Journalista Podcast Reveals Scandals Galore -- from Drug Cartels To The White House

 The cool thing about scandals is that they do not follow any scripted narrative. Scandals are as unpredictable as tornadoes and just as deadly. Scandals have layers and secrets, and more layers and more secrets. They're deliciously naughty in their spreading malevolence.

Unfortunately, with political polarization, no can even agree on what is defined as a scandal anymore. A presidential candidate pays off a porn star that he had an illicit affair with, so that knowledge won't impact his presidential aspirations? Not a scandal for Trumpers. A scandal for, well, a lot of other people. Sadly, today, one person's scandal is another person's battling wokeness.

With scandals flying everywhere like cat fur in a wind tunnel, iHeartMedia has announced “Journalista,” a new nine-part series that tells the story of the woman who broke one of the biggest scandals in U.S. history. The podcast will tell the true story of Courtney “Cookie” Hood, former model, party girl, and ex-wife of a Colombian drug cartel kingpin, hired to manage the CBS/60 Minutes field office in Managua, Nicaragua during the civil war in the 80s.

What starts as another party for her, ends up being the
history-making adventure of a lifetime, blowing the lid off the Iran-Contra scandal and almost taking down the Reagan presidency.

The first two episodes of “Journalista” are now available, with new episodes every Tuesday.

“Life as a journalist during wartime was intense. We worked hard and partied even harder, because we never knew what was going to happen the next day,” said Courtney “Cookie” Hood. “The CBS office in Nicaragua was many things – a news office, a respite from war and party central. Every day and night journalists, movie stars, rock stars, politicians, and royalty would arrive. It was the place to be and be seen. By sharing these adventures, I hope our listeners understand the chaos and danger from these most uncertain times.”

“During the 1980s and 1990s, Cookie Hood was the single driving force behind the most successful television coverage of Central America that appeared across the United States,” said Stephen Kinzer, former bureau chief of The New York Times. "Journalista is a series of stories over four decades in the making and will entrance each listener to the realities of what really happened during that time."

Journalista is hosted by Steven Esteb, starring Cookie Hood, written and produced by Steven Esteb (“Hate Crime,”“Dirty Politics”), executive producers, Tyler Klang for iHeartMedia, Sean J. Donnelly (“Hate Crime”), Cookie Hood, Ellen K (Ellen K Morning Show) and Jason Waggenspack, CEO of the Ranch Film Studios and producer of “The True Don Quixote” and “The Look-Alike.”

Journalista is distributed by iHeartPodcasts, and upon the conclusion of the podcast, a documentary will be released with Hood diving into the background of the story and sharing insights that have been kept secret for over 40 years. For more information, visit JournalistaPodcast.com.

So get ready to get your scandal on. This scandal should make most people happy. It's not about Trump or Hunter Biden's laptop. It's got dirty politicians, drug cartels, corrupt media, and, of course, sex. 

Did you read what I just wrote? Sex!

Listen To the First Two Episodes Now