Featured Documentaries
GEORGE W. BUSH
From the chaos of a contested election to the defining moments of 9/11, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the long shadow of global consequences, this three-part series examines the presidency of George W. Bush with clarity and depth. This is not a retelling—it’s an investigation into power, decision-making, and the moments that reshaped America and the world. What went right, what went wrong, and what still echoes today? If you want to understand how one presidency altered the course of history, this is the series you need to hear.
CHASING POWER PODCAST
23 Min.
In this episode, host Charles Denyer examines George W. Bush not as a caricature or a punchline, but as a study in contingency. A president born of dynasty, elevated by dispute, and transformed by catastrophe...
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CHASING POWER PODCAST
27 Min.
In this episode, host Charles Denyer examines the presidency of George W. Bush at the moment where fear hardened into policy—and consequences spiraled beyond control. This episode moves from the smoke of September 11 into the invasion of Iraq...
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CHASING POWER PODCAST
26 Min.
In this episode, host Charles Denyer concludes the definitive examination of George W. Bush’s presidency as it staggers under the weight of financial collapse, broken alliances, and the sobering legacy of power shared—and contested...
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BARACK OBAMA
Across this gripping three-part series, Charles Denyer pulls back the curtain on the rise, rule, and reckoning of President Barack Obama. What begins as a meteoric ascent—a little-known senator igniting a movement and redefining political possibility—quickly gives way to the brutal realities of power: economic crisis, hard-fought legislative battles, and a nation growing increasingly divided. At its core, this is a story of ambition, pressure, and consequence—where historic achievements collide with controversy, and the promise of unity meets the enduring fractures of America itself.
CHASING POWER PODCAST
24 Min.
In this episode, host Charles Denyer unpacks the extraordinary rise of Barack Obama. From a childhood spent navigating identities to the construction of a data driven national movement, how Obama transformed empathy into strategy...
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CHASING POWER PODCAST
25 Min.
In this episode of Chasing Power, host Charles Denyer examines the presidency of Barack Obama not as a victory lap, but as a collision. A collision between optimism and resentment, precision and chaos, symbolism and backlash...
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CHASING POWER PODCAST
20 Min.
In this episode, host Charles Denyer examines Barack Obama’s second term not as a continuation of hope, but as a reckoning. A presidency no longer fueled by belief, but sustained by trust. No longer powered by transformation, but by endurance...
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BURIED BENEATH US
Buried Beneath Us is a five-part investigative documentary series on Threat Level RED that exposes the hidden reality of America’s landfill system. From toxic leachate and methane emissions to corporate influence, regulatory failure, and environmental injustice, the series uncovers how waste is managed—and who pays the price. It traces the rise of the throwaway economy, the multibillion-dollar waste industry, and the communities forced to live with the consequences. This isn’t just a story about garbage. It’s a story about power, profit, and a system designed to bury its impact—out of sight, but never truly gone.
THREAT LEVEL RED PODCAST
15 Min.
In this episode, we examine how the U.S. landfill system became a long-term environmental risk. Landfills were designed to solve the problem of open dumping, but burying waste does not make it safe. It changes how waste breaks down, creating toxic leachate and methane that can impact...
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THREAT LEVEL RED PODCAST
14 Min.
The systemic breakdown behind modern waste management that allows toxic byproducts to escape into groundwater. This episode examines how U.S. landfills, presented as safe containment systems, instead produce methane and leachate—liquid that carries heavy metals and PFAS.
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THREAT LEVEL RED PODCAST
13 Min.
America’s Waste Crisis: This episode examines how corporate actors engineered the modern throwaway economy, transforming a post-war production surplus into a system designed for continuous disposal. The result is a policy and infrastructure failure with implications for national security...
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