PREVAIL by Greg Olear

Criminals surround themselves with criminals.FPOTUS is no exception.Open in app or onlineThe Trump Crime SyndicateCriminals surround themselves with criminals.FPOTUS is no exception.Greg OlearMar 21SaveListenToday, Donald Trump tells us, Donald Trump will be arrested.Certainly law enforcement has ma

A song by Elvis Costello Open in app or onlineSunday Pages: "Less Than Zero"A song by Elvis CostelloGreg OlearMar 19SaveListenDear Reader,Declan MacManus couldnt believe what he was watching.It was 1975, he was 21 years old, and on Thames Televisionon a news program called Todayan old British Nazi w

Rudy Giuliani and the Disneylandification of NYC Open in app or onlineSettling Scores: Strippers, Sicilians, Serbs, and Street Wars (with Nia Molinari)Rudy Giuliani and the Disneylandification of NYC Greg OlearMar 17SaveListenNia Molinari, my guest on todays PREVAIL podcast, is a writer with a knack

Recent Republican presidents have squandered golden opportunities to affect positive change.The nation is still suffering from their failures.Open in app or onlineGood Crises Gone to WasteRecent Republican presidents have squandered golden opportunities to affect positive change.The nation is still

A song by Moose and Zee Open in app or onlineSunday Pages: "Everywhere I Go"A song by Moose and ZeeGreg OlearMar 12SaveListenDear Reader,Once upon a time, back when our kids were little, there was a cable channel for young children called Noggin.The programming was extremely slow-paced and wonderful

Dems would be insane not to want Joe to run for re-election.Open in app or onlineBiden or Bust (with Cliff Schecter)Dems would be insane not to want Joe to run for re-election.Greg OlearMar 10SaveListenThere have been 46 Presidents of the United States.Eleven of them have not won re-election as incu

He captured the Supreme Court.His SCOTUS selections torpedoed Roe, just like he wantedneedlessly endangering women's lives.And he walked away with millions.Open in app or onlineLeonard Leo's Unheavenly RewardsHe captured the Supreme Court.His SCOTUS selections torpedoed Roe, just like he wantedneedl

A song by Bruce Springsteen Open in app or onlineSunday Pages: "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)"A song by Bruce SpringsteenGreg OlearMar 5SaveListenDear Reader,I came late to Springsteen.Born in the USA, the album that catapulted Bruce to superstardom, dropped in June of 1984the final weeks of fifth gra

Neither fair nor balanced.Open in app or onlineFox "News" and the Jokerfication of Tucker Carlson (with Kat Abughazaleh) Neither fair nor balanced.Greg OlearMar 3SaveListenJust because Fox News contains the word news doesnt make it news.The Shipping News isnt news.Neither is The Bad News Bears.We al

The father went to Sing Sing for sticking up a milkman.The son is even worse.Open in app or onlineRudy in Reverse: Reprising a Retrospective of WretchednessThe father went to Sing Sing for sticking up a milkman.The son is even worse.Greg OlearFeb 28SaveListenMAKER OF MYTHS, exploiter of national tra

A play by William Shakespeare Open in app or onlineSunday Pages: "Othello"A play by William ShakespeareGreg OlearFeb 26SaveListenDear Reader,Shakespeare helped invent modern English.The prolific wordsmith coined some 1,700 words, including assassination, zany, bloody, dishearten, obscene, majestic,

Bernie Madoff was a riddle wrapped in an enigma, running a Ponzi scheme he didn't need to run.Open in app or onlineThe Madoff Mysteries (with Jim Campbell)Bernie Madoff was a riddle wrapped in an enigma, running a Ponzi scheme he didn't need to run.Greg OlearFeb 24SaveListenThe notorious Bernie Mado

The way to achieve peace in Ukraine is for the Russian occupiers to GTFO.Open in app or onlineHey.The way to achieve peace in Ukraine is for the Russian occupiers to GTFO.Greg OlearFeb 21SaveListenFriday marks the first anniversary of Vladimir Putins ill-advised, illicit, and unprovoked invasion of

Scott Fitzgerald Open in app or onlineSunday Pages: "The Great Gatsby"A novel by F.Scott FitzgeraldGreg OlearFeb 19SaveListenDear Reader,There was a time when I believedwhen I insistedthat The Great Gatsby was the Great American Novel.Ive since concluded that F.Scott Fitzgeralds 1925 masterpiece is

Of all the dumb decisions FPOTUS made in the early months of the pandemic, this might have been the dumbest.Open in app or onlineThe Time Trump Tried to Withdraw from the WHO (with Katherine Eban)Of all the dumb decisions FPOTUS made in the early months of the pandemic, this might have been the dumb

The Texas state attorney general is under indictment and under investigation.What's taking so long.Open in app or onlineTexas Corruption: Ken Paxton is Above the LawThe Texas state attorney general is under indictment and under investigation.What's taking so long.Greg OlearFeb 14SaveListenIn Strongm

A song by Hal David & Burt Bacharach Open in app or onlineSunday Pages: "Do You Know the Way to San Jose."A song by Hal David & Burt BacharachGreg OlearFeb 12SaveListenDear Reader,On October 18, 1998, I went to see Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach at Radio City Music Hall.The unlikely duo gave a co

Plus: news, notes, and book & TV recommendations Open in app or onlineFriday Reprise #3: StrongmenPlus: news, notes, and book & TV recommendationsGreg OlearFeb 10SaveListenThe PREVAIL podcast is on hiatus until next week.In the meantime, I will re-run notable episodes.THOUGHT OF THE WEEKUsually when

The indictment of FBI executive Charles McGonigal prompts a review of another indicted American with ties to Oleg Deripaska: former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort.Open in app or onlineThis Is What Collusion Looks Like: Paul Manafort (Reprise)The indictment of FBI executive Charles McGonigal prom

A Holocaust memorial in Berlin.Open in app or onlineSunday Pages: "Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe"A Holocaust memorial in Berlin.Greg OlearFeb 5SaveListenDear Reader,A short walk from the Brandenburg Gate, amidst the hustle and bustle of Berlin, is the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europ

Open in app or onlineFriday Reprise #2: Four Villains Plus: new content.Greg OlearFeb 3SaveListenThe PREVAIL podcast is on hiatus until February 17.In the meantime, I will re-run notable episodes.BEYOND POLITICSMatt Robison and former Congressman Paul Hodes were kind enough to have me on their podca

The indictment of former FBI senior executive Charles McGonigal brings more questions than answers.Open in app or onlineCharlie's AnglesThe indictment of former FBI senior executive Charles McGonigal brings more questions than answers.Greg OlearJan 31SaveListenIn Dirty Rubles, published in May of 20

A meditation by John Donne Open in app or onlineSunday Pages: "Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions"A meditation by John DonneGreg OlearJan 29SaveListenIn November, Anno Domini 1623four hundred years ago this fallthe poet and preacher John Donne fell deathly ill.He was 51 years old: my age now, give or

Programming notes and etc.Open in app or onlineFriday Reprise #1: The Democracy GameProgramming notes and etc.Greg OlearJan 27SaveListenThe PREVAIL podcast is on hiatus until February 17.Today, and for the next two Fridays, I will re-run notable episodes.THOUGHT OF THE WEEKConfession: Id never reall

Over a million Americans are dead of covid-19.Open in app or onlineThe Plague Turns ThreeOver a million Americans are dead of covid-19.Greg OlearJan 24SaveListenThree years ago today, the Centers for Disease Control confirmed a second travel-related infection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the United St