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Mission Implausible

Do you want to know the truth behind the world’s wildest conspiracy theories? Former CIA officers John Sipher & Jerry O’Shea try to determine where misinformation is coming from, when we’re being lied to and when a conspiracy theory is an actual real conspiracy. In the world of espionage, they were part of creating conspiracies. Now they and their circle of experts probe what’s true and when we’re being manipulated. New episodes every week. Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePodExecutive Producers: Adam Davidson, John Sipher, Jerry O'Shea & Jonatha...

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Said on Mission Implausible

“In a place like Moscow, you're under constant scrutiny and surveillance. They bug your houses. They have video in your house. They follow you everywhere. That's not hyperbole. I was there for two years. There wasn't a moment when I wasn't being watched, except for when I was in the safety of our office inside the embassy.” — John Sipher, Mission Implausible
John Sipher · 1 Nov 2026 Listen →
“The bigger the conspiracy, the conspiracy or the plan or the operation, whatever word you want to use, the more difficult it is to keep it quiet and the more difficult it is to actually get away with it.” — Jerry O'Shea, Mission Implausible
Jerry O'Shea · 1 Nov 2026 Listen →
“We kind of won it in two or three months and then spent 20 years losing it.” — Toby Harnden, Mission Implausible
Toby Harnden · 12 Oct 2026 Listen →
“The oil thing is just one of those sort of evergreen kind of theories that people reach for overseas and also to an extent here. And it's because it's the way conspiracy theories often are. It's a bit dumb and it's not really based on anything, but it makes you feel clever. You're looking at the big picture and you're in the know. We're focusing on all these pesky facts and details. But you've lost the big picture here, which only I understand.” — Toby Harnden, Mission Implausible
Toby Harnden · 12 Oct 2026 Listen →

Hosts

Mission Implausible is hosted by Jerry O'Shea , John Sipher , Adam Davidson , Jonathan Stern and Rachel Harner .

Recent Episodes

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  2. 18 Oct 2026

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  3. 12 Oct 2026

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  4. 4 Oct 2026

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  5. 27 Sep 2026

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  6. 20 Sep 2026

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    With Rebecca Saltzburg

  7. 13 Sep 2026

    Operation Sparrow: Three Americans Who Wanted to Be Captured by the Nazis (with Jason Bell)

    With Jason Bell

  8. 17 Aug 2026

    The Five Eyes: Can It Survive (with Richard Kerbaj)

    With Richard Kerbaj

  9. 9 Aug 2026

    No More Secrets: AI and the Future of Espionage (with Adam Davidson)

  10. 2 Aug 2026

    The Corruption of American Intelligence (with Julia Curlee)

    With Julia Curlee

  11. 26 Jul 2026

    The National Security Council Purge (with Julia Curlee)

    With Julia Curlee

  12. 19 Jul 2026

    CIA's Best-Kept Secret: It Was Fun (with Paul Kolbe & Doug Wise)

    With Paul Kolbe and Doug Wise

Guests

Michael Weiss (5 episodes), Will Sommer (3 episodes), Mike Rothschild (3 episodes), Gabriel Gatehouse (3 episodes), David McCloskey (3 episodes), Zach Everson (2 episodes), Robyn Curnow (2 episodes), Drew McCoy (2 episodes), Tim Weiner (2 episodes), Lev Parnas (2 episodes), Darren Linvill (2 episodes), Trae Crowder (2 episodes), and 80 more.