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True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics

SPYSCAPE
CIA
Cold War
MI6
Kim Philby
KGB
Russian Troll Farm
Operation Ajax
Social Media
Disinformation
War On Terror
Operation Lance Blade
U.S. Elections 2016
U.S. Elections 2020
Counterintelligence
Aden Magee
Mohammed Mossadegh
Iran
Iranian Revolution
Espionage
COINTELPRO

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

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Recent Guests

Jim Lawler
Former CIA case officer and author
Episode: True Spies - Brief Histories: Spychology
Claire Mullay
Author focusing on the female experience during WWII
Episode: The Many Lives of Agent Zo | WW2
Liam Omurku
Cyber security expert for Symantec
Symantec
Episode: True Spies - Brief Histories: Tradecraft
Eric Chin
Cyber security expert for Symantec
Symantec
Episode: True Spies - Brief Histories: Tradecraft
James C. Lawler
Former CIA operations officer
CIA
Episode: True Spies Classic: The Sociopathic Spy | CIA
John Taylor
Co-author of 'The Psychology of Spies and Spying' and former UK foreign office officer.
Episode: True Spies Debriefs: John Taylor on the Psychology of Spies
Sean Walker
International correspondent with The Guardian and author of The Illegals
The Guardian
Episode: The Great Illegals, Part One: The Whistler | NKVD
Sarah M. Carlson
Former CIA officer who served in Libya during the evacuation of US personnel
Episode: True Spies Classic: Exit Strategy | CIA
Douglas Waller
Esteemed journalist and author of 'The Determined Spy'
Episode: True Spies Debriefs: Douglas Waller on Frank Wisner

Hosts

Rhiannon Neads
Host of the podcast, who brings insightful commentary and narrative depth to the episodes.
Morgan Childs
Producer, involved in bringing important storytelling elements and production value to the episodes.
Joe Foley
Series producer and key contributor to the podcast's content and production quality.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 5.5k ratings
  • Same recycled podcasts

    Same recycled Podcast episodes labeled under “True Spies classic” I’m glad I’m not a subscriber, otherwise I’d feel like I’m wasting my money. I considered subscribing before these “episodes” were put out.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    RBZBRV
    United States3 months ago
  • Happy listener

    Always informative

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Bomambula
    United States5 months ago
  • Ads

    The political ads almost ruin the show for me.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    KellyJ22910
    United States5 months ago
  • Fasseneting & Inlighting

    Podcast Addict
    5
    Me...WhoElse
    7 months ago
  • Love this Pod

    Since coming across this podcast I’m Addicted. Extremely interesting stories, great hosts, great production. I’ve learnt so much about this murky world of spy’s. Thanks. I’m listening from Noosa in Australia.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    kneewall49
    Australia7 months ago

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True Spies Debriefs: David McCloskey On His Life After Espionage
Q: Do you find that former spies are a natural audience for this kind of work? Is reading spy fiction also a form of processing things?
David believes that many former spies tend to avoid spy fiction as it's often unrealistic, but he aims to write characters that are relatable and realistically represent CIA officers.
True Spies Debriefs: David McCloskey On His Life After Espionage
Q: So I ask about your work as an analyst... It's a great question because I was an analyst, right?
David explains that while he knows much about how the intelligence community works from his experience, he often consults former officers for accurate tradecraft details in his writing.
True Spies Debriefs: David McCloskey On His Life After Espionage
Q: Was this book informed by your own time in the Middle East or how did you land on this subject matter?
Yes, the book was informed by David's time at the CIA, particularly with his understanding of the dynamics between Israel and Iran.
True Spies Debriefs: Brett Janis on Economic Intelligence
Q: Can you speak about the balance the U.S. had to maintain during economic crises?
It's always a balancing act between keeping peace and having good economic outcomes while cooperating with other countries.
True Spies Debriefs: Brett Janis on Economic Intelligence
Q: What attracted you to the CIA as opposed to a more typical employer?
I was driven by the needs of the agency at the time and had some background in the Thai language and region.

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2. Claire Mullay
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4. Eric Chin
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7. Sean Walker
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