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SpyTalk
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SpyTalk lives at the intersection of intelligence operations, foreign policy, homeland security and military strategy. Co-hosted by veteran national security journalist Jeff Stein and former star CNN homeland security correspondent Jeanne Meserve, the podcast will feature exclusives by SpyTalk’s roster of longtime reporters, news and profiles of US and foreign spymasters and interviews with policymakers and expert authors. There’s nothing quite like it—a place for experts and lay persons alike, who enjoy national security scoops and insights by SpyTalk's subject matter experts.
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Connecting All the Dots
Dec 2, 202100:48:48Tap to summarizeHoover Institution cybersecurity expert Amy Zegart talks with Jeanne Meserve about the urgent need for US spy agencies to better exploit open source intelligence, and ‘Mindhunter’ coauthor Mark Olshaker discusses with Jeff Stein how two sex predators in the CIA got away with it.Follow:Amy Zegarthttps://twitter.com/amyzegarthttps://www.hoover.org/profiles/amy-zegartTake our listener survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortSubscribe to SpyTalk on Substackhttps://www.spytalk.co/Follow Jeanne Meserve on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JeanneMeservehttps://www.jeannemeserve.com/Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter:https://twitter.com/SpyTalkerFollow SpyTalk on Twitter:https://twitter.com/talk_spy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Hiding In Plain Sight
Nov 25, 202100:48:13Tap to summarizeThe CIA’s former chief of disguises tells Jeff Stein about some of her greatest capers, and Jeanne Meserve talks with author Garrett Graff about a top secret search for an Al Qaeda nuclear bomb. Follow our guests:Garrett Graffhttps://twitter.com/vermontgmgSubscribe to SpyTalk on Substackhttps://www.spytalk.co/Follow Jeanne Meserve on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JeanneMeservehttps://www.jeannemeserve.com/Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter:https://twitter.com/SpyTalkerFollow SpyTalk on Twitter:https://twitter.com/talk_spy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →SLINKING AROUND
Nov 18, 202100:55:21Tap to summarizeFormer senior CIA officer Duyane Norman talks with Jeanne Meserve about deep cover ops in the digital age, and extremism expert Jason Blazakis discusses Qanon as a national security threat with Jeff Stein.For more from our guests:Duyane Normanhttps://twitter.com/duraynoJason Blazakishttps://twitter.com/Jason_Blazakis Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substackhttps://www.spytalk.co/Follow Jeanne Meserve on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JeanneMeservehttps://www.jeannemeserve.com/Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter:https://twitter.com/SpyTalkerFollow SpyTalk on Twitter:https://twitter.com/talk_spy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Assassins and Infiltrators
Nov 11, 202100:41:18Tap to summarizeJFK assassination expert Jefferson Morley discusses Joe Biden’s continued suppression of Kennedy assassination documents with Jeff Stein, and Jeanne Meserve talks with former FBI agent and homeland security official Erroll Southers about extremist inroads in police forces. Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substackhttps://www.spytalk.co/Follow Jeanne Meserve on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JeanneMeservehttps://www.jeannemeserve.com/Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter:https://twitter.com/SpyTalkerFollow SpyTalk on Twitter:https://twitter.com/talk_spy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Spymasters and Crypto Cash
Nov 4, 202100:49:45Tap to summarizeThis week: Jeff talks with Chris Whipple, author of The Spymasters: How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future; plus Jeanne speaks with Juan Zarate, former Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing, about the bad guys’ use of cryptocurrencies.For more from our guests:Chris Whipplehttps://twitter.com/ccwhipJuan Zaratehttps://twitter.com/JCZarate1 Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substackhttps://www.spytalk.co/Follow Jeanne Meserve on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JeanneMeservehttps://www.jeannemeserve.com/Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter:https://twitter.com/SpyTalkerFollow SpyTalk on Twitter:https://twitter.com/talk_spy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Conspiracies of Dunces
Oct 28, 202100:46:57Tap to summarizeJeff Stein explores crazy coup plots and spy defectors in Venezuela with Latin America expert David Smilde, and Jeanne Meserve talks with ABC News investigative reporter James Meek about his disturbing new documentary about the deaths of Green Beret operatives in Niger.Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter:https://twitter.com/SpyTalkerSubscribe to SpyTalk Reportinghttps://www.spytalk.co/Follow Jeanne Meserve on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JeanneMeservehttps://www.jeannemeserve.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Spy World Frenemies
Oct 21, 202100:45:31Tap to summarizeMossad’s got a killer new boss and the US is buying China-made drones. Jeff Stein and Jeanne Meserve drill down on both.See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Peanut Butter Spies, CIA’s China Initiative & Secret Service Burnout
Oct 14, 202100:53:16Tap to summarizeWashington Post intelligence reporter Shane Harris discusses odd happenings in the spook world with Jeff Stein, and former Secret Service Special Agent Jonathan Wackrow analyses a new report on tanking morale in the uniformed division with Jeanne Meserve. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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For Your Eyes Only
Oct 7, 202100:42:49Tap to summarizeLegendary ‘Condor’ author James Grady discusses James Bond’s evolving cinematic villains with Jeff Stein, and Jeanne Meserve digs into the massive hack of a far-right server with extremist expert Heidi Beirich. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Head Case
Sep 30, 202100:56:47Tap to summarizeFrom Vietnam to Vienna, reported cases of Havana Syndrome are on the rise. Diplomats, intelligence officials and their families are experiencing debilitating symptoms including headaches, dizziness, nausea and memory loss. Dr. James Giordano, Professor of Neurology and Biochemistry at Georgetown University Medical Center, has been investigating Havana Syndrome since the first cases were reported and discusses what we know, and what we still need to learn, with Jeanne Meserve. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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