Podcast Episodes

The "What's App With That" Edition

The hugely popular messaging system Whatsapp is now encrypting everything for 1 billion people. The financial shenanigans of the rich and powerful are laid bare in the Panama Papers, the biggest leak…

Published on 9 years, 2 months ago

The "Hackers and Hyperbole" Edition

The dispute between the FBI and Apple over a dead terrorist’s iPhone comes to an end, but new fights are just around the corner. Why did bombings in Pakistan and Iraq get so little attention compared…

Published on 9 years, 3 months ago

The "I Don’t Want People to Go Around Thinking I Have a Problem" Edition

Terrorists attack Brussels in a series of bombings. The FBI tells Apple, “Just kidding! We can maybe hack the iPhone after all.” And Donald Trump sits down with the Washington Post editorial board, a…

Published on 9 years, 3 months ago

The "Wingnuts and Wingmen" Edition

President Obama nominates Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. An American ISIS defector is in Kurdish custody. And major Web sites have been delivering malware to their readers.

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Published on 9 years, 3 months ago

The "117 Experts Can't Be Wrong" Edition

Republican national security experts declare Donald Trump unfit to be president. Who would actually advise a President Trump? And President Obama pulls back the curtain on the inner workings of his f…

Published on 9 years, 3 months ago

The "It's a Feature Not a Bug" Edition

A New York magistrate judge says the government can't force Apple to help the FBI extract information from an iPhone. Forty percent of analysts at the U.S. military's Central Command say the “integri…

Published on 9 years, 4 months ago

The "How Do You Like Them Apples?" Edition

FBI Director Jim Comey bites into Apple. The Obama administration unveils its plan for closing Guantanamo. And the Homeland Security Department will start scouring social media for warning signs of v…

Published on 9 years, 4 months ago

The "Triple Entente Beer Summit" Edition

We join our friends at the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast and the Lawfare Podcast for a evening of national security discussion, food, alcohol, and live audience questions. We go to town on the news about …

Published on 9 years, 4 months ago

The "Things Could Possibly Get Much Worse" Edition

Could things get worse in Syria? Oh yes! The U.S. brings charges against an ISIS member in the death of an American hostage. And Republicans are divided over who supports waterboarding more.  

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Published on 9 years, 4 months ago

The "Deck Chairs on the Titanic" Edition

The administration is revamping its efforts to staunch ISIS recruitment. The NSA makes the line between cyber attacks and defense even blurrier. And Ben has a plan to solve the going dark problem.

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Published on 9 years, 4 months ago