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43 episodes
#4041: How Intelligence Operatives Build Digital Legends
Inside the craft of constructing fake digital identities that survive modern OSINT scrutiny.
#3896: How to Become Unapproachable While Moving Boxes in Jerusalem
Three escalating layers to stay unapproachable while moving cargo in a city where everyone is curious about your boxes.
#3843: Tracing the Grey Economy's Hidden Pipes
How journalists trace fraud from Tel Aviv boiler rooms to trafficking networks using public records and patience.
#3741: What Israeli Detectives Actually Do All Day
TV detectives solve cases in 42 minutes. Real ones spend months on fraud, counter-terrorism, and paperwork.
#3622: How OSINT Spots Electronic Warfare
How hobbyists track GPS jamming, radar ghosts, and the hidden signals of modern conflict.
#3052: The Boring Art of Professional Surveillance
Real surveillance is boredom by design, grey man theory, and choreographed teams — not Hollywood van work.
#2899: Can We Trust Palestinian Polls in Wartime?
How one man's surveys became the world's only window into Palestinian opinion—and whether the data is real.
#2760: How China's Overseas Police Stations Actually Work
MI5 footage confirms what investigators have tracked for years: a global network of unregistered Chinese police stations.
#2633: How Live UA Map Bridges Conflict Information Gaps
A curated conflict map that trades raw speed for verified, de-duplicated event tracking — used by civilians in active warzones.
#2378: The Cooperative vs. Commercial Origins of Global News
From telegraphs to RSS feeds, discover how global news wires like Reuters and AP shaped factual reporting worldwide.
#2371: The Graph That Thinks: From Data Dots to Human Judgment
Discover how tools like Maltego and Spiderfoot transform single data points into intricate webs of connections, bridging digital and physical inves...
#2339: When OSINT Meets the Fog of War
How open-source intelligence is reshaping—and sometimes distorting—our understanding of modern conflict.
#2210: When Every Interceptor Fired Is a Data Point
When Iran launches 574 ballistic missiles, the interceptors Israel fires back tell a story—and adversaries are listening. How open-source intellige...
#1897: The Pentagon Pizza Index: Predicting War with Pepperoni
Forget satellites and spies—the most reliable indicator of imminent military action might be the Google Maps 'busy' meter at a Domino's.
#1892: Trust vs. Math: The Hybrid Finance of Hawala and Crypto
How hawala networks and crypto merge to fund covert operations, and why intelligence agencies are struggling to track the money.
#1891: From Phone Number to Spiderweb: The Power of OSINT Graphs
See how a single phone number can unravel a web of 200+ entities in seconds using OSINT graph tools.
#1889: When Spies and Cops Share a Target
How the FBI and CIA share secrets without burning sources, and why "parallel construction" keeps classified intel out of court.
#1887: The Lone Wolf Is a Myth
The Las Vegas 2025 incident wasn't a lone wolf—it was the terrifying new face of digital radicalization.
#1844: How Amateurs Track Spy Satellites with Laptops
Forget Langley—these hobbyists spot classified satellites from their backyards using math, cheap cameras, and public data.
#1719: Why Pattern Matching Fails for PII at Scale
Regex alone is brittle; NER is expensive. See how hybrid frameworks like Presidio balance speed and accuracy to stop data leaks.
#1590: Why OSINT Maps Outperform the Nightly News
Discover how OSINT and specialized think tanks are replacing legacy media to provide high-fidelity reporting on modern global conflicts.
#1531: Nowhere to Hide: The Global Rise of OSINT
From flight trackers to satellite radar, discover how the OSINT community is dismantling military secrecy and redefining the modern battlefield.
#1521: How Journalists Use Sun Shadows to Catch Fake News
How do newsrooms verify a missile strike in a "black box" scenario? Discover the forensic tools fighting digital disinformation.
#1458: When Your Smartphone Becomes a Weapon for the Enemy
Master the digital perimeter and learn how to maintain situational awareness during Shabbat with this guide to modern wartime readiness.