CIA, Hemmingway and a Nazi-KGB spy | Jerry O'Shea and John Sipher

Fun questions for two former CIA Station Chiefs.

Where would you time travel to in American history?

John Sipher - 1950's post-war

John O'Shea - he wants to go 50 years into the future. "It's my time machine I can do what I want with it!"

Favorite American landscape?

Jerry O'Shea - Hawaii (and Zimbabwe and South Africa globally.)

John Sipher - New England

Dream dinner party guests

Jerry O'Shea - Hemingway and lots more...

John Sipher - FDR

Worst mistake?

Jerry O'Shea - believing the narrative that Saddam had WMD

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to the American Experience
01:40 Describing America: Protean and Polarized
04:26 Reflections on Time Travel in American History
06:15 Landscapes of America: Cultural Melting Pots
10:00 Dream Dinner Party Guests: Historical Figures
14:14 Art and Literature: Defining American Identity
16:08 Mistakes and Lessons Learned in Life
20:14 Understanding America's Division
26:21 What It Means to Be American in 2024

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