- 1 hour 8 minutesBenghazi: Episode 6 - Radicals
The Tea Party takes over the search for the truth about Benghazi, while the FBI pursues a Libyan militia leader suspected of planning the attack.
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6 October 2025, 4:01 am - 58 minutes 7 secondsBenghazi: Episode 5 - Greatest Hits
As the political world looks toward the 2016 Presidential election, Benghazi becomes a Clinton scandal.
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29 September 2025, 4:01 am - 53 minutes 16 secondsBenghazi: Episode 4 - Feckless
How the attack in Benghazi collided with an American election, and how the seeds of a scandal were planted.
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22 September 2025, 4:01 am - 52 minutes 26 secondsBenghazi: Episode 3 - Barefoot
An anti-Islamic video sparks protests in the Middle East, and the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi comes under attack.
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15 September 2025, 4:01 am - 57 minutes 19 secondsBenghazi: Episode 2 - We Will Stay Here
Libya is swept up in a wave of revolution, and an American diplomat makes his mark on Benghazi.
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8 September 2025, 3:45 am - 48 minutes 9 secondsBenghazi: Episode 1 - The Dictator
How a prison massacre carried out under Libya’s long-time dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, set the stage for the Benghazi attack.
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8 September 2025, 3:30 am - 3 minutes 41 secondsIntroducing Fiasco: Benghazi
Fiasco: Benghazi unpacks the 2012 attack in Libya that left four Americans dead, including Ambassador Chris Stevens—and the ensuing political storm, which raised questions about America’s role in the world, established a playbook to weaponize attention in the social media age, and ultimately changed the course of U.S. history.
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25 August 2025, 4:01 am - 50 minutes 8 secondsIran Contra: Episode 8 - Pardon Me
How George H.W. Bush ended Iran-Contra.
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26 May 2025, 4:01 am - 38 minutes 54 secondsIran Contra: Episode 7 - Olliewood
How Hollywood tried to capitalize on Iran-Contra -- and why the story didn’t take.
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19 May 2025, 4:01 am - 45 minutes 26 secondsIran Contra: Episode 6 - Fault Lines
How the Iran-Contra hearings made Oliver North an icon, and got Ronald Reagan off the hook.
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12 May 2025, 4:01 am - 41 minutes 5 secondsIran Contra: Episode 5 - All Out
How the Reagan administration tried to prevent the Iran scandal from becoming a second Watergate.
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