Why America’s Biggest Terror Threat Is Homegrown
The January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol was the culmination of political trends in the United States that have festered for decades. And it may be a dress rehearsal for what comes next.Go to audi...
13 Feb 202440min
Hunting the Bidens
How did Hunter Biden’s laptop, a digital chronicle of misadventures by President Joe Biden’s troubled son, become a political flashpoint and help spark potential impeachment proceedings? What personal...
6 Feb 202451min
Being a Spy Can Be Pretty Stressful. The CIA is Trying to Help.
The job comes with all sorts of risks and responsibilities plus exposure to a lot of violence and trauma — whether that’s out in a war zone or in the office, where analysts may work on cases involving...
30 Jan 202443min
Is The Pentagon Really Hiding Crashed Alien Spaceships?
Sean Kirkpatrick is one of the best guys on earth to answer that question. He set up the Pentagon’s new office tasked with investigating UFO sightings by the US military. But he rarely gives interview...
23 Jan 202440min
As the Arctic Ice Melts, Could a New Kind of Cold War Be Coming?
Until recently, the eight nations whose borders creep into the icy Arctic haven’t had much of a reason to fight over this forbidding landscape. But as climate change melts the ice and opens up access ...
16 Jan 202430min
Yes, the United States has a Space Force. Stop Laughing.
Meet the newest branch of the American military and learn how life as you know it could stop if it fails to do its job.Go to audible.com/news where you'll find Peter Bergen's recommendations for other...
9 Jan 202438min
The Americans Who Would Be on the Frontline of a War in the Pacific
In the summer of 2022, the United States military ran a major training exercise to prepare to respond if its ally Taiwan gets invaded by China. Central to the strategy: the tiny American island of Gua...
19 Des 202335min
Who Controls America’s Past?
Revisiting history is never simple. Especially the history of the United States, which is often painful, and, invariably political. At dinner tables, school board meetings, and political protests, Ame...
12 Des 202337min
