Grey Dynamics28 Kesä 2024

Former CIA Collection Management Officer on Life with Esther Atwell – Episode 55

Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics Podcast! Today we are talking to Esther Atwell, a former linguist and collection manager who spent over a decade at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Esther has had a varied career beyond intelligence, working as a tutor, realtor and court interpreter on the island of Hawaii. We discussed working in the CIA and overseas, what it takes to work in intelligence, immigrating to the US and much more. Esther is also the partner of our previous guest, CIA operations officer John Atwell.

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We Spoke About:

1:10 - Early life, learning languages, tutoring, livining overseas and joining the CIA with her husband.
18:42 - Being an Operationally Certified Collection Management Officer
23:59 - The desired traits of someone wants to work in this field
28:47 - Esether's view on faith and not mourning over missed opportunity
33:30 - Immigrating to the US and sense of patriotic duty
40:05 - Esther on working in the CIA and overseas as a woman and someone with foreign heritage
45:50 - Advice for young people looking to work in intelligence
54:16 - Cultural recommendations

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Director of MENA Analytica Dr Andreas Krieg on Strategic Weaponization of Narratives

Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics Podcast! This week we are talking to Dr Andreas Krieg, director of MENA Analytica and associate professor at King's College London. He is also the author of Subversio...

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Sibylline Head of Global Intelligence Gareth Westwood on Intelligence Management - Episode 50

Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics Podcast! This week we are talking again to Gareth Westwood, Sibylline's head of global intelligence. Gareth is a highly experienced practitioner, having previously wo...

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Editor's Note 02: Building Self Reliance and Musings About Somalia

Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics podcast. This week we are doing another editor's note. I discussed some updates concerning the course, the new website, upcoming espionage week as well as some reflec...

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German Military Intelligence Officer and Trainer Ole Donner on Intelligence Education - Episode 49

Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics Podcast! Today we are talking to Ole Donner. Ole is a former German Bundeswehr Officer and analyst. He spent time his teaching intelligence strategies, such as struct...

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Senior CIA Ops Officer John Atwell on Culture Change, Working with Five Eyes and Career Advice - Episode 48

Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics Podcast! Today, we are talking to John Atwell. John spent over twenty-three years of experience in operational and analysis roles at the Central Intelligence Agency (...

22 Maalis 202447min

DIA Counterintelligence Officer and Scholar on the FSB with Kevin P. Riehle - Episode 47

Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics Podcast! Today, we are talking to Kevin Riehle. Kevin has thirty years of experience in the US intelligence community and specialises in Russia and Counter Intelligen...

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Editor's Note 01: Intelligence School News, Next Guests and Reading List

Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics podcast. Today, we are trying something new! This is the first episode of Editor's Notes, where we keep you updated on what we're up to. We'll be discussing the Grey ...

8 Maalis 202420min

Influence and Interference: Decoding Politics and Power with Drew Biemer - Episode 46

Welcome back to the Grey Dynamics podcast! Today we have Drew Biemer back with us again. Drew is a strategic management and communications professional with 2 decades of experience in governmental, pu...

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