In the Room with Peter Bergen
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Overwhelmed by conflicting narratives and sensationalism in the news? Wondering where you can get an objective analysis and direct-from-the-source reporting?
Look no further than In the Room with Peter Bergen. In a weekly nonpartisan news podcast, longtime national security journalist and bestselling author Peter Bergen goes beyond the headlines, to explore the world’s most important and captivating stories.
Each week, listeners are invited to join Peter as he covers a news topic like war, artificial intelligence, UFOs, and more, including a rare peek inside the FBI's unit that is trying to prevent mass shootings. Balancing various perspectives on the subject, he combines narrative-rich storytelling and interviews with top experts and leaders like former Acting US Secretary of Defense Chris Miller, US Army General David Petraeus, Jen Easterly who leads US efforts to prevent cyberattacks, former US National Security Advisor John Bolton, first-ever female Afghan ambassador to the US Roya Rahmani, and CNN Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward.
Listeners go “in the room” with Peter as he presses his contacts for accurate, on-the-ground information to help his listeners contextualize and understand the impact of these stories on their lives through a quality, trustworthy, and engaging lens.
Get the real story from the people who are there as it unfolds with In the Room with Peter Bergen.
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Can You Trust the Pentagon About UFOs?
In the Room with Peter Bergen
05/16/23 • 47 min
A media frenzy erupted after US war planes shot down UFOs in American airspace and the government reported hundreds more mysterious sightings it can’t explain. Pilots and former Pentagon officials say it’s time the US government study the issue seriously and tell the public what it knows. But the Pentagon’s bizarre history of stifling—and stoking—UFO panic makes it hard to know how out-there the truth will turn out to be.
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What Keeps General David Petraeus Up at Night?
In the Room with Peter Bergen
05/16/23 • 35 min
The celebrated general takes you on a world tour of hotspots, sizes up the threats posed by China and Russia, assesses the risk of a military coup in the US, discusses a future where AI-powered machines are doing most of the war-fighting, and explains why he thinks the most apt metaphor for the challenges facing America in the current global landscape is...a very tricky circus act.
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Will Vladimir Putin Get Away with War Crimes?
In the Room with Peter Bergen
05/16/23 • 37 min
When a newly-hired intern at the International Criminal Court was arrested and revealed to be a Russian spy, it begged the question: what was he up to?
Now that Vladimir Putin has a warrant from this court for his arrest, it’s not hard to imagine that the spy was planning to tell Moscow about the evidence that is accumulating in the case against Russia for its atrocities in Ukraine. Turns out the evidence is abundant—and this may be the conflict that finally makes it hard to get away with war crimes.
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Who Is Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman—and What Does He Want?
In the Room with Peter Bergen
06/13/23 • 44 min
Known as MBS, the 37-year-old de facto Saudi ruler has ambitious plans to modernize society. But he has also been accused of brutal human rights violations, including ordering the operation that led to the medieval-style death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Should America still be his friend? And with the US now much less dependent on Saudi oil, does it really need to?
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Does Anything Scare War Correspondent Clarissa Ward?
In the Room with Peter Bergen
06/20/23 • 38 min
CNN’s chief international correspondent has seen the worst of humanity. But she’s also experienced amazing acts of kindness under some of the most difficult circumstances. And she’s learned a lot about what drives countries into war in the first place.
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What on Earth Happened to Lieutenant General Michael Flynn?
In the Room with Peter Bergen
06/27/23 • 37 min
A storied Army general, a key intelligence figure in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a registered Democrat—and now, a full-blown right-wing conspiracy theorist. How did this all-American war hero disappear down the Q-Anon rabbit hole? We’ll retrace the unraveling of Michael Flynn’s legendary career and explain how a once-trusted general ended up lying to the FBI, denying the 2020 election results, and instigating one of the most bonkers meetings ever held at the White House. He is also now positioning himself as a leader of the Christian nationalist right as we head into the 2024 presidential elections.
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What Makes a Great Authentic Spy Novel?
In the Room with Peter Bergen
07/18/23 • 33 min
Double agents, dead drops, and deadly missions enliven some of the most popular and well-known spy novels. But do you need to have been an ACTUAL spy in an intelligence agency like the CIA to write like one? And how do real spies rate the fictional ones?
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How Was Afghanistan Lost to the Taliban - Again? Ep. 1
In the Room with Peter Bergen
08/01/23 • 40 min
After a 20-year war that cost the United States two trillion dollars and led to nearly 200,000 deaths, the Taliban are back in power - and offering safe haven to Al Qaeda once again. General David H. Petraeus, Trump advisor Lisa Curtis, Afghan ambassador to the US Roya Rahmani and others, bring us "in the room" to explain how this debacle came to pass, and warn us of the consequences.
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How Was Afghanistan Lost to the Taliban - Again? Ep. 2
In the Room with Peter Bergen
08/08/23 • 46 min
In the final chaotic days of the US presence in Afghanistan, a young survivor of a Taliban attack was trying to get to the airport, the top American diplomat was doing his best to make the departure as orderly as humanly possible, and the Afghan national security advisor was fleeing with the president on a helicopter. You will hear from all of them and more in this exploration of how the US pullout has reverberated - through individual lives and throughout geopolitics.
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The CIA's Secret Museum
In the Room with Peter Bergen
05/23/23 • 35 min
Tucked away deep inside the intelligence agency’s headquarters in Langley, VA is a museum most of us will never see. It chronicles the organization’s history—including some of its most important missions and greatest failures. The public isn’t allowed in, but in this episode you get a peek inside.
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How many episodes does In the Room with Peter Bergen have?
In the Room with Peter Bergen currently has 64 episodes available.
What topics does In the Room with Peter Bergen cover?
The podcast is about News and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on In the Room with Peter Bergen?
The episode title 'The CIA's Secret Museum' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on In the Room with Peter Bergen?
The average episode length on In the Room with Peter Bergen is 40 minutes.
How often are episodes of In the Room with Peter Bergen released?
Episodes of In the Room with Peter Bergen are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of In the Room with Peter Bergen?
The first episode of In the Room with Peter Bergen was released on May 1, 2023.
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