The OSINT Podcast

In Episode 13 of The OSINT Podcast, we cover two critical skills every serious investigator needs: finding where something happened and making sure you don’t waste time getting there.
First, we break down Issue #95 and the fundamentals of geolocation OSINT. From visual pattern recognition and shadow analysis to metadata extraction and AI-assisted tools, we explore how to place digital evidence into real-world context. If you’ve ever wanted to verify an image, pinpoint a video location, or sharpen your GEOINT workflow, this episode is your field guide.
Then we shift to Issue #96: how to avoid duplication of effort and organize your investigations properly. Planning intelligence requirements, using tools like Deadupe, and building lightweight case management systems in Obsidian can dramatically improve efficiency and ROI.
Whether you’re competing in CTFs, running professional investigations, or just sharpening your OSINT tradecraft, this episode will help you think more strategically, move faster, and work smarter.
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This episode covers Issues 93 and 94 of The OSINT Newsletter and focuses on two core realities of modern OSINT: why domains remain one of the most powerful investigative entry points, and how real investigators evolve their methods, tools, and careers over time.
In Episode 12 of the OSINT Podcast, host Jake Creps breaks down Domain OSINT from first principles, showing how a single URL can unravel ownership, infrastructure, intent, and connected activity. Alongside that, Jake reflects on how OSINT methods are discovered, why most of them decay, and how his own path from intelligence analyst to product manager reshaped how he thinks about collection, analysis, and tooling.


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This episode covers Issues 91 and 92 of The OSINT Newsletter and explores how investigators are actually using AI today, how new OSINT methods are discovered, and which tools are quietly changing how modern investigations get done.
In Episode 11 of the OSINT Podcast, host Jake Creps breaks down practical AI workflows, realistic prompting strategies, and the growing toolkit of AI-assisted OSINT tools. The conversation then shifts into how new OSINT methods emerge, why most of them expire, and what separates useful research from gimmicks.


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This episode covers Issue 90 of The OSINT Newsletter and focuses on how OSINT actually gets done in 2026, from investigating developer platforms and deobfuscating messages to building real world credibility without certifications.
In Episode 10 of the OSINT Podcast, host Jake Creps digs into practical investigative techniques and long term skill building. The conversation moves fluidly between tools, methodology, and career advice, showing how investigators can stay effective in a field that changes faster than any syllabus.


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From image analysis and shadow investigation to offline sources and large scale platform analysis, this episode covers Issue 88 and 89 of The OSINT Newsletter.
In the ninth episode of the rebooted OSINT Podcast, host Jake Creps explores how modern OSINT investigations increasingly rely on context, methodology, and synthesis rather than just tools alone. The discussion moves from pixels and shadows to books, archives, and social platforms, showing how investigators can widen their field of view without losing rigor.
Highlights include:
🖼️ Image OSINT That Goes Beyond Tools – why reverse image search is only the starting point, and how faces, objects, backgrounds, and reflections all become investigative pivots.
🎨 The Full Paintbox – a practical breakdown of when and why to use Yandex, PimEyes, Lenso.ai, TinEye, Google Lens, and Bing Visual Search together rather than in isolation.
🧠 Priming Images for Better Results – background removal, smart cropping, and AI restoration techniques that dramatically improve search outcomes.
🌑 Investigating Shadows – how tools like ShadeMap can be used to chronolocate images when time or place is missing, and where the limits of shadow analysis lie.
📚 Offline OSINT – why some of the most valuable intelligence still lives in obscure books, fringe publications, and physical archives, and how to integrate them into modern workflows.
🎭 Office Stunt Doubles – a discussion on visual misdirection, room doubles, and how small photographic details have been used to infer high level locations.
🌐 Searching for Groups – exploring emerging tools like Waybien and the ongoing challenge of discovering Telegram, Discord, WhatsApp, and Facebook groups at scale.
📊 Investigating X Account Locations at Scale – a walkthrough of a custom browser extension that collects quotes and retweets, extracts account locations, and outputs structured data for influence analysis.
🔮 OSINT Trends for 2026 – AI content validation, agentic AI, and synthetic influence campaigns, and what investigators should prepare for going into the new year.
Throughout the episode, the focus stays on tradecraft over hype, emphasizing methodology, limitations, and ethical considerations at every step.
References
Image OSINT That Goes Beyond Tools (Issue 88)
OSINT Trends for 2026 | Office Stunt Doubles | Offline OSINT (Issue 89)
Anna’s Archive | ShadeMap | Waybien
Investigating X Account Locations at Scale


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