Maybe The Cold War Never Ended?

Betches Media Co-Founder Sami Sage joins Elise and Jena this week to discuss the systemic flaws to bear in mind as we continue our reading, and why Steve Bannon is a fulcrum in, well, all of this. Plus, context on AG Pam Bondi’s combative testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, the latest fallout from the files, and Jena makes a provocative bet. Mentioned in this episode: Ghislane Maxwell wants to cut a deal Howard Lutnick faces calls to resign Chappell Roan and other artists leave Casey Wasserman Lawmakers react to unredacted files Massie and Khanna release a list of six co-conspirators Four Takeaways from Pam Bondi’s testimony before House Judiciary Watch exchange between Ted Lieu and AG Pam Bondi Sami Sage on Threads Betches Media Steve Bannon and Epstein and a global populist movement Bannon and Epstein on Justice Brett Kavanaugh The implications of the SCOTUS Chevron decision Dr. Mark Landon received payments from Jeffrey Epstein Democracy in Retrograde by Sami Sage and Emily Amick Jeffrey Epstein and Leon Black Les Wexner of Victoria’s Secret and Jeffrey Epstein Morning Announcements podcast Find Jena @jenafriedman on Instagram, or on her YouTube or Substack Find Elise @elisewho on Instagram, @whoelise on TikTok, or on Substack Join our Patreon at patreon.com/epsteinfilesbookclub where we have a running chat with the community and will start putting up video episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Epstein Scandal Won’t Go Away

A lot more Epstein-related files are expected soon on two fronts, and independent journalist Ellie Leonard is back on the show to explain why the unsealing of documents in the Virginia Giuffre-Ghislai...

28 Elo 44min

Virginia Giuffre's Life and Legacy

Another trove of Epstein-related documents are set to be released soon, from the late Virginia Giuffre’s successful defamation suit against Ghislaine Maxwell. Giuffre’s widely known for her fearlessne...

21 Elo 37min

The Mysterious Deaths of Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends

At least 22 people connected to Jeffrey Epstein have died under either somewhat suspicious or super sketchy circumstances. Among them are Epstein himself, Ghislaine Maxwell’s father, two modeling agen...

14 Elo 34min

Trumpworld’s Other Sex Trafficking Scandal, with Brian Beutler

The Trump administration may be on the verge of a “second Epstein scandal” that could prove “worse” in some ways, according to this week’s guest, political journalist Brian Beutler. Brian, Elise and J...

7 Elo 50min

Covert Affairs with Murtaza Hussain

Was Epstein a spy? Our guest says he didn’t need to be. Instead, investigative reporter Murtaza Hussain of Dropsite News explains how Epstein was far more powerful by using his contacts as a kind of g...

31 Heinä 38min

The British Component: Disorder Podcast Cross-Post

If you can buy a royal seal of approval — like Jeffrey Epstein did with former Prince Andrew — you get the keys to some of the most influential people in the world. In today’s crossover episode from o...

24 Heinä 44min

What Ghislaine Maxwell Knows with Barbara Shearer

In this week’s headlines, Todd Blanche is grilled in his Senate confirmation hearing, Goldman Sachs exec Kathy Ruemmler goes before House Oversight, and the FBI admits it made training videos to teach...

17 Heinä 34min

There Are No Good Billionaires with Tim Schwab

What are the ties that bind men like Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein? Investigative journalist and author Tim Schwab joins the show to explain the various and unsavory ways that Gates and Epstein were ...

10 Heinä 44min