It’s 1990. The Berlin Wall just fell. The Soviet Union is on the verge of collapse. And the soundtra
Chapter 1: Bug’s Plan. It’s 2014. Adelanto is a bankrupt city in the California desert known for its
When Patrick Radden Keefe heard that the Scorpions were coming to town last month, he knew he had to
Patrick has a new book that's just out, Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks
Everything was going great for Jason Rezaian. He was The Washington Post’s correspondent in Tehran.
Thanks for listening to Wind of Change. We’ve made two additional episodes of the show — a pair of s
HANOVER, GERMANY, 2020: There is one last person Patrick needs to ask about “Wind of Change.” At a s
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, 2019: On a boat ride down the Moskva River, Patrick starts to fear that this entire
CAYMAN ISLANDS, 1982: The Scorpions’ manager Doc McGhee has a secret past: he played a role in one o
MOSCOW, USSR, 1989: Klaus Meine, the lead singer of the Scorpions, has said for 30 years that the Mo
LENINGRAD, USSR, 1988: Patrick finds another person who has told an eerily similar story about the S
LAGOS, NIGERIA, 1961: One of America’s most beloved singers died without ever knowing that during th
KYIV, UKRAINE, 2019: Patrick flies to Ukraine and witnesses how fully the political message of “Wind
LANGLEY, VIRGINIA, 2011:The Scorpions’ song “Wind of Change” became the soundtrack to the end of the
A power ballad helped bring down the Soviet Union. Was it written by the CIA? Journalist Patrick Rad
