Fiasco
28 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 222 ratingsFrom the co-creators of Slow Burn, Fiasco is a narrative podcast that transports listeners into the day-to-day reality of America’s most pivotal historical events. The fifth season of the show goes deep on the AIDS epidemic in America, with a special focus on the early years of the crisis, when a diagnosis was tantamount to a death sentence. The eight-part series looks at the mystery and missteps around identifying and treating a new, contagious disease, and what it took to get the public — and the government — to care.
If you want more Fiasco, be sure to check out the latest season, available exclusively on Audible. The six-part series tells the story of a shooting that took place in 1984 on the New York City subway, leaving four Bronx teenagers gravely wounded and turning a man named Bernie Goetz into a national folk hero. Fiasco: Vigilante offers a panoramic but intimate view of how this era-defining story unfolded, giving voice for the first time to key players, and immersing listeners in the gritty, paranoid world of ’80s New York City.
Fiasco: Vigilante launches July 27th on Audible at audible.com/fiasco.
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Episodes
Introducing... FIASCO: VIGILANTE
August 14, 2023 21:56 - 1 minute - 16.9 MBThe new season of Fiasco is out now on Audible. You can sign up for a free trial and listen at adbl.co/vigilante In 1984, as a New York City subway train made its way downtown, a white man named Bernhard Goetz shot four unarmed Black teenagers he believed were going to rob him. The shooting and its aftermath came to embody the widespread fear of crime that reigned supreme around the country during the 1980s. The twist: Goetz became a cause célèbre — a folk hero to many who declared they wer...
Episode 8: No Harm
June 09, 2023 12:09 - 55 minutes - 128 MBThe Clinton administration promises a new approach to the AIDS epidemic — but gets bogged down in the politics of sex, drugs, and morality. You can find a list of books, articles, and documentaries we used in our research at bit.ly/fiascopod If you like this series, mark your calendars: a new season of Fiasco is coming July 27, 2023, exclusively on Audible. Fiasco: Vigilante tells the story of a shooting that took place in 1984 on the New York City subway, leaving four Bronx teenagers grav...
Episode 7: Lazarus
June 09, 2023 12:09 - 43 minutes - 100 MBAfter years of frustration and despair, scientists finally make a breakthrough. You can find a list of books, articles, and documentaries we used in our research at bit.ly/fiascopod If you like this series, mark your calendars: a new season of Fiasco is coming July 27, 2023, exclusively on Audible. Fiasco: Vigilante tells the story of a shooting that took place in 1984 on the New York City subway, leaving four Bronx teenagers gravely wounded and turning a man named Bernie Goetz into a natio...
Episode 6: Drugs into Bodies
June 09, 2023 12:09 - 54 minutes - 125 MBA new coalition of AIDS activists takes on the American medical establishment, pushing for access to clinical trials and experimental drugs. You can find a list of books, articles, and documentaries we used in our research at bit.ly/fiascopod If you like this series, mark your calendars: a new season of Fiasco is coming July 27, 2023, exclusively on Audible. Fiasco: Vigilante tells the story of a shooting that took place in 1984 on the New York City subway, leaving four Bronx teenagers gr...
Episode 5: Leading Men
June 09, 2023 12:08 - 56 minutes - 130 MBOne of the most famous actors in Hollywood tries to keep his diagnosis under wraps - and ends up becoming the face of AIDS in America. You can find a list of books, articles, and documentaries we used in our research at bit.ly/fiascopod If you like this series, mark your calendars: a new season of Fiasco is coming July 27, 2023, exclusively on Audible. Fiasco: Vigilante tells the story of a shooting that took place in 1984 on the New York City subway, leaving four Bronx teenagers gravely wo...
Episode 4: Blood
June 09, 2023 12:08 - 46 minutes - 107 MBAIDS spreads through the country's blood supply, endangering people with hemophilia and leading to a breakthrough about the cause of the disease. You can find a list of books, articles, and documentaries we used in our research at bit.ly/fiascopod If you like this series, mark your calendars: a new season of Fiasco is coming July 27, 2023, exclusively on Audible. Fiasco: Vigilante tells the story of a shooting that took place in 1984 on the New York City subway, leaving four Bronx teenager...
Episode 3: The Baths
June 09, 2023 11:52 - 53 minutes - 122 MBA debate rages in San Francisco over whether or not to close the city’s famous bathhouses, as government officials and gay rights advocates weigh the implications for civil liberties and public health. You can find a list of books, articles, and documentaries we used in our research at bit.ly/fiascopod. If you like this series, mark your calendars: a new season of Fiasco is coming July 27, 2023, exclusively on Audible. Fiasco: Vigilante tells the story of a shooting that took place in 1984...
Episode 2: How to Have Sex in an Epidemic
June 09, 2023 11:51 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBAs the AIDS crisis worsens, gay men in New York City improvise a response, forming alliances and drawing battle lines. You can find a list of books, articles, and documentaries we used in our research at bit.ly/fiascopod. If you like this series, mark your calendars: a new season of Fiasco is coming July 27, 2023, exclusively on Audible. Fiasco: Vigilante tells the story of a shooting that took place in 1984 on the New York City subway, leaving four Bronx teenagers gravely wounded and turn...
Episode 1: Gay Plague
June 09, 2023 11:51 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBHow doctors and scientists responded to the arrival of a strange and terrifying new disease. You can find a list of books, articles, and documentaries we used in our research at bit.ly/fiascopod. If you like this series, mark your calendars: a new season of Fiasco is coming July 27, 2023, exclusively on Audible. Fiasco: Vigilante tells the story of a shooting that took place in 1984 on the New York City subway, leaving four Bronx teenagers gravely wounded and turning a man named Bernie Goe...
Introducing Fiasco: The AIDS Crisis
June 09, 2023 11:50 - 1 minuteFrom the co-creators of Slow Burn, Fiasco is a narrative podcast that transports listeners into the day-to-day reality of America’s most pivotal historical events. Using original interviews with dozens of key players, host Leon Neyfakh brings to life the forgotten twists and turns of the past while shedding light on the present day. The new season of Fiasco goes deep on the AIDS epidemic in America, with a special focus on the early years of the crisis, when a diagnosis was tantamount to a...
Season 4, Benghazi -- Episode 1: The Dictator
June 18, 2021 02:28 - 48 minutesA sneak peek at the new season of Fiasco, on the Benghazi scandal. In episode 1, a prison massacre carried out under Libya's longtime dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, sets the stage for the Benghazi attack. To hear the rest of this six-part series, and other seasons of Fiasco, go to apple.co/fiasco
Introducing Season 4, Fiasco: Benghazi
June 09, 2021 22:24 - 3 minutesFrom the co-creators of Slow Burn comes Fiasco: Benghazi. How a city in Libya became the namesake for a scandal that changed the course of American politics. Coming June 17th on Luminary. http://www.luminary.link/fiasco
Introducing: Unsolved Mysteries
February 24, 2021 08:01 - 2 minutesBefore there were Reddit sleuths and dedicated true-crime forums, there was Unsolved Mysteries. Welcome to the official Unsolved Mysteries podcast from the original creators of the iconic television series, presented by Cadence13. Join our host Steve French each week as we present all new mysteries, from terrifying abductions to bizarre paranormal encounters, heinous killers and unexplained deaths. For every mystery, there is someone, somewhere who knows the truth. Perhaps it's you. Learn mor...
Episode 6: No Precedent
October 29, 2020 07:01 - 52 minutesHow the 2000 presidential election was distilled and decided in a case called Bush v. Gore. For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research this episode visit our website: https://bit.ly/3kITyLO If you like this series, mark your calendars: a new season of Fiasco is coming July 27, 2023, exclusively on Audible. Fiasco: Vigilante tells the story of a shooting that took place in 1984 on the New York City subway, leaving four Bronx teenagers gravely wounded and turning a ...
Ep 6: No Precedent
October 29, 2020 07:01 - 57 minutesHow the 2000 presidential election was distilled and decided in a case called Bush v. Gore. For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research this episode visit our website: https://bit.ly/3kITyLO
Episode 5: Contingencies
October 27, 2020 07:01 - 46 minutesHow Democrats and Republicans hoped for the best and planned for the worst as the Florida recount remained undecided weeks after election day. For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research this episode visit our website. If you like this series, mark your calendars: a new season of Fiasco is coming July 27, 2023, exclusively on Audible. Fiasco: Vigilante tells the story of a shooting that took place in 1984 on the New York City subway, leaving four Bronx teenagers gr...
Ep 5: Contingencies
October 27, 2020 07:01 - 51 minutesHow Democrats and Republicans hoped for the best and planned for the worst as the Florida recount remained undecided weeks after election day. For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research this episode visit our website: https://bit.ly/3owYTbo
Episode 4: Spin-Off
October 22, 2020 07:01 - 53 minutesHow public relations battles in the Florida recount yielded big legal wins for the Bush team. For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research this episode visit our website. If you like this series, mark your calendars: a new season of Fiasco is coming July 27, 2023, exclusively on Audible. Fiasco: Vigilante tells the story of a shooting that took place in 1984 on the New York City subway, leaving four Bronx teenagers gravely wounded and turning a man named Bernie Goet...
Ep 4: Spin-Off
October 22, 2020 07:01 - 58 minutesHow public relations battles in the Florida recount yielded big legal wins for the Bush team. For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research this episode visit our website: https://bit.ly/34fGQPa
Episode 3: Ballot With Butterfly Wings
October 20, 2020 07:01 - 55 minutesWhat happened in Palm Beach County when a bitterly-contested national election came to town – and who paid the price. For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research this episode visit our website. If you like this series, mark your calendars: a new season of Fiasco is coming July 27, 2023, exclusively on Audible. Fiasco: Vigilante tells the story of a shooting that took place in 1984 on the New York City subway, leaving four Bronx teenagers gravely wounded and turning...
Ep 3: Ballot With Butterfly Wings
October 20, 2020 07:01 - 1 hourWhat happened in Palm Beach County when a bitterly-contested national election came to town – and who paid the price. For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research this episode visit our website: https://bit.ly/3meXCEj
Episode 2: Real Numbers
October 14, 2020 07:02 - 49 minutesWe go behind the scenes of election night 2000, when an ad hoc network of statisticians, news producers, TV anchors, and political operatives tried to figure out what the hell was going in Florida -- and failed spectacularly. For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research this episode visit our website. If you like this series, mark your calendars: a new season of Fiasco is coming July 27, 2023, exclusively on Audible. Fiasco: Vigilante tells the story of a shooting t...
Ep 2: Real Numbers
October 14, 2020 07:02 - 54 minutesWe go behind the scenes of election night 2000, when an ad hoc network of statisticians, news producers, TV anchors, and political operatives tried to figure out what the hell was going in Florida -- and failed spectacularly. For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research this episode visit our website: https://bit.ly/2Io5W5I
Ep 1: Homestead
October 14, 2020 07:01 - 56 minutesHow the largely forgotten race between Al Gore and George W. Bush roiled Florida long before anyone had ever heard of a hanging chad. For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research this episode visit our website: https://bit.ly/3iX8h4o
Episode 1: Homestead
October 14, 2020 07:01 - 51 minutesHow the largely forgotten race between Al Gore and George W. Bush roiled Florida long before anyone had ever heard of a hanging chad. For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research this episode visit our website. If you like this series, mark your calendars: a new season of Fiasco is coming July 27, 2023, exclusively on Audible. Fiasco: Vigilante tells the story of a shooting that took place in 1984 on the New York City subway, leaving four Bronx teenagers gravely w...
Fiasco season one: Bush v. Gore… Coming October 14.
October 06, 2020 19:26 - 3 minutesFrom the co-creators of Slow Burn comes a podcast documentary about politics, power, and uncertainty hosted by Leon Neyfakh. Fiasco season 1 takes listeners to the contested 2000 election between Al Gore and George W. Bush, and the extraordinary legal battle that unfolded in Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Introducing Fiasco: Bush v. Gore
October 06, 2020 19:26 - 3 minutesFrom the co-creators of Slow Burn comes a podcast documentary about politics, power, and uncertainty hosted by Leon Neyfakh. Fiasco season 1 takes listeners to the contested 2000 election between Al Gore and George W. Bush, and the extraordinary legal battle that unfolded in Florida. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fiasco season one: Bush v. Gore
October 06, 2020 19:26 - 3 minutesFrom the co-creators of Slow Burn comes a podcast documentary about politics, power, and uncertainty hosted by Leon Neyfakh. Fiasco season 1 takes listeners to the contested 2000 election between Al Gore and George W. Bush, and the extraordinary legal battle that unfolded in Florida.