“Spies of the deep”

On this episode of “Secrets & Spies” I am joined by William Craig Reed, who is a former US Navy diver, turned best-selling author. 

We discuss the tragic sinking of the Kursk Submarine, and how that tragic event is linked to President Vladimir Putin’s geopolitical plans in the Arctic today.  

For more information about William and his fantastic book “Spies of the deep” go to http://wcraigreed.com/nonfiction/spies-of-the-deep/


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Spies Of The Deep

Pandemic and Anti Vaccination Conspiracy Theories with Debra Winter

On today's “Secrets and Spies” podcast I am joined by Debra Winter.
 
Debra is a professor of Literature and Critical Thinking at New York University and she is the author of the up and coming book “Global Catastrophe and Literature: Writing the sublime”.

We discuss her excellent article that was published in The Guardian titled “Meet the white, middle-class Pinterest moms who believe “Plandemic”. Which looks at the rise in conspiratorial thinking towards vaccinations and the dangers that presents in todays world. 

You can read the article here: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/06/coronavirus-conspiracy-theories-plandemic-moms

You can find out more about Debra and her work here: http://www.debrawinter.com/

In our discussion we refer to the following: 

“If You Found That ‘Plandemic’ Video Convincing, Read This Too” by Beth Skwarecki
https://vitals.lifehacker.com/if-you-found-that-plandemic-video-convincing-read-th-1843339002

Ted Talk with Andrew Marantz who spent three years embedded in the world of internet trolls and social media propagandists: https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_marantz_inside_the_bizarre_world_of_internet_trolls_and_propagandists?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

‘I was a Macedonian fake news writer’
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190528-i-was-a-macedonian-fake-news-writer?

How do fake websites make money:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-38919403

A good resource on misinformation online: https://www.stopfake.org/en/tag/internet-trolls/

I refer to the book “Voodoo Histories” by David Aaronovitch which really helped challenge the conspiratorial views I once held.
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/306318/voodoo-histories-by-david-aaronovitch/

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Pandemic and Anti Vaccination Conspiracy Theories with Debra Winter

“Prevent Two Years On”
On the podcast, we are re-joined Sean Arbuthnot and William Baldet, who both work on the UK government’s Countering Violent Extremism programme called “Prevent”. 

On this episode, we discuss what has changed, what hasn’t changed, and the reaction to Prevent since we last spoke in 2018.

You can listen to our original discussion here: https://pod.fo/e/14f9d

For more information about “Prevent” you can visit the “Let’s Talk About It” website here: https://www.ltai.info/

For more information about Extremism today please visit Educate Against Hate:  https://educateagainsthate.com/

Show Notes:

This is a link to the Guardian article Will mentioned that was critical of NGO’s supporting the CVE work of “Prevent” 
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/may/02/uk-government-covert-propaganda-stop-muslims-joining-isis

The Guardian article was reportedly based on information provided by Cage
https://www.cage.ngo/product/we-are-completely-independent-report

Cage became famous when Asim Qureshi called the ISIS terrorist “Jihadi John” a “beautiful young man” https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-31650427

Cage reportedly held events and campaigned in support of notorious hate preacher and Al Qaeda terrorist Anwar Al-Awlaki Author and Terrorism researcher Shriaz Maher wrote about this in Standpoint magazine here:
https://standpointmag.co.uk/anwar-al-awlaki-s-british-supporters-part-2/

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Prevent Two Years On

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I am sorry to say I will be having to pause the podcast for a few weeks due to a family member falling seriously ill. 

We will be back, I just don't know exactly when.

I'll do my best to share episodes that are due to be edited in the weeks ahead.

I look forward to resuming full service soon

All the best
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Secrets & Spies: The Dry CleanerCast