CIA
national foreign intelligence agency of the United States
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Videos Mentioning CIA

Yeonmi Park: North Korea | Lex Fridman Podcast #196
Lex Fridman
The US intelligence agency, mentioned in the context of Kim Jong-nam providing them information and the agency's perceived failure to protect him, thus losing faith in the US system.

E67: Revisiting Rogan, Canadian truckers' protest, fusion breakthrough, $MSFT's savvy move & more
All-In Podcast
Discussed for secretly conducting surveillance programs on US citizens outside of statutory frameworks and without oversight.

Jeremi Suri: History of American Power | Lex Fridman Podcast #180
Lex Fridman
Mentioned as an organization whose information collection on Americans could be a difficult question for a president to ask.

Tyler Cowen: Economic Growth & the Fight Against Conformity & Mediocrity | Lex Fridman Podcast #174
Lex Fridman
Former heads of the CIA are cited as taking UFO sightings seriously, adding credibility to the topic.

The Logic of Doomsday: A Conversation with William J. Perry (Episode #210)
Sam Harris
The U.S. intelligence agency whose Deputy Director called William J. Perry to Washington to help assess intelligence during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

George Hotz: Hacking the Simulation & Learning to Drive with Neural Nets | Lex Fridman Podcast #132
Lex Fridman
Central Intelligence Agency, mentioned in a conspiracy theory suggesting they invented conspiracy theories to discredit true information.

Dr Peter Attia vs Tim Ferriss | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
The agency that allegedly led the MKUltra program, where LSD was used as a 'truth serum' or for sabotage.

The Fall of Afghanistan: A Conversation with Peter Bergen (Episode #258)
Sam Harris
Mentioned in relation to the myth of funding Al-Qaeda.

Michael Pollan Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
Inadvertently turned on Ken Kesey to LSD during mind-control experiments.

You’re Watching the End of the World in Real Time - Eric Weinstein
The Diary Of A CEO

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Latent Space

Secret Service Agent: How To Stay In Control When Someone Is Trying To Manipulate You!
The Diary Of A CEO
Mentioned as an organization whose elite teams have been trained by Desmond O'Neal in science-backed interrogation techniques.

Abbas Amanat: Iran Protests, Mahsa Amini, History, CIA & Nuclear Weapons | Lex Fridman Podcast #334
Lex Fridman
The U.S. intelligence agency, involved in one of its earliest and most successful operations in the 1953 coup in Iran, aiming to prevent Soviet influence and secure regional oil resources.

Kanye 'Ye' West Interview | Lex Fridman Podcast #332
Lex Fridman
Accused by Ye of engineering pain through media, specifically referencing Pixar and Disney films making Bambi's mom die to foster consumerism.

Why You're Always Tired & Exhausted (No Matter What You Do) | Cal Newport
Cal Newport
The Central Intelligence Agency, which is part of the secret history explored in Stuart Reid's book 'The Lumumba Plot.'

Presidential Debate Reaction, Biden Hot Swap?, Tech unemployment, OpenAI considers for-profit & more
All-In Podcast
Central Intelligence Agency, with its former employees found working in big tech companies.

In conversation with President Trump
All-In Podcast
Mentioned in the context of the JFK files, with Trump suggesting they were likely behind the push not to release all documents.

Jack Barsky: KGB Spy | Lex Fridman Podcast #301
Lex Fridman
The Central Intelligence Agency, compared to the KGB, noted for having many leaks compared to Soviet intelligence agencies.

Michael Mauboussin — How Great Investors Make Decisions | The Tim Ferriss Podcast
Tim Ferriss
The US intelligence agency whose website hosts a PDF of 'The Psychology of Intelligence Analysis'.

Krista Tippett Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
The US intelligence agency that the Stasi paranodily assumed Krista Tippett was working for as a college student.

Trump's Own Counterterrorism Chief Just Quit — Called the Iran War Israel's War
Tom Bilyeu
US intelligence agency mentioned by Tom Billu in connection with Jeffrey Epstein and the horrifying moral things nations do for defense.

Walter O'Brien Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
The Central Intelligence Agency, mentioned as an organization whose engineering discipline Scorpion applies to problems.

Western Culture and Its Discontents: A Conversation with Douglas Murray (Episode #281)
Sam Harris
Mentioned as an intelligence service that has become politicized, losing trust.

The Brothers Who Live One Life — The Incredible Adventures of David and Daniil Liberman
Tim Ferriss
The US intelligence agency. The Liberman brothers joked about being perceived as CIA agents or pawns by the Russian government, which they used to their advantage.