American Scandal Stories
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American Scandal Stories

by Dr. Nathan Pali

America loves a hero. And America loves to watch one fall. From the boardroom to the ballot box, the same story plays out — ambition curdles into deception, power invites corruption, and eventually, the truth finds a way out. American Scandal is the story of our dark side. How it happens. Why it keeps happening. Hosted by Dr. Nathan Pali.

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1
Hannibal's Strategic Failure: Lessons in Leadership
14:24 Mar 7, 2026
2
Gregor Mendel's Ignored Genius
14:58 Mar 7, 2026
3
The Gleiwitz Incident's Role in World War II
10:39 Mar 7, 2026
4
The Ford Edsel: A $2.5 Billion Blunder
12:11 Mar 5, 2026
5
The Fall of Singapore: A Leadership Failure
15:32 Mar 5, 2026
6
The English Peasant's Revolt of 1381
7:47 Mar 5, 2026
7
Dr. John Dee: The Queen's Advisor Who Fell for a Conman
13:09 Mar 4, 2026
8
The Fall of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
7:23 Mar 4, 2026
9
The Roman Bacchanalia Panic of 186 B.C.
11:06 Mar 4, 2026
10
James Buchanan: The President Who Stood By
9:55 Mar 3, 2026
11
Bernard Kornfeld's Mutual Fund Empire Collapse
8:48 Mar 3, 2026
12
Barbara McClintock: The Cornfield Genius
11:41 Mar 3, 2026
13
German Navy's WWII Collapse Due to Leadership Failure
14:11 Mar 3, 2026
14
Hannibal's Epic Alpine Ambition and Ultimate Downfall
14:24 Mar 2, 2026
15
Fall of Singapore: A Masterclass in Failure
15:32 Mar 1, 2026
16
Gregor Mendel's Ignored Genius
14:58 Feb 28, 2026
17
Edward III and the Hundred Years' War
14:14 Feb 27, 2026
18
Edward III and the Hundred Years' War
14:14 Feb 27, 2026
19
Operation Eagle Claw: A Rescue Mission Failure
16:11 Feb 26, 2026
20
The East India Company's Epic Fail
14:22 Feb 25, 2026
21
James K. Polk: The Dark Horse President
14:21 Feb 24, 2026
22
New Coke: A Lesson in Metrics vs. Emotion
10:51 Feb 23, 2026
23
Frobisher's Fool's Gold Fiasco
11:32 Feb 22, 2026
24
The Ford Edsel: A $2.5 Billion Failure
12:11 Feb 21, 2026
25
The Vasa: A Tale of Ambitious Failure
9:20 Feb 21, 2026
26
Barbara McClintock and the Dogma of Genetics
11:41 Feb 20, 2026
27
America's Red Scares: Palmer & McCarthy
10:33 Feb 19, 2026
28
Leadership Failure: Saddam's Paper Tiger Military
11:05 Feb 18, 2026
29
Imperial Japanese Navy's Fatal Flaws
14:03 Feb 17, 2026
30
Queen Elizabeth I's Magician & the Con Man
13:09 Feb 16, 2026
31
Nikolai Vavilov: Science vs. Ideology and Starvation
8:08 Feb 15, 2026
32
The Irish Brigade at Fredericksburg's Mary's Heights
8:41 Feb 14, 2026
33
Napoleon's Ulm Maneuver of 1805
6:29 Feb 13, 2026
34
Operation Market Garden: A Bridge Too Far
9:48 Feb 12, 2026
35
Maximilian I of Mexico: A Crown He Didn't Need
8:55 Feb 11, 2026
36
Mark Dreyer: The Ponzi Scheme Under Our Noses
9:28 Feb 10, 2026
37
The Maginot Line's Failure to Halt WWII
9:14 Feb 9, 2026
38
The Charge of the Light Brigade: A Leadership Fiasco
10:31 Feb 8, 2026
39
The Jacquerie Revolt of 1358
8:40 Feb 7, 2026
40
Hiro Onoda: The Soldier Who Never Surrendered
8:15 Feb 6, 2026
41
The Gleiwitz Incident: A Story of Deception
10:39 Feb 5, 2026
42
The English Peasants' Revolt of 1381
7:47 Feb 4, 2026
43
Roman Bacchanalia Panic of 186 B.C.
11:06 Feb 3, 2026
44
The Challenger Tragedy: What Went Wrong
7:39 Feb 2, 2026
45
The Fall of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
7:23 Feb 1, 2026
46
Stanislav Petrov: The Man Who Saved the World
11:40 Jan 31, 2026
47
Bernard Kornfeld's Mutual Fund Empire
8:48 Jan 30, 2026
48
Oleg Penkovsky: The Soviet Colonel Who Saw Through the Bluff
9:38 Jan 29, 2026
49
Calm, Legal, and Catastrophic: James Buchanan’s Failed Presidency
9:55 Jan 17, 2026
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