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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Oct 24, 2017 • 52min
Dinner at the Center of the Earth: An Interview with Nathan Englander
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with author Nathan Englander to discuss his new novel, Middle East politics, the Mossad, the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, and growing up Jewish in America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 17, 2017 • 1h 12min
Our First Bond Villain: An Interview with Robert Davi
In late July, SPY Historian Vince Houghton traveled to Pasadena, CA to take part in Politicon, the “Unconventional Political Convention” (think Comic Con for political junkies). There he sat down with prolific actor Robert Davi, who played Franz Sanchez, Bond’s nemesis in License to Kill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 10, 2017 • 58min
Spy Schools: An Interview with Dan Golden
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Dan Golden to discuss his new book, focused on the exploitation of American universities by both foreign and US intelligence agencies.
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Oct 3, 2017 • 56min
Preserving Cold War Berlin: An Interview with Bernd von Kostka
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Bernd von Kostka, the Acting Director of the Allied Museum in Berlin, to discuss some of the key stories from the Cold War in Germany.
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Sep 26, 2017 • 56min
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 new 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
Sep 19, 2017 • 1h 12min
Foxtrot in Kandahar: An Interview with Duane Evans
Recorded in front of a live audience at the Museum, SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former CIA operations officer Duane Evans, who led a team of special operators into Afghanistan in the weeks following 9/11.
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Sep 12, 2017 • 1h 1min
Patton’s Way: An Interview with James Kelly Morningstar
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former Army officer and historian James Kelly Morningstar to discuss the use of intelligence by legendary General George Patton, highlighted in Morningstar’s new book Patton’s Way: A Radical Theory of War.
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Sep 5, 2017 • 1h 11min
The Taking of K-129: An Interview with Josh Dean
SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with author and journalist Josh Dean to discuss Project Azorian, the Glomar Explorer, and one of the most spectacular covert operations in history.
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Aug 29, 2017 • 1h 16min
Inside the DIA, Episode 2: An Interview with DIA Historian Greg Elder
In the second installment of our recurring series, SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with DIA Chief Historian Greg Elder to discuss the DIA’s role in some of the most momentous events in recent US history.
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Aug 22, 2017 • 56min
From the Vault: Civil War Overhead Recon, An Interview with Dr. Jim Green
Because everyone else is going eclipse crazy, we thought we would re-post SPY Historian Vince Houghton’s interview with one of the tops guys at NASA, Dr. Jim Green. Green’s day job is Director of the Planetary Science Division at NASA. In his spare time, he has become one to the top experts in Civil War balloon reconnaissance.
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