Office Hours

News & Politics Podcasts

Host Aroop Mukharji sits down for conversations with experts from the Belfer Center and beyond to discuss their areas of expertise and to get to know the people on the front lines and at the forefront of thought just a little bit better.

Episodes

CIA Officer Sunny J.S. on CIA Myths, the Presidential Daily Brief, and Keeping Secrets

Norman Roule on the Culture at the CIA, Yemen, and Theater

Jennifer Lerner on Decision Science, Leadership, and the Sunk Cost Bias

Bruce Schneier on Cybersecurity, "Click Here to Kill Everybody," and the Hacker Mentality

William Rapp on Civ-Mil Relations, Army Culture, and His Biggest Adjustment to Civilian Life

James Clapper on His Book “Facts and Fears,” Defending the Intelligence Community, and Comic Books

Robby Mook on the Lessons from the 2016 Campaign, The Defending Digital Democracy Project, and Dark Chocolate

Calder Walton on the History of Intelligence, Russian Espionage, and His Favorite Secret

James K. Sebenius on Kissinger the Negotiator, Negotiating Tactics, and Trump the Negotiator

Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook on U.S.-Europe Relations, Language Influencing Policy, and Dual Citizenship

Halla Logadóttir on the Future of the Arctic Region, Sustainability in Iceland, and Icelandic Names

Radosław Sikorski on the Rise of Right-wing Nationalism, Russia, and Gastrodiplomacy

Margaret Macmillan on Good History, Dead White Man Theory and Canadian vs. U.S. Donuts

Kendall Hoyt on Bio Defense, Outbreaks, and Anti-Vaxxers

Chuck Freilich on the Israeli National Security, U.S. Retrenchment from the Middle East and Making Aliyah

Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall on the DOE’s National Laboratories, Clean Energy, the U.S. Nuclear Arsenal, and Her Favorite Energy Bar

Ash Carter on Connecting Defense and Technology, Being in the Cabinet, and the Usefulness of Medieval History

Vera Mironova on ISIS’s Drinking Problem, Embedding in Conflict Zones, and the Job Market for Insurgents

Jake Sullivan on the Secret 2015 Iran Nuclear Negotiations, Staying Sharp on a Demanding Travel Schedule

Avril Haines on Being the First Woman No. 2 at the CIA, North Korea, and Living the Hipster Dream