The Gist

Filmmaker Bryan Fogel had a simple hypothesis: The worldwide anti-doping system is a joke. To test his theory, Fogel wanted to dope himself and evade detection. A Russian anti-doping lab director agreed to help. Months later, Fogel’s personal doping coach was blowing the whistle on Russia’s piss-swapping scam to get around anti-doping rules. Fogel’s documentary, Icarus, is available on Netflix.  In the Spiel: The Instagram drama of Louise Linton, wife of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices