SpyCast
SpyCast, the official podcast of the International Spy Museum, is a journey into the shadows of international espionage. Each week, host Sasha Ingber brings you the latest insights and intriguing tales from spies, secret agents, and covert communicators, with a focus on how this secret world reaches us all in our everyday lives. Tune in to discover the critical role intelligence has played throughout history and today. Brought to you from Airwave, Goat Rodeo, and the International Spy Museum. The Spy Museum does not endorse, approve, or support the opinions stated by guest speakers. Statements made by speakers do not represent the position or opinion of the International Spy Museum.
Latest episodes
Oct 22, 2019 • 1h 8min
Return to the Reich: A Conversation with Eric Lichtblau
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with author, investigative reporter, and two-time Pulitzer- winner, Eric Lichtblau, to discuss OSS operations in Europe and his new book Return to the Reich: A Holocaust Refugee's Secret Mission to Defeat the Nazis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 15, 2019 • 59min
Gitmo Law: A Conversation with Alka Pradhan and Ben Farley
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Guantanamo defense attorneys Alka Pradhan and Ben Farley, who represent one of the 9/11 defendants, Ammar al-Baluchi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 8, 2019 • 56min
From the Vault: Whistleblower Aid, An Interview with John Tye and Mark Zaid
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with attorneys John Tye and Mark Zaid to discuss their project Whistleblower Aid, which is a non-profit organization designed to protect whistleblowers – and to prevent them from becoming leakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 1, 2019 • 54min
Operation Gold: A Conversation with Steve Vogel and Bernd von Kostka
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former Washington Post reporter and author Steve Vogel, and the curator of Berlin’s Allied Museum, Bernd von Kostka, to discuss the Berlin Tunnel, the ambitious Cold War SIGINT operation that is the focus of Vogel’s new book, Betrayal in Berlin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 24, 2019 • 1h 1min
The Life of John André: A Conversation with Douglas Ronald
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with academic and author Dr. Doug Ronald to discuss one of the most fascinating personalities of the American Revolution, and the subject of his book, The Life of John André: The Redcoat Who Turned Benedict Arnold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 17, 2019 • 1h 10min
The SpyCast Conversation with…wait…Vince, Again??
Former SPY Historian Alexis Albion sat down with current SPY Historian Vince Houghton to discuss WWII and early Cold War nuclear intelligence, and Houghton’s new book, The Nuclear Spies: America’s Atomic Intelligence Operation against Hitler and Stalin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 10, 2019 • 1h 12min
The SpyCast Conversation with David Rolph
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former CIA Chief of East Berlin and Moscow stations David Rolph, who also served as the handler for one of CIA’s most important Soviet assets, Adolf Tolkachev. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 3, 2019 • 1h 9min
Moscow Rules: A Conversation with Jonna Mendez
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former CIA Chief of Disguise Jonna Mendez to talk about operating in VERY denied areas, and her newest book, The Moscow Rules: The Secret CIA Tactics that Helped America Win the Cold War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 20, 2019 • 1h 1min
The SpyCast Conversation with Matt Korda of the Federation of American Scientists
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Matt Korda of the FAS Nuclear Information Project, and co-author of the Nuclear Notebook, to discuss multiple current issues in the world of nukes and intel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 13, 2019 • 58min
The SpyCast Conversation with Emily Crose
At a live event at the International Spy Museum, SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former CIA, NSA, and INSCOM infosec specialist Emily Crose to talk the past, present, and future of cyber Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
