Hey, drilled listeners, it's Amy. We're on a little bit of a hiatus right now. I'm working on a book that's due in February.

We're also working on a couple of new seasons that will be coming your way early next year and throughout the year. And in the meantime,

I want to introduce you to a new podcast that I love. It's produced by The Lever and hosted by

David Serrata, a former Bernie Sanders speechwriter and Oscar-nominated screenwriter of the

2021 film Don't Look Up. It's called Master Plan.

And it's the culmination of years of investigative reporting. Master Plan exposes the deliberate

scheme to legalize corruption in the U.S., allowing the wealthy to buy policies that benefit

themselves to the detriment of everyone else.

The Lover Team has unearthed never before reported documents, proving this 50-year plot

was a coordinated effort by wealthy individuals and political ideologues.

Once you start, I don't think you're going to be able to stop listening. The whole thing is available

for binge listening now, so go check it out once this episode is done. Without further ado,

here is Master Plan. The Lever.

Subscriber supported journalism that holds power accountable.

This is corruption. This is bribery. Don't let it stand.

This corruption is an American issue.

We live in a corrupt nation, a nation

corrupt to its bones. We have reached a saturation point of corruption at the federal level.

It is corrosive on society because nobody has any trust or belief or puts any legitimacy in our

institutions anymore.

When I say the word corrupt, what jumps into your mind?

Maybe you think about a file on your computer's hard drive not working, or the blue screen of death. The file has been corrupted.

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