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Brave New Normal

Brave New Normal

By: Jason James
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Brave New Normal is a podcast hosted by Jason James. Every episode focuses on current events and interesting ideas emerging in the world of culture, politics and more.

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  • Ep. 094 - Brig Barker: Flipping Terrorists Into FBI Informants
    Aug 27 2025

    Brig Barker is a retired FBI counterterrorism agent with extensive overseas deployments as a member of the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF). We discuss his experience interrogating over 500 jihadists on their own turf, his time in Egypt as an investigator in the months after 9/11, and how the nature of security has changed with the introduction of AI.

    Learn more about Kronus Intelligence Group:

    https://kronusintelligencegroup.com

    Follow Brig on LinkedIn:

    https://linkedin.com/in/brig-barker

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    https://linktr.ee/bnnpod



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    57 mins
  • Ep. 093 - Dan Cohen: Unmasking Zionism and Confronting Genocide
    Aug 20 2025

    Dan Cohen is an investigative journalist, documentarian and founder of Uncaptured News. We discuss his experiences as a journalist in Gaza, Israel's ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, and how Zionism successfully seized the Jewish identity.

    Read more at Uncaptured News:

    https://uncaptured.media

    Follow Dan on X:

    https://x.com/dancohen3000

    Follow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and audio streamers:

    https://linktr.ee/bnnpod



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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Ep. 092 - Tamara Lich: The Freedom Convoy's Reluctant Hero
    Aug 13 2025

    Tamara Lich is a founder and lead organizer of the Freedom Convoy: the largest civil rights movement in Canadian history that gained global notoriety during the Covid-19 pandemic. We discuss the prospect of facing seven years in prison for her role in the trucker protest, the ongoing propaganda campaign against her, and the lasting impact of the convoy in Canadian politics and society.

    Purchase Tamara's book, Hold the Line:

    https://a.co/d/cirNlHh

    Follow Tamara on X:

    https://x.com/LichTamara

    Follow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and audio streamers:

    https://linktr.ee/bnnpod



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe
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    1 hr and 24 mins
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