Podcast Episodes

Spies that Bind

Episode 14

Nicholas Eftimiades, a top expert on Chinese espionage, tells Jeff Stein he doubts reports that Beijing’s top counterspy defected to the US—but that …

5 years, 1 month ago

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Cold War Capers

Episode 13

Yes, there’s a real James Bond, and Jeanne Meserve chatted him up on the curses and blessings of having such a legendary moniker. And historian Audra…

5 years, 2 months ago

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‘Everybody knows somebody’

Episode 12

Terrorism expert Gina Ligon tells Jeanne Meserve that the Biden administration’s initiative on domestic extremism represents a ‘sea change’ in policy…

5 years, 2 months ago

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Meeting of the Minds

Episode 11

Ahead of presidents Putin and Biden meeting in Geneva, a psychiatrist puts the leader of Russia on the couch. Dr. Kenneth Dekleva, who served in the …

5 years, 2 months ago

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That Was Then

Episode 10

Chinese espionage poses a mortal threat to the US, former counterintelligence boss Bill Evanina tells Jeanne Meserve. And author Kai Bird talks with …

5 years, 2 months ago

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Cyber Counterpunch

Episode 9

On this special edition of SpyTalk, co-host Jeanne Meserve speaks with William Evanina, former Director of the United States National Counterintellig…

5 years, 2 months ago

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The Gathering Storms

Episode 8

Former top FBI domestic extremist specialist Tom O’Connor tells co-host Jeanne Meserve in a startling interview that he’s worried about another Timot…

5 years, 2 months ago

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Spies in the Soup

Episode 7

Jean Meserve talks with former Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Juliette Kayyem about the mess in DHS’ intelligence shop, and Jeff Stein intervi…

5 years, 3 months ago

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Panetta’s Regret

Episode 6

Former CIA Director and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta was praised in a multitude of articles and broadcasts marking the 10th anniversary of the e…

5 years, 3 months ago

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Has the CIA Lost Its Grip on the Middle East?

Episode 5

CIA clandestine services veteran and longtime Middle East hand Marc Polymeropoulos tells Jeff Stein that the CIA no longer prizes regional expertise,…

5 years, 3 months ago

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