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Open Secret, a podcast by OSINT Combine.

Have you ever wondered what open-source intelligence is? How it can be used to inform strategic decision making? Or make powerful change?

Open Secret: The power of open-source intelligence is a podcast designed to inspire you to think critically and creatively about the impact of open-source intelligence on our world.

Join hosts and intelligence specialists, Kylie Pert and Jane van Tienen, as they embark on a unique learning journey to find out more about open-source intelligence, its practitioners and its possibilities.

Now, over to your hosts to let you in on the open secret...the power of open-source intelligence!  

Season 2 Out Now!

The secret's out—and it's only getting better. Open Secret is back with a brand-new season, packed with bold conversations, unexpected angles, and powerful stories that explore the evolving role of open-source intelligence in our world.

From leadership and art crime to social impacts and curating history in real time, Season 2 brings you fresh perspectives and practical insights from some of the most thoughtful voices in the field.

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Episodes

Tim Carpenter

Protecting Priceless Things: OSINT and Art Crime

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What do art crime, cultural heritage and OSINT have in common? Explore how OSINT is helping to trace the world's most priceless things—and the stories behind them.

Terry Bullard

Leadership in the Open: Leading with OSINT

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Leadership in intelligence is evolving—and it’s happening in the open. Learn what it means to lead through transformation, transitions, and the rapid rise of OSINT.

Ritu Gill

Networks of Trust: Shaping the OSINT Community

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At the core of OSINT is its community. Learn how collaboration, trust, and shared passion power the global OSINT network.

Micah Hoffman & Ginger T

Brains, Bias, and Breadcrumbs on the Internet: OSINT and Inclusion

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What does inclusion look like in OSINT? A candid conversation about why diverse minds lead to sharper intelligence.

Olivia Pirie-Griffiths

The Craft of Responsibility: Journalism and OSINT

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OSINT isn’t just about what you find—it’s about what and how you choose to share it. Explore the ethics of storytelling, the pressures facing investigative journalism, and how OSINT is reshaping truth, trust and responsibility in the public domain.

Season 1

Episodes

Cameron Mitchell

From risk to reward: OSINT for the financial sector

Learn how to strategically position a geopolitical risk function in a major financial corporation, and how to use OSINT for greater intelligence outcomes.

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Alisa Gbiorczyk

Eyes in the dark: OSINT and counter-human trafficking

Explore the challenges of working with explicit content and protecting yourself and others online with leading counter-human trafficking expert, Alisa Gbiorczyk.

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Gordon Farrer

Doubt in the digital age: OSINT and democracy

Delve into disinformation, challenging your world view, and how journalists can use OSINT for investigations with journalist and RMIT lecturer, Gordon Farrer.

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Nikki Rutman

Intel in the boardroom: Corporate OSINT unveiled

Find out how you can build intelligence capability in your organisation and what attributes make a good intelligence analyst with expert Nikki Rutman.

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Gus Kangas

Lights, camera, insight: Creating OSINT

Listen to find out why intelligence professionals and creative types make great OSINT, and why Gus Kangas brings a little showbiz to national security.

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Season wrap

From info to insight: An OSINT journey

That's a wrap! Tune in to our final episode for the top tips from this season, and what Jane and Kylie have taken away from interviewing five leading OSINT professionals.

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