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Understandable Insights: Information to Intelligence with Sue Gordon

Sue Gordon & Eric Koepp

Welcome to “Understandable Insights: Information to Intelligence with Sue Gordon” — the national security podcast that provides you an elemental understanding of the world as it is, not how you prefer it to be.Each week, Eric — a former Marine, father, and entrepreneur — sits down with the Honorable Sue Gordon, the nation’s former top career intelligence officer. Together, they break down the headlines shaping our world and ask what they really mean for citizens, leaders, and institutions.From armed

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Ep. 11 Digital Assets 101: Stablecoins to Sovereign...

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2025/09/23

In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric sit down with Hon. Shannon Corless, former Assistant Secretary for Treasury’s Office of Intelligence & Analysis, to map how finance, technology, and national security now operate as one system. She starts with a clear Blockchain/Digital Assets 101 and why on-chain transparency can aid law enforcement even as anonymity muddies attribution. Then they examine stablecoins and 401(k)s, diversification, and the case for real consume...

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Ep. 10: Ghost Shark AI, Police-State Tech, and the...

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2025/09/17

In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric dive into autonomous defense at sea, surveillance tech exported by U.S. firms, and the leadership needed when crises hit. After a quick scan of the geopolitical hotspots. They unpack Australia’s Ghost Shark program and what undersea autonomy means for allied procurement and deterrence, then ask who is responsible when American technology enables a surveillance state abroad. Finally, they turn to personnel and accountability inside the US

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Ep. 09 Congressional Oversight Limited, Caribbean...

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2025/09/10

Congressional oversight under pressure. Stablecoins meet statecraft. Caribbean motives, city security, and the homefront of national resilience.In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric draw a through-line on oversight: from the Trump family’s WLFI stablecoin push, to a U.S. buildup and lethal strike off Venezuela—and whether “counter-narcotics” masks regime pressure—to an NGA visit by Sen. Mark Warner derailed by online agitation, raising real costs for mission and workforce trust

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Ep. 08 Cyber to Cornfields: Community and Trust in...

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2025/09/02

In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric connect three fronts of resilience: cybersecurity on the home front, the governance of biometrics, and the future of American agriculture. They unpack the reduced capacity of coordinated cyber communication, what policy looks like for biometric data and the claims of disinformation in Greenland. Then they head to the Heartland: shrinking farm counts, tighter margins, and how ownership—foreign buyers, institutional capital, and co-ops—sh...

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Ep. 07 IC Integrity, Intel Equity & Ukraine’s Stolen...

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2025/08/26

We’re all ears…let us know what would make Ui better!In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric highlight the national security issues of intelligence community downsizing, state equity in critical chips, and the return of Ukraine’s abducted children. Along the way, they explore whether proposed changes to the ODNI threaten its value, the risks inherent in aligning industrial policy and market forces, and why the return of Ukraine’s children must be a non-negotiable in any

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Ep. 06 Precision Influence, Precision Maps:...

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2025/08/19

We’re all ears…let us know what would make Ui better! In this episode, Sue and Eric tackle three issues with profound implications for our republic and, ultimately, for our geopolitical standing: the open question of how the US sees its responsibility to Ukraine and its prior commitments; the commoditization of influence operations by an adversary and erstwhile competitor; and whether partisan power can be placed above constitutional constraints. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction to Unders...

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Ep. 05: Splashy Action, Long Term Effect

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2025/08/12

In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric jump into two Administration announcements—the GENUIS Act, the Nation’s first cryptocurrency policy focusing on stable coins; the second the elimination of more than $500M in mRNA research funding As always, they break down the details of the announcements and put them in more strategic context in other words, what they portend. To begin and end, they revisit some previous topics and presage emerging events. Timestamps...

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Ep. 04 Bonus: China’s Commercial Space Collision Course

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2025/08/07

In this bonus episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric delve into the rapid expansion of China's commercial space industry and its implications for U.S. dominance in low Earth orbit. They discuss the need for responsible use of space, the role of market forces versus government regulations, and the potential executive order that could reshape how space launches and orbital safety are managed in the U.S. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction to Understandable Insights 00:32 China'...

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Ep. 04 Threats abroad AND at home

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2025/08/06

In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric discuss the geopolitical threats that intersect America’s interests, continue to focus on the intersection of China, cyber, and AI, this time with a more human dimension, and finish up with a look at the recent efforts to at best undermine and at worst destroy America’s institutions that underpin our security. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction to Understandable Insights 01:13 Back-to-School Memories 03:02 Geopolitical Romp Around the...

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Ep. 03 Bonus: China Fills the Soft Power Vacuum

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2025/07/31

In this bonus episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric discuss China's increasing influence within multilateral organizations like the United Nations through strategic funding, staffing, and diplomatic coalitions. Amidst U.S. retrenchment from these bodies, the conversation explores the implications of China's investments in global institutions like the WHO and ITU and how this shift affects international norms and U.S. strategic interests. They also touch upon the challenges the U.S....

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Ep. 03 Algorithms and AI Action Plans

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2025/07/29

In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric dive into a couple headlines shaping our world, specifically two announcements that could have profound effect on US technology strategy–the outstanding question is to what strategic effect. With President Trump’’s recent AI Action Plan, they discuss the administration's AI deregulation strategy and how it aims to maintain US superiority in technology and innovation. Unbelievably, they manage to explore the delicate balance between fede...

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Ep. 02 How does change happen?

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2025/07/22

Episode Summary: In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric unpack the ODNI’s renewed allegations of an Obama administration conspiracy during the 2016 election and what to make of the recently released documents. They explore if the CIA’s race to adopt AI will replace human agents, respond to the SECDEF memo on drones and the potential revolution in military affairs, if rare earth production is the right use case for government subsidies, and why a cybersecurity grant tha...

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Ep. 01 It's ALL National Security

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2025/07/16

Episode Summary: In this debut episode of Understandable Insights, Eric and Sue dive into a heavy mix of headlines, from the devastation in Kerrville, TX to the energy-hungry appetite of AI, the surge in deepfake voice scams, and the whiplash of US policy in Ukraine. Through it all, they unpack what these stories really mean for national security. It’s not all doom and gloom though, there’s room for smart policy, smart investment, and a little sports banter.Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction and

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Understandable Insights Trailer

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2025/07/15

Welcome to “Understandable Insights: Information to Intelligence with Sue Gordon” — the national security podcast that provides you an elemental understanding of the world as it is, not how you prefer it to be. Each week, Eric Koepp — a former Marine, father, and entrepreneur — sits down with the Honorable Sue Gordon, the nation’s former top career intelligence officer. Together, they break down the headlines shaping our world and ask what they really mean for citizens, leaders, and instituti...

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