FSB
principal security agency of Russia (FSB)
Every podcast mention of FSB in one pod.
6 videos. Track how it's discussed, by whom, and what experts actually think.
Common Themes
Videos Mentioning FSB
Robin Hanson: Alien Civilizations, UFOs, and the Future of Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #292
Lex Fridman
Mentioned alongside the CIA and British intelligence as examples of intelligence agencies.
The War in Ukraine: A Conversation with Yaroslav Trofimov (Episode #358)
Sam Harris
Igor Girkin, an officer in this service, is cited as having started the armed uprising in Donbas in 2014.
Nicole Perlroth: Cybersecurity and the Weapons of Cyberwar | Lex Fridman Podcast #266
Lex Fridman
The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, which allegedly directs cyber criminals to pass over sensitive information on high-value targets, complicating international attribution.
Drug Testing, New Supplement Research, Squat Science, and Dr. Eric Helms (Podcast Episode 8)
Stronger By Science
Russian intelligence agency, whose agents were involved in physically swapping urine samples during the Sochi Olympics doping scandal.
Jack Barsky: KGB Spy | Lex Fridman Podcast #301
Lex Fridman
One of the successor agencies to the KGB, supposedly equivalent to the FBI, which has taken on a lot of espionage and active measures, and is much bigger and stronger than the SVR. Often carries the flag of the KGB's infamous reputation.
Predictive History Founding Members #1
Predictive History
Mentioned as a government agency the speaker does not work for, and later speculatively as an ally of other intelligence agencies.