Topic: State Secrets

11 chapters across the catalog

Quippy
Episode 1581 31:14 - 33:08

1581: Quippy

Alex Jones, Trump Assassination Predictions

Alex Jones predicts that the "deep state" will eventually attempt to assassinate Donald Trump, possibly by sabotaging his airplane, as legal indictments fail to stop his primary momentum. The segment includes a crude anecdote attributed to NYPD and Secret Service sources regarding Joe Biden's physical health and temperament during high-stress moments.

Gnarler
Episode 1314 2:38:09 - 2:41:24

1314: Gnarler

Victoria Nuland, Secret Service and Biden's Physical Health

Victoria Nuland returns to the State Department, a move the hosts link to her previous involvement in the Ukraine coup. They also comment on an Asian-American Secret Service agent who stayed very close to Joe Biden during the inauguration, speculating he was there specifically to prevent the president from tripping or falling.

Ant Wars
Episode 881 2:18:06 - 2:23:46

881: Ant Wars

Donation Segment, Washington State Voting, Birthday Wishes

The hosts read donations from the "H series" of No Agenda shows. A donor from Washington State notes that voting records are posted online by name, challenging the concept of a secret ballot. The segment includes birthday wishes for several producers and mentions of donors from Romania and Australia.

Pre-Spousal
Episode 820 59:23 - 1:01:58

820: Pre-Spousal

Iranian Secret Mission and Clinton Plane Crash Theory

An unverified theory from the Israeli agency Debka suggests Hillary Clinton's 2012 concussion actually resulted from a secret plane crash during a mission to Iran. The report claims the crash killed a military staffer and caused a skull fracture, leading to a six-month recovery period that the State Department allegedly covered up.

Mysterious Erratic
Episode 576 41:04 - 44:44

576: Mysterious Erratic

Obama Administration Invokes State Secrets Privilege in Spying Cases

The Obama administration moved to block federal judges from ruling on the constitutionality of warrantless surveillance by invoking the state secrets privilege. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper argued that revealing details about how companies like AT&T and Verizon assist the NSA would jeopardize national security and undermine essential metadata collection tools.

Episode 403 1:20:32 - 1:26:43

403: Pharmacy in a Fruit

State Department, Brazil Prostitute Incident

The State Department addressed reports involving three US Marines and an embassy employee in Brasilia who were implicated in an incident with a prostitute. Spokesperson Victoria Nuland disputed claims that a woman was thrown from a moving car, asserting instead that she fell while attempting to enter the vehicle. The incident has led to the removal of the Americans from Brazil and a potential lawsuit from the woman involved.

Flying Antenna
Episode 355 19:25 - 22:55

355: Flying Antenna

President Obama Gaffe Regarding Penn State and Football

President Barack Obama makes a perceived gaffe during a speech in the Philadelphia area by mentioning he was told not to talk about football. The hosts interpret this as a tone-deaf reference to the Penn State scandal and the struggling Philadelphia Eagles. They suggest the President's staff failed to steer him away from sensitive topics currently affecting Pennsylvania.

AQ-USA
Episode 261 1:00:41 - 1:07:11

261: AQ-USA

WikiLeaks Redaction, Soviet Style Censorship

Scott Shane of the New York Times discusses the process of redacting names of informants in the WikiLeaks cables to avoid putting lives at risk. He compares the current classification system to the Soviet agency "Glavlit," noting that bureaucrats often over-classify information. The hosts argue that redaction is a form of blackmail, allowing the government to control those whose names are hidden.

Code for Biodiversity!
Episode 246 24:06 - 30:48

246: Code for Biodiversity!

CIA vs Obama War, Espionage Act, State Secrets Act

Daniel Ellsberg is quoted criticizing President Barack Obama for using the Espionage Act to prosecute more leakers than all previous presidents combined. The hosts discuss a perceived "war" between the CIA and the Obama administration. They suggest Obama is attempting to implement a version of the British Official Secrets Act in the U.S. to criminalize the handling of classified material by journalists.

Code for Biodiversity!
Episode 246 30:48 - 39:07

246: Code for Biodiversity!

Julian Assange CNN Interview, WikiLeaks Organizational Structure

The hosts analyze a CNN interview where Julian Assange walked out after being questioned about internal disputes and staff suspensions within WikiLeaks. They argue that WikiLeaks has evolved from a vigilante group into a sophisticated organization with employees. They reiterate the theory that the entire WikiLeaks phenomenon is being used as a pretext to pass a State Secrets Act in the United States.

Eating the Evidence
Episode 232 13:29 - 18:22

232: Eating the Evidence

USS New York Commemorative Coins and World Trade Center Steel

A television commercial for a September 11th commemorative coin set draws criticism for selling "evidence" from Ground Zero. The coins and a sculpture of the USS New York are reportedly clad in silver recovered from the World Trade Center ruins and gold. The product is licensed by the United States Secret Service Uniform Division Benefit Fund, which the hosts find abhorrent.