Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDecoding the Minds of World Leaders: Jennifer Welch
Season 1 Episode 49
Michael explores the world of leadership analysis with former CIA analyst Jennifer Welch. Now the Chief Geoeconomics Analyst for Bloomberg Economics,…
1 year, 4 months ago
Israel's Intelligence Failures: Uri Bar-Jospeh
Season 1 Episode 48
Michael talks with Israeli intelligence expert Uri Bar-Joseph, who dissects the stunning failure of Israeli intelligence ahead of the October 7th Ham…
1 year, 4 months ago
A Window on Russia: Rolf Mowatt-Larssen
Season 1 Episode 47
Michael reintroduces this episode featuring his conversation with former CIA officer Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, who shares unique anecdotes that reveal the…
1 year, 4 months ago
Dismantling the Khan Nuclear Network: Jim Lawler
Season 1 Episode 46
Michael reintroduces this episode featuring Andy's conversation with former CIA operative Jim Lawler, who reveals how he and his team unraveled the w…
1 year, 4 months ago
Keeping AI in Check: Mary Ellen Callahan
Season 1 Episode 45
Andy speaks with Mary Ellen Callahan, Assistant Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security's Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Off…
1 year, 5 months ago
Venezuela's Presidential Election: Pedro Burelli
Season 1 Episode 44
Michael speaks with Latin America and Venezuela expert Pedro Borelli, the Founder and Managing Director of B&V Holdings, a financial advisory firm. P…
1 year, 5 months ago
How China Views a Possible Harris Administration & Unpacking July's CCP Meeting: Chris Johnson
Season 1 Episode 43
Michael talks with former CIA senior China analyst Chris Johnson, who breaks down the recent Chinese Communist Party's so-called third plenum, reveal…
1 year, 5 months ago
Update on Ukraine War: Andrea Kendall-Taylor
Season 42 Episode 1
Managing Director and Partner at Beacon Global Strategies, Michael Allen, sits in for Michael Morell and Andy Makridis this week and checks in with t…
1 year, 5 months ago
China's 'Princeling' & the CCP: Chun Han Wong
Season 1 Episode 41
Andy talks with Wall Street Journal Reporter Chun Han Wong, who covers Chinese politics. He has written extensively about the country's human rights …
1 year, 5 months ago
North Korea: Sydney Seiler
Season 1 Episode 40
Michael speaks with Sydney Seiler, one of the country's top experts on North Korea and Korea Chair at CSIS. Sydney served as the U.S. Special Envoy f…
1 year, 6 months ago