Understandable Insights: Information to Intelligence with Sue Gordon
Welcome to “Understandable Insights: Information to Intelligence with Sue Gordon” — the national security podcast that provides you an elemental understanding of the world as it is, not how you prefer it to be.
Each week, Eric — a former Marine, father, and entrepreneur — sits down with the Honorable Sue Gordon, the nation’s former top career intelligence officer. Together, they break down the headlines shaping our world and ask what they really mean for citizens, leaders, and institutions.
From armed conflict to emerging tech, foreign interference to the resilience of democracy — this is where raw information becomes real intelligence. Unfiltered. Candid. Unapologetically clear.
New episodes every Tuesday. Subscribe now.
Understandable Insights: Information to Intelligence with Sue Gordon
Latest Episodes
Ep. 47 Who Gets to Decide?
This week, Sue and Eric close the Better Questions series by applying that distinction to three stories in the headlines: Iran, elections, and the courts. The question running through all of them is simple, but essential: Who gets to d...
Ep. 46 Follow the Money, Follow the Choices
Why is the federal budget the most important strategy document most Americans never read? This week, Sue and Eric continue their Better Questions series by turning their four-question framework on the federal budget—not as politics, bu...
Ep. 45 Service, Loyalty, and the Questions That Matter
We're back! What’s the difference between service and loyalty? In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric update on Iran, critique the proposed federal employee NDA, and ask 'better questions' through the lens...
