Topic: David Robarge

The CIA's official podcast features chief historian David Robarge discussing the agency's history of covert action and its role in implementing foreign policy. Robarge argues that most covert actions are intended to promote or protect democracy, though he acknowledges past "undemocratic" failures like the Bay of Pigs and various assassination plots. The hosts critique the agency's transparency and its historical involvement in propagandizing the American public through mainstream media.