Central Intelligence Agency
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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the United States federal government. It advances national security by collecting and analyzing intelligence from around the world and conducting covert operations, and is a major member of the U.S. Intelligence Community.
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0.7‰ of what listeners heard
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Mentions of Central Intelligence Agency per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, business & startups.
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| Day | Share (7-day) | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 31 | 10.45‰ | 3 |
| Aug 4 | 7.04‰ | 1 |
| Aug 10 | 0.92‰ | 1 |
| Aug 13 | 0.68‰ | 2 |
| Aug 14 | 0.86‰ | 1 |
| Aug 17 | 1.07‰ | 2 |
| Aug 26 | 0.30‰ | 1 |
| Aug 27 | 0.55‰ | 1 |
| Aug 28 | 0.82‰ | 1 |
| Sep 1 | 0.97‰ | 1 |
| Sep 2 | 0.96‰ | 1 |
| Sep 11 | 0.23‰ | 1 |
| Sep 24 | 0.17‰ | 1 |
| Sep 28 | 0.34‰ | 1 |
| Oct 1 | 0.53‰ | 2 |
| Oct 2 | 0.72‰ | 1 |
| Oct 5 | 0.73‰ | 1 |
| Oct 6 | 0.96‰ | 1 |
| Oct 7 | 1.12‰ | 1 |
Why is it trending?· Last 7 days
CIA talk spans recruitment, contractor history, alleged infiltration, and a fraud scheme
On The Diary Of A CEO, Steven Bartlett and Shawn Ryan discussed Ryan’s former CIA contracting work alongside his military service and later life in Colombia.[1][2]
On PBD Podcast, Patrick Bet-David argued that talented people should join the CIA, FBI, or military because future warfare will require more intelligence capability.[3]
PBD Podcast also discussed whether people connected to the CIA had worked at Bet-David’s company, with Bet-David saying he would estimate 95%.[4]
Morning Brew Daily relayed that former CIA officer David Rush pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a scheme involving $193 million and nearly 300 gold bars.[5]
On REAL AF, Andy Frisella mentioned enjoying CIA-themed psychological thrillers and suggested television shows may portray nefarious activity as predictive programming, while framing it as speculation.[6]
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- 1.The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Shawn Ryan: There's A Battle For Your Soul, It's Happening Right NowSteven Bartlett · Oct 1 · Listen at 0:39 ↗
“And after your CIA contracting role, you moved to Medellín, Colombia?”
- 2.The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Shawn Ryan: There's A Battle For Your Soul, It's Happening Right NowSteven Bartlett · Oct 1 · Listen at 40:06 ↗
“How would you categorize this season of your life in Colombia? Because before then, you're a SEAL, you're doing contracting work with the CIA, and then it appears that in this season of your life, when I look at it from sort of a bird's-eye”
- 3.PBD Podcast · Nike in Freefall, OpenAI Fires Spies, & G7 Dumps 100M Barrels | PBD #867Patrick Bet-David · Oct 5 · Listen at 47:40 ↗
“there are certain things I don't compromise. America has to realize the future of war is going to be very, very different. Very, very different. We don't just want our brilliant folks to go join Anthropic, OpenAI. We also want our brilliant”
- 4.PBD Podcast · Cornell Case Reopened, Tel Aviv Plane Attack & Jobs Report Update | PBD Podcast #866Patrick Bet-David · Oct 2 · Listen at 33:28 ↗
“are bringing up, especially if you're a foreign national from China, if you're a foreign national from some of these countries that are coming here working that we have to be careful with. You know, every— you know how, like, right now one”
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