Global I.Q. Podcast

American journalist and biographer Susan Page discusses Barbara Bush’s never-before-seen private diaries. What role did she play in advising her husband and son during their presidencies? Which other First Lady did Barbara butt heads with?

Senator Ted Cruz discusses American foreign policy and lends listeners as little of his in-depth knowledge of the Constitution.

After 30 years of chasing Soviet KGB secrets and jumping out of moving cars for the CIA, Jim Olson now shares his adventures with the world through his books. Olson was Directorate of Operations during his time at the CIA and mostly served overseas in clandestine operations. Currently a professor of practice at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, he is also the author of “Fair Play: the Moral Dilemma of Spying.”

In his new book “To Catch a Spy,” Olson offers the American people a warning that our response to foreign espionage needs to be stronger and a guide for how our country can protect its national security and trade secrets.

Former CIA Chief of Disguise Jonna Mendez talks about the exciting tactics used by American agents in Moscow during the height of the Cold War.

President of Global Ties U.S. and author of "Your Country, Our War: The Press And Diplomacy in Afghanistan," Katherine Brown discusses the power of the U.S. News Media to engage in informal diplomacy through their reporting.

Farah Pandith, a world-leading expert and pioneer in countering violent extremism, draws on her visits to eighty countries, interviews with experts in a number of fields, and her experience in the Bush and Obama administrations as the world’s leading expert on countering violent extremism to explain her theory on how to inoculate communities against extremist ideologies.

President of the Middle East Institute, Paul Salem, discusses political change, transition, and conflict as well as the regional and international relations of the Middle East, with a special focus on recent changes in the U.S.- Iran relationship.

Allan Stam, the Dean of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia, discusses his research on historical leaders and the trends they follow.

CBS News Chief White House Correspondent Major Garrett discusses fundamental changes in journalism as the result of recent administration changes, and what he believes the future has in the store for the ever-evolving profession.

UT Austin's Jeremi Suri discusses the long-term ramifications of U.S. withdrawal from international treaties and agreements.