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The Entropy Podcast
The Entropy Podcast is a cybersecurity, technology, and business podcast hosted by Francis Gorman.
Each episode features in-depth conversations with cybersecurity professionals, technology leaders, and business executives who share real world insights on cyber risk, digital transformation, emerging technologies, leadership, and the evolving threat landscape.
Designed for CISOs, IT leaders, founders, and professionals navigating today’s digital economy, The Entropy Podcast explores how organizations can adapt, innovate, and build resilience in an era defined by constant change, disruption, and geopolitical uncertainty.
The name Entropy reflects the growing complexity and unpredictability of cybersecurity and technology ecosystems and the strategic thinking required to thrive within them.
To summarise the show in a nutshell it’s: Genuine conversations with unique minds on the threats, complexity and geopolitics shaping our world
Topics include:
- Cybersecurity strategy, risk, and resilience
- Post Quantum readiness
- Emerging technologies and innovation (AI etc).
- Business leadership and digital transformation
- Cyber threats, regulation, and geopolitics
- Lessons learned from real-world experience
New episodes deliver practical insight, expert perspectives, and actionable knowledge so you stay informed, strategic, and ahead of the curve.
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Achievements
The Entropy Podcast delivered strong chart performance throughout 2025, demonstrating consistent international reach and listener engagement.
- Regularly ranked within the Top 20 Technology podcasts in Ireland.
- Achieved a Top 25 placement in the United States Technology charts, holding the position for one week.
- Charted internationally across multiple markets, including Israel, Belgium, and the United Kingdom.
This performance reflects sustained global interest and growing recognition across key podcast markets.
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Disclaimer
The views and opinions expressed in The Entropy Podcast are solely those of the host and guests and are based on personal experience and professional perspectives. They do not constitute factual claims, legal advice, or endorsements, and are not intended to harm or defame any individual or organization. Listeners are encouraged to form their own informed opinions.
The Entropy Podcast
How to Recruit a President with Glenn Carle
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In this episode of The Entropy Podcast, Glenn Carle a former CIA clandestine officer with over two decades of experience breaks down how intelligence agencies think, operate, and influence outcomes over the long term.
Drawing on real-world tradecraft, Glenn explains how vulnerabilities are identified, how influence is cultivated, and how narratives are seeded and amplified over time. The conversation explores the growing tension between intelligence institutions and political power, the risks facing democratic systems, and how modern geopolitics is increasingly shaped by information warfare and perception management.
The discussion also ventures into controversial territory examining the possibility of long-term influence operations at the highest levels of power while highlighting the difference between evidence, interpretation, and hypothesis.
This is a conversation about how power actually works beneath the surface and what happens when institutions designed to protect truth are put under pressure.
Takeaways:
- Intelligence is about patterns, not events
- Influence is often long-term and indirect
- Vulnerability ≠ control
- Institutions are under pressure
- Information warfare shapes reality
- The line between analysis and speculation matters
SoundBytes:
“In intelligence, there are no coincidences only patterns you haven’t understood yet.”
“You don’t recruit someone in a moment you shape them over time.”
“Every strength can become a vulnerability in the right context.”
“If telling the truth costs you your job, the system stops working.”
“You don’t need the truth you need enough repetition to make something feel true.”
“The most effective operations are the ones no one notices—until it’s too late.”
“Understanding how something could happen is not the same as proving that it did.”
This conversation explores complex and often controversial geopolitical themes from the perspective of a former intelligence officer. Some views expressed particularly around long-term intelligence operations and political influence reflect interpretation and professional judgement rather than independently verified public conclusions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and consult additional sources where appropriate.
