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Secrets and Spies Podcast: Current Affairs | Geopolitics | Intelligence
Secrets & Spies
Frequency: 1 episode/12d. Total Eps: 280

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Extra Shot Teaser: Privacy vs. national security, threats to democracy, Ukraine aid, and the state of the Royal Navy
samedi 31 août 2024 • Duration 01:05:32
Take our anonymous listener survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MSRSSSP
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/
Support Secrets and Spies
Become a “Friend of the Podcast” on Patreon for £3/$4: www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSpies
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Subscribe to our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVB23lrHr3KFeXq4VU36dg
For more information about the podcast, check out our website: https://secretsandspiespodcast.com
Connect with us on social media
Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/SecretsAndSpies
Instagram: https://instagram.com/secretsandspies
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Facebook: https://facebook.com/secretsandspies
Spoutible: https://spoutible.com/SecretsAndSpies
Secrets & Spies Listener Survey 2024
Season 8 · Episode 60
mercredi 28 août 2024 • Duration 03:12
Before we start the new season, we wanted to hear from you about your thoughts on the podcast and if there is anything you would like us to do.
Please take part in our anonymous listener survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MSRSSSP
Thank you for taking the time to participate in our survey and for all your support over the year.
Connect with us on social media.
BLUE SKY https://bsky.app/profile/secretsandspies.bsky.social
TWITTER twitter.com/SecretsAndSpies
FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/secretsandspies
INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/secretsandspies/
SPOUTIBLE https://spoutible.com/SecretsAndSpies
Secrets and Spies is produced by Films & Podcasts LTD.
Music by Andrew R. Bird
S8 Ep51: How the KGB and the FSB attempt to subvert Western democracies with Mark Hollingsworth
Season 8 · Episode 51
vendredi 5 juillet 2024 • Duration 01:16:36
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/
Support Secrets and Spies:
Become a “Friend of the podcast” on Patreon for £3 www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSpies
Buy merchandise from our shop: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/60934996?asc=u
Subscribe to our Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVB23lrHr3KFeXq4VU36dg
For more information about the podcast, check out our website: https://secretsandspiespodcast.com/
Connect with us on social media.
BLUE SKY https://bsky.app/profile/secretsandspies.bsky.social
TWITTER twitter.com/SecretsAndSpies
FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/secretsandspies
INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/secretsandspies/
SPOUTIBLE https://spoutible.com/SecretsAndSpies
Secrets & Spies is produced by Films & Podcasts LTD.
S7 Ep8: Hope Not Hate and the Walk-In with Nick Lowles
Season 7 · Episode 8
jeudi 27 octobre 2022 • Duration 01:05:47
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
For more information about the podcast, check out our website: https://secretsandspiespodcast.com/
Secrets and Spies is part of the Spy Podcast Network. Check out our other excellent spy-related podcasts here: https://www.spypodcasts.com/
You can support Secrets and Spies in a few ways:
* Subscribe to our Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVB23lrHr3KFeXq4VU36dg
* Become a “Friend of the podcast” on Patreon for £3 www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSpies
* You can buy merchandise from our shop: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/60934996?asc=u
Connect with us on social media
TWITTER twitter.com/SecretsAndSpies
FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/secretsandspies
Check out our short spy film “THE DRY CLEANER” which is now available to buy on Apple TV & Amazon Prime.
Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/j_KFTJenrz4
S7 Ep7: Ukraine Update with Dr Taras Kuzio
Season 7 · Episode 7
jeudi 13 octobre 2022 • Duration 54:44
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
https://twitter.com/TarasKuzio
Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here: https://soundcloud.com/andrewbirduk
For more information about the podcast, check out our website: https://secretsandspiespodcast.com/
Secrets and Spies is part of the Spy Podcast Network. Check out our other excellent spy-related podcasts here: https://www.spypodcasts.com/
You can support Secrets and Spies in a few ways:
* Subscribe to our Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVB23lrHr3KFeXq4VU36dg
* Become a “Friend of the podcast” on Patreon for £3 www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSpies
* You can buy merchandise from our shop: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/60934996?asc=u
Connect with us on social media
TWITTER twitter.com/SecretsAndSpies
FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/secretsandspies
Check out our short spy film “THE DRY CLEANER” which is now available to buy on Apple TV & Amazon Prime.
Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/j_KFTJenrz4
S7 Ep6: Espresso Martini 1
Season 7 · Episode 6
samedi 1 octobre 2022 • Duration 01:25:33
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/
Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird). You can check out his work here: https://soundcloud.com/andrewbirduk
For more information about the podcast, check out our website: https://secretsandspiespodcast.com/
Secrets and Spies is part of the Spy Podcast Network. Check out our other excellent spy-related podcasts here: https://www.spypodcasts.com/
You can support Secrets and Spies in a few ways:
* Subscribe to our Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVB23lrHr3KFeXq4VU36dg
* Become a “Friend of the podcast” on Patreon for £3 www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSpies
* You can buy merchandise from our shop: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/60934996?asc=u
Connect with us on social media
TWITTER twitter.com/SecretsAndSpies
FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/secretsandspies
Check out our short spy film “THE DRY CLEANER” which is now available to buy on Apple TV & Amazon Prime.
Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/j_KFTJenrz4
S7 Ep5: Philby, Angleton and JFK
Season 7 · Episode 5
samedi 24 septembre 2022 • Duration 49:10
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
For more information about the podcast, check out our website: https://secretsandspiespodcast.com/
Secrets and Spies is part of the Spy Podcast Network. Check out our other excellent spy-related podcasts here: https://www.spypodcasts.com/
You can support Secrets and Spies in a few ways:
* Subscribe to our Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVB23lrHr3KFeXq4VU36dg
* Become a “Friend of the podcast” on Patreon for £3 www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSpies
* You can buy merchandise from our shop: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/60934996?asc=u
Connect with us on social media
TWITTER twitter.com/SecretsAndSpies
FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/secretsandspies
Check out our short spy film “THE DRY CLEANER” which is now available to buy on Apple TV & Amazon Prime.
Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/j_KFTJenrz4
S7 Ep4: Western Foreign Fighters and the Yazidi Genocide
Season 7 · Episode 4
samedi 3 septembre 2022 • Duration 01:01:31
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/
Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here: https://soundcloud.com/andrewbirduk
For more information about the podcast, check out our website: https://secretsandspiespodcast.com/
Secrets and Spies is part of the Spy Podcast Network. Check out our other excellent spy-related podcasts here: https://www.spypodcasts.com/
You can support Secrets and Spies in a few ways:
* Subscribe to our Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVB23lrHr3KFeXq4VU36dg
* Become a “Friend of the podcast” on Patreon for £3 www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSpies
* You can buy merchandise from our shop: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/60934996?asc=u
Connect with us on social media
TWITTER twitter.com/SecretsAndSpies
FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/secretsandspies
Check out our short spy film “THE DRY CLEANER” which is now available to buy on Apple TV & Amazon Prime.
Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/j_KFTJenrz4
S7 Ep3: Heat 2 with Meg Gardiner
Season 7 · Episode 3
mardi 9 août 2022 • Duration 40:19
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
For more information about the podcast, check out our website: https://secretsandspiespodcast.com/
Secrets and Spies is part of the Spy Podcast Network. Check out our other excellent spy-related podcasts here: https://www.spypodcasts.com/
You can support Secrets and Spies in a few ways:
* Subscribe to our Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVB23lrHr3KFeXq4VU36dg
* Become a “Friend of the podcast” on Patreon for £3 www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSpies
* You can buy merchandise from our shop: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/60934996?asc=u
Connect with us on social media
TWITTER twitter.com/SecretsAndSpies
FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/secretsandspies
Check out our short spy film “THE DRY CLEANER”, which is now available to buy on Apple TV & Amazon Prime. Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/j_KFTJenrz4
S7 Ep2: The Wayward Assassin with former CIA analyst Susan Ouellette
Season 7 · Episode 2
vendredi 29 juillet 2022 • Duration 01:00:20
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
For more information about the podcast, check out our website: https://secretsandspiespodcast.com/
Secrets and Spies is part of the Spy Podcast Network. Check out our other excellent spy-related podcasts here: https://www.spypodcasts.com/
You can support Secrets and Spies in a few ways:
* Subscribe to our Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVB23lrHr3KFeXq4VU36dg
* Become a “Friend of the podcast” on Patreon for £3 www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSpies
* You can buy merchandise from our shop: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/60934996?asc=u
Connect with us on social media
TWITTER twitter.com/SecretsAndSpies
FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/secretsandspies
Check out our short spy film “THE DRY CLEANER” which is now available to buy on Apple TV & Amazon Prime.
Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/j_KFTJenrz4