Master plan
An upcoming podcast series exposes the 50-year plot to legalize corruption in America. Listen to the trailer now.
The Lever (2024)
Master Plan will launch in mid-2024, but you can subscribe on your podcast player of choice and listen to the trailer right now.
Master Plan, a podcast by The Lever, reveals how extremists and tycoons orchestrated a system of legalized corruption in America. The first season of this series traces the untold history from the 1970s to today, showing how a small group of operatives and oligarchs used vast wealth to manipulate key U.S. government policies for personal gain at the expense of everyone else. Launching in mid-2024, MASTER PLAN is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other platforms. For early access, ad-free episodes, and exclusive content, subscribe to The Lever at levernews.com. MASTER PLAN is narrated by David Sirota, an investigative journalist and Oscar-nominee for his work on the film Don’t Look Up. He co-produced the acclaimed MELTDOWN podcast with Alex Gibney, examining the financial crisis and its role in Donald Trump's rise. Sirota, a former speechwriter for Bernie Sanders, founded The Lever, an award-winning outlet dedicated to holding power accountable.
Don’T Look Up
Don't Look Up is an award-winning climate film, directed by Adam McKay and co-written by David Sirota.
Netflix (2021)
Sirota’s work on Don’t Look Up received a nomination in the Best Original Screenplay category at the 2021 Academy Awards. The film follows two astronomers as they go on a media tour to warn humankind of a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth. The response from a distracted world: Meh.
“[I]t’s the end of the world and you should absolutely, unequivocally not feel fine. (But do laugh.)”
“It would all be absurd if it didn’t feel so close to reality.”
“[A] different kind of disaster movie, where the threat isn’t what’s to come so much as the state of affairs as they now stand.”
Meltdown
Produced by Academy Award-winning documentarian Alex Gibney, MELTDOWN features exclusive interviews with Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Thomas Frank, Matt Taibbi, and Sirota's never-before-aired interview with Barack Obama.
Audible Original Podcast (2021)
“‘Meltdown’ explores why the financial crisis happened, how the bailout went so wrong, why politicians covered up Wall Street’s crimes and what the lasting impact of the meltdown was on America’s political, social and economic fabric.”
Narrated by David Sirota, Meltdown explores how the financial crisis and the Obama administration’s response helped create the conditions for the rise of Donald Trump, and how Democrats risk repeating the same history today.
“‘Meltdown’ is enraging and engaging, must-listen audio entertainment for anyone who wants to know how we ended up where we are now—and where we might be going next.”
“Give ‘Meltdown’ the careful, thoughtful listen it deserves.”