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Narativ with Zev Shalev

Narativ with Zev Shalev

Daily dispatches from the frontlines of the war on democracy from ex-CBS News EP. “Rarely wrong, often ahead, and effective in ways history may yet fully credit.”

Top posts

NEW: A Federal Judge Just Took Control of the Epstein Files

Dec 1 • Zev Shalev

BREAKING: Election Advocates Demand Recount in Tennessee

Dec 4 • Zev Shalev and Dean Blundell

Whistle Blower: Russian Breach of US Data Through DOGE Was Carried Out Over Starlink "Directly to Russia"

Apr 16 • Zev Shalev

BREAKING NEWS: Russian IP Addresses Accessing US Government Data via Elon Musk's DOGE

Apr 15 • Zev Shalev

A Senator Finally Said the 'B' Word

Oct 20 • Zev Shalev

Recent posts

BREAKING: Election Advocates Demand Recount in Tennessee

They’re questioning how 31,000 additional votes appeared with 99.4% votes counted - and that's not all.

Dec 4 •

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THE NARATIV — Thursday, Dec 4, 2025

Admiral "Mitch" Bradley on the Hill as War Crimes Pressure Mounts on Hegseth; What was Bill Gates' involvement with Epstein and Trump?

Dec 4 •

Breaking News: Ghislaine Maxwell Will File for Prison Release

Months after Todd Blanche’s two-day interview, she’s moved to minimum security and filing to get out.

Dec 3 •

SPECIAL REPORT: Maxwell Files to Escape Prison as First Images From Inside Epstein's Island Go Public

House Democrats release evidence while Trump's co-conspirator makes her move

Dec 3 •

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1:17:02

THE NARATIV — Wednesday, Dec 3, 2025

Pentagon Brass Distances Itself from Hegseth as War Crimes Pressure Mounts

Dec 3 •

PENTAGON BLOWS UP WHITE HOUSE COVER STORY: HEGSETH KILL ORDER WAS “PRESIDENTIALLY DIRECTED”

The FiveStack breaks down the regime’s worst day yet—from war crimes to Wall Street insider trading

Dec 2 •

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1:12:57

Podcasts

Narativ with Zev Shalev

West Point History Professor: "The Worst Secretary of Defense in 250 Years"

FiveStack w Dean & Zev

How We Broke The News About Trump's National Security Strategy

The Greatest Heist

THE GREATEST HEIST BOOK 2 | Chapter 4 The Storm

34 victims and an airtight case. A sure thing—until Ken Starr arrived.

Nov 30 •

THE GREATEST HEIST BOOK 2 | Chapter 3 The Quiet

Exclusive: In 2006, Palm Beach police referred the Epstein case to the FBI. This is the incredible true story of Maria Farmer: the first woman to report…

Nov 23 •

THE GREATEST HEIST BOOK 2 | Chapter 2 The Arrest

When Jeffrey Epstein was arrested in 2006, some executives at JPMorgan believed it would end his relationship with the bank. But Epstein had a secret…

Nov 16 •

The Greatest Heist Book 2 | Chapter 1 The Gathering

Ohio, 1995. Four men came together to rescue a failing real estate dream. 13 years later, the same four men were central to the worst financial crash in…

Nov 10 •

The Collapse Specialist: What We Learned From Tonight’s Greatest Heist Discussion

The Greatest Heist Book Club | Newly unsealed documents reveal Jeffrey Epstein’s role in the 2008 crash—and a pattern going back decades

Nov 7 •

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29:56

Trump-Epstein

NEW: A Federal Judge Just Took Control of the Epstein Files

DOJ confirmed over 1,000 victims. Then exposed their names to Congress. Now the court is stepping in.

Dec 1 •

The Bannon-Epstein Emails Reveal a Shadow Government Clinging To Power

Newly released files show two desperate men plotting image rehabilitation while trading access to power.

Nov 25 •

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Banner & Backbone Media

1:05:46

The Suppression Of Katie Johnson

Exclusive: Newly released emails show how Jeffrey Epstein alerted key members of Trump’s inner circle within hours of a 2016 rape lawsuit against Trump

Nov 17 •

Jamie Dimon Has Some Explaining to Do About Epstein

JPMorgan’s CEO is blaming a single former executive for the bank’s Epstein relationship. The facts don’t support that story.

Oct 21 •

A Senator Finally Said the 'B' Word

Senator Wyden confirms what I've reported for six years: Epstein ran a blackmail scheme. So why is the New York Times burying it?

Oct 20 •

FiveStack w Dean & Zev

1:18:36

How We Broke The News About Trump's National Security Strategy

FiveStack Special Report | A 33-page national security strategy reveals America has switched teams

Dec 5 •

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, and

59:27

Ghost Counties: The Votes That Don’t Add Up

The FiveStack: A team of 60 veterans and data analysts found five fake counties in election night data—and millions of vanishing votes

Dec 4 •

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, and

1:17:02

SPECIAL REPORT: Maxwell Files to Escape Prison as First Images From Inside Epstein's Island Go Public

House Democrats release evidence while Trump's co-conspirator makes her move

Dec 3 •

and

1:12:57

PENTAGON BLOWS UP WHITE HOUSE COVER STORY: HEGSETH KILL ORDER WAS “PRESIDENTIALLY DIRECTED”

The FiveStack breaks down the regime’s worst day yet—from war crimes to Wall Street insider trading

Dec 2 •

and

TTT LIVE

1:01:29

West Point History Professor: "The Worst Secretary of Defense in 250 Years"

Hegseth's triple catastrophe is Day 319 on The Trump Tyranny Tracker Live

Dec 5 •

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, and

Terrence Goggin

32:35

Breaking: Leaked Audio Reveals Steve Witkoff Coaching Vladimir Putin’s Advisor on Pitching Ukraine 'Peace Deal' Proposal to Trump

Trump Tyranny Tracker LIVE Day 310 | Witkoff told Kremlin how to pitch Russia’s surrender plan to make it look like Trump’s idea

Nov 26 •

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37:41

Britain Cuts Intelligence Ties as Trump’s Caribbean Killing Spree Shatters Allied Trust

The FiveStack | The special relationship fractures as extrajudicial strikes, broken promises to MI5, and systematic intelligence purges isolate America…

Nov 12 •

and

32:45

Breaking News: Senate Votes Down Trump Tariffs

Trump Tyranny Tracker Live | Day 283 Of Democratic Collapse

Oct 31 •

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The New Feudalism

1:01:56

Tech's Last Liberal: What Silicon Valley Did to the Man Who Refused to Bend the Knee

Mike Brock walked away from crypto royalty because staying meant surrendering his values. What he saw inside the machine should terrify you.

Nov 18 •

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How The Deep State Captured America

How venture capital investments transformed intelligence networks into the US government itself

Jul 1 •

The United States of Surveillance

As the dollar crashes and authoritarians unite, your every move is being watched, stored, and weaponized

Jun 27 •

Exclusive: A New Suspect Emerges in the Hacking of Democracy

How Leonard Leo's $1.65 billion deal created unprecedented election security vulnerabilities

Jun 20 •

Dems Demand Answers About Palantir's "Surveillance Nightmare"

Ten lawmakers demand answers about the federal mega-database violating privacy laws first exposed on Narativ.

Jun 18 •

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