Why are humans so terrible at figuring out when someone is lying? In this episode, we use Jussie Smollett’s hoaxed hate crime and the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes to explain the ”Deception Detection” structured analytic technique.

What if Taylor Swift had a secret, female lover? Is Elon Musk serious about colonizing Mars? In this episode, we use the ”Analysis of Competing Hypotheses” structured analytic technique to examine evidence and challenge mainline assumptions.

Can a simple timeline reveal hidden secrets? In this episode, we explore the idea that two celebrities might have fabricated a relationship and the implications of the largest computer hack using a structured analytic technique called ”Chronologies and Timelines.”

For many people, ”gossip” is a bad word. But is it really? In this episode, we talk about the nexus between gossip, critical thinking, and hot news stories as an introduction to the GossipINT podcast.