Why Iran-Contra Hardly Rings a Bell
It’s just not as memorable as other presidential scandals.
Listen longer
Slate Plus members get ad-free versions of all Slate podcasts, plus extra segments, bonus episodes, and more. Try it today for just $1.
Listen & Subscribe
Choose your preferred player:
Apple Podcasts
Get Your Slate Plus Podcast
If you can't access your feeds, please contact customer support.
Listen on your computer:
Apple Podcasts will only work on MacOS operating systems since Catalina. We do not support Spotify or Android apps on desktop at this time.
Listen on your device:RECOMMENDED
These links will only work if you're on the device you listen to podcasts on. We do not support Spotify or Stitcher at this time.
Set up manually:
Episode Notes
On the Gist, the Houston Astros cheating scandal is like the US Democracy.
Mike and former host of Slow Burn, and current host of Luminary Podcast network’s Fiasco, Leon Neyfakh get into the details of the Iran-Contra Affair. They discuss the key players in the saga, why this story was such a fiasco and the new Slow Burn TV-show.
In the spiel, let’s just go with Caucus debacle avoidance.
Email us at thegist@slate.com
Podcast production by Priscilla Alabi and Daniel Schroeder.
