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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Is the US intelligence community bloated?

    We examine exactly what the 17 intelligence agencies do, and what the rift with Trump over their assessment of Russian hacking will mean for intelligence gathering in the future.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 5, 2017 • 1 min read

    We examine exactly what the 17 intelligence agencies do, and what the rift with Trump over their assessment of Russian hacking will mean for intelligence gathering in the future.

    The full episode

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    What's the future of US intelligence gathering?
    1. 0:00Is the US intelligence community bloated?You’re reading this
    2. 9:03Was Best Buy's Geek Squad a creep squad?
    3. 17:11Using interviewing skills to help Alzheimer's patients
    4. 26:49Are we in a restaurant bubble?
    5. 40:50New recommendations for treating peanut allergies in kids
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Scott Shane

      New York Times

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    What's the future of US intelligence gathering?
    1. 0:00Is the US intelligence community bloated?You’re reading this
    2. 9:03Was Best Buy's Geek Squad a creep squad?
    3. 17:11Using interviewing skills to help Alzheimer's patients
    4. 26:49Are we in a restaurant bubble?
    5. 40:50New recommendations for treating peanut allergies in kids
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand