The OSINT Podcast

Episode 1 – OSINT in Action: From Counterterrorism to Chinese Content

The OSINT Podcast

Show Notes

Listen to the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or on Substack. In the first episode of the rebooted OSINT Podcast, host Jake Creps dives into the latest trends, tools, and investigations shaping open-source intelligence. Topics include OSINT’s role in counterterrorism, monitoring Chinese content for geopolitical insights, the risks of publicly indexed ChatGPT conversations, and creative pivots like SoundCloud-to-YouTube tracking. Jake also explores practical tools, from bookmarklets to geolocation training, and how AI-powered setups like VS Code + Copilot can supercharge investigations. Sources & Links: Full show notes & newsletter: OSINTNewsletter.com/77 * Op-Ed: David Cook – How Publicly Available Clues Could Thwart the Next Lone Actor Terror Attack (https://washingtonreporter.news/p/op-ed-david-cook-how-publicly-available) * Investigating Chinese Content for OSINT – Justin Charters (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/justen-charters-1b99a953_chinese-osint-tips-1-belt-and-road-activity-7354278158306566144-p7Xz/) * ChatGPT Public Conversations Indexed on Google – Oliver Molander(https://www.linkedin.com/posts/olivermolander_artificialintelligence-activity-7356621639284862976-jlEL/) * New OSINT Bookmarklets from My OSINT Training – Micah Hoffman * BandLab: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/micahhoffman_another-osint-bookmarklet-this-bandlab-user-activity-7353427318880538625-cjsC/ * TikTok: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/micahhoffman_extract-dates-from-tiktok-urls-with-click-activity-7353086892084482048-dkJh/ * TraceTracks (https://github.com/Oblivios/TraceTracks) * GeoHints (https://geohints.com/)

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