Why Spies Spy

On this month’s podcast, we are joined by author and journalist Michael Smith.

We discuss his book “Anatomy of a Spy” which takes a look at why spies spy.

You can find out more about Michael and his books here:

https://www.michaelsmithauthor.com/

All of Michael’s books and “Anatomy of a spy” are available at Amazon and all other book sellers.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Michael-Smith/e/B001H6O0OS%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

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WELCOME TO NEED TO KNOW

On this month’s podcast, we are joined by Dan Kaszeta.

Dan is Security/CBRN specialist and a US Army Veteran. He is also the author of 'Toxic' which is due out on 1st July 2020

On this episode, we discuss Dan’s Washington Post article on why the Coronavirus is not a biological weapon.

You can read that article here:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/04/26/no-coronavirus-is-not-biological-weapon/

And pre-order his book Toxic here:

https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/toxic/

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On this month’s podcast, we are joined by author and journalist David Neiwert.

We discuss the latest Conspiracy Theories inspired by the Coronavirus and look at how many of those theories have their roots in far-right ideology.

We look at the economics of conspiracy theories, the dangers of conspiracy theories during a worldwide pandemic and Chris shares a few memories from his past as a conspiracy theorist.

David is the author of a fantastic book called "Alt America: The Rise of the Alt-Right in the Age of Trump". You can get a copy here: amzn.to/2PKvY5p and you can listen to our earlier interview with David about his book here: www.drycleanercast.co.uk/podcast/#/ep…ge-of-trump/

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On this month’s podcast, we are joined by author and journalist Gordon Corera. Gordon is the BBC's Security Correspondent.

We discuss his book “Russians Among Us” which takes a look at the use of sleeper spies by the Russian intelligence services. 

You can find out more about Gordon and his books here:

https://www.harpercollins.com/author/cr-128450/gordon-corera/

And you can see his reporting for the BBC here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/correspondents/gordoncorera

You can also connect with him on Twitter here:

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On this episode of “Need to Know” we are joined by author and journalist Iain Ballantyne. We take a look at how COVID-19 is effecting navies across the world and we also look at the first digital edition of Warships magazine.

To get a copy of Warships IFR go to WWW.WARSHIPSIFR.COM/

For more information about Iain check out his website here: WWW.IAINBALLANTYNE.COM

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On a special episode of "Need to Know" we are joined by author and intelligence historian Calder Walton. We discuss his brilliant article called “Spies Are Fighting a Shadow War Against the Coronavirus” for Foreign Policy.

You can read it here:

https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/04/03/coronavirus-pandemic-intelligence-china-russia/

Calder is also the author of the fantastic book “Empire of Secrets” which is available at all resellers.

You can find out more about Calder and his work at his website: www.calderwalton.com/

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On this special podcast, we are joined by independent author Matt Fulton and we discuss his spy book “Active Measures”.

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Check out his website here: https://mattfulton.net/

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On this month’s podcast we are joined by author and intelligence historian Calder Walton.

We discuss the future of British Intelligence in the age of Brexit and Bellingcat.

Calder is the author of the fantastic book “Empire of Secrets” which is available at all resellers. He also wrote a brilliant article called “The Spies Who Came In From The Continent” for Foreign Policy magazine which was the inspiration for this episode. You can read it here: https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/04/27/the-spies-who-came-in-from-the-continent-espionage-britain-brexit/

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WELCOME TO EPISODE THIRTY-TWO

On this month’s podcast, we are joined by author John Calvert. We discuss his book “Sayyid Qutb and the Origins of Radical Islamism”

You can purchase the book at the following links

Amazon (UK) https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1849049491/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0

Amazon (US) https://www.amazon.com/Sayyid-Qutb-Origins-Radical-Islamism/dp/0199333475/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Sayyid+Qutb+and+the+Origins+of+Radical+Islamism&qid=1582908313&sr=8-1

Amazon (AUS) https://www.amazon.com.au/Sayyid-Qutb-Origins-Radical-Islamism-ebook/dp/B00ET38FNI/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Sayyid-Qutb-Origins-Radical-Islamism&qid=1582908363&sr=8-1

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