Marc Polymeropoulos

What to Expect When You’re Expecting an Election with Marc Polymeropoulos

Marissa’s guest is Marc Polymeropoulos, the highly decorated former intelligence service operative and host of the podcast “Above Average Intelligence.”…

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Will Israel’s Pager Attack Trigger a War or Political Consequences in the US? 

The pager explosions throughout Lebanon shocked the region and the world. As more details come to light, it’s clear that…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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‘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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