15 episodes

Written and narrated by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tim Weiner, Whirlwind: America, Russia & Ukraine examines the ongoing war in Ukraine, the worst war in Europe since WWII, in interviews with decorated, high-ranking CIA veterans who have led the American intelligence war with Russia for decades. These experts explain how Putin laid the groundwork for attacking Ukraine using deception and disinformation, how Russian disinformation has been amplified by American media figures and politicians, and how American political warfare can undermine Putin and the Kremlin.
Whirlwind is an Audacy original presented in partnership with Tim Weiner and Jigsaw Productions.

Whirlwind: America, Russia & Ukraine Audacy

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    • 4.8 • 25 Ratings

Written and narrated by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tim Weiner, Whirlwind: America, Russia & Ukraine examines the ongoing war in Ukraine, the worst war in Europe since WWII, in interviews with decorated, high-ranking CIA veterans who have led the American intelligence war with Russia for decades. These experts explain how Putin laid the groundwork for attacking Ukraine using deception and disinformation, how Russian disinformation has been amplified by American media figures and politicians, and how American political warfare can undermine Putin and the Kremlin.
Whirlwind is an Audacy original presented in partnership with Tim Weiner and Jigsaw Productions.

    Part 1: The Invisible War

    Part 1: The Invisible War

    Four CIA veterans explore how American intelligence is shaping the battlefield in Ukraine--and taking the fight to Russia.

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    • 38 min
    Part 2: Empire of Lies

    Part 2: Empire of Lies

    As the war rages in Ukraine, experts examine the power of information and disinformation in the battle between democracy and autocracy--in Ukraine, Russia, and the United States.

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    • 37 min
    Welcome to Whirlwind, Season 2

    Welcome to Whirlwind, Season 2

    Russia is committing atrocities, destroying cities and killing thousands of civilians in Ukraine. But Putin’s dreams of conquest are being shattered – first and foremost by the will of the Ukrainian people – but also by American counter-efforts. And now, as Ukraine fights for freedom, democracy, and truth, so does the world. In two new episodes, C13Originals re-teams with Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author Tim Weiner to expand the acclaimed documentary series with a new focus on the war in Ukraine, Russia’s threat to democracy, and the roles of intelligence and disinformation in 21st century political warfare.

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    • 2 min
    Introducing About A Boy: The Story of Vladimir Putin

    Introducing About A Boy: The Story of Vladimir Putin

    In the West, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is always seen as one of two things: KGB spy or judo master. But to anyone who’s ever lived in the Soviet Union, Putin is something else entirely: a street kid. Join journalist Julia Ioffe as she explores how Putin’s childhood taught him lessons that shape his thinking and actions to this day.



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    • 3 min
    Ep 1: Agents of Influence

    Ep 1: Agents of Influence

    In the series premiere of Whirlwind, host Tim Weiner tells the story of Samuel Dickstein, an American Congressman who turned out to be working for the enemy as an “agent of influence.” Joined by guests Alexander Vassiliev, a former KGB officer turned journalist; Leon Panetta, former CIA director; Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, former CIA intelligence officer; and journalist Catherine Belton, Tim explores the possibility that there’s an “agent of influence” in the White House today. In partnership with Cadence13, Jigsaw Productions and a production of Prologue Projects.

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    • 56 min
    Ep 2: Wilderness of Mirrors

    Ep 2: Wilderness of Mirrors

    The story of James Jesus Angleton, an obsessive reader of poetry who became the CIA’s chief of counterintelligence, and grew obsessed with the threat of Soviet moles infiltrating American institutions. Host Tim Weiner is joined by former CIA officers John Sipher and Rolf Mowatt-Larssen and former KGB officer-turned-journalist Alexander Vassiliev. In partnership with Cadence13, Jigsaw Productions and a production of Prologue Projects.

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    • 59 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
25 Ratings

25 Ratings

wossed ,

Amazing!

I’m Canadian and like most of us frustrated by what is happening in your country. I remember saying 4 years ago. If Trump gets in we might as well say Hitler wasn’t a bad guy. Your podcast has educated me and I finally understand. I can’t help but think if this could be heard by all Americans things would change. Not everyone but some and that’s a start to getting back your dignity. Also humble yourselves stop running saying your the best. You will get noticed too in being quiet and humble. Americans can make a come back I’d love to see that. Thank you again! I’ve shared your podcast on fb and I don’t usually do that. I hope that people will listen and learn.

clubbinglawyer ,

Exposing Soviet misdeeds, and ignoring the CIA’s

I thought this show was excellent, until I got to the end of episode 4, “The Italian Job”. Wiener touts all the wonderful doings of the CIA interfering with the Italian election of 1948 (with the aid of that bastion of freedom, the mafia) as if this was some kind of noble democratic endeavour. He then reports, with little more than a passing note, on how the CIA engineered coups in Chile and Guatemala after election interference failed in those countries. Nothing about the years of imprisonment, torture and misery the U.S. installed in those countries as a result of the CIA’s involvement. Then, in the next episode we learn of the lies of soviet interference in the Sandinista revolution promulgated by Oliver North and the Reagan administration, and nothing of the atrocities committed by the Nicaraguan Contras made possible with US help (and financed through illegal sales of arms to Iran). The credibility of this show has sunk to a whole new low.

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