Inside the Kremlin's Playbook: How Russia Really Works (with Michael Carpenter)
Former OSCE ambassador and Pentagon and NSC official Michael Carpenter argues Russia is weaker than it appears yet keeps being rescued by a West gripped by fear of escalation. And that the newly trans...
21 Kesä 44min
What the CIA Knows About Iran That Washington Keeps Getting Wrong (with Mark Fowler)
Former CIA Iran ops officer Mark Fowler joins Jerry and John to explain why Iran is one of the hardest targets on earth. From running agents and sources, Fowler has insight into the Iranian worldview:...
14 Kesä 52min
Swinging at Curveball: When You Want It Bad, You Get It Bad (with Bob Drogin)
In 2003, a single Iraqi refugee — codenamed Curveball — fabricated stories about Iraqi weapons. The U.S. intelligence community, desperate for sources after 9/11, laundered his claims into a National ...
7 Kesä 53min
How Everyone Else Sees America (with Gabriel Gatehouse) - ENCORE
ENCORE EPISODE - Gabriel Gatehouse is a journalist and broadcaster and author of “The Coming Storm” that looks at Q Anon and the January 6th conspiracies. And he’s British! Watch Mission Implausible o...
31 Touko 41min
The Hawaiian Cult that raised Tulsi Gabbard (with Christine Gralow) - ENCORE
In light of this week's resignation of Tulsi Gabbard, we're re-running our recent very illuminating episode about her. Also, check out John Sipher's timely piece on her in The Bullwark on May 19. http...
24 Touko 37min
Hunting Weapons of Mass Destruction (with Andy Weber)
Nuclear weapons-usable uranium, biolabs for biological warfare, secret chemical facilities -- In Operation Sapphire, Former Assistant Secretary of Defense Andy Weber found and disposed of them. Where ...
17 Touko 42min
How the CIA Decides What’s Legal (with James Petrila)
Former CIA and NSA attorney Jim Petrila explains the legal decisions about covert action, presidential power, and the legal guardrails surrounding America’s intelligence agencies. He argues that the T...
10 Touko 49min
Crypto: The Trump Family Business (with Zach Everson)
Forget hotel rooms and presidential merch, this time around, the Trumps are making untraceable billions with ventures like World Liberty Financial and a Trump-backed stablecoin. It’s a new world of bu...
3 Touko 48min
