55 episodes
Political Scandals Spotify Podcasts
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4.4 • 786 Ratings
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Discover how fast controversy can move up in the polls in Parcast’s new limited series, Political Scandals. From greed and lust to deceit and cover-ups, we’ll unpack the most shocking events in American history—all leading up to the 2020 election. Every Tuesday, join us as we breakdown the rise and fall of our most infamous elected officials, measuring the impact it had on the country and history. Political Scandals is a Spotify Original from Parcast.
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Scandal 1: Watergate
The first and only presidential resignation belongs to Richard Nixon, whose failed attempt at spying on his political opponents led to one of the most elaborate cover-ups in American history.
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Scandal 2: Iran-Contra Affair
In the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan’s administration secretly — and illegally — traded weapons of war to Iran in exchange for the release of American hostages, then used the proceeds to fund a Nicaraguan rebel army known as the Contras.
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Scandal 3: The Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal
In 1995, 49-year-old president Bill Clinton began an affair with 22-year-old White House intern, Monica Lewinsky. The affair would lead to impeachment hearings in Congress, nearly ruin Lewinsky's reputation, and instigate an atmosphere of inexorable Congressional partisanship that continues to this day.
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Scandal 4: Johnson’s Impeachment
On February 24, 1868, the United States House of Representatives initiated impeachment proceedings against Andrew Johnson for "high crimes and misdemeanors," eventually leading Johnson to become the first U.S. President to be impeached.
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Scandal 5: Army-McCarthy Hearings
In the 1950s, Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy’s anti-Communist crusade polarized the nation. Convinced that officials had let Communists infiltrate the military, McCarthy zeroed in on his biggest target yet: the Army. It took a month of tense Senate hearings to uncover the truth…
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Scandal 6: Florida Recount of 2000
The fight over Florida’s election results would become a fierce battle of wills between Al Gore and George W. Bush, with the clash over the presidency eventually boiling into the federal courts.
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Customer Reviews
Don’t stop
Not sure if the podcast has ended since no new episodes but very interesting. Hoping you don’t let the critical comments discourage you. It’s not representative of everyone
Painful narration and definitely told from a particular point of view
I tried, I really tried but I can’t get through the Clinton episode. Making President Clinton the victim and everyone investigating him to be monsters is ludicrous. “If Ken Starr and Linda Tripp hadn’t been so evil, none of this would have happened.” Please look at your scripts and review the adjectives you use in describing the characters. Your bias is showing.
Watergate
Your bias is showing again: the Nixon campaign used “former CIA operatives “ where the Obama administration used current FBI agents to the same purpose.
I don’t disagree with your facts, only your selection of facts that you use.
Please try to be equally hard on everyone