Podcast series covering various topics in security and technology
Episodes
Friday Aug 27, 2021
Video Games Are the New Contested Space for Public Policy
Friday Aug 27, 2021
Friday Aug 27, 2021
Josh Foust discusses describes the intersection of public policy and video games.
Additional reading for this podcast includes: "Video games are the new contested space for public policy" and "A guide to reigning in data-driven video game design."
The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour.
If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider making a donation to the show through our Patreon. We greatly appreciate it.
Saturday Aug 14, 2021
Homegrown Hate
Saturday Aug 14, 2021
Saturday Aug 14, 2021
Sara Kamali discusses her book "Homegrown Hate: Why White Nationalists and Militant Islamists are Waging War Against the United States."
The interview today was conducted by Chelsea Daymon, and the show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour.
If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider making a donation to the show through our Patreon. We greatly appreciate it.
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Homegrown: ISIS in America
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, Seamus Hughes, and Bennett Clifford discuss their book "Homegrown: ISIS in America."
The interview today was conducted by Chelsea Daymon, and the show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour.
If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider making a donation to the show through our Patreon. We greatly appreciate it.
Friday Apr 23, 2021
Offense and Defense in Information Security
Friday Apr 23, 2021
Friday Apr 23, 2021
Joe Slowik examines the roles of offense and defense in information security.
You can read more of Joe's work at Pylos.
The book that serves as good background material for this conversation is Matthew Monte's Network Attacks and Exploitation: A Framework.
The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour.
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Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Defining Endless Wars: The First Step Towards Ending Them
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
David Sterman discusses his paper "Defining Endless Wars: The First Step Towards Ending Them."
Additional reading for this podcast includes David's articles "Defining 'The Endless War' is Essential for Proper Strategic Analysis of America's War" and "Decision-Making in the Counter-ISIS War: Assessing the Role of Preventive War Logic."
The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour.
If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider making a donation to the show through our Patreon. We greatly appreciate it.
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Crisis Architecture
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross discusses crisis architecture.
The interview today was conducted by Chelsea Daymon, and the show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour.
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Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Terror, Love, and Brainwashing: Attachment in Cults and Totalitarian Systems
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Alexandra Stein discusses her book "Terror, Love, and Brainwashing: Attachment in Cults and Totalitarian Systems."
You can also purchase the book with a 20% discount (discount code: ESBAC) directly from the publisher here.
Make sure to check Alexandra's first book "Inside Out: A Memoir of Entering and Breaking Out of a Minneapolis Political Cult" and her article "The Role of Disorganized Attachment in Extremist Organizations. [PDF]"
Further reading can be found here and a broader bibliography on cults can be found here.
The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour.
If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider making a donation to the show through our Patreon. We greatly appreciate it.
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Tortured Logic
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Erin Kearns and Joseph K Young discuss their book "Tortured Logic: Why Some Americans Support the Use of Torture in Counterterrorism."
The interview today was conducted by Chelsea Daymon, and the show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour.
If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider making a donation to the show through our Patreon. We greatly appreciate it.
Friday Feb 12, 2021
The Shadow Commander: Soleimani, the U.S., and Iran's Global Ambitions
Friday Feb 12, 2021
Friday Feb 12, 2021
Arash Azizi discusses his book "The Shadow Commander: Soleimani, the U.S., and Iran's Global Ambitions."
The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour.
If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider making a donation to the show through our Patreon. We greatly appreciate it.
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Weaponized Words
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Kurt Braddock discusses his book Weaponized Words: The Strategic Role of Persuasion in Violent Radicalization and Counter-Radicalization.
The interview today was conducted by Chelsea Daymon, and the show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour.
If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider making a donation to the show through our Patreon. We greatly appreciate it.