UW Milwaukee: Leon Neyfakh, creator of popular Watergate podcast, to visit UWM April 27

CONTACT: Christopher Cantwell, 414-229-4361, cantwelc@uwm.edu

MILWAUKEE _ Join journalist Leon Neyfakh for a conversation about impeachment, the presidency and podcasting on April 27.
Neyfakh, a writer for Slate Magazine, is the creator of “Slow Burn,” the popular podcast exploring the Watergate scandal during the presidency of Richard Nixon. Neyfakh will talk about presidential politics past and present at UWM with WUWM radio host Mitch Teich.
The conversation will delve into the Watergate cover-up, the congressional aides who uncovered the scope of the scandal and how this historical context can shed light on today’s political climate.

“We’re excited to bring Mr. Neyfakh and his extensive knowledge of presidential politics to Milwaukee,” said Christopher Cantwell, a UWM assistant professor of history who helped organize the event. “President Nixon’s resignation in the wake of the Watergate scandal is still one of the most impactful events in modern U.S. history. Given today’s tense political climate, the lessons we can learn from ‘Slow Burn’ might help us navigate our current situations.”

The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Register at bit.ly/slowburnmke. Parking is available on Downer Avenue and in the adjacent neighborhood, as well as in the UWM Pavilion Parking Garage (3409 N. Downer Ave.) for a fee.

Neyfakh will be available for a half hour before the event to talk with the media.

The event is sponsored by the UWM Center for 21st Century Studies and WUWM Radio, with additional support from the UWM Golda Meir Digital

Humanities Lab and the UWM departments of History and Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies.

Where: UW-Milwaukee Merrill Hall, Room 131, 2512 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee
When: April 27, 2018 6:30-8 p.m.