Podcasts about Bellingcat

Michael Idov, author of The Collaborators, joins Spybrary to discuss the spy novel everyone in our community is raving about. In this in-depth conversation, Michael shares how his Soviet upbringing, real-world intelligence events like the Ryanair Belarus 'hijacking' incident and Moscow taxi hacker chaos, and his love for British espionage fiction shaped his gripping debut spy novel. We also dive into his work on Deutschland 83, Deutschland 89, his admiration for OSINT warriors like Bellingcat, and his love letter to cities like Riga, Berlin, and London.

durée : 00:04:55 - Récits d'enquête - par : Mattéo Caranta - Forbidden Stories et ses partenaires (dont Le Monde et Bellingcat) perpétuent le travail des journalistes blessés ou tués en reportage à Gaza. Ce deuxième volet du "Gaza Project" enquête sur l'implication de drones de l'armée israélienne dans la mort de plusieurs journalistes palestiniens.

Christo Grozev is a Bulgarian investigative journalist who has spent years tracking down Russian spies and is on Vladimir Putin's wanted list. Grozev's open-source journalism exposed spies linked to the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in 2018 and Alexei Navalny in 2020. Now he is at the centre of his own sinister Kremlin plot, as a Bulgarian spy-ring was sent by Moscow to target him and planned to kidnap and kill him, before they were arrested and convicted in the UK. He speaks to Krishnan Guru-Murthy in this episode of Ways to Change the World ahead of the streaming release of his new documentary ‘Kill List: Hunted by Putin's Spies' - which is available on Channel 4. Produced by Silvia Maresca, Calum Fraser, Ka Yee Mak.  

Independent journalists Kit Klarenberg and Tim Norman have conducted significant investigations into the alleged 2018 assassination attempt on Sergei Skripal, a former Russian intelligence officer turned British spy, and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury, England. The episode also covers the related death of Dawn Sturgess in nearby Amesbury, which was recently the subject of a UK inquiry. Skripal, who betrayed Russia for MI6 in the 1990s, was settled in Salisbury after a spy swap in 2010. On March 4, 2018, he and Yulia were found unconscious on a bench, allegedly poisoned by the nerve agent "novichok," which the British government attributed to Russian operatives. The official narrative claims this poison was smeared on Skripal's door, though inconsistencies—such as the delayed onset of symptoms, the survival of the Skripals, and lack of definitive evidence linking the agent to Russia—raise doubts about the UK government's story.Months later, Englishwoman Dawn Sturgess died after reportedly spraying herself with "novichok" from a sealed perfume bottle found by her boyfriend, Charlie Rowley, prompting further accusations against Russia. However, the apparently sealed bottle and the inability of scientists to confirm the nerve agent's origin undermined the government's claims. The British narrative was shaky and possibly propped up by intelligence-linked entities like Bellingcat and the Institute for Statecraft's Integrity Initiative, which may have pushed disinformation. The recently concluded Sturgess Inquiry, designed to control the narrative, inadvertently exposed its weaknesses.To find out more about the people and music featured in today's episode, visit the Assassinations Podcast website, www.AssassinationsPodcast.com You can find Tim's work on the Propaganda in Focus website (https://propagandainfocus.com/author/h7_2q94aatnh5/) and UK Column (https://www.ukcolumn.org/writer/tim-norman), as well as on X.com @timtron2020Kit writes for The Grayzone website (https://thegrayzone.com/author/kit-klarenberg/), including on the Skripal/Sturgess case: https://thegrayzone.com/2025/01/13/british-inquiry-skripal-poisoning/. He's also on X.com @KitKlarenbergYou can also contact the show through our website — we love to hear your comments, questions, corrections, and suggestions!And you can find us on X @AssassinsPodAssassinations Podcast was created by Niall Cooper, who researches and writes the show. Lindsey Morse is our editor and producer. Our theme music was created by Graeme Ronald. If you'd like to hear more from Graeme, check out his band, Remember Remember. You'll find them on iTunes.

This week we are joined by Michael Colborne of Bellingcat to discuss fashy yachts and active clubs.

durée : 00:03:32 - Récits d'enquête - par : Mattéo Caranta - C'est une enquête de Bellingcat en partenariat avec le journal estonien Postimees. Les journalistes ont pisté les chemins empruntés par les nitazènes, opioïdes de synthèse 500 fois plus puissant que l'héroïne, 40 fois plus que le fentanyl...

In this 4th episode of Urbinary, we venture beyond the traditional confines of academia to explore research, education, and publication practices situated ‘in the periphery of' academia. We question which aspects of the ‘status quo' can be pushed back against and how. To unpack this, we chatted with three different editorial platforms that we admire for their thoughtful and generative perspectives: The Funambulist, KoozArch, and Bellingcat. Join Aubrey Toldi, Isabella Traeger, and Mohamed Elgohary as they explore different positionalities within spatial knowledge production.

Oorlog wordt steeds meer high-tech. Bewapende drones worden van grote afstand aangestuurd, of gaan zelfs helemaal zelfstandig naar hun doelwit op zoek. Automatische luchtafweer reageert sneller dan een mens ooit zou kunnen. Kunstmatige intelligentie analyseert bakken met gegevens in een oogwenk, en doet voorstellen voor het volgende bombardement. En ondertussen woedt er ook een informatie-oorlog in onze nieuwsfeeds en op sociale media. Wat heeft al die technologie voor gevolgen voor militairen aan de frontlinie, en voor de burgerbevolking in oorlogsgebied? Wat klopt er van het idee dat precisiewapens een ‘schonere' oorlogvoering mogelijk zouden maken?  Er worden verwoede pogingen gedaan om regels te maken voor nieuwe militaire technologieën. Maar wie houdt zich daar aan als de vijand dat ook niet doet? En als kunstmatige intelligentie beslissingen gaat nemen, wie is er dan verantwoordelijk als het misgaat? Ondertussen zijn wij allemaal potentiële slachtoffers van desinformatie en beïnvloedingscampagnes. Hoe wapenen we ons daartegen?   Op zondagavond 5 januari sprak Lara Billie Rense hierover met: * Jessica Dorsey, universitair docent Internationaal en Europees Recht aan de Universiteit Utrecht en leider van het project ‘Realities of Algorithmic Warfare';   * Foeke Postma, senior onderzoeker bij onderzoekscollectief Bellingcat, gespecialiseerd in conflictgebieden, defensie en illegale dierenhandel; * Tine Molendijk, universitair hoofddocent aan de Nederlandse Defensie Academie en research fellow aan de Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, gespecialiseerd in ‘morele verwonding' bij militairen;   * Roy Lindelauf, hoogleraar Data Science in Military Operations aan de Nederlandse Defensie Academie, bijzonder hoogleraar aan de Universiteit van Tilburg en voormalig Apachepiloot;  

In a world overflowing with information, facts often fuel division rather than informed discussions, as individuals promote their own narratives. Technology, much like the runaway broom in Goethe's Sorcerer's Apprentice, often exacerbates the chaos instead of resolving it. But what if open-source information and intelligent technology could simplify complexities and illuminate the truth? Eliot Higgins, founder of Bellingcat, is striving to make this a reality. In this episode of New Thinking for a New World, Higgins shares how Bellingcat leverages online open-source investigations to separate fact from fiction and bring clarity to an increasingly tangled digital landscape. This podcast episode was originally published on May 23, 2024, and has been re-released.

What happens when you mix cyber warfare, climate collapse, and humanitarian action with a dash of whiskey? You get Emerson Tan - a man who started as a hacker, turned humanitarian, and now designs fintech for the apocalypse.Dive into chaos: how disasters, misinformation, and the climate crisis are forcing us to rethink everything from technology to social systems. Emerson explains why the difference between a war zone and a flood is six feet of water and how mutual aid and grassroots are bubbling up as antidotes to our crumbling centralised structures.Along the way, we explore the dark and occasionally hopeful lessons learned from decades of edge-case disasters. What can the humanitarian sector learn from Bellingcat or AA meetings? Lots, Emerson thinks.Grab a whiskey and join us for a convo that's terrifying, fascinating, and oddly uplifting.Listen now. Share widely. Embrace the chaos. Brace yourself for our dear friend, Emerson, just don't expect him to sugarcoat the challenges ahead.

Der 4. März 2018 in Salisbury, einer Kleinstadt im Süden Englands: Wie jeden Sonntag besucht Sergei Skripal das Grab seiner verstorbenen Frau. Dieses Mal begleitet ihn seine Tochter Julia. Danach essen sie bei einem Italiener – und brechen kurz darauf mit Vergiftungssymptomen zusammen.An der Türfalle des Hauses des russisch-britischen Doppelagenten Skripal finden Ermittler das Nervengift Nowitschok – ein Hinweis auf den russischen Geheimdienst. Eine unbeteiligte Anwohnerin kommt durch das Gift ums Leben. Es ist einer der folgenreichsten Fälle eines versuchten politischen Mordes auf europäischem Boden – und ziemlich rasch zeigt sich: Die Spuren dieses Anschlags führen in die Schweiz, an den Genfersee. Was wollten die Täter hier?Darum geht es in der sechsten und letzten Folge von «Unter Uns: Spione in der Schweiz» – eine Spezialserie des täglichen Podcasts «Apropos». In sechs Folgen blickten wir auf Länder, die in der Schweiz im Geheimen Informationen sammeln, Menschen und Organisationen bespitzeln und sogar Verbrechen planen. Gast: Thomas Knellwolf Host: Mirja GabathulerProduktion: Tobias HolzerAls Abonenntin oder Abonennt hören Sie alle Folgen bereits vorab: hier geht's zur ganzen Podcast-Serie. Lieber lesen? Hier geht's zum Spionage-Schwerpunkt. Noch kein Tagi-Abo? Jetzt testen auf tagiabo.ch Unser Tagi-Spezialangebot für Podcast-Hörer:innen: tagiabo.chHabt ihr Feedback, Ideen oder Kritik zu «Apropos»? Schreibt uns an podcasts@tamedia.ch

In a groundbreaking investigation into the poisoning of Sergei Skripal, journalism group Bellingcat exposed previously unknown details of the Salisbury Poisonings that blew the case wide open. Journalist and Bellingcat founder Elliot Higgins and host Charlie Higson explore where the responsibility to protect covert operations ends and the public's right to be informed begins.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Summary Eliot Higgins (X; Wikipedia) joins Andrew (X; LinkedIn) to discuss the work of Bellingcat. Eliot founded the open-source investigative website in 2014.  What You'll Learn Intelligence Bellingcat's approach to “investigative journalism”   The rise of OSINT as a tool of journalism   Bellingcat's relationship with intelligence agencies  Case studies from Bellingcat's past, including the Skripal Case and the MH17 flight investigation Reflections Leading by example Accessibility and accountability And much, much more … Quotes of the Week “When I first started doing this work ... I would present geolocation and stuff on stage. The reaction was like I was doing magic tricks, but my point was that. This isn't magic – This is something that you can do and recreate and understand.” - Eliot Higgins. Resources  SURFACE SKIM *SpyCasts* Digital Innovation and the Next Frontier of Intelligence with Jennifer Ewbank (2024) The Future of OSINT and the Intelligence Community with Jason Barrett (2024)  U.S. Army Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) with Dennis Eger & Shawn Nilius (2024) Ukraine & Intelligence: One Year On with Shane Harris (2023) DEEPER DIVE Books OSINT Techniques: Resources for Uncovering Online Information, M. Bazzell (2023)  Deep Dive: Exploring the Real-world Value of Open Source Intelligence, R. L. Baker (Wiley, 2023) We Are Bellingcat: The Online Sleuths Solving Global Crimes, E. Higgins (Bloomsbury, 2022) Primary Sources  Map of Civilian Harm in Ukraine (2024) Death of Sinwar Report (2024) The IC OSINT Strategy 2024-2026 (2024) DoS Open Source Intelligence Strategy (2024) MH17 Investigation (2019) Skripal Report (2018)  *Wildcard Resource* The fable of Belling the Cat The inspiration behind Bellingcat's name, the moral of this story is simple – It's one thing to suggest a solution or idea, but it's a whole other beast to actually take action.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Varna raba interneta je zelo širok in nenehno spremenljiv pojem. Od škodljivih algoritmov do generativne umetne inteligence, ki ustvarja pornografske globoke ponaredke. Od vplivnežev do spolnih predatorjev. Od heca do travme. Z vsako novo aplikacijo ali orodjem pridejo tudi nove možnosti zlorab. Kako na varen vstop v spletno okolje pripraviti mlade uporabnike in uporabnice? Kdaj jih pustiti same pred zasloni in jim dovoliti nenadzorovano rabo? Kakšne so nevarnosti? Odgovori v tokratni oddaji Intelekta, ki jo je pripravila Urška Henigman.Catherine Knibbs Niels Van Paemel Michael Colborne Državljan D Bellingcat safe.si Spletno oko  

What do digital trails tell us about the conflict? How did TikTok videos help identify Russian troop movements ahead of the full-scale invasion? And what's it like to draw the ire of the Kremlin?The Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins also tells Victoria and Vitaly whether he's a CIA spy and where the name of his organisation came from.And, are North Korean troops being sent to Russia's frontline? We have more…Today's episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producers were Arsenii Sokolov and Di Richardson. The technical producer was Ricardo McCarthy. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The senior news editor is Sara Wadeson. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480You can join the Ukrainecast discussion on Newscast's Discord server here: tinyurl.com/ukrainecastdiscord

This week, A'ndre chatted with Eliot Higgins, an award-winning journalist who founded the citizen journalism outlet Bellingcat, a fact-checking platform utilizing open-source intelligence focusing on international affairs. Eliot talks about his initial work studying the Syrian Civil War and the conflict in Libya, and how he was able to identify key war crimes from analyzing open-source and publicly available data. He describes the thought process that led him to found Bellingcat and gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the platform's initial investigation into the shoot-down of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 by Russian-backed militias. A'ndre and Eliot discuss how Bellingcat and citizen journalism at large have operated in the context of the ongoing wars in Gaza and Ukraine, in addition to talking about the challenges of disinformation in its work. Eliot gives his take on AI-generated images and videos and if he's worried about the proliferation of such content, and whether governments have pursued him as a result of his investigative work.

My guest today is Eliot Higgins, a British citizen journalist and founder of Bellingcat, a website that specialises in open-source intelligence. In 2012, while unemployed, he became involved in online discussions about the conflict in Syria, where few journalists were able to operate. Despite having little prior interest in the region, he began to study videos of the conflict, and started a blog on which he analysed geodata and weaponry. This work exposed atrocities and helped establish an evidence base for crimes allegedly committed by the Syrian government. In 2013 Stuart Hughes, a BBC News producer told the New Yorker: “he's probably broken more stories than most journalists do in a career.” In the decade since, however, Bellingcat has broken dozens more, investigating the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014, and exposing the true identities of the Russian spies who the British government claims poisoned Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury in 2018. Throughout all of this, my guest has remained a keen player of video games –– despite quitting World of Warcraft for fear his marriage might not survive his addiction. And he says that being part of these online communities has been instrumental in honing his talents.  Be attitude for gains. https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's world, facts are everywhere, but instead of fostering informed discussions, many people push their own "facts." Technology, like the broom in Goethe's Sorcerer's Apprentice, has run amok. Wouldn't it be better if open-source information and smart tech clarified issues instead of complicating them? Fortunately, people like Eliot Higgins, founder of Bellingcat, are working to achieve this. Listen to this episode of New Thinking for a New World as Higgins discusses how Bellingcat separates fact from fiction through online open-source investigation. This episode was originally published on May 23, 2024.

Alors que vendredi 23 août marque un an que le cofondateur du groupe de mercenaires russes Wagner Evgueni Prigojine est mort, les activités militaires russes se poursuivent en Afrique. Depuis son décès dans le crash de son avion en Russie, les activités de Wagner en Afrique ont été reprises par l'État russe sous le nom d'Africa Corps. Qu'en est-il de l'évolution du groupe paramilitaire sur le continent depuis un an ? Dimitri Zufferey, membre du collectif All Eyes On Wagner, répond à Sidy Yansané.  RFI : Dimitri Zufferey, Depuis la mort d'Evgueni Prigojine et la reprise en main des activités paramilitaires de Wagner par l'État russe, une nouvelle structure appelée Africa Corps a fait son apparition dans le Sahel. Qu'est-ce qui la distingue de Wagner ?Dimitri Zufferey : On pourrait utiliser la métaphore du réfrigérateur et du frigo. « Frigo » a été la marque qui est devenue le terme employé par tout le monde pour désigner un réfrigérateur. Aujourd'hui, Wagner est en quelque sorte un frigo puisque les paramilitaires russes sont tous désignés, peu importe où ils travaillent, sous l'appellation de Wagner, par la presse et même par les spécialistes. Dans le cas de African Initiative, c'est le secteur de la communication qui poursuit ses activités, notamment avec les fermes à trolls. Aujourd'hui, il est très difficile de déterminer à qui il appartient et qui le gère effectivement. On peut parler encore de la Fondation pour les valeurs nationales. Et tout ce secteur de propagande et d'influence qui reste très actif est très probablement piloté par les services de renseignement russes.Et de quelle manière l'appareil sécuritaire du Kremlin pilote l'entité Africa Corps ?La chaîne de commandement n'est pas si simple à comprendre. On a pu analyser et comprendre un peu ce qui se passe, notamment en prenant les photos de réunion officielle entre des Russes et des dirigeants africains du Mali, du Niger, du Burkina Faso par exemple. En regardant précisément quels sont les Russes qui sont présents, on arrive à déterminer quels sont les corps d'armée, quelles sont les unités, les services qui sont présents sur place et qui vont jouer un rôle. En l'occurrence, vous avez le général Averianov qui est un spécialiste des opérations spéciales et psychologiques, et les deux services principaux qui jouent un peu des coudes dans la région sont le SVR, le service de renseignement extérieur, et la GRU, le service des renseignements militaires.Wagner qui est également très présent en Libye depuis l'époque Prigogine, aux côtés du maréchal Khalifa Haftar, et il semblerait que le territoire libyen serve de base arrière à Wagner en Afrique.Effectivement, pour tout ce qui est de la Libye, il y a les bases aériennes du sud du pays comme Al Qaïm par exemple, qui sont toujours sous contrôle des forces du général Haftar. All Eyes On Wagner avait pu documenter en avril dernier l'arrivée notamment d'à peu près 1 800 paramilitaires russes dans cette région, avant d'être en partie dispatchés vers le Niger et le Mali. Comme Wagner est plus ou moins très proche de l'Africa Corps, on utilise aujourd'hui assez indistinctement les deux noms pour désigner des paramilitaires russes.Est ce qu'il y a un objectif militaire clair de l'État russe dans le Sahel ?Wagner et ses franchises dans la région du Sahel, et même partout où Wagner est déployé en Afrique, ma co-autrice Lou Osborne et moi avions évoqué dans notre livre Wagner, enquête au cœur du système Prigojine (Ed. du Faubourg) cette notion de « préservation de régime ». À savoir, tout faire pour apporter une certaine stabilité politique. Pour ce qui est de la lutte contre le djihadisme et les groupes armés et terroristes, il est difficile d'analyser puisqu'il y a très peu d'informations qui remontent depuis les chaînes des commandements et les communications entre l'état-major des forces armées maliennes, par exemple, et les « wagnériens ». On ne sait pas qu'elle est la stratégie exactement poursuivie, mais une volonté de préservation de régime, ça c'est sûr.Au début du mois, les renseignements militaires ukrainiens annonçaient que la défaite de Wagner dans la localité malienne de Tinzaouatène était le fruit d'une coopération avec les rebelles touareg du CSP. Y a-t-il un échange d'informations entre les rebelles et l'État ukrainien, voire même des forces ukrainiennes directement présentes au Mali ?Pour reprendre une métaphore, Vladimir Poutine avait dit à la suite d'un attentat en 1999 qu'il irait « buter les terroristes jusque dans les chiottes ». Les Ukrainiens semblent avoir repris ce même adage en allant traquer les wagnériens aux quatre coins de la planète. Et aujourd'hui, effectivement, la présence des Forces spéciales ukrainiennes au Soudan a pu être démontrée par le groupe de recherche Bellingcat. Mais pour ce qui est de la présence de Forces spéciales ukrainiennes dans le nord du Mali, cela semble peu clair et peu documenté. Ça semble très peu probable qu'il y ait vraiment eu des soldats de l'Ukraine présents sur le terrain malien. Ça ressemble plus à de la communication stratégique ou une opération d'influence, ou peut-être une tentative malheureuse de Kiev de vouloir s'attribuer quelque chose où elle n'aurait pas fait grand-chose.À lire aussiAfrica Corps, le groupe paramilitaire russe dans les pas de Wagner en Afrique?À lire aussiQuel avenir pour le groupe Wagner en Afrique après la mort d'Evgueni Prigojine?

Some Squarespace users see their domains hijacked. Kaspersky Lab is shutting down US operations. BackPack APKs break malware analysis tools. Hackers use 7zip files to deliver Poco RAT malware. CISA's red-teaming reveals security failings at an unnamed federal agency. Microsoft fixes an Outlook bug triggering false security alerts. Switzerland mandates open source software in the public sector. On our Industry Voices segment, N2K's Rick Howard speaks with Alex Lawrence and Matt Stamper from Sysdig about their 555 Cloud Security Benchmark.  Bellingcat sleuths pinpoint an alleged cartel member.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest On our Industry Voices segment, N2K's Rick Howard speaks with Alex Lawrence and Matt Stamper from Sysdig about their 555 Cloud Security Benchmark. Learn more about the /555 benchmark. Selected Reading Researchers: Weak Security Defaults Enabled Squarespace Domains Hijacks (Krebs on Security) Kaspersky Lab Closing U.S. Division; Laying Off Workers (Zero Day) Beware of BadPack: One Weird Trick Being Used Against Android Devices (Palo Alto Networks Unit 42) New Poco RAT Weaponizing 7zip Files Using Google Drive (GB Hackers) CISA broke into a US federal agency, and no one noticed for a full 5 months (The Register) Organizations Warned of Exploited GeoServer Vulnerability (Security Week) Microsoft finally fixes Outlook alerts bug caused by December updates (Bleeping Computer) New Open Source law in Switzerland (Joinup) Exploring the Skyline: How we Located an Alleged Cartel Member in Dubai (Bellingcat) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 870.Today, we bring you news from the NATO summit, hear an eyewitness account of the Russian strike on the Kyiv maternity clinic, ask an expert how they identify Russian missiles, and discuss attempts to ‘Trump-proof' NATO. Contributors:David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.Tony Diver (US Editor). @Tony_Diver on X.Jake Godin (Senior Researcher at Bellingcat). @JakeGodin on X.Bonus Episodes -Telegraph subscribers can unlock these bonus episodes of Ukraine: The Latest, and our sister podcast Battle Lines. To do, please follow this link:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/contact-us/telegraph-subscription-bonus-content-apple-podcasts/Return to Bucha: how a community rebuilds after a massacre (with David Knowles)https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/return-to-bucha-how-a-community-rebuilds-after-a-massacre/id1612424182?i=1000657018191How to catch a Russian submarine (with Dominic Nicholls)https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-catch-a-russian-submarine/id1712903296?i=1000661022413 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins has been working with young people not just to show them how to sort fact from fiction, but to give them a reason to believe that truth can still empower the weak and hold the guilty accountable.

Welcome back to Trash Talk... with Count Binface.With the campaign reaching the half-way point Count Binface has upped his public appearances - first at London's Museum of Comedy, and last night at the Oxford University Union... more on that in the pod.In this episode Eliot Higgins from Bellingcat gets a suspicious visitor during the recording. As far as we know he wasn't a Russian operative... but watch this space for updates. He also tells us about election disinformation and describes American politics in the most disgusting way possible. You have been warned.Seeing as Count Binface now running for Parliament - here's some mandatory wording:This podcast is prompted by Count Binface for the Count Binface Party, at PO Box 731, Wadhurst, Earth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Summary Dennis Eger (LinkedIn) and Shawn Nilius (LinkedIn) join Andrew (X; LinkedIn) to discuss open-source intelligence. Combined, the two have over six decades of service to the U.S. Army.  What You'll Learn Intelligence What is Open-Source Intelligence  How the US Army utilizes and collects OSINT  OSINT across the Intelligence Community How OSINT has impacted the War in Ukraine Reflections The power of information and how you use it Cyber ethics And much, much more … Quotes of the Week “If [civilians are] taking a video and posting it, they become in the cycle … The amount of things that people do on the internet that leaves their data or their information out there – Their data becomes big part of the intelligence cycle and they probably don't even know that they're doing it.” – Dennis Eger. Resources  SURFACE SKIM *SpyCasts* My Life in American Intelligence with Barry Zulauf (2023) Intelligence, Special Operations, and Strategy with Michael Vickers (2023) Ukraine & the Alliance with NATO's Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence David Cattler (2023) Irregular Warfare & Intelligence with IWC Director Dennis Walters (2023) *Beginner Resources* A Brief History of the US Army, R. Guina, The Military Wallet (2024) [Short article] What is Open-Source Intelligence? OSINT Dojo, YouTube (2023) [7 min. video] A Brief History of Open Source Intelligence, C. Colquhoun, Bellingcat (2016) [Short article] DEEPER DIVE Books OSINT Techniques: Resources for Uncovering Online Information, M. Bazzell (2023)  Deep Dive: Exploring the Real-world Value of Open Source Intelligence, R. L. Baker (Wiley, 2023) Open Source Intelligence Methods and Tools: A Practical Guide to Online Intelligence, N. A. Hassan & R. Hijazi (Apress, 2018)  Primary Sources  The IC OSINT Strategy (2024)  Invasion of Ukraine on Google Maps (2022) Ethical Frameworks in Open-Source Intelligence (2022)  Open-Source Intelligence, Department of the Army (2012)  Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (2004)  *Wildcard Resource* While OSINT may seem like the new kid on the intelligence block, its foundations have actually been around perhaps longer than any other -INT. During the Civil War, the Bureau of Military Information collected open-source information from Southern newspapers to track the Confederate army. Check out this letter from Abraham Lincoln citing intelligence gathered on the location of Southern troops.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our second episode of 2024, we talk about the Indian elections and the phenomenon of Hindutva pop. Bellingcat's Michael Colborne and Pooja Chaudhari spoke to Kunal Purohit, independent journalist and author of H-Pop: The Secretive World of Hindutva Popstars. If you'd like to read Kunal's book, you can find it here on Amazon.You can read Pooja's investigation into the presence of autogenerated music videos for Hindutva tracks on YouTube here on the Bellingcat website: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/10/16/youtube-is-autogenerating-videos-for-songs-advocating-the-expulsion-of-muslims-from-india/

For this episode, Amin, Biagio, and Russ are excited to have to speak with Kolina Koltai! Kolina is a senior investigator and trainer at the open-source investigation outlet, Bellingcat. Kolina is an expert in sociotechnical systems especially in the intersection between misinformation and social media platforms. Kolina has focused extensively on scientific and health misinformation and currently focuses on non-consensual AI deep fakes and AI related misinformation. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in Information Studies and a postdoc at the University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public.

In today's world, facts are everywhere, but instead of fostering informed discussions, many people push their own "facts." Technology, like the broom in Goethe's Sorcerer's Apprentice, has run amok. Wouldn't it be better if open-source information and smart tech clarified issues instead of complicating them? Fortunately, people like Eliot Higgins, founder of Bellingcat, are working to achieve this. Listen to this episode of New Thinking for a New World as Higgins discusses how Bellingcat separates fact from fiction through online open-source investigation.

In this episode, we delve into what unites far-right groups in Europe and how they have been capitalising on cultural tools like social media and aesthetics to particularly target and successfully recruit young men and women. We hear from Michael Colborne, a journalist and researcher with Bellingcat, an investigation journalism organisation based in the Netherlands. His work focuses on the far right where he oversees and leads investigations and trains journalists in digital investigative techniques. Tune into episode 8 now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Open-source intelligence is a critical way of helping not just governments, but the private sector form judgments about critical issues." This episode is the second in a series covering Open Source Intelligence (OSINT). Here, we focus on Bellingcat's investigative work into the 2014 shooting down of a passenger jet in Eastern Ukraine, the interest of the U.S. Department of Defense in OSINT, and the nuances of using investigations over intelligence. Guest Noemi Macero and host Paul Brandus discuss the impact of OSINT on forming judgments for governments and the private sector, and how uncovering open-source methods can enhance traditional journalism and combat disinformation. [00:03:36] Democratization of intelligence analysis. [00:04:39] Open source data investigation. [00:12:03] OSINT-related tools. [00:16:39] Balancing speed and accuracy. [00:19:26] Handling fast-moving incidents. Got questions, comments or ideas or an example of disinformation you'd like us to check out? Send them to paulb@emergentriskinternational.com. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Special thanks to our guest Noemi Macero , our sound designer and editor Noah Foutz, audio engineer Nathan Corson, and executive producers Michael DeAloia and Gerardo Orlando. Thanks so much for listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ze ontdekten wat er was gebeurd met vlucht MH17: de leden van Bellingcat. In de tien jaar dat het onderzoekscollectief bestaat, haalden zij over allerlei gebeurtenissen over de hele wereld informatie naar boven - van het gebruik van chemische wapens in Syrie, tot de bestorming van het Amerikaanse Capitool en de vergiftiging van Alexei Navalny. Oprichter Eliot Higgins krijgt vandaag de Vrede van Nijmegen Penning - een prijs voor mensen die zich inzetten voor Europa. Volgens de organisatie van de prijs levert Higgins een vernieuwende bijdrage aan vrede en mensenrechten. Maar hoe doe je dat in de praktijk, die vernieuwende bijdrage leveren? Dat weet Annique Mossou, één van de ongeveer dertig medewerkers van Bellingcat. De organisatie, die eerst op vrijwilligers draaide, is professioneler geworden en heeft nu mensen in meerdere landen in dienst. En die buigen zich achter hun computers niet alleen over grote internationale kwesties - soms duiken ze ook de geschiedenis in, om te kijken waar bijzondere amateurfoto's zijn gemaakt.  Reageren? Mail dedag@nos.nl Presentatie en montage: Dieuwke Teertstra Redactie: Anouk Kantelberg 

In our first episode of 2024, Bellingcat's Michael Colborne and Kolina Koltai spoke to Dr. Kathleen Blee. A sociologist at the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Blee has spent decades researching far-right movements in the United States, and spoke with us about the often-underdiscussed roles of culture and emotion on the far right. She is the co-author of “Out of Hiding: Extremist White Supremacy and How it Can Be Stopped” published by Routledge in 2024.

Thierry Weber explore comment les données ouvertes et les enquêtes en ligne basées sur des données ont joué un rôle clé dans l'investigation autour de l'empoisonnement de l'opposant politique russe, Alexei Navalny. Grâce à l'analyse de données publiques, l'équipe de Navalny, avec l'aide de journalistes et d'organisations comme Bellingcat, a réussi à identifier et à exposer les agents impliqués. Cet exploit démontre la puissance de l'accès à l'information ouverte et la capacité des individus à défier les narratifs officiels, même face à des adversaires puissants.

"A flood of disinformation has erupted across social media in the online propaganda battle that's being waged alongside the physical conflict between Israel and Hamas.Everything from video game clips falsely presented as genuine combat footage, to the outright denial of civilian deaths, have been deployed to try to skew the online narrative and warp public perceptions.BBC Verify's Olga Robinson and Shayan Sardarizadeh examine the trends in this alternative war over the Middle East with the help of Eliot Higgins, founder of Bellingcat, the independent investigative organisation."

In today's episode:Background on Bellingcat and the National Endowment for DemocracyMike Turner and the False Start on the Russian space-nuke threatRussia accuses the US of using chemical weapons and supporting dangerous experimentation in Ukrainian biolabsLukashenko claims Regime intel agencies are plotting a false flag against civilians in PolandUkraine retreats from AvdeevkaThe fake administration threatens sanctions, prepared to pull out all the stopsWill a new Manchurian candidate replace Alexei Navalny?SHOW NOTES, PART III:https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/4467888-house-intel-chair-turner-national-security-threat/https://www.rt.com/russia/592278-secretive-ukrainian-medical-lab/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-russia-speak-israeli-occupation-top-un-court-2024-02-21/https://eng.belta.by/president/view/lukashenko-western-special-services-are-preparing-provocation-in-poland-156158-2024/https://www.nbcnews.com/investigations/biden-administration-leaning-supplying-ukraine-long-range-missiles-rcna139394 https://archive.ph/iGEWUhttps://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-house-target-russia-major-sanctions-response-navalnys/story?id=107372788https://t.me/MFARussia/19119https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13104281/X-suspends-account-Alexei-Navalnys-widow-violating-rules.htmlConnect with Be Reasonable: https://linktr.ee/imyourmoderatorHear the show when it's released. Become a paid subscriber at imyourmoderator.substack.comVisit the show's sponsors:Make life more comfortable: mypillow.com/reasonableDiversify your assets: reasonablegold.comOther ways to support the work:ko-fi.com/imyourmoderatorbtc via coinbase: 3MEh9J5sRvMfkWd4EWczrFr1iP3DBMcKk5Merch site: https://cancelcouture.myspreadshop.com/Follow the podcast info stream: t.me/imyourmoderatorOther social platforms: Truth Social, Gab, Rumble, or Gettr - @imyourmoderator Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/be-reasonable-with-your-moderator-chris-paul. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode:Background on Bellingcat and the National Endowment for DemocracyMike Turner and the False Start on the Russian space-nuke threatRussia accuses the US of using chemical weapons and supporting dangerous experimentation in Ukrainian biolabsLukashenko claims Regime intel agencies are plotting a false flag against civilians in PolandUkraine retreats from AvdeevkaThe fake administration threatens sanctions, prepared to pull out all the stopsWill a new Manchurian candidate replace Alexei Navalny?SHOW NOTES, PART III:https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/4467888-house-intel-chair-turner-national-security-threat/https://www.rt.com/russia/592278-secretive-ukrainian-medical-lab/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-russia-speak-israeli-occupation-top-un-court-2024-02-21/https://eng.belta.by/president/view/lukashenko-western-special-services-are-preparing-provocation-in-poland-156158-2024/https://www.nbcnews.com/investigations/biden-administration-leaning-supplying-ukraine-long-range-missiles-rcna139394 https://archive.ph/iGEWUhttps://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-house-target-russia-major-sanctions-response-navalnys/story?id=107372788https://t.me/MFARussia/19119https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13104281/X-suspends-account-Alexei-Navalnys-widow-violating-rules.htmlConnect with Be Reasonable: https://linktr.ee/imyourmoderatorHear the show when it's released. Become a paid subscriber at imyourmoderator.substack.comVisit the show's sponsors:Make life more comfortable: mypillow.com/reasonableDiversify your assets: reasonablegold.comOther ways to support the work:ko-fi.com/imyourmoderatorbtc via coinbase: 3MEh9J5sRvMfkWd4EWczrFr1iP3DBMcKk5Merch site: https://cancelcouture.myspreadshop.com/Follow the podcast info stream: t.me/imyourmoderatorOther social platforms: Truth Social, Gab, Rumble, or Gettr - @imyourmoderator Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/be-reasonable-with-your-moderator-chris-paul. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  Russia's jailed opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, has died in prison. Navalny had been living behind bars since shortly after landing in Moscow in January of 2021. He had been returning home following months of recovery in Europe, after he fell violently sick on a flight between Siberia and Moscow.  In the months following Navalny's poisoning, Christo Grozev, former lead Russia investigator at Bellingcat, was stuck in Vienna with filmmaker Daniel Roher. The two had just been booted from Ukraine, where they had been trying to film an investigation. Grozev suddenly had a lot of time on his hands, a laptop, and a fresh stack of data from the Russian black market so naturally he began to investigate who was behind the poisoning.  Daniel Roher directed the documentary “Navalny,” which portrays the story of the close collaboration between Navalny, his team, and Grozev, in the hunt for the dissident's would-be killers. Last year, Brooke spoke to Roher and Grozev about the making of the documentary, which won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. This is a segment from our February 10, 2023 show, Hide and Seek.

  Russia's jailed opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, has died in prison. Navalny had been living behind bars since shortly after landing in Moscow in January of 2021. He had been returning home following months of recovery in Europe, after he fell violently sick on a flight between Siberia and Moscow.  In the months following Navalny's poisoning, Christo Grozev, former lead Russia investigator at Bellingcat, was stuck in Vienna with filmmaker Daniel Roher. The two had just been booted from Ukraine, where they had been trying to film an investigation. Grozev suddenly had a lot of time on his hands, a laptop, and a fresh stack of data from the Russian black market so naturally he began to investigate who was behind the poisoning.  Daniel Roher directed the documentary “Navalny,” which portrays the story of the close collaboration between Navalny, his team, and Grozev, in the hunt for the dissident's would-be killers. Last year, Brooke spoke to Roher and Grozev about the making of the documentary, which won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. This is a segment from our February 10, 2023 show, Hide and Seek.

"A flood of disinformation has erupted across social media in the online propaganda battle that's being waged alongside the physical conflict between Israel and Hamas. Everything from video game clips falsely presented as genuine combat footage, to the outright denial of civilian deaths, have been deployed to try to skew the online narrative and warp public perceptions. BBC Verify's Olga Robinson and Shayan Sardarizadeh examine the trends in this alternative war over the Middle East with the help of Eliot Higgins, founder of Bellingcat, the independent investigative organisation."Presenter: Olga Robinson Reporter: Shayan Sardarizadeh Producer: Ed Main Editor: Flora Carmichael

In the Gaming Hut beloved backer Jamie Twine seeks tips on signaling weirdness and danger in horror games not set in our recognizable world. Esteemed backer Ginger asks for the Tradecraft Hut take on the OSINT journalism entity Bellingcat. Ken and Robin Recycle Audio with the first part of a Dramatic Interaction panel from Gen […]

Original Air Date: August 26. 2023 On this special episode of Foreign Office, Michael is joined by Roman Dobrokhotov, a Russian investigative journalist, political scientist and former activist and Christo Grozev, a Bulgarian investigative journalist and author and the lead Russia investigator with Bellingcat, focusing on security threats, extraterritorial clandestine operations, and the weaponization of information. The three discuss the alleged assassination of former Wagner Group Leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the Top 5, Can't-Miss SYSTEM UPDATE episodes of 2023! This is an excerpt from our show that originally aired in May of this year, covering what we feel is one of the most important yet overlooked stories of 2023—the stories of massive consequence that have not yet garnered the attention and conversation they deserve. We hope you enjoy, and thanks as always for your support! - - -  Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET: https://rumble.com/c/GGreenwald Become part of our Locals community: https://greenwald.locals.com/ - - -  Follow Glenn: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ggreenwald Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glenn.11.greenwald/ Follow System Update:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/SystemUpdate_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/systemupdate__/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@systemupdate__ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/systemupdate.tv/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/systemupdate/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Original Air Date: August 26. 2023 On this special episode of Foreign Office, Michael is joined by Roman Dobrokhotov, a Russian investigative journalist, political scientist and former activist and Christo Grozev, a Bulgarian investigative journalist and author and the lead Russia investigator with Bellingcat, focusing on security threats, extraterritorial clandestine operations, and the weaponization of information. The three discuss the alleged assassination of former Wagner Group Leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Sunday, the people of Poland cast their votes in an election that some have called a battle for the country's soul. When we released this episode, we were still watching for the various parties to confirm the parliamentary coalitions that would lead to the final result. But experts tell us no matter who wins, one thing is likely to stay the same: Poland's hardline approach to refugees from its eastern border with Belarus. So today, we head to that border, where scientists are studying the impact of rising militarization and anti-refugee activity on the region. It's not always easy — because the Polish border guard isn't always keen to hand out the answers these scientists would love to add to their analysis. But Eliot Higgins, the founder of investigative website Bellingcat, says civilians have an edge these days when states won't answer our questions. We have an unprecedented amount of information at our fingertips — and we're using it to challenge our governments around the world in all kinds of ways. A NOTE: We're heartbroken by the sudden Hamas attack on Israelis and by the Israeli airstrikes and devastation in Gaza. Donate to Doctors Without Borders as it continues to offer impartial medical care to those most impacted by war. GUESTS: Katarzyna Nowak, University of Warsaw; Michał Żmihorski, Mammal Research Institute; Maciej Kisilowski, Central European University; Eliot Higgins, Bellingcat ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Threats to Conservation From National Security Interests, Katarzyna Nowak, Dinah Bear, Anwesha Dutta, Myles Traphagen, Michał Żmihorski, and Bogdan Jaroszewicz, Conservation Biology Recognizing Opposition Movements is Riskier Than It Seems, John Reid Wilcox, Inkstick Media Monitoring the Environmental Consequences of the War in Ukraine, Jon Letman, Inkstick Media Can National Reconciliation Defeat Populism? Maciej Kisilowski, Anna Wojciuk. Project Syndicate. Thanks to Sławomir Makaruk for additional field production.

During Hamas's rampage in Israel last weekend, they kidnapped an estimated 150 people, including women, children, and the elderly.  Ron Steslow calls Danielle Gilbert, Ph.D. and Assistant Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University (and Liz Gilbert Cohen's sister), to discuss the Gaza hostage crisis, how hostage taking tactics developed and why this situation is different.  They discuss Hamas's vow to use hostages as human shields and what the conditions for hostages might be, and what types of negotiations we may see. We're learning more and more about the atrocities Hamas has committed every hour, including confirmation from the Israeli government details about the brutal murder and beheading of babies. We may not know the full extent of their barbarism for some time. To keep up to date on breaking news, check trusted news sources like the Associated Press and other newswire services. Read Danielle's article in Good Authority: https://bit.ly/3ZWkNIf Learn more about Dr. Gilbert: http://www.danigilbert.com/ Read the Bellingcat guide on maintaining mental hygiene: https://bit.ly/3ZX6d3a Learn more about Hostage US : https://hostageus.org/ Learn more about the Bring Our Families Home Campaign: https://bit.ly/3FhQN0c Learn more about the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation: https://bit.ly/3tuAlXQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Palestinians are evacuating the northern part of the Gaza Strip amid relentless Israeli airstrikes. Norwegian Refugee Council's Shaina Low joins us. As violence escalates in the Middle East, misinformation runs rampant. Even news outlets and President Biden have fallen into the trap. Bellingcat researcher Kolina Koltai joins us to talk about how it's been spreading and how to avoid contributing to it. And, on Saturday parts of the Western and Southwestern United States and parts of Mexico and South and Central America will be able to see an annular eclipse. Sky and Telescope senior editor Kelly Beatty tells us how to see it safely. Then, Chef Jose Andres, founder of World Central Kitchen, talks about the organization's work providing fresh meals to people in crisis. The newly released "World Central Kitchen Cookbook" details some of those recipes.

On this special episode of Foreign Office, Michael is joined by Roman Dobrokhotov, a Russian investigative journalist, political scientist and former activist and Christo Grozev, a Bulgarian investigative journalist and author and the lead Russia investigator with Bellingcat, focusing on security threats, extraterritorial clandestine operations, and the weaponization of information. The three discuss the alleged assassination of former Wagner Group Leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can a candidate run for president on the "freedom" platform while authorizing his state to seize children from their parents for seeking medical care? Tonight: the dystopian nightmare in Florida and beyond. Then, Democrats crash another Jim Jordan circus in the House. Plus, Congressman Jamaal Bowman on Marjorie Taylor Greene's concern that he's a “threat.” And a very important community note for the CEO of Twitter: the Bellingcat reporter who debunked Elon Musk joins live. 

Preet speaks with Bellingcat reporter Aric Toler about the effort he led to reveal the identity of the 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard accused of publishing top-secret Pentagon documents on social media.  References & Supplemental Materials:  “The Airman Who Gave Gamers a Real Taste of War,” NYT, 4/13/23 “The FBI Called Me”: Meet Aric Toler, the Bellingcat Sleuth Who Helped The New York Times Find Suspected Pentagon Leaker Jack Teixeira,” Vanity Fair, 4/18/23 “From Discord to 4chan: The Improbable Journey of a US Intelligence Leak,” Bellingcat, 4/9/23 Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at letters@cafe.com, or leave a voicemail at 669-247-7338. For analysis of recent legal news, try the CAFE Insider membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider. Check out other CAFE shows Now & Then and Up Against the Mob. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thomas Rid is a Professor of Strategic Studies at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Aric Toler is the Director of Research and Training at Bellingcat. Both have been writing about the latest megaleak out of the U.S. national security establishment, a story that the New York Times reported on last week and that gets weirder and weirder every day that passes. Rid has been tweeting about the subject, and Toler is the author of a major investigation for Bellingcat on it.Lawfare Editor-in-Chief Benjamin Wittes sat down with them to talk about the strange details of the leak: the Discord servers, the Minecraft servers, the weird group of gamers who are by their own account a bit racist, the huge damage to both U.S. and Ukrainian national security interests, and that the leak appears to be a big win for Russia, even though Russia doesn't appear to be behind it. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a bird, it's a plane… no, it's a spy balloon. On this week's On the Media, how to grasp a news event that's equal parts concerning and absurd. Plus, the hunt for who poisoned the Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, and re-reading classic Russian novels in the shadow of the Ukraine war. 1. Jon Allsop [@Jon_Allsop], freelance journalist and author of the Columbia Journalism Review's newsletter The Media Today, on how to understand polarizing reactions to the Chinese spy balloon. Listen. 2. Christo Grozev [@christogrozev], lead Russia investigator at Bellingcat, and Daniel Roher [@DanielRoher], director of the documentary "Navalny," on investigating, and filming, Alexei Navalny's search for the truth behind his own poisoning. Listen. 3. Elif Batuman [@BananaKarenina], novelist and staff writer at The New Yorker, on revisiting classic Russian literature in times of war. Listen.