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The AFIO Now series offers the association’s members and the public prerecorded interviews and presentations that feature intelligence experts, historians and officers from the U.S. intelligence community. Content includes historical reviews and analyses of past and current domestic and global events, career insight, intelligence related author and national security reporter interviews.
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Released to members on 11 August 2025
Interview of Tuesday, 24 June 2025 with Mike Mears, former CIA Chief of HR, on "Intelligence Community Reform." His most recent book is Certainty: How Great Bosses Can Change Minds and Drive Innovation. The questions discussed are: "Why can't we ever seem to get IC reform right?" "What is the meaning of 'the culture of a work environment'?" "Why are bad bosses so important?
Mike Mears retired as CIA’s Chief of HR (Human Capital) and founded and headed the CIA Leadership Academy. He trains and consults on advanced leadership and management approaches for government and private sector organizations.
Run time: 34 minutes
Interview conducted by: James Hughes, AFIO President and former CIA Operations Officer, and Former NSA Associate Deputy Director of Operations.
Released to members on 5 August 2025
Interview of Friday, 27 June 2025 with David Robarge PhD, CIA Chief Historian, on "The History of U.S. Intelligence 1975-2025"
Run time: 62 minutes
Interview conducted by: James Hughes, AFIO President and former CIA Operations Officer, and Former NSA Associate Deputy Director of Operations.
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"AFIO Now" Interviews and Podcasts are sponsored by Northwest Financial Advisors. Read the Press Release on this new Joint Arrangement.