SpyCast
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Episodes
Code Name Lise: A Conversation with Larry Loftis
February 05, 2019 12:00 - 35 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with bestselling author Larry Loftis to discuss the extraordinary WWII British agent Odette Sansom, and Loftis’s new book, Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Counterterrorism Strategy: A Conversation with Peter Bergen & Chris Costa
January 29, 2019 12:00 - 1 hourSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with terrorism expert Peter Bergen and SPY Executive Director Chris Costa to discuss the details and highlights of the most recent national counterterrorism strategy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The First Conspiracy: A Conversation with Brad Meltzer
January 22, 2019 12:00 - 44 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with prolific author Brad Meltzer to discuss his newest book, The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington. Link: [https://www.amazon.com/First-Conspiracy-Secret-George-Washington/dp/1250130336/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1547763104&sr=8-1&keywords=the+first+conspiracy+brad+meltzer](https://www.amazon.com/First-Conspiracy-Secret-George-Washington/dp/1250130336/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1547763104&sr=8-1&keywords=the+first+conspiracy+brad+meltze...
The SpyCast Interview with DIA Director LTG Robert Ashley
January 15, 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
Disrupt and Deny: A Conversation with Rory Cormac
January 08, 2019 12:00 - 58 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with University of Nottingham professor Rory Cormac to discuss the history of British covert action and his newest book, Disrupt and Deny: Spies, Special Forces, and the Secret Pursuit of British Foreign Policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Korean Security Issues: A Conversation with former Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert
January 01, 2019 12:00 - 59 minutesSPY Executive Director Chris Costa sits down with the former Ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert to discuss his career and insights on the U.S. relationship with South Korea, as well as current issues surrounding the Korean peninsula. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Moscow at Midnight: A Conversation with Sally McGrane
December 25, 2018 12:00 - 41 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with journalist and writer Sally McGrane to discuss modern-day Russia, living in Germany, and her novel Moscow at Midnight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Masters of Mayhem: A Conversation with James Stejskal
December 18, 2018 12:00 - 50 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former Green Beret and CIA Operations Officer James Stejskal to discuss the legacy of TE Lawrence and Stejskal’s newest book, Masters of Mayhem: Lawrence of Arabia and the British Military Mission to the Hejaz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Into the Shadows: A Conversation with Michael Brady
December 11, 2018 12:00 - 49 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with ret US Army LTC and former career intelligence officer Michael Brady to discuss his career, the status of intelligence education, and his latest book, Into the Shadows, Assassination Corps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Spy Who Was Left Behind: A Conversation with Michael Pullara
December 04, 2018 12:00 - 54 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with attorney Michael Pullara to discuss the case of slain CIA officer Freddie Woodruff and Pullara’s new book, The Spy Who Was Left Behind: Russia, the United States, and the True Story of the Betrayal and Assassination of a CIA Agent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The SpyCast Conversation with Ambassador Joe Wilson
November 27, 2018 12:00 - 1 hourSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Ambassador Joe Wilson to discuss his career, the politicization of intelligence, and uranium from Niger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The SpyCast Interview with Jeremy Bash
November 20, 2018 12:00 - 47 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Jeremy Bash and discussed his career at CIA, DOD, the House Intelligence Committee, and other topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hostage US: A Conversation with Rachel Briggs & Joshua Geltzer
November 13, 2018 12:00 - 41 minutesSPY Executive Director Chris Costa sat down with Rachel Briggs and Joshua Geltzer from Hostage US, a non-profit organization that supports families of Americans taken hostage abroad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
From FBI to CNN: A Conversation with Josh Campbell
November 06, 2018 12:00 - 1 hourSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Josh Campbell, former Supervisory Special Agent with the FBI, and now Law Enforcement Analyst for CNN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Inside the DIA – The Hunt for UBL: A Conversation with DIA Historian Greg Elder
October 30, 2018 11:00 - 57 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with DIA Chief Historian Greg Elder to discuss the DIA’s role in the hunt for Usama bin Laden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Secrets of the Bridge of Spies: A Conversation with Francis Gary Powers, Jr., Mary Ellen Fuller, and Vin Arthey
October 23, 2018 11:00 - 56 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down for a discussion of the most famous spy trade in history: Soviet spy Rudolf Abel for American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Active Measures: A Conversation with Jack Bryan
October 16, 2018 11:00 - 45 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with filmmaker Jack Bryan to discuss his newly released film on Russian active measures and the 2016 presidential election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
An American’s Path to Al-Qa’ida: A Conversation with Bryant Neal Viñas
October 09, 2018 11:00 - 34 minutesSPY Executive Director Chris Costa sat down with Bryant Neal Viñas to discuss the story of his ideological journey from New York to Pakistan and Afghanistan to wage jihad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Wounded Muse: A Conversation with Robert Delaney
October 02, 2018 11:00 - 52 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with award winning author and journalist Robert Delaney, who has been covering China as a journalist for more than 20 years. His debut novel, The Wounded Muse, is out now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Man of War: A Conversation with Sean Parnell
September 25, 2018 11:00 - 48 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Retired Army Infantry Captain, veteran’s advocate, and author Sean Parnell to talk about his new book Man of War, his wartime experiences, and key issues facing veterans today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Spy and the Traitor: A Conversation with Ben MacIntyre
September 18, 2018 11:00 - 56 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with prolific author Ben MacIntyre to discuss the Oleg Gordievsky case and MacIntyre’s new book, The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
From the Vault, 9/11 Edition: A Conversation with Cofer Black
September 11, 2018 11:00 - 1 hourSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Cofer Black, the former Director of CIA’s Counterterrorism Center (CTC), to discuss the role of the CTC before, during, and after the attacks on September 11, 2001. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
From the Vault (But Never Heard Before): A Conversation with William Webster
September 04, 2018 11:00 - 48 minutesFormer SPY Executive Director Peter Earnest sat down in 2013 with former CIA and FBI Director, Judge William Webster. Hear it now for the first time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
NatSec and the Law: A Conversation with Mark Zaid
August 28, 2018 11:00 - 1 hourSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with attorney Mark Zaid to discuss the revocation of security clearances, non-disclosure agreements, pre-publication review, and recent national security leaks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Reflections on Counterterrorism: A Conversation with Nicholas Rasmussen
August 21, 2018 13:13 - 1 hourSPY Executive Director Chris Costa sat down for a special conversation with the former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), Nicholas Rasmussen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
US Intel in WWI: A Conversation with Mark Stout
August 14, 2018 11:00 - 1 hourSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former SPY Historian Mark Stout to discuss all things American Intelligence in WWI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Busy Days: A Conversation with Shane Harris
August 07, 2018 11:00 - 1 hourSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Washington Post intelligence and national security reporters to discuss…well, everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The SpyCast Conversation with former HPSCI Chair Mike Rogers
July 31, 2018 11:00 - 1 hourSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former FBI agent and chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Mike Rogers to discuss his career and how he feels about the current state of the Intelligence Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
“The Cyber”: A Conversation with Rick Holland
July 24, 2018 11:00 - 50 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Rick Holland, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Vice President of Strategy for Digital Shadows, to discuss the latest cyber trends and developments Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Other Woman: A Conversation with Daniel Silva
July 17, 2018 11:00 - 45 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with bestselling novelist Daniel Silva to discuss his career, his writing philosophy, and his new book, The Other Woman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Covering the Front: A Conversation with James Gordon Meek
July 10, 2018 11:00 - 1 hourSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with ABC News national security investigative reporter James Gordon Meek to discuss his career in journalism and government.
Operation Black Mail: A Conversation with Ann Todd
July 03, 2018 11:00 - 50 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with historian Ann Todd to discuss WWII propaganda efforts and her book, OSS Operation Black Mail: One Woman’s Covert War Against the Imperial Japanese Army Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wisdom of the Crowd: A Conversation with Dr. Steven Rieber
June 26, 2018 11:00 - 46 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Dr. Steven Rieber, IARPA program manager, to discuss CREATE, which seeks to develop, and experimentally test, systems that use crowdsourcing and structured analytic techniques to improve analytic reasoning. [CLICK HERE](https://www.iarpa.gov/index.php/research-programs/create/) for more information on the program. [CLICK HERE](http://join.createbetterreasoning.com) to sign up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nine Lives: A Conversation with Aimen Dean
June 19, 2018 13:04 - 1 hourSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Aimen Dean, former member of Al Qaeda, agent for MI-6, and author of the new book, Nine Lives: My Time as the West's Top Spy Inside al-Qaeda. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Overkill: A Conversation with Ted Bell
June 12, 2018 11:00 - 36 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with spy novelist Ted Bell, author of 10 consecutive New York Times Bestsellers, including the Alex Hawke series of spy thrillers. The newest is Overkill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Spy Chiefs: A Conversation with Mark Stout and Chris Moran
June 05, 2018 11:00 - 57 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with intelligence experts Drs. Mark Stout and Chris Moran to discuss the 2nd volume of their new book, Spy Chiefs, which they both contributed to and edited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Space and National Security: A Conversation with Chirag Parikh
May 30, 2018 11:00 - 1 hourSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Chirag Parikh, the Deputy Director for Counterproliferation at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, to discuss the importance of space in the 21st century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The SpyCast Conversation with John Brennan
May 22, 2018 11:00 - 56 minutesSPY 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
The Targeter: A Conversation with Nada Bakos
May 15, 2018 11:00 - 57 minutesSPY 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
A Brotherhood of Spies: A Conversation with Monte Reel
May 08, 2018 11:00 - 59 minutesSPY 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
The National Security Strategy: A Conversation with Fmr Dep National Security Advisor Nadia Schadlow
May 01, 2018 11:00 - 56 minutesSPY 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
Cold War Navy SEAL: A Conversation with James Hawes
April 24, 2018 11:00 - 1 hourSPY 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
Last Night of the World: A Conversation with Joyce Wayne
April 17, 2018 11:00 - 50 minutesSPY 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
The Mad Scientists: A Conversation with Lee Grubbs
April 10, 2018 11:00 - 59 minutesSPY 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
Meet the New Guy, Part 2: An Interview with Chris Costa
April 03, 2018 11:00 - 58 minutesSPY 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
Meet the New Guy, Part 1: An Interview with Chris Costa
March 27, 2018 14:41 - 53 minutesSPY 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
In the Enemy’s House: An Interview with Howard Blum
March 20, 2018 11:00 - 46 minutesSPY 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
Breaking Cover: An Interview with Michele Rigby Assad
March 13, 2018 11:00 - 54 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former CIA operations officer Michele Rigby Assad to discuss her career in intelligence, and her new book Breaking Cover: My Secret Life in the CIA and What It Taught Me about What's Worth Fighting For. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Operation Chaos: An Interview with Matthew Sweet
March 06, 2018 12:00 - 58 minutesSPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with author Matthew Sweet, who has written on one of the most…extraordinary topics of the Cold War. His book, Operation Chaos: The Vietnam Deserters who Fought the CIA, the Brainwashers, and Themselves, is out now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Peter Earnest “Exit Interview”
February 27, 2018 11:30 - 56 minutesSPY Historian sat down with recently retired International Spy Museum Executive Director Peter Earnest to discuss his career in intelligence, his time with the Museum, and his thoughts on life moving forward . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices