General Michael Hayden (@GenMhayden) is a retired United States Air Force general, former Director of the NSA and CIA, and author of Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror. [Note: This is a previously broadcast episode from the vault that we felt deserved a fresh listen!]

• How does an intelligence agent view cognition, cognitive bias, and psychology differently from a policymaker?
• What is The Unpleasant Fact an intelligence agent brings to the briefing table?
• General Hayden gives us a rare glimpse of working for two very different presidents and conveys the importance of adapting to their particular learning styles.
• Find out what it’s like to present new intelligence to an administration that forces it to change policy. (Awkward!)
• Get General Hayden’s take on the Orlando shootings and the difficulty of balancing security with liberty.
• And much more…

Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/576

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