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The Path to Autocracy Through State Houses (David Pepper) Dec 09, 2021

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David Pepper, the recent chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party, joins Mo and Olga to talk about the greatest dangers to American democracy today and how everyone from elected officials to everyday citizens can fight back. David authored the 2021 best seller “Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake Up Call From Behind the Lines.”

Guest Twitter: @DavidPepper

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Mo's twitter: @MoniqueCamarra

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Democracy's Front Line (Toomas Hendrik Ilves & Nicolas Tenzer) Dec 02, 2021

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As tensions mount with Russia on European borders, Olga and Mo talk to former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and French Foreign Policy Expert Nicolas Tenzer to unpack what is happening and what the response should be to the blatant Kremlin aggression seen in Ukraine.

Find our guests on Twitter:

@IlvesToomas

@NTenzer

Olga & Mo on Twitter:

@OlgaNYC1211

@MoniqueCamarra

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NATO and the Accelerating European Crisis Nov 18, 2021

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Olga and Mo host an emergency episode to discuss the ongoing migrant crisis on the Belarus border. This orchestrated crisis created by Lukashenko and Putin is an attempt to destabilize Europe. Olga and

Mo are joined by LTG (Ret.) Ben Hodges who served for 38 years in the U.S. Army and worked alongside NATO forces against conventional and hybrid threats to discuss the ongoing crisis. The three break down what is going on and consider the potential responses by the EU and NATO.

Lieutenant General (Retired) Ben Hodges holds the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at the Center for European Policy Analysis. He joined CEPA in February 2018. LTG (Ret.) Hodges served in the U.S. Army for 38 years, culminating in his last assignment as commander of U.S. Army Europe (2014-2017) in Wiesbaden, Germany. During his command, he was responsible for the more than 30,000 U.S. soldiers and regularly exercised alongside NATO forces against conventional and hybrid threats. Twitter: @general_ben

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Mo's twitter: @MoniqueCamarra

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The American Militia Threat Nov 11, 2021

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John Foley, a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel and career Intelligence Officer, joins Olga and Mo to discuss how the Kremlin has strategically targets the far-right “Patriot” Movement, a community with strong ties to the U.S. military. Foley explains how Russian cyber actors have used asymmetrical warfare tactics to destabilize the U.S. military and its veterans through these movements. As a veteran, he understands these men and women and how dangerous these Russian-influenced “patriot” groups have become.

Foley's Twitter: @FoleyCOhd14

Foley's Newsletter: https://john988.substack.com/

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Mo's twitter: @MoniqueCamarra

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Can We Learn From Our Dark Past with Russia? (David Kramer) Nov 04, 2021

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David Kramer, who served eight years in the U.S. Department of State during the George W. Bush administration, joins Olga and Mo to take a look back at our tumultuous relationship with Russia. Kramer gives his insight on how the Biden Administration can move forward with Russia. What will it take? More understanding? More backbone? Listen to find out!

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The Case of the Missing Tennis Shoe and Other Spooky Stories Oct 28, 2021

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In celebration of Halloween (Putin’s least favorite holiday), each guest from Spooky October returns to share their spookiest spy story from life undercover in the CIA. From hiding in cow poop to KGB break-ins, buckle up with Olga and Mo for a haunted hay ride down memory lane with @burgessct, @StephChartell, @john_sipher, and @StevenLHall1.

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I Spy: Undercover in Putin’s Russia Oct 21, 2021

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On our third episode of Spooky October, Olga and Mo talk with former intelligence officers Steven Hall and John Sipher. Both served long careers at the CIA, leading and managing intelligence operations abroad. Having served for years in Moscow, Steve and John give their unique perspective on US-Russia relations, covering everything from the cold war to Russia’s disinformation campaigns today.

Steven Hall's Twitter: @StevenLHall1

John Sipher's Twitter: @john_sipher

Olga's twitter: @OlgaNYC1211

Mo's twitter: @MoniqueCamarra

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Homegrown Terror (Stephanie Hartell) Oct 14, 2021

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On our second episode of Spooky October, Olga and Mo interview Stephanie Hartell, the former Chief of CIA’s Counterterrorism Center’s Technical Targeting Group. Stephanie discusses the rise of extremism in America and the eerie similarities between January 6 and what she saw abroad serving in authoritarian countries.

Find our guest on Twitter: @StephCHartell

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Year of the Spy Oct 07, 2021

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This October, we will be exclusively interviewing spies to hear about their fascinating, and sometimes spooky lives as undercover agents. Our first guest is Christopher Burgess, the 30+ year veteran of the CIA, who was stationed in the Soviet Union during the Cold War at a time when spies on both sides were selling information to their country’s enemies.

BIO:

Christopher Burgess is a 30+ year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency and the recipient of the agency’s Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal. He has appeared on CNN, News Nation, BBC, I24, China News, Bloomberg, CBS, NBC, and ABC proving his perspective on global security issues.He has also lectured and presented before government, academic, and business organizations around the world for the past 15 years.

Christopher's Twitter: @burgessct

Christopher's Website: burgessct.com

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Influence Operations Sep 30, 2021

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We’ve touched on spies but never before have we discussed Kremlin spy operations like this. Edward Lucas joins Olga and Mo to discuss how and why Russian intelligence operations pose a unique danger to democracy.

Edward Lucas is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). He was formerly a senior editor at The Economist. Lucas has covered Central and Eastern European affairs since 1986, writing, broadcasting, and speaking on the politics, economics, and security of the region. He is the author of four books: The New Cold War (2008, newly revised and republished); Deception (2011); The Snowden Operation (2014), and Cyberphobia (2015).

Edward Lucas’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/edwardlucas

Edward’s Liberal Democrats Campaign Site for Cities of London & Westminster: https://www.edwardlucas.com/volunteer

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