{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68e695c6d798804c9e4bbd13/6aa714e9564171e32af9bf40?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"S2E18 Whistleblower's Roundtable with Tom Drake","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68e695c6d798804c9e4bbd13/1789333824346-2e9aa5d8-16de-4cf0-8737-7bb47ea5de53.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>IN THIS EPISODE We draw the curtain on season 2 with a preview of season 3 wherein we'll ask \"What Makes A Whistleblower Tick?\" To get us kicked off, John roundtables with whistleblower Tom Drake. A longtime member of America's intelligence community, Tom had just become an official at NSA when 9-11 happened - literally on Tom's first day. But, as America's \"War On Terror\" ramped up, Tom noticed NSA was gathering intelligence that it shouldn't - information pertaining to American citizens. NSA doing that was both outside its charter and flat out illegal. Tom chose to go through authorized channels to report what he saw. When, a decade later, the problem was still a problem, Tom finally took what he knew to the news media. What makes a whistleblower tick? Judging by Tom Drake - the right stuff.</p><p><br></p><p><u>SHOW NOTES</u></p><p>If you're enjoying Dead Drop, please sample our other podcasts at <a href=\"costardandtouchstone.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Costard &amp; Touchstone Productions</a>. Your next great podcast obsession is just a click away!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"John Kiriakou & Alan Katz"}