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A tiny country with unlimited money.
A massive footprint inside U.S. politics, media, universities, and national security.
And almost no public accountability.
Investigative journalist Frannie Block (The Free Press) joins me to expose how Qatar quietly became one of the most powerful foreign players inside the United States — outspending nearly every other country outside of Saudi Arabia to shape narratives, policy, and power from the inside out.
We break down how billions of dollars flow through universities, think tanks, lobbying firms, media outlets, journalists and influencers, and former U.S. officials, all while flying under the radar of the American public.
We cover:
• How Qatar outspent every other foreign nation to buy influence in the U.S.
• Why American universities became a key pipeline for foreign power
• How lobbying, PR firms, and “cultural exchange” mask political influence
• The FARA loopholes that make it all legal
• Why politicians from both parties stay silent
• How media narratives are shaped — and who benefits
• Why this would be a national scandal if China or Russia did it
This episode connects the dots between money, power, ideology, and silence — and asks the uncomfortable question:
Who are the main perpetrators, how are they doing it, AND WHY?
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
By Jillian Michaels4.1
36523,652 ratings
A tiny country with unlimited money.
A massive footprint inside U.S. politics, media, universities, and national security.
And almost no public accountability.
Investigative journalist Frannie Block (The Free Press) joins me to expose how Qatar quietly became one of the most powerful foreign players inside the United States — outspending nearly every other country outside of Saudi Arabia to shape narratives, policy, and power from the inside out.
We break down how billions of dollars flow through universities, think tanks, lobbying firms, media outlets, journalists and influencers, and former U.S. officials, all while flying under the radar of the American public.
We cover:
• How Qatar outspent every other foreign nation to buy influence in the U.S.
• Why American universities became a key pipeline for foreign power
• How lobbying, PR firms, and “cultural exchange” mask political influence
• The FARA loopholes that make it all legal
• Why politicians from both parties stay silent
• How media narratives are shaped — and who benefits
• Why this would be a national scandal if China or Russia did it
This episode connects the dots between money, power, ideology, and silence — and asks the uncomfortable question:
Who are the main perpetrators, how are they doing it, AND WHY?
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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