Journalist Tom Nichols (The Atlantic) explains how discrediting expertise is used as a weapon in order to control (mis)information. (ENCORE from Season 3)

Journalist Tom Nichols (The Atlantic) explains how discrediting expertise is used as a weapon in order to control (mis)information. (ENCORE from Season 3)

Do you want to know the truth behind the world’s wildest conspiracy theories? Former CIA officers John Sipher & Jerry O’Shea try to determine where misinformation is coming from, when we’re being lied to and when a conspiracy theory is an actual real conspiracy. In the world of espionage, they were part of creating conspiracies. Now they and their circle of experts probe what’s true and when we’re being manipulated.

New episodes every week.

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Executive Producers: Adam Davidson, John Sipher, Jerry O'Shea & Jonathan Stern. Producer: Rachel Harner
A production of Honorable Mention and Abominable Pictures

Do you want to know the truth behind the world&rsquo;s wildest conspiracy theories? Former CIA officers John Sipher &amp; Jerry O&rsquo;Shea try to determine where misinformation is coming from, when we&rsquo;re being lied to and when a conspiracy theory is an actual real conspiracy. In the world of espionage, they were part of creating conspiracies. Now they and their circle of experts probe what&rsquo;s true and when we&rsquo;re being manipulated.
New episodes every week.
Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1765390388763000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Xv6PaRO8ms-z_hEp0Uxvi">https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod</a>
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<li>Executive Producers: Adam Davidson, John Sipher, Jerry O'Shea &amp; Jonathan Stern. Producer: Rachel Harner</li>
<li>A production of Honorable Mention and Abominable Pictures</li>
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Mission Implausible: Ex-CIA Officers on Conspiracy Theories

Can We Trust the Experts? (with Tom Nichols) (ENCORE)

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/f511f403-de8b-43e8-aab2-b239005492b5/transcript

Former senior intelligence officer and author of The Fourth Intelligence Revolution explores how artificial intelligence, big data, and information warfare are fundamentally reshaping global intelligence. He forsees the coming “Singularity War” — a future of fully autonomous intelligence and warfare systems. Now AI enables small groups or even individuals to carry out attacks once reserved for nation-states, including psychological manipulation. How do we defend against this? What tools does a democracy have that others don’t?

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Former senior intelligence officer and author of The Fourth Intelligence Revolution explores how artificial intelligence, big data, and information warfare are fundamentally reshaping global intelligence. He forsees the coming &ldquo;Singularity War&rdquo; &mdash; a future of fully autonomous intelligence and warfare systems. Now AI enables small groups or even individuals to carry out attacks once reserved for nation-states, including psychological manipulation. How do we defend against this? What tools does a democracy have that others don&rsquo;t?
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The Singularity War and How to Hack Minds (w/ Anthony Vinci)

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/c554d8ba-822d-4e40-989d-b3da0188fc6a/transcript

Former U.S. Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer was fired by Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche after she refused to recommend giving a domestic abuser back his gun. That criminal was Trump’s “Ambassador to Hollywood” Mel Gibson. Oyer explains how presidential pardons and clemency is supposed to work. With Trump’s Dept. of Justice, it’s been supercharged. Pardons seem to be driven by personal favors, political alliances and outright cash payoffs. 

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Former U.S. Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer was fired by Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche after she refused to recommend giving a domestic abuser back his gun. That criminal was Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;Ambassador to Hollywood&rdquo; Mel Gibson. Oyer explains how presidential pardons and clemency is supposed to work. With Trump&rsquo;s Dept. of Justice, it&rsquo;s been supercharged. Pardons seem to be driven by personal favors, political alliances and outright cash payoffs.&nbsp;
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The Art of the Pardon: How The Dept. of Justice Became a Favor Bank (with Liz Oyer)

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/46ec13ce-44f2-4282-b90d-b40000461db0/transcript

Will Sommer (of The Bulwark) returns to unpack threats to federalize elections to renewed efforts to “prove” 2020 was stolen. We also diagnose the strange incentives and rivalries inside MAGA world — the influencers, grifters, true believers, and opportunists.

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Will Sommer (of The Bulwark) returns to unpack threats to federalize elections to renewed efforts to &ldquo;prove&rdquo; 2020 was stolen. We also diagnose the strange incentives and rivalries inside MAGA world &mdash; the influencers, grifters, true believers, and opportunists.
Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod

The Midterm Power Grab (w/ Will Sommer)

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/491464ff-9071-49f4-8ae9-b3f90034cc9c/transcript

Can We Trust the Experts? (with Tom Nichols) (ENCORE)

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