Spygals: Recent Episodes
Tracy Walder
A podcast made by young women to help encourage and facilitate the conversation around national security amongst young people
Analyzing the threat of President Trump’s Twitter through his release of classified information, communications about foreign leaders, and firing of top officials.
In this episode, Rene and Karen discuss the importance of asymmetric warfare in the 21st century. What is asymmetric warfare? Why is this form of warfare so dangerous? Why does the U.S. need to better defend against it? We will also propose ways to defend against asymmetric warfare.
Tune in to learn more about the how threats to our National Security become more technologically advanced to keep up with our emerging cyber world. In this episode we will cover: the danger of cyber threats, where are biggest cyber weak points are, and what the US government is currently doing to mitigate these threats.
In this episode we discuss the debate that domestic surveillance creates about privacy rights.
This podcast outlines how US relations with the Taliban have affected Afghanistan and the issues associated with this in the past and present.
This episode of “Spygals” describes the ways that which the United States has inadvertently “aided” the success of well-known terrorist groups such as Al-Queda and ISIS. Abby and Abby dig deep into the history of these terrorist organizations as the parts that the United States played in their success.
In our podcast we talk about hate groups’ use of social media to recruit and organize their group and how it creates an environment of intimidation that promotes violence against those who reside in America.
This podcast discusses the influence of male supremacist groups in the modern day and the social concept of emasculation.
This episode will look at the role that Russian spies have played in shaping intelligence policy.
Ivy and Phoebe discuss the United State's decision to place a travel advisory on Venezuela, and Venezuela's decision to place one on the United States. Featuring Ambassador Stuart Holliday
This episode will examine the role that failed states play in the development of terrorism
Following 9/11, America focused all its efforts within the FBI, CIA, and DHS towards fighting what they believed to be the largest terrorist threat: one harbored in the Middle East. Domestic terrorism, fueled by the overwhelming presence of White Nationalism, is again at the forefront of American news, seen through domestic tragedies in more recent years in shootouts in places such as El Paso and Charleston. Now, there’s a new question to ask: how can the USA contain the unforeseen White Nationalist movement fueling domestic terrorism?
In this episode, Sophia and Noelle discuss the importance of space as a military mechanism as well as a new economic and diplomatic arena.
This episode podcast is about the threat of bioterrorism in the United States due to our reactionary policies and limited resources to fight biological weapons.