Power Corrupts

By Brian Klaas

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Subscribers: 750
Reviews: 11
Episodes: 47

sherry
 Apr 17, 2022
incredible, gripping, heard Brian on another podcast and after the first episode binged every season

TC
 Nov 2, 2021
amazing podcasts to listen to again and again

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 Dec 2, 2020


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dk
 Jun 24, 2020
Excellent podcast - learning something fascinating with each episode!

Description

Does power corrupt? Absolutely. This is the podcast about the hidden—and often nefarious—forces that shape our world. Election rigging. Smuggling. Narcopolitics. Ransom. Conspiracy Theories. North Korean bank heists. Cults. Drug Lords. Voodoo. Money laundering. Assassinations. Unhinged conspiracy theories. Unbelievable stories. Stitched together with the help of world-leading experts. Created and narrated by Dr. Brian Klaas, a political scientist and columnist for The Washington Post. Join our exclusive Patreon community for uncut interviews, episodes early and much more: Patreon.com/powercorrupts

Episode Date
The Dark Side of AI
Nov 23, 2021
Space Wars
Nov 16, 2021
Loot
Nov 09, 2021
Corruptible: Audiobook Excerpt
Nov 02, 2021
Does Power Corrupt?
Nov 01, 2021
War Criminal or Victim?
Oct 26, 2021
Walk the Plank
Oct 19, 2021
The Invisible Hook
Oct 12, 2021
Golden Handcuffs
Oct 05, 2021
Hitman for Hire
Sep 28, 2021
Fake IDs
Sep 21, 2021
Do Not Disturb
Sep 14, 2021
Click Here To Kill Everybody
Sep 07, 2021
The Billion Dollar Shack
Aug 31, 2021
The Shell Game
Aug 31, 2021
Power Corrupts Season 3: Returning 31st August 2021
Aug 05, 2021
Biological Weapons
Apr 09, 2020
Revolutions
Apr 02, 2020
Pandemics
Mar 26, 2020
Catastrophic Miscalculation
Mar 19, 2020
Corruption in Plain Sight
Mar 12, 2020
The Godfather of Fake News
Mar 05, 2020
The Unthinkable Olive Branch
Feb 27, 2020
How to be a Dictator
Feb 20, 2020
Guns for Hire
Feb 13, 2020
The Dark Art of Propaganda
Feb 06, 2020
Power Corrupts Season 2: Coming February 6th 2020
Jan 23, 2020
Children of Monsters
Aug 22, 2019
The Anatomy of Evil
Aug 15, 2019
The Greatest Heists You’ve Never Heard Of
Aug 08, 2019
From Dictator to Demigod
Aug 01, 2019
Letters of Last Resort
Jul 25, 2019
Nukes
Jul 18, 2019
Dirty Cash In / Clean Cash Out
Jul 11, 2019
Blood Diamond / Blood Chocolate
Jul 04, 2019
An Eye for an Eye?
Jun 27, 2019
Witnessing 283 Executions
Jun 20, 2019
Assassinations
Jun 13, 2019
International Arms Trade
Jun 06, 2019
Smuggling
May 30, 2019
Ransom
May 23, 2019
Disinformation and Deep Fakes
May 16, 2019
Voodoo, Vampires, and General Butt Naked
May 09, 2019
Narcopolitics
May 01, 2019
Conspiracy Theories
May 01, 2019
How to Rig an Election
May 01, 2019
Introducing Power Corrupts
Mar 24, 2019