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What’s the Covert Action Plan for Venezuela?
Episode 183
Veteran war reporter and Latin America expert Doug Farah throws cold water on Trump’s campaign against Nicholas Maduro.
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9 months, 3 weeks ago
The CIA's Contrarian
Episode 182
After spending years tracking Al Qaeda, former analyst Gina Bennett talks to SpyTalk about her storied career, her new spy novel and the rising thre…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
The Shadow World of Foreign Policy Lobbyists
Episode 181
Ken Vogel talks about his new book, Devils’ Advocates: The Hidden Story of Rudy Giuliani, Hunter Biden, and the Washington Insiders on the Payrolls o…
10 months ago
How Real is "A House of Dynamite"?
Episode 180
Former White House Situation Room Director Larry Pfeiffer Talks Fear and Facts with SpyTalk.
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10 months, 1 week ago
Jake Tapper’s Terror Case Detective Yarn
Episode 179
In a new book the CNN anchor unspools the inside story of a unique terrorism case.
Jake Tapper
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Race Against Terror
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10 months, 2 weeks ago
David McCloskey Strikes Again
Episode 178
The acclaimed spy thriller author and ex-CIA analyst talks about his new novel, “The Persians,” set in the clandestine war between Israel and Iran.
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10 months, 3 weeks ago
America on Trial
Episode 177
John Ryan and his gripping tale of yet more Guantanamo secrets.
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11 months ago
Revealed: Interrogation Tapes of Saudi Suspect in 9/11 Case
Episode 176
Two British journalists find fresh evidence implicating a key Saudi suspect who escaped U.S. justice.
Liz Harris
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11 months, 1 week ago
Inside the Secret Hostage Talks
Episode 175
Wall Street Journal reporters Drew Hinshaw and Joe Parkinson talk about their new book “Swap” on the SpyTalk podcast.
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11 months, 2 weeks ago
Guerrilla War
Episode 174
24 years after his father’s assassination, anti-Taliban leader Ahmad Massoud vows stepped up resistance to the Kabul regime. But Jon Lee Anderson of …
11 months, 3 weeks ago