John sipher - podcasts
Patrick Keefe’s Wind of Change podcast covers the theory that The Scorpions’ song “Wind of Change” was written by the CIA to help end the Cold War. Patrick talks to John about propaganda and conspiracy theories.
Hulu is developing an adaptation of the Wind of Change podcast into a television series.
John and NSA Director General Michael Hayden discuss why national security experts are speaking out against Donald Trump, what the president’s ties to Russia mean for America’s security, why they’re concerned about the use of militarized force in domestic policing, and how voters should think about security risks as they cast their ballots.
John talks to Lawfare’s Benjamin Wittes on dealing with human sources, the fragility of the operations, and the plausibility that sources within Moscow could be drying up in the wake of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidency.
In the aftermath of Russia’s interference with the 2016 election, John talks with former CIA director Michael Morell about what is behind Russia’s aggressive positions.
SPY Historian Vince Houghton spoke with John about his career - his multiple overseas tours as Chief of Station and Deputy Chief of Station in Europe, Asia, Southeast Asia, the Balkans, and South Asia.
John spoke with Eddie Mair about his life undercover, why he's kept a brick from Osama Bin Laden's house, torture, and the Sergei Skripal poisoning.