Amy Zegart, "Spies, Lies, and Algorithms"

FromQ&A

Start listening View podcast show

Amy Zegart, "Spies, Lies, and Algorithms"

FromQ&A

ratings:

Length:

62 minutes

Released:

Oct 16, 2023

Format:

Podcast episode

Description

Author Amy Zegart tracked the history of American espionage from George Washington’s Revolutionary War spies to today’s digital world. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with intelligence officials, she gave an inside look into the world of spies and spy-craft. The Hoover Institution at Stanford University in California hosted this event.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Released:

Oct 16, 2023

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

C-SPAN's Susan Swain hosts intriguing hour-long conversations with people who are making things happen. New episodes every Sunday evening. From the network that brings you "Washington Today" and "Lectures in History" podcasts.

Skip carousel

Q&A with Robert Strauss: Q&A with Robert Strauss by Q&A
60 min listen
Q&A with Candice Millard by Q&A
60 min listen
Q&A with John Paul Stevens: Q&A with John Paul Stevens by Q&A
60 min listen
Doug Mills: Doug Mills by Q&A
60 min listen
Caitriona Perry: Caitriona Perry by Q&A
59 min listen
Q&A with Edmund Morris: Q&A with Edmund Morris by Q&A
60 min listen
Q&A with John Doar: Q&A with John Doar by Q&A
62 min listen
Joanne Freeman: Joanne Freeman by Q&A
60 min listen
Q&A with Amity Shlaes: Q&A with Amity Shlaes by Q&A
61 min listen
Daryl Davis: Daryl Davis by Q&A
59 min listen
Grace Kennan Warnecke by Q&A
60 min listen
Allison Stanger: Allison Stanger by Q&A
60 min listen
Q&A with Robert Dallek: Q&A with Robert Dallek by Q&A
61 min listen
Q&A with William Seale: Q&A with William Seale by Q&A
60 min listen
Monica Norton: Monica Norton by Q&A
60 min listen
Amy Chua: Amy Chua by Q&A
59 min listen
Amy Wax: Amy Wax by Q&A
59 min listen
Q&A with Michael Ramirez: Q&A with Michael Ramirez by Q&A
60 min listen
Jackie Speier: Jackie Speier by Q&A
59 min listen
Q&A with Mark Cheathem: Q&A with Mark Cheathem by Q&A
60 min listen
David Maraniss: David Maraniss by Q&A
60 min listen
Pat Buchanan: Pat Buchanan by Q&A
60 min listen
Heritage Foundation President Kay Coles James: Heritage Foundation President Kay Coles James by Q&A
59 min listen
Kate Bowler by Q&A
60 min listen
Eileen Rivers: Eileen Rivers by Q&A
60 min listen
David McCullough: David McCullough by Q&A
59 min listen
Q&A with Benjamin Ginsberg: Q&A with Benjamin Ginsberg by Q&A
60 min listen
Jeffrey Engel: Jeffrey Engel by Q&A
59 min listen
Q&A with Corey Pegues: Q&A with Corey Pegues by Q&A
60 min listen
Manal Al-Sharif by Q&A
60 min listen

More Episodes from Q&A

Skip carousel

Patrick Kennedy, "Profiles in Mental Health Courage" by Q&A
64 min listen
Jochen "Jack" Wurfl, "My Two Lives" by Q&A
63 min listen
Zachary Treitz & Christian Hansen, "American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders" by Q&A
65 min listen
Steven Conn, "The Lies of the Land" by Q&A
62 min listen
David Charter, "Royal Audience" by Q&A
64 min listen
Dr. Uché Blackstock, "Legacy" by Q&A
62 min listen
Carlos Lozada, "The Washington Book" by Q&A
64 min listen
Rob Henderson, "Troubled" by Q&A
63 min listen
Scott Eyman, "Charlie Chaplin vs. America" by Q&A
64 min listen
Katie Rogers, "American Woman" by Q&A
63 min listen
Patti Davis, "Dear Mom and Dad" by Q&A
56 min listen
Speaker Don Scott (D), Virginia House of Delegates by Q&A
66 min listen
Charles Scribner III, "Scribners: Five Generations in Publishing" by Q&A
63 min listen
Sebastian Thrun, AI Pioneer & Tech Entrepreneur by Q&A
63 min listen
Betty Koed, "Scenes" by Q&A
62 min listen
FEED DROP: Martin Baron, "Collision of Power" by Q&A
62 min listen
Cassandra Good, "First Family" by Q&A
63 min listen
Craig Fehrman, "Author in Chief" by Q&A
63 min listen
BONUS EPISODE: Conversation w/ Q&A host Peter Slen by Q&A
11 min listen
Kate Bowler, "Everything Happens for a Reason" by Q&A
63 min listen
Susannah Cahalan, "The Great Pretender" by Q&A
62 min listen
Daryl Davis, Musician & Author by Q&A
62 min listen
Erik Larson, "In the Garden of Beasts" by Q&A
63 min listen
Jesse Holland, "The Invisibles: The Untold Story of African American Slaves in the White House" by Q&A
63 min listen
Gerald Blaine and Clint Hill, "The Kennedy Detail: JFK’s Secret Service Agents Break Their Silence.” by Q&A
64 min listen
Rosemary Stevens, "A Time of Scandal: Charles R. Forbes, Warren G. Harding, and the Making of the Veterans Bureau" by Q&A
62 min listen
Randy Barnett and Evan Bernick, "The Original Meaning of the 14th Amendment" by Q&A
62 min listen
Tom Cronin, "Imagining a Great Republic" by Q&A
62 min listen
Elizabeth Papez on Chief Justices of the Supreme Court by Q&A
63 min listen
Michael Green, "The Speaker of the House: A Study of Leadership" by Q&A
63 min listen

Related podcast episodes

Skip carousel

Amy Zegart: Spies, Lies and Algorithms: Please join us for an important conversation on a critical national security subject that many discuss, but few understand. by Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
65 min listen
Spies, Lies, and Abacuses? by The Pacific Century
46 min listen
A History of Wiretapping in the United States: Brian Hochman traces the long and surprising history of wiretapping and electronic eavesdropping in the United States, and also explains how earlier generations of Americans confronted these threats to our privacy―threats that seem more urgent now than ever. by Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
76 min listen
Nathaniel Greenberg, "How Information Warfare Shaped the Arab Spring: The Politics of Narrative in Egypt and Tunisia" (Edinburgh UP, 2019): An interview with Nathaniel Greenberg by New Books in Journalism
63 min listen
125. The CIA: The USA's Central Intelligence Agency is a mysterious organisation which has used covert methods to assassinate enemies, influence governments and tip whole countries into revolution - or so countless films, TV series and books would have us belie... by The Rest Is History
57 min listen
Sound On: FBI Election Warning, Herschel Walker's Oct. Surprise by Balance of Power
41 min listen
Joby Warrick, "Red Line: The Unraveling of Syria and America's Race to Destroy the Most Dangerous Arsenal in the World": Joby Warrick, "Red Line: The Unraveling of Syria and America's Race to Destroy the Most Dangerous Arsenal in the World" by After Words
59 min listen
Yes, We're All Being Spied On by The Assignment with Audie Cornish
26 min listen
Are We Dumb about Intelligence? Amy Zegart on the Capabilities of American Intel Gathering: Amy Zegart is a fellow at the Hoover Institution, a professor of political science at Stanford University, and the author of a new book, Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence. In this frank conversation, Zegart grad... by Uncommon Knowledge
59 min listen
Best of The Program | Guest: Rep. Chris Stewart | 1/4/21: While election fraud in Georgia is far from disproven, it’s crucial for conservatives to go out and vote. by The Glenn Beck Program
37 min listen
More On The Balloon - February 6th, Hour 2 by The Sean Hannity Show
33 min listen
Democracy and Truth with Sophia Rosenfeld: An interview with Sophia Rosenfeld by Why We Argue
30 min listen
Amy Zegart, "Spies, Lies, and Algorithms" by Q&A
64 min listen
"Spies, Lies, and Algorithms": a conversation with Amy Zegart: <p><a href="https://thedsrnetwork.com/tag/amy-zegart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amy Zegart</a> is a professor, former staff member of the National Security Council, and keen intelligence community watcher. Her <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spies_Lies_and_Algorithms_The_History_and_Future_of_American_Intelligence/dp/0691147132" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">latest book</a>, "Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence" is a guide the history of the American intelligence enterprise from Washington to Biden. She also lays out how the intelligence community needs to evolve in the face of new threats and new technologies. How should the intelligence community work with the private sector? How had open-source intelligence changed the game? How should intelligence and defense officials think about risk? Find out by listening to this conver by Deep State Radio
43 min listen
War crimes: Holding perpetrators to account by Inside Geneva
36 min listen
Barack Obama on Disinformation and The Future of Democracy: Jeffrey Goldberg interviews Barack Obama about Ukraine, disinformation, and the state of democracy. by Radio Atlantic
67 min listen
Episode 8: Ultra Vires: In the wake of the sedition trial's collapse, Justice Department prosecutor John Rogge travels overseas and uncovers a bombshell. He finds evidence of a coordinated effort to subvert American democracy… as well as the names of high-profile Americans involved. Rogge then returns to America... and goes rogue. Risking his career as a prosecutor, he makes public what he's discovered about the fascist threat and the Americans who supported it. And he offers a prescient warning about an American criminal justice system that is ill-equipped to defend democracy from those who seek to destroy it. by Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra
58 min listen
Presidential Assassinations | Interview | 5 by American History Tellers
41 min listen
Counterterrorism and Human Rights (Part 2 Spyware and Data Collection) by The Just Security Podcast
21 min listen
Who Killed Jane Stanford? by Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
75 min listen
What Is an Oligarch?: Exploring what oligarchy is, historic and contemporary cases and the relationship between oligarchy and democracy. by Dan Snow's History Hit
49 min listen
Is This The Dreadnought Moment? With Dr. Andrew Hammond: Dr. Andrew Hammond, Historian and Curator of the International Spy Museum joins us this week - and let’s be honest he has just about the coolest job out there today! Hammond takes us through the classic period of espionage and the reliance on... by To The Point - Cybersecurity
57 min listen
Episode 308: The Afghanistan Papers by Newt's World
47 min listen
When Politics Makes Us Less Safe: The Intel Community Perspective by Deep State Radio
31 min listen
Shots in the Dark: SpyTalk by Deep State Radio
57 min listen
Joan Donovan and Emily Dreyfuss: Meme Wars: As the battle continues, learn more about what could be at stake for the future of our country by Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
72 min listen
Thomas DeGloma, "Anonymous: The Performance of Hidden Identities" (U Chicago Press, 2023): An interview with Thomas DeGloma by New Books in Science, Technology, and Society
61 min listen
Fei-Fei Li, "The World's I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI" by After Words
60 min listen
The Fall of J. Edgar Hoover by American History Hit
35 min listen
8/30/21 Jack Murphy on America’s Failed Drone Campaign in Afghanistan: Scott talks with Jack Murphy about the piece he wrote detailing the surge in drone strikes that took place under President Trump. Murphy explains how the whole project started when a distraught drone operator approached him. by Scott Horton Show - Just the Interviews
59 min listen

Discover this podcast and so much more

Amy Zegart, "Spies, Lies, and Algorithms"

Amy Zegart, "Spies, Lies, and Algorithms"

Description

Titles in the series (100)

More Episodes from Q&A

Related podcast episodes