

Spybrary Spy Podcast
Shane Whaley
Spybrary is a podcast for fans of spy books, spy tv and spy movies since 2017. We bring you author interviews and reader discussions on our favorite spy books and novels.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Mar 22, 2020 • 16min
A Man of Some Repute -Brush Pass Review 106
Peter Newman send us in his brush pass review of A Man of Some Repute by Elizabeth Edmondson.

Mar 6, 2020 • 52min
Interview with author of The Contact - Rossa McPhillips (105)
Author and former member of the Intelligence Corps Rossa McPhillips shares more about his first novel - a spy thriller set in Northern Ireland. Rossa also shares more about his real-life experiences working in the shadows and we put him through his paces in the world-famous Spybrary Quick Fire Round.

Mar 4, 2020 • 12min
Parting Shot by James Kunetka -Brush Pass (104)
Matthew Kresal sends us in his Brush Pass Review of Parting Shot by James Kunetka

Feb 27, 2020 • 10min
Robert Conrad - Where Spies meet Cowboys with Bill Koenig (103)
Bill Koenig of The Spy Command records a brush pass following the passing of Robert Conrad. He shares more about the Wild Wild West - where spies meet cowboys

Feb 25, 2020 • 1h 15min
Title Fight! The Good, the Bad and Ugly of Spy Book Titles with Jeremy Duns and Jeff Quest. (102)
In this episode, writer Jeremy Duns and Jeff Quest take a look at the good, the bad and the ugly of spy book titles. They discuss some of their favorites, alternate titles, translated titles and the many pitfalls authors face when determining a book title.

Feb 11, 2020 • 57min
Agent Molière: The Life of John Cairncross, the Fifth Man of the Cambridge Spy Circle. (101)
On Episode 101 of the Spybrary Podcast, our guest host, journalist and author Michael Smith chats with Geoff Andrew about his new book: Agent Molière: The Life of John Cairncross, the Fifth Man of the Cambridge Spy Circle.

Feb 9, 2020 • 41min
Spybrary at 100. Listeners Call In to Share Why They Love The Spybrary Podcast
As part of the 100th episode celebrations, we invited Spybrary listeners to call in and share with us which authors and books they have discovered because of the Spybrary Podcast.

Feb 8, 2020 • 1h 17min
The Podcaster Who Came In From The Cold. Episode 100
Not many podcasts reach Episode 100, let alone a spy podcast. So on this our 100th episode, Spywrite's Jeff Quest turns the tables on Spybrary Spy Podcast Host Shane Whaley. Jeff artfully employs his Sarratt training to put Whaley through a gentle but thorough debrief. Listen to Episode 100 of Spybrary to learn more about the origins of Spybrary, how the podcast is put together, Shane's journey of reading and spy literature and of course there is the quickfire round!

Feb 3, 2020 • 6min
99: Licence Not Renewed. The End of Spybrary
After 98 episodes, it comes to this....

Jan 31, 2020 • 12min
Buck Henry, Get Smart and the 1960s spy craze. Brush Pass (98)
Buck Henry, Get Smart and the 1960s spy craze. Brush Pass (98) With the Spy Command's Bill Koenig,