"Just an all-time great hook and driving question. Patrick Radden Keefe is a maddeningly talented journalist, and his journey to get an answer to a very simple question has so many fun surprises along the way."

- Sam Mullins, Sam Mullins Media/CBC/Raw

Wind of Change is a meticulously crafted narrative that reads like a geopolitical thriller but plays as an incisive journalistic investigation. Drawing on archive materials, expert interviews, and a persistent reporter’s curiosity, the show traces the origins of one of the 1990s' most iconic rock ballads, only to raise the stakes with a tantalizing conspiracy: could the CIA have engineered the hit as a Cold War weapon? The podcast’s structure—blending rock‑era nostalgia with detective work—simmers with tension and doubt, while occasionally straining under its own intrigue. Still, its greatest achievement lies in how it transforms a familiar song into a doorway into cultural history, statecraft, and the enduring power of myth.