It’s NICOLE SANDLER back with you, filling in for Brad and Desi today, guest hosting the BradCast. [Audio link to full show is posted below this summary.]
I’m somewhat afraid to get my hopes up about the idea of Donald Trump and his accomplices being held accountable for their crimes, despite seeing the bipartisan House Select Committee investigating Jan. 6 doing their work. I can’t wait to see their hearings.
But I also remember being confident when Robert Mueller was investigating, knowing a report was on the way. And we know how that went. Trump’s minions were able to preempt the release of the report and put out a completely fabricated synopsis of its findings.
I remember Peter Strzok, the FBI counter-espionage agent who first opened an investigation into Russian tampering into the 2016 election. And then watched Trump bully and eviscerate him after private texts with a coworker surfaced, allowing the entire narrative to be hijacked. The Washington Post put together adevastating supercut of Strzok’s testimony before Congress, if you need a refresher — or, for some reason, want to get really angry.
So, I’ll be cautiously optimistic that good will prevail, even if I wouldn’t bet on it.
My guest today is PETER STRZOK, FBI veteran and New York Times bestselling author of COMPROMISED: Counterintelligence and the Threat of Donald J. Trump. His book has just been released in paperback and includes a new afterword with fresh reporting on the flood of Trump intelligence revelations that have come to light since it was first released.
I really enjoyed our conversation, and wish he were still on the job.
We started the show with a bit of the latest news. And I figured, after being so serious with Strzok, we could end on a lighter note. So, I shared a couple of songs that deal with the Spotify/Joe Rogan/Neil Young issue. First, a new little ditty from Steven Page, former lead singer of Barenaked Ladies called “Choose Young“. And we finish up with Lauren Mayer (who publishes wonderfully funny and topical song parodies on YouTube) and her song called ” They Fought Spotify“.
Until next time…
Thanks for all your efforts to give Brad & Desi a break from time to time.
Not to mention your excellent contributions while so doing.
Please allow me to interject something about the evolution of the word “buggy” from the horse carriage days to the buggy buginess now (The Doll As Metaphor – 2).