SPIN

About SPIN

This podcast series is brought to you by the members of SPIN, the Secrecy, power and ignorance research network (www.secrecyresearch.com). As a network, we study issues and ideas related to the challenges and opportunities of secrecy and ignorance in society. Included in this series are talks that summarise our newly published work or works in progress, and feature conversations between members and with visiting researchers, artists and practitioners. New episodes uploaded regularly. We hope you enjoy the series!

Publisher

SPIN

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 May 2019

Latest episode

12 Feb 2025

Latest episodes

25 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Feb 2025

   In conversation: Peter Finn and Elspeth Van Veeren on the official government record

   Elspeth Van Veeren interviews Peter Finn, who analyzes official government records from the US, UK, and Canada, revealing how secrecy impacts democracy and the tensions between transparency and national security.

2. 

   5 Feb 2025

   In conversation: Lewis Bush and Elspeth Van Veeren on his new project, Depravity's Rainbow and Trading Secrets

   Lewis Bush discusses his visual and archival projects, Depravity's Rainbow and Trading Secrets, with Elspeth Van Veeren, exploring themes of secrecy, power, and wealth in US space exploration and offshore finance centers in this interview.

3. 

   29 Jan 2025

   Talk: G is for (Secrecy) Games With Elspeth Van Veeren.

   Dr. Elspeth Van Veeren discusses the concept of 'secrecy games' and its impact on power dynamics in global politics, based on her co-authored paper, offering insights into resistance strategies.

Who has been a guest on SPIN

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Peter Finn
• Lewis Bush
• Dr Elspeth Van Veeren
• Brian Rappert
• Luca Trenta

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 22 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

30

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.