DSR’s Above Average Intelligence
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Dec- 2024 -16 December
“It’s All About the Cable” – A Chat on the Arab Spring and Espionage Novels with Best-Selling Author I.S. Berry
On today’s AAI podcast, Marc is joined by I.S. Berry (@isberryauthor) of The Peacock and the Sparrow fame. They discus…
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9 December
“We Defy:” A Chat with Former Green Beret Jack Murphy on his New Book Honoring the Heroes of the Special Forces Community
Marc sits down with former Green Beret Jack Murphy, author of the brand-new book, “We Defy: The Lost Chapters of…
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2 December
Trump’s National Security Nominees at Center Stage in Washington – a Chat with the Atlantic’s Shane Harris
The Atlantic’s Shane Harris (X @ shaneharris , Bluesky @shaneharris.bsky.social) joins Marc to discuss Trump’s national security picks, the view…
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Nov- 2024 -26 November
Is America Still the Bright, Shining City on the Hill?
On today’s podcast, CIA veteran Ed Bogan joins @mpolymer to ponder the US intelligence community in a Trump 2.0. How…
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21 November
Can the Corporate World – and the Rest of Us – Learn a Thing or Two from Spies? with Author and Consultant Jeremy Hurewitz
Corporate security consultant Jeremy Hurewitz (twitter: @Selllikeaspy) joins Marc Polymeropolous (@mpolymer) to discuss his new book “Sell Like a Spy:…
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4 November
Election Eve Special – A Discussion with Investigative Journalist Michael Weiss
On the eve of the most consequential election of our lifetime, renowned investigative journalist Michael Weiss (@Michaelweiss) joins Marc (@mpolymer)…
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Oct- 2024 -29 October
Israel Responds to Iran – So Now What Comes Next in the Middle East?
Veteran national security journalist Nancy Youseff (@nancyayouseff) joins Marc to discuss Israel’s strike on Iran, what Iran may do next,…
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23 October
A Chat With “Poet Laureate” of the CIA Ops Office Cadre, David McCloskey
“Everyday is a three legged stool of fear, joy and self-loathing:” our favorite espionage author David McCloskey (Twitter: @mccloskeybooks) joins…
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17 October
Sinwar is Dead: An Emergency Episode with Former CIA and DoD Senior Official Mick Mulroy
Former CIA paramilitary officer, station chief, and senior DoD official Mick Mulroy joins Marc to discuss the demise of Hamas…
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10 October
Witnessing the Demise of Iran’s Proxies in Real Time: A Conversation with Renowned Terrorism Expert Matt Levitt
Former USG Intel analyst and current Washington Institute for Near East Policy senior official Matthew Levitt (@Levitt_Matt) joins Marc to…
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7 October
A Deep Dive into Life, Journalism, and Conflict Zones with National Security Reporter Sasha Ingber
National security correspondent and HUMINT Substack author Sasha Ingber @SashaIngber joins Marc to cover today’s foreign policy challenges from the…
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Sep- 2024 -30 September
From the Streets of Philly to the Halls of the DOJ With Award-Winning National Security Journalist Ken Dilanian
On today’s episode of Above Average Intelligence, Marc is joined by longtime friend, award-winning national security journalist, and current justice…
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23 September
Across the Pond with Professor and former Intelligence Officer David Gioe
On today’s episode of Above Average Intelligence, David Gioe @GioeINT, former CIA officer and current British Academy Global Professor of…
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19 September
Lebanon on the Brink of Expanded War, with former DoD Official and PsyOp Veteran Alex Plitsas
As Israel conducts one of the most impressive kinetic intelligence operations of our time, former DoD official Alex Plitsas joins…
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9 September
The Evolving and Complex Counterintelligence Landscape in 2024, with former NCSC Director William Evanina
Former Counterintelligence czar Bill Evanina joins Marc to discuss our nation’s greatest CI challenges, to include the staggering threat from…
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3 September
“The Siege,” a Chat with Legendary Intelligence Historian and Author Ben Macintyre
Ben Macintyre, bestselling author of non-fiction intelligence classics such as Rogue Heroes and The Spy and The Traitor, joins Marc…
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Aug- 2024 -26 August
A Wild Week in the National Security World – from Chicago to Kursk with national security journalist Michael Weiss
National security journalist @michaeldweiss joins Marc to discuss how Kamala Harris found her inner Reagan, the Ukrainian raid that turned out to be…
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19 August
From Kursk to Gaza and the Hallways of NATO, a tour d’horizon with national security journalist Tom Rogan
The Washington Examiner’s Tom Rogan joins Marc to discuss the lightening Ukrainian offensive in Russia, the Israel/Gaza impasse, the inability…
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12 August
The Middle East on the Brink, with bestselling author Samuel Katz
Author and terrorism expert Samuel Katz joins Marc to discuss the latest events in the Middle East, to include the…
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5 August
What Happens Next in the Middle East
Following the killing of Hamas’ political leader in Tehran last week, the Middle East has been bracing itself for possible…
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