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Mission Implausible

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As former high-level CIA operatives, John Sipher and Jerry O'Shea would create fake conspiracies around the world. Now, with the help of experts, they execute their own fun and fearless investigation into conspiracy theories past and present to assess what's real. And how. And why.

- Executive Producers: Adam Davidson, John Sipher, Jerry O'Shea & Jonathan Stern

- Associate Producer: Rachel Harner

- A production of Honorable Mention and Abominable Pictures

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Episodes

Can We Trust the Government? (with Adam Conover)

Comedian and all-around expert Adam Conover (Adam Ruins Everything, Factually!) made a series about the government with Barack Obama called “T G Word.” How does he feel about its reliabilty? Why are people suspicious of it?

Nov 27, 2024•40 min•Season 3Ep. 12

Shenanigans at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue (with Zach Everson)

Forbes journalist Zach Everson spent much of Trump's previous presidency embedded in Trump Hotel in DC. John and Jerry learn more about The Emoluments Clause and all the ways that foreign power brokers were able to channel payments to Trump through his hotels... and could again.

Nov 20, 2024•34 min•Season 3Ep. 11

How the Election Affects the CIA

Adam and John and Jerry do what everyone else in America is doing... try to game out what the election will mean. In this case, for the intelligence agencies, international cooperation and overall national security. So, like, not one of the super-light episodes. But still worth listening to!

Nov 13, 2024•25 min•Season 3Ep. 10

The Lincoln Project (with Rick Wilson)

The Lincoln Project is an American political action committee (PAC) founded in December 2019 by moderate conservatives and former Republican Party members who oppose U.S. President Donald Trump and Trumpism. In the midst of the 2024 election, having run over 700 different ads, co-founder Rick Wilson offers one-of-a-kind insight into the American electorate.

Oct 30, 2024•43 min•Season 3Ep. 8

How Do Counterintelligence Professionals Assess Trump’s Relationship with Russia? - Part One (with Philip Auerswald and Peter Strzok)

37 years ago, Trump returned from a trip to Moscow obsessed that America wasn’t getting paid enough for protecting its allies, that our leaders weren’t tough enough, and that America’s economy was destined to self-destruct within the next four years. And he never stopped. Why would a self-obsessed New York real estate developer suddenly care about America’s international politics?

Oct 23, 2024•37 min•Season 3Ep. 7

Embedded with The Proud Boys on January 6th (with Nick Quested)

Documentary filmmaker Nick Quested called up the leader of The Proud Boys and got an invite to tag along to The Insurrection with his cameras. Quested’s eye-witness footage was part of the Congressional January 6th Committee evidence and now part of Jack Smith’s case against Trump. Quested shares his insights and his predictions about what will go down this November.

Oct 16, 2024•26 min•Season 3Ep. 6

America the Hellhole? Russian Disinformation Today (with Michael Weiss)

Certain American are repeating Russian propaganda and might not even realize where it came from. Russia is pushing the narrative that America is a disaster, and Trump has picked up the thread. How does Russia feed their message into U.S. conversations and how do they benefit from it? It's the end of our trilogy of Michael Weiss' illuminating interview.

Oct 02, 2024•34 min•Season 3Ep. 4

Does the CIA Control the Media? (with Philip Mudd)

If not the CIA, then maybe the FBI? How about both? Philip Mudd worked for both agencies and then resigned and he has the answers. Including whether RFK Jr.'s suspicions about Operation Mockingbird are valid.

Sep 04, 2024•44 min•Season 2Ep. 15

Honeytraps

Jerry and John reflect on how intelligence services employ honey traps — snaring assets using sex.

Aug 28, 2024•33 min•Season 2Ep. 14

The Trump Loyalty Test (with Tim Miller)

Former Republican National Committee spokesman Tim Miller tells John & Jerry what it's like trying to meet the requirements of membership of today's Republican party.

Aug 14, 2024•37 min•Season 2Ep. 12

Patrick Ewing and the Frozen Envelope (with Chris Ballard)

The 1985 NBA Draft was one of the most controversial in NBA history. How did The New York Knicks land first pick and get Patrick Ewing? Was it rigged? Sports Illustrated writer Chris Ballard might know the answer.

Aug 07, 2024•33 min•Season 2Ep. 11

The Simpsons (with Bill Oakley & David Silverman)

Two Simpsons legends explore the theory that The Simpsons either predicts the future or causes the future, perhaps in cahoots with the CIA. Then they ask John & Jerry inside-CIA questions they always wanted to know.

Jul 31, 2024•40 min•Season 2Ep. 10

The Elites (with Evan Osnos)

Who are these “elites” that are running everything? And don’t we all aspire to be elite anyway?

Jul 24, 2024•42 min•Season 2Ep. 9

CIA Q&A

Adam Davidson usurps the podcast with questions he always wanted to ask about the CIA, starting with Surveillance Detection Runs.

Jul 17, 2024•27 min•Season 2Ep. 8

Getting Out (with Brent Lee and Sander van der Linden)

Brent Lee went deep down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories then climbed himself out. Too much of it didn’t add up, especially the idea of crisis actors faking mass shootings and the election of Trump.

Jul 10, 2024•42 min•Season 2Ep. 7

Sandy Hook Crisis Actors (with Representative Eric Swalwell)

The school shootings in America have been real. We discuss how the concept of them being faked with crisis actors is completely impossible, but why some people spread the conspiracy theory and why others choose to believe it. And what's behind that politically.

Jul 03, 2024•31 min•Season 2Ep. 6

Minisode - Satanists and Stalinists

Marjorie Taylor Greene thinks the Catholic Church is too nice, and also run by Satanists. A Florida deputy sheriff writes disinformation for Russia. Stalin - Never Stop Applauding. And Keep Zimbabwe Great Again. And a dig at Ted Cruz, because that always plays.

Jun 30, 2024•13 min

Hunter Biden’s Laptop Part 3: Return of the Laptop (with Doug Wise)

The laptop is back, thanks to the recent Hunter Biden court case. John and Jerry, two of The Dirty 51 (signers of a letter written by former intelligence officials warning of Russian elections interference via the laptop Giuliani was hawking) are joined by another signer, former CIA officer Doug Wise, and podcast legend Adam Davidson to catch up to all the misinformation and misdirection around this laptop.

Jun 26, 2024•34 min•Season 2Ep. 5

Minisode - This Week in Crazy - 6/24/24

Crazy claims of the week: Hunter Biden's prosecution was a red herring; Cheap Fakes; and Emmanuel Macron's wife is a man. Plus The Epoch Times and new congressional Republicans put on Intelligence Committee.

Jun 24, 2024•12 min

The Jade Helm Invasion (with Dan Lamothe)

Routine military training exercises, in the eyes of paranoid extremists, were a pretense for Obama to have the U.S. take over Texas. Which... uh... does't it already have?

Jun 19, 2024•31 min•Season 2Ep. 4

The Biden Crime Family Hoax (with Lev Parnas) - Part Two

Part Two of our interview with the Russian-Israeli-American “businessman” who, when partnered with Rudy Giuiliani, tried and failed to come up with dirt on the Bidens for Trump. And he's got a long list of names of the others who were in on it.

Jun 05, 2024•31 min•Season 2Ep. 3
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