Best Un Sub Podcasts (2025)

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Snoop Accused AGAIN! Kokane Says "He Stole Daz's Royalties...AND MINE 1:18:48

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West Coast hip-hop icon Kokane joins Norman Steele for a powerful, no-holding-back conversation about the realbusiness behind the music. In this explosive interview, Kokane opens up about his long career, his role in shaping the G-Funk era, and the royalty controversies that have followed some of the biggest names in rap. For the first time on reco…

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An Interview with the CIA’s Former “Q” 35:04

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Bob Wallace was appointed Deputy Director of the CIA’s Office of Technical Service in 1995 and became its director three years later. In other words, he was the CIA’s “Q.” The storied office dealt in microdots and secret writing, creating innovations that spanned concealments, forged documents, surveillance equipment, covert communications, and spe…

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DJ EFN Breaks His Silence on Kanye, DMX, & the Wild Rise of Drink Champs! 1:04:46

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Eiht and Steele sit down with the co-creator of Drink Champs to break down the show’s massive success, the behind-the-scenes chaos of the Kanye West interview, and the aftermath that shook the whole platform. EFN drops gems on the DMX episode, early struggles, the business behind going viral, and what it really takes to build one of the biggest hip…

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How Foreign Influence Works in Washington 51:46

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The United States is wealthy, powerful, and a democracy. That means there are many avenues for foreign countries vying to influence its politics and policy. Though many forms of foreign lobbying are legal and totally above-board, those efforts are largely misunderstood and all too understudied. But understanding the geopolitics of influence can hel…

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Inside the CIA’s Book Club Designed to Bring Down Communism 33:17

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The CIA’s book club, known by the codename QRHELPFUL, was a secret 35-year program born of the fear that communism would dominate the globe. About 10 million books were smuggled into the Soviet Union during the Cold War, transported by trucks and yachts, in tins and luggage, and even dropped from balloons. The agency believed that the literature co…

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S2 Ep114: JLP109 ROHD Chanel Ayan Interview | Trump and Nicki UN Buzz | Stephen A Smith Talk 1:50:04

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By The Jason Lee Show

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BG Knoccout Talks Death Row Vs. Ruthless , Prison & Growth 1:03:50

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Eiht and Steele finally get to sit down with Compton rapper BG Knoccout and discuss the Ruthless/Deathrow beef, The real economics of podcast, how prison and turning Muslim lead to his growth and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Black Effect and iHeartPodcasts

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The Hunt for China’s Spy Family 38:32

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For decades, California-based engineer Chi Mak quietly stole secrets on war-fighting technologies. He and his family members shared the intelligence with spies in China, giving Beijing astounding insights they hadn’t earned. Former FBI Special Agent James Gaylord takes us back to the elaborate investigation in 2004. Evidence gathered by his squad, …

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S2 Ep113: JLP 108: New Kim Kardashian Show Rated 0%, Diddy Busted In Prison, Neurologist Clears Wendy Williams 1:08:55

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By The Jason Lee Show

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Michael Johnson: From Gangbanger To Game Changer! 1:05:18

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We sit down with former gang banger, Michael Johnson who at one time couldn't read or write but through an amazing set of circumstances learned how to not only read and write but would go on to not only become a Harvard graduate but also become one of the biggest African American fund raisers in the country and become President and CEO of the Boys …

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What Americans Really Think of Trump's Foreign Policy 55:40

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Trump embodies many contradictions when it comes to foreign policy. IGA's newly released study, "Reckless Peacemaker? How Americans See Trump's Foreign Policy," tries to make sense of these contradictions by polling Americans on the biggest geopolitical challenges of today. We found that Americans think Trump is performing poorly overall, but there…

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A Family of Spies and a Bloodline of Secrets 34:04

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No other American has a family history quite like Christine Kuehn. Through years of doing painstaking interviews, hunting down letters, and pouring through FBI records, Christine learned that her German-born aunt had a fling with Nazi politician Joseph Goebbels. When he found out she was half-Jewish, Goebbels sent the family to Hawaii to spy. After…

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S2 Ep112: JLP 107: Nicki Minaj Defends Donald Trump, Blueface's Circus Returns, Erika Kirk & VP JD Vance's Hug 1:12:55

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By The Jason Lee Show

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Do Old NGGS Need To Stop Rapping? 1:12:30

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Tonight we sat down with rap critique Dejon Paul and discussed OG's that feel like they still got it on the microphone. Do you think the homies should put the mic down at a certain age? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Black Effect and iHeartPodcasts

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From the SpyCast Vault: The Lumumba Plot and The Station Chief's Story 30:35

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In our last episode, author Stuart Reid peeled back the curtain on 'The Lumumba Plot,' the CIA’s plan to assassinate Patrice Lumumba, the first democratically-elected Prime Minister of the Congo. Station Chief Larry Devlin was central to the CIA’s 1960 assassination plot. He never had to carry it out, but Lumumba was later killed in another plot th…

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Who is M-80, Grave Robber or Rap Artist Savior? 1:04:40

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On the heels of his the release of his memoir, "100 Ways I've Almost Died...While Working In the Rap Industry" we speak with A&R Matthew "M-80" Markoff. He details his book, his views on rap economics and breaks down his battle with the late Chino XL's estate between him & his daughters, his fallout with Killa Priest and more. We kept the conversat…

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S2 Ep111: JLP 106: Kim Kardashian Defends North West, Safaree Subs Nicki Minaj, Michael Blackson Cheated 1:07:44

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By The Jason Lee Show

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From Farm to Market: Reflections on Powering Agriculture with Ashenafi Mulugeta 42:22

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From Farm to Market: Reflections on Powering Agriculture with Ashenafi Mulugeta by Power for AllBy Power for All

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The Lumumba Plot: Cold War in the Congo 34:47

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The Congo was just gaining its independence from Belgium in 1960 when its first democratically elected leader, Patrice Lumumba, faced an existential crisis: mutiny in his new army, followed by an unwelcome intervention by Belgian forces. Lumumba had hoped the U.S. would help, but when Washington turned its back, Lumumba turned to Moscow. And so beg…

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S2 Ep110: JLP 105: Chris Brown Trolls Kevin McCall, TS Madison Drags Jess Hilarious, Angel Reese Criticized 1:51:55

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By The Jason Lee Show

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Does Cube Need To Hang The Mic Up? 1:02:30

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Eiht & Steele discuss the recently released video for "Act My Age" and the legendary Cube responding to a troll who told him to hang up the mic. Should Cube at this point be able to do whatever he feels like, or should he be held to who he was in his early years? Lets discuss. Ice Cube "Act My Age" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio…

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Russian Sabotage Operations and NATO’s Complex Alliance 29:58

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Russian drones and warplanes have been increasingly breaching the airspace of NATO countries. Admiral Joachim Rühle, (ret.) is the former Chief of Staff of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, the headquarters of Command Operations - including defense, deterrence, and training to Ukrainians - in Belgium. He talked about Moscow’s incursion…

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S2 Ep109: JLP 104: Stephen A Smith Wages Wars; Kim Kardashian Talks Kanye; Scrappy & Mom Talk Childhood Trauma 1:15:03

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By The Jason Lee Show

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MC Eiht Talks last album 1:08:06

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MC Eiht goes into detail about what possibly could be his last album. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Black Effect and iHeartPodcasts

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Opening the Foreign Influence Toolkit 32:42

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Jessica Brandt knows a lot about influence. She was the director of the Foreign Malign Influence Center, which served as intermediary between the U.S. intelligence community and the public. It alerted private citizens and the public to disinformation operations orchestrated by adversaries overseas. Jessica explains how the toolkit has gotten larger…

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Surprise ZaggiN!!! 1:08:40

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The homies politic See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Black Effect and iHeartPodcasts

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S2 Ep108: JLP 103: Cardi B & Nicki Minaj Go Nuclear, Diddy Sentenced In RICO Case, Bad Bunny Super Bowl Drama 1:39:25

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By The Jason Lee Show

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Why Black Men Suffer In Silence 1:03:48

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Today we sat down with the homegirl AJ from We Talk Back podcast to discuss trauma, black mental health and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Black Effect and iHeartPodcasts

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From the SpyCast Vault: An Assassination in Mexico 30:46

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Keith Melton is a historian who’s been an advisor to the US Intelligence Community for decades. An avid collector and board member at The International Spy Museum, Keith has donated thousands of artifacts, and one of the most historically important is the axe used to assassinate Leon Trotsky. Keith found the weapon after decades of searching. In 20…

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S2 Ep107: JLP 102 Cardi B Drags JT & BIA, Chris Brown & Mario Colorism Claims, Celina Powell Exposes Lil Meech 2:00:23

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By The Jason Lee Show

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Why Cardi B Need's Respect on Her Name 1:00:45

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In this EP Steele and Eiht discuss a project chick working her section 8 like a real champ, Eiht catches an attitude about Steele's new social media love affair and why the world needs to bow down to Cardi B for her success while staying ghetto fabulous. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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The Dark Web Broker 35:42

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Vinny Troia is at home on the Dark Web. The veteran hacker has developed relationships with cyberactors who have quietly stolen sensitive data from the far corners of the world. Vinny sells that data to law enforcement and intelligence agencies, like the CIA. His book, Grey Area: Dark Web Data Collection and the Future of OSINT, is out this October…

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S2 Ep106: JLP 101: Mariah Carey's Tupac Crush, Tyrese's Body Count, Raven-Symoné & Wife's Bedroom Preferences 59:14

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By The Jason Lee Show