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S9 Ep61: Espresso Martini | Epstein Spy Rumors, Arctic Power Plays, and Trump’s Ukraine Reversal
Season 9 Episode 61
The MAGA movement cracks as Trump’s name surfaces in the Epstein files and his administration fails to deliver the promised disclosures. We unpack th…
1 year, 2 months ago
Service Announcement: Chris and Matt on DogShirtTV. No Espresso Martini this week, and a QAnon episode instead
Season 1 Episode 273
Hi eveyone. Chris & Matt will be on Benjamin Wittes & Alicia Wanless's YouTube show "Dog Shirt TV", talking about Secrets & Spies, its origins, our i…
1 year, 2 months ago
S9 Ep59: The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century with Tim Weiner
Season 9 Episode 59
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tim Weiner joins Matt to discuss The Mission, his new history of the CIA in the 21st century. They explore the agen…
1 year, 3 months ago
S9 Ep58: Iran’s Nuclear Future and Why Bombs Won’t Stop it with Joe Cirincione
Season 9 Episode 58
Matt is joined by nonproliferation expert Joe Cirincione to unpack what the recent US and Israeli strikes on Iran actually achieved—and what they did…
1 year, 3 months ago
S9 Ep57: Espresso Martini | NATO Navigates Trump, Presidential War Powers, and Ukraine Under Strain
Season 9 Episode 57
This week, Matt and Chris break down the recent NATO summit, where Trump’s presence loomed large—even as the alliance bent over backwards to avoid a …
1 year, 3 months ago
S9 Ep56: The Iran Intel and Tulsi Gabbard’s Future as DNI with Shane Harris
Season 9 Episode 56
The U.S. just carried out its most significant strikes on Iran in 45 years. President Trump declared victory, but his intelligence agencies aren’t s…
1 year, 3 months ago
S9 Ep55: Espresso Martini | Operation Midnight Hammer, Trump’s Claims, and What Comes Next
Season 9 Episode 55
This week, Chris and Matt return for an emergency deep dive on Operation Midnight Hammer, the largest US strike on Iran since 1979. They break down w…
1 year, 3 months ago
S9 Ep54: Espresso Martini | Israel vs. Iran, Trump Wavers, and Moscow’s China Paranoia
Season 9 Episode 54
This week, Chris and Matt dive into the war between Israel and Iran, now entering its second week, with President Trump weighing a direct US strike o…
1 year, 3 months ago
S9 Ep52: Espresso Martini | Operation Spiderweb, CIA’s Star Wars Fan Site, and the Mystery of RAT55
Season 9 Episode 52
Ukraine’s audacious drone assault on Russian airbases, codenamed Operation Spiderweb, leads this week’s episode, as Chris and Matt break down how Kyi…
1 year, 4 months ago
S9 Ep51: The Rise of the Greek Far Right with Patrick Strickland
Season 9 Episode 51
In this conversation, Patrick Strickland discusses his experiences as a conflict reporter, particularly focusing on the refugee crisis in Greece and …
1 year, 4 months ago