https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mission-implausible--7262807https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod

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

]]>enPoliticsCopyright Jon Sternhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/13ce8a0072f876f911e5c32660542ca2.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mission-implausible--7262807Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:32:20 +0000Jon SternJon Sternjsgoodvibes@gmail.comDo 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...https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod

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

]]>falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-more-secrets-ai-and-the-future-of-espionage-with-adam-davidson--73936891Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>a1d45eac-2dba-4d6d-aa5b-b4a000486649Sun, 09 Aug 2026 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternNow that Adam Davidson is a national expert on AI, he worries about how it will change worldwide politics, military power and international economic structures. Not just the AI itself, but all its underlying physical infrastructure. When it comes to...Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>2222false813fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-corruption-of-american-intelligence-with-julia-curlee--73936901b4f12356-67f8-442e-8a21-b499015c9accSun, 02 Aug 2026 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternWhat's been done to American intelligence and what it costs: the 35 declassified documents that don't say what the president claims they say, analysts fired for accurate assessments, clearances stripped as punishment, rumored loyalty oaths, and the...1974false812fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-national-security-council-purge-with-julia-curlee--739368944af8ce67-9c0f-422f-8185-b492004f4291Sun, 26 Jul 2026 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternStephen Miller runs National Security now. Julia Curlee spent over 20 years as a CIA analyst, rising to being Acting Senior Director for Intelligence Programs at the NSC. When Trump 2 began, she stayed on, as is custom, to help transition. Her team...1971false811fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cia-s-best-kept-secret-it-was-fun-with-paul-kolbe-doug-wise--73936928Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>f76f6617-469d-4fe4-94a5-b48c0040e937Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternTwo of John & Jerry’s old friends and agency colleagues swap war stories and tall tales, starting with their training at The Farm and including their time in Moscow. Some of the characters in their anecdotes: Nazi Bob, Steven Seagal and the CIA...Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>2015false810fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trump-s-presidential-payday-with-adam-davidson--73936907887450e9-8e2d-4ad5-ad94-b4840169b595Sun, 12 Jul 2026 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternMore on Trump's $2 billion is new money in the past year -- Financial investigative journalist (and Mission Implausible producer) Adam Davidson illuminates Trump's business model: money-laundering, ass-kissing and rent-seeking. His zero-sum view of...1785false89fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/did-the-cia-poison-the-world-s-best-goalkeeper-at-the-1970-world-cup-with-gabriel-gatehouse-part-2--739369059ca42712-c391-4198-8ff4-b47d01463318Sun, 05 Jul 2026 07:05:00 +0000Jon Stern- Journalist Gabriel Gatehouse returns to Mission Implausible with the strange premise behind his podcast Foul Play: the claim that the CIA poisoned England goalkeeper Gordon Banks before the 1970 World Cup quarter-final in Mexico in order to help the...1913false88fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/did-the-cia-poison-the-world-s-best-goalkeeper-at-the-1970-world-cup-with-gabriel-gatehouse-part-1--739368974a231103-a6f9-495a-8e7c-b476015b5075Sun, 28 Jun 2026 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternJournalist Gabriel Gatehouse returns to Mission Implausible with the strange premise behind his podcast Foul Play: the claim that the CIA poisoned England goalkeeper Gordon Banks before the 1970 World Cup quarter-final in Mexico in order to help the...2151false87fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/inside-the-kremlin-s-playbook-how-russia-really-works-with-michael-carpenter--73936910e9b6997e-a488-4f2d-a9fb-b47000098ec3Sun, 21 Jun 2026 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternFormer OSCE ambassador and Pentagon and NSC official Michael Carpenter argues Russia is weaker than it appears yet keeps being rescued by a West gripped by fear of escalation. And that the newly transactional, alliance-busting American foreign policy...2691false86fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-the-cia-knows-about-iran-that-washington-keeps-getting-wrong-with-mark-fowler--7393694508dac58a-2d4f-4003-9040-b4680180b95bSun, 14 Jun 2026 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternFormer CIA Iran ops officer Mark Fowler joins Jerry and John to explain why Iran is one of the hardest targets on earth. From running agents and sources, Fowler has insight into the Iranian worldview: a persecuted Shia minority that sees walls behind...3121false85fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/swinging-at-curveball-when-you-want-it-bad-you-get-it-bad-with-bob-drogin--73936953d81a63ae-60dc-48ff-a25f-b462003121f2Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternIn 2003, a single Iraqi refugee — codenamed Curveball — fabricated stories about Iraqi weapons. The U.S. intelligence community, desperate for sources after 9/11, laundered his claims into a National Intelligence Estimate produced in under three...3197false84fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-everyone-else-sees-america-with-gabriel-gatehouse-encore--739369136db18504-dc92-4761-be55-b2df01863b0bSun, 31 May 2026 07:15:00 +0000Jon SternENCORE EPISODE - Gabriel Gatehouse is a journalist and broadcaster and author of “The Coming Storm” that looks at Q Anon and the January 6th conspiracies. And he’s British! Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube:...2492false55fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-hawaiian-cult-that-raised-tulsi-gabbard-with-christine-gralow-encore--73936939https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>8816b6e5-6146-4ade-bba0-b3e9002393b2Sun, 24 May 2026 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternIn light of this week's resignation of Tulsi Gabbard, we're re-running our recent very illuminating episode about her. Also, check out John Sipher's timely piece on her in The Bullwark on May 19....https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>2226false74fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hunting-weapons-of-mass-destruction-with-andy-weber--73936960fcfa0ded-323d-4f38-b322-b44d0108294dSun, 17 May 2026 20:05:14 +0000Jon SternNuclear weapons-usable uranium, biolabs for biological warfare, secret chemical facilities -- In Operation Sapphire, Former Assistant Secretary of Defense Andy Weber found and disposed of them. Where are the current threats? What does Iran still have?...2539false83fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-the-cia-decides-what-s-legal-with-james-petrila--73936976abef0f0c-64c3-44b0-b176-b446006f9ad1Sun, 10 May 2026 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternFormer CIA and NSA attorney Jim Petrila explains the legal decisions about covert action, presidential power, and the legal guardrails surrounding America’s intelligence agencies. He argues that the Trump-era expansion of executive power, combined...2976false82fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crypto-the-trump-family-business-with-zach-everson--73936921819c61f4-e89d-4eb1-986d-b43f005fc5ecSun, 03 May 2026 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternForget hotel rooms and presidential merch, this time around, the Trumps are making untraceable billions with ventures like World Liberty Financial and a Trump-backed stablecoin. It’s a new world of buying influence and access. Watch Mission...2892false81fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/serving-in-the-middle-east-then-writing-about-it-with-ilana-berry--739369913eebc5a6-9c28-4fb8-a56e-b438002291f1Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternAward-winning author Ilana Berry explores the gap between how espionage is portrayed and how it actually works. Drawing on her experience in the CIA, the Department of Defense, and er firsthand view of the Arab Spring in Bahrain. She explains why...2542false715fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/modern-conspiracy-culture-how-real-scandals-fueled-false-narratives-with-kathryn-olmsted--73936931ce00f0a9-398b-439d-b02b-b3d0000005daSun, 19 Apr 2026 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternReal government secrecy, intelligence failures, and historic scandals created the conditions for today’s conspiracy culture. Pearl Harbor, The Red Scare, JFK, 9/11, QAnon - a small truth can explode into a dangerous paranoid belief in hidden power and...2349cia,conspiracies,conspiracy,conspiracy theories,deep state,jfk,john sipher,mccarthyism,pearl harbor,qanon,spy,spycraft,the church commissionfalse714fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-terrible-thing-people-say-when-they-think-no-one-is-listening-with-ben-palmer--739369520c057d6b-2283-4803-8703-b42900484d00Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternComedian Ben Palmer (Palmer Trolls) does sort-of-pranks that have evolved from satire to social experiment. Using aliases, fake websites and a “deportation hotline,” Palmer reveals how easily ordinary people are drawn into exposing their own bad...2244false713fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-the-steele-dossier-got-right-and-why-it-still-matters-with-christopher-steele--73936962d4c27e08-303f-4c07-b014-b4230065b2daSun, 05 Apr 2026 07:05:00 +0000Jon Stern In 2016, former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele produced a series of intelligence memos that were leaked and widely called “The Steel Dossier” containing allegations about Russia's interference in the US election and links between...3758false712fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/havana-syndrome-is-real-and-they-tried-to-bury-it-with-michael-weiss-part-two--739369412a3130c3-ec56-4748-9b17-b41c0023e794Sun, 29 Mar 2026 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternWe continue to look at Havana Syndrome and Russian intelligence operations. Investigative journalist Michael Weiss expands on evidence suggesting that a covert unit within Russian military intelligence may have targeted Western operatives,...1673false711fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/havana-syndrome-is-real-and-they-tried-to-bury-it-with-michael-weiss-part-one--73936983391e9850-9918-459f-ae8a-b415004fd5efSun, 22 Mar 2026 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternHavana Syndrome wasn’t a mystery. It was a coverup. And it wasn’t just Havana. Investigative journalist Michael Weiss (The Insider) returns to the show to break down his explosive reporting on the unexplained brain injuries suffered by U.S. diplomats,...2049false710fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-cia-analyst-who-knows-why-intelligence-fails-with-david-mccloskey--73936978a47f262a-ce55-417e-9df1-b40d01829911Sun, 15 Mar 2026 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternFormer CIA analyst and bestselling spy novelist David McCloskey (“The Rest Is Classified” podcast) explains how Israel manipulated Trump to get him to attack Iran and what Netanyahu’s real plan is. The new answers on Havana Syndrome and whether there...2460false79fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-singularity-war-and-how-to-hack-minds-w-anthony-vinci--73937007c554d8ba-822d-4e40-989d-b3da0188fc6aSun, 08 Mar 2026 08:05:00 +0000Jon SternFormer 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...2301false78fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-art-of-the-pardon-how-the-dept-of-justice-became-a-favor-bank-with-liz-oyer--7393699946ec13ce-44f2-4282-b90d-b40000461db0Sun, 01 Mar 2026 08:05:00 +0000Jon SternFormer 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...2931false77fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-midterm-power-grab-w-will-sommer--73937027491464ff-9071-49f4-8ae9-b3f90034cc9cSun, 22 Feb 2026 08:05:00 +0000Jon SternWill 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...2203false76fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-ghislaine-maxwell-knows-and-why-she-s-being-protected-with-tara-palmeri-adam-davidson--73936966dbad8b02-d10d-40bf-8c06-b3f200582814Sun, 15 Feb 2026 08:05:00 +0000Jon SternTara breaks down what Ghislaine Maxwell’s current treatment, legal positioning, and pardon speculation actually signal. They describe the difference between the public narrative and the private reality journalists encounter inside the MAGA ecosystem....1997false75fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alex-jones-and-the-conspiracy-economy-with-jordan-holmes--73936971https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>f486f72d-30e2-469d-b032-b3be016b2a47Sun, 01 Feb 2026 08:05:00 +0000Jon SternThe co-host of the Knowledge Fight podcast knows too much about Alex Jones. How are conspiracy ecosystems built, monetized, and sustained? From cult psychology and propaganda laundering to Sandy Hook, supplement grifting, and political power, what are...https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>2234false73fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eating-bugs-shooting-bobby-kennedy-the-deadly-double-conspiracy-theory-grey-areas-with-adam-tod-brown--73936981  - Was an ad in The New Yorker for a board game a tipoff about Pearl Harbor?
  - Did the CIA want to kill Reagan?
  - Why are there bans on lab-produced meat?
  - Is there proof of The October Surprise?
  - Do CIA Assassination Manuals exist?
  - How much does the government lie to us? Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>afd90e31-d213-4915-9f89-b3c701536866Sun, 25 Jan 2026 08:05:00 +0000Jon SternThe host of CONSPIRACY! THE SHOW has insights on  why people believe wild things and how grifters and media personalities turn paranoia into profit. With questions about his own conspiracy theories:    - Was an ad in The New Yorker for a board game a...  - Was an ad in The New Yorker for a board game a tipoff about Pearl Harbor?
  - Did the CIA want to kill Reagan?
  - Why are there bans on lab-produced meat?
  - Is there proof of The October Surprise?
  - Do CIA Assassination Manuals exist?
  - How much does the government lie to us? Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>2096false72fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-overlooked-radicalization-crisis-how-women-become-extremists-with-leah-sottile--73936997https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>797bee5b-2891-4c38-866c-b3c5003e2effSun, 18 Jan 2026 08:05:00 +0000Jon SternInvestigative journalist Leah Sottile, author of Blazing Eye Sees All, draws on years of direct reporting on anti-government movements, Christian nationalism, New Age spirituality, death cults and online radicalization to explains how fringe belief...https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>2994false71fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-hollywood-to-human-rights-the-real-cost-of-conspiracy-thinking-with-stephanie-march--73936903f2aacd10-da86-4649-b7b9-b3cc0045fa85Sun, 11 Jan 2026 08:05:00 +0000Jon SternDrawing on her leadership roles with Planned Parenthood Global and humanitarian organizations in Africa, actor & activist Stephanie March (ADA Alex Cabot on Law & Order: SVU) describes how ill-conceived policy decisions —particularly the...2382adam davidson,area 51,cia,conspiracies,conspiracy theories,disinformation,espionage,intelligence,investigation,john sipher,law and order,law & order,spy,spycraft,stephanie marchfalse615fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wellness-to-weaponization-how-women-are-drawn-into-conspiracy-extremism-with-noelle-cook--73937039https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>be82152c-d665-497f-b704-b3ba003b863cSun, 04 Jan 2026 08:05:00 +0000Jon SternFrom wellness culture and yoga influencers to QAnon forums and January 6, the pathways into conspiracy extremism aren’t always obvious — especially for women. Identity and meaning can quietly turn misinformation into ideology. Author and researcher...https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>2040false614fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-fresh-hell-2025-in-conspiracy-theories-and-disinformation--73937000https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>9280ca7f-1240-414e-a9e9-b3ba00279a94Sun, 28 Dec 2025 08:05:00 +0000Jon SternOur team gives their analysis of a disturbingly familiar year in power and politics, normalization and surprises. Much of it was predictable, some was worse, and some was worse that worse. Yet conspiratorial thinking cuts both ways, and 2025...https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>3025false613fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-did-we-decide-the-government-is-hiding-aliens-with-garrett-graff--73937005https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>4c41a9c8-aec3-4e8d-ae61-b3ab0028de06Sun, 21 Dec 2025 08:05:00 +0000Jon SternWe didn't always assume the government was hiding aliens. The Manhattan Project was a crash course in how to run a secret program. Some secrets were real and necessary. Some were real and needing exposure - The Vietnam War, The Pentagon Papers,...https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>2702false612fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-we-re-targets-for-influence-operations-with-tamsin-shaw--73936985https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>6bb1fc3f-613e-4b69-a229-b3a60031d47aSun, 14 Dec 2025 08:05:00 +0000Jon SternAn expert on psychological manipulation and politics, including Nazi propaganda and Stassi, NYU professor Tamsin Shaw studies conspiracy theories and how they might be changing with the internet and A.I.  Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube:...https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>3086false611fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/human-organs-and-wellness-scams-with-scott-carney--73936984https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>5f62528b-dbd2-4ee2-be90-b3a300140e7dSun, 07 Dec 2025 08:05:00 +0000Jon SternOrgan transplants, ice baths, Russian propaganda, RFK Jr.'s science denialism... Scott Carney has investigated in depth about where lies the truth and who is taking advantage of our ignorance. Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube:...https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>2303false610fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-escape-the-maga-cult-with-rich-logis-erica-roach--73937002https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>ec1b1642-db71-41b7-9b53-b39f002f597eSun, 30 Nov 2025 08:05:00 +0000Jon Stern"Leaving MAGA" is a community for those who have left the movement, or have doubts and remorse about staying in MAGA but are afraid to leave. Rich Logis and Erica Roach tell their stories of falling into MAGA and then climbing out. Watch Mission...https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>2701false68fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mkultra-cia-s-secret-mind-control-experiments-with-stephen-kinzer--73936990https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>44dea542-3f9d-452b-8cb1-b39d004bdda6Sun, 23 Nov 2025 08:05:00 +0000Jon SternHow CIA became the largest purveyor and owner of LSD in the world and, in the process, destroyed lives and introduced psychedelics to The Counterculture. Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePodhttps://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>3601false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/epstein-international-with-tara-palmeri-adam-davidson--73937050https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>acc98aeb-b62b-4fd2-af78-b397015bd5c1Sun, 16 Nov 2025 22:55:55 +0000Jon Stern" There are things we feel like we know that we we can't even say. It is even worse. worse. It is even more people." Journalist Tara Palmeri and our own Adam Davidson have been writing and podcasting about the Epstein case since 2019. There's so much...https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>3227false67fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bigfoot-and-bigfoot-erotica-with-laura-krantz--73937020https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>f3d88d7b-65c7-4396-bd24-b3880135ed59Sun, 02 Nov 2025 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternInvestigator Laura Krantz (the Wild Things podcast) knows about everything Bigfoot, including Bigfoot erotica, the CIA's supposed relationship with the cryptid, and how Bigfoot can be a gateway drug to other conspiracy theories. Watch Mission...https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>2321false65fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-are-comedians-such-threats-to-authoritarians-with-trae-crowder--73936992https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>c0300ffc-3663-404c-a2cd-b37d016528ceSun, 26 Oct 2025 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternComedian Trae Crowder (aka The Liberal Redneck) is here to prove that not everyone from The South is MAGA, and tried to understand why so many are, despite the inherent contradictions with their prior attitudes and what's in their self-interest. Also,...https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>2610false64fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-abuse-of-the-department-of-justice-with-ken-dilanian--73937028https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>7512f9bd-32a8-4799-b60f-b37901442dedSun, 19 Oct 2025 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternMSNBC & NBC justice and inteligence correspondence Ken Dilanian predicts how the Dept. of Justice will continue to be used under Trump, and reports on the experiences of the people still working there. Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube:...https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>2295false63fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/artificial-intelligence-what-do-we-want-from-it-what-does-it-want-from-us-with-adam-davidson--73937055https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>776cb6f4-1f75-4eef-b775-b37400660a58Sun, 12 Oct 2025 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternAdam is back and is now a bona fide expert on Artificial Intelligence. When it comes to conspiracy theories, it’s both our nemesis and our ally. Plus, a prediction for the upcoming misuse of The Insurrection Act. Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube:...https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>3095false62fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/opus-dei-a-real-conspiracy-with-gareth-gore-part-two-encore--739370617a2fe493-4a67-459e-8803-b28700250bc1Sun, 05 Oct 2025 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternWe continue with Gareth Gore, author of: Opus: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking and Right-Wing Conspiracy inside the Catholic Church. Opus Dei has worked behind the scenes for decades to build up political influence and power in the U.S.,...1300abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,gareth gore,honorable mention,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,opus dei,spycraftfalse411fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/opus-dei-a-real-conspiracy-with-gareth-gore-part-one-encore--73936998b60b6b3d-a019-4d1d-9481-b2870021e647Sun, 28 Sep 2025 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternOpus Dei is a secretive, ultra-conservative Catholic sect. Gareth Gore uncovered how it pushed its radical agenda within the Church and around the globe, using billions of dollars siphoned from one of the world’s largest banks. His book is: Opus: The...1526abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,gareth gore,honorable mention,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,opus dei,spycraftfalse410fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-army-of-god-with-stephanie-mccrummen-encore--7393701756a3e430-1a34-43ed-9589-b2b601758037Sun, 21 Sep 2025 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternThe New Apostolic Reformation is a growing anti-democratic religious movement that believes that God speaks through modern-day apostles and prophets. How did they become energetic allies of Trump? (ENCORE from Season 4)2069false414fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/did-cia-kill-jfk-with-gus-russo-encore--739370675fa6fe08-111c-4389-8498-b274004cd8d4Sun, 14 Sep 2025 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternGus Russo’s research into the Kennedy Assassination is second only to The Warren Commission. He’s been to primary sources. He’s seen documents few ever have. And he’s ready to address the question of whether CIA was involved in the assassination....2047abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,cuba,honorable mention,jerry o'shea,jfk,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,spycraftfalse46fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/can-we-trust-the-experts-with-tom-nichols-encore--73937021f511f403-de8b-43e8-aab2-b239005492b5Sun, 07 Sep 2025 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternJournalist Tom Nichols (The Atlantic) explains how discrediting expertise is used as a weapon in order to control (mis)information. (ENCORE from Season 3)1770adam davidson,cia,honorable menton,jerry o'shea,john sipher,spycraft,the atlantic,the death of expertise,tom nicholsfalse313fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/everyone-controls-the-weather-but-nobody-does-anything-about-it-encore--73936956ea7a11f5-bdc0-48d8-bce9-b204005ff34aSun, 31 Aug 2025 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternJerry and John -- and Adam! -- think about the current hurricanes and the dangerous conspiracy theories that weaponize them. As always, they view the larger context of false weather beliefs.774abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,honorable mention,hurricanes,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,spycraft,weatherfalse35fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trae-crowder-the-liberal-redneck-encore--739369150f4840f3-b3af-49bc-9e05-b28d00033cccSun, 24 Aug 2025 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternComedian Trae Crowder is from a tiny town in Tennessee, so he has a unique point of view on conservative, liberals, MAGA and especially J.D. Vance… what’s the deal with that guy?? Well, Trae knows a thing or two.2552abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,honorable mention,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,liberal redneck,spycraft,trae crowderfalse49fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/russian-interference-in-the-2016-election-with-susan-miller--73937038https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>90b27525-90f0-473c-9eac-b335004f6ee9Sun, 10 Aug 2025 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternFormer CIA Head of Counterintelligence (and co-worker with John & Jerry) Susan Miller has recently been targeted by Tulsi Gabbard for her work on a classified report on Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 election. How is she dealing with this...https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod]]>3408false61fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/astroturf-trolls-and-misinformation-with-darren-linvill-part-two--7393703601b723b3-20ba-42d9-bf37-b3260132dbb7Sun, 27 Jul 2025 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternRussia, China, MAGA — how social media is weaponized to promote misinformation and conspiracy theories, leading to nefarious calls-to-action.1891false515fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/astroturf-trolls-and-misinformation-with-darren-linvill-part-one--739370306c1750f6-3471-4149-b9f1-b320000e5bcdSun, 20 Jul 2025 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternThe expert on how social media spreads disinformation — both unintentionally and by design — explains the power of “communities” and what the Russians are trying to accomplish.1971false514fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/texas-democratic-senate-candidate-terry-virts-part-one--739369699d10968d-7631-4691-a89d-b3190090cf38Sun, 13 Jul 2025 09:12:37 +0000Jon SternFormer astronaut and fighter pilot and current Senatorial candidate from Texas Terry Virts makes a very prescient prediction of the effects of Trump’s cuts to science (this was recorded two weeks ago).  He also recounts his own call to service, his...1886false513fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/america-is-attacking-america-with-terry-virts-part-one--73936973www.terryvirts.com)]]>86d87fa0-f4c4-4c8f-a308-b310015e77c6Sun, 06 Jul 2025 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternHe was a fighter pilot, then an astronaut, and now a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from Texas. Terry Virts saw Russia attack Ukraine while sitting alongside cosmonauts in the International Space Station. Now he sees the party in charge of...www.terryvirts.com)]]>1850false512fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-spy-to-spy-novelist-with-david-mccloskey--73936923e8f752ca-5635-4aaa-afc3-b30b0041a26cSun, 29 Jun 2025 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternMore of our conversation with CIA analyst turned best-selling spy novelist David McCloskey. He and his old CIA associates, John & Jerry, look at CIA fact vs. fiction and how McCloskey brings their experiences to his stories. Also, some German stuff.1569false511fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/analysts-vs-operations-in-the-middle-east-with-david-mccloskey--739369262a36c9f6-eb59-48b7-932b-b30200595255Sun, 22 Jun 2025 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternCIA analyst turned best-selling spy novelist David McCloskey visits with old friends John & Jerry where they look at the CIA and their experiences in The Middle East before, during and after The Arab Spring. With a survey of what's happening in...1810false510fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/extremist-groups-with-more-will-sommer--739370039ed9b62c-22fd-4254-aba1-b2fa000600a4Sun, 15 Jun 2025 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternWe continue our conversation with Will Sommer (The Bullwark, the Flase Flag newsletter) in which he details his experience covering extremist groups and the challenges of engaging with conspiracy believers. John & Jerry have a point of view on the...1751false59fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-conspiracy-business-what-do-we-do-now-with-will-sommer--73936988d5bb281e-eafb-413d-af49-b2f6002bdc43Sun, 08 Jun 2025 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternFor four years, fringe right wing voices have accused the Democrats of all sorts of secret crimes, moaning that the truth is being supressed. Now on the inside, some as high as Cabinet positions, they are expected to provide fireworks. What’s...1708false58fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-south-african-perspective-part-two-with-robyn-curnow--73936993108f5786-c768-440e-af35-b2ea003f28b3Sun, 01 Jun 2025 16:55:00 +0000Jon Stern Former CNN Africa correspondent Robyn Curnow tries to explain America to the rest of the world.1994false57fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-south-african-perspective-part-one-with-robyn-curnow--73936934197c12db-e07b-4d94-b792-b2e4016bec64Sun, 25 May 2025 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternFormer CNN Africa correspondent Robyn Curnow tries to explain America to the rest of the world.1672false56fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/weapons-of-mass-destruction-with-valerie-plame--73937044e39bb485-e5a5-4d1b-8498-b2d901673b60Sun, 11 May 2025 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternFormer undercover CIA officer Valerie Plame was outed by The Bush Administration when her husband exposed the lie behind the claim of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq that was used as justification for the U.S. to invade. - A REAL government conspiracy2333false54fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/get-ready-for-martial-law-with-joe-walsh--73937042b0abaea8-2524-4e7a-9b2c-b2d2017535e9Sun, 04 May 2025 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternFormer Tea Party Republican Congressman, and now hardcore Anti-Trumper, Joe Walsh has dire warnings for all of us. America's failure has been a failure of imagination -- unable to imagine what Trump would try to do. Prepare for the 2026 elections to...2541false53fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alpha-male-brent-terhune--7393705343283442-80df-444b-ade3-b2cc0031f8dcSun, 27 Apr 2025 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternHoosier comedian Brent Terhune finds the inspiration behind his viral MAGA character.2043false52fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bad-astronomer-phil-plait--739370225b50627f-634d-44d5-b0c0-b2c5002cc748Sun, 20 Apr 2025 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternIn classic Mission Implausible style, astronomer Phil Plait comes on to debunk a litany of space conspiracy theories and other pseudo-science scams.2335false51fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/michael-ian-black-has-the-answers--73936937a1e604b3-1476-438c-9322-b2bd012f4087Sun, 13 Apr 2025 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternMichael Ian Black -- humorist, political blogger, comedian, team captain of CNN's "Have I Got News for You," and generational poker talent -- brings all his skills to making sense of Trump and those who enable (or take advantage of) him. He also has...2490false415fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jfk-assassination-convert-phil-robinson--73936947b9e26505-0538-47e3-b709-b2b00028cf55Sun, 30 Mar 2025 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternLast week’s dump of the remains of the JFK Assassination files were a complete dud (except for the sloppy non-redaction of social security numbers and the names of intelligence sources). Hollywood movie director Phil Robinson wasn’t surprised. For...2473abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,conspiracy theories,conspiracy theory,jerry o'shea,jfk,jfk assassination,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,phil robinson,spycraftfalse413fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-first-two-months-with-mike-rothschild--73937086866ca4de-2dde-4962-b600-b2a7012b16acSun, 23 Mar 2025 07:05:00 +0000Jon SternThe first two months of Trump's term have been a tour de force of chaos, bizarre hires and indecipherable decisions. Conspiracy theories operate on both sides of the equation. They are attempts to find an underlying rationale for moves by Trump and...1986abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,honorable mention,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,michael rothschild,musk,spycraft,trumpfalse412fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-presentation-the-deepest-state-with-mark-zaid--739369961750f6d8-85c9-46d0-ad53-b2880040e1c1Sun, 02 Mar 2025 08:05:00 +0000Jon SternD.C. lawyer Mark Zaid is in the news this week, having been specifically targeted by Trump for representing a whistleblower involved with Trump's first impeachment. As such, we're revisiting this episode from last year in which Mark Zaid talks about...1703false115fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-cult-of-trump-with-steven-hassan--7393696798029bd2-ad9a-406e-af03-b27e0057c9aeSun, 16 Feb 2025 08:05:00 +0000Jon SternSteven Hassan was once sucked into The Moonies. He broke free and has devoted the subsequent 50 years to becoming and expert on mind control and cults and then using that knowledge to help others escape cults and rejoin their lives. Cults take many...2164abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,cults,honorable mention,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,mind control,moonies,spycraft,steve hassan,steven hassan,trumpfalse48fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-easy-is-it-for-our-government-to-pull-off-more-conspiracies-with-tim-weiner--739370583ff5754e-4195-4026-879d-b26b0033d0d1Sun, 09 Feb 2025 08:05:00 +0000Jon SternPreviously, we talked with Tim Weiner about an actual U.S. government conspiracy, The Iran Contra Affair, and a conspiracy theory, the Iranian hostages October Surprise. It was almost kept undetected, and plenty of people escaped accountability. In a...1665abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,conspiracy,conspiracy theories,honorable menton,iran-contra,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,spycraft,tim weinerfalse47fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-jfk-assassination-a-new-clue-never-before-revealed-with-david-reuben--739370317f3aea0c-322a-4ffb-b719-b2710002c633Sun, 26 Jan 2025 16:22:13 +0000Jon SternIn our first live (sort of) episode, a former investigator for the Chicago District Attorney shares a connected story about Jack Ruby that has never been heard before. John & Jerry & Jon  and their guest review the prevailing theories in the...2313abominable pictures,adam davidson,honorable mention,jack ruby,jerry o'shea,jfk,jfk assassinaton,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,lee harvey oswald,spycraftfalse45fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/codes-ciphers-puzzles-with-a-j-jacobs--739370604e38e862-abfc-4ef9-924b-b25f0068deb1Sun, 19 Jan 2025 08:05:00 +0000Jon SternA.J. Jacobs (host of The Puzzler podcast and author of The Puzzler book) swaps tales of secret messages in the world of spycraft. But A.J. is an expert on many things, and another one of those areas is The U.S. Constitution (he's the author of the...2124abominable pictures,adam davidson,a.j. jacobs,aj jacobs,cia,honorable menton,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,spycraft,the know-it all,the puzzler,the year of living biblically,the year of living consitutionfalse44fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/more-religion-and-conspiracy-theories-with-drew-mccoy--73937034726e41f5-d922-4b85-8d53-b256006cd8a5Sun, 05 Jan 2025 08:05:00 +0000Jon Stern"Exvangelical" Drew McCoy (aka The Genetically Modified Skeptic) continue to explore how religion and conspiracies overlap. Are non-believers playing followers? What's Drew's personal journey to becoming the atheist and conspiracy buster he is now?2021abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,conspiracy theory,drew mccoy,genetically modified skeptic,honorable mention,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,religion,spycraftfalse42fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/religion-and-conspiracy-theories-with-drew-mccoy-part-1--7393708813801e44-090d-49a6-a005-b252003269d7Sun, 29 Dec 2024 08:05:00 +0000Jon SternDrew McCoy, aka Genetically Modified Skeptic, is a fundamentalist Evangelical Christian turned agnostic/atheist. With John, Jerry and Adam, they explore the position of conspiracy theories throughout religion in general.1996abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,drew mccoy,genetically modified skeptic,honorable mention,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,religion,spycraftfalse41fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-the-simpsons-does-the-cia-tell-them-how-to-predict-the-future-the-answer-may-surprise-you--73937080cdd609b7-9844-414e-87ff-b250015bb986Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:05:00 +0000Jon SternENCORE PRESENTATION -- Two Simpsons legends explore the theory that The Simpsons either predicts the future or causes the future, perhaps in cahoots with the CIA. Then they ask John & Jerry inside-CIA questions they always wanted to know. (with...2428abominable pictures,adam davidson,bill oakley,cia,david silverman,honorable menton,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,spycraft,the simpsonsfalse210fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/syria-havana-syndrome--73937087b1c84279-4b80-4b96-b89f-b24800473df4Wed, 18 Dec 2024 08:05:00 +0000Jon SternAdam, John & Jerry look at what's happening right now in Syria in terms of journalism and intelligence. They also update us on the newest development with Havana Syndrome.786abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,havana syndrome,honorable menton,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,spycraft,syriafalse315fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-national-intelligence--73937004d0b44c59-64ba-4e72-b911-b241002f9e98Wed, 11 Dec 2024 08:05:00 +0000Jon SternJerry and John, with Adam, doommonger about the future of our national security if Tulsi Gabbard becomes the Director of National Intelligence and Kash Patel becomes the FBI Director. What happens when someone unqualified and inexperienced and unable...1408abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,director of national intellige,fbi,honorable mention,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,kash patel,spycraft,tulsi gabbardfalse314fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/can-we-trust-the-government-with-adam-conover--73937008a39bfbf7-a203-4179-9402-b2340153fb43Wed, 27 Nov 2024 08:05:00 +0000Jon SternComedian and all-around expert Adam Conover (Adam Ruins Everything,  Factually!) made a series about the government with Barack Obama called “T G Word.” How does he feel about its reliabilty? Why are people suspicious of it?2395abominable pictures,adam conover,adam davidson,adam ruins everything,cia,factually,honorable mention,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,spycraft,the g wordfalse312fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shenanigans-at-1100-pennsylvania-avenue-with-zach-everson--73937023f64d3d19-9ad9-498b-8786-b22c0156d061Wed, 20 Nov 2024 08:01:00 +0000Jon SternForbes journalist Zach Everson spent much of Trump's previous presidency embedded in Trump Hotel in DC. John and Jerry learn more about The Emoluments Clause and all the ways that foreign power brokers were able to channel payments to Trump through...20551100 pennsylvania ave.,abominable pictures,adam davidson,forbes,honorable mention,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,spycraft,trump hotelfalse311fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-the-election-affects-the-cia--739370416615c3a8-39a5-4175-a7d6-b22500617e67Wed, 13 Nov 2024 08:01:00 +0000Jon SternAdam and John and Jerry do what everyone else in America is doing... try to game out what the election will mean. In this case, for the intelligence agencies, international cooperation and overall national security. So, like, not one of the...1515abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,honorable mention,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,spycraftfalse310fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-do-counterintelligence-professionals-assess-trump-s-relationship-with-russia-part-two-with-peter-strzok--73937093da1b0406-d8cf-4990-afc0-b2200021b8fdWed, 06 Nov 2024 08:01:00 +0000Jon SternHow are the Russians getting Trump to do what they want? There are many theories, but we've reached our own conclusion.2608abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,fbi,honorable mention,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,peter strzok,russia,spycraft,trumpfalse39fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lincoln-project-with-rick-wilson--73937046d7dd5369-7641-41f6-bd78-b2150176c31aWed, 30 Oct 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternThe Lincoln Project is an American political action committee (PAC) founded in December 2019 by moderate conservatives and former Republican Party members who oppose U.S. President Donald Trump and Trumpism. In the midst of the 2024 election, having...2581abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,rick wilson,spycraft,the lincoln projectfalse38fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-do-counterintelligence-professionals-assess-trump-s-relationship-with-russia-part-one-with-philip-auerswald-and-peter-strzok--739370826741675c-1904-4080-a0f0-b211013888afWed, 23 Oct 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon Stern37 years ago, Trump returned from a trip to Moscow obsessed that America wasn’t getting paid enough for protecting its allies, that our leaders weren’t tough enough, and that America’s economy was destined to self-destruct within the next four years....2211abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,honorable mention,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,peter strzok,philip auerswald,russia,spycraft,trumpfalse37fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/embedded-with-the-proud-boys-on-january-6th-with-nick-quested--73937063f5249b73-4d9a-4413-9414-b2070177aee6Wed, 16 Oct 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternDocumentary filmmaker Nick Quested called up the leader of The Proud Boys and got an invite to tag along to The Insurrection with his cameras. Quested’s eye-witness footage was part of the Congressional January 6th Committee evidence and now part of...1555abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,january 6th,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,nick quested,spycraftfalse36fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/america-the-hellhole-russian-disinformation-today-with-michael-weiss--739370687c62942a-e284-4a5d-a294-b1fd001fe520Wed, 02 Oct 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternCertain American are repeating Russian propaganda and might not even realize where it came from. Russia is pushing the narrative that America is a disaster, and Trump has picked up the thread. How does Russia feed their message into U.S. conversations...2036abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,honorable mention,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,michael weiss,russia,spycraftfalse34fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/russian-disinformation-part-two-they-re-still-at-it-with-michael-weiss--739370451abaa196-d502-4d55-8a66-b1f6001538faWed, 25 Sep 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternWould you take $100,000 per week to parrot Russian propaganda on your podcast? Well, some guys did, and are now indicted.2016abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,honorable mention,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jon stern,michael weiss,spycraftfalse33fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-private-life-of-a-spy-with-jen-banbury--73937092d415ccbf-8437-432f-8e11-b1e7000ec4bcWed, 11 Sep 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternAdam’s wife has a lot of personal CIA questions for John & Jerry.3052abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,jen banbury,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,spycraftfalse31fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/does-the-cia-control-the-media-with-philip-mudd--73937098f609aadc-a6b4-4ec6-b215-b1e1000b9806Wed, 04 Sep 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternIf not the CIA, then maybe the FBI? How about both? Philip Mudd worked for both agencies and then resigned and he has the answers. Including whether RFK Jr.'s suspicions about Operation Mockingbird are valid.2624abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,fbi,honorable mention,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,operation mockingbird,philip mudd,rfk jr.,spycraftfalse215fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/honeytraps--73937077e3f339af-b2d3-4507-97f1-b1d9015da097Wed, 28 Aug 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternJerry and John reflect on how intelligence services employ honey traps — snaring assets using sex.2000abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,honeytrap,honeytraps,honorable mention,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,sypcraftfalse214fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-the-brain-is-built-for-conspiracies-with-david-eagleman--7393709963ee27c7-c586-46f3-8a08-b1d30025fb51Wed, 21 Aug 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternAre our brains wired to believe in conspiracy theories? Brain expert David Eagleman (“Inner Cosmos”) tells John & Jerry how, and how to break through.2187abominable pictures,adam davidson,brain,cia,david eagleman,inner cosmos,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,spycraftfalse213fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-trump-loyalty-test-with-tim-miller--739370520b8be3f2-3df4-451a-ac9b-b1c60189f791Wed, 14 Aug 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternFormer Republican National Committee spokesman Tim Miller tells John & Jerry what it's like trying to meet the requirements of membership of today's Republican party.2221abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,republican national committee,rnc,spycraft,tim millerfalse212fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/patrick-ewing-and-the-frozen-envelope-with-chris-ballard--73937102086cdd6e-a8f6-49e4-af20-b1bf01849e44Wed, 07 Aug 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternThe 1985 NBA Draft was one of the most controversial in NBA history. How did The New York Knicks land first pick and get Patrick Ewing? Was it rigged? Sports Illustrated writer Chris Ballard might know the answer. 1966abominable pictures,chris ballard,cia,david stern,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,nba,patrick ewing,sports illustrated,spycraftfalse211fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-simpsons-with-bill-oakley-david-silverman--739370646b886fae-aa5b-4de3-a7a9-b1bd01494aeaWed, 31 Jul 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternTwo Simpsons legends explore the theory that The Simpsons either predicts the future or causes the future, perhaps in cahoots with the CIA. Then they ask John & Jerry inside-CIA questions they always wanted to know.2429abominable pictures,bill oakley,cia,david silverman,honorable mention,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,spycraft,the simpsonsfalse210fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-elites-with-evan-osnos--739370014b732bc7-964b-41d9-9420-b1b6017bf140Wed, 24 Jul 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternWho are these “elites” that are running everything? And don’t we all aspire to be elite anyway?2536false29fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cia-q-a--73937012421218e0-bf1c-404a-bc1a-b1ac015ee579Wed, 17 Jul 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternAdam Davidson usurps the podcast with questions he always wanted to ask about the CIA, starting with Surveillance Detection Runs.1595abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,espionage,honorable mention,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,spycraftfalse28fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/getting-out-with-brent-lee-and-sander-van-der-linden--739370545378db43-a816-45b9-9689-b1a801820e1aWed, 10 Jul 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternBrent Lee went deep down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories then climbed himself out. Too much of it didn’t add up, especially the idea of crisis actors faking mass shootings and the election of Trump. 2537adam davidson,brent lee,cia,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,sander van der linden,spycraftfalse27fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/minisode-satanists-and-stalinists--73937103eb854227-0f34-4636-b144-b19d0184df8dSun, 30 Jun 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternMarjorie Taylor Greene thinks the Catholic Church is too nice, and also run by Satanists. A Florida deputy sheriff writes disinformation for Russia. Stalin - Never Stop Applauding. And Keep Zimbabwe Great Again. And a dig at Ted Cruz, because that...761abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,honorable mention,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,spycraftfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hunter-biden-s-laptop-part-3-return-of-the-laptop-with-doug-wise--73937065d1d99abf-a511-4153-8556-b19a0176081dWed, 26 Jun 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternThe laptop is back, thanks to the recent Hunter Biden court case. John and Jerry, two of The Dirty 51 (signers of a letter written by former intelligence officials warning of Russian elections interference via the laptop Giuliani was hawking) are...2021abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,doug wise,hunter biden,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,spy,spycraftfalse25fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/minisode-this-week-in-crazy-6-24-24--739370701ee798a5-3627-4453-bec3-b199000fd632Mon, 24 Jun 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternCrazy claims of the week: Hunter Biden's prosecution was a red herring; Cheap Fakes; and Emmanuel Macron's wife is a man. Plus The Epoch Times and new congressional Republicans put on Intelligence Committee.723adam davidson,cia,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,spy,spycraftfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-jade-helm-invasion-with-dan-lamothe--73937015dd91dbb2-92cb-468d-bea4-b193002caa73Wed, 19 Jun 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternRoutine military training exercises, in the eyes of paranoid extremists, were a pretense for Obama to have the U.S. take over Texas. Which... uh... does't it already have?1880abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,honorable mention,jade helm,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,obama,spy,spycraftfalse24fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/minisode-the-orkney-conspiracy--739370792c700799-1b4b-434a-bfe8-b18b0051d20dWed, 12 Jun 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternSome people believe Alaska and Hawaii belong to Russia. Mainly Russians believe that.945adam davidson,alaska,cia,hawaii,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jon stern,russia,spycraftfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-biden-crime-family-hoax-with-lev-parnas-part-two--739370148a951b12-d0c8-4e8d-8c98-b18300153cedWed, 05 Jun 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternPart Two of our interview with the Russian-Israeli-American “businessman” who, when partnered with Rudy Giuiliani, tried and failed to come up with dirt on the Bidens for Trump. And he's got a long list of names of the others who were in on it.1855abominable pictures,adam davidson,biden crime family,bill barr,cia,giuliani,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,lev parnas,spycraft,ukrainefalse23fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-biden-crime-family-hoax-with-lev-parnas-part-one--73937104b2342779-d02c-46ca-906a-b17a018998c8Wed, 29 May 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternA Russian-Israeli-American “businessman,” partnered with Rudy Giuiliani, tried and failed to come up with dirt on the Bidens for Trump. It was all Russian disinformation.1725adam davidson,biden crime family,cia,guiliani,hunter biden,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,lev parnas,russia,spycraft,trumpfalse22fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/minisode-surveillance--7393707249a98951-fad2-4164-a111-b17c017b7b96Mon, 27 May 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternAre gold-painted street performers in Pakistan actually spying on its citizens? John & Jerry look at this trend in the context of Pakistan's history, and recall some of their own surveillance stories.753adam davidson,cia,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,pakistan,spycraft,surveillancefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/minisode-the-bombing-of-the-chinese-embassy-in-belgrade--7393708475da4a47-ad65-4df9-adc7-b1770051d795Wed, 22 May 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternOne time when the CIA got it very wrong (with John Sipher, Jerry O'Shea and Adam Davidson)684adam davidson,belgrade,china,cia,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,spy,spycraftfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/justin-trudeau-is-fidel-castro-s-illegitimate-son-with-jon-lovett--7393709557930cf6-dcfb-44f1-94a9-b16f013d0473Wed, 15 May 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternWere Margaret Trudeau's “borders” open to Cuba? (with Jon Lovett)1772abominable pictures,adam davidson,canada,castro,cia,conspiracies,conspiracy theories,cuba,honorable mention,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon lovett,jon stern,lovett or leave it,pod save america,spycraft,trudeaufalse21fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-deepest-state-with-mark-zaid--7393709114ea79bc-8375-4b65-b263-b166000edae3Wed, 08 May 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternWe’re ALL The Deep State. Whistleblowers, whistleblowees, and the people who defend them. (with Mark Zaid)1703abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,honorable mention,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,mark zaid,spycraft,the deep state,whistleblowerfalse115fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/minisode-a-coup-in-germany--73937090bc04490e-c647-42fa-b323-b166016b984cSun, 05 May 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternThis week, an attempted coup in Germany was stopped. A "prince" believed that a bureaucrat loophole could restore his lineage to power and reboot Germany to its pre-WW2 glory.491abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,coup,germany,honorable mention,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,rachel harner,spycraftfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-s-the-deal-with-congress-with-denver-riggleman--73937056ac84a603-2612-45a8-a29f-b160003e28a8Wed, 01 May 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternGuest Denver Riggleman gripes about his time as a sane Republican in Congress and how he was shunned for his morality. How Jerry was recruited into the CIA. And how to win a bar fight.1829abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,congress,conspiracy,denver riggleman,honorable mention,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,spycraftfalse114fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/minisode-doing-horrible-things-and-then-justifying-it--73937105bc99f0d3-3b74-440b-a4c9-b160003a7714Sun, 28 Apr 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternThe conspiracy to protect Trump's lie about how it was the Ukranians who interfered with the 2016 election and not the Russians. How people rationalize taking money from Saudi Arabia. And two Russian spies were caught in Germany. (with Adam Davidson)557abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,germany,honorable mention,jerry o'shea,john sipher,russia,saudi arabia,spies,spycraft,trump,ukrainefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/politics-with-david-corn--73937108d8be043e-6f24-4a70-9d1c-b15b0182b241Wed, 24 Apr 2024 07:01:00 +0000Jon SternIs there a conspiracy to spread conspiracy theories?  (with guest David Corn and suprise dramatic readings!)1829abominable pictures,adam davidson,brendan jennings,congress,conspiracy theories,conspiracy theory,cook county social club,david corn,ginny thomas,greg hess,honorable mention,jonathan stern,jon stern,lilly sullivan,mark meadows,mark raterman,paul manafort,republicans,sean hannity,trumpfalse113fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unidentified-anomalous-phenomenon-aka-ufos-with-michael-ian-black-and-seth-shostack--739370663686f0d7-6b5a-4060-89af-b1530047567bWed, 17 Apr 2024 07:00:00 +0000Jon SternWhen did UFOs become "UAPs" and, as always, why is the government hiding them? (with Michael Ian Black and Seth Shostack)2590aliens,cia,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,jpl,michael ian black,seti,ufofalse112fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/minisode-fisa-the-foreign-intelligence-surveillance-act--73937019c5cc829a-5b9e-41e4-9f4b-b1530046c6c1Mon, 15 Apr 2024 07:00:00 +0000Jon SternIn this minisode, John & Jerry look at the battle happening right now over FISA. How did it snare Trump's squad and do the blockers understand how many lives it saves?497abominable pictures,adam davidson,cia,congress,conspiracy theories,fisa,honorable mention,jerry o'shea,john sipherfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-montauk-project--739371119445b2d9-9589-48eb-a0c2-b14501764acaWed, 10 Apr 2024 07:00:00 +0000Jon SternIs “Stranger Things” a true story?  (with Mike Rothschild and Christopher Garetano)2146abominable pictures,adam davidson,christopher garentano,honorable mention,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,mike rothschild,montauk,montauk project,stranger thingsfalse111fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/havana-syndrome-part-two-with-marc-polymeropoulos--739371133333d28c-81be-471d-a5a3-b13f01336540Wed, 03 Apr 2024 07:00:00 +0000Jon SternWhat has the government acknowledged and what are they doing about it?  (with Marc Polymeropoulos)2382adam davidson,cia,havana syndrome,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon stern,marc polymeropoulosfalse110fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/havana-syndrome-part-one-with-jon-lee-anderson--73937107faa6afc0-bfe4-4731-9b47-b13b011e3392Wed, 27 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0000Jon SternWho has it? Where did they get it? Is it real?  (with Jon Lee Anderson)1973adam davidson,cia,havana syndrome,jerry o'shea,john sipher,jonathan stern,jon lee anderson,jon stern,russian disinformationfalse19fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hunter-biden-s-laptop-part-two-with-adam-kinzinger--73937110
]]>acc17fd7-d21d-4561-bd47-b130016e1016Wed, 20 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0000Jon SternWho are The Dirty 51? And why were John & Jerry on the cover of The New York Post?  (with Adam Kinzinger)
]]>2380false18fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hunter-biden-s-laptop-part-one-with-asha-rangappa-and-denver-riggleman--73937037878ab1d8-2656-4176-a777-b1290143e8caWed, 13 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0000Jon SternIsn’t it Russian disinformation? Was Guiliani a “useful idiot”? (with Asha Rangappa and Denver Riggleman)2680false17fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/israeli-russian-eating-egyptian-sharks--739370971d65b508-586e-4cb7-9335-b10d017dde1bWed, 06 Mar 2024 08:00:00 +0000Jon SternIs it safe to go back in the water of The Red Sea?      2170false16fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/elite-doomsday-bunkers-at-denver-international-airport--7393710020ce75c1-bdd9-41af-b663-b10d017d5f62Wed, 28 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +0000Jon SternWhat did the government secretly build under the Denver Airport and what's the password to get in when the s**t comes down?      2422false15fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/adam-kinzinger-of-the-congressional-january-6-committee--73937106d8c2ac92-916e-4b72-903e-b10d017c5851Wed, 21 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +0000Jon SternHow lonely is it to be one of only two Republicans who's willing to say that the election wasn't stolen and storming The Capital was wrong?      2231false14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chemtrails-are-making-us-horny-and-or-infertile--73937114ec5fbb91-959f-4178-a9a6-b10d017bdfaaWed, 14 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +0000Jon SternWhat are those white clouds that come out of airplanes and how can we blame everything bad on them?      2191false13fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jewish-space-lasers--739370761ca50a46-ba88-4890-b92e-b10d017aa02aWed, 07 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +0000Jon SternWhat's the absolute least cost-effective way to start a forest fire and how did they pull it off?      2477false12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bill-gates-microchip-plan--7393704075c7aeb7-7bdd-48a7-8dee-b10d0179c3b9Wed, 07 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +0000Jon SternSo Bill Gates started Covid to create a need for vaccines that were a Trojan Horse for putting microchips in people to track them? And this was a better plan than just using cell phones because... ?      2440false11fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/introducing-mission-implausible--7393711212176a8e-60b6-49f5-9bac-b0fa01128854Wed, 31 Jan 2024 06:05:00 +0000Jon SternAs former high-level CIA operatives, John Sipher and Jerry O'Shea would create fake conspiracies around the world. Now, with the help of experts, they execute their own fun and fearless investigation into conspiracy theories past and present to assess...96falsetrailer