What’s Up With the UFOs? (with Michael Morell)

Stay Tuned with Preet

Vox Media Podcast Network

News, Society & Culture, Politics, Government

4.8 • 32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2023

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

What’s going on with the UFOs? Preet speaks with Michael Morell, the former Deputy Director of the CIA and one of the nation’s foremost experts on spying. Morell, a national security analyst at CBS News and the host of the Intelligence Matters podcast, assesses what the Pentagon knows about the UFOs shot down over North America, and whether we’re in a new Cold War with China. Plus, a new ruling in Georgia’s 2020 election case, a resolution to expel George Santos from Congress, and Preet settles a listener’s dispute. Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Preet and Morell discuss the little-known venture capital firm funded by the CIA. To listen, try the membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/whats-up-with-the-ufos-with-michael-morell/ Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #AskPreet, email us your questions and comments at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Check out other CAFE podcasts: Now & Then and Up Against The Mob. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, welcome to Stay Tuned.
0:06.0	I'm Pete Barara.
0:08.0	Do I believe that there is life out there in the universe on other planets capable of sustaining life absolutely?
0:16.0	Do I think we'd be lucky enough to bump into somebody who's advanced enough to come this far here at this moment in the history of the universe?
0:26.0	He had to be really surprised by that.
0:32.0	That's Michael Morel.
0:34.0	He's a former career intelligence officer who rose to become deputy director of the CIA, twice stepping in to serve as acting director.
0:42.0	Since retiring from the agency in 2013, he's become a prominent voice on issues of intelligence and national security.
0:49.0	He hosts the Intelligence Matters podcast and serves as a national security analyst for CBS News.
0:55.0	Morel joins me to discuss the subject on everyone's mind, the recent spate of UFOs shot down over North America.
1:01.0	He also explains why he thinks the US has entered a cold war with China and what new technologies like AI and deepfakes could mean for national security.
1:09.0	That's coming up. Stay tuned.
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2:21.0	Now let's get to your questions.
2:26.0	This question comes in a tweet from Twitter user, Keep It Stands. Thoughts on releasing parts of the Georgia Grand jury report before indictments are made.
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