Just finished listening to Wind of Change, the podcast by @praddenkeefe about whether the CIA wrote the song of the same name by Scorpions. Cool podcast about that & the nature of propaganda. Loved the shoutout to #MuellerMemos and the discussion of the Spy Museum & torture too.
This is actually the first time I've ever listened to a podcast series. I'm a bit of a late adopter...I mean, I still buy CDs. I started fearing I had a concussion yesterday (had a bad fall last week) so I needed something to pass the time that didn't involve a screen or reading.
.@JasonLeopold and I were first to report on the behind the scenes effort by Democratic senators to have the Spy Museum's exhibit changed because of its questionable presentation of the CIA's post-9/11 torture program -- you can read more here:
buzzfeednews.com/article/emmalo…
We were also first to report on the planned changes to the exhibit:
buzzfeednews.com/article/emmalo…
And if you're curious about other instances where the CIA has been involved in pop culture, @JasonLeopold has done some great work on that:
vice.com/en_us/article/…
I learned quite a bit from Wind of Change about the CIA more generally...the concept of "rollback," the fact that agents are placed within major companies & that the companies know about it (salary refunded by the US govt), that the CIA sent other artists to Africa, etc.
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