Borealis Threat & Risk ConsultingPhil, Al and Neil go deep into national security in this weekly podcast and have fun doing it! Just like three former spies in a bar.
Season 3 Episode 4 – Spies going dark while gangs move into the spotlight This week the lads delve into the increasing challenge of encryption, Canada’s addiction to listing everyone as a terrorist group and wonder why Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree did not say anything daft this week. Special Report on the Lawful Access […]
Season 3 Episode 3 – Hip hop is painful, just ask Kneecap! In episode 3 of season 3 the lads weigh in on the implications of the Canadian government’s recognition of Palestine, why Canada kneed an Irish hip hop band in the…knee, and what has Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said now? Hip-hop group Kneecap […]
Spies Like Us – Season 3 Episode 2 While drug-addled Al deals with a centipede from the seventh layer of hell, the boys (sober for once) delve into the rhetoric over the far left/far right in the West, why labeling organised crime groups terrorists is a ‘terror-ible’ idea and offer some great advice to crooks […]
Spies Like Us – Season 3 Episode 1 The guys are back in the virtual bar for another season! After two months of R&R they delve into the arrest of a self-appointed ‘Queen of Canada/World”, counselling sessions for ISIS terrorists (‘couch jihadis’?) and why ‘native extremist’ investigations were warranted. Oh, and another poem by Phil […]
Season 2 Episode 39 What do you get when you let three former spies loose on questions from their ‘fans’? The regular ‘ask us’ episode! We bet you have never had to think about the importance of a Farsi (Persian)-speaking parrot. Only here… Substack link Spotify link Spies Like Us With a combined 90+ years […]
Spies Like Us Season 2 Episode 38 – WWJD? Don’t ask a Christian extremist! This week the lads weigh in on the killing of two politicians in Minnesota, US Emperor Cheetoh’s dismissal of his own nation’s intelligence and what to do if a peeler dressed as a cop shows up at your bachelorette party (hint, […]
Season 2 Episode 37 The guys talk about Israel’s decision to take out Iranian nuclear facilities, why the Carney government decided to appoint a Public Safety minister who is unwilling to look at certain files, and why is Al speaking in a faux German accent? Spotify link Substack link Spies Like Us With a combined […]
Season 2 Episode 36 – What do our fans want to see done about national security in Canada? This week the lads are joined by a fan (yes we DO have them), Eric von Stackelburg, and we chat about all things hybrid warfare, government inaction on national security and public-private interactions. Oh and what Phil […]
Season 2 episode 35 – National security by the numbers This week the guys bask in new-found attention by selfie-seeking fans and, on a more serious level, talk about a humungous increase in terrorism arrests and Israel warning Jews not to travel to Canada. Oh and Al ends up being the optimist in the trio […]
Season 2 Episode 34 – We are guys in a bar chatting about national security but we could not hold a candle to George Wendt This week the guys talk cast off the covers on cover names, challenge CT success claims, and honour the best-known guy to hang out in a bar talking about life […]