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Buried Treasure: The other anonymous

Buried Treasure: The other anonymous

FromSkullduggery


Buried Treasure: The other anonymous

FromSkullduggery

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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Sep 12, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman take a look back at another time when an anonymous writer made news in the political world. It was back in 1996 and the political novel “Primary Colors,” written by Anonymous, hit the bookshelves. Isikoff and Klaidman were at Newseek and one of their colleagues ended up in the middle of the mystery as everyone tried to figure out the book’s author. The co-hosts chat columnist Jonathan Alter about what happened as pursued the identity of that anonymous author. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Sep 12, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Underhandedness. Trickery. Unscrupulous behavior. Skullduggery breaks down the conduct of Washington's political class, tracks the latest in conspiracy theories and disinformation campaigns coursing through social media — and who is pushing them — and keeps you up to date on the latest investigations into misbehavior by members of Congress as well as current and former government officials. Yahoo News’ veteran investigative journalists Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman break news, offer authoritative analysis on sensitive national security and law enforcement issues and draw intriguing historical parallels from decades of covering D.C. scandals. Come prepared to learn something every week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.