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Intel at the Edge

government · EN · 31 episodes

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About this Podcast:

Where technology meets intelligence. Intel at the Edge is a podcast by the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP), hosted by Chip Usher, Senior Director for Intelligence. Chip explores the latest innovations transforming the intelligence community with experts who are shaping the future of national security.

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What is Intel at the Edge about?

Where technology meets intelligence. Intel at the Edge is a podcast by the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP), hosted by Chip Usher, Senior Director for Intelligence. Chip explores the latest innovations transforming the intelligence community with experts who are shaping the future of national security.

What has Intel at the Edge covered recently?

Recent episodes include "AI as the Sixth Intelligence Discipline: Rethinking Analytic Tradecraft with Kendrick Escobar" (23 September 2026, 40 minutes), "From Light Tables to AI: Shelby Pierson on the Future of Imagery Analysis" (9 September 2026, 43 minutes), and "Beyond LLMs: How Jumptuit's Don Leka Is Building AI for the Physical World" (26 August 2026, 35 minutes).

How often does Intel at the Edge publish?

Intel at the Edge publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 37 minutes across 31 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Intel at the Edge?

Booking probability for Intel at the Edge is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Intel at the Edge requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Intel at the Edge's contact route on record: public web form.

Who should pitch Intel at the Edge?

The strongest fits for Intel at the Edge are Defense & International Affairs. Intel at the Edge has a government audience and around 100,000 subscribers on YouTube.

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Intel at the Edge is a government show with 31 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Episode #31

    AI as the Sixth Intelligence Discipline: Rethinking Analytic Tradecraft with Kendrick Escobar

    Sep 23, 202640 min

    Host Chip Usher sits down with Kendrick Escobar — former intelligence officer, founder of MAIK AI, and author of AI as the Sixth Intelligence Discipline — to explore how generative AI is reshaping the craft of...

  • Episode #29

    From Light Tables to AI: Shelby Pierson on the Future of Imagery Analysis

    Sep 9, 202643 min

    In this episode of Intel at the Edge, host Chip Usher sits down with Shelby Pierson, former Director for Analysis at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). Shelby joined the intelligence community in 1999 as...

  • Episode #28

    Beyond LLMs: How Jumptuit's Don Leka Is Building AI for the Physical World

    Aug 26, 202635 min

    In this episode of Intel at the Edge, host Chip Usher sits down with Don Leka, Founder and CEO of Jumptuit, to explore a different kind of artificial intelligence — one built not on text, but on real-time data from the...

  • Episode #24

    How Agentic AI is Enabling A New Industry: Intelligence-As-A-Service with Ansel Stein

    Jul 15, 202640 min

    In this episode of “Intel at the Edge”, Chip Usher sits down with Ansel Stein, Vice President of Operations at Crisis24 and a former CIA analyst, to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the way...

  • Episode #23

    Why America Stopped Thinking About the Future with Ari Wallach

    Jul 6, 202639 min

    Futurist Ari Wallach joins Intel at the Edge to discuss why the U.S. government canceled its long-range forecasting program — and what it costs us. From scenario planning and megatrends to AI, loneliness, and narrative...

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  • Episode #22

    Inside the US-UK Intelligence Partnership with Gen. Tim Haugh & Sir Jeremy Fleming

    Jun 17, 202639 min

    In this episode of “Intel at the Edge”, former NSA Director General Tim Haugh and former GCHQ Director Sir Jeremy Fleming sit down for a rare, candid conversation about one of the most consequential intelligence...

  • Episode #21

    Why Supply Chain Blind Spots Are a National Security Problem

    Jun 3, 202634 minS0

    <p>From rare earth minerals to nitrocellulose, Exiger CEO Brandon Daniels warns that invisible vulnerabilities in America's supply chains pose serious national security risks. He also makes the case for smarter...

  • Episode #20

    How Israel uses AI for Intelligence & Why It's Not Enough with Amos Lahav

    May 20, 202630 minS0

    <p>In this episode of "Intel at the Edge", host Chip Usher is joined by Amos Lahav, founder of Airis Labs, to examine one of the most consequential questions in modern defense: what happens when AI becomes the backbone...

  • Episode #19

    Is AI Actually Useful for Intelligence Analysis? with Wayne McCool & Bruce Frost

    Apr 22, 202633 minS0

    <p>Two senior CIA veterans — Wayne McCool, former Associate Deputy Director for Analysis, and Bruce Frost of "Rhombus Power" — cut through the hype. They discuss how AI is being used inside the intelligence community...

  • Episode #18

    FISA Section 702 with Brett Freeman

    Apr 8, 202649 minS0

    <p>FISA Section 702 is one of the most powerful — and controversial — surveillance laws in the United States. It allows the U.S. intelligence community to collect electronic communications from foreign targets passing...

  • Episode #17

    Inside Beijing's Strategy: The Trump-Xi Summit, Taiwan & the Tech War with Chris Johnson

    Mar 25, 202633 minS0

    <p>With the Trump-Xi summit approaching, former CIA senior China analyst Chris Johnson joins “Intel at the Edge” to give an unvarnished assessment of Beijing's priorities, Xi Jinping's mindset, and how China is...

  • Episode #16

    China’s Greatest Heist: How Beijing Stole America’s Technology with Andrew Badger

    Mar 11, 202649 minS0

    <p>China didn’t just compete with the United States — it harvested America’s innovation. In this episode of “Intel at the Edge” Andrew Badger joins Chip Usher to discuss The Great Heist — the story of how China used...

  • Episode #15

    How U.S. Intelligence Views China’s Military Power with Admiral Michael Studeman

    Feb 25, 202647 minS0

    <p>Admiral Michael Studeman joins "Intel at the Edge " to discuss the shifting landscape of Indo-Pacific security. Drawing from his decades of experience in the U.S. Intelligence Community, including as the Director of...

  • Episode #14

    Emergency Update on Iran with Norman Roule

    Feb 24, 202631 minS0

    <p>With two U.S. carrier strike groups converging on Iran and a presidential deadline looming, the clock is ticking. In this urgent episode of Intel at the Edge, host Chip Usher — Senior Director for Intelligence at the...

  • Episode #13

    The "High Ground" of the North Atlantic: Why Greenland is the Next Frontier of Global Competition with Heather Conley

    Feb 11, 202638 minS0

    <p>In this episode of Intel at the Edge, host Chip Usher is joined by Heather Conley, a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a leading expert on Arctic security. Together, they unpack the...

  • Episode #11

    How the CIA Launched the Predator Program with Alec Bierbauer

    Jan 28, 202645 minS0

    <p>In this episode of Intel at the Edge, host Chip Usher sits down with retired CIA officer Alec Bierbauer, a core founder of the team that launched the agency’s revolutionary Predator drone program. Bierbauer recounts...

  • Episode #10

    Emergency Update on the Iran Crisis with Jonathan Panikoff

    Jan 16, 202630 minS0

    <p>In this emergency episode of Intelligence at the Edge, host Chip Usher is joined by Jonathan Panikoff, Director of the Near East Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council and former Deputy National Intelligence...

  • Episode #9

    Congressional Perspectives on Technology and Intelligence with Representative Pat Fallon of Texas

    Jan 7, 202623 minS0

    <p>On this episode of Intel at the Edge, host Chip Usher is joined by U.S. Congressman Pat Fallon (TX-04) to discuss the evolving landscape of national security and his first year on the House Permanent Select Committee...

  • Episode #8

    Rethinking Intelligence with Dr. Shay Hershkovitz

    Dec 17, 202535 minS0

    <p>In this episode, Chip is joined by Dr. Shay Hershkovitz, professor at Georgetown University and a senior analyst at the RAND Corporation. They discuss the current intelligence landscape, key topics from Dr...

  • Episode #7

    An Update on America's Cyberdefenses with Former FBI Cyber Director Cynthia Kaiser

    Dec 4, 202532 minS0

    <p>Joining Intel at the Edge is Cynthia Kaiser, a veteran at the Federal Bureau of Investigation for twenty years, most recently as Deputy Assistant Director at the FBI’s Cyber Division. Throughout her career, Kaiser...

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