The Psychological Techniques Spies Use — with Trenton Miguez

Podcast: The Vancrux Podcast - Host Jeevan Matharu · Jeevan Matharu

Opublikowano: 2026-10-15

How do spies gain information, influence people's behaviour, and persuade others to reveal things they would normally keep secret? In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, I sit down with Trenton Miguez to explore the psychology and techniques used in intelligence operations, from gathering information and handling assets to understanding human behaviour and building influence. We discuss Myers-Briggs personality types, conversational mapping, and RICE — Reward, Ideology, Coercion and Ego — a framework for understanding what motivates people and how those motivations can be used to influence their decisions. We also explore how governments use intelligence, persuasion and...