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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…
1 year 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…
1 year 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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1 year 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
https://x.com/jaketapper
Race Against Terror
https://www.s…
1 year 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.
D…
1 year ago
America on Trial
Episode 177
John Ryan and his gripping tale of yet more Guantanamo secrets.
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1 year, 1 month 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
https://lizharris.journoportfolio.com…
1 year, 1 month 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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1 year, 1 month 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 …
1 year, 1 month ago
Guerrilla War
Episode 173
24 years after his father’s assassination, anti-Taliban leader Ahmad Massoud vows stepped up resistance to Kabul regime. But Jon Lee Anderson of the …
1 year, 1 month ago