Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA 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, 4 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, 5 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, 5 months ago
There Will Be Blood
Episode 44
Retired Green Beret Col. David Maxwell discusses paramilitary options against Russian invaders in Ukraine, while former US-Iran nuclear deal negotiat…
4 years, 5 months ago
How Foreign Spies Infiltrate US Police—and more
Episode 43
Former top FBI counterspy Frank Figliuzzi tells Jeff Stein how foreign agents woo state and local US police, and Jeanne Meserve learns how satellite …
4 years, 5 months ago
Shape Changes: Right-Wing Extremists and the US-Russia Cold War
Episode 42
This week: Jeanne Meserve talks with the Atlantic Council’s Jared Holt about the evolving face of right-wing extremism. Joe Weisberg, creator of the …
4 years, 5 months ago
Possible Incursions and Future Insurrections
Episode 41
This week: Jeff Stein talks with contributing editor for Spytalk Jonathan Broder about Russia, Ukraine, NATO, and the United States; retired Major Ge…
4 years, 6 months ago
Military Spies and Military Subversives
Episode 40
Former DIA deputy director Doug Wise talks with Jeff Stein about the role of US military intelligence in Ukraine, and WRC-TV investigative reporter S…
4 years, 6 months ago
Smashed Plots and Then Some
Episode 39
This week: Jeff talks with former counterterrorism analyst at the CIA Aki Peritz about the largest counterterrorism investigation in history that foi…
4 years, 6 months ago
Warm Water, Cold Threats
Episode 38
Retired NCIS senior agent Mark Fallon discusses censorship of his exposés on Guantánamo & torture with Jeff Stein, and distinguished Jamaican futuris…
4 years, 6 months ago