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Enter the secretive world of spies, espionage, and covert operations. Hosted by former CIA analyst turned spy novelist, David McCloskey, and veteran security correspondent, Gordon Corera, this podcast unravels real-life spy stories, intelligence secrets, and the hidden power struggles shaping global events. From Cold War espionage to modern-day intelligence agencies like the CIA, MI6, and Mossad, explore the world of double agents, classified missions, and the shadowy figures who operate in them...
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Episodes (351)
144. Black Hawk Down: The Bloodiest US Battle Since Vietnam (Ep 3)
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143. Black Hawk Down: Chaos in Mogadishu (Ep 2)
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142. Black Hawk Down: The True Story (Ep 1)
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141. Trump’s Latin America Playbook: How the CIA Toppled a Regime (Ep 2)
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140. Trump’s Latin America Playbook: Before Venezuela, There Was Guatemala (Ep 1...
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139. Trump vs Iran: Saddam Hussein and the Nuclear Bomb (Ep 2)
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138. Trump vs Iran: The Road to Operation Epic Fury (Ep 1)
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137. How Russia Made Trump: MAGA Take The White House (Ep 6)
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136. How Russia Made Trump: Putin’s Troll Factory (Ep 5)
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135. Is The CIA Arming Kurdish Militias In Iran?
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134. How Russia Made Trump: Was The Vote Rigged? (Ep 4)
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133. How Russia Made Trump: Romanian Hackers, WikiLeaks, and Hillary’s Emails (E...
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132. What's Next For Iran?
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131. How Russia Made Trump: Stealing Washington’s Secrets (Ep 2)
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130. How Russia Made Trump: Putin Hacks The 2016 Election (Ep 1)
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129. Al Qaeda’s Deadliest Plot: Why You Can’t Bring Liquids On Planes (Ep 4)
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128. Al Qaeda’s Deadliest Plot: CIA vs Pakistan (Ep 3)
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127. Was Epstein A Russian Spy?
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126. Al Qaeda’s Deadliest Plot: The Terror Attack That Never Happened (Ep 2)
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125. Al Qaeda’s Deadliest Plot: How MI5 Stopped Another 9/11 (Ep 1)
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124. Kim Philby: Britain’s Most Notorious Traitor (Ep 4)
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123. Kim Philby: Communist Double Agent In London (Ep 3)
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122. Kim Philby: An Assassin In Spain (Ep 2)
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121. Kim Philby: Stalin’s Mole Inside MI6 (Ep 1)
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The Persian (Extract)
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120. Greenland Intelligence Scoop: Trump, Xi, and Putin's Battle for the Arctic
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119. Inside Iran: Why Trump Didn’t Intervene (Ep 2)
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118. Inside Iran: Can You Predict A Revolution? (Ep 1)
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117. Epstein Files Declassified: Mossad, Israel and Ghislaine Maxwell (Ep 2)
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116. Epstein Files Declassified: Was He A Spy? (Ep 1)
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Ex-CIA Officer On How The Cubans Failed Maduro in Venezuela
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115. Intelligence Scoop: Why Venezuela Isn’t About Oil (Ep 2)
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114. Intelligence Scoop: How Trump Captured Maduro in Venezuela (Ep 1)
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113. How To Protect Your Secrets: Is The Toaster Spying On You? (Ep 2)
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112. How To Protect Your Secrets: Inside China’s Technical Surveillance Playbook...
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111. The Man Behind The CIA: Shooting In The White House (Ep 2)
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110. The Man Behind The CIA: Charming Mussolini and Stealing From MI6 (Ep 1)
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109. Hunting Al-Qaeda: The CIA’s Deadliest Day (Ep 4)
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108. Hunting Al-Qaeda: From Jihadist To Spy (Ep 3)
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Introducing: The Rest Is Science
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107. Hunting Al-Qaeda: The War On Terror (Ep 2)
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106. Hunting Al-Qaeda: Anatomy Of A Terrorist (Ep 1)
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105. The Chinese Spy Scandal: Mastering LinkedIn (Ep 2)
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104. The Chinese Spy Scandal: Breaching Westminster (Ep 1)
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The Rise Of Putin: Becoming President
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103. Putin's Secret Army: The Coup That Almost Brought Down Russia (Ep 6)
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102. Putin's Secret Army: Criminals And Cannibals - Russia's War In Ukraine (Ep...
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The Rise Of Putin: Russian Organised Crime
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101. Putin's Secret Army: Wagner's Control Of Africa (Ep 4)
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100. Putin's Secret Army: Fighting With Assad In Syria (Ep 3)
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