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Summary The documentry series based on Leon Neyfakh's podcast of the same name about historic events features archival footage and interviews about the Iran-Contra affair in its first season.

  • MGM+
  • Oct 3, 2021
  • MGM+
  • Oct 3, 2021
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S1 • Episode 3
A Difficult Dilemma
Air Date: Oct 3, 2021
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Summary The documentry series based on Leon Neyfakh's podcast of the same name about historic events features archival footage and interviews about the Iran-Contra affair in its first season.

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Episode 1 • Sep 19, 2021
Setting the Stage
The 1979 Iranian revolution, Jimmy Carter's failure to free American hostages sets the stage for Reagan's own hostage crisis.
Episode 2 • Sep 26, 2021
Body and Soul
After Nicaragua, the Reagan Administration is convinced the Soviet Union is on the march; Lt Colonel Oliver North is tapped to support the Contras.
Episode 3 • Oct 3, 2021
A Difficult Dilemma
A civil war in Lebanon results in a new hostage crisis; National Security Advisor Robert "Bud" McFarlane's proposal.
Episode 4 • Oct 10, 2021
The Trip to Tehran
Reagan's cabinet strikes an illegal weapons-for-hostages deal with an Iranian arms merchant; proceeds pay for the Nicaraguan civil war.
Episode 5 • Oct 17, 2021
Shot Out of the Sky
Bizarre events in Iran and in Nicaragua, spark a frenzy among the press and public; Reagan's team debates how best to respond.
Episode 6 • Oct 24, 2021
The Fall Guy
The Justice Department launches an investigation into the Reagan administration's deals with Iran; one man is chosen to take the fall for the president.

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