PODCAST

Open Secret, a podcast by OSINT Combine.

Have you ever wondered what open-source intelligence is? How it can be used to inform strategic decision making? Or make powerful change?

Open Secret: The power of open-source intelligence is a podcast designed to inspire you to think critically and creatively about the impact of open-source intelligence on our world.

Join hosts and intelligence specialists, Kylie Pert and Jane van Tienen, as they embark on a unique learning journey to find out more about open-source intelligence, its practitioners and its possibilities.

Now, over to your hosts to let you in on the open secret...the power of open-source intelligence!  

Season 2 Coming Soon!

The secret's out—and it's only getting better. Open Secret is back with a brand-new season, packed with bold conversations, unexpected angles, and powerful stories that explore the evolving role of open-source intelligence in our world.

From leadership and art crime to social impacts and curating history in real time, Season 2 brings you fresh perspectives and practical insights from some of the most thoughtful voices in the field.

Hit play on our Season 2 trailer for a sneak peek—and subscribe wherever you get your favourite podcasts.

Season 2

S2 Episodes

coming soon...

Season 1

Episodes

Cameron Mitchell

From risk to reward: OSINT for the financial sector

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Learn how to strategically position a geopolitical risk function in a major financial corporation, and how to use OSINT for greater intelligence outcomes.

Alisa Gbiorczyk

Eyes in the dark: OSINT and counter-human trafficking

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Explore the challenges of working with explicit content and protecting yourself and others online with leading counter-human trafficking expert, Alisa Gbiorczyk.

Gordon Farrer

Doubt in the digital age: OSINT and democracy

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Delve into disinformation, challenging your world view, and how journalists can use OSINT for investigations with journalist and RMIT lecturer, Gordon Farrer.

Nikki Rutman

Intel in the boardroom: Corporate OSINT unveiled

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Find out how you can build intelligence capability in your organisation and what attributes make a good intelligence analyst with expert Nikki Rutman.

Gus Kangas

Lights, camera, insight: Creating OSINT

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Listen to find out why intelligence professionals and creative types make great OSINT, and why Gus Kangas brings a little showbiz to national security.

Season wrap

From info to insight: An OSINT journey

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That's a wrap! Tune in to our final episode for the top tips from this season, and what Jane and Kylie have taken away from interviewing five leading OSINT professionals.