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253. The Plot Against Trotsky with Josh Ireland

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252. Unearthing War Crimes and Mass Graves Through Geospatial Intelligence with Sam McKnight

Today Justin sits down with Sam McKnight. Sam is a graduate student at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. He's also the founder and director of Khthon, a non-governmental organization that uses open source intelligence, satellite imagery, and digital analysis to document ...  Show more

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