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Season 10
Chris is under the weather this weekend, so in place of Espresso Martini we’re sharing his conversation with former CIA analyst Yaya Fanusie. They dig into the national security and geopolitical stak…
Published on 7 hours ago
Europe’s Not Waiting for America with Shane Harris
Season 10 Episode 12
Shane Harris joins Matt to discuss his recent piece in The Atlantic, “Europe Is Answering Putin’s Challenge.” From drone incursions over the Baltic to Trump’s transactional diplomacy, Shane unpacks h…
Published on 6 days, 10 hours ago
Reality Winner on the Leak That Changed Her Life
Season 10 Episode 11
In this special conversation, Chris speaks with Reality Winner — the former Air Force linguist and NSA contractor who leaked evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election and served the …
Published on 1 week, 6 days ago
Espresso Martini | Gaza’s Fragile Peace, a UK Spy Trial Collapses, and How U.S. Research Fuels China’s Military
Season 10 Episode 10
A fragile ceasefire in Gaza, the collapse of a UK spy trial, and a damning new report on China’s exploitation of U.S. defense research—Chris and Matt unpack a pivotal few weeks in global politics and…
Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago
John le Carré's Tradecraft with Dr. Jessica Douthwaite
Season 10 Episode 9
Chris speaks with historian Dr. Jessica Douthwaite, co-curator of John le Carré: Tradecraft at Oxford’s Bodleian Library. They explore how le Carré—born David Cornwell—approached his extensive resear…
Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago
The Grave Robber: Inside the FBI’s Art Crime Team and Its Most Unusual Case with Tim Carpenter
Season 10 Episode 8
Former FBI agent Tim Carpenter led the Bureau’s Art Crime Team, chasing down everything from stolen masterworks to looted antiquities. In this conversation, he joins Chris to discuss his new book The…
Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago
Race Against Terror with Jake Tapper
Season 10 Episode 7
CNN’s Jake Tapper joins Matt to discuss his new book Race Against Terror, a gripping true story of the US hunt and prosecution of an al-Qaeda fighter named Spin Ghul. They trace the case’s origins in…
Published on 1 month ago
Espresso Martini | Hegseth’s Lecture, an NYC SIM Farm Bust, Spies in a Shutdown, and MI6’s Silent Courier
Season 10 Episode 6
This week, Chris and Matt break down Pete Hegseth’s speech at Quantico, where he and President Trump summoned 800 generals and admirals for what turned out to be a culture-war lecture on grooming sta…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Train Like a Spy with SpyQ
Season 10 Episode 5
On todays special podcast, Chris is joined by Gavin Stone and James Foster to discuss “Spy-Q,” a tradecraft-for-civilians training event that turns elicitation, deception detection, influence, behavi…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Syria After Assad with Aaron Zelin
Season 10 Episode 4
Nearly a year after Bashar al-Assad fled Damascus, Syria is struggling to chart a path forward. This week, Matt is joined by Aaron Zelin of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, who has just…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago