In the 1930s, Lucky Luciano, one of American history’s most notorious mobsters, was finally taken down by a rookie prosecutor. Eunice Carter was one of the first Black Women ever to become a prosecutor in America. She operated from the heart of

Episode 1: The Digital Fever Swamp

Dec 8th, 2021 35m 48s

Investigative journalist Robert Evans explores the murky online spaces where the Capitol insurrection was conceived and planned. He discovers how a single lie snowballed online into one of the biggest gaslights in American political history.The

Episode 2: Stop The Steal

Dec 8th, 2021 39m 49s

Robert Evans delves into the deep history of Donald Trump’s ‘Stop the Steal’ campaign, getting on the trail of a wily right wing activist at the heart of the operation.The Assault on America is produced by Cool Zone Media, iHeartRadio, and Nove

Episode 3: No Ordinary Rioters

Dec 8th, 2021 37m 30s

There were those at the Capitol insurrection who got carried away in the moment and acted rashly. There were others who planned for violence from the start. Robert Evans looks under the hood of the most extensively prosecuted paramilitary organ

Episode 4: The Canary in the Coal Mine

Dec 8th, 2021 29m 22s

The Capitol insurrection was a content creation exercise on an epic scale. Robert Evans tells the story of a far right influencer addicted to online engagement, who surfed the social media algorithms, cruising through music and politics before

Episode 5: The Inside Man

Dec 8th, 2021 35m 41s

The virus enters the mainframe. Donald Trump’s Big Lie is ushered into the Senate Chamber by a ruthlessly ambitious young Senator who will do anything to get ahead, even at the cost of democracy itself.The Assault on America is produced by Cool

Episode 6: Hugs and Kisses

Dec 8th, 2021 37m 49s

In the wake of the Capitol insurrection, Donald Trump claimed that his supporters had posed “zero threat” to police and had offered them “hugs and kisses”. Robert Evans hears from Capitol Police officers who tell a different story, having battl

Episode 7: The Lost Cause

Dec 8th, 2021 37m 7s

Not every police officer at the Capitol insurrection acquitted themselves with the courage of the heroes we heard about in Episode 6. Robert Evans addresses one of the scariest questions about the siege: how come so many cops were part of the m

Episode 8: The Digital Dragnet

Dec 8th, 2021 35m 44s

You can’t solve a mass crime without a mass investigation, but the wheels of justice turn slowly. Robert Evans meets the citizen sleuths taking the investigation into their own hands. From their bedrooms and home offices across the world, ordin

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Introducing: The Assault on America

Nov 30th, 2021 3m 2s

Introducing a documentary series from host Robert Evans investigating the events of the Capitol insurrection. Stories of instigators and extremists who deployed mob violence to subvert American democracy. Learn more about your ad-choices at ht

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