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Episode 300
Nine years after nervously recording episode one, Shane Whaley celebrates a major Spybrary Spy Podcast milestone: episode 300.
In this reflective…
11 hours ago
Bestselling Author Brad Thor on Choke Point, Netflix's Cold Zero, and Spy Fiction
Episode 302
Brad Thor has sold over 25 million thriller books. Tim Shipman welcomes Brad Thor on Spybrary to discuss Choke Point, the 25th Scot Harvath thriller,…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Espionage Historian Reveals 5 Must-Read British Spy History Books
Episode 296
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Cold War Spy Files - Britain's Secret Fakers: The Cold War's Hidden Propaganda War with Rory Cormac
Episode 301
What happens when Britain fights the Cold War with typewriters, fake pamphlets, covert publishers, and even pretend hippies?
On this episode of Sp…
4 weeks ago
Jack Carr's Cry Havoc — Did This Le Carré Fan Finish It?
Episode 298
I'm Shane Whaley — a self-confessed "guile over guns" spy fiction reader who has always preferred le Carré's slow burn spy novels to military firefi…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Dark Truth About the Cambridge Five | Stalin's Apostles with Antonia Senior
Episode 299
If you think you already know the Cambridge Five story, think again.
In this episode of Spybrary, Shane Whaley is joined by journalist and author An…
2 months ago
She Judges Crime Fiction's Biggest Prizes — Here Are Her 5 Favourite Spy Books!
Episode 289
One of crime fiction's most trusted voices reveals her 5 best spy novels. In our latest Spybrary Dead Drop Five series, crime fiction critic Ayo Onat…
2 months, 1 week ago
'He Gave Me Information About Spying That Frightened The Life Out of Me!' (and inspired The New Spy)
Episode 295
Guest host Matthew Hurst sits down with author Michael Dylan to explore his debut spy thriller The New Spy. Dylan shares his unconventional journey f…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Remembering Len Deighton: The Outsider Who Revolutionised Spy Fiction
Episode 297
We share the sad news that renowned spy novelist Len Deighton has passed away at 97. We pay tribute to his incredible work, discussing why he was con…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
He Wrote Spy Game. Now He's Written an Epic CIA Saga | Michael Frost Beckner
Episode 293
What happens when a legendary screenwriter turns decades of espionage ideas into an epic literary spy saga? On this episode of the Spybrary podcast, …
3 months ago