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In the Room with Peter Bergen

Written by: Peter L. Bergen
Narrated by: Peter L. Bergen
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  • In The Room with Peter Bergen was recognized as one of the 20 best podcasts of 2023 by Audible Editors.

    Overwhelmed by conflicting narratives and sensationalism in the news? Wondering where you can get an objective analysis and direct-from-the-source reporting?

    Look no further than In the Room with Peter Bergen. In a weekly nonpartisan news podcast, longtime national security journalist and bestselling author Peter Bergen goes beyond the headlines, to explore the world’s most important and captivating stories.

    Each week, listeners are invited to join Peter as he covers a news topic like war, artificial intelligence, UFOs, and more, including a rare peek inside the FBI's unit that is trying to prevent mass shootings. Balancing various perspectives on the subject, he combines narrative-rich storytelling and interviews with top experts and leaders like former Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Chris Miller, U.S. Army General David Petraeus, Jen Easterly who leads U.S. efforts to prevent cyberattacks, former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton, first-ever female Afghan ambassador to the U.S. Roya Rahmani, and CNN Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward.

    Listeners go “in the room” with Peter as he presses his contacts for accurate, on-the-ground information to help his listeners contextualize and understand the impact of these stories on their lives through a quality, trustworthy, and engaging lens.

    Get the real story from the people who are there as it unfolds with In the Room with Peter Bergen.

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Episodes
  • Episode 51: What Happened When the Migrant Crisis Came to Chicago?
    Apr 23 2024

    Busloads of migrants have been arriving in northern cities for the past two years, testing the patience of some residents and bringing out empathy in others. We go to Chicago to find out what the real, local effects of this surge are — not just what the politicians with their megaphones say they are. And we explore some solutions to a problem that has become the number one issue on voters' minds in this crucial election year.

    Go to audible.com/news where you'll find Peter Bergen's recommendations for other news, journalism and nonfiction listening.

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    48 mins
  • Episode 50: Where Did the Migrant Crisis Come From?
    Apr 16 2024

    American voters say immigration is the number one issue on their minds in this crucial presidential election year. How did we get here? In part one of this series we look at Venezuela, a country that has seen a massive exodus of its population over the past decade, many of whom end up in cities and states across the U.S.

    Go to audible.com/news where you'll find Peter Bergen's recommendations for other news, journalism and nonfiction listening.

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    35 mins
  • Episode 49: What UFO Conspiracies Have to Do with Jan. 6th
    Apr 9 2024

    The Pentagon UFO office just released its investigation of UFO sightings going back to the 1940s. We talk with maybe the most serious historian to study UFOs, Garrett Graff, to learn what UFO questions the Pentagon investigation has laid to rest, what new questions have been raised, why it’s sometimes in the interest of national security to keep information secret, and the connection Graff sees between UFO conspiracy theories and the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

    Go to audible.com/news where you'll find Peter Bergen's recommendations for other news, journalism and nonfiction listening.

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    38 mins

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Peter is AMAZING!!

Love the topics and the delivery. Best podcast on the planet! Excellent research, topics and delivery.

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