SpyCast
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Episodes
2019 Staff Picks: A Conversation with DIA Director LTG Robert Ashley
December 31, 2019 12:00 - 52 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with the 21st Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency to discuss his career, the mission of the DIA, and his role as its director. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019 Staff Picks: A Conversation with David Kennedy, David Turk, and Howard Safir
December 31, 2019 12:00 - 1 hourSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with representatives of the United States Marshals Service to discuss the decades-long manhunt for Nazi war criminal Dr. Joseph Mengele. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019 Staff Picks: A Conversation with Adm. Mike Rogers
December 31, 2019 12:00 - 1 hourSPY 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
2019 Staff Picks: A Conversation with Jim Gant and Ann Scott Tyson
December 31, 2019 12:00 - 1 hourSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former Green Beret Major Jim Gant and his wife, former war correspondent Ann Scott Tyson, who is the author of the book, American Spartan: The Promise, the Mission, and the Betrayal of Special Forces Major Jim Gant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019 Staff Picks: A Conversation with Jack Doyle
December 31, 2019 12:00 - 58 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Jack Doyle, former field director for NEST, the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Emergency Search Team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Protected Voices: A Conversation with FBI ASAC Jason Fickett
December 24, 2019 12:00 - 49 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Jason Fickett, the Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge, Intelligence Division, FBI’s Washington Field Office, to discuss his career and the government’s new program to combat foreign influence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Out of the Shadows: A Conversation with Marc Polymeropoulos
December 17, 2019 12:00 - 56 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with recently retired CIA Senior Intelligence Service officer Marc Polymeropoulos to discuss a career that spanned more than two decades and crossed multiple continents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trump and His Generals: A Conversation with Peter Bergen
December 10, 2019 12:00 - 1 hourSPY Executive Director Chris Costa sat down with Peter Bergen to discuss his new book, Trump and His Generals: The Cost of Chaos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The SpyCast Conversation with Nayyera Haq
December 03, 2019 12:00 - 1 hourSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with a former senior advisor to both the White House and the Secretary of State to discuss the difficulties in explaining American national security policy to both domestic and foreign audiences Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
From the Vault: SpyCast, the Giving Thanks Edition
November 26, 2019 12:35 - 25 minutesIn November, 2006, SpyCast was born. After 13 years, 397 episodes, and millions of worldwide listeners, we are still going strong. This is because of you, and your continued support for the little-podcast-that-could. Thank you! Here is the very first SpyCast: a conversation between the great Peter Earnest, and one of our very favorites, Tony Mendez, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Agents of Influence: A Conversation with Henry Hemming
November 19, 2019 12:00 - 57 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with bestselling author Henry Hemming to discuss information operations, fake news, British and German espionage, and his new book, Agents of Influence: A British Campaign, a Canadian Spy, and the Secret Plot to Bring America into World War II Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
From the Vault: The SpyCast conversation with Gen. Michael Hayden
November 12, 2019 12:00 - 1 hourLast week, Gen. Michael Hayden was honored by the International Spy Museum with the 2019 William H. Webster Distinguished Service Award. In 2016, SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Gen. Hayden to discuss his life and career in intelligence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Walking Away from the Kurds: A Conversation with LTG Michael K. Nagata
November 05, 2019 12:00 - 1 hourSPY Executive Director Chris Costa sat down with the Former Director, Directorate of Strategic and Operational Planning at the National Counterterrorism Center, to discuss recent events in counterterrorism, and the Trump Administration’s decision to end their support of the Kurds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SpooooookyCast: DIA Investigates the Paranormal
October 29, 2019 11:00 - 1 hourIn this special Halloween SpyCast, SPY Historian Vince Houghton spoke to DIA Chief Historian Greg Elder about the DIA’s investigation into telekinesis, telepathy, remote viewing, and other spooky stuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Return to the Reich: A Conversation with Eric Lichtblau
October 22, 2019 11:00 - 1 hourSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with author, investigative reporter, and two-time Pulitzer- winner, Eric Lichtblau, to discuss OSS operations in Europe and his new book Return to the Reich: A Holocaust Refugee's Secret Mission to Defeat the Nazis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gitmo Law: A Conversation with Alka Pradhan and Ben Farley
October 15, 2019 11:24 - 59 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Guantanamo defense attorneys Alka Pradhan and Ben Farley, who represent one of the 9/11 defendants, Ammar al-Baluchi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
From the Vault: Whistleblower Aid, An Interview with John Tye and Mark Zaid
October 08, 2019 11:00 - 55 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with attorneys John Tye and Mark Zaid to discuss their 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
Operation Gold: A Conversation with Steve Vogel and Bernd von Kostka
October 01, 2019 11:00 - 54 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former Washington Post reporter and author Steve Vogel, and the curator of Berlin’s Allied Museum, Bernd von Kostka, to discuss the Berlin Tunnel, the ambitious Cold War SIGINT operation that is the focus of Vogel’s new book, Betrayal in Berlin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Life of John André: A Conversation with Douglas Ronald
September 24, 2019 10:52 - 1 hourSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with academic and author Dr. Doug Ronald to discuss one of the most fascinating personalities of the American Revolution, and the subject of his book, The Life of John André: The Redcoat Who Turned Benedict Arnold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The SpyCast Conversation with…wait…Vince, Again??
September 17, 2019 11:00 - 1 hourFormer SPY Historian Alexis Albion sat down with current SPY Historian Vince Houghton to discuss WWII and early Cold War nuclear intelligence, and Houghton’s new book, The Nuclear Spies: America’s Atomic Intelligence Operation against Hitler and Stalin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The SpyCast Conversation with David Rolph
September 10, 2019 11:00 - 1 hourSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former CIA Chief of East Berlin and Moscow stations David Rolph, who also served as the handler for one of CIA’s most important Soviet assets, Adolf Tolkachev. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Moscow Rules: A Conversation with Jonna Mendez
September 03, 2019 11:00 - 1 hourSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former CIA Chief of Disguise Jonna Mendez to talk about operating in VERY denied areas, and her newest book, The Moscow Rules: The Secret CIA Tactics that Helped America Win the Cold War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The SpyCast Conversation with Matt Korda of the Federation of American Scientists
August 20, 2019 11:00 - 1 hourSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Matt Korda of the FAS Nuclear Information Project, and co-author of the Nuclear Notebook, to discuss multiple current issues in the world of nukes and intel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The SpyCast Conversation with Emily Crose
August 13, 2019 11:00 - 58 minutesAt a live event at the International Spy Museum, SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former CIA, NSA, and INSCOM infosec specialist Emily Crose to talk the past, present, and future of cyber Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
George Sharpe and the BMI: A Conversation with Peter Tsouras
August 06, 2019 11:00 - 1 hourSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former military intelligence officer and prolific author Peter Tsouras to discuss the role of George Sharpe and the Bureau of Military Information in helping the Union win the Civil War Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bringing Americans Home: A Conversation with Diane Foley and Cynthia Loertscher
July 30, 2019 11:00 - 57 minutesSPY Executive Director Chris Costa sat down with the founder of the James W. Foley Foundation, Diane Foley, and Cynthia Loertscher, the lead researcher for “Bringing Americans Home,” the First Non-Governmental Assessment of US Hostage Policy and Family Engagement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Dark Side of Paradise: A Conversation with Richard Kerr
July 23, 2019 11:00 - 1 hourSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former Deputy Director of CIA, former Acting Director, and former Deputy Director for Intelligence Richard Kerr, to discuss his career and his new book, The Dark Side of Paradise: Odd and Intriguing Stories from Vero Beach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mosul: A Conversation with Daniel Gabriel
July 16, 2019 11:00 - 48 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former CIA counterterrorism officer Dan Gabriel, who is now filmmaker Dan Gabriel, the writer and director of the extraordinary documentary, Mosul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Strategic Warning: A Conversation with John Gentry and Joseph Gordon
July 09, 2019 11:00 - 1 hourSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former intelligence analysts John Gentry and Joe Gordon to discuss one of the most misunderstood aspects of the intelligence business: strategic warning. Gentry and Gordon are the authors of the book, Strategic Warning Intelligence: History, Challenges, and Prospects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Threat: A Conversation with Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe
July 02, 2019 11:00 - 1 hourSPY Executive Director Chris Costa sat down with former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe to discuss the current threat environment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Spies of No Country: A Conversation with Matti Friedman
June 25, 2019 11:00 - 48 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with journalist and author Matti Friedman for a fascinating look at early Israeli intelligence, and his book, Spies of No Country: Secret Lives at the Birth of Israel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
NEST: A Conversation with Jack Doyle
June 18, 2019 11:00 - 58 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Jack Doyle, former field director for NEST, the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Emergency Search Team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
American Spartan: A Conversation with Jim Gant and Ann Scott Tyson
June 11, 2019 11:00 - 1 hourSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former Green Beret Major Jim Gant and his wife, former war correspondent Ann Scott Tyson, who is the author of the book, American Spartan: The Promise, the Mission, and the Betrayal of Special Forces Major Jim Gant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mata Hari, The Spy: An Interview with Dr. Julie Wheelwright
June 04, 2019 11:00 - 1 hourSPY 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
Freedom’s Laboratory: A Conversation with Audra Wolfe
May 28, 2019 11:00 - 59 minutesSPY 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
Area 51 Special Projects: A Conversation with TD Barnes
May 21, 2019 11:00 - 57 minutesSPY 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
The SpyCast Conversation with Adm. Mike Rogers
May 14, 2019 11:00 - 1 hourSPY 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
The SpyCast Conversation with…Vince Houghton?
May 07, 2019 11:00 - 1 hourGuest 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
The SpyCast Conversation with Dr. John Browne
April 30, 2019 11:00 - 1 hourSPY 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
Leadership and Counterterrorism: A Conversation with General Stanley McChrystal
April 23, 2019 11:00 - 55 minutesSPY 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
Nukes and North Korea: A Conversation with Jeffrey Lewis
April 16, 2019 11:00 - 59 minutesSPY 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
The SpyCast Conversation with Dr. Gary Weir, Chief Historian, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
April 09, 2019 11:00 - 47 minutesSPY 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
The SpyCast Conversation with FBI Special Agent Peter Lapp
April 02, 2019 11:00 - 59 minutesSPY 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
Gray Day: A Conversation with Eric O’Neill
March 26, 2019 11:00 - 58 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton say down with cybersecurity expert and former FBI counterterrorism and counterintelligence operative Eric O’Neill to discuss the investigation into, and arrest of, Soviet/Russian spy Robert Hanssen, and O’Neill’s new book on the topic, Gray Day: My Undercover Mission To Expose America’s First Cyber Spy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rethinking CT: A Conversation with Jason Blazakis
March 19, 2019 11:00 - 48 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with the Director of the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism at Monterey to discuss terrorism financing, state-sponsorship, and the rise of domestic terrorism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dezinformatsiya Revisited: A Conversation with Liz Wahl
March 12, 2019 11:00 - 52 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down for a second time with journalist, and now congressional candidate, Liz Wahl to discuss Russian disinformation operations and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell: A Conversation with Former Director Rob Saale
March 05, 2019 12:00 - 39 minutesSPY Executive Director Chris Costa sat down with Rob Saale, the former director of the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
CIA vs DOD: A Conversation with David Oakley
February 26, 2019 12:00 - 47 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Army officer and former CIA intelligence officer David Oakley to discuss the tensions between the military and the CIA, and his new book, Subordinating Intelligence: The DoD/CIA Post-Cold War Relationship Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The New Rules of War: A Conversation with Sean McFate
February 19, 2019 14:27 - 47 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with National Defense University professor Sean McFate to discuss his new book, The New Rules of War: Victory in the Age or Durable Disorder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hunting Mengele: A Conversation with David Kennedy, David Turk, and Howard Safir
February 12, 2019 12:00 - 1 hourSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with representatives of the United States Marshals Service to discuss the decades-long manhunt for Nazi war criminal Dr. Joseph Mengele. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices