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Episode 54
Veteran former CIA operations officer Lucy Kirk talks with Jeff Stein about changes in the spy game since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and leading e…
4 years, 4 months ago
Jamming up the Russians
Episode 53
Former Navy electronic warfare expert Bryan Clark talks about techniques the US can use to spoof Russian troops, and Adam M. Smith, who focused on sa…
4 years, 5 months ago
Nuclear Risks and Putin's Quest for Glory
Episode 52
Former CIA officer and former head of Department of Energy intelligence Rolf Mowatt-Larssen assesses the risks in Vladimir Putin's takeover of Ukrain…
4 years, 5 months ago
Russia’s Dirty Tricks
Episode 51
“Maverick strategist” Sean McFate, a former private mercenary, talks about the Ukraine deployment of Russia’s paramilitary Wagner Group, while ex-sen…
4 years, 5 months ago
Options for Fighting Russians in Ukraine
Episode 50
Former CIA officer Douglas London talks about covert possibilities against the Russians with Jeff Stein. Former Cyber Command and NSA Chief Mike Roge…
4 years, 5 months ago
Russian Spy Chiefs, Ukraine Hit Squads
Episode 49
Russian intelligence expert Filip Kovacevic profiles Putin’s spy bosses with Jeff Stein, and Foreign Policy magazine correspondent Amy Mackinnon deta…
4 years, 6 months ago
Inside Putin’s Brain—and the Soul of an Intel Warrior
Episode 48
Jeanne Meserve talks with Angela Stent, author of Putin’s World, and Jeff Stein catches up with former US Army Lt. Col. Ron Capps, who’s capturing th…
4 years, 6 months ago
A Spy’s Soul and a Pipe Bomb Mystery
Episode 47
Jeanne Meserve talks with The Soufan Group’s Colin Clarke about the unsolved mystery of the Jan. 6 pipe bombs case, and Jeff Stein plumbs a spy’s 'so…
4 years, 6 months ago
Spy Wars Over Ukraine
Episode 46
John Sipher, who once ran CIA operations against the Russians, talks about US options for dealing with an invasion of Ukraine, while Brian Murphy, a …
4 years, 6 months ago
Disconcerting Developments
Episode 45
The FBI’s explanations for its Jan. 6 failures don't add up, reporter Jason Paladino tells Jeff Stein. And Jeanne Meserve dives deep into the creepy …
4 years, 7 months ago