Season One
Crypto, Con Men, and the Golden Age of Fraud
Actor, author and crypto skeptic Ben McKenzie on the fraud, hype and political money behind digital assets, from FTX and Celsius to the Trump-branded coins.
Power, Propaganda, and a Reshaped Middle East
Hagar Chemali examines Iran's regional influence, Hamas and information warfare, foreign lobbying in Washington, and the possibility that new security and peace agreements could reshape the Middle East.
The Fixer: Inside Loyalty, Power, and Prison
Michael Hershman sits down with Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former personal attorney and fixer, on what a fixer really does and where the line sits, the 2011 newspaper poll that helped set a presidential campaign in motion, the National Enquirer story about Ted Cruz's father, and what a felony record costs.
Data, Democracy, and the Fight for Digital Privacy
Michael Hershman talks with human rights lawyer and Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Brittany Kaiser about building the first data-driven presidential campaign, why you should own your data like property, the disinformation behind the AI data center backlash, and protecting kids online.
"If I Don't Return": Lessons from a Father, a Soldier, a Statesman
Michael Hershman talks with retired three-star Army General Mark Hertling about his book If I Don't Return, a wartime journal written for his sons, leadership lessons from generals and sergeants alike, national security in an age of cyber and AI, and what America should aspire to be at 250.
"You Can Win the War on Crime and Lose the War on Confidence" | John Miller on NYC, the Guthrie Kidnaping & Epstein
Michael J. Hershman is rejoined by John Miller - CNN's chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst, and a former FBI Assistant Director, NYPD and LAPD Deputy Commissioner - for a conversation on why New Yorkers feel unsafe even as crime falls, the Savannah Guthrie kidnaping in Tucson, the Epstein aftermath, and the state of American civility.
Inside the Threat: John Miller on Bin Laden, ISIS, and the Iran Crisis
Michael J. Hershman sits down with John Miller, former FBI Assistant Director, NYPD and LAPD Deputy Commissioner, and CNN's senior law enforcement and intelligence analyst, for a conversation on his 1998 cave interview with Osama bin Laden, the evolving al-Qaeda and ISIS threat, weaponized drones, and the unfolding Iran crisis.