What happened to Rachel Maddow's first podcast?
In her first original podcast, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow goes back 45 years to dig into a story that got overshadowed in its day. There’s intrigue. Corruption.
Was Spiro Agnew a bag man?
My guests, Rachel Maddow and Mike Yarvitz, have collaborated on a new book called "Bag Man: The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-Up, And Spectacular Downfall Of A Brazen Crook In The White House." The brazen crook was Richard Nixon's vice president, Spiro Agnew.
Who is Rachel Maddow's bag man?
Rachel Maddow is the host of MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show." She co-wrote "Bag Man" with Mike Yarvitz, a former senior producer of her show. Terry spoke to them in January 2019. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST)
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Why is Agnew's case important?
And Agnew's case, because of some heroic individuals and because the system held and because of, you know, some historical accidents in terms of the way things worked out - I think the Agnew story is really helpful to understanding the way the system works when it confronts bad behavior by people in high office.
Who is the attorney who supervised the Agnew investigation?
And part of the story of Agnew is the heroism of George Beall, this Republican U.S. attorney, age all of 35, who supervised this investigation and resisted all this pressure that was being put on him by the most powerful people in the country, in his family and in his own party.
Who wrote the bag man podcast?
She co-wrote "Bag Man" with Mike Yarvitz, a former senior producer of her show. Terry spoke to them in January 2019. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST) TERRY GROSS, BYLINE: Rachel Maddow, Mike Yarvitz, welcome to FRESH AIR. Congratulations on your podcast, which has now gotten over 10 million downloads.
What is the book about the crooks in the White House called?
Maddow and Yarvitz have collaborated on a new book based on their reporting for the podcast, with new some material about the case. It's called "Bag Man: The Wild Crimes , Audacious Cover-Up, And Spectacular Downfall Of A Brazen Crook In The White House.".
