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Author Debriefing: Good Hunting, An American Spymaster’s Story
Episode 143
Jack Devine is one of the legendary spymasters of our time. He was in Chile when Allende fell; he ran Charlie Wilson’s war in Afghanistan; he had too…
11 years, 5 months ago
Author Debriefing: Double Agent, The First Hero of World War II and How the FBI Outwitted and Destroyed a Nazi Spy Ring
Episode 142
Leading up to the US entry into WWII, Germany set up a sophisticated and productive espionage ring, which effectively utilized well-placed German Ame…
11 years, 5 months ago
Tinker, Tailor, Shortstop, Spy: An Interview with Former CIA Analyst Bryan Soderholm-Difatte Part 1
Episode 141
Baseball has been played in the United States since the mid-19th Century, and from the very beginning teams were trying to gain a competitive edge ag…
11 years, 5 months ago
Terrorists, Double Agents, and European Domination (Part 1)
Episode 139
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Paul Cruickshank and Tim Lister of CNN to discuss their new book Agent Storm: My Life Inside Al Qaeda and …
11 years, 7 months ago
Terrorists, Double Agents, and European Domination (Part 2)
Episode 140
Join SPY Historian Vince Houghton as he continues his conversation with Paul Cruickshank and Tim Lister of CNN. Both men share their expertise on ISI…
11 years, 7 months ago
Author Debriefing: Spies, Patriots, and Traitors: American Intelligence in the Revolutionary War
Episode 138
Nathan Hale and Benedict Arnold may be the most famous spies of the American Revolution, but they were hardly alone. George Washington’s use of spy n…
11 years, 7 months ago
Election Espionage: An Interview with NBC Chief Political Correspondent Chuck Todd
Episode 137
SPY Historian Dr. Vince Houghton sat down with NBC News Political Director and Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd to discuss the growing role…
11 years, 8 months ago
The Birth of British Intelligence Coordination: The Joint Intelligence Committee
Episode 136
SPY Historian Vince Houghton in joined by Dr. Michael Goodman of King’s College in London. Dr. Goodman is the official historian for the British Join…
11 years, 9 months ago
Author Debriefing: The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames
Episode 135
Pulitzer Prize- winning biographer Kai Bird gives the inside story of his compelling portrait of the remarkable life and death of one of the most imp…
11 years, 9 months ago
Author Debriefing: The Zhivago Affair: The Kremlin, the CIA, and the Battle Over a Forbidden Book
Episode 134
Travel back to a time when literature had the power to influence the world. Washington Post national security correspondent and former bureau chief …
11 years, 9 months ago