Cognitive Security in a Noisy World w John Bicknell
What happens when the information environment becomes too loud for the human brain to handle? And why does it feel like everyone — kids, adults, institutions, governments — is getting overwhelmed at t...
1 Dec 202551min
The War Within w Nicholas Wright
What if your brain isn't a peace-loving hippie at heart…but a very polite war machine trying its best? In this episode, Dr. Nicholas Wright — neuroscientist, former neurologist, advisor to the Pentago...
17 Nov 20251h 2min
May the Best Story Win w Rand Waltzman
Ep 019: May the Best Story Win w Rand Walzman Before "fake news" or ChatGPT, one computer scientist asked a dangerous question: could a machine invent believable lies? That was 1985. Dr. Rand Waltzm...
3 Nov 202540min
You Are Not the Villain w Nate Ragolia
What if the story running your life isn't yours at all? Author and publisher Nate Ragolia (Brink Literacy Project) joins us to talk about how the stories we inherit—about who we are, what we deser...
20 Okt 202547min
Know Thy Enemies w Sonia Van Meter
What's the worst possible headline someone could write about you, using nothing but public records? That's opposition research. Sonia Van Meter, managing partner of Stanford Campaigns, shows us how ...
6 Okt 20251h 11min
Reputation Warfare w Simon Paterson
What do extremists, trolls, and corporate boardrooms have in common? They're all in the business of narrative warfare. Simon Paterson went from "smiting the Queen's enemies" in UK military intelligenc...
22 Sep 20251h 11min
Schoolhouse Warfare w Gus Kangas
Can Cartoons Save Democracy? What do Broadway, the CIA, and Hollywood have in common? For Gus Kangas, the answer is tradecraft. From child actor to CIA operations veteran to Hollywood consultant (most...
8 Sep 202546min
Heroes Everywhere w Adam Bird
What does it mean to be a hero? We throw the word around a lot — soldiers, firefighters, nurses, neighbors, even SpongeBob. But what happens when our definitions clash? When one side's "hero" is the o...
25 Aug 202529min
