Wind of Change
Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifyIt’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 written by the Scorpions. It was written by the CIA. This is his journey to find the truth. Wind of Ch... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 16 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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| Categories | MusicDocumentarySociety & Culture | ||||
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- Excellent interesting and entertaining
I love all of this guys books so no surprise that I’d like his stories in small bites. I hope he keeps making this podcast long term. I love it!
Apple Podcasts5DanaaGer
United States11 days ago - Michael?
Does Michael not confess to corruption and insider trading in the first episode? And they laugh about it.
Wonder if he sold his Swedish drone company…
Apple Podcasts2Pvz08414
United Kingdom14 days ago - Interesting!
Was captivating enough despite my not really absorbing the musical genre of that time. And we’ll never really know the truth! Of course the criminal drug dealer man lives lavishly in Hawaii…
Apple Podcasts5BigAppleGregUnited Statesa month ago - 36 male
Solid
Apple Podcasts5AkaksbfbhrUnited Statesa month ago - A random and fascinating listen.
As a rock/heavy metal fan I was intrigued by this podcast. It’s a great listen and really goes down some unexpected rabbit holes along the way. Make sure you listen to the song ‘Wind of Change’ in full as well it’s all there in the lyrics.
Apple Podcasts5kTe44United Kingdoma month ago
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Apple Podcasts | #34 | United States/Society & Culture/Documentary |
Apple Podcasts | #246 | United States/Society & Culture |
Apple Podcasts | #241 | United Kingdom/Top Podcasts |
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Apple Podcasts | #28 |  Canada/Society & Culture/Documentary |
Apple Podcasts | #48 | United Kingdom/Society & Culture |
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