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 167 episodes available.

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March 07, 2025 What's Ukraine Thinking?
Former senior CIA operations official Glenn Corn talks with Jeff Stein about his recent trip to Ukraine and its prospects in a rapidly and radically changing diplomatic landscape
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February 26, 2025 The Ghosts of Munich
Former US NATO envoy and Army General Doug Lute discusses JD Vance insults of allies, administration abandonment of Ukraine to Russia with SpyTalk podcast host Michael Isikoff.
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41min
February 21, 2025 Trump’s CIA and Russia
Veteran former senior CIA operations official Bill Murray talks with Jeff Stein about the challenges of countering aggressive Russian intelligence ops, from the Cold War to Trump II’s radical policy shifts toward Moscow.
William D Murray - Vice-President and co-founder - Council on Intelligence Issues | LinkedIn
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39min
February 11, 2025 Betrayal: Trump Justice Department’s War on the FBI
Former top FBI counterterrorism agent Chris O’Leary tells host Michael Isikoff how Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove was a diligent prosecutor of Jan. 6 rioters before he turned on his teammates at Trump's behest.

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February 07, 2025 How Might Trump Deploy DHS Intelligence?
Former Senior DHS Intelligence Counsel Spencer Reynolds talks with host Jeff Stein about the troubled past and uncertain future of the agency’s Intelligence & Analysis wing under President Trump.
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41min
January 31, 2025 A “Bonanza" of Spyware Abuses
Ronald Deibert of Citizen Lab tells host Michael Isikoff how his research firm has uncovered the shocking abuse of commercial spyware by foreign governments and spy agencies around the world, resulting in a proliferation of "Watergate-like” scandals.
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Chasing Shadows
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January 24, 2025 Is Chinese Intelligence Really Subverting TikTok?
The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Jim Himes, tells host Michael Isikoff there is "zero evidence" TikTok is providing data on Americans to Beijing, plus talks about the "really, really scary" Jan. 6 pardons and more.
Congressman Jim Himes
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January 17, 2025 Inside the White House Situation Room
Former senior CIA official and situation room Director Larry Pfeiffer goes inside the White House situation room with SpyTalk host Jeff Stein.
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37min
January 10, 2025 Upending Jan. 6 Reality
Former Jan. 6 committee chief counsel and federal prosecutor Timothy Heaphy talks with SpyTalk podcast co-host Michael Isikoff about the president-elect's false claims about the Capitol riot and the major role social media played in that and the 2017 Charlottesville rally by white supremacists. He also recommends the FBI loosen its rules that restrict its ability to investigate social media posts.
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/773012/harbingers-by-timothy-j-heaphy/
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December 20, 2024 What’s Up for Trump’s FBI?
Top former FBI counterspy executive and NYC Terrorism Task Force honcho Lauren Anderson addresses the looming uncertainty over “Day One,” January 20, with SpyTalk host Jeff Stein
Lauren C. Anderson
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