I Spy

By Foreign Policy

Spies don’t talk—it’s the cardinal rule of the business. But on Foreign Policy’s podcast I Spy, we get them to open up. We hear from the operations people: the spies who steal secrets, kill adversarie... more

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Number 1: After Hotel Rwanda, Part 1: The Trap
An old friend persuades human rights activist Paul Rusesabagina to travel from his home in San Antonio, Texas, to Burundi for a speaking engagement. But the friend turns out to be collaborating with the Rwandan government and the journey is a trap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 10, 202430min
Number 2: You Might Like: I Serve
Hey, I Spy listeners. We’ll be back with a brand new season later this year, so stay tuned for more details on Season 5. In the meantime, we wanted to share the first episode of I Serve, a new podcast from FP and With Honor. Hosted by U.K. Royal Navy veteran and celebrity chef Robert Irvine, I Serve brings listeners inside the experiences of the men and women who have served in uniform. Each episode features a service member recounting the most dramatic and unforgettable moments of their military career—from tank battles in the Persian Gulf and urban combat in Iraq to helicopter extractions in Vietnam. If you like this episode, you can follow the show and listen to more episodes here. I Serve is a production from Foreign Policy and With Honor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 24, 202627min
Number 3: The Narc
Welcome to Season 3 of I Spy. On this episode, DEA special agent Steve Murphy is sent to Bogota, Colombia to hunt for the head of the Medellin Cartel, Pablo Escobar. Check out I Spy's merch by going to https://store.dftba.com/collections/i-spy Save 15% on FP subscriptions. Visit https://foreignpolicy.com/subscribe/ and enter code ISPY at checkout to claim this offer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 19, 202130min
Number 4: The Art Dealer
Amaryllis Fox worked for a decade as an undercover agent at the CIA, cultivating arms merchants and preventing them from selling fissile material to terrorist groups. On this episode, she describes courting one particular dealer whose ties to terrorist groups in Indonesia and elsewhere raised alarm bells at Langley. Fox has changed some of the details of her story to avoid exposing the agency's assets and methods. Check out I Spy's merch by going to https://store.dftba.com/collections/i-spy Save 15% on FP subscriptions. Visit https://foreignpolicy.com/subscribe/ and enter code ISPY at checkout to claim this offer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
December 03, 201933min
Number 5: The Man With the Antidote
On this episode, the Israeli Mossad operative Mishka Ben-David is sent to the Jordanian capital of Amman to help assassinate Khaled Mashal, the political leader of the Palestinian Islamic group Hamas. But the mission doesn’t go quite as planned. Check out I Spy's merch by going to https://store.dftba.com/collections/i-spy Save 15% on FP subscriptions. Visit https://foreignpolicy.com/subscribe/ and enter code ISPY at checkout to claim this offer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 19, 201935min