Ranked #1
Russia, Trump, and Hillary | Episode 62
Russia, Trump, and Hillary | Episode 62
In episode 62 I look at what may have been the most bizarre presidential debate in U.S. history. Covert Contact regular ... Read more
10 Oct 2016
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25mins
Ranked #2
The Navy SEAL Who Killed Osama bin Laden and the Heroes You’ll Never Know | Episode 8
The Navy SEAL Who Killed Osama bin Laden and the Heroes You’ll Never Know | Episode 8
In episode eight I look at the case of Navy SEAL Rob O’Neill and the culture that lures men and women like him out of th... Read more
14 Nov 2014
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8mins
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Intelligence Analysis: Feedback, Bias, and Other Challenges | Episode 66
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Dean Baratta, Chief of the Analysis Bureau at New Jersey’s Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, joins me to dis... Read more
10 Mar 2017
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23mins
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Iran in the Age of Trump | Episode 70
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18 Jun 2017
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Deep State Conspiracies | Episode 74
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Alex Finley, a former officer of the CIA’s Directorate of Operations, joined me to discuss the rise of deep state consp... Read more
11 Sep 2017
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From CIA Case Officer to Rookie Cop | Episode 81
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Former CIA Case Officer Patrick Skinner has appeared on Covert Contact several times to discuss intelligence issues and ... Read more
23 Oct 2017
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40mins
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Understanding the Limits of Intelligence and Counterterrorism | Episode 31
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In episode 31 I’m joined by Patrick Skinner, Director of Special Projects for The Soufan Group. Patrick is a former CIA ... Read more
15 Dec 2015
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46mins
Ranked #8
Counterterrorism Challenges – Pondering Seemingly Unsolvable Problems with Phillip Smyth | Episode 11
Counterterrorism Challenges – Pondering Seemingly Unsolvable Problems with Phillip Smyth | Episode 11
The first Covert Contact interview features University of Maryland Laboratory for Computational Cultural Dynamics resear... Read more
20 Dec 2014
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59mins
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Catching Russian Spies with Former Double Agent Naveed Jamali | Episode 25
Catching Russian Spies with Former Double Agent Naveed Jamali | Episode 25
In episode 25 I’m talking to Naveed Jamali, former double agent, and co-author of How to Catch a Russian Spy: The True S... Read more
20 Nov 2015
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31mins
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Beyond Russia: Overlooked Counterintelligence Threats | Episode 72
Beyond Russia: Overlooked Counterintelligence Threats | Episode 72
Russian intelligence presents a significant challenge for the United States but it is far from the only threat. There ar... Read more
28 Aug 2017
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28mins
Ranked #11
What You Are Getting Wrong About ISIS | Episode 26
What You Are Getting Wrong About ISIS | Episode 26
Northeastern University professor and terrorism theorist Max Abrahms excels at poking holes in the conventional wisdom a... Read more
23 Nov 2015
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47mins
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Putin’s Struggle for Relevancy and Power | Episode 60
Putin’s Struggle for Relevancy and Power | Episode 60
Covert Contact regular William Tucker joins me for a quick look at Putin’s outlook and the challenges he faces despite d... Read more
20 Sep 2016
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Ranked #13
Crypto Wars: Winners, Losers, and the Case for Compromise | Episode 3
Crypto Wars: Winners, Losers, and the Case for Compromise | Episode 3
This week I’m focusing on a single critical topic – the struggle between privacy advocates and governments over cryptogr... Read more
21 Oct 2014
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Islamism and Democracy: Finding Models for the Middle East and Preserving Our Own | Episode 29
Islamism and Democracy: Finding Models for the Middle East and Preserving Our Own | Episode 29
In episode 29 Brookings Institution senior fellow and author of Temptations of Power: Islamists and Illiberal Democracy ... Read more
30 Nov 2015
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45mins
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Iran’s Quest for Regional Domination | Episode 38
Iran’s Quest for Regional Domination | Episode 38
This episode was recorded just after Iran briefly detained and released 10 American sailors. Researcher Phillip Smyth jo... Read more
26 Jan 2016
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #16
The Damascus Cover and the Psychology of Spies with Howard Kaplan | Episode 21
The Damascus Cover and the Psychology of Spies with Howard Kaplan | Episode 21
Howard Kaplan wrote his debut espionage novel, The Damascus Cover, nearly forty years ago. He joins me to discuss the bo... Read more
3 Nov 2015
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24mins
Ranked #17
Russian Strengths – and Weaknesses | Episode 39
Russian Strengths – and Weaknesses | Episode 39
We expend vast amounts of analytical energy studying Russia. And we have done so for decades. So why do we so often miss... Read more
9 Feb 2016
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32mins
Ranked #18
The San Bernardino Attack, Small Scale Terrorism, and ISIS | Episode 30
The San Bernardino Attack, Small Scale Terrorism, and ISIS | Episode 30
Regular contributor on terrorism and counterintelligence topics, William Tucker, joins me again to review the horrific a... Read more
8 Dec 2015
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53mins
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Russia, Donald Trump, and the 2016 Election | Episode 56
Russia, Donald Trump, and the 2016 Election | Episode 56
Regular Blogs of War and Covert Contact contributor William Tucker joins me to look at allegations of Russian meddling i... Read more
1 Aug 2016
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25mins
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Terrorists and Technology | Episode 85
Terrorists and Technology | Episode 85
Levi West, Director of Terrorism Studies at Charles Sturt University in Canberra, returns to look at how terrorists leve... Read more
21 Nov 2017
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46mins
