Iron Butterfly

On this very special season of Iron Butterfly Podcast, we’re going inside our first documentary feature film, titled The Power We Hold: Stories from Women Spies. This film features 10 of the most powerful women you’ve never heard of, and this season, we’ll get up close and personal with each of them. Each month, we’ll highlight a different woman, with each episode presented in two parts.
This thoughtful and deeply human episode features an intimate, wide-ranging conversation with Sue Gordon. Drawing from her more than three decades of service at the CIA and NGA, Sue shares profound insights and personal anecdotes, including a life-changing "meet-cute" moment and her passion for Duke basketball. We explore her collaboration with Sally Ride, her journey through cancer treatment, and how experiencing grief unexpectedly opened a doorway to deeper purpose and leadership. The episode beautifully illustrates how both joyful and painful life experiences shape the leaders we become.
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On this very special season of Iron Butterfly Podcast, we’re going inside our first documentary feature film, titled The Power We Hold: Stories from Women Spies. This film features 10 of the most powerful women you’ve never heard of, and this season, we’ll get up close and personal with each of them. Each month, we’ll highlight a different woman, with each episode presented in two parts.
For part two, we continue our episode with Carmen Medina—a retired Senior Federal Executive with 32 years in the intelligence community and former CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence. Carmen shares powerful stories from her groundbreaking career, reflects on leadership and innovation inside the intelligence world, and offers an inside look at the experiences that shaped her journey. This two-part conversation sets the stage for the season, exploring the power, resilience, and quiet influence of women who helped shape history from behind the scenes. 
Follow us on social media to catch us on the road this year as we travel to film festivals across the world. We might be coming to a city near you!
Instagram: @ironbutterflypodcast

YouTube: @IronButterflyMedia

Spotify: Iron Butterfly Podcast

To support The Iron Butterfly Podcast, visit our Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/IronButterflyPodcast 

To learn more about Iron Butterfly Media, check out our website: https://www.ironbutterflymedia.com/

On this very special season of Iron Butterfly Podcast, we’re going inside our first documentary feature film, titled The Power We Hold: Stories from Women Spies. This film features 10 of the most powerful women you’ve never heard of, and this season, we’ll get up close and personal with each of them. Each month, we’ll highlight a different woman, with each episode presented in two parts.
For episode one, part one, we’re joined by Carmen Medina—a retired Senior Federal Executive with 32 years in the intelligence community and former CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence. Carmen shares powerful stories from her groundbreaking career, reflects on leadership and innovation inside the intelligence world, and offers an inside look at the experiences that shaped her journey. This two-part conversation sets the stage for the season, exploring the power, resilience, and quiet influence of women who helped shape history from behind the scenes. 
Follow us on social media to catch us on the road this year as we travel to film festivals across the world. We might be coming to a city near you!
Instagram: @ironbutterflypodcast

YouTube: @IronButterflyMedia

Spotify: Iron Butterfly Podcast

To support The Iron Butterfly Podcast, visit our Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/IronButterflyPodcast 

To learn more about Iron Butterfly Media, check out our website: https://www.ironbutterflymedia.com/

Welcome back for Part 2 of our Season 9 premiere of the Iron Butterfly Podcast that goes inside our first feature documentary film, The Power We Hold: Stories from Women Spies.
For five years, this podcast has been our way of amplifying stories from the most powerful women the world has never heard of. More than 100 episodes later, this community has grown into something much larger than we ever imagined.
You’ve seen our documentary trailer. You’ve heard our calls for support. And now, as we prepare to release our film to the world in 2026, we want to bring you inside our creative process and closer to the women at the center of this film. This project has always been shaped by the people who believe in it. It feels right to offer this season as a companion to the film, and to invite you along as we take this next step.
This season is our way of bringing you along for the ride.
In these two part episodes, we’re inviting you into deeper conversations with each woman from the film, covering her life, family, career, and the unseen moments that shaped who she is today. These are the parts of the story that don’t all fit into a 70-minute film, but deserve a home.
Thank you for walking with us. We’re proud to share this new chapter with you!
Follow us on social media to catch us on the road this year as we travel to film festivals across the world. We might be coming to a city near you!
Instagram: @ironbutterflypodcast

YouTube: @IronButterflyMedia

Spotify: Iron Butterfly Podcast

Apple: Iron Butterfly Podcast

To support The Iron Butterfly Podcast, visit our Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/IronButterflyPodcast 

To learn more about Iron Butterfly Media, check out our website: https://www.ironbutterflymedia.com/

Today, we’re launching a special Iron Butterfly Podcast season that goes inside our first feature documentary film, The Power We Hold: Stories from Women Spies.

This season is our way of bringing you along for the ride.
In these two part episodes, we’re inviting you into deeper conversations with each woman from the film, covering her life, family, career, and the unseen moments that shaped who she is today. These are the parts of the story that don’t all fit into a 70-minute film, but deserve a home.
Thank you for walking with us. We’re proud to share this new chapter with you!
Follow us on social media to catch us on the road this year as we travel to film festivals across the world. We might be coming to a city near you!
Instagram: @ironbutterflypodcast

YouTube: @IronButterflyMedia

Spotify: Iron Butterfly Podcast

Apple: Iron Butterfly Podcast

To support The Iron Butterfly Podcast, visit our Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/IronButterflyPodcast 

To learn more about Iron Butterfly Media, check out our website: https://www.ironbutterflymedia.com/