The Cognitive Crucible

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#246 IPA APEX Conference

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Jun 23
30 min

#245 Pat Roberson and Andrew Hallman on Arms and Influence: How information and influence operations are evolving in the modern security environment – and how the United States can regain the advantage

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Mar 31
52 min

#244 Sean Guillory on Betting Intelligence and National Security

The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by g

Mar 3
43 min

#243 Doug Abdiel on the New Fog of War–Navigating Through GPS-Denied and Degraded Environments

The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by g

Mar 3
1 h 04 min

#242 Doug Wilbur on Propaganda

The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by g

Mar 3
48 min

#241 Andy Whiskeyman on Cognitive Intelligence

The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by g

Mar 3
1 h 26 min

#240 Anthony Vinci on the Fourth Intelligence Revolution

The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by g

Jan 13
44 min

#239 Ian Brown on Snowmobiles and Grand Ideals

The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by g

Jan 6
54 min

#238 Bill Wall on AI in Information Operations

The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by g

Dec 30 2025
40 min

#237 Josh "Bugsy" Segal on Ukraine, Electronic Warfare, and Fast Battlefield Innovation

The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by g

Dec 23 2025
51 min

#236 Michael Lissack on Anticipatory Agents

The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by g

Dec 16 2025
59 min

#235 Rob Thelen on the US Army IWAR Initiative

The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by g

Dec 11 2025
53 min

#234 Robert Thibadeau on a Million Identities and Computational Cognitive Neuroscience

The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by g

Oct 7 2025
1 h 11 min

#233 Orlandon Howard on Rethinking Strategic Communication

The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by g

Sep 30 2025
47 min

#232 John Pennell on Russia's Actions in Ukraine and Syria

The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by g

Sep 16 2025
50 min

231 Tod Rathbone

The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by g

Sep 9 2025
57 min

#230 Randy Rosin on Warfare is Informational; the Case for a New DoD Information Paradigm

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Sep 2 2025
1 h 12 min

#229 David Cook on Digital Discipline

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Aug 26 2025
35 min

#228 Torvald Ask on the UnCODE System

The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by g

Aug 5 2025
48 min

#227 Matthew Canham on Agentic AI and the Cognitive Security Institute

The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by g

Jul 29 2025
45 min

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I’m not a tech person; this podcast’s approach to technologies extant and to come paired with geopolitical knowledge and bases for cognition help me approach a previously “unknowable” topic for me. Each episode is unique and has its own subject that is relevant to our life and times while also having an air of caution in its approach to affiliate politically in its expression of opinions and information. It’s become a daily listen for me.

jjjjjjjjj but jnb · Feb 2024

John Bicknell who hosts this podcast does a fantastic job. Well-versed in his subjects and engages the guests with integrity, respect, and a deep curiosity. Deep thoughts await you with this production. I cannot recommend this higher…it is at the top.

J.Scotty.F · Apr 2023

This blend of natsec, futurism, and geopolitics is my favorite podcast of all time and has fueled my interests and passions. I cannot recommend it enough.

Sashi :-) · Mar 2023

This has rapidly become my favorite podcast to listen to. I sincerely appreciate what I see as the unique bringing together of a lot of thinkers in this forum. There is not a codified career path for those of use who have become interested in the information space, and this helps fill that gap.

matty icee 501749 · Nov 2022

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