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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October 03, 2025 David McCloskey Strikes Again
The acclaimed spy thriller author and ex-CIA analyst talks about his new novel, “The Persians,” set in the clandestine war between Israel and Iran.
DAVID MCCLOSKEY
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September 26, 2025 America on Trial
John Ryan and his gripping tale of yet more Guantanamo secrets.

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September 19, 2025 Revealed: Interrogation Tapes of Saudi Suspect in 9/11 Case
Two British journalists find fresh evidence implicating a key Saudi suspect who escaped U.S. justice.
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Revealed after 24 years, how UK was forced to free 9/11 ‘plotter’
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The Story | The Times and The Sunday Times
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1h 12min
September 12, 2025 Inside the Secret Hostage Talks
Wall Street Journal reporters Drew Hinshaw and Joe Parkinson talk about their new book “Swap” on the SpyTalk podcast.
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53min
September 08, 2025 Guerrilla War
24 years after his father’s assassination, anti-Taliban leader Ahmad Massoud vows stepped up resistance to the Kabul regime. But Jon Lee Anderson of the New Yorker sees little path for success.
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1h 9min
September 05, 2025 How the US Watched the Shah Crumble
"King of Kings" author Scott Anderson describes how feckless US officials helped usher in the Iranian revolution.

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August 29, 2025 Top House Intel Dem Plays Hardball with Gabbard
DNI ignored Jim Himes until he warned her on Section 702 Renewal.
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45min
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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