
True Spies takes you inside the world's greatest espionage and detective operations. Our hosts Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Kirby, Sophia Di Martino, Daisy Ridley and Rhiannon Neads talk to the real spies behind the missions. What do they know? What are their skills? And what would you do in their position? We explore and investigate real life thrillers, mysteries and crimes - stories that prove truth i... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 395 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | True CrimeDocumentarySociety & Culture | |||

It's the summer of 2006, and former DEA Agent Jeffrey James Higgins is your guide to an audacious HUMINT operation against an Afghan narco-terrorist. But in a lawless part of the world, the life of a lawman is a dangerous one - and success is always... more
It's 1993, and Russia is tearing itself apart. A violent coup is threatening to derail Boris Yeltsin's fragile post-Soviet government. Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, Deputy Chief of Station for the CIA in Moscow, is caught in the crossfire.
To get out alive, ... more
True Spies producer Morgan Childs joins ex-CIA officer and Russia expert Sean Wiswesser to go deep on the strategy, ideology and political goals of the Russian intelligence community.
From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. ... more
Content Warning: This episode contains references to torture and mutilation.
In the second season of Brief Histories, True Spies producer Joe Foley is your guide to the shadowy side of the world's Espionage capitals.
In Beijing, we'll learn about t... more
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A tight focus on real-world espionage, intelligence operations, and crime investigation, with historians, former officers, journalists, and analysts sharing insider perspectives. Episodes blend archival lore, field reporting, and high-stakes case studies—from Cold War intrigue and covert operations to modern cyber-enabled surveillance and private security challenges—often anchored by host-led interviews that unpack ethics, risk, and tradecraft. The show tends to highlight governance, global power dynamics, and the human dimensions of secrecy, making complex topics approachable for listeners who enjoy thorough context and narrative storytelling. A notable strength is its wide geographic scope and the mix of public-history analysis with conte... more
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