In The Whistleblowers, former CIA agent John Kiriakou brings you some of the bravest men and women fighting for justice. John himself knows what it’s like, having blown the whistle on CIA torture, paying the price with years in prison, and lawsuit upon lawsuit. On The Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou sings the praises and brings to light the people we rely on to keep our government and institutions in check. © Autonomous Nonprofit Organization “TV-Novosti”, 2005–2026. All rights reserved.
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Signup to Generate a PitchIn The Whistleblowers, former CIA agent John Kiriakou brings you some of the bravest men and women fighting for justice. John himself knows what it’s like, having blown the whistle on CIA torture, paying the price with years in prison, and lawsuit upon lawsuit.
Recent episodes include "Fighting for violent sexual assault survivors" (17 May 2026, 28 minutes), "The critical importance of whistleblowers" (17 May 2026, 24 minutes), and "Gaza: A humanitarian catastrophe" (17 May 2026, 27 minutes).
The Whistleblowers publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 27 minutes across 106 episodes.
Booking probability for The Whistleblowers is 41%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Whistleblowers requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Whistleblowers's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for The Whistleblowers are Courts, Police & Public Safety. The Whistleblowers has a business audience.
The Whistleblowers is a business podcast with 106 episodes published.
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Episode #106
Jun 15, 2024 05:33 Fighting for violent sexual assault survivors Most sexual assaults go unreported for a variety of reasons: It’s his word versus hers; the victim feels embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated; or the...
Episode #105
Jun 8, 2024 05:36 The critical importance of whistleblowers There have been so many important whistleblowers over the years—big names like Daniel Ellsberg, Edward Snowden, Bradley Birkenfeld, Annie Machon, and Katherine...
Episode #104
Jun 1, 2024 05:45 Gaza: A humanitarian catastrophe More than 34,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the start of hostilities on October 7, 2023, and more than 90% of those deaths have been civilians. The Israeli...
May 25, 2024 05:39 Campus protests & The Real News Network with Chris Hedges The United States has been swept by college and university protests and encampments in support of Palestine. The movement began at New York’s...
Episode #102
May 18, 2024 13:39 The role of the CIA in international conflict International affairs are at the top of the news all around the world. With hot conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, and the Sahel, and would-be confrontations in...
May 11, 2024 10:27 Migration & immigration controls at the US border On this episode of the Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou speaks with David Bacon, a photojournalist, fine art photographer, author, union organizer and...
Episode #100
May 4, 2024 09:30 Epstein’s black book Many questions remain unanswered since the death of Jeffrey Epstein. What was the actual source of his money? Was he an agent working for a foreign intelligence service? Who was it...
May 1, 2024 05:49 A broken whistle: Conversation with a CIA whistleblower Pedro Orta is a highly-decorated former CIA officer. In 18 years in the agency, he won eight Exceptional Performance awards for his work in the...
Episode #98
Apr 27, 2024 06:25 A world on fire: Aaron Bushnell On February 25, 2024, a young active duty airman by the name of Aaron Bushnell went to the Israeli Embassy in Washington, declared that as a member of the US Air Force...
Episode #97
Apr 24, 2024 08:08 The march towards nuclear war Tensions between Russia and the US have risen as the relationship between the two superpowers has deteriorated to levels not seen since the Cold War. On this episode of...
Episode #96
Apr 20, 2024 05:48 The strange death of the American chestnut Disease struck the American chestnut population in the early 20th century and now the once famed tree is all but extinct in North America. But scientists say...
Apr 17, 2024 09:41 Will the US Justice Department offer Julian Assange a deal? WikiLeaks cofounder Julian Assange has been held in London’s notorious maximum-security Belmarsh Prison for almost five years. Before that...
Episode #94
Apr 13, 2024 05:36 Racial discrimination in the US Marshals Matthew Fogg is one of those rare individuals who is utterly relentless. But that relentlessness comes with incredible patience. When he realized he had been a...
Episode #93
Apr 10, 2024 06:09 Informants vs whistleblowers What is the difference between an informant and a whistleblower? Does motive matter? On this episode of The Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou speaks with legal and media...
Episode #92
Apr 6, 2024 09:44 Boeing takes a nosedive Boeing has been in the news a lot lately, and none of it has been good. We’re not talking just about one of the company’s 737-Max jets crashing and killing everybody on board –...
Episode #91
Apr 3, 2024 06:53 Israel’s attacks on Gaza & UNWRA Much of the world is focused on the war in Gaza and the atrocities that are happening there. The United Nations said in mid-March that more children had been killed in...
Episode #90
Mar 30, 2024 05:57 Emmanuel Lewis Emmanuel Lewis brought a class action lawsuit against the Dallas County Sheriff, alleging that he allowed conditions in the county jail which promoted the spread of Covid-19 and put...
Episode #89
Mar 23, 2024 15:49 The Ukrainian whistleblower Rudy Giuliani reaches out to a Ukrainian diplomat who has information about how his country tried to influence an American election and had in-depth knowledge of Hunter...
Episode #88
Mar 16, 2024 05:30 Iztok Plevnik: Where did the money go? Iztok Plevnik led counterterrorism teams to retrieve evidence and to capture people around the world under indictment in the ICC. In 2017, his team found stash...
Episode #87
Mar 9, 2024 08:42 The truth behind the 9/11 hijackers Who funded the 9/11 hijackers? How did they go through the United States without being detected by the FBI? Were any of them actually recruited by the CIA? On this...
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