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Disclosure

12 episodes · 10 with AI analysis

Disclosure, the podcast dedicated to revealing the government’s inner workings, is back for Season 2. By law, nearly every move federal agencies make—every email, every memo, every receipt—belongs to the public. Access is granted through the Freedom of Information Act. FOIA obligates the government to open its files. But it also allows the government to hold back certain details, meaning that forcing transparency often requires a fight. Every Thursday, Bloomberg reporter Jason Leopold and attorney Matt Topic take audiences on a guided tour of explosive details, bureaucratic foibles and details that government officials never wanted you to know. Produced by Bloomberg and No Smiling.

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Investigative Journalism Techniques×2FOIA and Government Transparency×2Government Accountability Mechanisms×2FOIA Requests and Government TransparencyLegal Battles Over Document DisclosurePolitical InvestigationsGovernment SecrecyCourt Litigation for Information AccessClassified DocumentsFreedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation strategy

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Oct 21, 2025

Introducing: Disclosure

FOIA Requests and Government TransparencyInvestigative Journalism TechniquesLegal Battles Over Document Disclosure

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Oct 28, 2025

Getting the Real Russia Report (feat. Kyle Kinane)

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation strategyMueller investigation document release and redactionsBill Barr's handling of Mueller report disclosure

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Oct 28, 2025

How Russian Tricksters Duped the US Fed Chief (feat. Josh Gondelman, Katherine Blanford and Adam Gilbert)

Federal Reserve Security ProtocolsFOIA and Government TransparencySocial Engineering and Impersonation Attacks

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Nov 4, 2025

A Jeffrey Epstein Money Probe Stayed Hidden for 17 Years. We Found It.

Jeffrey Epstein Money Laundering InvestigationNon-Prosecution Agreements and Federal Prosecutorial DiscretionFinancial Crimes Investigation Abandonment

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Nov 11, 2025

Our Deep Dive for White House Records Starts in the Toilet

Presidential Records Act enforcement and complianceFreedom of Information Act litigation strategyWhite House document destruction allegations

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Nov 18, 2025

Waiting for Doge

FOIA and Government TransparencyDepartment of Government Efficiency (DOGE) OperationsFederal Agency Restructuring

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Nov 25, 2025

To Crack Wu-Tang Album's Secrets, FOIA FOIA Y'All (Feat. Open Mike Eagle)

FOIA Litigation StrategyGovernment Asset Forfeiture and SalesTrade Secret Exemptions in FOIA

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Dec 2, 2025

What to Expect When You’re Expecting the Epstein Files

FOIA Exemption B7A and Ongoing Investigation LoopholesEpstein Files Transparency Act Implementation and EnforcementFBI Document Processing and Resource Allocation

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Dec 9, 2025

These Federal Officers Wield the Power of Transparency

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Processing and BacklogsFederal Government Transparency and AccountabilityFOIA Technology Solutions and E-Discovery Platforms

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Dec 16, 2025

Asking the FBI to Release the Santa Files

FOIA Request Processing and Bureaucratic ObstructionFBI Central Record System (CRS) Search MethodologyAdministrative Closure vs. Formal Denial in FOIA

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