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37 episodes
#2899: Can We Trust Palestinian Polls in Wartime?
How one man's surveys became the world's only window into Palestinian opinion—and whether the data is real.
#2760: How China's Overseas Police Stations Actually Work
MI5 footage confirms what investigators have tracked for years: a global network of unregistered Chinese police stations.
#2633: How Live UA Map Bridges Conflict Information Gaps
A curated conflict map that trades raw speed for verified, de-duplicated event tracking — used by civilians in active warzones.
#2378: The Cooperative vs. Commercial Origins of Global News
From telegraphs to RSS feeds, discover how global news wires like Reuters and AP shaped factual reporting worldwide.
#2371: The Graph That Thinks: From Data Dots to Human Judgment
Discover how tools like Maltego and Spiderfoot transform single data points into intricate webs of connections, bridging digital and physical inves...
#2339: When OSINT Meets the Fog of War
How open-source intelligence is reshaping—and sometimes distorting—our understanding of modern conflict.
#2210: When Every Interceptor Fired Is a Data Point
When Iran launches 574 ballistic missiles, the interceptors Israel fires back tell a story—and adversaries are listening. How open-source intellige...
#1897: The Pentagon Pizza Index: Predicting War with Pepperoni
Forget satellites and spies—the most reliable indicator of imminent military action might be the Google Maps 'busy' meter at a Domino's.
#1892: Trust vs. Math: The Hybrid Finance of Hawala and Crypto
How hawala networks and crypto merge to fund covert operations, and why intelligence agencies are struggling to track the money.
#1891: From Phone Number to Spiderweb: The Power of OSINT Graphs
See how a single phone number can unravel a web of 200+ entities in seconds using OSINT graph tools.
#1889: When Spies and Cops Share a Target
How the FBI and CIA share secrets without burning sources, and why "parallel construction" keeps classified intel out of court.
#1887: The Lone Wolf Is a Myth
The Las Vegas 2025 incident wasn't a lone wolf—it was the terrifying new face of digital radicalization.
#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 Pattern Matching Fails for PII 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: When Your Smartphone Becomes a Weapon for the Enemy
Master the digital perimeter and learn how to maintain situational awareness during Shabbat with this guide to modern wartime readiness.
#1433: The End of Secret Eyes: How Satellite Data Became a Public Utility
Forget spy movies. Discover how modern satellites track sinking cities, methane leaks, and the "pulse" of our changing planet in real time.
#1339: When Hacking Becomes a Business Process
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: The Invisible Choreography of Stealth Jets
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: Democratizing Intelligence: From PDFs to Policy
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 Two Masks of State Media
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 Hidden Labor of Technical Consultants
Ever wonder how TV shows get those tiny details exactly right? Herman and Corn dive into the world of technical advisors and "verisimilitude."
#629: When Clouds Become Fingerprints
Every pixel is a secret. Herman and Corn discuss how AI and OSINT are turning clouds and shadows into a global tracking system.
#567: When AI Sees Through Your Lies
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.