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From West Point to Congress: A Veteran Runs on Common Sense and Service
Season 1 Episode 43
A former Army lieutenant colonel and Lincoln Project executive on why he's running for Congress, the "weight of leadership," and why the costs, chaos…
1 day, 12 hours ago
A Million-Dollar Lawsuit and the State of American Intelligence
Veteran journalist Jeff Stein on the chilling effect of Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) suits, the purge of the intelligence …
1 week, 1 day ago
A Million-Dollar Lawsuit and the State of American Intelligence
Episode 42
Veteran journalist Jeff Stein on the chilling effect of SLAPP suits, the purge of the intelligence community, and why he's "cautious" about the futur…
1 week, 2 days ago
The Autocrats' Worst Enemy: Why Despots Fear Mayors
Episode 41
A former U.S. Ambassador and Los Angeles Deputy Mayor on why local leaders are democracy's front line, how cities can resist authoritarianism, and wh…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Cornucopia of Vectors of Theft: How China Is Stealing America's Economic Future
Episode 40
A former CIA officer on China’s espionage successes, America’s IP losses, and the growing threat to the U.S. economy.
Host John Sipher sits down with …
3 weeks, 1 day ago
The Intelligence You Don't See: A Career Analyst Warns about Systemic Weaponization of the Intelligence Community
Episode 39
A former CIA analyst and NSC director on the weaponization of the DNI, the decapitation of the NSC, and why dissent is no longer tolerated.
Host Bree …
4 weeks, 1 day ago
The Iran You Don't See: The Regime, the People, and What America Gets Wrong
Episode 38
A 22-year veteran of the CIA and Iran specialist on why the regime survives, the MOU disaster, the lessons of Iraq, and the history and humanity of I…
1 month ago
America's Nuclear Guardians: A Conversation on Security, Espionage, and Speaking Truth to Power
Episode 37
A former acting Under Secretary for Nuclear Security on the damage being done to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Intelligence and Counteri…
1 month, 1 week ago
Breaking the Cockpit Barrier: One Pilot's Fight to Engineer Inclusion into the Military
Episode 36
A retired Air Force lieutenant colonel on height requirements that excluded 44% of women, the first maternity flight suit, and why "truth isn't afrai…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Recruiter's Recruiter: Trust, Treason, and the Human Elements of Espionage with Jim Lawler
Episode 35
25-year CIA case officer and author Jim Lawler on the ten qualities of a top recruiter, the A.Q. Khan takedown, the Hanssen case, and why speaking tr…
1 month, 3 weeks ago