How Digital Currency Impacts National Security | Yaya J. Fanusie
On today’s episode, Chris and former CIA analyst Yaya Jata Fanusie explore the evolution of digital currencies, focusing on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), Bitcoin, and the implications for n...
15 Marras 202557min
Podcast Update | No Espresso Martini this week
Chris is under the weather this weekend, so in place of Espresso Martini we’re sharing his conversation with former CIA analyst Yaya Fanusie. They dig into the national security and geopolitical stake...
14 Marras 20251min
Europe’s Not Waiting for America | Shane Harris
Shane Harris joins Matt to discuss his recent piece in The Atlantic, “Europe Is Answering Putin’s Challenge.” From drone incursions over the Baltic to Trump’s transactional diplomacy, Shane unpacks ho...
8 Marras 202536min
Reality Winner on the Leak That Changed Her Life
In this special conversation, Chris speaks with Reality Winner — the former Air Force linguist and NSA contractor who leaked evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election and served the l...
1 Marras 20251h 9min
Gaza’s Fragile Peace, a UK Spy Trial Collapses, and How U.S. Research Fuels China’s Military | Espresso Martini
A fragile ceasefire in Gaza, the collapse of a UK spy trial, and a damning new report on China’s exploitation of U.S. defense research—Chris and Matt unpack a pivotal few weeks in global politics and ...
25 Loka 20251h 6min
John le Carré's Tradecraft | Dr. Jessica Douthwaite
Chris speaks with historian Dr. Jessica Douthwaite, co-curator of John le Carré: Tradecraft at Oxford’s Bodleian Library. They explore how le Carré—born David Cornwell—approached his extensive researc...
18 Loka 202546min
The Grave Robber: Inside the FBI’s Art Crime Team and Its Most Unusual Case | Tim Carpenter
Former FBI agent Tim Carpenter led the Bureau’s Art Crime Team, chasing down everything from stolen masterworks to looted antiquities. In this conversation, he joins Chris to discuss his new book The ...
15 Loka 20251h 3min
Race Against Terror | Jake Tapper
CNN’s Jake Tapper joins Matt to discuss his new book Race Against Terror, a gripping true story of the US hunt and prosecution of an al-Qaeda fighter named Spin Ghul. They trace the case’s origins in ...
11 Loka 202549min
