The Wolves of K Street Podcast

Congress is always trying to clean up Washington and fix the system. 
But every attempt at reform has created unintended consequences. 
In this episode, we discuss how efforts to get big money out of politics has hurt the Republican and Democratic parties, opened the door to the influence of billionaires -- and hurt our democracy.

Paul Manafort, Hunter Biden and the rise of foreign lobbying. Brody and Luke Mullins interview New York Times reporter Ken Vogel about his new book, "Devil's Advocates."

After 50 years of watching government regulations expand into their businesses, U.S. corporations mount an offensive in Washington in the mid-1970s. We break down a pivotal turning point: The industry effort to block a key government agency from regulating TV advertisements for sugared cereal. The lobbying campaign was led by the infamous lobbyist Tommy Boggs, who used novel tactics, from using allies in Congress to block funding for the agency – to finding a friend to write a critical editorial in The Washington Post.  

Meet Tommy Boggs, the first lobbyist of the modern era. Boggs was a cigar-chomping Southerner who redefined how the lobbying game was played in the 1970s and 1980s and founded Washington's preeminent lobbying firm, Patton Boggs.

We talk to former Trump White House aide Harrison Fields about how lobbying works in the age of Donald Trump. Harrison tells us what makes Trump a populist and breaks down the influence tactics work -- and those that don't.

Brody and Luke Mullins provide a masterclass on the history of lobbying, showing how corporate power has risen and fallen in cycles over time -- and explain how history could be repeating itself with the election of Donald Trump.

In the first episode of the Wolves of K Street podcast, Brody and Luke Mullins take listeners inside the opening scene of the book on the exclusive grounds of the Robert Trent Jones golf course outside of Washington, D.C., just days before the course was set to host the nationally televised Tiger Woods charity PGA tournament.
We paint the chilling scene for the audience – and discuss how we decided to open the book with a dead body on a golf course, how we dug up all the unforgettable details – the “DO NOT RESUSITATE” sign – and reveal other behind-the-scenes secrets from our reporting.