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Carleton Convos Carleton Convo with Brian Klaas ’08 | January 30, 2026Award-winning podcaster, writer, and political scientist Brian Klaas ’08 will deliver Carleton’s weekly convocation on Friday, January 30, from 10:50 to 11:00 a.m. in Skinner Chapel. His address, “Fluke: How Chance, Luck, and Chaos Theory Explain Our World,” exemplifies his interdisciplinary expertise in the studies of democracy, authoritarianism, political violence, elections, and American politics. Klaas has advised a variety of governments, U.S. political campaigns, NATO, the European Union, the International Crisis Group, the Carter Center, multi-billion dollar investors, international NGOs, and international politicians. The perspective Klaas brings to the study of politics is influenced by his other research interests, such as conti...

2026-02-021h 00

Radio Free Mike 020 Brian Klaas: CorruptibleThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit michaelscottmoore.substack.comBrian Klaas is an American political scientist who works at University College London and writes essays for The Atlantic. His most recent book is Fluke, a study of chaos and random chance, but we’ll concentrate on a title of Brian’s from 2022 called Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How it Changes Us, which deals with the wide variety of corruptions in a modern politics, the conditions that allow them to thrive, and how they might be starved of both water and...

2025-10-2109 min

Chaz and AJ In The Morning Pod Pick: Author Brian Klaas on the Philosophy of "Fluke"Chaz and AJ spoke with Brian Klaas, author of the book "Fluke." Chock full of stories that illustrate how minute, seemingly innocuous decisions and actions can have major effects. Sometimes, the difference between life and death is choosing the right necktie.Photo credit: Brian Klaas

2025-09-3014 min

You Are Not So Smart 314 - Fluke - Brian Klaas (rebroadcast)In this episode we sit down with Brian Klaas, author of Fluke, and get into the existential lessons and grander meaning for a life well-lived (once one finally accepts the power and influence of randomness, chaos, and chance). In addition, we learn not to fall prey to proportionality bias - the tendency for human brains to assume big, historical, or massively impactful events must have had big causes and/or complex machinations underlying their grand outcomes. It’s one of the cognitive biases that most contributes to conspiratorial thinking and grand conspiracy theories, one that leads to an assumption th...

2025-05-2654 min

The One You Feed Fluke or Fate? Embracing Uncertainty to Live a Fuller Life with Brian Klaas In this episode, Brian Klaas explains the concept of whether things are a fluke or fate, and explores how embracing uncertainty can lead to a living a fuller life. Brian makes the case that randomness and chaos might be exactly what makes our lives matter so much, and how we tend to worship at the “Altar of Progress in the Church of Control.” We make plans, set goals, and these are good things, but we only have so much control. And Brian teaches that accepting this can be a relief, because the point isn’t to control everything, but to inf...

2025-04-291h 02

Nopadol’s Story 24 ข้อคิดที่ได้จาก Brian Klaas ผู้เขียนหนังสือ Fluke24 ข้อคิดที่ได้จาก Brian Klaas ผู้เขียนหนังสือ Fluke มาเล่าถึงข้อคิดที่ผมได้ไปฟังจากคุณ Brian Klaas ผู้เขียนหนังสือ Fluke เผื่อจะได้นำเอาไอเดียไปต่อยอดกันได้ครับ

2024-11-1727 min $Nopadol\'s Story$

Nopadol's Story EP 2327 24 ข้อคิดที่ได้จาก Brian Klaas ผู้เขียนหนังสือ Fluke24 ข้อคิดที่ได้จาก Brian Klaas ผู้เขียนหนังสือ Fluke มาเล่าถึงข้อคิดที่ผมได้ไปฟังจากคุณ Brian Klaas ผู้เขียนหนังสือ Fluke เผื่อจะได้นำเอาไอเดียไปต่อยอดกันได้ครับ

2024-11-1527 min

The Non-Obvious Show The Disturbing Truth About Fate Vs Flukes (Featuring Brian Klaas) | Ep 38Does everything happen for a reason or is it all just flukes? Brian Klaas, a professor of Global Politics at University College London, writer, podcaster, and researcher explores this question and why things happen in his book Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters. In this episode, Rohit Bhargava and Brian Klaas discuss topics inspired by the book, including Kokura’s Luck, Chaos Theory, the paradox of 21st century life, and the non-obvious stuff that often sways history.

2024-08-1332 min

The Jordan Harbinger Show 1008: Brian Klaas | Embracing Uncertainty in a World of FlukesUnexpected moments can change the world. Brian Klaas, author of Fluke, reveals how embracing life's randomness can empower us to make a difference. What We Discuss with Brian Klaas: Tiny actions or events can have massive downstream effects and consequences, as illustrated by historical examples like how a decades-old vacation spared Kyoto from nuclear bombing in WWII. Our lives and human history are shaped by chaos theory and random flukes, such as the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs or chance evolutionary events that led to complex life. Humans have cognitive biases that make us seek...

2024-06-251h 31

The Russell Moore Show Brian Klaas Tells Me Where I’m Wrong on ChanceEvery day is full of small decisions, and rarely do we think of them as having great consequences. But if you ask today’s guest, Brian Klaas, they very well might.On this episode of The Russell Moore Show, Moore invites Klass—a political scientist, contributing writer at The Atlantic, and associate professor—to tell him where he is wrong on the nature of the universe. Klaas explains why he is a determinist and how that belief system has both similarities and differences to believing in a personal God. The two discuss the high level of pop cultur...

2024-05-2953 min

You Are Not So Smart 288 - Fluke - Brian KlaasIn this episode we sit down with Brian Klaas, author of Fluke, to get into the existential lessons and grander meaning for a life well-lived once one finally accepts the power and influence of randomness, chaos, and chance. In addition, we learn not to fall prey to proportionality bias - the tendency for human brains to assume big, historical, or massively impactful events must have had big causes and/or complex machinations underlying their grand outcomes. It’s one of the cognitive biases that most contributes to conspiratorial thinking and grand conspiracy theories, one that leads to an assumption tha...

2024-05-2750 min

How To Academy Podcast Justin Webb Meets Brian Klaas - Why Everything We Do MattersWhat if, by exploding our illusion of control, we can make better decisions and live happy, fulfilling lives?Offering an entirely new perspective, myth-shattering social scientist Brian Klaas explores how our world really works, driven by strange interactions and random events. Unpicking our neat and tidy storybook version of events to reveal a reality far wilder and more fascinating than we have dared to consider, Professor Brian Klaas shows us in this episode the bewildering truth that but for a few incidental changes, our lives – and our societies – would be radically different. Learn more...

2024-03-201h 13

Intelligence Squared Fluke: How Chance and Chaos Shapes Our Existence, with Brian KlaasIn a world of chaos and disaster where many of us already feel powerless, it can be humbling to consider the idea of chance and fate having a big hand in all of our destinies, all of the time. But is it all just random? Someone who knows more about chaos and disaster than most is Dr Brian Klaas, political scientist at UCL and a contributing writer at The Atlantic. His latest book is Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters. In it he explores how events of historic significance have been shaped from the smaller seemingly c...

2024-03-0636 min

The Bunker – News without the nonsense Why we should be grateful for chaos – Brian Klaas explainsWe like to imagine society is structured by rationality and reason. But, really, isn’t everything a matter of chance? Ros Taylor talks to Brian Klaas, associate professor of global politics at UCL, about his new book Fluke: Chance, chaos and why everything we do matters, in The Bunker and to discuss how randomness shapes our lives. Buy Fluke by Brian Klaas through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund The Bunker by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org’s fees help support independent bookshops too.• “Unforeseen events have shaped everything e...

2024-02-0829 min

Case Interview Preparation & Management Consulting | Strategy | Critical Thinking 649: FLUKE: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters (with professor of global politics at University College London, Brian Klaas)Welcome to an interview with the author of Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters, Brian Klaas. In Fluke, myth-shattering social scientist Brian Klaas deep-dives into the phenomenon of randomness, unpicking our neat and tidy storybook version of events to reveal a reality far wilder and more fascinating than we have dared to consider. The bewildering truth is that but for a few incidental changes, our lives - and our societies - would be radically different. Offering an entirely new perspective, Fluke explores how our world really works, driven by strange interactions and random events. B...

2024-01-2945 min

The Strategy Skills Podcast: Strategy | Leadership | Critical Thinking | Problem-Solving 417: A professor of global politics at University College London, Brian Klaas. FLUKE: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do MattersWelcome to Strategy Skills episode 417, an interview with the author of Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters, Brian Klaas. In Fluke, myth-shattering social scientist Brian Klaas deep-dives into the phenomenon of randomness, unpicking our neat and tidy storybook version of events to reveal a reality far wilder and more fascinating than we have dared to consider. The bewildering truth is that but for a few incidental changes, our lives - and our societies - would be radically different. Offering an entirely new perspective, Fluke explores how our world really works, driven by strange interactions and random...

2024-01-2447 min

The Incerto Podcast Brian Klaas | How Can We Predict A Future Of Infinite Possibilities Based Off A Finite Experience Of The Past?Apple - Brian Klaas (Full Episode) Curious Worldview PodcastSpotify - Brian Klaas (Full Episode) Curious Worldview Podcast✍︎: The Curious Worldview Newsletter https://curiousworldview.beehiiv.com/subscribehttps://atlasgeographica.com/brian-klaas/Brian Klaas is an associate professor in global politics at University College London, author of several books, host of a really good podcast, creator of a huge substack and someone who has created a life for himself for which I wish to emulate many parts…We recorded this in person!… Brian and I sat down together in his Winchester kitchen...

2024-01-2436 min

The Stacking Benjamins Show Every Decision You Make Matters - with Brian Klaas (SB1468)Brian Klaas has an interesting backstory...to say the least. He owes his existence to a woman who murdered her family. Because she did it--and took her own life, he was born. This complete fluke is the catalyst behind Brian asserting that your decisions matter more than you could possibly think. While planning is important, Brian emphasizes that it's even more important how you respond to all of the flukes in your life. We'll talk about the weird falling of dominos and how we're all more interconnected than we'd like to believe (and more) with Brian.Before...

2024-01-241h 10

Shrink Rap Radio #880 Brian Klaas on Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do MattersDr. Brian Klaas is an Associate Professor in Global Politics at University College London and a contributing writer for The Atlantic. He is also the author of the book Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us and host of the Power Corrupts podcast. Dr. Klaas is an expert on democracy, authoritarianism, US foreign policy, American politics more generally, political violence, and elections. He has previously authored three books: "The Despot's Apprentice: Donald Trump's Attack on Democracy" ; "The Despot's Accomplice: How the West is Aiding & Abetting the Decline of Democracy," and "How to Rig an Election" (Yale University Press, co-au...

2024-01-2400 min

2024-01-2445 min

Curious Worldview Brian Klaas | How To Think About An Unlimited Future Of Possibilities - Flukes, Chance, Randomness & Nassim Taleb✍︎: The Curious Worldview Newsletter https://curiousworldview.beehiiv.com/subscribehttps://atlasgeographica.com/brian-klaas/#166 - Brian Klaas is an associate professor in global politics at University College London, author of several books, host of a really good podcast, creator of a huge substack and someone who has created a life for himself for which I wish to emulate many parts…We recorded this in person!… Brian and I sat down together in his Winchester kitchen and spoke about randomness, chance, Nassim Taleb, Flukes and why all these things are worth thinking about…If you lik...

2024-01-231h 38

Indulge In Your Ears To A Edge-Of-Your-Seat Full Audiobook.Fluke by Brian KlaasPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/96082to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fluke Author: Brian Klaas Narrator: Brian Klaas Format: mp3 Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins Release date: 01-23-24 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 178 ratings Genres: Forecasting & Strategic Planning Publisher's Summary: In Fluke, myth-shattering social scientist Brian Klaas takes a deep-dive into the phenomenon of random chance and the chaos it can sow, taking aim at most people’s neat and tidy version of reality. The book’s argument is that we willfully ignore a bewildering truth: but for a few small changes, our lives—and our societies—could be radically different.

2024-01-238h 54

The Chris Voss Show The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters by Brian Klaas Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters by Brian Klaas https://amzn.to/4b9ff2e Want to know what chaos theory can teach us about human events? In the perspective-altering tradition of Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point and Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s The Black Swan comes a provocative challenge to how we think our world works—and why small, chance events can divert our lives and change everything, by social scientist and Atlantic writer Brian Klaas. If you could rewind your life to the very beginning and th...

2024-01-2338 min

EconTalk If Life Is Random, Is It Meaningless? (with Brian Klaas)How did a husband-and-wife vacation end up saving a city from the atomic bomb while destroying another? And how did a century-old murder of one family bring another into existence? Easily, explains political scientist Brian Klaas of University College London, who points out that history is replete with chance events that profoundly shaped both society and individual lives. Listen as Klaas discusses his book Fluke with EconTalk's Russ Roberts. Klaas argues that recognizing the randomness of everyday life and history can lead to a newfound appreciation for the meaning of every decision, and to a focus on joyful experimentation in...

2024-01-221h 00

Keen On America Confessions of a Disillusioned Social Scientist: Brian Klaas on why we are all random accidents of chance and chaosEPISODE 1924: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Brian Klaas, author of FLUKE, about why we are all accidents of the most arbitrary chance and chaosDr. Brian Klaas is an Associate Professor in Global Politics at University College London and a contributing writer for The Atlantic. He is also the author of the book Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us and host of the Power Corrupts podcast. Dr. Klaas is an expert on democracy, authoritarianism, US foreign policy, American politics more generally, political violence, and elections. He has previously authored of three b...

2024-01-1537 min

This Is Not A Drill with Gavin Esler The Final Countdown: Can anything stop Trump? – with Brian Klaas of UCLIn twelve months’ time America will inaugurate a new President. It could be a man who says he’ll act as a “dictator on day one,” who rejects elections if he doesn’t win them, and whose America First ideas could shatter what remains of the global order.With a year to go, UCL Associate Professor in Global Politics Brian Klaas tells Gavin Esler how Donald Trump has damaged American politics more deeply than anyone realises – how driving Trump off mainstream social media to Truth Social only hid his increasingly fascistic outbursts from public view – and what it will take to...

2024-01-1033 min

The Aaron Rupar Show The land of authoritarian politics with Brian KlaasThis week’s episode of the Aaron Rupar Show features one of my favorite political scientists — Brian Klaas of University College London, who I interviewed for the very first edition of Public Notice. Klaas explains why grasping the distinction between “the land of normal politics” and “the land of authoritarian politics” is key to understanding Trump. We also discuss the similarities between the contemporary US and other teetering democracies, as well as what Democrats can do to fight back against a Republican Party that’s incapable of shaking Trumpism.Klaas has expertise both in political campaigning an...

2023-05-1137 min

Daily Politics from the New Statesman How to get better leaders – with Brian KlaasWith the Conservatives on to their fifth prime minister in just six years, we talk to the political scientist and author Brian Klaas about the leadership problem in politics: why the top jobs attract the worst people; why it was a good thing that Truss was able to fail so quickly; and what we need to do to defend democracy. If you have a question for You Ask Us, go to newstatesman.com/youaskus Read more:Brian Klaas on why we choose the wrong leaders...

2022-10-3132 min

The Jordan Harbinger Show 650: Brian Klaas | The Corruptible Influence of PowerBrian Klaas (@brianklaas) is an associate professor in global politics at University College London, host of the Power Corrupts podcast, and author of Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us. What We Discuss with Brian Klaas: How accurate was historian Lord Acton's assessment that "power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely"? Why do people become corrupt? Is it the system working on them from the outside or something in human nature working on them from within? What kind of people become corrupt? Is everyone susceptible to corruption's temptations? When it comes to...

2022-04-121h 20 $Sean Carroll\'s Mindscape$

Sean Carroll's Mindscape 189 | Brian Klaas on Power and the Temptation of CorruptionAll societies grant more power to some citizens, and there is always a temptation to use that power for the benefit of themselves rather than for the greater good. Power corrupts, we are told — but to what extent is that true? Would any of us, upon receiving great power, be tempted by corruption? Or are corruptible people drawn to accrue power? Brian Klaas has investigated these questions by looking at historical examples and by interviewing hundreds of people who have been in this position. He concludes that power can corrupt, but it doesn’t necessarily do so — we can construct safegu...

2022-03-211h 22 $Sean Carroll\'s Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas$

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas Brian Klaas on Power and the Temptation of CorruptionAll societies grant more power to some citizens, and there is always a temptation to use that power for the benefit of themselves rather than for the greater good. Power corrupts, we are told — but to what extent is that true? Would any of us, upon receiving great power, be tempted by corruption? Or are corruptible people drawn to accrue power? Brian Klaas has investigated these questions by looking at historical examples and by interviewing hundreds of people who have been in this position. He concludes that power can corrupt, but it doesn't necessarily do so — we can construct safe...

2022-03-211h 22

MSW Book Club MSW Book Club - Corruptible by Brian Klaas Episode 6Allison takes on Part 7 of Corruptible by Brian KlaasBrian Klaashttps://twitter.com/brianklaashttps://brianpklaas.com/corruptibleFollow AG on Twitter:Dr. Allison Gillhttps://twitter.com/allisongillhttps://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrotehttps://twitter.com/dailybeanspod

2022-02-1322 min

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard Brian Klaas (political scientist)Brian Klaas is a political scientist and professor. Brian joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the topics of power and corruption, how he got connected to talk to dictators for his research, and the differences between functional and dysfunctional psychopaths. Brian and Dax talk about power-seeking versus power-obtaining behavior, how faces can influence the results of elections, and the story of the Madagascar Yogurt Kingpin. Brian explains how systems of power can be reformed using shadow boards, how police recruiting strategies differ, and how the psychological distance between humans can have an effect on policymaking. See Privacy Policy at https...

2022-01-271h 49

Chatter #230 - Dr Brian Klaas on Corruptible: Who Gets Power And How It Changes UsDoes power corrupt? Or do those prone to corruption end up in power? It's an age-old question answered by Dr Brian Klaas in his brand new book "Corruptible: Who Gets Power And How It Changes Us". I was lucky enough to get a copy and read the book over Christmas. In the middle of a world in which I have witnessed politicians do horrendous damage as they try to help, I have often wondered whether it is corruption, malice, or incompetence that leads them to make decisions that can negatively impact the lives of thousands or even millions of people...

2022-01-2158 min

MSW Book Club Corruptible by Brian KlaasThis week: we're re-running the Beans interview with Brian Klaas to give everyone an extra week to get the book and get started with the first few chapters.Brian Klaashttps://twitter.com/brianklaashttps://brianpklaas.com/corruptibleFollow AG on Twitter:Dr. Allison Gillhttps://twitter.com/allisongillhttps://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrotehttps://twitter.com/dailybeanspodWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://dailybeans...

2022-01-0932 min

FRDH Podcast with Michael Goldfarb Brian Klaas on Power and Why the Wrong People Keep Getting ItPower corrupts, we all know that, but according to Washington Post columnist Brian Klaas that's not why the wrong people keep getting it. In this wide ranging conversation with FRDH podcast host MIchael Goldfarb, Klaas, who has interviewed many dictators and strongman leaders talks about what makes some people seek out power and why too many of us are willing to let them have it, even though we know they shouldn't have it (think Donald Trump). Give us 42:16 to explain

2022-01-0542 min

Impolitic with John Heilemann Anne Applebaum and Brian KlaasIn which John Heilemann talks with Anne Applebaum and Brian Klaas on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the January 6 insurrection. Applebaum, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and staff writer for The Atlantic, and Klaas, an associate professor at University College London and columnist for The Washington Post, are experts on the breakdown of democratic institutions and the rise of autocratic movements in America and around the world. Heilemann, Applebaum, and Klaas look back on what took place a year ago at the U.S. Capitol and what we know about it now; gauge the progress and prospects of the Hous...

2022-01-041h 23

Power Corrupts The Dark Side of AI Artificial intelligence is the frontier of human innovation. But it has a dark side, too. In this episode, we explore how AI intersects with everything from criminology to creative writing -- and in the process, we see how biased algorithms have the power to do enormous harm in modern society. You can support our work here: Patreon.com/powercorrupts And you can buy Brian’s book, Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us, here (or wherever you buy books): https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Corruptible/Brian-Klaas/9781982154097 Foll...

2021-11-2354 min

Preacher Boys Podcast Why Are Bad People Good at Getting Power? | Dr. Brian KlaasPurchase a copy of the book, Corruptible, here: https://amzn.to/2YZtC9g :A provocative and revelatory look at what power is, who gets it, and what happens when they do, based on over 500 interviews with those who (for a while, at least) have had the upper hand—from the creator of the Power Corrupts podcast and Washington Post columnist Brian Klaas.If you’ve pre-ordered/purchased CORRUPTIBLE, fill out this form and you can get access to an exclusive episode of Power Corrupts, only available through this offer.Dr. Brian Klaas is an As...

2021-11-2156 min

Smashing Security Hotel hacks, workplace spies, and the FBIBooking.com got hacked five years ago, and didn't tell its customers... but now we know who might have been behind it. Bossware rears its ugly head again in the workplace, spying on employees. And did you receive a warning email from the FBI?All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Brian Klaas of the "Power Corrupts" podcast.Plus we have a featured interview with Perimeter 81 co-founder and CEO Amit Bareket.

2021-11-181h 01

Power Corrupts Space WarsIs the next war going to happen in space? What are space weapons like, anyway? And why should we be worried about the space ventures of billionaires? In this episode, we look at the militarization of space, including everything from giant space mirrors to a new Chinese space weapon that flies right over the South Pole. You can support our work here: Patreon.com/powercorrupts And you can buy Brian’s new book, Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us, here (or wherever you buy books): https://www.si...

2021-11-1643 min

Power Corrupts Loot Is it a crime to steal back something that was once yours? That's the question we'll tackle this week, as we look at a string of sophisticated art heists aimed at reclaiming some stolen heritage objects. And we'll explore how Facebook is facilitating the illicit trafficking of stolen cultural objects, all out in the open. You can support our work here: Patreon.com/powercorrupts And you can buy Brian’s new book, Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us, here (or wherever you buy books): ...

2021-11-0951 min

Listen to the Best Audiobooks in Self-Improvement, Career Development Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us by Brian KlaasPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509227 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us Author: Brian Klaas Narrator: Brian Klaas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 7 minutes Release date: November 9, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Career Development Publisher's Summary: An “absorbing, provocative, and far-reaching” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) look at what power is, who gets it, and what happens when they do, based on over 500 interviews with those who (temporarily, at least) have had the upper hand—from the creator of the Power Corrupts podcast and Washington Post c...

2021-11-0903 min

Power Corrupts Corruptible: Audiobook Excerpt This week's episode is an excerpt from the opening chapter of Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us. (If you pre-order the book or audiobook, you're eligible for a bonus episode of Power Corrupts that won't be released publicly). You can support our work here: Patreon.com/powercorrupts And you can pre-order Brian’s new book, Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us, here (or wherever you buy books): https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Corruptible/Brian-Klaas/9781982154097 Follow us on s...

2021-11-0223 min

Power Corrupts Does Power Corrupt?The title of this podcast is Power Corrupts. But is that true? In this week's episode, host Brian Klaas has the microphone turned around on himself, as he's interviewed by Emma Nelson about his new book, Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us. You can support our work here: Patreon.com/powercorrupts And you can pre-order Brian’s new book, Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us, here (or wherever you buy books): https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Corruptible/Brian-Klaas/9781982154097

2021-11-0145 min

Power Corrupts War Criminal or Victim?The International Criminal Court prosecutes perpetrators of horrific crimes. But what if the perpetrator is also a victim? That's the question we explore this week, with the disturbing tale of a child soldier who was kidnapped into a militia, but then rose the ranks to become a senior commander. After climbing the hierarchy, he began kidnapping more children and killing civilians. So, is he a victim, or is he a perpetrator? And is it possible to be both? You can support our work here: Patreon.com/powercorrupts...

2021-10-2653 min

Power Corrupts Walk the PlankHow do you capture a pirate after they’ve hijacked a ship? In today’s episode, we look at two ingenious sting operations that managed to lure some pirates across borders to their arrest. And in the process, we’ll see how clever law enforcement agencies get around the problem of tracking down criminals across international borders. You can support our work here: Patreon.com/powercorrupts And you can pre-order Brian’s new book, Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us, here (or wherever you buy books): https://www...

2021-10-1935 min

Power Corrupts The Invisible HookPirates can teach us quite a lot about democracy and economics. What can Blackbeard teach us about signaling theory? Why were pirates racially progressive for their era? And is it possible that pirate ships were laboratories for experiments with constitutional democracy? In this episode, we speak to Professor Peter Leeson of George Mason University, and Dr. Rebecca Simon, an expert on pirate history. You can get Professor Peter's book, The Invisible Hook at https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Hook-Hidden-Economics-Pirates/dp/0691150095 You can support our work here: Patreon.com/powercorrupts ...

2021-10-1246 min

Power Corrupts Golden HandcuffsCan doing the wrong thing ever be the right policy? That’s a question we’ll tackle this week as we look at the possibility of letting some very bad people get away with their crimes…in order to prevent them from causing further damage. From drug kingpins to dictators, is it ever a good idea to just let them get away with it? This week’s episode features journalist Jaime Yaya Berry; human rights advocate Tutu Alicante; former Ambassador Charles Stith; and journalist Ioan Grillo. You can support our work here: Patreo...

2021-10-0555 min

Power Corrupts Hitman for HireWhat if you hacked a hitman-for-hire website and found out the identities of people who were slated to die before the murder? How much does it cost to hire a hitman on the Dark Web? And what if all of these supposed hitmen were just part of a giant, lucrative hoax? In this episode, we explore the stranger-than-fiction tale of hitmen services being sold on the darkest corners of the internet. Guests include Gian Volpicelli of Wired UK; Eileen Ormsby, a journalist and author; and Randy McAlister of the Cottage Grove, Mi...

2021-09-2847 min

Power Corrupts Fake IDsCould you fake your death and get away with it? In this episode, we look at fake identities, from people who've tried to fake their own deaths to an audacious wine fraudster who made millions as he sold new wine in old bottles. We speak to a private investigator who proves that people are, in fact alive, and a wine merchant who decided to act like an FBI agent in his quest to stake out a man who was making fake bottles of his wine. And in the process, we see glimpses of how identities a...

2021-09-2154 min

Power Corrupts Do Not DisturbIs going into exile safe any longer? A few years ago, a former Rwandan intelligence chief hiding out in exile was found strangled to death in a Johannesburg hotel room. Hanging on the door outside was a “Do Not Disturb” sign. It had been placed there to buy the assassins a bit of extra time as they fled the country. This episode looks at the alarming rise in transnational repression and cross-border killings, where dictators and despots hunt down their enemies no matter where they are in the world. In the proces...

2021-09-1453 min

Power Corrupts Click Here To Kill EverybodyIn early 2021, hackers infiltrated the software that controlled the city’s water supply in Oldsmar, Florida. Through dumb luck, they caught the intrusion shortly after the hacker tried to poison the city’s water. This hack was part of a growing array of attacks against the Internet of Things, objects that used to operate offline but are now connected to the internet—and therefore vulnerable to hacking. From Wi-Fi enabled tea kettles to cars that can be taken over remotely to knocking power out for entire countries using smart thermostats, the risks are everywhere. We’re just l...

2021-09-0748 min

Power Corrupts The Shell GameWhen it comes to understanding the underworld of corruption and criminality, you can’t just look at the rich crooks. You also have to look at the lawyers who help them dot the i’s and cross the t’s as they try to stash their illicit cash somewhere offshore. And to accomplish that goal, you have to understand the world of shell companies, corporate entities that often exist only on paper to shield vast sums of wealth from the taxman or the prying eyes of journalists. It’s a dangerous world, and it has led to th...

2021-08-3146 min

Power Corrupts The Billion Dollar ShackWe all know that offshore areas of financial secrecy exist. In this episode, we’re going to take a look at the origin story of one of them. It’s a story that will make you question the caricature you probably have in your head about why shadowy offshore economies develop. And it’s a story that involves, quite improbably, seabirds that made people rich, a failed musical about Leonardo Da Vinci….and a shack worth a billion dollars. You may not have heard of it, but you can rest assured that terrorists, Russian mobsters, and rich...

2021-08-3142 min

Working Code 037: Brian Klaas Talks CloudAs we alluded to in Episode 20: Carol Needs a Consult, there are a lot of different products under the Amazon Web Services (AWS) umbrella. In fact, the number of products is somewhat mind-boggling. It can be overwhelming just figuring out where to start, let alone understanding which service is right for which job, how to configure that service, and how to get that service to integrate with all the other AWS services. Thankfully, we have Brian Klaas as a very special guest on today's episode.Brian Klaas (@Brian_Klaas) is a Senior Technology Officer and instructor at th...

2021-08-251h 17

Power Corrupts Power Corrupts Season 3: Returning 31st August 2021They say power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. But when it comes to the underworld of corruption, murder, and greed, from drug cartels to hackers to political psychopaths, what you see is often just the tip of the iceberg. To understand how the world really works, you have to look at what's hidden below the surface. From Brian Klaas, professor of global politics and Washington Post columnist, the award-winning Power Corrupts podcast returns on August 31, 2021. Subscribe now to make sure you don't miss an episode.

2021-08-0502 min

Smashing Security Deepfake Jay-Z, and beer apps spilling your dataApps that belch out sensitive military information, what could the world learn from South Korea's digital response to the Coronavirus pandemic, and who has been deepfaking Bill Clinton, Jay-Z, and Donald Trump... and why?All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Brian Klaas of the "Power Corrupts" podcast.Plus we have a bonus feature interview with Rachael Stockton from Logmein, the folks behind LastPass, all about their report into the psychology...

2020-05-211h 02

Power Corrupts Biological WeaponsPandemics are horrifying. But what if one could be unleashed deliberately — by terrorists or a disgruntled scientist? How did ancient armies from the Greeks to the Mongol hordes use germ warfare? Why did America conduct tests on unsuspecting people in New York and San Francisco? Can biological weapons be developed to only infect a single person? And why is the US government researching how to use insects as taxis for viruses? ---- Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive producer and sound editor is George McDon...

2020-04-0900 min

Power Corrupts RevolutionsWhen revolutions happen, everything changes. In this episode, we'll look at why one revolution was launched when a rebel leader in southeast Asia started climbing trees; how Teddy Roosevelt's son led a CIA-backed coup in 1953 that contributed to the Iranian revolution; and why one East German guard had a bad day -- and forever changed history as a result. Support the show on Patreon at Patreon.com/powercorrupts ---- Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive producer and sound editor is George McDonagh.

2020-04-0254 min

Power Corrupts PandemicsPandemics are as old as human civilisation, from the Plague of Athens to mysterious diseases that ravaged armies throughout history. But there's a lot you probably don't know about them. Why did "dancing plagues" erupt repeatedly in Medieval Europe as a result of "hot blood"? Why is calling it the "Spanish Flu" an egregious historical injustice? How do mathematical modellers incorporate Italian vs. American culture into their forecasting and predictions? And what did Isaac Newton manage to do while he was "working from home" during the plague pandemic of 1665? ---- Power Co...

2020-03-2652 min

Power Corrupts Catastrophic MiscalculationHave you ever made a catastrophic mistake? What if your mistakes could cause an empire to fall, a war to start, or thirty million people to starve to death? History and politics are defined by catastrophic miscalculations -- those "oops" moments in which leaders cause immense damage because they just didn't think things through. Whether it's Mao's campaign to murder sparrows leading to a deadly famine; Burma's dictator crashing an economy by following astrology and his lucky number rather than expert advice; or an emperor who really, really should have bought a cannon, such mistakes define our past, present...

2020-03-1959 min

Power Corrupts Corruption in Plain SightCorruption is usually hidden. But sometimes, it’s out in the open — either by design, or by incompetence. In this episode, we explore some unexpected hotspots of corruption and kleptocracy. How does a fugitive Malaysian playboy who allegedly stole billions still legally own a mansion in London? Why did a small town Massachusetts mayor try to accept big wads of dirty cash in a shed behind his house? And how did a money laundering expert get caught...laundering money? Support the show on Patreon at Patreon.com/powercorrupts ---- Power Corrupts is writt...

2020-03-1251 min

Power Corrupts The Godfather of Fake NewsChristopher Blair has been called the Godfather of Fake News. He's an American troll. And whether you realized it or not, you've probably unknowingly read a fake news article that he's written, cooked up on his computer in rural Maine. So we traveled to Maine to meet him, to understand how one man makes a living by deceiving gullible people on Facebook — and the effect that his trolling has on democracy. Support the show on Patreon at Patreon.com/powercorrupts ---- Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive prod...

2020-03-0553 min

Power Corrupts The Unthinkable Olive BranchWhen a brutal dictatorship collapses, there's a big problem: everyone who knows how to run the government is someone who worked for the brutal dictator. It's a battle of pragmatism vs. justice. Should Nazi civil servants be allowed to keep their jobs? Do we need Saddam Hussein's handpicked henchmen, experts, and cronies to keep the electricity on? We'll speak to Ambassador Paul Bremer, who effectively ran Iraq from Saddam's palace from 2003-2004. And we'll talk to a torture victim who extended an unthinkable olive branch to those who ordered his torture. Support the show on Patreon at Patreon.com...

2020-02-2758 min

Power Corrupts How to be a DictatorIf you're trying to consolidate power as a dictator, what's the best way to go about it? Is it better to be feared or loved? How do you eliminate your enemies? We'll speak to Garry Kasparov, former world chess champion who now plots his moves against Vladimir Putin. And we'll travel to Thailand to speak to a journalist who got kidnapped by a military junta in a surreal attempt to give him Stockholm Syndrome for his dictatorial captors. ---- Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive producer and sound editor is...

2020-02-2057 min

Inside The Newsroom #63 — Brian Klaas (Power Corrupts Podcast)Hello! And welcome to another episode of Inside The Newsroom. Second newsletter of the week, after the elections in Cameroon, Ireland and Azerbaijan, which saw violence, confusion and division. Great. Today’s guest is… Brian Klaas, author, political scientist at University College London, columnist for The Washington Post and host of the Power Corrupts podcast. Brian is an expert on democracy and world politics, and he delved deep into the history of dark propaganda in his latest podcast episode. So below is a post-game analysis of everything we talked about and more. But first, my most interesting articles of the week...

2020-02-1442 min

Power Corrupts Guns for HireMercenaries are sometimes described as "the world's second oldest profession." But how do they operate today? Can mercenary armies topple dictatorships? Why did one mercenary plot get duped by a Congolese con artist who invented a fake rebel group? Should we pay ex-special forces soldiers to do our dirty work? We'll answer those questions as we speak to Simon Mann, a founding member of Executive Outcomes and a mercenary mastermind of the botched Wonga Coup plot. Support the show on Patreon at Patreon.com/powercorrupts ---- Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The ex...

2020-02-1352 min

Power Corrupts The Dark Art of PropagandaPropaganda has been around for thousands of years. But what separates the pros from the amateur propagandists? Why are North Korean radios made without dials? Who is Sister Potato and why is the Chinese government using her to convince people to eat potatoes? Why did American soldiers fight—and die—to steal phone books and undelivered mail for a propaganda radio station? And how does Iran shut down the internet? Welcome to Season 2 of Power Corrupts. Support the show on Patreon at Patreon.com/powercorrupts ---- Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Br...

2020-02-0659 min

Power Corrupts Power Corrupts Season 2: Coming February 6th 2020Come explore the dark side of power as we travel across the globe meeting the often unsavory characters who inhabit the hidden world of mercenaries, propaganda, biological weapons, information warfare and trolls, dirty money, psychopaths, corruption, dictators, and revolutions. Hosted by Dr. Brian Klaas, political scientist at University College London and weekly columnist for The Washington Post. -- Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive producer and sound editor is George McDonagh.

2020-01-2301 min

Power Corrupts Children of MonstersTo end our first season we look at Nepotism. What’s it like to be the son or daughter of a dictator? Why did one dictator’s son go from a high-flying life playing football in Italy to being shorn like a sheep in the hands of rebels? Why did the cannibal emperor of Bangui murder a woman who claimed to be his long-lost daughter? And in the cutthroat world of politics, is nepotism necessary to survive? We’ll answer those questions across the globe from Equatorial Guinea to Uzbekistan and from Libya to the United States. Support...

2019-08-2259 min

Power Corrupts The Anatomy of EvilWhat makes ordinary people commit extraordinarily violent acts? Is it their brain chemistry? Social pressure? Or a charismatic leader telling them it's their patriotic duty? In this episode, we explore the morality of a scientist who gave life to billions--but also facilitated the murder of millions; a psychiatrist who studied the brains of Nazi war criminals; a Rwandan who lost most of her family in the 1994 genocide; and hear from two experts on how authoritarian leaders can convince seemingly kind people to murder their neighbors. Support the show on Patreon at Patreon.com/powercorrupts ----

2019-08-151h 06

Modernize or Die® Podcast - SoapBox Edition MoD® - SoapBox Ep 5 - Brian Klaas - Undifferentiated heavy lifting with AWSInterview with Brian Klass - Undifferentiated heavy lifting with AWSView the Video Version on YouTube https://youtu.be/ZJ4fbaQQbaEQuestions answered in this episodeWhen did you start working with ColdFusion?When did you do before working with ColdFusion?Why are you using AWS with ColdFusion?What was the first thing you started using AWS for?What types of things are you doing in AWS?Video PipelinesTranscription and TranslationStep functionsHow many developers in your Team...

2019-08-0843 min

Power Corrupts The Greatest Heists You’ve Never Heard OfWhen you think of heists, you probably think of masked men, bank robbers, and priceless art. But governments carry out heists, too. In this episode, we explore a billion dollar bank heist carried out by North Korean hackers; a heist carried out by a dictator who pledged to rule for a billion years (and was obsessed with mayonnaise); and a jewel heist that destroyed diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Thailand for a generation. Support the show on Patreon at Patreon.com/powercorrupts ---- Power Corrupts is written and narrated by...

2019-08-0857 min

Power Corrupts From Dictator to DemigodWhy do dictators and despots create outlandish myths about themselves? Why spread lies claiming that you've written 18,000 books or that you personally invented hamburgers? Why waste millions on a golden statue of yourself that rotates to face the sun? It turns out there's a method to their madness. In this episode, we examine some of the weirdest and most brutal dictators on the planet to understand the three step playbook for how despots across the globe try to transform themselves from flawed tyrants into seemingly flawless demigods with a cult of personality. Support the show on Patreon...

2019-08-011h 02

Power Corrupts Letters of Last ResortThe UK has a new prime minister. On his first day, Boris Johnson will handwrite four identical letters to the captains of Britain's nuclear submarines. They are one of the most closely guarded secrets of the British government. And those Letters of Last Resort will only be opened if London is wiped out by a nuclear blast. The letters must answer a straightforward but morally complex question: should the UK fire back with nuclear weapons? To deter nuclear attacks, the answer must be yes. But can we stomach that answer, given that nuclear retaliation could endanger the survival of our...

2019-07-2558 min

Power Corrupts NukesHow did 2 guys you've never heard of save the world from nuclear apocalypse? Can nuclear weapons be hacked? What's the most consequential honeymoon in human history? Why was a British nuclear weapon designed to contain live chickens in the bomb casing? And why are nuclear bombs useful for detecting art forgeries? Support the show on Patreon at Patreon.com/powercorrupts ---- Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive producer and sound editor is George McDonagh.

2019-07-1853 min

Power Corrupts Dirty Cash In / Clean Cash OutYou’ve probably heard of money laundering, but how does it actually work? How did billions of dollars of dirty gold from South America become clean cash in Florida and Ohio? How do crooks launder money using video games? Why are journalists getting killed for exposing money laundering? And what in the world is “cuckoo smurfing”? Support the show on Patreon at Patreon.com/powercorrupts ---- Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive producer and sound editor is George McDonagh.

2019-07-1150 min

Power Corrupts Blood Diamond / Blood ChocolateWhy are countries that are rich in natural resources so often poor and war-torn? You’ve probably heard of blood diamonds, but what about blood vanilla, blood microchips, or blood chocolate? How are rebels and terrorists funding themselves with watermelons and wheat? We crisscross the globe from Papua New Guinea to Madagascar to find out. Support the show on Patreon at Patreon.com/powercorrupts ---- Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive producer and sound editor is George McDonagh.

2019-07-0459 min

Power Corrupts An Eye for an Eye?Nick Yarris spent 22 years on death row. At one point, he even escaped. But then, right before he was slated to be executed, DNA evidence proved he was innocent. Is the death penalty justified? Can a just society execute people? Are you more likely to be executed if you kill a white person? And why do most death sentences come from a tiny number of American counties? Support the show on Patreon at Patreon.com/powercorrupts ---- Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive producer and sound editor is...

2019-06-271h 02

Power Corrupts Witnessing 283 ExecutionsWhat's something that you do every 2 weeks? For Michelle Lyons, over a span of 12 years, she watched someone get executed every two weeks in Texas. What are inmates like on their last day alive? Did she have misgivings watching people take their last breath? And what do people who are strapped to the gurney actually say for their final statements? Support the show on Patreon at Patreon.com/powercorrupts ---- Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive producer and sound editor is George McDonagh.

2019-06-2052 min

Power Corrupts AssassinationsWhy did the CIA try to kill an African political leader with poisoned toothpaste? How did a sturdy couch save a leader from being killed during an elaborate plot involving a self-sinking boat and a collapsing ceiling? Was a recent attempt to blow up Venezuela's dictator with a small consumer drone a genuine attack, or just a pretext to crack down on his political opponents? Is democracy more likely to emerge when dictators are assassinated, or does it just make the situation worse? And which US president got shot in the chest by a would-be assassin but continued speaking for 90...

2019-06-1358 min

Power Corrupts International Arms TradeWhy did the war in Afghanistan hinge on the ability of a teenager to help buy 100 million bullets for the US military? Where do you even go to buy 100 million bullets? What are international arms dealers actually like? Is the US facilitating war crimes in Yemen while simultaneously transferring weapons to terrorists? And why is so much of the world's corruption wrapped up in gunrunning? Support the show on Patreon at Patreon.com/powercorrupts ---- Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive producer and sound editor is George McD...

2019-06-0659 min

Power Corrupts SmugglingWhat's the best way to smuggle a crocodile onto an airplane? What is the journey actually like for migrants getting smuggled from Afghanistan to Australia? Why is the European Union paying migrant smugglers in Niger to open bakeries? Will Trump's proposed border wall actually do anything to stop smuggling? And how should you go about smuggling your pet turtle onto an airplane? Support the show on Patreon at Patreon.com/powercorrupts ---- Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive producer and sound editor is George McDonagh.

2019-05-3059 min

Power Corrupts RansomWhat's it like to be held by Somali pirates for 977 days? Or to meet your Dad for the first time after he's been held in a basement in Beirut for nearly 7 years? Are you more likely to be killed as a hostage if you're American than if you're French? And how does economic game theory help us answer the question: what is the price of your freedom? Support the show on Patreon at Patreon.com/powercorrupts ---- Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive producer and sound editor is...

2019-05-2353 min

Power Corrupts Disinformation and Deep FakesDisinformation is a powerful weapon. It forces your enemy to inflict damage upon themselves based upon lies that you've deliberately spread. How did a homeless man's corpse help win World War II? How does reality television function in Russia, given that the media is so tightly controlled? And what happens when fake video gets so good that we can't tell the difference between fiction and reality? Support the show on Patreon at Patreon.com/powercorrupts ---- Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive producer and sound editor is George McDonagh. ...

2019-05-1654 min

Power Corrupts Voodoo, Vampires, and General Butt NakedWhy did a West African rebel leader send his troops into battle completely naked, protected only by talismans? How did threats of voodoo and invisible zombies stave off a US invasion of Haiti? And why was a journalist nearly killed when local villagers mistakenly thought he was a vampire? In this episode, we explore the wild and weird world of the politics of magic and witchcraft. Support the show on Patreon at Patreon.com/powercorrupts ---- Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive producer and sound editor is George McDonagh.

2019-05-091h 00

Power Corrupts NarcopoliticsHow have drugs been used in warfare? Why does the cocaine in London nightclubs pass through a dictatorship in West Africa? Why did British soldiers get high on hallucinogens and try to talk to birds? How does heroin bought in the West create a market for child brides? And, should we legalize some drugs? Support the show on Patreon at Patreon.com/powercorrupts ------ Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive producer is George McDonagh. Theme music is by Scott Holmes, and additional music by Lee Rosevere, John Bartman, and Kevin McLeod...

2019-05-0159 min

Power Corrupts Conspiracy TheoriesWhy do some people believe unhinged conspiracy theories? How are they affecting our politics? How did insane theories—like QAnon—convert millions of people? Did John Kerry split a hurricane in half with a laser beam from Antarctica? What's really lurking beneath the Denver airport? And what can we do about these unhinged beliefs, given that America now has a Conspiracy-Theorist-in-Chief? Support the show on Patreon at Patreon.com/powercorrupts ------ Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive producer is George McDonagh. Alex Portfelix is the producer and sound editor. Theme music is by Scott Holmes.

2019-05-0155 min

Power Corrupts How to Rig an ElectionHow do you rig an election—and get away with it? Why did a cult try to poison an entire county to win a local election? And what about using disappearing ink, or threatening arson, or name doubles? This episode shows how the amateurs rig elections — with hilarious mix-ups and puréed beavers — and how the pros get away with it. Support the show on Patreon at Patreon.com/powercorrupts ------ Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive producer is George McDonagh. Alex Portfelix is the producer and sound editor. Theme music is by Scott Holmes...

2019-05-0150 min

Power Corrupts Introducing Power CorruptsDoes 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. Hear the trailer now and subscribe. Season 2 coming February 6th 2020. ---- Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive producer and sound editor is George McDonagh.

2019-03-2402 min

Enjoy This Addictive Full Audiobook — Perfect This Weekend.How to Rig an Election by Nic Cheeseman, Brian KlaasPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/131852to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Rig an Election Author: Nic Cheeseman, Brian Klaas Narrator: Matthew Josdal Format: mp3 Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins Release date: 05-22-18 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 18 ratings Genres: 21st Century Publisher's Summary: Contrary to what is commonly believed, authoritarian leaders who agree to hold elections are generally able to remain in power longer than autocrats who refuse to allow the populace to vote. In this engaging and provocative audiobook, authors Nic Cheeseman and Brian Klaas expose the limitations of national elections as a means of promoting democratization and...

2018-05-229h 27