The Loopcast

Episode 43-Data, Forensics, and the Use of Cyberweapons

Professor Sam Liles (@selil) and I (@rejectionking) talk about defining data, digital forensics, cyber weapons, potential responses to being hacked, and briefly touch on legal infrastructure underlying computer crime.

Episode 42- Update on Afghanistan

Kevin Bell (@allegorycave) talks with Chelsea (@cldaymon) about Afghanistan including the opening of Taliban office in Doha, Pakistan, and USA policy. 

Don't forget to check out Kevin's new paper "Usama bin Ladin’s “Father Sheikh”: Yunus Khalis and the Return of al-Qa`ida’s Leadership to Afghanistan"

Episode 41-Conflict in the DRC

Armin (@arminrosen) and I (@rejectionking) discuss the conflict in the DRC.

Episode 40-Snowden, Infosec, Hacking Back, and 0 Days

Ali (@packetknife), Scot (@krypt3ia) and I (@rejectionking) discuss various topics in information security.

Episode 39-Hizballah Cavalcade

Phillip Smyth (@phillipsmyth) and I (@rejectionking) discuss the latest in Syria, Shia groups in Syria, and Hizballah Cavalcade. Also check out Phillip's article in Foreign Policy "Hezbollah's Fallen Soldiers"

Episode 38- Iran Elections and Iran in Israeli Foreign Policy

Meir Javedanfar (@MeirJa) and I (@rejectionking) talk about Iran's Elections and Iran in Israeli Foreign Policy. Make sure you check out Meir's blog "Iran-Israel Observer."

Episode 37-Social media use and censoring in Iran

Negar Mortazavi (@negarmortazavi) talks to me (@rejectionking) about social media use during the Iran elections and in Iran.

Episode 36- It's a nice day for a Red Wedding

Phil Arena (@filarena) talks to me (@rejectionking) and Chelsea (@cldaymon) about the Red Wedding.

Episode 35- History and politics of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps

Afshon Ostovar (@aostovar) and I (@rejectionking) talk about the IRGC

Episode 34-Jihadi radicalization via social media

Clint Watts (@selectedwisdom) and Chelsea Daymon (@cldaymon) talk about radicalization via social media. Check out more of Clint's work here.