Mission Implausible
Hosted by Jerry and John · Jon Stern
3.9from 690 ratings
- 143
- Episodes
- 108
- Transcribed
- 690
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 419M
- YouTube views
About Mission Implausible
Do you want to know the truth behind the world’s wildest conspiracy theories? Former CIA officers John Sipher & Jerry O’Shea try to determine where misinformation is coming from, when we’re being lied to and when a conspiracy theory is an actual real conspiracy. In the world of espionage, they were part of creating conspiracies. Now they and their circle of experts probe what’s true and when we’re being manipulated. New episodes every week. Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod (https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod)Executive Producers: Adam Davidson, John Sipher, Jerry O'Shea & Jonathan Stern. Producer: Rachel HarnerA production of Honorable Mention and Abominable Pictures
- Publisher
- Jon Stern
- Category
- comedy · news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 31 Jan 2024
- Latest episode
- 20 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
108 of 143 episodes have a transcript.
20 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Tulsi Gabbard and The Guru: Inside Her Cult (with Rebecca Saltzburg) - Part One
13 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Operation Sparrow: Three Americans Who Wanted to Be Captured by the Nazis (with Jason Bell)
17 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Five Eyes: Can It Survive (with Richard Kerbaj)
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Tulsi Gabbard and The Guru: Inside Her Cult (with Rebecca Saltzburg) - Part One
Published 20 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And so that's my personal definition of as a cult. But I I came from this super educated background. I had a lot of kind of personal spirituality where I had a lot of meditation and insight. And so as part of the grooming process, Butler and as a result, other leaders in the group, I had a lot more leeway. People didn't try to tell me what to say or do or think. And I had a very unique relationship with Chris Butler, what I could tell him if I thought he was wrong or he would ask my advice on things. That is not the norm at all. Like for most people in the group, if you're one of Butler's generals tells you how to think, trust who to marry, whether have a business or not business, they can't even question that or their children can't question that person. […]
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- Rebecca Saltzburg
- Jason Bell
- Richard Kerbaj
- Adam Davidson
- Julia Curlee
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 419,108,275
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 3.9 / 5
- 590 ratings
- Spotify
- 3.6 / 5
- 100 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 86 / 100
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- Quality
- 96
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 98
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Who hosts Mission Implausible?
Jerry and John host the show. Published by Jon Stern.
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