
Writer and critic Paul Burke interviews all the best writers on espionage. Each episode will bring you fascinating stories on spies, covert action and more - delving in to fact and fiction, past and present.
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 60 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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Former FBI Director JAMES COMEY talks to Paul Burke about his novel RED VERDICT, The FBI, being a socially adept introvert, Russian operations in America, the inspiration for Nora and Benny and The Kansas City Massacre.
RED VERDICT THE MURDER OF THE... more
Andrew Rosenheim talks about his contemporary spy thriller The Interpreter's Secret, AI in publishing, kindle, literary games on the page, cat and mouse chases.
The Interpreter's Secret: in Stockholm for a G20 summit, the interpreter Thomas Weaver i... more
Daria Santini talks to Spymasters about her biography of Edith Tudor Hart, A Woman Called Edith, the Cambridge Five, Arnold Deutsch, photography, working class lives, communism and spying.
Edith Tudor Hart has long evaded biographers. A Jewish-Aust... more
Michael Idov talks to Spymasters about his new novel THE CORMORANT HUNT, screenwriting, The Collaborators, Doug Lyman, geopolitics and the spy novel and walking back the cat.
THE CORMORANT HUNT: Disheartened CIA officer Ari Falk, now hiding in the R... more
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Intense, well-researched discussions centered on espionage, intelligence history, and the intersection of fact and fiction. Episodes frequently explore historic spy networks, wartime and Cold War intrigue, and the broader storytelling of espionage through interviews with authors, historians, journalists, and documentary filmmakers. A standout feature is how guests bring archival material, research depth, and narrative insight to complex geopolitics, ethics, and the human side of spying. The show shines when it blends rigorous history with contemporary relevance, from novel memoirs to documentary projects and literary takes on espionage.
Listeners likely include history and literature buffs, researchers, and professionals in media and acade... more
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