Wind of Change, coming May 11
Wind of Change, coming May 11
A power ballad helped bring down the Soviet Union. Was it written by the CIA? Journalist Patrick Radden Keefe investigat... Read more
25 Apr 2020
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3mins
1. My Friend Michael
1. My Friend Michael
LANGLEY, VIRGINIA, 2011:The Scorpions’ song “Wind of Change” became the soundtrack to the end of the Cold War. But decad... Read more
11 May 2020
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45mins
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2. You Call It An Operation, We Call It A Performance
2. You Call It An Operation, We Call It A Performance
KYIV, UKRAINE, 2019: Patrick flies to Ukraine and witnesses how fully the political message of “Wind of Change” still re... Read more
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LENINGRAD, USSR, 1988: Patrick finds another person who has told an eerily similar story about the Scorpions and the CIA... Read more
1 Jun 2020
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5. I Follow The Moskva
5. I Follow The Moskva
MOSCOW, USSR, 1989: Klaus Meine, the lead singer of the Scorpions, has said for 30 years that the Moscow Music Peace Fes... Read more
8 Jun 2020
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42mins
6. The Doctor Is In
6. The Doctor Is In
CAYMAN ISLANDS, 1982: The Scorpions’ manager Doc McGhee has a secret past: he played a role in one of the largest drug b... Read more
15 Jun 2020
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7. Rorschach
7. Rorschach
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, 2019: On a boat ride down the Moskva River, Patrick starts to fear that this entire podcast could itself... Read more
22 Jun 2020
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8. Hello, Klaus
8. Hello, Klaus
HANOVER, GERMANY, 2020: There is one last person Patrick needs to ask about “Wind of Change.” At a small hotel in sleepy... Read more
29 Jun 2020
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51mins
Out Now: Bonus Episodes
Out Now: Bonus Episodes
Thanks for listening to Wind of Change. We’ve made two additional episodes of the show — a pair of stories that we could... Read more
6 Jul 2020
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1min
