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It's a great time to spy on America
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The FBI has cut counterintelligence efforts, dedicating fewer resources to finding and preventing espionage in the United States. What are the practical, and political, implications? Then, we take listener questions about the midterms, and talk about the things from the week we can't stop thinking about in Can't Let It Go. This episode: voting correspondent Miles Parks, justice correspondent Ryan Lucas, senior national political correspondent Mara Liasson, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro. This podcast was produced and edited by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs. Our executive producer is Muthoni...
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This week on shortwave, Christa Pike's botched execution was no surprise to medical experts. The only thing we did not predict is that she would actually survive all of this. Lethal injection is often portrayed as the most humane way to execute people. Because it looks medical and it looks like it's not too brutal, but looks are deceiving.
What really happens on shortwave, the science podcast from NPR. It is a good time to be a spy in America. There are a lot fewer people trying to break your cover. NPR has new reporting showing a huge drop in the number of people doing counter intelligence work at the FBI We're gonna talk about what that means and also answer a few of your midterm questions in our weekly roundup
It's the NPR politics podcast I'm Miles Parks I cover voting I'm Ryan Lucas. I cover the Justice Department and I'm Mara Liasen senior national political correspondent and Ryan And you have this new reporting that I was just mentioning about this drop of counterintelligence people power at the FBI.
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