Season 10

S10 Ep38: Inside the New Apostolic Reformation: Faith, Power, and American Politics with Pastor Louis Florio

S10 Ep38: Inside the New Apostolic Reformation: Faith, Power, and American Politics with Pastor Louis Florio

Pastor Louis Florio—Lutheran pastor, former military intelligence officer, and police chaplain in Virginia—joins Chris to explain the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR): what it actually is, where it came from, and why it matters beyond the pews.

S10 Ep37: Espresso Martini | Boots in Iran, Putin's War Plans, and China in Orbit

S10 Ep37: Espresso Martini | Boots in Iran, Putin's War Plans, and China in Orbit

Chris and Matt are back for Espresso Martini. Nearly a month into Operation Epic Fury, Washington appears to be laying the groundwork for potential ground operations inside Iran—but the two options on the table, seizing Kharg Island or securing Tehran's enriched uranium stockpile, are both far harde...

S10 Ep36: Inside the Bulgarian Spy Ring Trial with Trevor Barnes

S10 Ep36: Inside the Bulgarian Spy Ring Trial with Trevor Barnes

Chris speaks with intelligence historian and journalist Trevor Barnes about the Bulgarian spy ring trial at the Old Bailey, one of the most significant espionage cases in the UK since the Cold War. Barnes attended the proceedings and walks Chris through how a network of Bulgarian nationals, allegedl...

S10 Ep35: How China Steals America’s Secrets with David Shedd & Andrew Badger

S10 Ep35: How China Steals America’s Secrets with David Shedd & Andrew Badger

David Shedd served as acting director of the Defense Intelligence Agency; Andrew Badger is a former DIA case officer now teaching state-sponsored espionage at Oxford. Together they've written The Great Heist: China's Epic Campaign to Steal America's Secrets . Matt talks with them about how the Minis...

S10 Ep34: Iran After Khamenei with Phillip Smyth

S10 Ep34: Iran After Khamenei with Phillip Smyth

Phillip Smyth, one of the foremost experts on Iran's Shia proxy networks, joins Matt to break down what the death of Ayatollah Khamenei means for the regime, its militias, and the succession crisis now unfolding across the Middle East.