EP:45 - Defeat at Oxford!

Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton get into the details of all the craziest current events! Chapters: 0:36 Welcome + Skateparks and Snowboards 4:15 Iran Talks and Mixed Signals 8:10 Trump, Netanyahu, and the War Trap 17:18 Iran’s Growing Advantage 24:47 The Uranium Question 31:51 Emp ...  Show more

Scott Horton, Darryl Cooper, and Dave Smith discuss Thomas Massie being ousted by the Israel Lobby, the corruption of the Trump administration, the state of the Iran war, Israel's ongoing aggressive expansion into Lebanon, and more. Chapters: 0:38 Opening Remarks 2:23 Massey, Lob ...  Show more

This week we’re stepping heart of Cold War America with the story of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Accused of espionage and executed at the height of anti-communist paranoia, their trial gripped the nation due to the controversy, family betrayal, and questions of justice that still ...  Show more

When the CIA is forced to downsize, who gets cut? What happens to the intelligence left behind? And how does political control change the way spies operate? In the late 1970s, Jimmy Carter’s CIA director launched a brutal purge, firing hundreds of intelligence officers in what b ...  Show more

When Julian Assange released classified footage of a U.S. helicopter strike that killed two journalists and several civilians in 2010, it catapulted WikiLeaks into global headlines. As Assange unleashed a flood of classified documents, he sparked protests, fractured alliances, an ...  Show more

What happens when the world’s most valuable spy is finally caught? How did British and American intelligence hunt him down? And, was Klaus Fuchs a hero, a villain, or something in between? Klaus Fuchs' final days as a free man were marked by growing suspicions, clandestine excha ...  Show more