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
Jun 4, 2019 • 1h 7min
Mata Hari, The Spy: An Interview with Dr. Julie Wheelwright
SPY Adult Education Director Amanda Ohlke sat down with Dr. Julie Wheelwright, the author of The Fatal Lover: Mata Hari and the Myth of Women in Espionage. Julie and Amanda discuss the famous early 20th century dancer: her background, how she became famous and successful against all odds, and the truth about her espionage activities during WWI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28, 2019 • 60min
Freedom’s Laboratory: A Conversation with Audra Wolfe
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with writer, editor, and historian Audra Wolfe to discuss Cold War propaganda and psychological operations, and her book, Freedom’s Laboratory: The Cold War Struggle for the Soul of Science. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 21, 2019 • 58min
Area 51 Special Projects: A Conversation with TD Barnes
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with TD Barnes, who served as a field engineer at the NASA High Range in Nevada for the X-15, XB-70, lifting bodies and lunar landing vehicles; worked on the NERVA project at Jackass Flats, Nevada; and served in Special Projects at Area 51. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 14, 2019 • 1h 15min
The SpyCast Conversation with Adm. Mike Rogers
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former NSA Director and CYBERCOM commander Admiral Mike Rogers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 7, 2019 • 1h 2min
The SpyCast Conversation with…Vince Houghton?
Guest host David Priess sat down with SPY historian and curator Vince Houghton to discuss Houghton’s new book, Nuking the Moon: And Other Intelligence Schemes And Military Plots Left On The Drawing Board. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 30, 2019 • 1h
The SpyCast Conversation with Dr. John Browne
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with John Browne, former director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, who was there for – among other things – the Wen Ho Lee spy investigation. IARPA/ARL link: https://sites.google.com/create.jhuapl.edu/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 23, 2019 • 56min
Leadership and Counterterrorism: A Conversation with General Stanley McChrystal
SPY Executive Director Chris Costa sat down with the former Commander of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), Commander, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Commander, U.S. Forces - Afghanistan (USFOR-A) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 16, 2019 • 60min
Nukes and North Korea: A Conversation with Jeffrey Lewis
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with arms control expert Jeffrey Lewis to discuss nuclear threats from around the world, and his fascinating book, The 2020 Commission Report on the North Korean Nuclear Attacks Against the United States: A Speculative Novel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 9, 2019 • 48min
The SpyCast Conversation with Dr. Gary Weir, Chief Historian, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Gary Weir to discuss some of the history of NGA, and their vital role in the mission to find and neutralize Usama bin Laden Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 2, 2019 • 59min
The SpyCast Conversation with FBI Special Agent Peter Lapp
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Peter Lapp, whose two decade career at the FBI included extensive work in counterintelligence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
