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Author Debriefing: Manchu Princess, Japanese Spy: The Story of Kawashima Yoshiko, the Cross-Dressing Spy Who Commanded Her Own Army
Episode 163
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down (remotely) with biographer Phyllis Birnbaum to discuss her newest book, based on the life of Kawashima Yoshiko,…
10 years, 10 months ago
Author Debriefing: When Should State Secrets Stay Secret?: Accountability, Democratic Governance, and Intelligence
Episode 162
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Dr. Gen Lester to discuss her new book, When Should State Secrets Stay Secret. Lester’s book examines the …
10 years, 11 months ago
From CIA to Congress: An Interview with US Congressman Will Hurd
Episode 161
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Representative Will Hurd, a Republican from Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, to discuss his unique back…
10 years, 11 months ago
The Rosenbergs: The Definitive Debate
Episode 160
More than sixty years after their execution in June 1953 for conspiring to steal atomic secrets for the Soviet Union, debate still rages about the Ro…
10 years, 11 months ago
Intelligence and Arms Control: An Interview with Kelsey Davenport
Episode 159
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Kelsey Davenport, the Director for Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association, where she prov…
10 years, 11 months ago
Washington’s Spies: An Interview with Alexander Rose
Episode 158
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with historian and author Alex Rose, whose book Washington’s Spies: The Story of America’s First Spy Ring, is t…
11 years ago
From the SpyCast Vault: An Interview with Major General Michael Ennis
Episode 157
Former SPY Historian Mark Stout sat down with Marine Maj. Gen. (ret.) Mike Ennis to discuss human intelligence (HUMINT) within the Defense Department…
11 years ago
Author Debriefing | Operation Chowhound: The Most Risky, Most Glorious US Bomber Mission of WWII
Episode 156
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down (remotely) with Australian author Stephen Dando-Collins to discuss his new book, Operation Chowhound. Beginning…
11 years, 1 month ago
Intelligence in the Early Republic: An Interview with Ken Daigler
Episode 155
The history of American intelligence in the Revolution and Civil War has been extensively covered by both professional and amateur historians. But wh…
11 years, 2 months ago
Author Debriefing: The Hundred-Year Marathon: China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower
Episode 154
For more than forty years, the United States has played an indispensable role helping the Chinese government build a booming economy, develop its sci…
11 years, 2 months ago