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Modern WisdomThe Hidden Secrets Threatening National Security - Mike Baker (4K)
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- March 18, 2024
- Duration
- 2h 43m
- Channel
- Modern Wisdom
- Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Mike Baker is a former CIA officer and security expert, Co-Founder of global investigation company Portman Square Group and a podcaster. We're told that the world is on the brink of a large scale war. That our domestic systems are fragile, and the people in charge are incompetent. After decades in the CIA, Mike should be able to tell us how much truth there is here. Expect to learn the truth behind the AT&T outage, the problems with Google’s newest AI system, what most people do not understand about the CIA, how history is being rewritten right in front of our eyes, what the future of warfare will look like, why the American border continues to be a huge problem, Mike’s prediction on what will happen in the 2024 election and much more... - 00:00 Was the AT&T Outage a Cyberattack? 05:19 The Google Gemini AI Disaster 18:45 Is Google Erasing & Rewriting History? 30:19 The Decline of Authentic Content 33:51 What We Learned From Tucker’s Putin Interview 38:11 Is Navalny’s Death Significant? 52:30 Will Putin Rebuild the Soviet Union? 58:14 The End of Manned Warfare 1:08:27 Increased Scrutiny of Collateral Damage in Warfare 1:14:45 The Purpling of the Armed Forces 1:19:20 Will China’s Plans Be Ruined By a Low Birth Rate? 1:31:02 America’s Fentanyl Crisis 1:44:32 Why Americans Love Veterans But Dislike the CIA1:57:23 What Mike Learned From Churchill 2:07:40 Fascinating Stories From Hitler’s Physician 2:13:02 Do People Care About Travelling to the Moon & Mars? 2:20:04 The Need for More Transparency From the Government 2:34:03 How Mike Emotionally Detaches From Current Affairs 2:42:02 Where to Find Mike - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get an exclusive discount from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/
SPEAKERS
Chris Williamson
hostMike Baker
guestNarrator
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EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Mike Baker, The Hidden Secrets Threatening National Security - Mike Baker (4K) explores Ex-CIA Operative Reveals Fragile Systems, Rising Threats, And AI Chaos Chris Williamson and former CIA officer Mike Baker discuss how fragile Western critical infrastructure is, from power grids and water systems to telecoms, and how easily both age and cyberattacks could cripple them. They explore the unintended consequences of smartphones, social media, and AI on younger generations’ thinking, writing ability, and sense-making, using Google’s Gemini fiasco as a case study in ideological bias and lost trust. The conversation ranges through information warfare, deepfakes, and foreign disinformation operations, touching on Russia, China, Ukraine, Taiwan, Navalny, and border security to illustrate how short public attention spans and politicized narratives are being exploited. Baker closes by reflecting on government dysfunction, term limits, policing, and what his CIA experience taught him about decision-making, risk, and raising resilient kids in an age of overwhelming information.
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