What does the President actually need to know? This week Lindy Kyzer and Brian Drake explore this topic, catch-up after their respective Spring Breaks and discuss developments in the Iran conflict, specifically the cognitive warfare environment. They also exchange ideas about what constitutes a secret and how you maintain trust in critical conversations. The high-wire test of those skills is no better embodied than as a briefer for the President's Daily Briefing. The Unredacted Podcast was lucky to snag the one and only Jim Danoy; retired Defense Intelligence Agency senior executive and former intelligence briefer to President Obama. Jim gives us an in-depth look at what it takes to produce intelligence for the President, how it is is delivered, and what some of the challenges are in communicating the most complex topics to the most powerful leader in the Free World.

Music by Gramatik from the album #Digitalfreedom

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