2 chapters across the catalog
A former CIA agent describes how the agency fed false paragraphs to the State Department to be read on air as news. The segment recounts a 1975 Senate Intelligence Oversight Committee hearing where Deputy Director Bill Nelson refused to lie, contradicting Director Bill Colby's testimony. The hosts also reference Chuck Schumer's warning to Donald Trump that the intelligence community has "six ways to Sunday" to get back at political opponents.
Analysis of Barack Obama's 2018 campaign appearance for Andrew Gillum in Miami suggests the use of staged hecklers to energize the candidate's performance. Audio observations highlight unnatural silences in media broadcasts, leading to claims that the "heckler" interactions are a rehearsed part of the political theater. This tactic is compared to professional wrestling or "rent-a-heckler" strategies used to make a speaker appear more combative and passionate.
