Delivering the deepest, darkest insights into the U.S. national security enterprise. We interview leading experts, leaders, and insiders to go beyond the headlines of what is really happening in the intelligence, defense, and law enforcement communities. Join our hosts and national security experts, Brian Drake and Lindy Kyzer , as they ask the hard questions about the direction of U.S. and Allied security policy against our enemies. Visit our website at: https://www.unredactedpodcast.com/ The Unredacted Podcast is a production of Dragon Forge Consulting .
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Signup to Generate a PitchDelivering the deepest, darkest insights into the U.S. national security enterprise. We interview leading experts, leaders, and insiders to go beyond the headlines of what is really happening in the intelligence, defense, and law enforcement communities. Join our hosts and national security experts, Brian Drake and Lindy Kyzer, as they ask the hard questions about the direction of U.S.
Recent episodes include "Unredacted LIVE! - Postscript on Analytic Transformation" (20 October 2026, 62 minutes), "Walking on a WIRe | Intelligence Operations Inside the CIA" (6 October 2026, 93 minutes), and "Special Announcement: LIVE Recording of The Unredacted Podcast" (28 September 2026, 1 minute).
The Unredacted Podcast publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 41 minutes across 34 episodes.
Booking probability for The Unredacted Podcast is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Unredacted Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Unredacted Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
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The Unredacted Podcast is a news podcast with 34 episodes published.
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Episode #34
The military and intelligence operations to hunt and kill Osama bin Laden, intelligence policy reform, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence for national defense all take center stage in this week's episode...
Episode #33
This is a "behind the scenes" interview with Geoffrey Fowler , the creator and first editor of the CIA's World Intelligence Review (WIRe). Geoff sat for the "From Tragedy to Transformation" interview series nearly a...
Episode #32
Brian Drake invites you to attend a special live recording of The Unredacted Podcast on 6 October. The Unredacted Podcast has partnered with AFCEA and Carahsoft to record a live event to cap-off the conversation. The...
Episode #33
We give our interviewees some time and space to talk about the challenges they foresee in intelligence. What are the most pressing problems? How can we think about solutions? How will technologies like artificial...
Episode #32
While Dr. Fingar has written several books on the topic, we ask our interviewees to share their lessons from this time of tremendous change. We talk about everything from leadership lessons, to how to assemble a highly...
Episode #31
After many long-fought battles, the Analytic Transformation Program is closed. This week, we summarize the achievements of the program. You will hear from folks who ran the most and least successful programs in the...
Episode #30
In this episode, we dive deep into two of the most controversial programs in the Analytic Transformation portfolio. The Summer Hard Problem Program (SHARP) and the Rapid Analytic Support and Expeditionary Response...
Episode #29
The flagship program of Analytic Transformation: A-Space. A special enclave reserved for intelligence analysts to share information freely and collaborate on products. Who could argue with the value of that? Well...
Episode #28
Today, blogging is considered passe. We forget blogs were the precursor technology to all of the social media platforms deployed on the Internet. In the Intelligence Community (IC) in 2005, blogging was viewed as nearly...
Episode #27
Wikipedia defines Intellipedia as "an online system for collaborative data sharing used by the United States Intelligence Community." This description belies the immense amount of pain, suffering, and the many mission...
Episode #26
The Need-to-Know culture gives way to the Responsibility-to-Provide future. Analytic Transformation takes on the discovery of what customers want, what intelligence products have been produced, and who knows something...
Episode #25
With the team built and the contours of a plan, the Analytic Transformation Team took their show on the road. What better place to unveil the full slate of programs than Chicago? Armed with some marketing material, Tom...
Episode #24
With the wind at his back, Tom Fingar is tapped to build the Office of Analysis in the Director of National Intelligence. He needed a team of reform-minded individuals representing a wide swath of Intelligence Community...
Episode #23
There is always a gap between how Hollywood depicts the intelligence business and reality. After 9/11, it was shockingly clear how little investment had been funneled to the Intelligence Community (IC) since the end of...
Episode #22
Angry and scared, the American public demands the Intelligence Community be reformed. While the creation of an independent orchestrator of national intelligence had been discussed for years, there was widespread...
Episode #20
Every generation has a touchstone historical tragedy. For some it was the Kennedy assassination. For others it is the Challenger disaster. If you were born before 2001, you probably have been asked. “Where were you on...
The Unredacted Podcast
The Unredacted Podcast is proud to present a special series, “From Tragedy to Transformation: Intelligence Reform After 9/11”. A small group of Intelligence Community professionals, never having known one another and...
Episode #17
National security expert Trish Martinelli reveals why defense innovation isn't management theory—it's a combat skill. On this special SOF Week episode, Lindy Kyzer and Brian Drake sit down with the founder of The...
Episode #16
<p>This week, Lindy Kyzer and Brian Drake are remotely recording The Unredacted Podcast in beautiful Tampa for SOF Week. Lindy and Brian talk about what the Department of War’s largest annual conference offers, provide...
Episode #15
<p>What is the "gray zone" and who is trying to understand it? Lindy Kyzer and Brian Drake give it a shot and they also get some help from national security expert and former Intelligence Officer Timothy "Tito" Torres...
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