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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 22 Sep 2026
Run time: 39 minutes with multiple Q&A.
AFIO Now Series Host: James Hughes, a former CIA Operations Officer, Former NSA Associate Deputy Director of Operations, and President Emeritus, AFIO.
Interview conducted 2 July 2026 with Nicholas Reynolds, PhD discussing his book Ortiz’s War: The Allies' Secret Weapon Against the Nazis in France, co-authored with Katie Sanders.
“The almost unbelievable—but entirely true—story of one of America’s most renowned warriors. Deeply researched and deftly written, Ortiz’s War is a rousing tale of courage, tenacity and heroism.” — Stephen Harding, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Battle & G.I. G-Men
Released to members on 22 Sep 2026
Run time: 41 minutes with several Q&A.
AFIO Now Series Host: James Hughes, a former CIA Operations Officer, Former NSA Associate Deputy Director of Operations, and President Emeritus, AFIO.
Interview conducted 30 July 2026 with Sarah Valentine, PhD discussing her book Decoding the Devil: Black Women Codebreakers and the Secret War Against Stalin's Bomb. Interview conducted by AFIO Chairman Everette Jordan, former senior DOD, Treasury, Army Officer.
"Decoding the Devil vividly demonstrates that, behind some of the greatest technological security innovations, there are masses of people whose rights were violated and whose contributions remain unrecognized." - "Bruce Schneier, American cryptographer, computer security professional, privacy specialist, and writer.
“Decoding the Devil shatters the mythology of American intelligence. With relentless research and electric storytelling, Sarah Valentine restores the erased Black cryptologists who powered U.S. codebreaking from WWII through the Korean War. Urgent, revelatory, and impossible to ignore, Decoding the Devil unveils both the uncomfortable truths and the inspiring histories that form the foundation of our intelligence community.” - Nathalia Holt, New York Times bestselling author
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"AFIO Now" Interviews and Podcasts are sponsored by Northwest Financial Advisors. Read the Press Release on this new Joint Arrangement.