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WHAT: The Trump Administration was in large part defined by the chaos surrounding it – especially internally. The volatile rotation of staff often meant instability and near-daily internal leaks to the press. Now, the new iHeartPodcast “The Whistleblowers: Inside The Trump Administration,” co-produced with Best Case and Ark Media, will dive headfirst into the chaos to bring listeners the inside story of the people behind some of the most explosive government revelations in American history.
Host Miles Taylor will reach deep into the heart of power to bring listeners into the room – and into the lives – of the high-ranking officials and frontline public servants who tried to bring order to the chaos of the Trump years, while grappling with the most difficult decision of their lives: whether to openly speak the truth. They knew that doing so meant near-certain retribution, costing them their homes, jobs, marriages, safety – and – changing the course of history. Was it all worth it?
WHO: Miles Taylor is a bestselling author and the former chief of staff of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Taylor published a bombshell opinion piece in 2018 in the New York Times and himself became a whistleblower on presidential misconduct during the Trump Administration. He first wrote anonymously, but later revealed himself as the author after publishing the blistering national #1 bestseller “A Warning” in 2019.
His intimate knowledge of what it takes – and costs – to blow the whistle on highly sensitive matters gives a personal touch to the conversations he shares with fellow dissenters and guests of the show. Miles Taylor’s new book, Blowback: A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump, will be published by Atria/Simon and Schuster on July 18, 2023. Pre-order copies here.
- Episode 1: Miles Taylor, former Department of Homeland Security chief of staff
- Episode 2: Reality Winner, former National Security Agency contractor
- Episode 3: Andrew McCabe, former FBI acting director
- Episode 4: Alexander Vindman, former National Security Council official
- Episode 5: Olivia Troye, former homeland security advisor to the Vice President
- Episode 6: Dawn Wooten, frontline COVID nurse
- Episode 7: Grant Turner, Voice of America executive
- Episode 8: Stephanie Grisham, former White House communications director; Denver Riggleman, former Republican congressman
WHEN: “The Whistleblowers: Inside The Trump Administration” will be available July 13, with new episodes launching every Thursday.
WHERE: “The Whistleblowers: Inside The Trump Administration” is distributed by iHeartPodcasts and will be available on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard. Listen to the official trailer now here.
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About Best Case Studios
Best Case Studios is a production company that makes premium narrative audio, founded by award-winning producer and executive Adam Pincus. Best Case produces both narrative nonfiction and scripted audio drama and had made shows with ABC, Spotify, Audible, iHeart, A&E Networks, Dow Jones, Cadence 13/Audacy, Exactly Right Media, Stephen Curry’s company Unanimous Media, LitHub and others. Recent projects include the Webby-nominated series “The Greatest Sports Stories Never Told,” “Sound Barrier: Sylvester,” a music-driven documentary series about the trailblazing Queen of Disco, Sylvester James, and “In Plain Sight: Lady Bird Johnson” which was recently adapted as a feature documentary by renowned filmmaker Dawn Porter for ABC News Studios / Hulu.
Ark Media
Barak Goodman and Rachel Dretzin founded Ark Media in 1996, and were joined by partner John Maggio in 2003. Together they have grown Ark into one of America’s leading production houses, creating non-fiction series, theatrical documentaries, and one-off television specials on a wide variety of subjects. Throughout the years, Ark has nurtured an ever growing roster of talent and collaborated with passionate and innovative filmmakers who elevate our work to this day. Ark films have been honored with five Emmy Awards, an Academy Award nomination, three DuPont Columbia batons, three George H. Foster Peabody Awards, among other awards and accolades.
