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The Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO) is a non-profit, non-political, educational association for current and former intelligence professionals and supporters of the US Intelligence Community. Part of our mission is to foster an understanding of the important role of intelligence in national security and to nurture student interest in careers across the many US intelligence agencies. To this end, the channel features podcast versions of our AFIO Now episodes - a series of recorded interviews and presentations that features experts, historians, and officers from across the US Intelligence Community who have fascinating stories to tell.
Episodes
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Monday Jun 12, 2023
In this episode, Alma Katsu, a former intelligence officer and award winning author, discusses her newest novel Red London. The second book in this spy thriller series is set in a post-Putin Russia which has been financially devastated by its loss in the war with Ukraine. Alma also discusses her career experiences at NSA and CIA, gives pointers to women considering careers in the Intelligence Community, and reflects on the path that led to her success as a fiction writer. Recorded 29 March 2023. Interviewer: Jim Hughes, AFIO President and former CIA Operations Officer.
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
In this final installment of a three-part series, acclaimed intelligence historian and author Nigel West discusses his book, "Hitler's Trojan Horse: The Fall of The Abwehr." Recorded 19 Jan 2023. Interviewer: Jim Hughes, AFIO President and former CIA Operations Officer.
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
In this episode, Naval professor and author Erik Dahl discusses his latest book, "The COVID-19 Intelligence Failure: Why Warning Was Not Enough" which explores the roles that both traditional intelligence services, medical intelligence, and surveillance systems play in providing advance warning against public health threats ― and how these systems must be improved for the future. Recorded 2 March 2023. Interviewer: Jim Hughes, AFIO President and former CIA Operations Officer.
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
In this second installment of a three-part series, acclaimed intelligence historian and author Nigel West discusses his book, "Hitler's Nest of Vipers: The Rise of The Abwehr." Recorded 19 Jan 2023. Interviewer: Jim Hughes, AFIO President and former CIA Operations Officer.
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
In this episode, historian, professor, and author Todd Bennett discusses his latest book - "Neither Confirm nor Deny: How the Glomar Mission Shielded the CIA from Transparency" - about the secret CIA mission using billionaire Howard Hughes's deep-sea mining vessel to retrieve a sunken Soviet sub. Recorded 1 Feb 2023. Interviewer: Jim Hughes, AFIO President and former CIA Operations Officer.
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
In his third episode for AFIO Now, Vince Houghton discusses his role as the Director/Curator of the National Cryptologic Museum and gives a sneak peek at the one-of-a-kind exhibits now on display at the newly reopened museum - including the The Hitler Enigma -- the only remaining B-variant Enigma --and the original Jefferson Cipher device. Recorded 20 Jan 2023. Interviewer: Jim Hughes, AFIO President and former CIA Operations Officer.
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
In this first installment of a three-part series, acclaimed intelligence historian and author Nigel West discusses the captivating figures from his recent book, "Spies Who Changed History: The Greatest Spies and Agents of the 20th Century." Recorded 15 Jan 2023. Interviewer: Jim Hughes, AFIO President and former CIA Operations Officer.
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
In this episode, Geoff O'Connell - Senior CIA Operations Officer and former Chief of Station Tel Aviv - discusses the 2002 siege by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the Church of the Nativity -- the purported birthplace of Jesus Christ -- in Bethlehem in the West Bank, which targeted Palestinian terrorists who had taken shelter in the church. Recorded 8 Nov 2022. Interviewer: Jim Hughes, AFIO President and former CIA Operations Officer.
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Former CIA Division Chief and National Intelligence Manager for ODNI, Norman Roule provides an update to his March 2021 interview by reporting on the state of Iran today and how current and future administrations should approach the regime. Recorded 11 Nov 2022. Host: James Hughes, AFIO President and former CIA Operations Officer.
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
In this episode, Bruce Henderson - author of "Bridge to the Sun: The Secret Role of the Japanese Americans Who Fought in the Pacific in World War II" -
discusses the selfless military service by Japanese Americans who participated in numerous dangerous operations assisting the US and its Allies in winning WWII, all while knowing they had another battle to win back home in the US as their friends and family members were being sent to internment camps. Recorded 25 Oct 2022. Interviewer: Jim Hughes, AFIO President and former CIA Operations Officer.