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25 episodes
#1844: How Amateurs Track Spy Satellites with Laptops
Forget Langley—these hobbyists spot classified satellites from their backyards using math, cheap cameras, and public data.
#1719: Why PII Detection Still Fails at Scale
Regex alone is brittle; NER is expensive. See how hybrid frameworks like Presidio balance speed and accuracy to stop data leaks.
#1590: Why OSINT Maps Outperform the Nightly News
Discover how OSINT and specialized think tanks are replacing legacy media to provide high-fidelity reporting on modern global conflicts.
#1531: Nowhere to Hide: The Global Rise of OSINT
From flight trackers to satellite radar, discover how the OSINT community is dismantling military secrecy and redefining the modern battlefield.
#1521: How Journalists Use Sun Shadows to Catch Fake News
How do newsrooms verify a missile strike in a "black box" scenario? Discover the forensic tools fighting digital disinformation.
#1458: Digital Defense and Sacred Silence: Wartime Readiness
Master the digital perimeter and learn how to maintain situational awareness during Shabbat with this guide to modern wartime readiness.
#1433: Beyond Spy Satellites: The Remote Sensing Revolution
Forget spy movies. Discover how modern satellites track sinking cities, methane leaks, and the "pulse" of our changing planet in real time.
#1339: The Human Protocol: Social Engineering's New Frontier
Forget the technical exploits; the real vulnerability is the human layer. Discover how attackers use psychology to bypass modern security.
#1316: The Gig Economy Spy: Crowdsourcing Modern Espionage
Forget James Bond. Today’s spies are ordinary citizens earning crypto for smartphone photos. Discover how the IRGC is crowdsourcing intelligence.
#1181: Can North Korea Survive High-Resolution Reality?
In an age of high-res satellites and digital leaks, the world’s most reclusive state is becoming its most transparent.
#1096: Can AI Outperform a Nation-State Intelligence Agency?
Explore how agentic AI is transforming OSINT from manual searching into autonomous, high-level tactical analysis of global conflicts.
#1092: The Landscape Reader: Geolocation Beyond Metadata
Master the art of geolocation by reading physical clues like vegetation, shadows, and road markings—no metadata required.
#1004: Ghosts in the Sky: How Stealth Jets Avoid Collisions
How do stealth fighters fly "dark" without hitting commercial planes? Discover the hidden systems keeping our crowded skies safe.
#1003: The Sky is a Snitch: Geolocation and the Horizon Blur
Why are world leaders blurring the sky? Discover how the horizon has become a digital barcode for modern intelligence analysts.
#995: AI vs. Mach 13: Demystifying the Iranian Missile Threat
How can AI transform dense government reports into actionable intelligence? Explore the physics of Iranian missiles and the future of OSINT.
#967: Tehran Access: The High-Stakes Tradecraft of Journalism
CNN is back in Tehran. Explore the high-stakes tradecraft and digital security journalists use to survive and report from inside a hostile state.
#952: Can Amateur Sleuths Outsmart the CIA?
Explore how OSINT evolved from a niche hobby into a billion-dollar industry that rivals state intelligence agencies in the modern age.
#945: The Ring of Fire: Inside Iran's New Strike Doctrine
Analyzing the technical evolution of Iranian long-range strikes, from massive drone swarms to the "ring of fire" strategy.
#944: The Architecture of Information: Decoding Global Conflict
Discover how intelligence pros use specialized dashboards and linguistic analysis to cut through the noise of modern information warfare.
#742: The Dark Archive: Saving Extremism for History
When mainstream sites delete toxic content, how do researchers save it? Explore the "memory hole" of digital hate speech and dark archives.
#706: DIY Geopolitical Intelligence: Building Your Dashboard
Learn how to bridge the gap between elite intelligence tools and home-grown situational awareness dashboards using AI.
#693: Decoding the Sky: How NOTAMs Telegraph Global Conflict
Think aviation alerts are just technical jargon? Discover how NOTAMs have become the ultimate open-source tool for predicting modern warfare.
#630: The Secret Science of Making Fiction Feel Real
Ever wonder how TV shows get those tiny details exactly right? Herman and Corn dive into the world of technical advisors and "verisimilitude."
#629: The Earth is Metadata: AI’s New Geolocation Powers
Every pixel is a secret. Herman and Corn discuss how AI and OSINT are turning clouds and shadows into a global tracking system.
#567: The Orbital Shell Game: AI and Satellite Deception
How do you hide a nuclear site from a satellite that sees everything? Explore the high-tech game of orbital cat and mouse and the AI that tracks it.