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Jul- 2024 -29 July
Part Two with former CIA legend Ed Bogan; Reflections on the GWOT
Former CIA case officer and operational manager Ed Bogan returns to the show to discuss the 20-year Global War on…
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8 July
Is Settler Violence in the West Bank Being Ignored?
With the intense focus on Gaza, other critical issues in Israel have slipped into the background. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Mark…
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1 July
Post Debate, Europe’s Collective Blood Pressure Rises
European governments watched the US presidential debate with shock and resignation, as fears skyrocket over Trump’s return to power. Meanwhile,…
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Jun- 2024 -24 June
Some Days Matter More than Others
Former CIA senior intelligence service officer Daniel Hoffman joins Marc Polymeropoulos to reveal the intersection of an amazing spy story,…
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19 June
Inside the Special Relationship Between Israeli and US Intelligence
The relationship between the Israeli and US intelligence services is longstanding. Yet the October 7th Hamas attack and subsequent Israeli…
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10 June
Has Cuba Flown Under The Radar for Too Long?
Russian warships are arriving in Cuba. Another US senior official arrested for spying for the Cubans. Sound familiar? Retired FBI…
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7 June
A Former Child Soldier’s Story of Survival
How does someone become a child solider? More importantly, how do they escape? Anthony Opoka joins the podcast with Mick…
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May- 2024 -31 May
The Sisterhood: Unveiling the Secret History of Women at the CIA
Award-winning journalist and author, Liza Mundy, discusses her latest book ‘The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA’…
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13 May
The State of the Middle East after October 7th
It’s been 7 months since the devastating Hamas attack in Israel. Doug London joins Marc to assess the region after…
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6 May
The Hidden World of Private Intelligence
When we think of intelligence, we most often think of state organizations like the CIA. Yet the private sector has…
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Apr- 2024 -29 April
Inside the Fight for Better Protection for Women at the CIA
The House Intelligence Committee recently released a report on the investigation into reports of sexual harassment at the CIA. The…
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15 April
What Makes Iran’s Attack on Israel Unprecedented — And What Comes Next?
Nearly every news station is describing Iran’s attack on Israel ‘unprecedented’. But why? More importantly, what comes next? Former US…
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9 April
A Crash Course in Investigative Journalism with Michael Weiss
Investigative journalism is difficult enough, but studying Russia and the intelligence community is on another level. Michael Weiss is one…
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2 April
A Peek Inside The Unit with Adam Gamal
Some elements of US intelligence and special operations are so secretive, we don’t even know their names. Adam Gamal lived…
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Mar- 2024 -25 March
The Ghosts of Intelligence Past, Present, and Future with Amy Zegart
Believe it or not, international intelligence is a lot harder to predict than March Madness. From the attack in Moscow…
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18 March
Ukraine, Elections and AI – A Conversation with Patrick Weninger
Marc’s guest this week is Patrick Weninger, a retired CIA Senior Intelligence Service Case Officer with over 28 years of…
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11 March
The Syria Problem that Just Won’t Go Away
With such a heavy focus on the situations in Gaza and Ukraine, other foreign policy priorities have taken a back…
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4 March
How the CIA Secretly Helps Ukraine Fight Back
New York Times award winning journalist Adam Entous joins Marc Polymeropoulos to discuss Adam’s latest NY Times article chronicling the…
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Feb- 2024 -26 February
‘I Told You So’: Russian Intelligence is Alive and Well in the US
Alexander Smirnov has showed us that Russian ‘active measures’ are even more active than we thought. An FBI informant working…
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20 February
The Profound Impact of Alexei Navalny
Alexei Navalny’s influence cannot be overstated, and the impact of his death has sent shockwaves across Russia, and around the…
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