Chris and Matt are enjoying a late-summer break. Please enjoy this episode of Extra Shot, our bonus show for Patreon subscribers, originally aired May 11th, 2024. Secrets and Spies will return for season 9 with a new Espresso Martini on September 14th.

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Reporting discussed in the episode

"Asio boss says privacy ‘not absolute’ as he urges social media companies to do more on extremism" by Josh Butler | The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/24/asio-boss-says-privacy-not-absolute-as-he-urges-social-media-companies-to-do-more-on-extremism

"Autocracies Are Winning the Information War" by Tom Nichols | The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/05/the-plot-to-discredit-democracy/678315/

"Putin’s Propagandists Rage Against the Republican ‘Betrayal’" by Julia Davis | CEPA: https://cepa.org/article/putins-propagandists-rage-against-the-republican-betrayal/

"The Royal Navy is going through difficult times" by Stavros Atlamazoglou | Sandboxx News: https://www.sandboxx.us/news/royal-navy-woes/

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Hello, everyone. We just wanted to say a huge thank you for your support during season 8. We will be starting Season 9 on the 14th of September.

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On today’s episode, Chris speaks with author and journalist Mark Hollingsworth about his book Agents of Influence, which looks at how the KGB attempted to subvert Western democracies during the Cold War and how its replacement agency, the FSB, attempts to do the same now.

Check out Mark’s website for information about him, his book and his other work: https://markhollingsworth.co.uk/

And get a copy of “Agents of Influence” here: https://markhollingsworth.co.uk/agents_of_influence/

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In this episode, we are joined by Nick Lowles from Hope Not Hate.  

Hope Not Hate is the real organisation behind ITV’s The Walk-In.

Nick joins us to discuss the work of Hope Not Hate, and he gives us an overview of the far-right in Britain today. 

We also discuss a Far Right plot by the terrorist group National Action to murder Labour MP, Rosie Cooper. That plot was foiled by a National Action member who objected to violence and became an informant for Hope Not Hate. The plot to murder Rosie Cooper has now been turned into an excellent ITV television drama called “The Walk-In.”

Find out more about Hope Not Hate here: https://hopenothate.org.uk/

You can connect with Nick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lowles_nick

Watch "The Walk-In" on ITV player here: https://www.itv.com/hub/the-walk-in/2a7556a0005

Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here: https://soundcloud.com/andrewbirduk

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In this episode, we are joined again by Dr Taras Kuzio, discussing the latest developments on Russia’s war against Ukraine. 

Taras Kuzio is a professor of political science at the National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy and the author of Russian Nationalism and the Russian-Ukrainian War (2022) and Fascism and Genocide: Russia’s War Against Ukrainians (2023). 

You can connect with him on Twitter
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Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here: https://soundcloud.com/andrewbirduk


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We have a brand new show on Secrets & Spies! Welcome to episode one of Espresso Martini.

Once a month, Chris Carr & Matt Fulton will pick out stories that catch their eye about espionage, terrorism, geopolitics and pretty much anything that relates to the themes of the podcast.

In episode one, we look at the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II, who died at the beginning of September. According to "C", the head of MI6, Britain's foreign intelligence service, Queen Elizabeth was the longest serving reader of intelligence briefs. 

We then look at a Russian Spy in Italy who tried to get close to service NATO members. We also take a look at Russia's latest citizen, Edward Snowden, who was a former employee of the CIA & NSA.

Other topics discussed in the podcast are the nuclear threat from Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine, Luxury Nuclear bunkers and the world's most famous spy, James Bond, celebrating 60 years on screen.

Topics and links to articles discussed:

Her Majesty's Secret Service becomes His Majesty’s Secret Service. Her Majesty the Queen dies after a 75-year reign.
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/yorkshire-post/20220909/281547999727062

Russian Spy at NATO: Socialite, Widow, Jeweller, Spy: How a GRU Agent Charmed Her Way Into NATO Circles in Italy
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2022/08/25/socialite-widow-jeweller-spy-how-a-gru-agent-charmed-her-way-into-nato-circles-in-italy/

Snowden becomes a Russian citizen.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63036991

Ronald Pelton, a convicted spy for the Soviets, dies aged 80
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/09/16/ronald-pelton-nsa-spy-dead/

The CIA turns 75! As part of the CIA’s 75 birthday celebrations, they opened up its refurbished museum to journalists:  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63023876

Writing tips about uncertainty from a former CIA officer who worked on the Presidential Daily Brief
https://medium.com/@aaronbman/writing-tips-from-the-pdb-conveying-uncertainty-ccf9769ee031

The growing nuclear threat posed by Putin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/26/putin-nuclear-threat-bluff-us-biden-response/

Apocalypse hacking; Luxury nuclear bunkers for rich people
https://www.cnet.com/science/features/inside-the-survival-condo-nuclear-bunker-protecting-the-ultrarich-hacking-the-apocalypse/

James Bond 60th
https://variety.com/2022/film/global/james-bond-007-barbara-broccoli-michael-g-wilson-1235378239/

The Walk In
In the UK on ITV, a new 5 part terrorist drama based on a true story called “The Walk In.”
https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week40/walk

Jack Ryan returns in December
https://collider.com/jack-ryan-season-3-release-date-john-krasinski-prime-video/?utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_campaign=Echobox-CL&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1PT1ROgJb4mB08l1qb-LMH3IFFCHhCWzOyTWOsIpORjnQBFkum7wAh8sA#Echobox=1664374912

The Old Man on Disney plus in the UK
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5645432/


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On today's podcast, I am joined by Dr Anthony Wells, and we discuss his latest book, “Crossroads in Time: Philby & Angleton A Story of Treachery”, which looks at the relationship between Kim Philby and James Jesus Angleton. The book also takes a look at if Angleton, whilst at the CIA, could have done more to prevent the assassination of President John F Kennedy in 1963.

You can get a copy of “Crossroads in Time” here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crossroads-Time-Philby-Angleton-Treachery-ebook/dp/B09Y7R55SG/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1EB2LGU13Z5ET&keywords=CROSSROADS+IN+TIME&qid=1663851282&s=digital-text&sprefix=crossroads+in+time%2Cdigital-text%2C52&sr=1-2

And you can read more of Anthony’s writing here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anthony-Wells/e/B08DMYF75P?ref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share


Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird). You can check out his work here: https://soundcloud.com/andrewbirduk


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On today's podcast, Liam Duffy from the Counter Extremism Project. In this episode, we discuss Liam’s report on Western Foreign Fighters and the Yazidi Genocide.

You can read Liam’s report here: https://www.counterextremism.com/press/cep-report-launch-western-foreign-fighters-and-yazidi-genocide

And you can read more of his writing here: https://unherd.com/author/liam-duffy/


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On our 100th podcast, we are joined by best-selling novelist Meg Gardiner, and we discuss “Heat 2”, which she co-authored with legendary film director Michael Mann.

Heat 2 is available here: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/heat-2-michael-mannmeg-gardiner?variant=40050976129058

You can find out more about Meg at her website: http://meggardiner.com/

You can follow Meg on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/MegGardiner1

You can follow Michale Mann on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/MichaelMann


Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here: https://soundcloud.com/andrewbirduk

This episode was edited by Rob Daniel 

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Secrets and Spies is part of the Spy Podcast Network. Check out our other excellent spy-related podcasts here: https://www.spypodcasts.com/ 

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We are joined by former CIA analyst Susan Ouellette on today's podcast. We discuss her novel “The Wayward Assassin”, and we talk about how the Chechen war influenced her book.

You can find out more about Susan at her website below: https://www.susanouellette.com/


Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird)
You can check out his work here: https://soundcloud.com/andrewbirduk

This episode was edited by Rob Daniel

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Secrets and Spies is part of the Spy Podcast Network. Check out our other excellent spy-related podcasts here: https://www.spypodcasts.com/


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On today's podcast, we are joined by Michael Frost Beckner. Michael was the writer of my favourite spy film “Spy Game”. He joins us to discuss the making of that film and we also look at his TV show “The Agency” which was the first TV show to get access to the CIA headquarters and it had direct assistance from the CIA on certain stories and episodes.

You can find out more about Michael at the following links below:

• IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0065847/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelFBeckner
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelfrostbeckner/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelFrostBecknerAuthor/
• Website: http://www.michaelfrostbeckner.com/

Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here: https://soundcloud.com/andrewbirduk

This episode was edited by Rob Daniel For more information about the podcast, check out our website: https://secretsandspiespodcast.com/


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On today's podcast, we are joined by authors Catherine McGlynn and Shaun McDaid. 

In this episode, we discuss their writing and research on Radicalisation and Counter-Radicalisation in Higher Education. 

You can get a copy of their book here: https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/9781787560024

This episode was edited by Rob Daniel

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Secrets and Spies is part of the Spy Podcast Network. 

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In this episode, we are joined by former CIA officer and investigative journalist Frank Snepp. 

Frank Snepp won the CIA's second-highest award, the Medal of Merit, for his intelligence work in Vietnam. He went on to become a CIA whistleblower, a US Supreme Court precedent-maker; a Peabody award-winning investigative journalist, and the author of two CIA memoirs.
Frank recently published a very detailed article titled "Putin's Plan B for Ukraine", which delves into two murky peace plans connected to Russian intelligence and associates of former President Donald Trump. 

In the last section of the podcast, we look at the situation today and discuss how the war in Ukraine could end.

You can read Frank's article "Putin’s Plan B For Ukraine: The Trump Primer" here: http://franksneppexclusives.com/?p=468

You can connect with Frank here:
Website: franksnepp.com; franksneppexclusives.com.
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On today’s episode, Matt speaks to former senior CIA officers and now co-founders of Spycraft Entertainment, John Sipher and Jerry O’Shea, to discuss their podcast, Mission Implausible.

In their careers with the clandestine service, John and Jerry, in a sense, created conspiracies, convincing terrorists and hostile foreign governments to believe things that were not true. Now, they’re looking into past and present conspiracy theories to assess what’s real and what isn’t and explore why so many are eager to believe the most outlandish ideas.

Listen and subscribe to Mission Implausible: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-mission-implausible-146774875/

Spycraft Entertainment: https://spycraftentertainment.com/

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On this podcast, I am joined by Robert Mazur, and we discuss his book “The Betrayal”, which looks at his time working undercover against the Cali cartel for the DEA.

Robert previously worked undercover for US Customs against the Medellin cartel in the legendary  “Operation C-Chase”. That story was later turned into an excellent film called “The Infiltrator”, and Robert was played by Bryan Cranston from “Breaking Bad.”

You can get a copy of Robert’s excellent book here:
https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-betrayal-the-true-story-of-my-brush-with-death-in-the-world-of-narcos-and-launderers/9781785788390

You can find more about Robert at his website here:
https://www.robertmazur.com/


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Music 

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On today's podcast, I am joined by Sam Lichtenstein. Sam is Director of Analysis at RANE, the Risk Assistance Network and Exchange

In this episode, we discuss Sam’s articles about the impact of the Ukraine War on Russian Espionage activity in Europe. 

Sam’s Articles 

To read Sam’s articles, you can subscribe to Stratfor Worldview here: 
https://cloud.subscribe.stratfor.com/worldview (just $1 for 4 weeks)

The Impact of the Ukraine War on Russian Espionage in Europe, Part I 

The Impact of the Ukraine War on Russian Espionage in Europe, Part II

RANE

To find out more about RANE, please visit their website here:
https://www.ranenetwork.com/


Secrets and Spies is part of the Spy Podcast Network. 

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Music 

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On today's podcast, I am joined by former CIA officer and fellow podcaster Andrew Bustamante. We discuss his excellent website “Everyday Spy” which enables people to learn valuable lessons from the world of intelligence and apply them in their everyday life. Andrew also shares his thoughts and insights on the war on Ukraine towards the end of the episode.

Check out Andrew’s website here: https://everydayspy.com/

And his excellent podcast “Everyday Espionage” is here: https://everydayspy.com/podcast/

Andrew also supports the Mountain Seed Foundation which are doing vital humanitarian work in Ukraine. Please visit their website here: https://mountainseedfoundation.org/


Secrets and Spies is part of the Spy Podcast Network. Check out our other excellent spy-related podcasts here: https://www.spypodcasts.com/


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On todays podcast we are joined by Dan Kaszeta, who is chemical and biological weapons expert. He is also the author of the fantastic book “Toxic” which is a history of nerve agents from Nazi German to Putin’s Russia. On this episode we discuss the conspiracy theories around so called “Bio Labs” and we also discuss the potential use of Chemical and Nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine.

You can find out more and connect with Dan here: https://twitter.com/DanKaszeta

You can also buy a copy of his book “Toxic” here: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/Kaszeta


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Hi everyone

Just a quick shoutout, I was a guest on an excellent podcast called “Spy Hards”. On that episode we discuss one of my favourite spy movies “Spy Game”, directed by Tony Scott and starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt.

You can listen to the episode here:

https://www.podpage.com/spyhards/081-spy-game-2001/

You can connect with “Spy Hards” here: https://linktr.ee/SpyHards

I hope you enjoy it 

On todays podcast we are joined by Macer Gifford and we discuss his book “Fighting Evil”, which looks at the controversial topic of volunteer fighters who joined the Kurds in the fight against ISIS.

You can find out more and connect with Macer here: https://twitter.com/macergifford

Episode edited by Rob Daniel

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On todays podcast I am joined by Dr Taras Kuzio from the Henry Jackson society. Dr Kuzio wrote a great book called “Putin's War Against Ukraine: Revolution, Nationalism, and Crime”. 

On this episode we take a look at the background to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 

You can also visit Dr Kuzio’s website here:
http://www.betweeneuropeandrussia.com/

You can also visit the Henry Jackson Society here:
https://henryjacksonsociety.org/


Episode edited by Rob Daniel

Our film “The Dry Cleaner” has been released!

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Today we are joined by Dr. Precious N Chatterje-Doody who co-authored the book “Russia Today and Conspiracy Theory” with with Dr Ilya Yablokov

On this episode we discuss how Russia Today has covered the Russian invasion of Ukraine. And we also take a look at the recent banning of the channel in the EU, UK and America.

The book is available with here: https://www.routledge.com/Russia-Today-and-Conspiracy-Theories-People-Power-and-Politics/Yablokov-Chatterje-Doody/p/book/9780367224677# 


You can also visit Dr Chatterje-Doody’s website here: https://www.preciouschatterjedoody.com 

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On todays special podcast about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we are joined by Edward Lucas. Edward is the author of the 2008 book “The New Cold War”. He has been warning us for many years of an increasing aggressive Russian foreign policy dictated by President Vladimir Putin.

You can find out more about Edward Lucas here: https://www.edwardlucas.com/about

Podcast Edited by Rob Daniel 



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On today’s episode, Matt is joined by terrorism experts Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware to discuss their book, "God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America.” Both are fellows at the Council on Foreign Relations and teach at Georgetown University. Their book examines the far-right’s long embrace of political violence as a tactic, its proliferation through social media, and provides a range of policy advice to counter this movement and extremism in democratic societies.

Purchase God, Guns, and Sedition: https://www.amazon.com/God-Guns-Sedition-Far-Right-Terrorism/dp/0231211228

Bruce and Jacob’s work for the Council on Foreign Relations:

https://www.cfr.org/expert/bruce-hoffman

https://www.cfr.org/expert/jacob-ware

Follow Bruce and Jacob on Twitter:

https://x.com/hoffman_bruce

https://x.com/Jacob_A_Ware


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Marc Polymeropoulos - Clarity in a Crisis

On this episode we are joined by former senior CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos and we discuss his book “Clarity in a Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the CIA”

You can find out more about Marc and get a copy of his book on his website: https://marcpolymeropoulos.com/


Our film “The Dry Cleaner” has been released!

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Hello everyone, this is just a quick update about the podcast and upcoming episodes.

This is a link to the Warships Pod episode I was on about the Ukraine crisis
https://pod.fo/e/10808c

Our film “The Dry Cleaner” has been released!

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On this episode I am joined by former CIA analyst turned author David McCloskey.

David has written a fantastic new spy novel called Damascus Station”. I have to be honest David’s book is brilliant and sits in my favourite spy novels of all time.

On this episode David and I take a look at the situation in Syria, and look at how those real life elements informed his writing. 

And we ask the burning question…. Will the CIA hotdog machine return in David’s next book?

Tune in to find out more

You can connect with David and get a copy of “Damascus Station” via David’s website: https://www.davidmccloskeybooks.com/


Our film “The Dry Cleaner” has been released!

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Music 

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On this episode we are joined by Bradley W. Hart and Ron Drabkin, who have both been researching the life of Fredrick Rutland. Fredrick Rutland was a British war hero who was nicknamed “Rutland From Jutland” and it is alleged that he may have been a spy for the Japanese intelligence services in the build-up to World War Two.  
You can read Bradley and Ron’s paper on Fredrick Jutland here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08850607.2020.1871252
Also the story has recently been reported in the Hollywood Reporter https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/beverly-hills-spy-world-war-ii-pearl-harbor-1235069393/

Our film “The Dry Cleaner” has been released!
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Music 
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On this episode we are joined by Dr Precious.Chatterje-Doody and we discuss her book which she co-authored with Dr Ilya Yablokov called “Russia Today and Conspiracy Theory: People, Power and Politics of RT” 

The book is available with a 20% discount here (Use the code SOC21) : https://www.routledge.com/Russia-Today-and-Conspiracy-Theories-People-Power-and-Politics/Yablokov-Chatterje-Doody/p/book/9780367224677# 


You can also visit Dr Chatterje-Doody’s website here: https://www.preciouschatterjedoody.com 


Our film “The Dry Cleaner” has been released!

Check out the trailer here: youtu.be/j_KFTJenrz4 And you can buy the film here: www.drycleanercast.co.uk/watchthefilm


Music 

Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here: 
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On this episode we are joined by Toby Harnden and we discuss his new book “First Casualty” that takes a look at the first CIA team that went into Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks. The book also focuses on CIA officer Mike Spann who was tragically killed on that operation and became the first American casualty in the Afghan War.

You can get a copy of the book here:https://tobyharnden.com/first-casualty/

You can find out more about Toby’s work on his website: https://tobyharnden.com/


Our film “The Dry Cleaner” has been released!

Check out the trailer here: youtu.be/j_KFTJenrz4 And you can buy the film here: www.drycleanercast.co.uk/watchthefilm


Music 

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On this episode we are joined by Dr Helen Fry and we discuss her fantastic new book “Spymaster” that takes a look at the life and work of MI6 officer Thomas Kendrick

You can get a copy of the book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spymaster-Man-Who-Saved-MI6/dp/0300255950/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=helen+fry+spymaster&qid=1633709106&sr=8-1

You can find out more about Helen’s work on her website: https://www.helen-fry.com/

You can also connect with her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrHelenFry and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DrHelenFry


Our film “The Dry Cleaner” has been released!

Check out the trailer here: youtu.be/j_KFTJenrz4 And you can buy the film here: www.drycleanercast.co.uk/watchthefilm


Music 

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On this episode we are joined by author Mark Simmons and we discuss his book “Ian Fleming’s War”


You can get a copy of the book here: https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/ian-fleming-s-war/9780750993265/



Our film “The Dry Cleaner” has been released!

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Music 

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On this episode we are joined by author Tom Parker and we reflect on the legacy of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Tom has written a fantastic in-depth book called “Avoiding the Terrorist Trap”.  

You can get a copy of the book here: https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/p995

You can follow Tom on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/tdgparker


Our film “The Dry Cleaner” has been released!

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Music 

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We are joined by counterterrorism analyst Angie Gad and we reflect on the legacy of 9/11.

You can connect with Angie on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/Angieslyst 


Our film “The Dry Cleaner” has been released!

Check out the trailer here: youtu.be/j_KFTJenrz4 And you can buy the film here: www.drycleanercast.co.uk/watchthefilm


Music 

Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here: 
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On today’s show, we are going to look at reports about private messages from the leader of Hamas, criticisms of Europe’s outdated approach to China, a former CIA officer and FBI linguist pleading guilty to spying for China, and a potential plot from ISIS-K foiled in the US.

Then we will move to our Patreon only show “Extra Shot” we will look at Europe on high alert to Russian sabotage, Russian backed online efforts to disrupt the Olympics, a Fugitive sheriff from Florida who has a new career as an online propagandist in Russia and we will wrap up looking at a piece about Chinese espionage efforts in the west.  

You will need to be a Patreon subscriber to get access to Extra Shot. Click here to subscribe and listen to Extra Shot:
 https://www.patreon.com/posts/extra-shot-15th-106240850?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link


Articles discussed

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/11/middleeast/sinwar-hamas-israel-ceasefire-hostage-talks-intl/index.html

https://thediplomat.com/2024/06/in-the-new-cold-war-europes-approach-to-china-is-already-outdated/

https://apnews.com/article/cia-fbi-officer-spying-china-56865d1f194b94c014afcef9c53b0b30

https://apnews.com/article/islamic-state-border-fbi-homeland-security-7088e6f665f095ad38186cafe69bbddd

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/tajikistan/new-recruiting-ground-isis

On Extra Shot we look at

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/30/europe-on-high-alert-after-suspected-moscow-linked-arson-and-sabotage

https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2024/06/02/russia-cyber-bots-disinformation-2024-paris-olympics/

https://www.newsguardtech.com/special-reports/john-mark-dougan-russian-disinformation-network/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmm33rm32veo


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On this brief podcast, I just wanted to take a moment to share my memories of 9/11 in London 20 years ago. 

I also wanted to give you a quick update about the podcast. We will have two 9/11 specials over the following week. 

The podcast will then take a break over October and return on Friday 5th November and continue once a month, with the odd extra episode if time allows.

I just want to say if anyone listening was affected in 9/11 you are in my thoughts on this anniversary.

License to Parent

On today’s podcast we are joined by former CIA officer Christina Hillsberg, who has written a fantastic book about how she and her husband Ryan have used their CIA training to raise resourceful and self-sufficient children.
 
Christina’s book is great as it gives a real snap shot of how CIA officers think and gives practical examples of how they use that training in their day to day lives. I personally think the book is great for spy buffs and it is also a great self-help book for adults who don’t plan to raise children but want to sharpen their own personal skills. There is literally something for everyone in this book!

You can find out more about Christina and Ryan’s story and their book here: https://www.christinahillsberg.com/


Our film “The Dry Cleaner” has been released!

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On this episode we are joined Dr Ayesha Ray who is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Kings College in Pennsylvania.

We discuss the situation in Afghanistan, the media and online reaction to the fall of Kabul.  We also take a look at the wider geo-political consequences of the Taliban take over of Afghanistan and we discuss why Pakistan supports them.

It’s quite a packed episode!

You can follow Dr Ray on twitter here: https://twitter.com/DrAyeshaRay


Our film “The Dry Cleaner” has been released!

Check out the trailer here: youtu.be/j_KFTJenrz4 And you can buy the film here: www.drycleanercast.co.uk/watchthefilm


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On this episode of Secrets & Spies, we are joined by former CIA officer and Peabody Award-winning investigative journalist Frank Snepp.

Frank was a CIA officer who served in the Vietnam war and he was there at the fall of Saigon, so in light of the recent events in Afghanistan we take a look at the similarity and differences between the fall of Saigon and Kabul.

We also discuss the intelligence picture that led up to the chaotic scenes we have witnessed as US and NATO forces attempt to evacuate personnel and Afghan allies from Afghanistan.

Frank has asked me to add this about the fall of Saigon:

"Because of US Ambassador Graham Martin’s reluctance to accelerate departures and risk upsetting the “controlled conditions he thought were needed for a diplomatic solution to the military crisis, the pullout from Saigon devolved into every man and woman for themselves. 
Every agency battled for seat space on outgoing aircraft, violating the quotas assigned to each one. Vietnamese girlfriends and maids were often shoehorned into evacuee lists ahead of Vietnamese who had loyally at great hazard worked with US agencies in sensitive positions.  On the last day of the war there was no master list in the embassy of the Vietnamese at highest risk and most deserving of being flown to safety. 
As Snepp points out in his memoir of these events, Decent Interval, nearly 52,000 people were lifted out of Vietnam in the month of April 1975 on American military aircraft – 6,763 Americans and roughly 46,000 Vietnamese and other third-party personnel. Counting people who departed by commercial carriers, undocumented black flights and the 6,000 who came out by barge the total number of evacuees for which the embassy could claim some responsibility that month was 65,000.  Another 65,000 escaped on their own just before the Communist takeover and in the two years that followed, bringing the total evacuees for that period to 140,000.
Ambassador Martin told Congress in early 1976 that 22,294 Vietnamese employed by US agencies had been evacuated by April 30 of the previous year. That was a small fraction of the indigenous employees of these agencies and their families – 90,000. To judge from Martin’s figures less than one third of these deeply imperiled people benefitted from the airlift.
Only the Defense Attaché’s Office which had largely controlled available aircraft and the boarding process, came close to evacuating all the “locals” on its payroll, 3,800. But Colonel William Le Gro, who headed DAO intelligence operations, later acknowledged that only 20 percent of the Vietnamese whom his staff had ushered onto outgoing aircraft were truly high risk.
Out of the 1,900 “indigenous employees” of the CIA station only about 500 were finally evacuated – together with 2,000 others including family members who had enjoyed privileged contacts with the Agency over the years." 
You can read more about Frank’s experiences in Vietnam in his excellent books “Decent Interval” and “Irreparable Harm” which are both available to buy via Frank’s website:http://franksnepp.com/

Frank’s journalism and other writings can be viewed on his blog: franksneppexclusives.com/

Check out our past interview with Frank about the CIA mission in Vietnam
https://pod.fo/e/213e1

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On this episode of Secrets & Spies, we are joined by Rolf Mowatt-Larssen. 

Rolf is a senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, Belfer Centre, prior to that appointment he was the Director of Intelligence & Counter Intelligence at the US Department of Energy. Before that he served in the CIA for 23 years as an intelligence officer.

On this podcast we discuss future intelligence threats such climate change, WMD’s, Chemical Weapons and more.

You can find out more about Rolf here: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/rolf-mowatt-larssen

And you can get an copy of his excellent memoir “A State of Mind: Faith and the CIA.” https://amzn.to/3eBqUeN

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On today’s podcast we are joined by Ben West and we take a look at money laundering, its connection to organised crime and an FBI sting operation called “Trojan Shield”
 
Ben is a Senior Global Security Analyst with Stratfor, a RANE company.

You can read Ben's two articles on money laundering here:

https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/basics-money-laundering-how-criminal-organizations-move-illicit-revenue-legal-economy 
https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/basics-money-laundering-case-studies

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On 28th June 2016 I recorded my first interview for the podcast.

Back then the podcast was called “The Dry Cleanercast” named after my film “The Dry Cleaner” and now the podcast is “Secrets & Spies”

I have decided to re-air the first episode with a little behind the scenes story about the recording of that first interview.

You can find out more about Meredith Tax and her two books “The Double Bind” & “A road unforeseen” here at here website: https://www.meredithtax.org/book.php

Thank you for listening to the podcast for five years.

Keep an ear out for Season Six starting on Friday 2nd July



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On this episode of “Secrets and Spies”, we are joined by author and former intelligence officer Anthony Wells

We discuss Anthony’s excellent book “Between Five Eyes”, which takes a detailed look at UK-US intelligence through a personal lens based on working uniquely for UK intelligence as a British citizen and US intelligence as a US citizen.   You can find out more the book here: https://www.casematepublishers.com/between-five-eyes.html#.YLntCuvTWjg     Our film “The Dry Cleaner” has been released!   Check out the trailer here: youtu.be/j_KFTJenrz4 And you can buy the film here: www.drycleanercast.co.uk/watchthefilm   MUSIC

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On this episode of “Secrets and Spies”, we are re- joined by author Tim Tate

We discuss his latest book “The Spy Who Was Left Out In The Cold” which takes a look at Polish intelligence officer Michal Goleniewski who became one of the West’s most effective Cold War spies. 

Michal has largely been written out of western intelligence history. 

Join us on the podcast to find out why.

You can find out more the book which is available from 27th May here: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/112/1120299/the-spy-who-was-left-out-in-the-cold/9781787634015.html

You can find out more about Tim’s previous work here: https://timtate.co.uk/ and connect with him on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/TimTateBooks


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On this episode of “Secrets and Spies”, we are joined by author Henry Hemming

We discuss his book “Our Man in New York” which takes a look at the history of the secretive BSC and its mysterious spymaster William Stephenson. Henry and I discuss the myth and facts of BSC’s operations in the US prior to America joining the fight in World War 2

You can find out more about Henry and his book here:
http://henryhemming.com/


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Hi all, we hope you are well. Sadly, due to work commitments on Chris's side, there will be no show this weekend. We will return next weekend.

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On today’s podcast we are joined by Ben West and we take a look at economic espionage past, present and future.    Ben is a Senior Global Security Analyst with Stratfor, a RANE company. 
You can read Ben's reports here:

Understanding Economic Espionage: The Future

Understanding Economic Espionage: The Present

Understanding Economic Espionage: The Past


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“Hitler’s American Friends” 

On this of “Secrets and Spies”, we are joined by author Bradley W. Hart

We discuss his book “Hitler’s American Friends” which takes a look at the history of Nazi sympathisers in America before and during World War Two. 

You can get a copy of Bradley’s book here:
https://t.co/HcyUt8s6mB?amp=1

And you can connect with Bradley on Twitter here:
https://twitter.com/DrBHart


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On this special COVID-19 episode of “Secrets and Spies”, we are joined by author and expert Dan Kaszeta

We discuss what is known about COVID-19, we take a look at the vaccines now available and we tackle some of the myths and conspiracy theories that have grown online since the pandemic began.

Dan is a Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) security specialist. He previously served in the US Army and the US Secret Service. Dan is also the author of 'Toxic' which looks at the history of nerve agents from Nazi Germany through to Putin’s Russia.

So we are in good company on this episode!

You can get a copy of Dan’s book “Toxic” here: www.hurstpublishers.com/book/toxic/

And you can connect with Dan on Twitter here:
https://twitter.com/DanKaszeta


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