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Master Plan

Podcast door The Lever & David Sirota

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SEASON TWO: THE KINGMAKERS IS HERE For early access to future episodes and exclusive bonus content, ⁠click here to upgrade to a paid subscription⁠ to The Lever. Master Plan, the award-winning investigative podcast series from The Lever, reveals the hidden forces behind today’s biggest problems — and how small groups of powerful people engineered those problems to serve their own interests. We are exposing their schemes. Narrated by David Sirota, an award-winning investigative journalist and Oscar nominee for his work on the film Don’t Look Up. Master Plan has received the 2025 National Press Club Award for Audio Journalism, the New York Festivals Radio Award for Best Investigative Journalism Podcast, multiple Signal Awards for Best News & Politics Podcast and Best Writing. It was an Ambies finalist for Best Politics podcast and was named a Webby Awards Honoree. Learn more at masterplanpodcast.com

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BONUS: The Untouched Power That Could Stop The Iran War

This week, the Iran War will reach its official 60-day mark. That’s a critical deadline under the War Powers Resolution, a Nixon-era law created to limit presidential war-making. Under that law, President Donald Trump can claim a one-time, 30-day extension, so the Iran War will likely continue. But the War Powers Resolution also gives Congress a secret weapon to end this unpopular war — or any war — whenever it wants. So why has Congress never used it?  In this special episode, David Sirota tells the wild story of how a Kenyan-born immigrant and a Ralph Nader-aligned lawyer unwittingly expanded the powers of the president — and left Congress believing that it’s powerless to stop unauthorized wars.  Note: This bonus episode marks the start of our midseason intermission for Master Plan: The Kingmakers. We’ll be back this summer with the remaining four episodes. Until then, please become a paid subscriber to keep receiving bonus episodes, updates, and more. Visit levernews.com/upgrade [http://levernews.com/upgrade?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=master-plan] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

30 apr 2026 - 52 min
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Episode 4: The Meese Doctrine | The Kingmakers

Rather than retreat from Iran-Contra and other scandals, conservative operatives inside the White House — led by Attorney General Edwin Meese — went on the offensive. Drawing on newly uncovered documents and exclusive interviews, we trace how Meese helped turn a fringe idea into doctrine: that all executive power belongs to the president alone. This is the origin story of the unitary executive theory. TRANSCRIPT & BONUS MATERIALS: Click here [https://www.levernews.com/the-kingmakers-ep-4-the-meese-doctrine/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=master-plan]to read a transcript and to explore bonus archival documents related to the episode. Get Master Plan episodes early and ad-free by becoming a paid subscriber. Enjoy bonus episodes, exclusive content, and support this show. Visit levernews.com/upgrade [http://levernews.com/upgrade?utm_campaign=master-plan] To leave a tip for The Lever, click here [https://secure.actblue.com/donate/lever-time-donate?utm_campaign=lever-time]. It helps us do this kind of independent journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

28 apr 2026 - 51 min
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Episode 3: President Rambo | The Kingmakers

Emboldened by a landslide election, the president’s men began to see themselves as 1980s action-movie heroes, willing to break the law to get what they want. The result was the Iran-Contra affair, a secret arms deal that ignited a constitutional crisis. Would Congress roll over and play dead — or actually do something? TRANSCRIPT & BONUS MATERIALS: Click here [https://www.levernews.com/the-kingmakers-ep-3-president-rambo/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=master-plan] to read a transcript and to explore bonus archival documents related to the episode. Get Master Plan episodes early and ad-free by becoming a paid subscriber. Enjoy bonus episodes, exclusive content, and support this show. Visit levernews.com/upgrade [http://levernews.com/upgrade?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=master-plan]. To leave a tip for The Lever, click here [https://secure.actblue.com/donate/lever-time-donate?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=lever-time]. It helps us do this kind of independent journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

14 apr 2026 - 40 min
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Episode 2: Mandate for Power | The Kingmakers

How did Project 2025 take control of the White House? It all began decades ago, when a beer-baron-backed think tank handed President Ronald Reagan an 1,100-page instruction manual for expanding presidential power. The next episode is available now for premium subscribers. Click here [https://www.levernews.com/the-kingmakers-ep-3-president-rambo/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=master-plan]. TRANSCRIPT & BONUS MATERIALS: Click here [https://the-kingmakers-ep-2-reagans-mandate-for-power/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=master-plan] to read a transcript and to explore bonus historical documents related to the episode. Get Master Plan episodes early and ad-free by becoming a paid subscriber. Enjoy bonus episodes, exclusive content, and support this show. Visit levernews.com/upgrade [http://levernews.com/upgrade?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=master-plan] . To leave a tip for The Lever, click here [https://secure.actblue.com/donate/lever-time-donate?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=lever-time]. It helps us do this kind of independent journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

30 mrt 2026 - 51 min
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Episode 1: After The Fall | The Kingmakers

Before Trump, there was Nixon. His attempts to seize the power of the purse and secretly expand the Vietnam War forged a constitutional crisis, a backlash, and a template for an imperial presidency. TRANSCRIPT & BONUS MATERIALS: Click here [https://www.levernews.com/the-kingmakers-ep-1-after-the-fall-of-the-imperial-president/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=master-plan] to read a transcript and to explore bonus historical documents related to the episode. Get Master Plan episodes early and ad-free by becoming a paid subscriber. Enjoy bonus episodes, exclusive content, and support this show. Visit masterplanpodcast.com [https://masterplanpodcast.com]. To leave a tip for The Lever, click here. [https://secure.actblue.com/donate/lever-time-donate?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=lever-time] It helps us do this kind of independent journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

16 mrt 2026 - 43 min
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