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The untold tale of the woman who broke one of the biggest scandals in U.S. history. The true story of Courtney “Cookie” Hood, former model 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 big 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. Award winning filmmaker, Steven Esteb, takes us into the dangerous and improbable lives of Cookie and her team of courageous wartime journalists covering the civil wars, revolutions, and US missteps in Central America. JOURNALISTA is dangerous, irreverent, insatiable, and hilarious. An inside look at the insane world of combat journalism. They worked hard, and they partied harder.Stephen Kinzer (former bureau chief of the New York Times) writes: “During the 1980s and 1990s, Cookie Hood was the driving forc
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- Sep 19, 20231h 3m
The Smoking Gun
A CIA plane is shot down over Nicaragua, and the rush is on to get the biggest story of the decade.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Sep 12, 202357 min
The Damage Done
The wild life catches up with Cookie, and she finally faces her own revolution.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Sep 5, 202342 min
Ambush
At the peak of her powers, Cookie is taking flak from every direction, including an ambush from her biggest rival...the U.S government.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Aug 29, 202345 min
The Comfortable Scam
Cookie saves the world from a nuclear holocaust, then saves her boys from their own personal disasters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Aug 22, 202346 min
Down and Dirty
Cookie leads a news team into the most remote parts of Nicaragua, in search of terror.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Aug 15, 202344 min
Chicho and the Mermaid
Cookie’s son talks about growing up in a war zone, then his mom faces her own death.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Aug 8, 202341 min
The Ever Elusive War
Cookie heads into the jungle looking for the war. Unfortunately…she finds it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Aug 1, 202341 min
Partying with Pablo
Cookie’s early life as Mrs. Scarface. She parties her way into a job with CBS News bureau in Nicaragua.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The untold tale of the woman who broke one of the biggest scandals in U.S. history. The true story of Courtney “Cookie” Hood, former model 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 big 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. Award winning filmmaker, Steven Esteb, takes us into the dangerous and improbable lives of Cookie and her team of courageous wartime journalists covering the civil wars, revolutions, and US missteps in Central America. JOURNALISTA is dangerous, irreverent, insatiable, and hilarious. An inside look at the insane world of combat journalism. They worked hard, and they partied harder.Stephen Kinzer (former bureau chief of the New York Times) writes: “During the 1980s and 1990s, Cookie Hood was the driving forc
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