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In the Room with Peter Bergen

By: Peter L. Bergen
Narrated by: Peter L. Bergen
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Episodes
  • Episode 77: What is “National Security” Anyway?
    Nov 19 2024

    Declaring something a matter of “national security” is a great way to get people to take it seriously — and Congress to fund it. After all, what matters more than keeping the United States and its citizens safe from foreign attack? But what about the economic security of the citizenry? Or their health? President Franklin Delano Roosevelt thought those should be included too — and that if the government didn’t prioritize them as national security issues, Americans might begin to look to autocrats to provide for their well-being. Was FDR right?

    Go to audible.com/news where you'll find Peter Bergen's recommendations for other news, journalism and nonfiction listening.

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    35 mins
  • Episode 76: The Alt-Right Was Once Just on the Fringes. Here’s How it Went Mainstream.
    Nov 12 2024

    After instigating violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, the alt-right movement seemed to crumble — but journalist Elle Reeve, who’s been talking with them for years, says that doesn’t mean their ideas have gone away. She says that their extremist ideology is actually on the rise — and has spread from the darkest corners of the internet to the heart of American politics.

    Go to audible.com/news where you'll find Peter Bergen's recommendations for other news, journalism and nonfiction listening.

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    45 mins
  • Episode 75: How Women Became Central to the Central Intelligence Agency (REBROADCAST)
    Nov 5 2024

    When the CIA got started in 1947 it recruited women for one type of job: typing and filing. Very few women were out in the field gathering intelligence and recruiting foreign agents. But once they finally got the chance, they proved instrumental to obtaining secret codes and tracking down terrorists — despite sometimes facing discrimination and harassment. Women also found ways to use gender stereotypes to their advantage in their spycraft. Peter speaks with a former agent who entered the CIA in 1968, another who got her start just before 9/11, and the author of The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA. (Originally published 6/4/2024.)

    Go to audible.com/news where you'll find Peter Bergen's recommendations for other news, journalism and nonfiction listening.

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    45 mins

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About the Host

Peter has been chasing great stories around the globe for his entire career. Notably, in 1997 he was the producer of Osama bin Laden’s first American television interview, in a hideout in Tora Bora, and has traveled to Afghanistan many times since then to cover Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and the US military intervention. He is currently CNN’s national security analyst, a documentary producer, a think-tank executive at New America, a professor at Arizona State University, and the author or editor of ten books, three of which were New York Times bestsellers and four of which were named among the best non-fiction books of the year by The Washington Post. You can read more about him at https://peterbergen.com/biography/.

Alison Craiglow

About the Executive Producer

Alison Craiglow is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist and editorial leader with decades of experience in network television news, documentary film, public radio, digital media, and podcasting. Most recently, she spent seven years at Freakonomics Radio, where, as executive producer, she oversaw all editorial, business, and operational aspects of the organization and led its evolution from a single preeminent podcast and public-radio show to a network of multiple high-quality shows, with 160 million total downloads annually. She graduated cum laude with a BA in History from Barnard College of Columbia University, where she was publisher of The Columbia Daily Spectator.

About the Team

Technical Director: Katie McMurran has over 10 years of experience as an audio engineer and sound designer in radio and podcasts, most recently at KQED in San Francisco where she worked on everything from live breaking news to long-form documentaries. Her sound design has been heard on podcasts created for Wondery, iHeart Radio, Vox and the BBC. She has a BA in Music from UC Berkeley and a BFA in Music Technology from CalArts and is a classically trained pianist.
Senior Editor: Alexandra Salomon was most recently the senior editor of podcasts at WBEZ in Chicago, where she helped pilot new projects and managed all aspects of production for the award-winning Curious City podcast. She was also the reporter and editor for the investigative podcast Motive Season 2, which examined allegations of sexual assault during study abroad in Spain. For eight years prior, she was the senior producer for WBEZ’s Worldview, a daily global affairs program. Earlier in her career she was a producer for ABC News based in Rome, Italy. In Europe she also reported for The Boston Globe, The Jerusalem Post, and The Economist. Alexandra is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has a master’s in international affairs from Columbia University. She’s currently an adjunct lecturer at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, where she teaches a course on podcasting.
Senior Producer: Erik German has produced and written documentaries for Frontline, The New York Times, and was a long-time senior producer at Retro Report. He has covered major stories around the globe for both print and TV, spent time as a foreign correspondent in Brazil and an investigative reporter in New York, and early in his career was a reporter for The Prague Post. He is a graduate of Yale University where he majored in Philosophy and has a master’s from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
Producer: Laura Tillman is a print and audio journalist, and the author of two nonfiction books: The Migrant Chef: The Life and Times of Lalo García (W.W. Norton, 2023) and The Long Shadow of Small Ghosts: Murder and Memory in an American City (Scribner, 2016). She has produced narrative audio stories for Duolingo and Who Is? and her reporting has appeared in The New York Times, The New Republic, and The Los Angeles Times. Laura has a BA in International Studies from Vassar College and an MFA in Nonfiction Writing from Goucher College, where she also teaches a class on the fundamentals of narrative nonfiction.
Associate Producer: Luke Cregan comes to our show from The Christian Science Monitor, where he wrote features and produced a daily news podcast. He graduated from Columbia University with a BA in History and Linguistics, and has two master’s degrees—one in History from Oxford University and one from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
Associate Producer: Holly DeMuth comes to us from a fellowship at The Intercept, where she did editorial and clip research for podcasts, reported elements of long-form narrative investigations, completed a rigorous fact-checking training program, and worked on social media. She has a BA in Justice Studies from Arizona State University and an MA from the Craig Newmark School of Journalism at the City University of New York.
Production Coordinator: Sandy Melara, has previous experience as a project coordinator for a production company (Broadway Video) that delivered eight original scripted audio projects for Audible. She has also worked as an office assistant for a film production company, a content team coordinator at Peloton, and in the exclusive Page program at NBCUniversal where she was assigned to Saturday Night Live. She has a BA in Corporate Communications from Baruch College.

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Fascinating!

What a well produced story: many different angles and over a wide span of time. Thoroughly enjoyed it

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Excellent analysis

A very informative and enjoyable listen for those interested in topics related to national security and global affairs.
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Riveting new podcast

I've just listened to the first three episodes and they were riveting. This is a really informative and beautifully produced podcast that gets to the heart of complex international issues. Can't wait for more episodes.

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Love this podcast

This is my new favorite podcast. I love the mix of interviews and clips; it’s serious and entertaining in the vein of a 60 minutes or old Frontline. The topics fill a void I don’t hear in any other media. Can’t wait for more episodes!

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Clear perspectives on pros and cons of American world intervention vs isolation=

Recognition of complexity of these polarities, current vulnerability of Us. Need to,stay in the game

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and Biden?

Two tier justice system in the US. its a good future topic to explore .

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Outstanding and highly informative

I love this podcast. This is a must-listen for anyone interested in global affairs and concerned about the future of our nation. Bergen’s smart conversational style makes this an engaging listening experience, and he brings on a stellar lineup of A-list guests. Highly recommended!

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great show

packed full of important information. thanks for helping to get this info out there

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everything

all P.B. podcasts are fascinating/ enjoyable/ informative/ an ever-interesting choice of topics. He is simply the best; the voice, the content, thank you P.B. for doing what you do , much appreciated !

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Great Pod

It is so refreshing to listen to content that is not inflammatory and fact based. The guests are fantastic and Bergen is excellent. I’ve also found many books written by guests that I’ve enjoyed. Please keep up the good work

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