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Inside the Situation Room: Larry Pfeiffer on the Politicization of Intelligence, Professional Integrity, and the Cost of Truth
Episode 30
A former CIA chief of staff and White House Situation Room senior director warns that politicized intelligence can weaken national security by chilli…
4 days, 9 hours ago
Common Sense for a Democracy in Crisis
Episode 29
The fight to repair public service, Congress, and democratic accountability
In this episode of The Steady State Sentinel, John Sipher speaks with vete…
1 week, 4 days ago
Hunting Weapons of Mass Destruction (with Andy Weber)
Episode 28
This special joint episode of the Steady State Sentinel and Mission Implausible brings together two podcasts focused on separating fact from manipula…
2 weeks ago
Afraid to Speak, Afraid for Democracy: New Poll Finds Widespread Concern About Authoritarianism
Episode 27
A top pollster and an award-winning journalist break down who is self‑censoring, why Gen Z sees democracy differently, and whether the U.S. can rever…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
The War on the Press: How Trump Attacks the First Amendment
Episode 26
A veteran LA Times correspondent on Trump’s assault on the press, the White House Correspondents' Dinner security scare, and the fight for truth in a…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
The Most Powerful Intelligence Tool You’ve Never Heard Of: A Former CIA Lawyer Explains Section 702
Episode 25
A deep dive into FISA, modern surveillance authorities, and the growing tension between intelligence collection and civil liberties in the digital ag…
1 month ago
Saving My Life's Work: Eric Rubin on the Dismantling of American Diplomacy
Episode 24
The Spoils System Returns, the Foreign Service Professional Association Is Crushed, and Why the Next President Will Be Handicapped
In the latest episo…
1 month, 1 week ago
The Fragile Glue: Mark Zaid on Whistleblowers, Retaliation, and the Rule of Law
Episode 23
Government Transparency, Security Clearance Battles, and the Future of American Democracy
Former CIA officer Jim Lawler and former FBI senior executiv…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The MAGA Crack-Up: David Corn on Iran, the FBI, and a Democracy Under Siege
Episode 22
Conspiracy Narratives, Media Challenges, and the Long Shadow of Russian Influence
Former CIA officer John Sipher sits down for the latest Sentinel pod…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Protecting Liberty in the Age of Surveillance
Episode 21
How a former Chief of the Office of Civil Liberties, Privacy and Transparency at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence thinks about pri…
1 month, 4 weeks ago