60. Clear the runway: Ukraine's model pilots
Drones of all shapes and sizes are part of the war effort in the skies above Ukraine. Some are helping kill the enemy; others spy on formations and guide bombs to their targets. We take you inside a s...
28 Mar 202321min
59. What the cyber war in Ukraine is teaching us
In a recent conversation on WAMU’s nationally syndicated show 1A, we talked about lessons learned one year into the world’s first truly hybrid war. The conversation happened amid a report from Microso...
21 Mar 202322min
58. Enemy of the State (Part 2) : ¿Quién es Guacamaya? (Who is Guacamaya?)
We follow up last week’s episode on spyware and the Mexican military with a look at Guacamaya, the hacktivist collective that helped provide key documents that showed the army purchased Pegasus spywar...
14 Mar 202324min
57. Enemy of the State (Part 1): Mexico, spyware, and a secret military intelligence unit
A new report has published classified documents and internal memos that make clear the Mexican Army bought Pegasus spyware and systematically deployed it against journalists and activists in Mexico. R...
7 Mar 202321min
56. Ukraine’s drone whisperers: What the weapons are telling us
Russia has deployed the Iranian-built Shahed drone to wreak havoc on Ukraine’s infrastructure. We speak to a man who is a kind of drone whisperer. After years of taking these Shahed drones apart, he s...
28 Feb 202318min
55. Oyez, Oyez, Oyez: Twenty-six words get their day in the High Court
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in a case that will consider a 1995 law that shields social media companies from liability. Gonzalez v. Google could allow people to sue tech comp...
21 Feb 202322min
54. Miss Lonelyhearts and the money mules
In a special Valentine’s Day episode, we look at the evolution of romance scams. They aren’t just about bilking lonely people out of their life savings anymore – scammers have diversified, and they’re...
14 Feb 202323min
53. Xi's brave new world
At a time when an errant spy balloon has raised new questions about President Xi Jinping’s absolute control over all things Chinese, we take a look at how his regime quelled last year’s Covid protests...
7 Feb 202323min
