Fiasco
Leon Neyfakh transports listeners into the day-to-day reality of the country's most pivotal historical events, bringing to life the forgotten twists and turns of the past while shedding light on the present.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:Leon Neyfakh , John Poindexter , Leon Panetta , George Shultz , Robert McFarlane , Rick Perlstein , Luis F. Carrión Cruz , Kenneth L. Khachigian , Peter Kornbluh , Ralph Reed , Ed Meese , Logan Fitch , George W. Cave , Howard Teicher , Abbas Milani , Charles J. Cooper , Martha Honey , Gary Sick
S1.E1 ∙ Setting the Stage
The 1979 Iranian revolution, Jimmy Carter's failure to free American hostages sets the stage for Reagan's own hostage crisis.
S1.E2 ∙ Body and Soul
After Nicaragua, the Reagan Administration is convinced the Soviet Union is on the march; Lt Colonel Oliver North is tapped to support the Contras.
S1.E3 ∙ A Difficult Dilemma
A civil war in Lebanon results in a new hostage crisis; National Security Advisor Robert "Bud" McFarlane's proposal.
S1.E4 ∙ The Trip to Tehran
Reagan's cabinet strikes an illegal weapons-for-hostages deal with an Iranian arms merchant; proceeds pay for the Nicaraguan civil war.
S1.E5 ∙ Shot Out of the Sky
Bizarre events in Iran and in Nicaragua, spark a frenzy among the press and public; Reagan's team debates how best to respond.
S1.E6 ∙ The Fall Guy
The Justice Department launches an investigation into the Reagan administration's deals with Iran; one man is chosen to take the fall for the president.
