Olga and Mo assess the evolving landscape of Ukraine’s battle for survival in the face of Putin’s brutal campaign. Recommendations to send financial support: Support for the War Effort: https://bank.gov.ua/en/about/support-the-armed-forces Support mental health with Lifeline Ukraine: https://lifelineukraine.com/en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Olga and Mo are joined by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, an NYU professor and scholar on fascism and authoritarian leaders. Her articles are published in national and international media outlets with a column on CNN. Her latest book, "Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present," examines how illiberal leaders use corruption, violence, propaganda, and machismo to stay in power, and how resistance to them has unfolded over a century. Ruth's Lucid Substack: https://lucid.substack.com/p/welcome-to-lucid?s=r Ruth's w...
Olga and Mo discuss Putin’s escalating military and propaganda campaign against Ukraine and the implications for the Western world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Olga and Mo begin to peel back the Russian layers behind January 6th. Sponsor Link: masterworks.art/kremlinfile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Olga and Mo are joined by H.K. Roy, who was a staff CIA Operations Officer (aka Case Officer) for thirteen years, serving in Latin America and in all regions of the former Yugoslavia. Roy discusses his book, AMERICAN SPY: WRY REFLECTIONS ON MY LIFE IN THE CIA - a candid and darkly witty memoir recounts an exhilarating life and a few close brushes with death - and his work of fiction, KGB FILE ON AGENT ORANGE. Since resigning from CIA, H.K. Roy has continued to support the global national securit...
In a special episode on Ukraine, Olga and Mo cut to the heart of Putin’s escalating threat to Ukraine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Olga and Mo are joined by Craig Unger, New York Times best selling author of “American Kompromat." Craig Unger is the author of five books on the Republican Party’s assault on democracy, including the New York Times bestsellers American Kompromat; House of Bush, House of Saud; and House of Trump, House of Putin. For fifteen years he was a contributing editor for Vanity Fair, where he covered national security, the Middle East, and other political issues. A frequent analyst on MSNBC and other bro...
Olga and Mo are joined by New York Times bestselling author and expert on extremism Malcolm Nance, who was one of the first to sound the alarm in 2016 on Russia’s attack on our election. We explore the 2016 election, why Russia chose Trump, the dangers posed to our law enforcement and intelligence agencies under Trump, and the US foreign policy that mirrored the Kremlin’s demands. Malcolm also provides a sneak peek of his upcoming release, "They Want to Kill Americans: The Militias, Terrorists, ...
Anton Shekhovtsov, author of "Tango Noir: Russia and Western Far Right," talks with Olga and Mo about the birth of the far right and extremist parties in Europe from the ashes of the Second World War and how they have evolved to today. Whether it's dealing with Europe or the US, Putin has adopted his strategies to wield influence and power over mainstream and extremist parties, protest and separatist movements to achieve his endgame. Twitter: @A_SHEKH0VTS0V Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
Mo and Olga are joined by Jacopo Iacoboni to explore the effects of Russian operations in Italy and what they can tell us about Putin’s global plans. A country whose former prime minister is one of Putin's closest friends and where Steve Bannon wanted to run a right wing school - Italy acts as a middle ground between east and west. Jacopo Iacoboni is an Italian investigative journalist who has published for various Italian and international publications including the New York Times and the Guard...
David Pepper, the recent chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party, joins Mo and Olga to talk about the greatest dangers to American democracy today and how everyone from elected officials to everyday citizens can fight back. David authored the 2021 best seller “Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake Up Call From Behind the Lines.” Guest Twitter: @DavidPepper Olga's twitter: @OlgaNYC1211 Mo's twitter: @MoniqueCamarra KremlinFile.com Meidas Media + bunker crew Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca...
As tensions mount with Russia on European borders, Olga and Mo talk to former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and French Foreign Policy Expert Nicolas Tenzer to unpack what is happening and what the response should be to the blatant Kremlin aggression seen in Ukraine. Find our guests on Twitter: @IlvesToomas @NTenzer Olga & Mo on Twitter: @OlgaNYC1211 @MoniqueCamarra Find out more on our website: KremlinFile.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Olga and Mo host an emergency episode to discuss the ongoing migrant crisis on the Belarus border. This orchestrated crisis created by Lukashenko and Putin is an attempt to destabilize Europe. Olga and Mo are joined by LTG (Ret.) Ben Hodges who served for 38 years in the U.S. Army and worked alongside NATO forces against conventional and hybrid threats to discuss the ongoing crisis. The three break down what is going on and consider the potential responses by the EU and NATO. Lieutenant General ...
John Foley, a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel and career Intelligence Officer, joins Olga and Mo to discuss how the Kremlin has strategically targets the far-right “Patriot” Movement, a community with strong ties to the U.S. military. Foley explains how Russian cyber actors have used asymmetrical warfare tactics to destabilize the U.S. military and its veterans through these movements. As a veteran, he understands these men and women and how dangerous these Russian-influenced “patriot” grou...
David Kramer, who served eight years in the U.S. Department of State during the George W. Bush administration, joins Olga and Mo to take a look back at our tumultuous relationship with Russia. Kramer gives his insight on how the Biden Administration can move forward with Russia. What will it take? More understanding? More backbone? Listen to find out! KremlinFile.com Olga's twitter: @OlgaNYC1211 Mo's twitter: @MoniqueCamarra Watch Episodes on MeidasTouch’s Youtube Meidas Media + bunker crew Lear...
In celebration of Halloween (Putin’s least favorite holiday), each guest from Spooky October returns to share their spookiest spy story from life undercover in the CIA. From hiding in cow poop to KGB break-ins, buckle up with Olga and Mo for a haunted hay ride down memory lane with @burgessct, @StephChartell, @john_sipher, and @StevenLHall1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On our third episode of Spooky October, Olga and Mo talk with former intelligence officers Steven Hall and John Sipher. Both served long careers at the CIA, leading and managing intelligence operations abroad. Having served for years in Moscow, Steve and John give their unique perspective on US-Russia relations, covering everything from the cold war to Russia’s disinformation campaigns today. Steven Hall's Twitter: @StevenLHall1 John Sipher's Twitter: @john_sipher Olga's twitter: @OlgaNYC1211 Mo...
On our second episode of Spooky October, Olga and Mo interview Stephanie Hartell, the former Chief of CIA’s Counterterrorism Center’s Technical Targeting Group. Stephanie discusses the rise of extremism in America and the eerie similarities between January 6 and what she saw abroad serving in authoritarian countries. Find our guest on Twitter: @StephCHartell KremlinFile.com Stream on MeidasTouch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This October, we will be exclusively interviewing spies to hear about their fascinating, and sometimes spooky lives as undercover agents. Our first guest is Christopher Burgess, the 30+ year veteran of the CIA, who was stationed in the Soviet Union during the Cold War at a time when spies on both sides were selling information to their country’s enemies. BIO: Christopher Burgess is a 30+ year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency and the recipient of the agency’s Distinguished Career Intell...
We’ve touched on spies but never before have we discussed Kremlin spy operations like this. Edward Lucas joins Olga and Mo to discuss how and why Russian intelligence operations pose a unique danger to democracy. Edward Lucas is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). He was formerly a senior editor at The Economist. Lucas has covered Central and Eastern European affairs since 1986, writing, broadcasting, and speaking on the politics, economics, and securit...
Belarus has drawn international condemnation in recent months for President Lukashenko’s horrid human rights abuses and callous rule. Mo and Olga speak with expert journalist and CEPA fellow, Tadeusz Giczan, to discuss Lukashenko’s brutal regime, the recent events in Belarus, and Tadeusz’s experience on the ground fighting. Tadeusz's Twitter: @TadeuszGiczan KremlinFile.com Olga's twitter: @OlgaNYC1211 Mo's twitter: @MoniqueCamarra Meidas Media + bunker crew Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
With the Russian Duma Elections being held this Sunday, September 19, Olga and Mo wanted to do a special episode. Instead of giving attention to the corrupt, rigged election process in Russia, the hosts decided to use this episode to honor fallen activists and journalists who have been killed trying to stop corruption in Russia and expose truth. They are joined by prominent Russian reporter, Karina Orlova, who was forced to flee her home in Russia after receiving death threats. Learn more about ...
Olga and Mo are joined by Mark Krutov and Mike Eckel to spill the (polonium) tea on the various Russian intelligence services and their respective operations from hacking to poisoning… Mark Krutov’s Twitter: @kromark Mike Eckel’s Twitter: @Mike_Eckel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What do explosions in the Czech Republic, a Bulgarian arms dealer, and fascist memes in Ukraine have in common? Let's find out! Mo and Olga are joined by Heather Conley and Jakub Janda to discuss the clear and present dangers of Russian hybrid warfare in eastern Europe. Heather’s Kremlin Playbook: https://bnkr.la/CSIS-KremlinPlaybook2 Jakub’s Twitter: @_JakubJanda Olga's twitter: @OlgaNYC1211 Mo's twitter: @MoniqueCamarra KremlinFile.com MeidasTouch + bunker crew Learn more about your ad choices...
Olga and Mo welcome Bill Browder, who shares the story of Sergei Magnitsky’s murder, his vow for justice against the Kremlin, and his rise to the top of Putin's kill list. Bill’s Twitter: @Billbrowder Bill’s Website: www.billbrowder.com Olga's twitter: @OlgaNYC1211 Mo's twitter: @MoniqueCamarra @KremlinFile KremlinFile.com Meidas Media + bunker crew Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Olga and Mo are joined by one of Putin’s Most Wanted, Yuri Felshtinsky, who co-authored the book "Blowing Up Russia" with Alexander Litvinenko - the former Lieutenant Colonel in the FSB who was poisoned with radioactive polonium in London in 2006. Yuri peels back the layers of Putin and the Russian Secret Service, exposing the nature of the KGB and their campaign to defeat the democratic world. But first, Olga and Mo discuss the current situation unfolding in Belarus, with Olympic athlete Krysts...
Olga and Mo journey back to the 90’s with Russian-born journalist Masha Gessen who describes their odd introduction to Vladimir Putin by way of Saint Petersburg and beyond. https://www.KremlinFile.com Masha's twitter: @mashagessen Olga's twitter: @OlgaNYC1211 Mo's twitter: @MoniqueCamarra Meidas Media + bunker crew Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
MeidasTouch presents: KREMLIN FILE Hosted by renowned researcher Olga Lautman and political activist Monique Camarra, KREMLIN FILE takes audiences on a riveting journey through the rise of Putin and the spread of authoritarianism across the globe and into the Trump White House. Featuring interviews with Masha Gessen, Yuri Felshtinsky, Bill Browder, and Craig Unger, Season One dives head first into Putin’s Russia and their ongoing active measures campaign around the world. Olga's twitter: @OlgaNY...
