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The Chatter Podcast: Debunking Nuclear Proliferation Myths with Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer

Misperceptions about nuclear proliferation attempts abound, particularly when we find authoritarian leaders involved. It is easy to picture these determined owners of nuclear weapons as…

The Chatter Podcast: Treason, Secession, and Accountability with Cynthia Nicoletti

A former president accused of treason. Talk of secession. Concerns about the lack of accountability for insurrection. These issues appear in headlines today, but we’ve…

The Chatter Podcast: Spy Movies and the Oscars with Alyssa Rosenberg

The Academy loves a good spy flick, and so do we! This week, Shane talks with Washington Post culture critic Alyssa Rosenberg about the enduring…

The Chatter Podcast: The American Battle Monuments Commission with Mark Hertling

Mark Hertling retired from the U.S. Army as a lieutenant general a decade ago, but he’s kept busy since then as a CNN military analyst,…

The Chatter Podcast: Fixing America To Bolster National Security with Richard Haass

For the past 20 years, Richard Haass has led the Council on Foreign Relations, building on his national security experience in government and his related…

The Chatter Podcast: Aviation Oddities and Near Misses with James Fallows

It’s been an eventful few months for flying objects. A Chinese spy balloon captured national attention and sparked an international incident–and a lot of hot…

The Chatter Podcast: Former National Security Advisor Steve Hadley's Reflections on Presidential Transitions

Along with co-editors Peter Feaver, William Inboden, and Meghan O’Sullivan, former National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley is editor of the new Hand-Off: The Foreign Policy…

The Chatter Podcast: Flat Earth Beliefs and Conspiracism with Kelly Weill

Flat earth beliefs have been spreading alarmingly in recent years. They offer plenty of fodder for punchlines, yes–but they also have ties to more nefarious…

The Chatter Podcast: M. Todd Bennett on the Secretive Story of the Glomar Explorer

A sunken Soviet submarine. A secret CIA plan to lift it from the bottom of the ocean with a giant claw. And reclusive billionaire Howard…

The Chatter Podcast: Financial Intelligence, Fact and Fiction with Yaya Fanusie

Yaya Fanusie has explored his analytic side and his creative side throughout his life and multifaceted career. Comic book writer and illustrator in junior high….