Lawfare Presents: The Aftermath

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The War in Ukraine has already claimed tens of thousands of lives and left entire cities in ruins. It’s a human tragedy on an unimaginable scale. But beyond the death toll and destruction, the conflict represents something even larger: a flashpoint in the ongoing battle between democracy and authoritarianism, sovereignty and imperialism. Escalation is a gripping narrative podcast that delves deep into the complex and often fraught history of the relationship between the United States and Ukraine. Co-produced by Goat Rodeo and Lawfare, this eight-episode series unravels the decades of diplomacy, political scandals, and high-stakes decision-making that shaped this alliance, now tested by the largest land war in Europe since World War II. This is the feed for Lawfare Presents. A home for limited run series and specials from Lawfare and Goat Rodeo.




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  • KJE_2020
    Great job!
    Really enjoying this. It is informative and the format is engaging. The finale preview where you talk about making it was a great feature; more shows should do it. Please give us a Manafort bonus episode! Looking forward to the finale.
  • Rjxp216
    Escalation is excellent
    Having lived during this history in the US I thought I knew the story, but it is amazing to learn the other side.
  • Sg is done
    Great dive into J6
    I love the news clips and the host’s Frontline-esq voice. I’m looking forward to catching up on the other episodes/seasons.
  • Robert G Rose
    Excellent for the beginner or expert
    I’ve been to Ukraine six times including three times since the full invasion. I’ve read dozens of books, watched countless documentaries and even produced my own documentary… so I’m no novice about the situation but I must say each episode offered new and stunning insights and context that I simply want expecting. I went to a behind the scenes conference with the reporters and host and even they were surprised in many instances. Whether you have starting from zero or think you have it down, this podcast is for you. Excellent work distilling down sometimes conflicting ideas and putting them into an easy to understand format. I highly recommend this for everyone… whether they realize this podcast applies to them or not.. trust me, it does.
  • rmatuz
    Great podcast!
    Important, informative, and passionate history lesson. I look forward to each episode. Thank you.
  • Taralainee
    Excellent!
    This is so important for Americans to know these things! Thank you, truly grateful for you all.
  • w2prw
    Must listen for every American
    You cannot understand Ukraine’s plight without knowing its history. This is a brilliant presentation of what is behind the conflict. Highly recommended
  • furthermaura
    Must listen
    Wow this latest season is amazing. So informative and timely. Highly recommend if you want to sound smarter than your friends on the topic.
  • won't send with one star
    Can’t listen to trump’s voice
    I’m sure this is an excellent podcast but I can’t listen to trump’s voice so can’t listen to the podcast.
  • 1Loflady
    Just and Fair Analysis
    Finished season 1, soon to continue through the next 4 seasons. Highly recommend this podcast to all who care about the state of our democracy. Rule of law is a foundation of our country. Our public officials take an oath to uphold the laws. Without these, our nation will suffer.
  • eh up on
    Terrific Podcast
    Fantastic! I agree that everyone should listen to this podcast. Great summary of the 400+ page Mueller report!
  • Myneatnickname
    Just what we need
    This podcast should be required listening. Holy cow this is good, and thorough.
  • Sleeplessinsandiego
    Fantastic! Nail biter about the Mueller report!
    Netflix or Amazon needs to make this a show!
  • Curvyball
    Season 4 is a Kafkaesque nightmare of bureaucracy
    How can our government and military be so dysfunctional that they didn’t have a streamlined program in place to help essential local personnel leave Iraq and Afghanistan when their lives were threatened? I found myself swearing at the inept processes that are seemingly designed to make people give up rather than save the lives of brave interpreters and other front line staff. I am especially disgusted by the nameless functionary who refused to correct an inaccurate form. I am grateful to the dedicated servicemen and stateside individuals, including politicians, who worked to make this program function at all. This is a story that should not be forgotten. It is also an issue that still needs to be fixed.
  • chocolate _$$$
    Nothing new here
    Waste of time…let’s hear something new.
  • Elmo Pete
    So good then long wait
    Anticipating next episodes of the Aftermath. Appreciate work of these journalists. 3/8/22 worth the wait.
  • Velvet Jones81
    Pure Propaganda
    The purpose of Russiagate is to build up a perceived need for a national security state. Nothing from the Mueller Report resulted in legal consequences for Donald Trump. This certainly is no “spy thriller” as she puts it. Quite the contrary. I gave an extra star because I laughed out loud a couple times which is more than most “comedy” podcasts.
  • Boiler 219
    Your Hatred for Trump is so obvious.
    Maybe you would be more convincing with your arguments if you could hide or try to hide your contempt for Mr. Trump but your hatred runs so deep you can’t and it’s obvious. Let’s face it, you didn’t like that he didn’t follow the so called norms that the elite dictated.
  • jasjr78
    Great Listen
    This podcast is really two in one. First, it was “The Report”, which was a detailed look at the Mueller Report with legal analysis. Truly an excellent listen. Second, they moved to “The Impeachment” and I found that less listenable, not because of any slippage in the quality of the work, but because I found myself getting infuriated at the Representatives whose questioning represented a large part of the episode I listened to. Great work, I just found myself with too emotional of a response.
  • Boutie
    History Beautifully Distilled
    Even though I failed to keep up as the trial wore on, I have nothing but respect for the work this team did to capture the key moments and essence of our nation’s third presidential impeachment trial. This is a tightly packed, earnest look at a voluminous moment in history.
  • LindaSC73
    Best way to keep up with Impeachment
    Thank you for all the work you did to provide Americans with the ability to take in many hours of Impeachment hearings in a manageable way. I could not have watched or listened to it all. Your podcast allowed me to hear the most consequential moments. I also enjoyed your team’s post-mortem, featuring the voice of Robert Mueller. 😉
  • susan hendrie-marais
    Excellent!
    For anyone who wants to really understand the critical legal issues of the day, this podcast is essential listening. It is also fun.
  • lbc1606
    Perfict
    I waited until The President counsel started before made my review of this podcast. I believe it’s well done and without bias. It takes out political noise and analysis from people Who are trying deliver their own opinions instead stead of facts allowing allowing the delivery of the facts for them selves. Yet, once the Q&A session started, some reason the Managers were played in full where the Presidents Council were cut short
  • Hilhos
    The Best podcast on the Mueller investigation
    This podcast combines readings from the Mueller Report with a Narrator’s guide and contemporaneous news articles and brief interviews. It brings the information in the report to life and into context with events as they unfolded and continue to unfold. Very relevant to current news too. Worth a listen. Not boring !
  • Ginagina Smith
    Thank you
    For this series of episodes
  • elly b444
    Amazing job!
    I’m so appreciative of your coverage. Thank you! I’m going to go back after this is over and finish The Report.
  • amb10003
    THE Best Law Related Podcast
    There’s nothing better in the podcast world than Lawfare, and its timely sub-podcast, The Impeachment in reporting, discussing and explaining the substantive and material law related angles of current events. If you’re tired of to short explanations of Big topics then Lawfare and it’s podcast partners are most certainly for you.
  • MC Silverback
    Skillfully condensed account of the day’s proceeding
    Not easy to make a whole day of bloviating into a compelling hour
  • Joyziee
    I WAS HOPING FOR THIS!!!!
    Yay! As I was not able to read the entire Mueller Report, I SO loved listening to the podcast "The Report" and listened to it multiple times over! Every few weeks I would check back to see if they were going to add episodes covering the impeachment, as I feel the subjects are so interwoven/connected. Plus I love the way Susan Hennessy and Benjamin Wittes narrate :) And today it appeared like an early birthday present! Thank you to all who take the time to educate the public in a truly captivating way!!
  • Loulouzuzuzuzu
    Season 2?!? Yeah!
    Sooo excited about this!
  • TiggersWonderful
    Valuable service
    I really appreciate Lawfare for doing the hard work to edit the audio recordings of each day's impeachment trial to skip all procedural matters and just present the most substantive 1-2 hours of argument presented by each side.
  • MarthaRB
    Great consolidation of trial!
    For those of us who don’t have the ability or attention span to take in all of the speeches that are happening, I so appreciate this condensed impeachment listening experience!
  • zimint
    Helpful clarity
    It is great being able to listen to the report without distortion and additional depth provided. Much appreciation for great work being done by Lawfare.
  • Killa415
    no spin
    great to hear the actual report with it being distorted
  • Neophyte303
    Essential.
    Full understanding of the Mueller report is essential to understanding what this nation is facing. (This review is written 12/8/2019, in midst of House impeachment hearings.) I could not read the 448-page Mueller report. This podcast, produced by the reputable Lawfare team, comprehensibly and compellingly lays out the substance and factual context of the report. 15 hour-long episodes (plus 2 Tangential-Wacky-but-True bonus chapters). Magnificent. I am so grateful.
  • MausNYC
    Compelling and Important work
    The team brilliantly place the report within the context of contemporaneous news and current events, along with journalists and legal scholars whose commentary is really illuminating. Better investment of time than slogging through the report- if you are constrained for time but want to understand fully. It’s still very complex, so worth listening twice. I would so love to see a movie come of all this, like with Nixon, as I fear the general public will never receive the information otherwise. The legal scholars consulted were also excellent. I’m curious- were there “conservative” scholars who might have been consulted? I know Rosenzweig worked under Ken Starr but it would have been interesting to hear the whole right/left debate. I don’t know how these obstructive acts could be justified or construed differently but imagine someone has tried.
  • mvidg
    The Report
    This is an amazing podcast that explains the ins & outs of the Mueller Report. Along the way you are carried into the real happenings as they occurred along with the written report. Just like a mystery report. You will recognize the instances as they happened from news reports & other commentary. I recommend that everyone listen to this series in order to be able to grasp what is happening now in the Impeachment process. Thanks to all the donors & the Lawfare staff for producing this podcast. May you go down in history as one of the many who are fighting for America.
  • tylerlong887
    Captivating
    A fascinating story so artfully crafted. Having read the actual Mueller report, this is an excellent audio abbreviation. Even people casually familiar with the Mueller investigation will enjoy, no need for a JD. As somebody said before, a great mix of recitation from the report, news clippings, expert analysis, and informal yet captivating narration. Bingeworthy for sure!!
  • Glycerin19
    Thank you
    I read the report. Then I listened to the report via Audible. Then I turned to this podcast to help me understand what I'd read and heard. I'm thankful for the Lawfare team for putting this together because while I ultimately understood much of it, there were times when I was totally lost. This podcast helped me understand the legal jargon and the complicated web that is our justice system.
  • beksuzanne
    Vital context for impeachment hearings
    I finished listening to this just as impeachment hearings began. Many concerns raised in the report are cropping up again in the hearings. Everyone should listen to this podcast in order to get a sense of how consistent and pervasive the corruption of this administration really is.
  • SRS PAS Music
    Thank you for making the Mueller report accessible.
    The report makes critical threats to our country from Russian information warfare understandable. All Americans must become aware if we are to survive this ongoing attack. It also makes the cases for obstruction of justice that Mueller would have brought but for the OLC opinion that restrained him.
  • rsmich
    Captivating story telling
    This report is so perfectly put together with audio from news stories, interviews, analysis, and the reading of the Mueller Report itself that I had to keep reminding myself this was real and not a political thriller novel. Bingeworhy from start to end.
  • Peggy Slattery
    Amazing!
    Loved this so much. Shaping the story with facts and telling the story.
  • *Prunella*
    The Report
    The information is invaluable and so much better than reading. However, the ticking is driving me crazy! All in all, I soundly thank you for this podcast. Susie Buzan Bloomington, IN
  • Ivyleaguemom
    This podcast is critical!
    This podcast is a must for all American citizens, and for citizens of the world who are concerned about the survival of our democracy. It is invaluable and so important! All Americans need to listen to this podcast. But how do we get it, and the critical info contained in it, to those who have shut their ears? This must inform the impeachment articles. Congress, do your job.
  • bbbbnnnnnn
    Great and important
    This is excellent, I highly recommend it
  • loozon47
    Everything you need to know about the Mueller Report
    I read about half of the Mueller Report on my own. Then I started listening to The Report produced by the capable and articulate reporters/ lawyers from The Lawfare Blog. What a difference! As a non- lawyer but interested citizen, I encourage anyone who wants to understand the facts and context for the investigation to spend time listening to this podcast.The Report divides the Mueller Report into digestible portions using the text from the Report and explanatory journalism as it recreates the timeline of events and tweets that accompanied the investigation. The Report succeeds in making the narrative accessible to any citizen willing to spend the time. The Lawfare crew has performed a major public service and for that I thank them!
  • Amr5152
    Important information
    Not sure I could sit and read the report so this is perfect. Thank you. There is so much information that we all need to know.
  • HuChaio
    Outstanding
    A through review, explanation and summary of the report. Thank you.
  • Brighty K
    Pulitzer Podcast?
    Thank you so much for explaining so precisely, carefully, and poignantly this important event and process. What an achievement. I am intrigued and outraged, stimulated and entertained. This has and will continue to inform my conversations about this remarkable time in history as it’s happening. Truly, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for this masterpiece of investigative journalism. Well done.
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