Tech Against Terrorism

About Tech Against Terrorism

Want to learn more about how terrorists and violent extremists are using the internet to communicate and share propaganda? Perhaps you’re interested in why terrorists share their manifestos online and livestream their attacks? The Tech Against Terrorism podcast is a deep dive into the evolving use of the internet by terrorists and violent extremists, how this relates to real world harms, and what can be done to support the tech sector to disrupt this threat. Join us as we speak to the world’s leading experts in this field and uncover everything from the online propaganda behind an IS prison break in Syria, to the online network of neo-Nazis behind a foiled terrorist plot in Texas.

Publisher

Tech Against Terrorism

Category

education · society & culture · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Sept 2019

Latest episode

29 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

25 of 85 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   29 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Understanding Hezbollah: From Ideology to Operations

   Hezbollah is one of the most powerful and complex militant organisations in the world today - operating simultaneously as a political party, armed militia, and social movement. But how did the group evolve, how does it maintain influence today and what impact has the October 7th attack had on the group? In this episode, host Lucas Webber is joined by American political scientist and leading expert on Hezbollah, Matthew Levitt. Together, they explore the group’s ideological origins, its ...

2. 

   18 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Pathways to Violence: Understanding Youth Radicalisation

   Youth radicalisation is changing. Young people today are increasingly being drawn into extremist movements through online platforms, social networks, and gaming environments. But these pathways look very different from previous generations, shaped by technology, social dynamics, and evolving ideologies. In this episode, host Lucas Webber is joined by Jacob Ware, research fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service...

3. 

   20 Nov 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Improvised Explosives: Drones, 3D Printing, and Emerging Tech

   Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) have long been a weapon of choice for terrorist organisations. They’re cheap, adaptable, and devastatingly effective. But as technology evolves, so too do the tactics and tools used to build and deploy these weapons. In this episode, host Lucas Webber is joined by Dr Austin Doctor, political scientist, Associate Professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and Director of Strategic Initiatives at the National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, an...

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Understanding Hezbollah: From Ideology to Operations

Published 29 Jan 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] The two most significant Hezbollah military threats to Israel. The first is that overwhelming rocket arsenal, and Hezbollah's believed to have lost about 80 % of it. With a focus on those most dangerous rockets, but the assumption is they still have some. If Hezbollah wanted today to do significant damage to Israel, they could. How long they could do that is nothing like what they once could. And they have an understanding of the kind of reprisal the Israelis would inflict upon them. And they also understand that the overwhelming majority of the Lebanese don't want it. Second, the Israelis have quite effectively destroyed the forward deployed tunnels and bunkers and stockpiles of weapons, arms, caches all along the Lebanese Israeli border, the so -called blue line, which Hezbollah built over many, many years, sometimes literally within Einstein, stones throw distance from UN positions. […]

Who has been a guest on Tech Against Terrorism

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

• Ben Makuch
• Peter Smith
• Yannick Veilleux-Lepage

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

3,065

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.7 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

34 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 57 / 100

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

Quality

52

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

89

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