Homeland Security: Inside & Out

Former DHS Sec. Chertoff: What are top priorities for homeland security?

Airs Tuesday, May 5

• Noon Eastern on WFED 1500 AM (with an encore at 9 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, May 9)
• 7 p.m. Central on KAMU 90.9 FM

Click here to listen to the podcast of the May 5 show.

In the second of a 3 part series, former Homeland Security Sec. Michael Chertoff, now head of The Chertoff Group (a security advisory firm). outlines what he considers to be the nation's top priorities in homeland security.

Our other guests include:

• Joe Straw of Security Management magazine on tracking wireless devices.
• Tracy Wilkinson of the Los Angeles Times on covering the drug wars in Mexico.
• Sibel McGee from ANSER on Israel's efforts to bolster public resilience.
• Amotz Brandes of Chameleon Associates on the first American  suicide bomber.
• Wells Dixon, a lawyer from the Center for  Constitutional Rights, on representing prisoners at  Guantanamo Bay.
• Science journalist Tudor Vieru on how hidden  cameras threaten privacy.

What is the status of threats to homeland security? An interview with former DHS Sec. Michael Chertoff

Airs Tuesday, April 28

• Noon Eastern on WFED 1500 AM (with an encore at 9 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, May 2)
• 7 p.m. Central on KAMU 90.9 FM

Click here to listen to the podcast of the April 28 show.

In the first of a 3 part series, former Homeland Security Sec. Michael Chertoff, now head of The Chertoff Group (a security advisory firm). reviews the status of threats US homeland security today.

Our other guests include:

• Jacob Goodwin of Government Security News on  the NRC's plans to distribute potassium tablets  around U.S. nuclear plants.
• U.S. Rep. Eric Massa (R-N.Y.) on border violence  and the drug war.
• Gautham Nagesh of NextGov.com on the federal  government's search for advanced security tools to thwart hackers.
• Peter Huessy,  president of GeoStrategic Analysis, on the North Korean missile controversy.
• Jeremy Kirk of IDG News (London) on the growing  ranks of cybercrime police.
• Robert Poole, director of transportation policy at Reason Foundation, on a plan to arm pilots.

Why do kids kill? A psychologist explains

Airs Tuesday, April 21

• Noon Eastern on WFED 1500 AM (with an encore at 9 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, April 26)
• 7 p.m. Central on KAMU 90.9 FM

Click here to listen to the podcast of the April 21 show.

Our guests include:

• Louis Chunovic, senior editor at Government Security News, on the repatriation of exploited alien children.
• Frank McCarthy, an analyst in emergency management policy for Congressional Research Service, on FEMA's process for disaster declarations.
• Brian Krebs, staff writer for the Washington Post, on the computer virus known as the Tigger Trojan Horse.
• Peter Langman, director of psychology at KidsPeace, on the situations that lead to on-campus shootings.
• Lynne Kidder, senior vice president of public-private partnerships at Business Executives for National Security.
• Cindy Mohat, emergency management coordinator at the University of Texas at Arlington, on the university's emergency plan.
• David John, a senior research fellow at the Thomas Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies, on the reform of catastrophic natural disaster insurance.

How Mexico's drug cartels buy public support

Airs Tuesday, April 14

• Noon Eastern on WFED 1500 AM (with an encore at 9 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, April 19)
• 7 p.m. Central on KAMU 90.9 FM

Click here to listen to the podcast of the April 14 show.

Our guests include:

• Tracy Wilkinson of  the Los Angeles Times on how Mexico's drug cartels buy public support.
• Seth Jones of the RAND Corporation on terrorism today.
• Jill Aitoro, senior reporter at Government Executive magazine and Nextgov.com, on the government's Real ID program.
• Counterintelligence consultant Richard Saccone on the unseen war in Iraq.
• Author Katherine Newman on her new book, "Rampage."
• Professor Robert Stein of Rice University on the impact of hurricanes Rita and Ike on the Houston area.
• Glen Woodbury, director of the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security.

Should the U.S. create a domestic intelligence agency, and what are the benefits and the pitfalls if it does?

Airs Tuesday, April 7

• Noon Eastern on WFED 1500 AM (with an encore at 9 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, April 12)
• 7 p.m. Central on KAMU 90.9 FM

Click here to listen to the podcast of the April 7 show.

Our guests include:

• Rob Margetta of Congressional Quaterly on the pace of nominations to DHS posts.
• Mark Merritt and Andrew Sachs of James Lee Witt Associates on the Stafford Act.
• Joe Straw of Security Management Magazine on building a defense against biothreats.
• Duncan Stewart of the Colorado Homeland Defense Alliance.
• Brian Jackson of RAND on creating a domestic intelligence agency in the United States.
• Steven Kull of the Program on International Policy Attitudes about public opinion in the Muslim world.
• Dee McCown of Corporate Risk International on kidnappings.

How does drug money stimulate corruption ... on our side of the border?

Aired Tuesday, March 31

• Noon Eastern on WFED 1500 AM (with an encore at 9 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, April 5)
• 7 p.m. Central on KAMU 90.9 FM

Click here to listen to the podcast of the March 31 show.

Our guests include:

• Gale Rossides of the Transportation Security Administration on how the latest stimulus package will affect TSA.
• Susan Ginsberg of the Migration Policy Institute on current issues along U.S. borders.
• Siobhan Gorman of the Wall Street Journal on the recent resignation of the U.S. government's coordinator for cybersecurity.
• Fred Burton of Stratfor on the security situation in Mexico.
• Luis Barker, managing director of the National Center for Border Security and Immigration in El Paso, on challenges along the U.S.-Mexico border.
• Paul Rexton Kan, an associate professor at the U.S. Army War College and the co-author of "Drugs and Contemporary Warfare."
• John Rollins of the Congressional Research Service and author of the new report,  "Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative: Legal Authorities and Policy Considerations."

This week: How do insurgents fool the U.S. news media?

Airs Tuesday, March 24

• Noon Eastern on WFED 1500 AM (with an encore at 9 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, March 29)
• 7 p.m. Central on KAMU 90.9 FM

Click here to listen to the podcast of the March 24 show.

Our guests include:

• Cori Dauber of the University of North Carolina on insurgents who perpetuate hoaxes through the news media.
• Chris Westphal, author of the new book "Data Mining for Intelligence."
• Richard DiNucci of Department of Homeland Security' on new requirements for maritime cargo.
• Kay Goss, former senior FEMA official in the Clinton administration, on ice storms.
• Louis Marciani of the University of Southern Mississippi on managing risk at sports events.
• Steve Jones, special project director for Physicians For Civil Defense, on preparing for nuclear attack
• John Verrico of the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate on its monthly e-newsletter "DHS Snapshots."

This week: Making the nation secure from bioattack

Click here to listen to the podcast of this program

Aired Tuesday, March 17

• Noon Eastern on WFED 1500 AM (with an encore at 9 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, March 22)
• 7 p.m. Central on KAMU 90.9 FM

The focus is on biosecurity. And the guests come from one place, the Center for Biosecurity of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center:

• Executive Director Dr. Tara O'Toole and Deputy Director Dr. Tom Inglesby on how the Obama administration should prepare for a "bio-Katrina."
• Dr. Gigi Gronvall on a new report that suggests a biological attack is far more likely than a nuclear attack on the United States.
• Epidemiologist Jennifer Nuzzo on the need for centralization in U.S. biosurveillance.
• Medical anthropologist Dr. Monica Schoch-Spana on human behavior in the wake of catastrophe.
• Dr. Eric Toner on the readiness of U.S. hospitals to handle mass casualties.
• Dr. D.A. Henderson on his new book, "Smallpox: The Death of a Disease."
• Attorney Brooke Courtney on what the law says about distributing stockpiled medicines during a pandemic.

The program is simulcast online:

• WFED web site
• KAMU web site

Starting March 17: 'Homeland Security: Inside & Out' airs TWICE weekly in D.C.

Our new schedule:

• Tuesdays at noon Eastern with an encore on Sundays at 9 p.m. Eastern on WFED 1500 AM in Washington D.C.
• Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Central on KAMU 90.9 FM in College Station, Texas

Starting on March 17, Homeland Security: Inside and Out will air twice weekly on WFED 1500 AM in Washington, D.C. WFED will broadcast the show Tuesdays at noon Eastern, with an encore Sundays at 9 p.m. Eastern. The program will simulcast on www.federalnewsradio.com and on WFED 820 AM in Frederick, Md.

Over the past three years, Homeland Security Inside and Out has interviewed more than 600 experts, ranging from national leaders (White House, US Senate and House, Department Secretaries, mayors and governors, EU officials, Canadian leaders, and Mexican legislators) to journalists, educators, business leaders and local responders. Learn more about the show, our podcasts and other online resources at www.hlsinsideandout.org.

This week: Has the NYPD cracked the code on counterterrorism?

Aired Tuesday, March 10, 7 p.m. Central on KAMU 90.9 FM
and Sunday, March 15, 9 p.m. Eastern on WFED 1500 AM

Click here to listen to the podcast of the March 10 program

Guests include:

• Janet Hale, former undersecretary of management for the Department of Homeland Security, on the challenge of standing up and managing DHS.
• Robert Poole, director of transportation studies at the Reason Foundation, on the U.S. Transportation Security Administration's double standard for registered travelers.
• Christopher Dickey, author of "Securing the City."
• Ellen Howe, former assistant administrator for strategic communications and public affairs for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, on progress in explosives detection.
• Dee McCown, director of operations for Corporate Risk International's Houston office, on how to avoid a kidnapping when traveling abroad.

Click here to listen to a brief introduction from our co-hosts.