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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.

Episodes

The Red Web: An Interview with Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with investigative journalists Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan to discuss Russian intelligence, their security services, and the Russian use of the internet both internally and externally Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 16, 20181 hrEp. 302

American Radical: An Interview with Kevin Maurer

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Kevin Maurer, coauthor of the bestseller No Easy Day, and now coauthor of the new book, American Radical: Inside the World of an Undercover Muslim FBI Agent, which he cowrote with undercover FBI agent Tamer Elnoury . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 09, 20181 hr 2 minEp. 301

A Rebel at the CIA: An Interview with former DDI Carmen Medina

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Carmen Medina, the CIA’s former Deputy Director of Intelligence and Director of the Center for the Study of Intelligence. She is also the author of Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Leading Change from Within. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 02, 20181 hr 6 minEp. 300

The Psychology of Espionage: An Interview with Dr. Ursula Wilder

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with CIA clinical psychologist Dr. Ursula Wilder, who in her over two decades at CIA has worked within the Counterintelligence Center, the Counterterrorism Center, and the Sherman Kent School for Intelligence Analysis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 26, 20171 hr 24 minEp. 299

A Little Bit of Everything: An Interview with Kristin Wood

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Kristin Wood, who spent more than two decades with CIA in a number of roles – from the briefer to the Vice President, to intelligence analyst, to the National Clandestine Service, to the Open Source Center. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 12, 20171 hr 16 minEp. 297

View from the Top: An Interview with Michael Morell

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former CIA Deputy Director and Acting Director Michael Morell to discuss his career at the Agency, and his role in some of the most momentous intelligence events of the last two decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 05, 20172 hr 31 minEp. 296

Follow the Money: An Interview with Nitsana Darshan-Leitner

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Israeli activist and attorney Nitsana Darshan-Leitner to discuss the ongoing campaign to disrupt terrorist finance, and her new book Harpoon: Inside the Covert War Against Terrorism's Money Masters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 28, 20171 hr 6 minEp. 295

Speaking Truth to Power: An Interview with Ned Price

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Ned Price, former CIA analyst and Special Assistant to President Obama on the National Security Council staff, where he also was the Spokesperson and Senior Director for Strategic Communications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 21, 20171 hr 9 minEp. 294

The Woman Who Smashed Codes: An Interview with Jason Fagone

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with author Jason Fagone to discuss the history of American codebreaking and his book, The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America’s Enemies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 07, 20171 hr 2 minEp. 292

Chief of Station: An Interview with John Sipher

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with CIA veteran John Sipher, who served multiple overseas tours as Chief of Station and Deputy Chief of Station in Europe, Asia, Southeast Asia, the Balkans, and South Asia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 31, 20171 hr 18 minEp. 291

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 24, 201752 minEp. 290

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 17, 20171 hr 12 minEp. 289

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 10, 201758 minEp. 288

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 03, 201756 minEp. 287

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 26, 201756 minEp. 286

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 19, 20171 hr 12 minEp. 285

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 12, 20171 hr 1 minEp. 284

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. Buy The Taking of K-129 from the Spy Museum Store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 05, 20171 hr 11 minEp. 283

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 29, 20171 hr 16 minEp. 282

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 22, 201756 minEp. 281

Deep Black: An Interview with Sean McFate

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Sean McFate, a former paratrooper, private military contractor, and now author, novelist, and expert in foreign policy and national security strategy. Drs. Houghton and McFate discuss military and intelligence privatization, and McFate’s new book, Deep Black. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 15, 201750 minEp. 280

China's Cyber Wars: An Interview with TL Williams

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former CIA operations officer and Deputy Division Chief for Counterintelligence TL Williams to discuss his career and his new novel, Zero Day: China's Cyber Wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 08, 201756 minEp. 279

Whistleblower at the CIA: An Interview with Melvin Goodman

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former CIA analyst Melvin Goodman to discuss his life in government, and his book “A Whistleblower at the CIA: The Path of Dissent” – an insiders account of the politics of intelligence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 01, 20171 hr 12 minEp. 278

Special Forces Berlin: An Interview with James Stejskal

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former Green Beret James Stejskal to discuss the role of US Army Special Forces, and their actions against the Warsaw Pact, in Cold War Berlin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 25, 201757 minEp. 277

Dezinformatsiya: An Interview with Liz Wahl

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Newsy reporter Liz Wahl to discuss Russian efforts to propagate disinformation to the American public – and her unique role in exposing this threat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 18, 20171 hr 4 minEp. 276

Angola, Clausewitz, and the American Way of War: An Interview with Jack McCain

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with US Naval Officer and helicopter pilot Jack McCain to discuss the potential lessons learned from his experiences and his new book, Angola, Clausewitz, and the American Way of War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 11, 20171 hr 10 minEp. 275

Predicting President Trump: An Interview with the Authors of High Hand

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with James Rosen (McClatchy), James Ellenberger (formerly of AFL-CIO), and Curt Harris (NIH National Cancer Institute), authors of High Hand. Their novel, which involves a Republican presidential candidate with close ties to Russia, was written long before the 2016 election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 27, 201755 minEp. 273