5. I Follow The Moskva

CAYMAN ISLANDS, 1982: The Scorpions’ manager Doc McGhee has a secret past: he played a role in one of the largest drug busts in U.S. history, working with a smuggling ring that included CIA asset (and Panamanian dictator) Manuel Noriega. Nearly everyone went to prison. But Doc di ...  Show more

MOSCOW, RUSSIA, 2019: On a boat ride down the Moskva River, Patrick starts to fear that this entire podcast could itself be CIA propaganda. Or worse, Ksenia, his Russian fixer points out: propaganda by the successors to the KGB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi ...  Show more

You may be aware of a podcast that came out in the spring of 2020 that sought to get to the bottom of a certain musical mystery…it’s called “wind of change” and it explores the possibility that a metal power ballad was a contributing factor to the fall of the soviet union in the ...  Show more

Dennis chats with Scorpions lead singer Klaus Meine about the way his native Germany has handled COVID-19 compared to the rest of Europe and around the world, how the band is working on a new album and their new song called "Sign of Hope". They also discuss how their hugely popul ...  Show more

Just as Albrecht finds love, Moscow comes calling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

On the eve of the Olympic games in Sochi, Anthony Bourdain visits Russia. He confers with prominent locals, visits a historic Moscow hotel, takes the Grand Express train to St. Petersburg, and explores the drinking and dining scene. Original Airdate: Season 3, 2014. To learn more ...  Show more