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Wind of Change

Wind of Change

16 Episodes • By Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify • crooked.com/podcast-series/wind-...
It’s 1990. The Berlin Wall just fell. The Soviet Union is on the verge of collapse. And the soundtrack to the revolution is one of the best selling songs of all time, the metal ballad “Wind of Change,” by the Scorpions. Decades later, journalist Patrick Radden Keefe heard a rumor: the song wasn’t wr ...more
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Introducing Dreamtown: The Story of Adelanto
Chapter 1: Bug’s Plan. It’s 2014. Adelanto is a bank... more
Jun 7 2023 33m
Dreamtown
Chapter 1 7 mins
Dreamtown
Chapter 2 16 mins
Saving Adelanto
Chapter 3 6 mins
Bug's Political Journey to Victory
Chapter 4 2 mins
Dreamtown
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Bonus #3 - Scorpions Live from New York | Fundraiser For Ukraine
When Patrick Radden Keefe heard that the Scorpions w... more
Oct 11 2022 19m
The Scorps are Still Touring
Chapter 1 6 mins
Wind of Change Conspiracy Theories
Chapter 2 10 mins
Wind of Change - A Song for All Time
Chapter 3 1 min
Making a Donation to United 24
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Special Preview: "Rogues" by Patrick Radden Keefe
Patrick has a new book that's just out, Rogues: True... more
Jul 21 2022 10m
The Prince of Marbella.
Chapter 1 9 mins
Arms Trafficking With Monzer Al-Kassar
Chapter 2 53 sec
The Prince of Marbella
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An Avocado Revolution
Everything was going great for Jason Rezaian. He was... more
Oct 14 2021 29m
Washington Post to Iran Prison
Chapter 1 7 mins
544 Days
Chapter 2 14 mins
The Avocado Revolution
Chapter 3 4 mins
The Avocado Project
Chapter 4 2 mins
A Story of Public Servants, Nuclear Negotiations, and One Family's Resilience
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Empire of Pain - An Exclusive Sample of Patrick's New Book
While he was working on Wind of Change, Patrick Radd... more
Apr 19 2021 20m
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Preview: Welcome to Your Fantasy
It’s 1987, and the Chippendales dancers are packing ... more
Feb 10 2021 7m
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Out Now: Bonus Episodes
Thanks for listening to Wind of Change. We’ve made t... more
Jul 6 2020 1m
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Hello, Klaus
HANOVER, GERMANY, 2020: There is one last person Pat... more
Jun 29 2020 51m
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Rorschach
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, 2019: On a boat ride down the Moskva... more
Jun 22 2020 46m
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The Doctor Is In
CAYMAN ISLANDS, 1982: The Scorpions’ manager Doc McG... more
Jun 15 2020 58m
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I Follow The Moskva
MOSCOW, USSR, 1989: Klaus Meine, the lead singer of ... more
Jun 8 2020 42m
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The KGB Rock Club
LENINGRAD, USSR, 1988: Patrick finds another person ... more
Jun 1 2020 47m
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3. America’s Secret Weapon
LAGOS, NIGERIA, 1961: One of America’s most beloved ... more
May 25 2020 45m
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You Call It An Operation, We Call It A Performance
KIEV, UKRAINE, 2019: Patrick flies to Ukraine and wi... more
May 18 2020 47m
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My Friend Michael
LANGLEY, VIRGINIA, 2011: The Scorpions’ song “Wind o... more
May 11 2020 45m
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Wind of Change, coming May 11
A power ballad helped bring down the Soviet Union. W... more
Apr 25 2020 3m
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