<![CDATA[The Soyuz Files]]> https://www.soyuzfiles.com/ Anchor Podcasts Tue, 12 May 2026 10:16:57 GMT (c) 2016 The West The West In an alternate history of the Cold War, the Soviet Union wins the Space Race -- American astronauts never land on the Moon. Told through radio news broadcasts in 1968 and 1969, The Soyuz Files takes you from the skyscrapers of Manhattan to the spires of the Kremlin. Join investigative journalist Jack Schechter as he gets swept up in the intrigue of two rocket scientists, a Soviet diplomat, and the lies that hold everything together. episodic no space,space,race,soviet,ussr,usa,history,news,radio,radio,play,fiction,soyuz,apollo,moon,conspiracyWhat if America lost the Space Race?hellothewest@gmail.comThe West <![CDATA[Part 1 – “The Space Race” – Nov. 1, 1968]]> Breaking news! The United States has lost the Space Race to the Soviet Union. On October 31, 1968, Americans received transmissions from Cosmonauts on the Lunar surface. Jack Schechter, host of WNYX's news program The Friday Review brings on Natalia Gromyko, Soviet diplomat, to discuss what this means for geopolitics and the future of the Cold War.


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]]> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soyuzfiles/episodes/Part-1--The-Space-Race--Nov--1--1968-ee8v7c http://www.soyuzfiles.com/?post_type=podcast&p=113 Wed, 08 Jun 2016 16:00:00 GMT <p>Breaking news! The United States has lost the Space Race to the Soviet Union. On October 31, 1968, Americans received transmissions from Cosmonauts on the Lunar surface. Jack Schechter, host of WNYX's news program The Friday Review brings on Natalia Gromyko, Soviet diplomat, to discuss what this means for geopolitics and the future of the Cold War.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Presented by The West, an LA-based multimedia storytelling collective. See more of our work on the stage and screen at <a href="http://thewest.la/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thewest.la</a></p> false 00:13:41 1 1 full hellothewest@gmail.com (The West)Breaking news! The United States has lost the Space Race to the Soviet Union. On October 31, 1968, Americans received transmissions from Cosmonauts on the Lunar surface. Jack Schechter, host of WNYX's news program The Friday Review brings on Natalia Gromyko, Soviet diplomat, to discuss what this means for geopolitics and the future of the Cold War. Presented by The West, an LA-based multimedia storytelling collective. See more of our work on the stage and screen at thewest.laThe Westspace,space,race,soviet,ussr,usa,history,news,radio,radio,play,fiction,soyuz,apollo,moon,conspiracy <![CDATA[Part 2 – “Cosmonauts at the White House” – Mar. 7, 1969]]> The Cosmonauts who landed on the Moon finish their world tour with a White House dinner. On the other side of the Iron Curtain, a Soviet rocket scientist named Nikolai has been sending postcards to Jacob, an American working at NASA. He brings the postcards to Jack at The Friday Review to find out why Nikolai has disappeared.


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]]> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soyuzfiles/episodes/Part-2--Cosmonauts-at-the-White-House--Mar--7--1969-ee8v7f http://www.soyuzfiles.com/?post_type=podcast&p=210 Wed, 08 Jun 2016 15:00:00 GMT <p>The Cosmonauts who landed on the Moon finish their world tour with a White House dinner. On the other side of the Iron Curtain, a Soviet rocket scientist named Nikolai has been sending postcards to Jacob, an American working at NASA. He brings the postcards to Jack at The Friday Review to find out why Nikolai has disappeared.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Presented by The West, an LA-based multimedia storytelling collective. See more of our work on the stage and screen at <a href="http://thewest.la/">thewest.la</a></p> false 00:18:15 1 2 full hellothewest@gmail.com (The West)The Cosmonauts who landed on the Moon finish their world tour with a White House dinner. On the other side of the Iron Curtain, a Soviet rocket scientist named Nikolai has been sending postcards to Jacob, an American working at NASA. He brings the postcards to Jack at The Friday Review to find out why Nikolai has disappeared. Presented by The West, an LA-based multimedia storytelling collective. See more of our work on the stage and screen at thewest.laThe Westspace,space,race,soviet,ussr,usa,history,news,radio,radio,play,fiction,soyuz,apollo,moon,conspiracy <![CDATA[Part 3 – “The Land of Righteousness” – Mar. 14, 1969]]> Jack seeks Natalia's help in locating Nikolai, but she has a word of warning to share with the idealistic journalist. Meanwhile, in the midst of the dismantling of NASA's Apollo Program, the Nixon administration doubles down on defense.


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]]> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soyuzfiles/episodes/Part-3--The-Land-of-Righteousness--Mar--14--1969-ee8v6q http://www.soyuzfiles.com/?post_type=podcast&p=299 Wed, 08 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT <p>Jack seeks Natalia's help in locating Nikolai, but she has a word of warning to share with the idealistic journalist. Meanwhile, in the midst of the dismantling of NASA's Apollo Program, the Nixon administration doubles down on defense.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Presented by The West, an LA-based multimedia storytelling collective. See more of our work on the stage and screen at <a href="http://thewest.la/">thewest.la</a></p> false 00:13:07 1 3 full hellothewest@gmail.com (The West)Jack seeks Natalia's help in locating Nikolai, but she has a word of warning to share with the idealistic journalist. Meanwhile, in the midst of the dismantling of NASA's Apollo Program, the Nixon administration doubles down on defense. Presented by The West, an LA-based multimedia storytelling collective. See more of our work on the stage and screen at thewest.laThe Westspace,space,race,soviet,ussr,usa,history,news,radio,radio,play,fiction,soyuz,apollo,moon,conspiracy <![CDATA[Part 4 – “To Moscow” – Mar. 21, 1969]]> Broadcast from the snowy streets of Moscow, Jack teams up with Igor, a Soviet journalist, to try and locate Nikolai. What they find instead is even more troubling: a ransacked home, Moscow police hot on their tail, and a deepening of Cold War paranoia.


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]]> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soyuzfiles/episodes/Part-4--To-Moscow--Mar--21--1969-ee8v6m http://www.soyuzfiles.com/?post_type=podcast&p=332 Wed, 08 Jun 2016 13:00:00 GMT <p>Broadcast from the snowy streets of Moscow, Jack teams up with Igor, a Soviet journalist, to try and locate Nikolai. What they find instead is even more troubling: a ransacked home, Moscow police hot on their tail, and a deepening of Cold War paranoia.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Presented by The West, an LA-based multimedia storytelling collective. See more of our work on the stage and screen at <a href="http://thewest.la/">thewest.la</a></p> false 00:13:23 1 4 full hellothewest@gmail.com (The West)Broadcast from the snowy streets of Moscow, Jack teams up with Igor, a Soviet journalist, to try and locate Nikolai. What they find instead is even more troubling: a ransacked home, Moscow police hot on their tail, and a deepening of Cold War paranoia. Presented by The West, an LA-based multimedia storytelling collective. See more of our work on the stage and screen at thewest.laThe Westspace,space,race,soviet,ussr,usa,history,news,radio,radio,play,fiction,soyuz,apollo,moon,conspiracy <![CDATA[Part 5 – “Diogenes Will Know” – Apr. 4, 1969]]> "Diogenes will know." "Not enough." The cryptic notes Nikolai left in the margin of a top secret document take Jack from Moscow to the Cosmodrome itself, halfway across the continent, to investigate the Soviet Space Program from within.


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]]> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soyuzfiles/episodes/Part-5--Diogenes-Will-Know--Apr--4--1969-ee8v8b http://www.soyuzfiles.com/?post_type=podcast&p=387 Wed, 08 Jun 2016 12:00:00 GMT <p>"Diogenes will know." "Not enough." The cryptic notes Nikolai left in the margin of a top secret document take Jack from Moscow to the Cosmodrome itself, halfway across the continent, to investigate the Soviet Space Program from within.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Presented by The West, an LA-based multimedia storytelling collective. See more of our work on the stage and screen at <a href="http://thewest.la/">thewest.la</a></p> false 00:21:45 1 5 full hellothewest@gmail.com (The West)"Diogenes will know." "Not enough." The cryptic notes Nikolai left in the margin of a top secret document take Jack from Moscow to the Cosmodrome itself, halfway across the continent, to investigate the Soviet Space Program from within. Presented by The West, an LA-based multimedia storytelling collective. See more of our work on the stage and screen at thewest.laThe Westspace,space,race,soviet,ussr,usa,history,news,radio,radio,play,fiction,soyuz,apollo,moon,conspiracy <![CDATA[Part 6 – “Tribunal” – July 18, 1969]]> Four months after the world learned the truth of the Soviet Moon landing, Jack returns to The Friday Review following his leave of absence to file one last report amid growing global conflict.


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]]> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soyuzfiles/episodes/Part-6--Tribunal--July-18--1969-ee8v75 http://www.soyuzfiles.com/?post_type=podcast&p=433 Wed, 08 Jun 2016 11:00:00 GMT <p>Four months after the world learned the truth of the Soviet Moon landing, Jack returns to The Friday Review following his leave of absence to file one last report amid growing global conflict.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Presented by The West, an LA-based multimedia storytelling collective. See more of our work on the stage and screen at <a href="http://thewest.la/">thewest.la</a></p> false 00:10:13 1 6 full hellothewest@gmail.com (The West)Four months after the world learned the truth of the Soviet Moon landing, Jack returns to The Friday Review following his leave of absence to file one last report amid growing global conflict. Presented by The West, an LA-based multimedia storytelling collective. See more of our work on the stage and screen at thewest.laThe Westspace,space,race,soviet,ussr,usa,history,news,radio,radio,play,fiction,soyuz,apollo,moon,conspiracy