SpyCast – from the Spy Museum
intelligence gathering is a feature of any organised society. One has to know what the others around you are doing or thinking. It helps inform your plans for warfare, diplomacy, trade, and treaties. To KNOW, is a deep yearning for the human species; for we are fundamentally bound by Limited Knowledge.
intelligence agencies have grown with the size of the Society. Just witness with CIA in the US, or the KGB in the USSR. This is a NEED TO KNOW what the other side is doing.
The SpyCast is a monthly offering by the International Spy Museum, based in Washington DC. The Museum itself was founded in 2002, and houses 600 artifacts from the world of espionage, going all the way back to the Greek and Roman times. The podcast itself is a 20 minute offering, featuring a talk on a highly focussed subject – whether it be cyberthreats, the changing face of al-qaeda or u.s. navel intelligence in the second world war.
one has to keep an open mind re the information being presented (is it the whole story? is there an agenda being pushed? misinformation?) but the talks themselves are direct and well presented. This is well made podcast that could act as a template for other cultural institutions aiming to put themselves out there. A fine outreach effort.
