The "Choosy Spies Choose JIF" Edition

<p>This week, Alan, Quinta and Scott were joined by Rational Security forefather and&nbsp;Washington Post&nbsp;reporter Shane Harris&nbsp;to discuss:</p><ul><li>“The Hunt for Bread October”: Which country did a U.S. Navy employee and his wife attempt to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/10/us/politics/espionage-nuclear-submarine-fbi.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">smuggle nuclear secrets to inside a peanut butter sandwich</a>? And why did that country <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/maryland-nuclear-engineer-and-spouse-arrested-espionage-related-charges" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">turn them over to FBI</a> instead?</li><li>“Turn After Leaving”: Is the intelligence community executing its own <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/07/us/politics/cia-reorganization-china.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pivot to Asia</a>—and will the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/27/us/politics/cia-afghanistan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">post-withdrawal collapse of Afghanistan</a> stymie its effort?</li><li>“You Got Served”: Will the January 6 committee get the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/07/us/politics/jan-6-subpoenas.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">testimony and documents it is demanding</a>, over former President Trump’s open direction not to cooperate?</li></ul><p>For object lessons, Alan steered listeners to do some self-guided learning via the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wondrium.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Great Courses Plus</a>&nbsp;program; Quinta brought some attention to the unique items former White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham chose to&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1447198098497888265" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">put in her background</a>&nbsp;during her recent appearance on&nbsp;Meet the Press; Scott encouraged D.C. residents to run and get the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cottonandreed.com/menu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_bla