Episode 402: Dialog: Peter Thiel's Secret Society
A Swiss hacktivist found a website's exposed code, and now the most powerful people on Earth are scrambling to explain why their names are in a secret society's leaked database. As a spokesperson for one actor named on the list said: "He'd like to know what the f-- he got himself into." Who are all these wealthy elites and why does it matter if they're rubbing elbows behind closed doors? This week's episode is Dialog: Peter Thiel's Secret Society.
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Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ Society, Wired: https://www.wired.com/story/leak-exposes-members-of-peter-thiels-secretive-dialog-society/
Data Leak Exposes Peter Thiel's Secret Dialog Network of Politicians, Regulators, and Tech Elites, Harici: https://harici.com.tr/en/data-leak-exposes-peter-thiels-secret-dialog-network-of-politicians-regulators-and-tech-elites/
Data Leak Unmasks Members of Peter Thiel's Elite, Secretive Dialog Society, The Washington Times: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/18/data-leak-unmasks-members-peter-thiels-elite-secretive-dialog-society/
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Hollywood Names Surface in Peter Thiel-Backed, Invite-Only Society, The Hollywood Reporter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hollywood-peter-thiel-secret-society-1236624737/
Is Cory Booker for Real? Why Democrats Should Think Twice Before Betting on the Senator From New Jersey, America2.news: https://america2.news/is-cory-booker-for-real-why-democrats-should-think-twice-before-betting-on-the-senator-from-new-jersey/
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sophia Bush Defend Ties to Peter Thiel's Secretive Dialog Group, The Hollywood Reporter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/joseph-gordon-levitt-sophia-bush-peter-thiel-dialog-group-1236626309/
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sophia Bush On Dialog Conference List, Deadline: https://deadline.com/2026/06/joseph-gordon-levitt-sophia-bush-dialog-peter-thiel-response-1236961559/
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Lone Dem Cory Booker Scrambles to Defend Confirming Ivanka Trump's Father-in-Law Charles Kushner, The Daily Beast: https://www.thedailybeast.com/lone-dem-cory-booker-scrambles-to-defend-confirming-ivanka-trumps-father-in-law-charles-kushner/
Moore's Office Disputes Dialog Ties. The Record Doesn't, Maryland Bay News: https://mdbaynews.com/2026/06/17/wes-moore-dialog-records-contradict-office-claims/
New Report Outs Ted Cruz as Member of Peter Thiel-Led Secret Society, San Antonio Current: https://www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-news/new-report-outs-ted-cruz-as-member-of-peter-thiel-led-secret-society/
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Peter Thiel Part 8: Epstein Files Show Palantir's Israel Partnership Began at Convicted Sex Offender's Dinner Table, Daily Kos: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/6/14/800051374/community/peter-thiel-part-8-epstein-files-show-palantirs-israel-partnership-began-at-convicted-sex-offenders-dinner-table/
Peter Thiel's Death of Kept Romantic Partner Is Being Investigated as a Suicide, The Intercept: https://theintercept.com/2023/03/23/peter-thiel-jeff-thomas/
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Peter Thiel's Network Was Super-Secret. A Data Leak Changed That, Straight Arrow News: https://san.com/cc/peter-thiels-dialog-network-was-super-secret-a-data-leak-changed-that/
Peter Thiel's Secret Dialog Society Exposed as Palantir Deepens South Florida Roots, Miami New Times: https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/peter-thiels-secret-society-exposed-as-palantir-deepens-south-florida-roots-40559039/
Peter Thiel's Secret Dialog Society Leak Exposes Elon Musk, Ted Cruz and Cory Booker Among 113 Names, IBTimes UK: https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/secretive-dialog-society-exposed-members-revealed-1803509
Peter Thiel's Secretive Retreats Bring Attention to Dialog Group and Influential Members, NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/peter-thiel-dialogue-retreats-leak/
Resistance Hero Cory Booker Was Only Dem to Confirm Jared Kushner's Dad to Plum Job, Jezebel: https://www.jezebel.com/resistance-hero-cory-booker-was-only-dem-to-confirm-jared-kushners-dad-to-plum-job/
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Ted Cruz Linked to Peter Thiel's Secret Network, Yahoo News: https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/ted-cruz-linked-peter-thiel-110000852.html
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