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| Battlefield Greenland | 23 Jan 2026 | 00:45:15 | |
Former senior Danish intelligence officer Jacob Kaarsbo talks about Trump’s murky designs on Greenland and NATO. https://jacobkaarsbo.substack.com/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| Will the Iranian Regime Survive? | 16 Jan 2026 | 00:51:04 | |
Two prominent Iranian-American journalists, Jason Rezaian of the Washington Post and Hooman Majd of NBC News, say the regime may be losing its grip. Jason Rezaian https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/jason-rezaian/ Hooman Majd Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| What’s the Covert Action Plan for Venezuela? | 07 Nov 2025 | 00:50:29 | |
Veteran war reporter and Latin America expert Doug Farah throws cold water on Trump’s campaign against Nicholas Maduro. Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| A CIA EPITAPH ON 9/11 | 14 Sep 2023 | 00:31:26 | |
Jeff talks with retired former CIA Al Qaeda expert Cindy Storer
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| Sex, Lies and Women at the CIA | 25 Aug 2023 | 00:34:06 | |
Jeff talks with CIA operations veteran Laura Thomas about the gains and losses for women at the spy agency. Follow Laura Thomas On Twitter - Laura Thomas (@laurae_thomas) Substack The Action Line Read Laura’s piece Espionage is a Man's World - by Laura Thomas Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey where you can give us feedback, too. http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| A CIA Family Drama | 11 Aug 2023 | 00:39:14 | |
Jeff talks with John Hadden, author of “Conversations with a Masked Man: My Father, the CIA, and Me." Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short
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| Oppenheimer’s Origin | 28 Jul 2023 | 00:43:04 | |
Jeff Stein talks with Kai Bird, co-author of “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer.” Follow Kai Bird https://twitter.com/Kaibird123 “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer” https://www.kaibird.com/book/book_details/1 Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| CIA-CHINA SPY WARS: Real and Imagined | 13 Jul 2023 | 00:32:12 | |
David Ignatius talks about his new thriller “The Tao of Deception.” Follow David Ignatius https://twitter.com/IgnatiusPost Read “The Tao of Deception” https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2023/tao-of-deception-david-ignatius/ Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| CIA’s RUSSIA CHALLENGE | 30 Jun 2023 | 00:40:19 | |
Jeff talks with top former CIA Russia hand John Sipher about spy agency ops and Moscow’s leadership crisis.
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| The Forever Spies | 02 Jun 2023 | 00:44:15 | |
Jeff talks with Calder Walton, author of “Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West.” Calder Walton https://twitter.com/calder_walton Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West https://www.amazon.com/Spies-Epic-Intelligence-Between-East-ebook/dp/B0BHTMFTLS/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2MI0 Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| The Senator Who Roped the CIA | 17 May 2023 | 00:45:43 | |
Journalist James Risen speaks with Jeff Stein about his new book on Sen. Frank Church’s unprecedented investigation of CIA misdeeds, from assassination plots to LSD mind-control experiments to spying on Americans. James Risen https://twitter.com/JamesRisen1 The Last Honest Man https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/james-risen/the-last-honest-man-senator/ Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| Behind the Bust of China’s Brash New York Spy Base | 20 Apr 2023 | 00:36:10 | |
Former CIA and DoD Chinese espionage expert Nicholas Eftimiades talks with Jeff about Beijing’s newly aggressive covert campaigns against pro-democracy activists in the US. Nick Eftimiades https://twitter.com/neftimiades https://www.linkedin.com/in/eftimiades/ Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpyTalker Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: https://twitter.com/talk_spy Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack https://www.spytalk.co/ Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| That Monster Leak | 14 Apr 2023 | 00:30:39 | |
Legendary retired CIA officer Jim Lawler talks with Jeff about the massive leak of highly classified Pentagon documents. Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| The CIA's Contrarian | 31 Oct 2025 | 01:10:45 | |
After spending years tracking Al Qaeda, former analyst Gina Bennett talks to SpyTalk about her storied career, her new spy novel and the rising threat of "politicized misogyny." Gina Bennett Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| JITTERS: Can FBI Stop Extremist Violence This Time? | 04 Apr 2023 | 00:37:29 | |
Law enforcement and extremist reporter Ali Winston says the FBI is getting better, but radicals are metastasizing. Ali Winston Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| Ukraine Air War Heats Up | 17 Mar 2023 | 00:30:47 | |
David Cenciotti, founding editor of The Aviationist, speaks with SpyTalk about the collision of a Russian warplane and a US MQ-9 reconnaissance drone and news that Poland is transferring four MiG-29s to Ukraine. Our Guest: David Cenciotti https://twitter.com/cencio4 The Aviationist https://twitter.com/TheAviationist https://theaviationist.com/ Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpyTalker Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: https://twitter.com/talk_spy Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack https://www.spytalk.co/ Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| Intelligence Tricks, from Covert to Overt Covert Ops | 25 Feb 2023 | 00:39:04 | |
Political scientist, author, and senior aide to the chair of the Church Committee Loch Johnson joins Jeff to talk about oversight of intel agencies; the political weaponization of intel; and more. Loch Johnson Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| YET ANOTHER SPY AGENCY SECURITY BREECH | 03 Feb 2023 | 00:42:14 | |
The McGonigal scandal is just another chapter in a pathetic history of outrageous security lapses at the FBI, CIA and NSA, says investigative reporter James Bamford, author of SPYFAIL: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America’s Counterintelligence. Follow our guest: James Bamford https://mobile.twitter.com/washauthor Spy Fail https://www.amazon.com/Spyfail-Saboteurs-Collapse-Americas-Counterintelligence/dp/1538741156/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1673890947&sr=8-1 Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| Are Spies Sociopaths? | 20 Jan 2023 | 00:37:05 | |
Former top CIA officer James Lawler says the manipulation practiced by agent handlers could be described as sociopathic. We talk about that and his latest thriller. Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| THE BORDER: INSECURITY AND INTEL | 08 Sep 2022 | 00:25:27 | |
In part two of his interview with SpyTalk former DHS "border czar" Alan Bersin discusses with Jeanne Meserve obstacles to securing the southern border against human smugglers and traffickers.
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| DATA AND THE DRUG WAR | 01 Sep 2022 | 00:34:02 | |
Former DHS "border czar" @AlanBersin talks with @JeanneMeserve about how poor intelligence sharing is hampering the fight against transnational criminal organizations, and how new technologies could help conquer the problem. Follow Alan Bersin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlanBersin Follow Jeanne Meserve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeanneMeserve https://www.jeannemeserve.com/ Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| The Threat Matrix | 25 Aug 2022 | 00:37:52 | |
In the aftermath of the Salman Rushdie attack Colin Clarke of the Soufan Group gives his assessment of Iran's capability to strike within the US. Jeanne Meserve also talks with FBI veteran J.J. Klaver about the impact ongoing attacks may be having on the bureau and its work.
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| Rage on the Right | 18 Aug 2022 | 00:49:37 | |
Expert analysis of the online and real life fallout from the Mar-a-Lago search with Heidi Beirich of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism. And Rita Katz of the SITE Intelligence Group tells Jeanne Meserve the internet has rewritten the terrorist playbook for both domestic extremists and jihadis. Follow our Guests on Twitter: Heidi Beirich https://twitter.com/heidibeirich https://twitter.com/globalextremism Rita Katz https://mobile.twitter.com/Rita_Katz https://twitter.com/siteintelgroup Follow Jeanne Meserve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeanneMeserve https://www.jeannemeserve.com/ Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| Eyes in the Sky and on the Ground | 11 Aug 2022 | 00:33:53 | |
How will a new Iranian spy satellite change dynamics in the Middle East? Jeanne Meserve discusses with Iran expert John Krzyzaniak of the Wisconsin Project for Nuclear Arms Control. And Jill Dougherty, former CNN Moscow bureau chief, looks at how Russia's clampdown on information is impacting intelligence agencies. Follow our Guests on Twitter: John Krzyzaniak https://twitter.com/john_krzyzaniak https://twitter.com/WisconsinProj Jill Dougherty https://mobile.twitter.com/jillrussia/ https://twitter.com/TheWilsonCenter Follow Jeanne Meserve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeanneMeserve https://www.jeannemeserve.com/ Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| The Shadow World of Foreign Policy Lobbyists | 24 Oct 2025 | 00:49:52 | |
Ken Vogel talks about his new book, Devils’ Advocates: The Hidden Story of Rudy Giuliani, Hunter Biden, and the Washington Insiders on the Payrolls of Corrupt Foreign Interests. Follow Ken Vogel on Twitter Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| Getting the Bout | 04 Aug 2022 | 00:35:14 | |
With a possible prisoner swap in the offing, SpyTalk explores the suspected intelligence ties of Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout with Stephen Braun, co-author of Merchant of Death: Money, Guns, Planes, and the Man Who Makes War Possible. Jeanne also talks with journalist Jill Dougherty, who met Bout face to face. Follow our Guest on Twitter: Stephen Braun Merchant of Death: Money, Guns, Planes, and the Man Who Makes War Possible https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1033695.Merchant_of_Death Jill Dougherty https://mobile.twitter.com/jillrussia/ Follow Jeanne Meserve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeanneMeserve https://www.jeannemeserve.com/ Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| Internal Upheaval in Ukraine | 28 Jul 2022 | 00:18:03 | |
Are Russian collaborators undermining Ukraine's war effort? Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked two top officials who he says failed to root out Russian sympathizers and spies within their agencies. Jeanne discusses the problem and its impact with Olga Lautman, senior fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis and co-host of the Kremlin File podcast. Follow our Guest on Twitter: Olga Lautman https://twitter.com/OlgaNYC1211 Kremlin File podcast https://twitter.com/Kremlinfile Center for European Policy Analysis Follow Jeanne Meserve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeanneMeserve https://www.jeannemeserve.com/ Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| Trust and Theft | 21 Jul 2022 | 00:42:33 | |
John Taylor, co-author of The Psychology of Spies and Spying, tells Jeanne Meserve how important trust is in a profession that is all about treachery and deceit. August Cole of the Atlantic Council talks to Jeff Stein about China’s theft of military technology. Guests: John Taylor - The Psychology of Spies and Spying August Cole - https://twitter.com/august_cole Follow Jeanne Meserve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeanneMeserve https://www.jeannemeserve.com/ Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| Neo-Nazi Spy; Blindspots in Space | 14 Jul 2022 | 00:52:49 | |
The USA and China are in a new space race. Astrophysicist at Rhea Space Activity, Shawn Usman, talks about securing cislunar space with Jeanne Meserve. Leigh Baldwin co-wrote “Follow The Leader” in The Atavist which tells the tale of a German Neo-Nazi spy who worked for Putin. Jeff Stein talks with him about the piece. Guests: Leigh Baldwin - Read “Follow the Leader” - https://magazine.atavist.com/follow-the-leader-nazi-putin-sonntag-cold-war/ Shawn Usman - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawn-usman-8b4169169/ Rhea Space Activity https://www.rheaspaceactivity.com/ Follow Jeanne Meserve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeanneMeserve https://www.jeannemeserve.com/ Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| Shape Changes: Right-Wing Extremists and the US-Russia Cold War (originally aired 1/6/2022) | 08 Jul 2022 | 00:54:22 | |
Originally released on January 6, 2022 This week: Jeanne Meserve talks with the Atlantic Council’s Jared Holt about the evolving face of right-wing extremism. Joe Weisberg, creator of the hit spy drama “The Americans,” defends his argument on ending the Cold War with Russia with Jeff Stein. Jared Holt https://twitter.com/jaredlholt https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/jared-holt/ Joe Weisberg https://twitter.com/joeweisberg https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/12/17/russia-united-states-cold-war/ Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short
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| Best Estimates and Underground Nukes | 30 Jun 2022 | 00:46:44 | |
Former CIA intelligence analyst Gail Helt discusses US intelligence strengths and weaknesses with Jeff Stein. Deputy Director, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Matthew Kroenig talks about North Korea’s nuclear capabilities and ambitions with Jeanne Meserve Guests: Matthew Kroenig The Atlantic Council Gail Helt Follow Jeanne Meserve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeanneMeserve https://www.jeannemeserve.com/ Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| Of Spies and Dirty Wars | 23 Jun 2022 | 00:40:54 | |
Former Deputy CIA Director John McLaughlin and Jeanne Meserve discuss the case of a deep cover Russian spy rolled up in Holland. Mossad’s war on Iran gets scrutinized by Middle East expert Jonathan Broder and Jeff Stein. Guests: Jonathan Broder John McLaughlin https://twitter.com/jmclaughlinSAIS Follow Jeanne Meserve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeanneMeserve https://www.jeannemeserve.com/ Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| “Broken” | 16 Jun 2022 | 00:48:50 | |
Former top CIA, Pentagon, and State Department intelligence official Carl Ford tells Jeff Stein US intelligence is “broken.” Domestic extremism expert Jon Lewis discusses the uptick in white supremacist violence with Jeanne Meserve Guests: Carl Ford The Footnote Jon Lewis https://twitter.com/Jon_Lewis27 The Program on Extremism at George Washington University Follow Jeanne Meserve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeanneMeserve https://www.jeannemeserve.com/ Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| Behind the Masks | 09 Jun 2022 | 00:54:52 | |
Is Putin really sick? Former CIA medical officer Leslie Pyenson assesses signs of Putin’s failing health with Jeanne Meserve, and author Jefferson Morley discusses his new book, Scorpions’ Dance: The President, the Spymaster, and Watergate, with Jeff Stein. Guests: Leslie Pyenson Jefferson Morley https://twitter.com/jeffersonmorley Follow Jeanne Meserve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeanneMeserve https://www.jeannemeserve.com/ Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| Afghanistan Relations; Domestic Terrorism | 02 Jun 2022 | 00:51:15 | |
Former President of the FBI Agents Association and retired FBI Special Agent, Tom O’Connor talks about the need for a domestic terrorism law in the United States. Also, political scientist at Rand, Andrew Radin discusses options the US has with future relations with Afghanistan. With Jeff Stein and Jeanne Meserve. Guests: Tom O'Connor https://twitter.com/tfoconnor83 Andrew Radin https://twitter.com/andrewmradin https://twitter.com/RANDCorporation Read the Report Andrew Co-authored: “Engage, Isolate, or Oppose American Policy Toward the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA1540-1.html Follow Jeanne Meserve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeanneMeserve https://www.jeannemeserve.com/ Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| How Real is "A House of Dynamite"? | 17 Oct 2025 | 00:49:46 | |
Former White House Situation Room Director Larry Pfeiffer Talks Fear and Facts with SpyTalk. Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| Treachery | 26 May 2022 | 00:46:29 | |
Former CIA officer Robert Baer talks about the CIA’s unresolved search for another Russian mole in its ranks, while diplomatic historian Kelly McFarland addresses the ramifications of Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian wheat exports. With Jeff Stein and Jeanne Meserve. Guests: Robert Baer Robert Baer: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks Kelly McFarland https://twitter.com/McFarlandKellyM Sound Off - Supporting Veterans on Their Terms Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short
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| Going Mental | 19 May 2022 | 00:54:15 | |
Cult expert Steven Hassan talks with Jeanne Meserve about deprogramming racist murderers and ex-CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos tells Jeff Stein about a new mobile app to reduce suicides among counterterrorism veterans. Guests: Steven Hassan, PhD https://twitter.com/CultExpert Marc Polymeropoulos Sound Off - Supporting Veterans on Their Terms Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short
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| Revelations | 12 May 2022 | 00:52:30 | |
Newly declassified FBI and UK documents on Saudi intrigues in the 9/11 attacks are discussed by former FBI Supervisory Agent Mark Rossini, and reporter Haley Britzky talks about her exposé of brutal harassment at the Marine Corps Intelligence School. With Jeff Stein and Jeanne Meserve. Guests: Haley Britzky Mark Rossini https://twitter.com/MarkRossini Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short
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| Deep Dive | 05 May 2022 | 00:51:27 | |
Christopher Drew, author of the definitive book on submarine espionage past and present, talks with Jeff Stein. And we dig into the new bestseller The Bin Laden Papers with author and New America Senior Fellow Nelly Lahoud. Guests: Christopher Drew https://www.facebook.com/chris.drew.9250 https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/23829.Christopher_Drew Nelly Lahoud https://www.newamerica.org/our-people/nelly-lahoud/ https://yalebooks.co.uk/display.asp?K=9780300260632 Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short
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| Space Spies and China’s New Move | 28 Apr 2022 | 00:45:11 | |
Robert Cardillo, former head of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, talks anti-satellite warfare and Oval Office briefings, while China’s stealth move into the Solomon Islands is analyzed by The Soufan Group’s Mollie Saltskog. With Jeanne Meserve and Jeff Stein. Guests: Robert Cardillo https://twitter.com/cardillogroup Mollie Saltskog https://twitter.com/TheSoufanGroup https://twitter.com/TheSoufanCenter Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short
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| THE NEW COLD WAR | 21 Apr 2022 | 00:56:58 | |
Robert Cardillo, former head of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, discusses the role of spy satellites in Ukraine and how images can be spoofed, while investigative reporter and author Scott Anderson dissects the differences between the old Cold War with Russia and the emerging new one. With Jeanne Meserve and Jeff Stein. Guests: Robert Cardillo https://twitter.com/cardillogroup Scott Anderson https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/633/scott-anderson/ Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short
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| Russian Killers, American Plotters | 14 Apr 2022 | 00:56:45 | |
Jeanne Meserve talks with retired Army Gen. Kevin Ryan about the Russian military’s chaos in Ukraine, while journalist Janet Reitman dissects the FBI’s mishaps in the Michigan Wolverine Watchmen trial with Jeff Stein. Guests: Brigadier General Kevin Ryan (U.S. Army retired) https://twitter.com/Kennedy_School https://twitter.com/BelferCenter Janet Reitman, Journalist Covering National Security and Extremism https://twitter.com/janetreitman https://twitter.com/NewAmerica Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short
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| Covert Actions: Russia and China | 07 Apr 2022 | 00:50:37 | |
Intelligence historian Tim Weiner talks with Jeff Stein about CIA ops against Russia from the Cold War onward, and Chinese espionage expert Nick Eftimiades discusses Beijing’s covert campaigns against US-based dissidents with Jeanne Meserve. Guests: Tim Weiner https://twitter.com/Folly_and_Glory Nicholas Eftimiades: https://twitter.com/neftimiades https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/nicholas-eftimiades/ Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short
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| SPIES AND NEO-NAZIS | 31 Mar 2022 | 00:43:35 | |
Veteran former CIA operations officer Lucy Kirk talks with Jeff Stein about changes in the spy game since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and leading extremism scholar Daveed Gartenstein-Ross goes deep on Ukraine’s neo-Nazi problem with Jeanne Meserve. Guests: Daveed Gartenstein-Ross Lucy Kirk: https://www.lucykirkauthor.com/ Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short
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| Jamming up the Russians | 24 Mar 2022 | 00:56:34 | |
Former Navy electronic warfare expert Bryan Clark talks about techniques the US can use to spoof Russian troops, and Adam M. Smith, who focused on sanctions in the Obama administration, details the challenges of separating oligarchs from their hidden stashes. With cohosts Jeff Stein and Jeanne Meserve. Guests: Bryan Clark: https://twitter.com/HudsonInstitute Adam M. Smith Former Senior Advisor to the Director of the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) https://www.gibsondunn.com/lawyer/smith-adam-m/ Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short
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| Jake Tapper’s Terror Case Detective Yarn | 10 Oct 2025 | 00:55:03 | |
In a new book the CNN anchor unspools the inside story of a unique terrorism case. Jake Tapper Race Against Terror Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter:
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| Nuclear Risks and Putin's Quest for Glory | 17 Mar 2022 | 00:42:36 | |
Former CIA officer and former head of Department of Energy intelligence Rolf Mowatt-Larssen assesses the risks in Vladimir Putin's takeover of Ukraine's nuclear power stations in a conversation with Jeanne Meserve. And Lawrence Wilkerson, retired US Army Colonel and former chief of staff to General Colin Powell, tells Jeff Stein that this brutal war is Putin's attempt to secure a revered place in Russian history. Guests: Rolf Mowatt-Larssen: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/rolf-mowatt-larssen Lawrence Wilkerson https://www.belfercenter.org/person/rolf-mowatt-larssen Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short
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| Russia’s Dirty Tricks | 10 Mar 2022 | 00:48:50 | |
“Maverick strategist” Sean McFate, a former private mercenary, talks about the Ukraine deployment of Russia’s paramilitary Wagner Group, while ex-senior CIA ops officer Gregory Sims says US security officials should “expect the unexpected” not to be caught flat-footed by a cornered Vladimir Putin, including big “surprises" like 9/11 and Pearl Harbor. Guests: Sean McFate: https://twitter.com/seanmcfate Gregory Sims https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-sims-b39a1115a?trk=pulse-article_main-author-card https://www.thecipherbrief.com/experts/gregory-sims Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short
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| Options for Fighting Russians in Ukraine | 03 Mar 2022 | 00:43:50 | |
Former CIA officer Douglas London talks about covert possibilities against the Russians with Jeff Stein. Former Cyber Command and NSA Chief Mike Rogers talks about the cyber side of the war with Jeanne Meserve. Guests: Douglas London: https://mobile.twitter.com/douglaslondon5 Admiral Michael S. Rogers, USN, Ret. Take our listener survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short
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