Intelligent Talk

Ken Widner is the nephew of Clarence and John Anglin who, along with Frank Morris, escaped from America’s most secure prison Alcatraz in 1962. In this interview, Ken makes the case that his relative’s survived the famous escape and may still be alive today.

Bill Clinton’s former most influential advisor discusses his times with, and observations of, both Bill and Hillary Clinton.

Acclaimed best-selling author David Nasaw discusses his books on Andrew Carnegie, William Randolph Hearst, and Joe Kennedy.

NSA expert and author James Bamford describes the workings of America’s most secret agency.

Legendary investor Jim Rogers discusses his contrarian view of the stock market and the state of the world today.

The true story of the CIA’s top secret plan to raise a sunken Soviet submarine.

Professor Thurman discusses his understanding of Buddhism in the interview and why he is such a strong believer. He also discusses the current situation in Tibet and what he sees for the future there, and why he is optimistic.

Meet the legendary CIA operative who hunted down the famous communist revolutionary Che Guevara in Bolivia in 1967.

Nigel​ ​West​ ​is​ ​arguably​ ​the​ ​most​ ​prominent​ ​intelligence​ ​writer​ ​today.​ ​West​ ​has​ ​broken​ ​many​ ​stories​ ​over​ ​decades​ ​of​ ​writing.​ ​Perhaps​ ​his​ ​most​ ​famous​ ​scoop​ ​was​ ​finding​ ​the​ ​famous​ ​WW​ ​2​ ​spy​ ​known​ ​as​ ​Garbo​ ​to​ ​British​ ​Intelligence.​ ​Garbo​ ​was​ ​crucial​ ​to​ ​the​ ​success​ ​of​ ​the​ ​D-Day​ ​landings​ ​on​ ​June​ ​6,​ ​1944​ ​in​ ​France.

Michael Di Leonardo was a top captain in arguably the most powerful mafia family in the US in the 1980s