The Whistleblowers
In The Whistleblowers, former CIA agent John Kiriakou brings you some of the bravest men and women fighting for justice. John himself knows what it’s like, having blown the whistle on CIA torture, paying the price with years in prison, and lawsuit upon lawsuit. On The Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou sings the praises and brings to light the people we rely on to keep our government and institutions in check.
Revealing Australian war crimes
David McBride is a former British Army officer and a lawyer with the Australian Special Forces who blew the whistle on war crimes committed by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan. It would be great if these stories always had happy endings. Unfortunately, they don’t. On this week’s episode of Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou speaks with David McBride about how the Australian government insisted on prosecuting him, and about his choice to plead guilty.
Whistleblowing on domestic violence
On this episode of the Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou speaks with Barry Goldstein, who is an attorney, an educator, an expert witness, and a prolific author on the issue of domestic violence. John and Barry discuss the role journalists and educators play in blowing the whistle on a widespread social issue. Where is the problem most prominent, what are its causes, and what are its solutions? Join us this week on the Whistleblowers for more!
Israel - Hamas war
The entire international community has been focused on the Israel-Hamas War since the attack on Israel on October 7. There are reportedly two million Palestinian refugees on the border with Egypt–the largest movement of refugees since the Second World War. The Israeli government says it will continue the war for months to come, and it is doing so with the full-throated support of the United States. On this episode of the Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou speaks with Chris Hedges on whether or not Israel’s response to the Hamas attack is warranted and how much longer Gaza and the international community can stand for such wanton bloodshed.
Nuclear safety
Joe Carson blew the whistle on the Department of Defense for using paid consultants to supplement employees. On this episode of The Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou speaks with Carson about the fallout and retaliation from the DOE.
The Hunter Biden laptop
The Hunter Biden laptop has been released by Garrett Ziegler. It mostly just contains bad porn. Hundreds and hundreds of pictures of Hunter Biden naked, and usually with prostitutes. There are hundreds of pictures of him doing drugs, and there are hundreds of emails and text messages. On this episode of The Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou speaks with legal and media analyst Lionel, and asks if the publication of the contents of the laptop really constitutes whistleblowing. They dive into the work of IRS whistleblowers who claim they were forced to stop their investigation into President Biden's son.
Nestle whistleblower
In 2009, a large-scale food poisoning incident affected 300,000 babies in China, 13 of whom died. This was after eating Nestle baby biscuits. On this episode of the Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou speaks with the one woman behind ousting Nestle, Yasmine Motarjemi, and how she tried to prevent this tragedy.