In this episode of Sara and Josh Talk About Drones, Sara and Josh talk about several developments in the UAS space. First, they give an update on the alleged UAS sightings in New Jersey from December 2024 and the consensus that these sightings were in fact authorized crewed aircraft rather than rogue UAS. Next, they cover takeaways from the recent XPONENTIAL conference and the U.S. policy implications of recent high-profile usage of small drones in wartime conflicts. Sara and Josh then discuss t...
Jun 18, 2025•27 min
Hosted Payload is now available in both video and podcast form! Host Henry Gola thinks Space Cowboys is Clint Eastwood’s worst movie, but he meets surprising disagreement from colleagues Jen Hindin, Chloe Hawker, and Jillian Quigley. Plus, Chloe does double duty and dishes the latest satellite and space news in the Orbital Debrief.
Mar 06, 2025•23 min
In this episode of Sara and Josh Talk About Drones, Sara and Josh talk about several recent legislative and regulatory developments related to drones, and more specifically, drone security. Topics include drone-related provisions (Sections 162 and 1709) in the FY25 NDAA, the Department of Commerce’s open rulemaking proceeding on safeguarding the UAS supply chain initiated by the Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security, developments in counter-UAS policies, and the Federal Acquisition Regula...
Jan 16, 2025•15 min
After a hiatus, Sara Baxenberg and Josh Turner are back with a new episode of Sara and Josh Talk About Drones. In this episode, Sara and Josh talk about the recent wave of reported sightings of mysterious aircrafts over New Jersey and in other places beginning in December 2024. They discuss the likely explanations for the sightings, the FAA’s response, and how these developments intersect with existing drone law and policy as well as how they may affect future developments.
Jan 05, 2025•22 min
Hosted Payload, the satellite and space law podcast, returns for Season 2. Host Henry Gola welcomes AT&T’s Caroline Van Wie, and they venture beyond space movies to discuss the groundbreaking 1988 film Working Girl. Plus, Chloe Hawker is back with the month’s biggest news with the Orbital Debrief.
Sep 16, 2024•32 min
In this episode of the Wiley Connected podcast, hosts Duane Pozza and Kat Scott, partners in Wiley's Privacy, Cyber, and Data Governance practice, discuss the implications of new comprehensive privacy laws in Oregon and Texas effective July 1, 2024. They are joined by Tyler Bridegan from the Texas Attorney General's Office and Kristen Hilton from the Oregon Department of Justice, who provide insights into the unique provisions in their respective state laws, enforcement strategies, and collabora...
Jun 28, 2024•30 min
It’s the 13th episode of Hosted Payload, and the writing’s on the wall. Superstitious or not, Rachel Jewett from Via Satellite and the On Orbit podcast and host Henry Gola lean into the theme and discuss the 1995 movie Apollo 13. Meanwhile, Chloe Hawker helps us believe in satellite and space law updates we don’t understand on the Orbital Debrief.
Apr 23, 2024•27 min
Every episode of Henry Gola’s Hosted Payload podcast features both the latest satellite and space law news on the Orbital Debrief and in-depth conversation with an industry insider about a space-related film or show. This month, Henry and Mike Carlson from Amazon Kuiper agree that you can probably skip the new Netflix movie Spaceman, and Chloe Hawker breaks down the FCC’s draft rules for connecting satellites to cell phones.
Mar 05, 2024•29 min
Wiley’s Privacy, Cyber & Data Governance team looks at the recent takedown of the “Lockbit” ransomware group. Join Megan Brown, Lyn Brown, and Josh Waldman as they discuss how the government went after this prolific and dangerous ransomware crew, what companies can be doing to protect their systems and data, and how the FBI works with companies both before and after a ransomware incident.
Mar 01, 2024•34 min
Christopher Nolan’s masterpiece Interstellar turns 10 years old this year. Erin Boone, the Chief of Staff for FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington, drops by Hosted Payload to give it a fresh look and talk tesseracts, time travel, and the McConnaissance. And, Chloe Hawker talks moon landings, Martian ice, and orbital debris on the latest Orbital Debrief.
Jan 23, 2024•24 min
In this Wiley Connected podcast, hear from Wiley Partners Amb. David Gross, Duane Pozza, Joan Stewart, and Consulting Counsel Jacquelynn Ruff about the latest in international developments surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI). The topics discussed include the Biden Administration AI Executive Order (EO), the role of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations (UN) regarding AI, and the EU's landmark AI Act.
Jan 03, 2024•18 min
Good, bad, or dangerous? On a very special Episode 10 of Hosted Payload, Jeanine Poltronieri from the FCC’s Space Bureau joins host Henry Gola to weigh in on Season 1 of the alternative history space drama For All Mankind. Plus, Chloe Hawker brings satellite and space news with a side of holiday cheer to the Orbital Debrief.
Dec 19, 2023•28 min
Somewhere in between a small step and a giant leap, Planet VP of Regulatory and Compliance Danielle Pineres joins Henry Gola to discuss the 2018 Neil Armstrong biopic First Man. Meanwhile, Jillian Quigley talks about space law news, nerd recruitment, and running a Turkey Trot on the Orbital Debrief.
Nov 20, 2023•29 min
Priya Venkat’s father immigrated to this country on July 4th, so a movie that depicts the pursuit of the American dream rings true for the Skylo General Counsel. She joins host Henry Gola to discuss the new biopic A Million Miles Away. Plus, Chloe Hawker lobbies for a new Department of Space on the Orbital Debrief.
Oct 11, 2023•23 min
Wiley’s cyber team talks about cyber incident reporting after a new report from DHS advising Congress on duplication of reporting regimes. With over 50 reporting requirements spread over 20 agencies, federal agencies and the private sector should heed this report and look for ways to reduce burdens. Harmonization will be all the more challenging after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized controversial new reporting mandates, as DHS is developing major new reporting rules, and o...
Oct 03, 2023•31 min
Is Starship Troopers an effective satire, so bad it’s good, or just bad? An all-star team of Wiley satellite attorneys – Jennifer Hindin, Kate Dickerson, and Madi Lottenbach – join me to discuss the 1997 box office bomb. Plus, Jillian Quigley provides all the satellite and space news you can use on the Orbital Debrief.
Sep 07, 2023•24 min
Jillian Quigley joins host Henry Gola for the Orbital Debrief to talk about new satellite legislation, defending commercial space assets, and a new European venture to deorbit satellites. Then, get on the bandwagon as Cindy Grady of Intelsat comes aboard to share her passion for the 2005 movie The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
Jul 26, 2023•21 min
With wildfire smoke choking the DC landscape, host Henry Gola and guest Kara Azocar of Iridium lean in to the moment and discuss the 2008 cautionary tale Wall-E. Then, Payton Alexander talks about the space environment, new State Department goals, and paying the FCC on the Orbital Debrief.
Jun 08, 2023•26 min
In this episode of Wiley Connected, Wiley attorneys discuss the latest revisions to the FTC Safeguards Rule, which are effective on June 9. Join Wiley attorneys Duane Pozza, Antonio Reynolds, Kat Scott, and Stephen Conley as they discuss what the revised Rule requires, who is covered, and how to prepare for and implement compliance.
May 25, 2023•26 min
Chloe Hawker provides updates on rocket launches, phone calls from space, and the FCC during the Orbital Debrief. Then, 2001: A Space Odyssey has been called both a masterpiece and monumentally unimaginative. Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 movie covers about 4 million years, but guest Steve Merlis of Samsung and host Henry Gola need only 20 minutes to break it down.
May 09, 2023•30 min
In this episode of Wiley Connected, we are joined by Elham Tabassi, Chief of Staff in the Information Technology Laboratory at NIST, who leads NIST’s efforts to create an Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (the “AI RMF”). We discuss the overall goals of the AI RMF (1:31), the use of a risk-based approach to AI (6:02), different categories of risks in AI (10:24), approaches to fairness, bias, and explainability in AI (15:09), core risk management functions for organizations (with a...
Apr 06, 2023•44 min
What is spectrum and what does the FCC say about satellites sharing it? Payton Alexander and Jillian Quigley join host Henry Gola to break it down for the Orbital Debrief. Then, Henry and guest Shiva Goel, Legal Advisor to FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks, feel the pull of 2013 Academy Award winner Gravity.
Apr 05, 2023•30 min
In this episode of Wiley Connected, the cyber team discusses major changes in federal cyber expectations for the private sector, including the National Cybersecurity Strategy and new rules being created by the Department of Homeland Security. Join Megan Brown, leader of Wiley’s Cybersecurity team; Lyn Brown, special counsel and formerly at the FBI; Kat Scott, partner; and Tyler Bridegan, associate, as they discuss what is happening, what comes next, and how to prepare.
Mar 17, 2023•29 min
Madi Lottenbach joins host Henry Gola to talk about connecting mobile phones to satellites. Then, Henry waxes nostalgic for the ‘90s with David Tonini and Libby Smith of Maxar Technologies as they take another look at the movie Armageddon (1998). All this and more on episode 2 of Hosted Payload, the Space and Satellite Law Podcast.
Mar 08, 2023•26 min
On this inaugural episode of Hosted Payload, the Space and Satellite Law Podcast, Chloe Hawker joins host Henry Gola for The Orbital Debrief to provide three key updates. Then, Mike Carlson, Corporate Counsel at Amazon’s Project Kuiper, and Henry examine the movie The Martian (2015).
Feb 07, 2023•24 min
On September 15, Governor Newsom signed the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (ADCA) into law. The bill – which is modeled after the UK ICO’s code of practice for age-appropriate design – will impose broad new requirements on businesses that provide an online service, product, or feature that is “likely to be accessed by children.” The law will require significant operational changes for any company subject to its requirements. Joan Stewart and Tyler Bridegan of Wiley are joined by Emil...
Dec 08, 2022•21 min
Lyn Brown sits down with Kristina Walter, Chief of the Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity within the National Security Agency’s Cybersecurity Collaboration Center, and Ben Kastan who is the Associate General Counsel for Cybersecurity at NSA to discuss an exciting new program NSA has launched to help companies in the defense industrial base combat cyber threats in real time. Do you want to know how NSA can help companies protect DOD information on their networks? Interested in how adversaries ...
Sep 15, 2022•16 min
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)—which serves as the President’s principal advisor on telecommunications and information policy issues and the nation’s manager of federally-allocated radiofrequency spectrum, among other responsibilities—must balance several critical priorities at a key moment for American progress in telecommunications and technology. In this episode of Wiley Connected, Amb. David Gross and Sara Baxenberg of Wiley’s Telecom, Media & Techn...
Jul 20, 2022•39 min
In this podcast, Wiley partners Attison L. Barnes, III and David E. Weslow pull from their combined decades of experience for an in-depth discussion of cybersquatting and related Internet and digital media scams. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, business impersonation scams have increased 85%, and 95% of the 500 most popular websites are subject to impersonation. As scammers become more sophisticated, so have remedies and courses of action to combat this dynamic issue. Join us as we...
Jun 30, 2022•40 min
Wiley partner Tim Brightbill and consulting counsel Jackie Ruff sit down to discuss all things digital trade, from its definition to the overarching themes in the current regulatory space. With the digital economy now accounting for more than 15% of global gross domestic product and growing rapidly, governments and industries alike must adapt to this landscape. Listen as we explore some of the most prominent initiatives and frameworks for establishing the rules on digital trade, ways businesses ...
Jun 07, 2022•22 min
