The Assault on America

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A documentary series from host Robert Evans investigating the Capitol insurrection. Stories of instigators and extremists hellbent on subverting democracy.

11/30/2021

Introducing: The Assault on America

Introducing a documentary series from host Robert Evans investigating the events of the Capitol insurrection. Stories of instigators and extremists who deployed mob violence to subvert American democracy. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

3 min
12/08/2021

Episode 8: The Digital Dragnet

You can’t solve a mass crime without a mass investigation, but the wheels of justice turn slowly. Robert Evans meets the citizen sleuths taking the investigation into their own hands. From their bedrooms and home offices across the world, ordinary people are shining a light on the events of January 6th. Show Credits: The Assault on America is presented by Robert Evans. The producer is Robbie MacInnes. Sound design and original music by Nicholas Alexander. Extra production by Caroline Thornham, Hywel Sedgewick and Avani Yadav. Fact checking by Andrew Schwartz, Dania Suleman, Cheyenne Hohman, Sonia Avaki, and Theresa Campagna. The executive producers are Max O’Brien and Sophie Lichterman. The Assault on America is produced by Cool Zone Media, iHeartRadio, and Novel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

36 min
12/08/2021

Episode 7: The Lost Cause

Not every police officer at the Capitol insurrection acquitted themselves with the courage of the heroes we heard about in Episode 6. Robert Evans addresses one of the scariest questions about the siege: how come so many cops were part of the mob? The Assault on America is produced by Cool Zone Media, iHeartRadio, and Novel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

37 min
12/08/2021

Episode 6: Hugs and Kisses

In the wake of the Capitol insurrection, Donald Trump claimed that his supporters had posed “zero threat” to police and had offered them “hugs and kisses”. Robert Evans hears from Capitol Police officers who tell a different story, having battled rioters, bear spray, and bomb threats in defense of democracy. The Assault on America is produced by Cool Zone Media, iHeartRadio, and Novel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

38 min
12/08/2021

Episode 5: The Inside Man

The virus enters the mainframe. Donald Trump’s Big Lie is ushered into the Senate Chamber by a ruthlessly ambitious young Senator who will do anything to get ahead, even at the cost of democracy itself. The Assault on America is produced by Cool Zone Media, iHeartRadio, and Novel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

36 min
12/08/2021

Episode 4: The Canary in the Coal Mine

The Capitol insurrection was a content creation exercise on an epic scale. Robert Evans tells the story of a far right influencer addicted to online engagement, who surfed the social media algorithms, cruising through music and politics before finally breaching the Capitol with an outrageous plan in mind. The Assault on America is produced by Cool Zone Media, iHeartRadio, and Novel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 min
12/08/2021

Episode 3: No Ordinary Rioters

There were those at the Capitol insurrection who got carried away in the moment and acted rashly. There were others who planned for violence from the start. Robert Evans looks under the hood of the most extensively prosecuted paramilitary organization from the Capitol insurrection. The Assault on America is produced by Cool Zone Media, iHeartRadio, and Novel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

38 min
12/08/2021

Episode 2: Stop The Steal

Robert Evans delves into the deep history of Donald Trump’s ‘Stop the Steal’ campaign, getting on the trail of a wily right wing activist at the heart of the operation. The Assault on America is produced by Cool Zone Media, iHeartRadio, and Novel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

40 min
12/08/2021

Episode 1: The Digital Fever Swamp

Investigative journalist Robert Evans explores the murky online spaces where the Capitol insurrection was conceived and planned. He discovers how a single lie snowballed online into one of the biggest gaslights in American political history. The Assault on America is produced by Cool Zone Media, iHeartRadio, and Novel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

36 min

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Introducing: The Assault on America

Introducing a documentary series from host Robert Evans investigating the events of the Capitol insurrection. Stories of instigators and extremists who deployed mob violence to subvert American democracy. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11/30/2021

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Robert Evans

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4.6

out of 5

618 Ratings

Excellent series!

02/09/2025

TurquoiseCat13

Each episode gripped me from the first word out of Robert’s mouth. The varied perspectives explored were original and fascinating. Whoever did the sound deserves a raise!
So well done, clear, & important

09/10/2024

But…….why?

Thank you to the team for this incredible work. Sobering, affirming, and illuminating with historic context. I wish that I could get this to people I know who seem to be swept away by the contagion of disinformation that rationalizes this psychotic violence. Since the Oklahoma City terror attack it has been known that the greatest threat to public safety in the United States is organized white supremacist extremism. Yet, law enforcement largely stands down, even leaving “their own” to be swallowed by belligerent armed mobs of self named “patriots.” Smdh.
Haters

05/26/2024

Breaky01

Surprisingly high number of *88 usernames giving this one star… im sure its nothing. Good job as always by Evans et al.
Great stuff

01/15/2024

KittyNattie

Listened all the way through. Pretty much ends the argument about wether or not it was an insurrection I ‘spect.

A documentary series from host Robert Evans investigating the Capitol insurrection. Stories of instigators and extremists hellbent on subverting democracy.

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Cool Zone Media
Creator

iHeartPodcasts, Cool Zone Media, and Novel
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2K
Episodes

9
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Explicit
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