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The Bureau Podcast

Sam Cooper
China
Canada
Mark Carney
Iran
United States
Sinaloa Cartel
Vancouver
Israel
Xi Jinping
Ryan Wedding
Epstein
Beijing
United Front Work Department
Zhang Youxia
Chinese Communist Party
Chi Lop Tse
Mexican Cartels
Venezuela
Vancouver, Canada
Trade-Based Money Laundering

Investigative Journalism. Anti-Corruption. Counter-Disinformation. Whistleblowers. Sunlight. Connecting the dots on The Bureau's big stories with Sam Cooper and guests. www.thebureau.news

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VANCOUVER — Marc Cohodes built his name and his fortune betting against frauds, from small public companies to the American subprime-mortgage machine that collapsed in 2008. This week, he returned to The Bureau with a blunt verdict on Prime Minister ... more

OTTAWA — In this episode with Jason James, I break down my criticisms of the raft of public-safety and surveillance laws Mark Carney’s manufactured-majority government is attempting to push through Canada’s Parliament before the summer break — a legi... more

OTTAWA — Rushan Abbas, co-founder and executive director of the Campaign for Uyghurs and author of the memoir Unbroken, joined The Bureau Podcast from Istanbul, in the middle of a tour that has carried her from the Oslo Freedom Forum to the halls of ... more

WASHINGTON/OTTAWA — In this episode I connect with Grace Jin Drexel in Washington, as she pleads for the release of her father — and, almost in spite of herself, becomes a target of the same regime that imprisoned him.

Her father is Pastor Ezra Jin,... more

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Grace Jin Drexel
Daughter of Ezra Jin, advocate for his release; public figure sharing her family's story
The Bureau Podcast guest
Episode: "There's a Whole Machinery that Could Not Want Me To Do What I Have To Do" : Grace Jin Drexel
Jason Pack
American researcher on the Middle East, based in London; researcher of Epstein networks
Disorder Podcast / Disorder Research
Episode: What Money Couldn't Buy: The Intelligence Logic Behind the Epstein Cover-Up
Adam Zivo
Correspondent covering counter-narcotics and conflict zones; Bureau contributor
The Bureau
Episode: Five Days Into War With Iran, Normalcy In Tel Aviv
Garry Clement
Former RCMP officer and undercover specialist, author of Undercover
RCMP
Episode: How Canada Birthed a Sinaloa Cartel Boss: A Veteran Mountie With 50 Years of Experience Explains the Unthinkable Rise of Ryan Wedding
Cheryl Yu
Researcher at the Jamestown Foundation
Jamestown Foundation
Episode: The Bureau Podcast: How United Front Networks Build Access—And Why Canada Is a Prime Target
Negar Mojtahedi
Canadian investigative journalist with Iran International English
Iran International English
Episode: BREAKING Iranian Revolt Update: The “Trump Factor,” a Revolt Spreading Beyond Iran’s Traditional Fault Lines, and Exposing Iranian Guard Networks in Canada
Jesse Ferreras
Author of a fictional book on Vancouver real estate
Author
Episode: Vancouver Real Estate Horror Story: How Author Jesse Ferreras Turned a Broken Housing Market into Gothic Fiction
Charles Burton
Canadian academic and former diplomat
[not explicitly stated in transcript]
Episode: “He Certainly Influenced Trudeau”: Charles Burton on Academic Paul Lin and China’s Early Reach into Canada
Ammon Blair
Former Border Patrol officer and security expert
Texas-based security expert
Episode: “A Non-Government Government”: Former U.S. Soldier and Southern Border Patrol Agent on Mexican Cartels, Links to China and Terrorists, and Canada’s Growing Risks

Hosts

Sam Cooper
Host of The Bureau Podcast; investigative journalist contributing to The Bureau.News
Brian Lilley
Co-host and lead voice on The Bureau Podcast; long-time commentator and journalist

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 120 ratings
  • Well done 👍🏼

    2026-01 • Good to hear attention paid to woefully underreported issues of Canadian public interest. Excellent work by Sam Cooper.

    2026-05 • For Jason James: Canada is a “social democracy” with a mixed market economy and a robust social safety net — NOT “socialist”. 🙄

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Xaintonge
    Canadaa month ago
  • He took the money.

    Sam is so cartoonish, especially evident in person. Anyone as incurious as him obviously took the money that real independent media did not.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    M.Y. Ready
    Canada2 months ago
  • Carney just like Trudeau, Cretien, Trudeau I….

    China owns the Liberal party of Canada. Once again Sam points out along with Brian Lilly the Ma debacle of a committee meeting examination. Terrible government work. Ma is a Chinese Communist Party shrill and everyone now sees it.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Reid Baker
    Canada3 months ago
  • Well done 👍🏼

    Good to hear attention paid to woefully underreported issues of Canadian public interest. Excellent work by Sam Cooper.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Xaintonge
    Canada6 months ago
  • Trump sympathisers

    😬

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    Mamninami
    United Kingdom7 months ago

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Feedback notes mic etiquette and pacing; audience values transparency.
Appreciation for nonpartisan, brave reporting with clear sourcing.
Some criticize co-host dynamics but appreciate in-depth analysis.
Listeners praise investigative rigor and undercoverage of Canadian issues.

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"There's a Whole Machinery that Could Not Want Me To Do What I Have To Do" : Grace Jin Drexel
Q: What happened after you raised the case publicly, including any reactions from Beijing?
She describes escalated pressure, the government's reluctance to discuss the case, and how the family leveraged advocacy in the US to keep attention on his detention, while noting personal risk and transnational repercussions.
"There's a Whole Machinery that Could Not Want Me To Do What I Have To Do" : Grace Jin Drexel
Q: Can you tell me about your father and how he became a pastor in China?
Grace explains her father's humble beginnings, education in Beijing, his experience during Tiananmen, and how those events shaped his path to founding an independent church in China, which later led to government crackdowns.
Shadowplay: How PRC Influence Operations Targeted the Bidens, Clinton’s White House, and Gingrich-Era Republicans
Q: Tell me your reaction when I connected some of those dots in this new FBI compromise story and what that story was about in your view before we dig into the deeper details that I don't think anyone has seen.
The reaction is to recognize a pattern of sustained, cross-border influence operations that leverage secret networks and financier fronts, with seemingly unrelated incidents in the 90s and 2000s pointing to a single, enduring playbook designed to seed chaos while advancing strategic goals.
From Deng Xiaoping to Fentanyl: The CCP’s Long Game to Infiltrate North America
Q: How did Deng Xiaoping influence the development of these networks?
Deng's reforms opened the door for military intelligence to partner with commercial enterprises and the United Front, using economic zones and aliances with powerful families to create profit channels that could fund political influence and covert operations.
From Deng Xiaoping to Fentanyl: The CCP’s Long Game to Infiltrate North America
Q: What is the central thesis about how the CCP leveraged economic and criminal networks to influence the West?
The guest argues that a coordinated system tied to the PLA and United Front networks integrated state power, organized crime, and money flows to project influence abroad, with Vancouver as a key node and a throughline from Deng's reforms to later strategic moves.

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This show centers on in-depth investigative journalism, geopolitical analysis, and insider storytelling about power, influence, and corruption in Canada and beyond. Episodes frequently dissect China-related policy, Western strategy, organized crime links, and intelligence dynamics, blending firsthand reporting with critical scrutiny of elite networks. Listeners can expect rigorous debate, documentary-style sourcing, and calls for transparency—often challenging official narratives and highlighting potential conflicts of interest among political and business elites. A standout trait is its willingness to tackle sensitive topics with long-form conversations that connect macro geopolitics to practical national security and democratic governance... more

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