SpyCast
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.
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May 22, 2018 • 56min
The SpyCast Conversation with John Brennan
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former CIA Director John Brennan to discuss his career and key moments during his time as Director . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 15, 2018 • 57min
The Targeter: A Conversation with Nada Bakos
SPY historian Vince Houghton sat down with former CIA analyst and targeting officer Nada Bakos to discuss her career, the CIA, and the current state of intelligence in America Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 8, 2018 • 58min
A Brotherhood of Spies: A Conversation with Monte Reel
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with author and journalist Monte Reel, whose new book on the development and impact of the U-2 program is A Brotherhood of Spies: The U-2 and the CIA's Secret War. For more information about this week’s sponsor, visit ziprecruiter.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 1, 2018 • 56min
The National Security Strategy: A Conversation with Fmr Dep National Security Advisor Nadia Schadlow
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Nadia Schadlow, the former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy, to discuss the recently released National Security Strategy for the Trump Administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 24, 2018 • 1h 5min
Cold War Navy SEAL: A Conversation with James Hawes
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former Navy SEAL and CIA operator James Hawes to discuss his time in Vietnam and the Congo in the 1960s. Hawes is the author of the new book, Cold War Navy SEAL: My Story of Che Guevara, War in the Congo, and the Communist Threat in Africa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 17, 2018 • 49min
Last Night of the World: A Conversation with Joyce Wayne
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with award-winning literary journalist and author Joyce Wayne to discuss her new historical novel Last Night of the World, which centers on an infamous Soviet spy ring operating in early-Cold War Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 10, 2018 • 58min
The Mad Scientists: A Conversation with Lee Grubbs
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Lee Grubbs, director of the Mad Scientist initiative, a US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) program that continually explores the future through collaborative partnerships and continuous dialogue with academia, industry, and government. Check out their blog, at http://madsciblog.tradoc.army.mil/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 3, 2018 • 58min
Meet the New Guy, Part 2: An Interview with Chris Costa
SPY Historian Vince Houghton continues his conversation with the new Executive Director of the International Spy Museum to discuss his career in intelligence, special operations, counterterrorism, and policymaking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 27, 2018 • 52min
Meet the New Guy, Part 1: An Interview with Chris Costa
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with the new Executive Director of the International Spy Museum to discuss his career in intelligence, special operations, counterterrorism, and policymaking. Part 2 will be posted next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 20, 2018 • 45min
In the Enemy’s House: An Interview with Howard Blum
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with NYT bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize nominee Howard Blum to discuss his newest book In the Enemy's House: The Secret Saga of the FBI Agent and the Code Breaker Who Caught the Russian Spies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
