SpyTalk

By SpyTalk, Jeff Stein

SpyTalk lives at the intersection of intelligence operations, foreign policy, homeland security, and military strategy. Hosted by veteran national security journalist Jeff Stein, the podcast features ... more

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The podcast currently has 171 episodes available.

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August 22, 2025 Putin to Trump, Nyet
A veteran diplomat dissects Trump's failure to get Putin to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine.
Former Ambassador Daniel Fried, who spent years dealing with Putin's Russia, says it's time for Trump to "stare down" the dictator.
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August 16, 2025 Bondi Kills DoJ Domestic Terrorism Unit
Former top unit lawyer Tom Brzozowski provides SpyTalk with exclusive details.
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1h 4min
August 08, 2025 Inside the US-Cuba Spy Swap
The secret deal that temporarily suspended the Cold War is revisited by Foreign Policy Executive Editor Dan Ephron and SpyTalk host Michael Isikoff
Dan Ephron
Spy: The U.S., Cuba, and the Secret Deal That Ended the Cold War
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1h 5min
August 01, 2025 Intel Battle Royale
Former top NSA, CIA & ODNI official Larry Pfeiffer discusses Tulsi Gabbard’s attacks on CIA handling of Russia election report with hosts Jeff Stein and Michael Isikoff
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53min
July 24, 2025 Massacre at the FBI
Special Agent Mike Feinberg tells how he was forced out in Kash Patel’s wholesale purge of FBI officials suspected of disloyalty to Trump.
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55min
July 18, 2025 Top Former CIA Russia Report Official Rejects Ratcliffe ‘Note’ Knocking U.S. Intelligence Analysis on 2016 Election
Susan Miller, who captained 2016 election analysis, says there was ‘no coercion’ from CIA chief Brennan on Putin's interference—but was ‘pissed’ FBI insisted on Steele Dossier inclusion.
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July 02, 2025 CIA at Risk
Former senior CIA ops manager Luis Rueda talks about an imperiled spy agency with host Jeff Stein.
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45min
June 27, 2025 Tulsy Gabbard, Missing in Action
Former National Intelligence Council chief Gregory Treverton tells SpyTalk’s Michael Isikoff he wonders why DNI Tulsi Gabbard still has her job - and why her agency should be “substantially” reduced in size.
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42min
June 20, 2025 On the Brink
Former Obama adviser Ned Price discusses Trump‘s options on Iran with SpyTalk hosts Jeff Stein & Michael Isikoff.

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39min
June 14, 2025 CIA AT RISK
Trump-MAGA infestation of spy agency poses national security threat, senior CIA ops veteran Luis Rueda tells SpyTalk host Jeff Stein.
Luis Rueda
How to Take Greenland
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42min

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