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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December 13, 2025 Trump’s Antifa Fiction
Top former national security official Josh Geltzer separates fake from real threats.
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December 06, 2025 The Pipe Bomb Suspect—and More
Ace investigative reporter Carol Leonnig talks about her latest scoop and new book on Trump’s DoJ, “Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department.”
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November 26, 2025 Sidelining the FBI's Spy Hunters
Investigative reporter Ron Kessler and retired former senior CIA officer John Sipher on the GOP plan to give Tulsi Gabbard control of neutralizing spies and terrorists.
John Sipher
https://www.thecipherbrief.com/
Risking a National Security Disaster by Ronald Kessler
https://www.spytalk.co/p/risking-a-national-security-disaster

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November 21, 2025 Pushing Back on Lawless Venezuela Strikes
Top Democrat Sen. Jack Reed calls Trump threats “off the wall...”
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November 14, 2025 Has Trump Authorized Assassinations?
Intelligence historians James Risen and Peter Kornbluh on Trump policies and Cold War excesses.
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https://www.theguardian.com/profile/james-risen

More from Peter Kornbluh
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/7/gunboat_diplomacy
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November 07, 2025 What’s the Covert Action Plan for Venezuela?
Veteran war reporter and Latin America expert Doug Farah throws cold water on Trump’s campaign against Nicholas Maduro.
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October 31, 2025 The CIA's Contrarian
After spending years tracking Al Qaeda, former analyst Gina Bennett talks to SpyTalk about her storied career, her new spy novel and the rising threat of "politicized misogyny."
Gina Bennett
If Two of Them Are Dead
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October 24, 2025 The Shadow World of Foreign Policy Lobbyists
Ken Vogel talks about his new book, Devils’ Advocates: The Hidden Story of Rudy Giuliani, Hunter Biden, and the Washington Insiders on the Payrolls of Corrupt Foreign Interests.
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October 17, 2025 How Real is "A House of Dynamite"?
Former White House Situation Room Director Larry Pfeiffer Talks Fear and Facts with SpyTalk.
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October 10, 2025 Jake Tapper’s Terror Case Detective Yarn
In a new book the CNN anchor unspools the inside story of a unique terrorism case.
Jake Tapper
https://x.com/jaketapper
Race Against Terror
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Race-Against-Terror/Jake-Tapper/9781668079447
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FAQs about SpyTalk:

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The podcast currently has 188 episodes available.

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