthony Comstock: The Man Who Hated Women (with Amy Sohn)

Anthony Comstock (1844-1915) would be nothing more than a footnote from an ugly, retrograd... more

20 Sep 2024

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:10

20 Sep 2024


#166

Punishing Putin (with Stephanie Baker)

Greg Olear talks to Stephanie Baker about her superb new book, “Punishing Putin: Inside th... more

13 Sep 2024

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:03

13 Sep 2024


#165

We’re Not Going Back (with Rosanna Arquette)

In this far-ranging discussion, Greg Olear talks to the actress, director, podcast host, a... more

06 Sep 2024

1 HR 30 MINS

1:30:00

06 Sep 2024


#164

Reprise | Active Learning Feedback Loop, or, Democracy Isn’t a Spectator Sport (with Robbie Harris) ...

Robbie Harris is a strategic communications and behavior change subject matter expert with... more

23 Aug 2024

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:37

23 Aug 2024


#163

Reprise: Reprise: Failures of the Reconstruction: The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic ...

Greg talks with the historian Manisha Sinha and discusses her book “The Rise and Fall of t... more

16 Aug 2024

1 HR 29 MINS

1:29:14

16 Aug 2024


#162

Reprise | From Cowboy State to Christofascist State: Kevin Roberts, Wyoming, Project 2025, and the S...

For 26 years, Rone Tempest was the national and foreign correspondent for the LA Times, ba... more

09 Aug 2024

1 HR 28 MINS

1:28:19

09 Aug 2024


#161

The Writer and the Whistleblower (SEASON FINALE, with Francine Prose)

Francine Prose is the author of over 30 books. Her 12 novels include My New American Life,... more

02 Aug 2024

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:13

02 Aug 2024