Podcasts like Political Scandals

Leon Neyfakh (born 1985) is an American journalist, radio host and writer. He is known for hosting the podcasts Slow Burn and Fiasco, and his book The Next Next Level: A Story of Rap, Friendship, and Almost Giving Up.

Neyfakh was born in the Soviet Union and raised in Oak Park, Illinois. Both of his parents are Russian Jews who immigrated to the United States when Neyfakh was a child.

He graduated from Harvard University in 2007 with an A.B. in history and literature. During his time there, he wrote for its student newspaper, The Harvard Crimson.

Neyfakh is best known for creating and hosting Slate's podcast Slow Burn, which has covered American political scandals. The first season of the podcast was about the Watergate scandal of Richard Nixon, and the second season covered the Lewinsky scandal of Bill Clinton.