# Power Corrupts A podcast by Brian Klaas. Does 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. Stitched together with the help of world-leading experts. Created and narrated by Dr. Brian Klaas, a political scientist and columnist for The Washington Post. Join our exclusive Patreon community for uncut interviews, episodes early and much more: Patreon.com/powercorrupts Feed: https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/178562/destinations/1212239.xml ## Latest episodes - [The Dark Side of AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/0334edfa4a63) (2021-11-23, 55 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/The_Dark_Side_of_AI_main_version.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Space Wars](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/aafa0802185b) (2021-11-16, 44 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Space_Wars_main_version.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Loot](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/1883bd8ab921) (2021-11-09, 52 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Loot_main_version.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Corruptible: Audiobook Excerpt](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/a64604fed11e) (2021-11-02, 24 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Book_Extract_Episode_edit2.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Does Power Corrupt?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/72b15c093564) (2021-11-01, 46 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Book_Interview_Episode_edit.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [War Criminal or Victim?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/4805812b1dd0) (2021-10-26, 54 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/War_Criminal_or_Victim_main_version.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Walk the Plank](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/00f4464dc5de) (2021-10-19, 36 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Walk_the_Plank_main_version_updated.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [The Invisible Hook](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/9f19fee2c2a2) (2021-10-12, 47 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/The_Invisible_Hook_main_version.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Golden Handcuffs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/4255b99d5368) (2021-10-05, 56 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Golden_Handcuffs_main_version.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Hitman for Hire](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/f021411a35f3) (2021-09-28, 48 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Hitman_for_Hire_main_version.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Fake IDs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/376eef8b0057) (2021-09-21, 55 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Fake_IDs_main_version.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Do Not Disturb](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/cd1d2a94923c) (2021-09-14, 54 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Do_Not_Disturb_main_version_2.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Click Here To Kill Everybody](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/da206ad7c74f) (2021-09-07, 49 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Click_Here_to_Kill_Everybody_main_version.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [The Shell Game](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/3c8a1a1b819f) (2021-08-31, 47 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/The_Shell_Game_main_version.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [The Billion Dollar Shack](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/e4f1862ec08f) (2021-08-31, 43 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Billion_Dollar_Shack_main_version.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Power Corrupts Season 3: Returning 31st August 2021](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/4b824b96ef03) (2021-08-05, 3 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Season_3_Trailer_final_edit.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Biological Weapons](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/5ed29de1c5be) (2020-04-09, 51 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Biological_Weapons_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Revolutions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/2a19bce106fe) (2020-04-02, 55 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Revolutions_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Pandemics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/4a3ce2fd1f73) (2020-03-26, 53 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Pandemics_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Catastrophic Miscalculation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/e50c375d50d2) (2020-03-19, 60 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Catastrophic_Miscalculation_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Corruption in Plain Sight](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/33396124daae) (2020-03-12, 52 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Corruption_in_Plain_Sight_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [The Godfather of Fake News](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/a0c076021667) (2020-03-05, 54 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/The_Godfather_of_Fake_News_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [The Unthinkable Olive Branch](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/9e12ea30c026) (2020-02-27, 59 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/The_Unthinkable_Olive_Branch_patreon_version.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [How to be a Dictator](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/f86ef80394a8) (2020-02-20, 58 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/How_to_be_a_Dictator_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Guns for Hire](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/78c3c93693ac) (2020-02-13, 53 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Guns_for_Hire_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [The Dark Art of Propaganda](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/1744714aa486) (2020-02-06, 60 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/The_Dark_Art_of_Propaganda_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Power Corrupts Season 2: Coming February 6th 2020](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/74e5214859c7) (2020-01-23, 2 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Power_Corrupts_Season_2_Trailer_audio_version_louder.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Children of Monsters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/32d76e34c06d) (2019-08-22, 59 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Children_of_Monsters_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [The Anatomy of Evil](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/feacf0a8a18f) (2019-08-15, 67 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/The_Anatomy_of_Evil_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [The Greatest Heists You've Never Heard Of](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/ea25598a14ac) (2019-08-08, 58 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/The_Greatest_Heists_You_ve_Never_Heard_Of_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [From Dictator to Demigod](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/8636dc77a923) (2019-08-01, 63 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/From_Dictator_to_Demigod_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Letters of Last Resort](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/7e239c3bf49c) (2019-07-25, 59 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Letters_of_Last_Resort_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Nukes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/1ffba5717edf) (2019-07-18, 54 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Nukes_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Dirty Cash In / Clean Cash Out](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/8b9694c409b7) (2019-07-11, 51 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Dirty_Cash_In___Clean_Cash_Out_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Blood Diamond / Blood Chocolate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/c43ca34f557a) (2019-07-04, 60 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Blood_Diamond___Blood_Chocolate_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [An Eye for an Eye?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/8bcd34a01b01) (2019-06-27, 63 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/An_Eye_for_an_Eye_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Witnessing 283 Executions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/71ba75c09def) (2019-06-20, 53 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Witnessing_283_Executions_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Assassinations](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/72d7b7f0fd0f) (2019-06-13, 59 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/01_Assassinations_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [International Arms Trade](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/fbc8612428e0) (2019-06-06, 60 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/International_Arms_Trade_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Smuggling](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/6d34505a2bed) (2019-05-30, 60 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Smuggling_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Ransom](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/45db2960fb90) (2019-05-23, 54 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Ransom_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Disinformation and Deep Fakes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/f9c892cf801c) (2019-05-16, 55 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Disinformation_and_Deep_Fakes_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Voodoo, Vampires, and General Butt Naked](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/e306da61bb9b) (2019-05-09, 61 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Voodoo_Vampires_and_General_Butt_Naked_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Narcopolitics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/efde5771163c) (2019-05-01, 60 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Narcopolitics_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Conspiracy Theories](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/2afc89f69a0f) (2019-05-01, 56 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/01_Conspiracy_Theories_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [How to Rig an Election](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/2b27cc74194c) (2019-05-01, 51 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/How_to_Rig_an_Election_patreon.mp3?dest-id=1212239 - [Introducing Power Corrupts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458750622/d7de0af21efd) (2019-03-24, 3 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/powercorrupts/Power_Corrupts_Trailer_Generic_Mix.mp3?dest-id=1212239 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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