# Authoritarian Threats, Election Cyberattacks and the Mystery of the Edmund Fitzgerald

An episode of [America At Night with McGraw Milhaven](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1660820255), 29 Oct 2026, 2 h 01 min.

Audio: https://pdrl.fm/1345aa/traffic.megaphone.fm/WWO5405676013.mp3

Tonight on America At Night with McGraw Milhaven, former U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul, professor of international studies at Stanford University, joins the show to discuss his bold vision for confronting authoritarian threats. Drawing on his book and perspective on global affairs, McFaul examines the growing struggle between autocracies and democracies and the challenges posed by China, Russia, and the changing global order. McGraw also speaks with Sultan Meghji, founder and CEO of Frontier Foundry, senior technical expert at CSIS, and the FDIC’s inaugural Chief Innovation Officer, about hackers targeting the U.S. Federal Election Commission system and disrupting campaign finance disclosures just days before the midterm elections. Plus, author John Bacon joins the show to discuss The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald, revisiting the famous Great Lakes shipwreck and the story behind one of maritime history’s most enduring tragedies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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