All Episodes
Chatter — 169 episodes
Closing the Chatterbox, with Shane Harris and David Priess
Intelligence Analysis, Intuition, and Precognition, with Carmen Medina
The Legacy of “The Hunt for Red October” with Katherine Voyles
German Grand Strategy and ... Kraftwerk, with Ben Tallis
The Military, Climate Change, and the Environment, with Sherri Goodman
1876, Election Security, and National Security, with Rachel Shelden
The Second Trump Administration with Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey
How the Norm Against Political Violence Eroded in the Roman Republic, with Catherine Steel
Our Fascination with the Presidency with Tim Naftali
Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty, Voice of America, and the Cold War, with Mark Pomar
Constitutional Fragility with Sandy Levinson
Freedom of the Seas, with David Bosco
Stoicism and the Military with Prof. Nancy Sherman
Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories and Pop Culture, with Mike Rothschild
The Inside Story of the Challenger Disaster with Adam Higginbotham
UFO Culture, with Sarah Scoles
Ronald Reagan Reassessed, with Max Boot
How Movies and TV Affect Everything, with Walt Hickey
What Putin Wants, with Peter Clement
Gaming Out an Insurrection with Jesse Moss
Reconceptualizing National Security with Gina Bennett
The Art of Political Lawyering with Bob Bauer
Confirmations for National Security Positions with Arnold Punaro
Rocky Mountain High with Courtney Kube and Gordon Lubold
Politics and National Security in the Star Wars Universe, with Chris Kempshall
The Largest Sting Operation of All Time with Joseph Cox
The Librarians Who Saved Books in World War II, with Kathy Peiss
Libertarianism and National Security with Katherine Mangu-Ward
The People Who Turn Lies into Reality, with Renée DiResta
FDR, Charles Lindbergh, and Presidential Libraries with Paul Sparrow
The Harrowing History of the Soviet Space Program with John Strausbaugh
Oceania's Nuclear and Climate Storytelling with Anaïs Maurer
American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism, with Tim Alberta
Climate Migration with Gaia Vince
Phantom Orbit with Journalist David Ignatius
How the Cold War Made Miami with Vince Houghton
New Cold Wars with Journalist David Sanger
Fabric, Dyes, Glamour, and International Affairs, with Virginia Postrel
The Pentagon’s Alliance with the Country Music Industry with Joseph Thompson
Why Foreign Policy Elites Matter with Elizabeth Saunders
Nuclear War: A Scenario with Annie Jacobsen
From Right-Wing Radio to the Heart of the Never Trump Movement, with Charlie Sykes
Margaret Mead, Psychedelics, and the CIA with Benjamin Breen
Spy Disguises in Fact and Fiction with Jonna Mendez
The Moon, Tides, and National Security with Rebecca Boyle
President Biden’s Foreign Policy with Alex Ward
Life and Death in Ukraine with Journalist Christopher Miller
The Global Citizenship Industry with Kristin Surak
The Long History of US Foreign Disaster Aid, with Julia Irwin
"A City on Mars," with Dr. Kelly and Zach Weinersmith
Nuclear Launch Authority in Myth and Reality, with Hans Kristensen
“The Day After” and Dad with A. B. Stoddard
Lessons from the Decade of Mass Protests, with Vincent Bevins
Chatter Archive: Spy Movies with John Sipher
Secrecy and Transparency in Early America, with Katlyn Carter
The Ghost Army of World War II with Journalist Rick Beyer
World War I and Intelligence in American Memory, with Mark Stout
Coups and Counterintelligence with Peter Strzok
The JFK Assassination and Conspiracy Culture, with Gerald Posner
The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop with Martine Powers
An American Fight Against Fascism with Rachel Maddow
The British Empire's Territorial Peak, 100 Years Later, with Matthew Parker
Lincoln, Leadership, and Difficult Conversations with Steve Inskeep
The Secret History of Women at the CIA with Liza Mundy
Manic Depression and Crisis Leadership with Nassir Ghaemi
Pluralism and Religion within Democratic Institutions with Jonathan Rauch
Governing Space Settlements Ethically with Erika Nesvold
Secret Intelligence and the British Royal Family with Rory Cormac
Covering Unidentified Aerial Phenomena with Shane Harris
A Spy in the Manhattan Project with Steve James
Geopolitics and the Rise of the English Language with Rosemary Salomone
The ERAS Tour (Ben’s Version) with Benjamin Wittes
Russian Spies in Reality and Fiction with Calder Walton
Covering the Justice Department During and After Trump, with Katie Benner
The Story of Reality Winner with Tina Satter
Science Fiction and International Relations with Stephen Dyson
National Security Insights from Board Games with Volko Ruhnke
Renaming Military Bases and Principled Conservatism with Kori Schake
Hockey, Global Politics, and Freedom with Ethan Scheiner
Hacker Movies with Scott Shapiro
Covering the January 6th Trials with Roger Parloff
Water, Security, and Conflict with Peter Gleick
Genealogy and Intelligence Analysis with Lisa Maddox
Information Ecology with Alicia Wanless
Popular Presidential Communication with Anne Pluta
‘Special Military Operations’ Against the Russians with Benjamin Wittes
Politicians and White House Plumbers with Olivia Nuzzi
Private Equity and National Security with Brendan Ballou
Space Diplomacy and Satellite Data with Mariel Borowitz
Blackouts in Film and TV with Denis Newiak
Reporting from the Front Lines with Nancy Youssef
Environmentalism in Russia after the Invasion of Ukraine with Laura Henry
Debunking Nuclear Proliferation Myths with Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer
Treason, Secession, and Accountability with Cynthia Nicoletti
Spy Movies and the Oscars with Alyssa Rosenberg
The American Battle Monuments Commission with Mark Hertling
Fixing America To Bolster National Security with Richard Haass
Aviation Oddities and Near Misses with James Fallows
Former National Security Advisor Steve Hadley's Reflections on Presidential Transitions
Flat Earth Beliefs and Conspiracism with Kelly Weill
M. Todd Bennett on the Secretive Story of the Glomar Explorer
Financial Intelligence, Fact and Fiction with Yaya Fanusie
A Post-Presidency Done Right with Jean Becker
Ana Montes, the American who Spied for Cuba, with Jim Popkin
CIA, Congress, and the Art of Listening with Abigail Spanberger
Chatter Archive: The Truth About UFOs with Leslie Kean
Presidents Who Lose and Run Again with Troy Senik
Reassessing Reagan's Foreign Policy with Will Inboden
Visualizing Vladimir Putin with Andrew Weiss
Pandemics and Political Violence with Brian Michael Jenkins
Shane and David Give Thanks
Satellites, Space Debris, and Hollywood with Aaron Bateman
Ronald Reagan, Tom Clancy, and Storytelling with Benjamin Griffin
Cryptography in History and in the Movies with Vince Houghton
Life as a Canadian Spy with Andrew Kirsch
How To Support a Vice President with Olivia Troye
Misinformation in Revolutionary America with Jordan Taylor
The People Side of Intelligence with Darrell Blocker
Hurricanes and Governmental Response with Eric Jay Dolin
Josephine Baker, Singer and Spy, with Damien Lewis
CIA Paramilitary Ops in Reality and Fiction
Spying in the NFL with Kevin Bryant
Chatter Archive: Leadership, Sports, and Intelligence Innovation with Sue Gordon
The Moon, Mars, and National Security with Fraser Cain
Gone with the Wind, Hitler, and America First with Sarah Churchwell
Journalism as Fodder for Fiction with Mary Louise Kelly
Climate Change and National Security with Erin Sikorsky
Spotting Fake News with Cindy Otis
From Journalist to Spy Novelist with Daniel Silva
Mass Shootings in America with Josh Campbell
Spy Thriller Fiction vs. Fact with Brad Thor
Secret Service Dilemmas and Training with Jon Wackrow
Misremembering Watergate and Jan. 6 with Tim Naftali
Freemasonry and Conspiracism with John Dickie
Private Sector Intelligence with Lewis Sage-Passant
The Secrets of Gay Washington with Jamie Kirchick
The Movie "Casablanca" in Myth and Reality with Meredith Hindley
"The Man Who Fell to Earth" with Jenny Lumet and Alex Kurtzman
The Art of the Security State with Trevor Paglen
Why We Fight with Christopher Blattman
"The Day After" with Nicholas Meyer
Spy Satire with Alex Finley
Artificial Intelligence and its Perils with Jacob Ward
Climate Change and Insurance with Eugene Linden
Ethical Space Exploration with Lucianne Walkowicz
Putin’s People with Catherine Belton
Arctic Security and Cooperation with Marisol Maddox
Recovering from a Russian Attack with Toomas Ilves
WWII in the Movies with Elizabeth Samet
Assassination by Poison with Neil Bradbury
Presidents' Day and Washington's Legacy with Lindsay Chervinsky
Lessons from Lincoln with John Avlon
China’s Hold on Hollywood with Erich Schwartzel
The Olympics, Politics, and Security with Ethan Scheiner
The Truth About UFOs with Leslie Kean
9/11 Memorialization with Marita Sturken
Security and Art with Laurie Anderson
Spy Movies with John Sipher
Violence on Capitol Hill with Joanne Freeman
Corruption and Power with Brian Klaas
Women's Health and National Security with Anushay Hossain
From National Security Blogger to Editor of Rolling Stone with Noah Shachtman
The Truth and Fiction of Life Inside the CIA with David McCloskey
America's Fight to Defeat AIDS in Africa with Emily Bass
The Stories We Still Tell About 9/11 with Garrett Graff
Leadership, Sports, and Intelligence Innovation with Sue Gordon
Core Values Amid The Partisan Divide with Adam Kinzinger
From CIA-to-Hollywood with Joe Weisberg
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