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How We're Targets for Influence Operations (with Tamsin Shaw)

12/14/2025 • 51 min

An 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 Play episode

Human Organ Grafting and Wellness Scams (with Scott Carney)
How to Escape the Maga Cult (with Rich Logis & Erica Roach)
MKUltra: CIA’s Secret Mind Control Experiments (with Stephen Kinzer)
Epstein International (with Tara Palmeri & Adam Davidson)
Secrets of The National Security Agency (with Vince Houghton)
Bigfoot and Bigfoot Erotica (with Laura Krantz)
How Are Comedians Such Threats to Authoritarians (with Trae Crowder)
The Abuse of the Department of Justice (with Ken Dilanian)
Artificial Intelligence: What Do We Want from It & What Does It Want from …
Opus Dei: A Real Conspiracy (with Gareth Gore) - Part Two (ENCORE)
Opus Dei: A Real Conspiracy (with Gareth Gore) - Part One (ENCORE)
The Army of God (with Stephanie McCrummen) (ENCORE)
Did CIA Kill JFK? (with Gus Russo) (ENCORE)
Can We Trust the Experts? (with Tom Nichols) (ENCORE)
Everyone Controls the Weather But Nobody Does Anything About It (ENCORE)
Trae Crowder, The Liberal Redneck (ENCORE)
Russian Interference in the 2016 Election (with Susan Miller)
Astroturf, Trolls and Misinformation (with Darren Linvill) - Part Two
Astroturf, Trolls and Misinformation (with Darren Linvill)- Part One
Texas Democratic Senate Candidate Terry Virts - Part One
America Is Attacking America (with Terry Virts) - Part One
From Spy to Spy Novelist (with David McCloskey)
Analysts vs. Operations in The Middle East (with David McCloskey)
Extremist Groups (with more Will Sommer)
The Conspiracy Business: What Do We Do Now? (with Will Sommer)
The South African Perspective - Part Two (with Robyn Curnow)
The South African Perspective - Part One (with Robyn Curnow)
How Everyone Else Sees America (with Gabriel Gatehouse)
Weapons of Mass Destruction (with Valerie Plame)
Get Ready for Martial Law (with Joe Walsh)
Alpha Male Brent Terhune
"Bad Astronomer" Phil Plait
Michael Ian Black Has the Answers
JFK Assassination Convert Phil Robinson
The First Two Months (with Mike Rothschild)
Encore Presentation: The Deepest State (with Mark Zaid)
The Cult of Trump (with Steven Hassan)
How Easy Is It for Our Government to Pull off More Conspiracies? (with Tim…
The JFK Assassination: A New Clue, Never Before Revealed (with David Reube…
Codes & Ciphers & Puzzles (with A.J. Jacobs)
The Iran-Contra Affair: An Actual, Real Government Conspiracy (with Tim We…
More Religion and Conspiracy Theories (with Drew McCoy)
Religion and Conspiracy Theories (with Drew McCoy) - Part 1
ENCORE: The Simpsons: Does the CIA Tell Them How to Predict the Future? Th…
Syria / Havana Syndrome
Our National Intelligence
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How the Election Affects the CIA

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