How to get on a Watchlist
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About This Podcast
From the team at Encyclopedia Geopolitica, “How to get on a Watchlist” is a podcast about dangerous acts, organizations, and people. In each episode, we sit down with leading experts to discuss the risks they pose, and how to stop them. From assassinations and airliner shootdowns, through to kidnappings and coups, we’ll examine each of these threats through the lenses of both the dangerous actors behind them, and the agencies around the world seeking to stop them.
In the interest of operational security and public safety, certain tactical details will be omitted from these discussions, however the cases and threats which we discuss are very real.
If you like the show, don’t forget to subscribe on your podcast platform of choice. Please also consider supporting our work via a Patreon subscription (getting you access to early releases and other perks), or by tipping us on Ko-fi. While the topics we discuss here are often shrouded in secrecy and security classifications, we really hope you’ll tell your friends about us!
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Recent Episodes
S3E10 How to Steal an Election
In this episode, we speak to Nicolás Prados of Southern Pulse about election fraud, election security, and how to steal an election. Nicolás Prados is Projects Lead at Southern Pulse, focusing mainly…
S3E9 How to Stalk a Celebrity
In this episode, we speak with Dr. Angela Lewis and Caleb Gilbert on stalkers, bodyguards, protective intelligence, and the world of celebrities. Dr. Angela Lewis is the Head of Global Intelligence,…
S3E8 How to Steal a Masterpiece
In this episode, we chat with Robert K. Wittman on art robberies, heists, and protective security in the art world. Robert K. Wittman is the former Senior Investigator and Founder of the US Federal…
S3E7 How to Close a Shipping Lane
In Season 1, we talked about “How to hijack a ship”, and earlier in this season, we talked about “How to deliver a ransom”. Today, we’re following on from these two episodes to discuss “How to close…
S3E6 How to Kill Your Enemies
Today, we speak with Professor Luca Trenta on assassinations, targeted killings, and the history of such tactics.Dr Trenta is an Associate Professor in International Relations in the Department of…
S3E5 How to Deliver a Ransom
Following on from the episode “how to hijack a ship” in Season 1 of this show, in this episode we sit down with Rob Phayre. Rob was a director of a crisis management consultancy based in East Africa…
S3E4 How to Silence a Whistleblower
In this episode, we speak to Gabriel Bourdon-Fattal, Director of Programmes at the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers, on how to silence and defend whistleblowers across the globe.Gabriel…
S3E3 How to Rob a Bank
In this episode, we speak to the pseudonymous F. X. Regan about the ins and outs of bank robberies. The pseudonymous F.X. Regan was a street police officer in a major metropolitan police department,…
S3E2 How to Live a Double Life
In this episode, we speak to Colonel Olivier Mas about his experience as a clandestine officer for France's DGSE, the work that goes into creating backstories, and the high stakes world of covert…
S3E1 How to Fake Your Identity
In this episode, we speak to former CIA Chief of Disguise Jonna Mendez about faking identities in the world of espionage and intelligence. Jonna was recruited into the CIA in 1966, where she lived…
S2E13 How to Sabotage a Supply Chain
In this episode, we speak to Theresa Campobasso about the threats facing supply chains across the world. Theresa Campobasso is Senior Vice President of Strategy at Exiger, a Supply Chain Security…
S2E12 How to Run a Troll Farm
In this episode, we talk about misinformation, disinformation, and troll farms in the 21st century with Olga Belogolova and Regina Morales.Olga Belogolova is the Director of the Emerging Technologies…
S2E11 How to Wage Economic Warfare
In this episode, we speak to Max Hess and Nicholas Michelon about economic warfare.Maximilian Hess is a political risk analyst and consultant, as well as a fellow at the Foreign Policy Research…
S2E10 How to Steal Corporate Secrets
In today's episode we speak to Dr. Maria Robson-Morrow and Holden Triplett about the fascinating world of corporate espionage.Dr. Maria Robson-Morrow is the Program Manager at the Harvard Kennedy…
S2E9 How to Conduct a Drone Attack
In this episode, we speak with Dr. James Patton Rogers on how to conduct a drone attack.Dr. James Patton Rogers is the Executive Director of the Cornell Brooks Tech Policy Institute at Cornell…
S2E8 How to Steal a Nuke
In this episode, we talk to Vitaly Fedchenko on nuclear security.Vitaly Fedchenko is a Senior Researcher with the SIPRI Weapons of Mass Destruction Programme. He has worked at SIPRI since 2005 and…
S2E7 How to Get Rich Selling Fake Drugs Online
In this episode, we speak to Anne Devaud, global head of product security at one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical firms, about the threats posed by pharmacrime gangs. She has spent the last 25…
S2E6 How to Launder Money
Today, we discuss money laundering in the modern and everchanging world. Yaya is an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security where his research focuses on crypto, blockchain,…
S2E5 How to Avoid Being Killed in a Warzone
On this episode, we discuss combat reporting, warzones, and how to survive them with Rosie Garthwaite. Rosie is an executive producer at BBC World Service's Investigations Unit, and is currently…
S2E4 How to Break the Internet
In this episode, we discuss the security of deep-sea internet cables with Dr. Bruce Jones. Bruce Jones is a senior fellow with the Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology in the…
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How to get on a Watchlist has published 31 episodes since September 2022, covering topics in Documentary, Government.
How to get on a Watchlist is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 56m.
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