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In the Room with Peter Bergen

By: Peter L. Bergen
Narrated by: Peter L. Bergen
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  • Episode 82: Being a Spy Can Be Pretty Stressful. The CIA is Trying to Help. (Rebroadcast)
    Dec 24 2024

    The job comes with all sorts of risks and responsibilities plus exposure to a lot of violence and trauma — whether that’s out in a war zone or in the office, where analysts may work on cases involving horrific human rights abuses. All of that can take its toll. CIA Director William Burns has acknowledged the agency needs to do more to “take care” of its officers. You’ll hear how stressful and crushing intelligence can be from former intelligence officers who did it and from the CIA’s top psychologist and the CIA’s new wellbeing chief, about what can be done about it. (Originally published 1/20/2024.)

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

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    44 mins
  • Episode 81: How Do You End An Endless War?
    Dec 17 2024

    In the annals of violent conflict, the decades of the “Troubles” in Northern Ireland seemed especially intractable. As the long-running strife flares violently again between Israelis and Palestinians, two negotiators of the astonishing and lasting peace agreement in Northern Ireland in the late 1990s, Monica McWilliams and John Alderdice, explain what it takes to get people to sit down with their enemies and whether the path to peace in Northern Ireland offers a way forward for the Middle East.

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

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    41 mins
  • Episode 80: Snatching Mega-Yachts and Blacklisting Banks: Do Sanctions Actually Work?
    Dec 10 2024

    American Presidents have been addicted to international sanctions for much of the modern era, as a way to influence the behavior of other countries. Russia, Iran, Venezuela, Syria – all have been subject to U.S. sanctions over the past four decades. But these regimes remain as defiant of U.S. geostrategic goals as ever. This week we explore Russian yacht snatching, the impact of sanctions on the Iranian people, and how a once-obscure office inside the Treasury Department ended up putting a chokehold on national economies all over the world.

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

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    34 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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