SpyTalk

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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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42 min
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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The article:
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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1 hr 13 min
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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53 min
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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1 hr 9 min
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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54 min
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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45 min
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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44 min
August 16, 2025 Bondi Kills DoJ Domestic Terrorism Unit
Former top unit lawyer Tom Brzozowski provides SpyTalk with exclusive details.
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1 hr 4 min
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
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Spy: The U.S., Cuba, and the Secret Deal That Ended the Cold War
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SpyTalk lives at the intersection of intelligence operations, foreign policy, homeland security, and military strategy. Hosted by veteran national security journalists Jeff Stein, Michael Isikoff…