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119. Inside Iran: Why Trump Didn’t Intervene (Ep 2) Jan 21, 2026

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What does history tell us about how a revolution is going to play out? What can intelligence agencies and political scientists working on Iran learn from Syria? And why didn’t Donald Trump follow through on his plan to militarily intervene in Iran?

Listen as David and Gordon look at the ongoing situation in Iran through the lens of intelligence analysts and ask what there is to be learnt from studying revolutions of the past.

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118. Inside Iran: Can You Predict A Revolution? (Ep 1) Jan 19, 2026

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How are intelligence agencies reacting to the recent protests in Iran? Is the regime on the edge of collapse? And is it ever possible to predict a revolution?

Listen as David and Gordon analyse the ongoing situation in Iran and look at what the mass uprising, and its suppression, means for intelligence agencies across the globe.

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117. Epstein Files Declassified: Mossad, Israel and Ghislaine Maxwell (Ep 2) Jan 14, 2026

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It has been alleged that Robert Maxwell, father of convicted child sex offender Ghislaine, had connections to the Israeli intelligence agency, Mossad. Through these links, some have suggested that Maxwell recruited Jeffrey Epstein, who then also became an Israeli asset. While this has never been confirmed by Mossad, conspiracy theories are rife.

In their second episode on Epstein’s intelligence connections, David and Gordon examine the validity of these theories and answer the question of whether Epstein was actually a spy.

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116. Epstein Files Declassified: Was He A Spy? (Ep 1) Jan 12, 2026

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Was disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein working undercover for an intelligence agency? And, if so, which one?

Listen as David and Gordon begin a two-part series on Epstein’s alleged espionage connections.

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Ex-CIA Officer On How The Cubans Failed Maduro in Venezuela Jan 09, 2026

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What does one of the CIA's leading experts on Venezuela think about the operation to capture President Maduro? What will history say about the decision to invade a sovereign nation? And how involved were the Cubans?

Listen as David and Gordon are joined by former CIA officer and Latin America Chief of Operations to discuss the Trump administration's operation in Venezuela and what this means for the future of the region.

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115. Intelligence Scoop: Why Venezuela Isn’t About Oil (Ep 2) Jan 07, 2026

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President Trump is now “running Venezuela”, but how did we get to this point? Why would a US president want to control Latin America? And is it really all about drugs and oil?

Listen as David and Gordon explore the reasons behind Trump’s attack on Venezuela and try to understand why this Latin American country holds so much potential for the future of the global order.

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114. Intelligence Scoop: How Trump Captured Maduro in Venezuela (Ep 1) Jan 05, 2026

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What is actually happening between the US and Venezuela? Trump has captured President Maduro of Venezuela and extradited him to the US, but how was he able to pull off such a complex, and legally contentious, plot?

Listen as David and Gordon take a look inside the raid that brought down Maduro and share the intelligence scoop on why it was so successful.

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113. How To Protect Your Secrets: Is The Toaster Spying On You? (Ep 2) Dec 31, 2025

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Does China want to hack into your washing machine? What really is the dark web? And can you ever avoid being spied on in the 21st century?

Listen as David and Gordon are once again joined by the CIA's first Chief of Tradecraft and Operational Technology, Glenn Chafetz, to discuss the nuances of ubiquitous technical surveillance and how you can protect your data in the digital age.

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112. How To Protect Your Secrets: Inside China’s Technical Surveillance Playbook (Ep 1) Dec 29, 2025

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The world of surveillance has changed beyond recognition over the past 25 years with the advent of technology. From CCTV cameras to cookie tracking, it's not so easy to escape the long arm of the intelligence services in 2025.

David and Gordon are joined by the CIA's first Chief of Tradecraft and Operational Technology, Glenn Chafetz, to explore the ever-changing world of ubiquitous technical surveillance and why the Chinese state is upping their capabilities in this space.

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111. The Man Behind The CIA: Shooting In The White House (Ep 2) Dec 24, 2025

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Bill Donovan has set himself up across an entire floor of the swanky London hotel, Claridge’s. From here he is now running international intelligence operations and laying plans for the future of espionage in the United States.

But, his arch nemesis, J. Edgar Hoover has an alternative vision for how these lofty ideas should play out. Listen as David and Gordon continue their tale of Wild Bill Donovan: the man who laid the foundations for the modern CIA.

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