Episode 20: OSINT, Military Career Transition & Language Skills with Skip Schiphorst

Welcome back for season two of the Grey Dynamics Podcast! We're kicking things off by talking to Chinese and Arabic OSINT trainer, Skip Schiphorst. Skip is an ex-Dutch Royal Marine who went onto do Chinese studies and now teaches OSINT skills.

You can find Skip Schiphorst on:

• Twitter
• LinkedIn

We spoke about

• Skip's background (1:08)
• Language learning tips and tricks (20:06)
• The social importance of learning a language (30:07)
• Teaching a Chinese and Arabic OSINT course (39:44)
• Researching workshop (44:55)
• Understanding different national perspectives (47:43)
• The importance of analysis and critical thinking (54:40)
• What media Skip is consuming at the moment (59:08)
• Advice (1:02:25)

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