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Introducing John Kiriakou and Pre-Interview Banter
from Our Best Episode (Inside the CIA with John Kiriakou) · #136
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5 minTim and Ray discuss having their first actual CIA agent on the show, joke about him being 'disgraced,' riff on panko breadcrumbs, and speculate about how the call-in logistics with Kiriakou will go.
- 50:20Tim says the CIA would complain about the show's one-sided presentation of what they do.
- 50:37Introducing John Kiriakou, a former CIA agent who was jailed by the agency and became a reluctant whistleblower.
- 51:16Kiriakou was a CIA agent during 9/11 and objected to the Bush administration's torture and interrogation programs.
- 52:20Major failure on Kiriakou's people's part for getting him to do this show.
- 52:45Tim respects that Kiriakou is calling in despite the hosts' cynical and negative view of the agency.
- 53:08Tim questions whether he's being arrogant assuming a former director of intelligence would have trouble with two comedians.
- 53:34Tim respects anyone willing to call in and talk to curious people, even if they're hawking a book.
- 54:17Raymond and Tim get sidetracked arguing about panko breadcrumbs ruining fried food.
- 54:42Tim jokes they can ask Kiriakou about breadcrumbs when he calls in via Skype.