Breaking news! The United States has lost the Space Race to the Soviet Union. On October 31, 1968, Americans received transmissions from Cosmonauts on the Lunar surface. Jack Schechter, host of WNYX's news program The Friday Review brings on Na

Part 2 – “Cosmonauts at the White House” – Mar. 7, 1969

Jun 8th, 2016 18m 15s

The Cosmonauts who landed on the Moon finish their world tour with a White House dinner. On the other side of the Iron Curtain, a Soviet rocket scientist named Nikolai has been sending postcards to Jacob, an American working at NASA. He brings

Part 3 – “The Land of Righteousness” – Mar. 14, 1969

Jun 8th, 2016 13m 7s

Jack seeks Natalia's help in locating Nikolai, but she has a word of warning to share with the idealistic journalist. Meanwhile, in the midst of the dismantling of NASA's Apollo Program, the Nixon administration doubles down on defense.Presen

Part 4 – “To Moscow” – Mar. 21, 1969

Jun 8th, 2016 13m 23s

Broadcast from the snowy streets of Moscow, Jack teams up with Igor, a Soviet journalist, to try and locate Nikolai. What they find instead is even more troubling: a ransacked home, Moscow police hot on their tail, and a deepening of Cold War p

Part 5 – “Diogenes Will Know” – Apr. 4, 1969

Jun 8th, 2016 21m 45s

"Diogenes will know." "Not enough." The cryptic notes Nikolai left in the margin of a top secret document take Jack from Moscow to the Cosmodrome itself, halfway across the continent, to investigate the Soviet Space Program from within.Presen

Part 6 – “Tribunal” – July 18, 1969

Jun 8th, 2016 10m 13s

Four months after the world learned the truth of the Soviet Moon landing, Jack returns to The Friday Review following his leave of absence to file one last report amid growing global conflict.Presented by The West, an LA-based multimedia stor