Podcasts about covert action teams

Listener Discretion Advised Spawn #38 by Todd McFarlane & Julia Simmons & Tony Daniel & Kevin Conrad "Mind Games" Dedicated To: Marv Wolfman My name is Frederick Willheim, and I was born in Geneva, Switzerland... Anna. Intelligent. Caring. Beautiful... she did me the honor of becoming my wife... Her health then declined rapidly... I then focused solely on studying neurology, and vowed to save her or die trying. Learning of my research, the U.S. Army invited me to head up their Cybernetic Simian project. When the Cy-Gor moved of its own free will... I've had a stroke... I cannot reach her. My Anna... The beast... It hasn't eaten. It will escape... It will want my Anna...WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams #5-9 by Jim Lee with Brandon Choi, Scott Williams, & Co. Cyberforce #0-3 & (1993-1994) by Marc Silvestri & Eric Silvestri with Walter Simonson Image is Everything Episode Art Gallery Promotional Material Fanholes Podcast: A pop culture Podcast by the fans, for the fans!! Your hosts: Tony (chainclaw) Derek (derekwc) Brian (Breakdown) Mike (Thunderwing) Justin (Grimlock) 3rd Degree Byrne: Join Brian and Tim, two life long comic freaks, as they take a look at one of the quintessential comic book writer/artists of the last 40 years, John Bryne. The Video Archives Podcast: Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary invite you to become a customer at the store that started it all. Joined by their announcer Gala Avary, they'll travel back in time to revisit old classics and discover new favorites, pulled from the actual VHS tapes that Quentin and Roger used to recommend to customers at the original Video Archives store in Manhattan Beach. Spawning Ground Twitter Facebook tumblr rolledspinepodcasts@gmail.com #Spawnometer Spawnometer on Blogspot Rolled Spine Podcasts on Wordpress Al Simmons, Cogliostro, Cy-Gor, Cyberforce, Cybernet, Jim Lee, Marc Silvestri, Spawn, Spawn Podcast, Stormwatch, Todd McFarlane, Travis Charest, WildC.A.T.s, Wildstorm

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Summary Loch Johnson (Website, LinkedIn) joins Andrew (Twitter; LinkedIn) to discuss covert action aka “The Third Option.” He is the author of over 30 books on intelligence. What You'll Learn Intelligence What is covert action Four types of covert action Foreign policy options: “War Power,” “Treaty Power,” and “Spy Power.”  Examples of CA: Guatemala (1954), Indochina (1965), Afghanistan (2001), Iran (2020) Reflections Accountability The value of learning from past mistakes  And much, much more … Episode Notes There is perhaps no better guest to join Andrew in this week's exploration of covert action than Professor Emeritus at the University of Georgia Loch Johnson. Loch's latest book, The Third Option: Covert Action and American Foreign Policy, examines the history of the complicated and sometimes controversial usage of covert action by the U.S. international affairs.  Loch's decades-long career in foreign policy and intelligence has brought him to the forefront of some of the most seminal moments within US intelligence reform: he served as special assistant to the chair of the Church Committee, staff director of the House Subcommittee on Intelligence Oversight, and worked directly with the chair of the Aspin-Brown Commission. In this two-part episode of SpyCast, Andrew and Loch unpack what makes a covert action operation successful, and how we can learn from intelligence failures and past mistakes.  And…  How many people have a society named after them? Loch does!  Quote of the Week "History doesn't like to be shaped, it has a power all of its own, but we try to shape it at least at the margins, and we do that through covert action, sometimes called the third option…and it really comes in four packages. Package number one is propaganda… And then comes political covert actions…Thirdly is economic covert action…And then fourthly, and most dramatically, are paramilitary operations. These are war-like activities." – Loch Johnson. Resources  SURFACE SKIM  *Featured Resource*  The Third Option, L. Johnson (Oxford, 2022)  *Beginner Resources* Covert Action, E. Rosenbach & A. Peritz, Belfer Center (2009) [Background Memo] Looking back at the Church Committee, National Constitution Center (2019) [Blog Post] The Iran-Contra Affair, B. Craig, The Miller Center (2017) [Article]  *SpyCasts* The Spymaster's Prism: CIA Legend Jack Devine (2021) First Casualty: Inside the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11 (2021) Author Debriefing: The Art of Intelligence: Lessons from a Life in the CIA's Clandestine Service (2012) DEEPER DIVE Books A Covert Action: Reagan, the CIA and Poland, S. Jones (W.W. Norton, 2018) The Church Committee Confronts America's Spy Agencies, L. Johnson (UP of Kentucky, 2015) The Brilliant Disaster: JFK, Castro, and the Bay of Pigs, J. Rasenberger (Scribner, 2012) Executive Secrets: Covert Action and the Presidency, W. Daugherty (UP of Kentucky, 2006) Covert Action, G. Treverton (1987) Articles The Disturbing Story Of The Heart Attack Gun Invented By The CIA During The Cold War, M. Dunn, All That's Interesting (2022)  Video Iran-Contra: Reagan's Scandal and the Unchecked Abuse of Presidential Power, US National Archives (2015)  ‘Covert Action' By U.S. To Assist Ukraine Could Be In Play, MSNBC News (2022)  Primary Sources  Commission on the U.S. Intelligence Community (1994-1996) Senate Select Committee with Respect to Intelligence Activities (1976) “Huge C.I.A. Operation Reported in U.S. against Antiwar Forces," S. Hersh, NYT (1974) FBI Records: COINTELPRO (1956-1971) Note on U.S. Covert Actions *Wildcard Resource* A 90s cartoon, evil beings threaten humanity, only the Wild C.A.T.s can save them: i.e., Covert Action Teams! “Covert action” as a concept has become part of the entertainment industry

Summary Loch Johnson (Website, LinkedIn) joins Andrew (Twitter; LinkedIn) to discuss covert action aka “The Third Option.” He is the author of over 30 books on intelligence. What You'll Learn Intelligence What is covert action Four types of covert action Foreign policy options: “War Power,” “Treaty Power,” and “Spy Power.”  Examples of CA: Guatemala (1954), Indochina (1965), Afghanistan (2001), Iran (2020) Reflections Accountability The value of learning from past mistakes  And much, much more … Episode Notes There is perhaps no better guest to join Andrew in this week's exploration of covert action than Professor Emeritus at the University of Georgia Loch Johnson. Loch's latest book, The Third Option: Covert Action and American Foreign Policy, examines the history of the complicated and sometimes controversial usage of covert action by the U.S. international affairs.  Loch's decades-long career in foreign policy and intelligence has brought him to the forefront of some of the most seminal moments within US intelligence reform: he served as special assistant to the chair of the Church Committee, staff director of the House Subcommittee on Intelligence Oversight, and worked directly with the chair of the Aspin-Brown Commission. In this two-part episode of SpyCast, Andrew and Loch unpack what makes a covert action operation successful, and how we can learn from intelligence failures and past mistakes.  And…  How many people have a society named after them? Loch does!  Quote of the Week "History doesn't like to be shaped, it has a power all of its own, but we try to shape it at least at the margins, and we do that through covert action, sometimes called the third option…and it really comes in four packages. Package number one is propaganda… And then comes political covert actions…Thirdly is economic covert action…And then fourthly, and most dramatically, are paramilitary operations. These are war-like activities." – Loch Johnson. Resources  SURFACE SKIM  *Featured Resource*  The Third Option, L. Johnson (Oxford, 2022)  *Beginner Resources* Covert Action, E. Rosenbach & A. Peritz, Belfer Center (2009) [Background Memo] Looking back at the Church Committee, National Constitution Center (2019) [Blog Post] The Iran-Contra Affair, B. Craig, The Miller Center (2017) [Article]  *SpyCasts* The Spymaster's Prism: CIA Legend Jack Devine (2021) First Casualty: Inside the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11 (2021) Author Debriefing: The Art of Intelligence: Lessons from a Life in the CIA's Clandestine Service (2012) DEEPER DIVE Books A Covert Action: Reagan, the CIA and Poland, S. Jones (W.W. Norton, 2018) The Church Committee Confronts America's Spy Agencies, L. Johnson (UP of Kentucky, 2015) The Brilliant Disaster: JFK, Castro, and the Bay of Pigs, J. Rasenberger (Scribner, 2012) Executive Secrets: Covert Action and the Presidency, W. Daugherty (UP of Kentucky, 2006) Covert Action, G. Treverton (1987) Articles The Disturbing Story Of The Heart Attack Gun Invented By The CIA During The Cold War, M. Dunn, All That's Interesting (2022)  Video Iran-Contra: Reagan's Scandal and the Unchecked Abuse of Presidential Power, US National Archives (2015)  ‘Covert Action' By U.S. To Assist Ukraine Could Be In Play, MSNBC News (2022)  Primary Sources  Commission on the U.S. Intelligence Community (1994-1996) Senate Select Committee with Respect to Intelligence Activities (1976) “Huge C.I.A. Operation Reported in U.S. against Antiwar Forces," S. Hersh, NYT (1974) FBI Records: COINTELPRO (1956-1971) Note on U.S. Covert Actions *Wildcard Resource* A 90s cartoon, evil beings threaten humanity, only the Wild C.A.T.s can save them: i.e., Covert Action Teams! “Covert action” as a concept has become part of the entertainment industry

Spawn #25 & Image Zero #0 & Image X-Month & Operation: Urban Storm & Shadowhawk: Out of the Shadows & The Savage Dragon: Baptism of FireListener Discretion AdvisedSpawn #25by Todd McFarlane & Marc Silvestri & Matt Banning & Billy Tan“Tremors”Dedicated To: The Spirit of IndependenceAs for Joe Sakic, three days from now, his body will be found under the George Washington Bridge, with his hands and feet viciously severed. Decapitated. Even his genitals will be missing. The police will conduct a full investigation, but in the absence of anything identifiable about the body, will have to close the case of John Doe 1994-714. Such is the life of a trusted employee of Vito Gravano.One of the bums he knows says our hero usually hangs out in the same four block radius. I’ve mapped it out already, sir.God, no. Vito thinks I’M Terry. Image Zero #0by Rob Liefeld & Art Thibert; Jim Lee & Brandon Choi & Scott Williams; Todd McFarlane & Dan Panosian; Erik Larsen; Marc Silvestri; Jim Valentino & Christopher Ivy; and Whilce PortacioExtra-Image: Shadowhawk (1992)by Jim ValentinoOperation: Urban Stormfeaturing Shadowhawk, Savage Dragon, & StormwatchShadowhawk #0 (1994)by Rob Liefeld & Karl Alstaetter & Robert NaptonCyberforce #8 (1994)by Eric Silvestri & Todd McFarlane & Greg Capullo & Mark Pennington & John ClearyYoungblood #9 (1994)by Jim Valentino & Dan FragaSavage Dragon #13 (1994)by Jim Lee & Brandon Choi & Richard Bennett & Alex Garner & Dan Panosian & Scott WilliamsWildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams #14 (1994)by Erik LarsenStupid #1 (1993)by Hilary BartaSplitting Image #1-2 (1993)by Don SimpsonThe Savage Dragon vs. The Savage Megaton Man #1 (1993)by Erik Larsen & Don Simpson Image is EverythingEpisode Art Gallery 1: Spawn/Cyberforce/ShadowhawkEpisode Art Gallery 2: Wildstorm/Savage Dragon/YoungbloodSpawning GroundTwitterFacebooktumblrrolledspinepodcasts@gmail.com#SpawnometerSpawnometer on BlogspotRolled Spine Podcasts on WordPress

On this week’s episode of Indefensible Ink, it’s the first-ever edition of "Defensible Ink," whereby one of your hosts tries to defend a comic that’s been ignored or dismissed and make the case that it’s actually good. In this episode, Ryan and Justin explore a boyhood favorite of Ryan’s, Image Comics’ WildC.A.T.s from 1992: a series that, like many of its Image Comics brethren, was seen as flashy art slapped on a mediocre story and characters. Does the Jim Lee-drawn miniseries and its tales of superheroes and secret alien invasions still hold up? Or did pretty art and nostalgia mask a real C.A.T.-astrophe? (We’re pretty sure no one has used this pun in the last six months to describe a pop culture work.) Also covered in this episode: Justin and Ryan try to figure out the Vice President’s enumerated powers, Ryan reveals his potential stripper name, questionable ’90s ponytails, and a simpler time when your political career could be ended by misspelling “potato.” Discussed in this issue: WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams #1-4 (1992). Contents: 00:00 - Cold open: What are the lyrics to the WildC.A.T.s theme song? 03:48 - Theme and intro 05:25 - Background: Jim Lee and WildStorm 12:53 - Issue #1 29:04 - Issue #2 41:54 - Issue #3 53:30 - Issue #4 1:01:16 - Analysis 1:14:59 - Canon Fodder 1:20:17 - Recommendations 1:26:53 - Closing

WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams 10, Bloodstrike 10, Newmen 1

WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams 10, Bloodstrike 10, Newmen 1

All the Pouches: An Image Comics Podcast is one fan’s exploration of the early years of Image Comics. In this seventieth episode, I discuss WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams 10, Bloodstrike 10, and Newmen 1! This month, the WildC.A.T.s book is taken over by Chris Claremont who brings us the Hunter! Bloodstrike strikes the final blow … Continue reading "All the Pouches 70: April 1993 Part 3"

The Maxx 7, Freak Force 4, WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams 9

All the Pouches: An Image Comics Podcast is one fan’s exploration of the early years of Image Comics. In this sixty-seventh episode, I discuss The Maxx 7, Freak Force 4, and WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams 9! This month, the Maxx runs into Pitt in the middle of the Jungle Queen’s savannah! Freak Force faces their … Continue reading "All the Pouches 67: March 1994 Part 4"

The Maxx 7, Freak Force 4, WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams 9

Cyberforce 3, WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams 8, Savage Dragon 8, Union 4

All the Pouches: An Image Comics Podcast is one fan’s exploration of the early years of Image Comics. In this sixty-third episode, I discuss Cyberforce 3, WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams 8, Savage Dragon 8, and Union 4! This month, Cyberforce brings an end to the Killer Instinct crossover! The WildC.A.T.s lose half their team to … Continue reading "All the Pouches 63: February 1994 Part 4"

Cyberforce 3, WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams 8, Savage Dragon 8, Union 4

Vanguard 2, WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams 6, Savage Dragon 6, Spawn 16

Vanguard 2, WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams 6, Savage Dragon 6, Spawn 16

All the Pouches: An Image Comics Podcast is one fan’s exploration of the early years of Image Comics. In this fifty-first episode, I discuss Vanguard 2, WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams 6, Savage Dragon 6, and Spawn 16! This month, Vanguard is trapped in an Earth jail, and Wally needs to bust him out! The WildC.A.T.s … Continue reading "All the Pouches 51: December 1993 Part 1"

WildC.A.T.s Trilogy 3, WildC.A.T.s Special, WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams 5

All the Pouches: An Image Comics Podcast is one fan’s exploration of the early years of Image Comics. In this forty-ninth episode, I cover WildC.A.T.s Trilogy 3, WildC.A.T.s Special, WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams 5! This month, it’s a WildC.A.T.s fest! First, the conflict between Zealot, Artemis, and the Coda comes to a head! Then the … Continue reading "All the Pouches 49: November 1993 Part 4"

WildC.A.T.s Trilogy 3, WildC.A.T.s Special, WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams 5

Supreme 2, WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams 4

Supreme 2, WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams 4

All the Pouches: An Image Comics Podcast is one fan’s exploration of the early days of Image Comics. In this sixteenth episode, I discuss Supreme 2 and WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams 4. Supreme has returned home to find that Grizlock his arch nemesis has wreaked havoc in his absence. But Supreme’s revenge is interrupted by … Continue reading "All the Pouches 16: March 1993 Part 2"

Reviewing ShadowHawk 3, and WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams 3!

All the Pouches: An Image Comics Podcast is one fan’s exploration of the early days of Image Comics. In this twelfth episode, I discuss ShadowHawk 3 and WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams 3. ShadowHawk is confronted with enemies on multiple sides. An acid-dripping monster is terrorizing the alleys of his city, while Vendetta is gathering a … Continue reading "All the Pouches 12: December 1992 Part 3"

Reviewing WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams 2 and Spawn 5!

Reviewing WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams 2 and Spawn 5!

All the Pouches: An Image Comics Podcast is one fan’s exploration of the early days of Image Comics. In this ninth episode, I discuss WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams 2 and Spawn 5. The WildC.A.T.s learn that the Daemonites have a mole in the highest levels of government, and they set out to find him, but … Continue reading "All the Pouches 9: October 1992 Part 3"

All the Pouches: An Image Comics Podcast is one fan’s exploration of the early days of Image Comics. In this fourth episode, WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams 1 is the topic, which launched the WildStorm corner of the Image universe when it hit stands in August 1992. A rogue team of powered persons has gathered to … Continue reading "All the Pouches 4 — WildC.A.T.s 1"

Spawn #6 & WildCATs: Covert Action Teams #1-4Listener Discretion Advised Spawn #6 by Todd McFarlane“Payback” Part 1Dedicated To: Stan LeeOVERT-KILL! In whispered voices, some call him “Overkill.” It has to do with his tendency to go beyond the necessary means.Gino told me that Overt-Kill thinks it’s a Youngblood he’s after. He had a run-in with them a few years back, and hasn’t forgotten how they embarrassed him.I’m not some drunk hobo that you can steamroll! Or are you afraid of someone who can fight back?!A CYBORG! I fought them years ago, before I was killed. But they weren’t nearly as advanced. Nor as deadly. WildCATs: Covert Action Teams #1-4 (1992)by Jim Lee with Brandon Choi & Co.I… witnessed my own death. The death of Major Adrianna Tereshkova.Heavy collateral damage… Best guess? Two rogue C.A.T.s duked it out in the middle of D.C.You were once Lord Emp– one of the four Lords of Power– the champion of mankind.…We may begin the reunification. Soon our Daemonite brothers shall join us in conquering this misbegotten planet.You’re all under arrest! Release the Vice-President! Now! Image is EverythingEpisode GalleryPromotional MaterialWildstorm Addiction: A Wildstorm comic book podcast for Wildstorm addicts by Joe David Soliz and Benjamin Murphy!Spawning GroundFacebooktumblrrolledspinepodcasts@gmail.comSpawnometer on BlogspotRolled Spine Podcasts on WordPress

The treadmill goes explosively covert when Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) read the first issue of WildC.A.T.s Covert Action Teams by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee! They'll go through every blessed panel of this Image Comics launch title from 1992, and detail Jim Lee's storied career from his rejection letters to becoming co-publisher of DC Comics. The fellas also discuss other volumes in the WildC.A.T.s series and its curious mainstream popularity in the mid-1990s. So pull on your draping face-masks for a high energy, gut-blasting episode...of secrecy! weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com weirdsciencedccomics.com INTRO MUSIC: Theme song from the WildC.A.T.s cartoon, 1995 TAGS: comics, history, Jim Lee, WildStorm, Image Comics, WildC.A.T.s, Brandon Choi, 1990s, comic book speculation