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    Dancing Oligarchs: Trump, Florida and the Russians

    Dancing Oligarchs is a breezy six-episode podcast that looks at the sometimes amusing, and often telling confluence of Russians and Donald Trump in Florida. The podcast, written and conceived by Palm Beach Post investigative reporter Pat Beall with columnist Frank Cerabino, is a clearinghouse of Trump-Russia connections in Florida that you may have known, thought you knew, or may be surprised to just be learning. It takes listeners from the gilded ballroom of Mar-a-Lago, where hundreds of oligarchs gathered for a Trump-emceed wedding of the daughter of a billionaire Russian oil dealer, to eyebrow-raising business deals with a cast of characters whose influence stretches from doomed Icelandic investment funds, over-leveraged Cyprus banks, and a Trump-named hotel in Fort Lauderdale that went belly up. Along the way there are broken margarita glasses, stolen frozen chicken legs and a Trump-promoting Haitian-American rapper. And speaking of music, to give this podcast a proper Russian vibe, the background accordion music you hear is played by Cerabino, who also adds some witty asides to Beall’s stories.
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    Episodes (6)

    Episode 6: Margarita Man, Part 2

    Episode 6: Margarita Man, Part 2

    For more on Felix Sater and Trump SoHo

    New York Times: Donald Trump settled a real estate lawsuit and a criminal case was closed   

    Los Angeles Times: Trump business associate led double life as FBI informant — and more, he says

    BuzzFeed News: How a player In the Trump-Russia scandal led a double life as an American spy

    NPR: Trump SoHo: A shiny hotel wrapped in glass, but hiding mysteries

    Harvard Political Review: A tale of two Russias

    For more on Iceland condo hotel money, Russians and jailed bankers

    Bloomberg: Hey, Mueller, you should check out Iceland

    Time: Why Russia is bailing out Iceland

    The Telegraph (Britain): Donald Trump signed off deal designed to deprive US of tens of millions of dollars in tax

    Sigrún Davíðsdóttir Icelog: Iceland, Russia and Bayrock – some facts, less fiction

    For more on the failed Trump Fort Lauderdale condo project:

    Miami Herald: Failed Donald Trump tower thrust into GOP campaign for presidency (with video and portion of 2013 Trump deposition)

    Lawsuit brought by prospective buyers: Second amended complaint

    YouTube: Wyclef Jean entertains at announcement of Fort Lauderdale project

    Looking for book-length reading?

    Craig Unger: “House of Trump, House of Putin: The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia”

    https://www.amazon.com/House-Trump-Putin-Untold-Russian/dp/152474350X

    David Cay Johnston: “The Making of Donald Trump”

    https://www.amazon.com/Making-Donald-Trump-David-Johnston/dp/1612196322

    Salvatore Lauria: “The Scorpion and the Frog”

    https://www.amazon.com/Scorpion-Frog-High-Times-Crimes/dp/1893224260

    Episode 5: Margarita Man, Part 1

    Episode 5: Margarita Man, Part 1

    For more on Felix Sater and Trump SoHo

    New York Times: Donald Trump settled a real estate lawsuit and a criminal case was closed   

    Los Angeles Times: Trump business associate led double life as FBI informant — and more, he says

    BuzzFeed News: How a player In the Trump-Russia scandal led a double life as an American spy

    NPR: Trump SoHo: A shiny hotel wrapped in glass, but hiding mysteries

    Harvard Political Review: A tale of two Russias

    For more on Iceland condo hotel money, Russians and jailed bankers

    Bloomberg: Hey, Mueller, you should check out Iceland

    Time: Why Russia is bailing out Iceland

    The Telegraph (Britain): Donald Trump signed off deal designed to deprive US of tens of millions of dollars in tax

    Sigrún Davíðsdóttir Icelog: Iceland, Russia and Bayrock – some facts, less fiction

    For more on the failed Trump Fort Lauderdale condo project:

    Miami Herald: Failed Donald Trump tower thrust into GOP campaign for presidency (with video and portion of 2013 Trump deposition)

    Lawsuit brought by prospective buyers: Second amended complaint

    YouTube: Wyclef Jean entertains at announcement of Fort Lauderdale project

    Looking for book-length reading?

    Craig Unger: “House of Trump, House of Putin: The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia”

    https://www.amazon.com/House-Trump-Putin-Untold-Russian/dp/152474350X

    David Cay Johnston: “The Making of Donald Trump”

    https://www.amazon.com/Making-Donald-Trump-David-Johnston/dp/1612196322

    Salvatore Lauria: “The Scorpion and the Frog”

    https://www.amazon.com/Scorpion-Frog-High-Times-Crimes/dp/1893224260

    Episode 1: Father of the Bride

    Episode 2: Prince of Diamonds

    Episode 3: The Flying Oligarch

    Episode 4: Bank On It