Introducing Fiasco: Benghazi — The Dictator
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Pushkin Industries
4.4 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 8 September 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Here’s a preview from another Pushkin podcast, Fiasco. Slow Burn co-creator Leon Neyfakh transports listeners into the reality of America’s most pivotal historical events, bringing life to the forgotten twists and turns of the past while shedding light on the present. In his new season, Leon looks at the 2012 Benghazi attack that left four Americans dead—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. Find Fiasco: Benghazi wherever you get podcasts and binge the entire season with a Pushkin+ subscription.
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| 0:00.0 | Bushkin. |
| 0:08.8 | Hey listeners, I'm Leon Nafak. |
| 0:11.3 | I'm dropping into your feed today to bring you a preview of my podcast Fiasco, Benghazi. |
| 0:16.4 | I think you're going to like it. |
| 0:18.2 | That said, when I told people I was making a podcast about Benghazi, |
| 0:22.1 | nine times out of ten, they called me a masochist, rolled their eyes, or just asked, why? |
| 0:28.2 | I was never surprised. I know that Benghazi has a bad reputation. It's almost a dirty word, |
| 0:35.3 | one that connotes conspiracy theory and bad faith political warfare, |
| 0:39.6 | and frankly, bullshit. |
| 0:42.2 | But there is a lot more to the story. |
| 0:45.5 | I hope you enjoy this preview, and if you want to hear more, you can find Fiasco Benghazi, wherever you listen to podcasts. |
| 0:52.9 | Pushkin Plus subscribers can hear the full season right now ad-free. |
| 0:57.3 | Sign up on the Fiasco show page on Apple or at pushkin.fm. |
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