Associate professor of history co-hosts podcast about Operation Paperclip with Michael Ian Black

 

Monique Laney, an associate professor ofhistory, has been co-hosting a podcast series for Amazon Studios and the Los Angeles Times Studios with actor and comedian Michael Ian Black.

Laney said she received an email inquiry from Tree Fort, a well-known podcasting company, to talk about her expertise in the military project known as Operation Paperclip. Operation Paperclip, which was originally known as Operation Overcast, was a secret intelligence program that brought Nazi scientists to America after World War II. These scientists contributed to American advancements in rocketry, aviation, military technology and chemical weapons.

“I was contacted by the producer and during our conversation, it became apparent that she was actually interviewing me to be one of the co-hosts of the show,” Laney said. “The producer, Lisa Ammerman, said she liked my particular take and the way that I approach the topic, and that’s how this collaboration began.”

In the podcast series “Paperclip: America’s Nazi Scientist,” Laney co-hosts with Black to examine this little-known and shocking piece of American history, one episode at a time. Laney co-hosts the first five podcasts in the series, and the fifth episode is scheduled to released on Tuesday, June 16.

To listen to the series, click here.