Latest Clandestine Podcast Episodes
155. The Hunt for the Assassin Who Killed Sweden's Prime Minister with Jan Stocklassa
SPYCRAFT 101 - July 08, 2024 04:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsToday just talks to Jan Stocklassa. Jan is an author and journalist focusing on large scale affairs in international politics. He served as a diplomat for Sweden in the Czech Republic from 1997 until 2003, and later helped found a newspaper paper in Prague. Jan spent more than a decade researchi...
154. The Truth Behind Operation Eagle Claw with James Stejskal
SPYCRAFT 101 - July 01, 2024 04:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsToday, Justin talks with returning guest James Stejskal. James enlisted in the U. S. Army in 1973 and served for more than 20 years, including with the now famous Special Forces Detachment A in Berlin in the 1970s and 80s, among many other assignments. He was severely wounded in Somalia in 1992 ...
153. The Year of Four Emperors with Rose Mary Sheldon
SPYCRAFT 101 - June 24, 2024 04:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsToday Justin chats with Rose Mary Sheldon. This is her third time on the podcast. Rose Mary taught history as a professor at Virginia Military Institute for more than 25 years, and is a world renowned expert on intelligence activities in the ancient world. She earned her PhD from the University ...
152. The Spy Erased from History with Raymond Batvinis
SPYCRAFT 101 - June 17, 2024 04:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsJustin talks with retired FBI special agent Raymond J. Batvinis. Ray served in the FBI from 1972 until 1997, working in counterterrorism and counterintelligence, including on the investigations into Ronald Pelton and the Walker spy ring. Shortly after 9/11, he returned to teach the basic counter...
151. How The Allies Cracked Germany's Codes with Charles Lachman
SPYCRAFT 101 - June 10, 2024 04:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsToday Justin chats with Charles Lachman. Since 1998, Charles has been the executive producer of the nationally syndicated news magazine Inside Edition. He has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, History Channel, Lifetime, C SPAN, and other local and national media. He's also the author of four non fiction...
150. The President's Kill List with Dr. Luca Trenta
SPYCRAFT 101 - June 03, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsToday Justin sits down with Dr. Luca Trenta. Luca is an associate professor in international relations at Swansea University in Wales, and is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and of the Higher Education Academy. He's written extensively on the subjects of covert action and assassination ...
149. The Fall of a Clandestine Financier with Peter Butt
SPYCRAFT 101 - May 27, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsThis weak Justin chats with Peter Butt. Peter is an author and award -winning documentary filmmaker. He is the founder of Black Wattle Films and his work has appeared on BBC, National Geographic, The History Channel and elsewhere. Peter has focused particularly on the Cold War, the nuclear arms ...
149. The Triads, the CIA, and the Nugan Hand Bank with Peter Butt
SPYCRAFT 101 - May 27, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsThis weak Justin chats with Peter Butt. Peter is an author and award -winning documentary filmmaker. He is the founder of Blackwattle Films and his work has appeared on BBC, National Geographic, The History Channel and elsewhere. Peter has focused particularly on the Cold War, the nuclear arms r...
148. Japan's British Spy on American Soil with Ronald Drabkin
SPYCRAFT 101 - May 20, 2024 04:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsThis week Justin is joined by Ronald Drabkin. Ron earned his Bachelor's Degree from Duke University and his Master's from UC Berkeley. Since then, he's worked in the tech industry, first with Intel Corporation and later as an entrepreneur and investor. He's also written peer reviewed articles on...
147. A Mother at War: Shannon Kent's Duty, Sacrifice, and Humanity with Joe Kent
SPYCRAFT 101 - May 13, 2024 04:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsToday, Justin talks with Joe Kent. Joe spent 20 years in the United States Army, serving in the Ranger Regiment, Army Special Forces, and later other elite units within Joint Special Operations Command, before retiring as a Chief Warrant Officer III. His time in the service included 11 deploymen...
146. Civil War Special Operations Units with Patrick K. O'Donnell
SPYCRAFT 101 - May 06, 2024 04:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsThis week Justin talks with Patrick K. O'Donnell. Patrick is a combat historian who has covered the war in Fallujah, Iraq in 2004, where he was armed and participated in the battle alongside U. S. Marines. He is an expert on special operations units and irregular warfare. He's published 13 books...
145. Capturing Lothar Witzke: German Spy, Saboteur, and Assassin with Bill Mills
SPYCRAFT 101 - April 29, 2024 04:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsThis week, Justin speaks with Bill Mills. Bill holds a B.A. in History from Framingham State University and has written four nonfiction books about espionage during the First World War. Along the way, he has amassed a significant private collection of original documents, photos, and artifacts re...
144. How Cuba and The Cold War Made Miami with Vince Houghton and Eric Driggs
SPYCRAFT 101 - April 22, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsThis week Justin interviews Vince Houghton and Eric Driggs. Vince grew up in Miami, Florida, and is a veteran of the U. S. Army, where he served in The Balkans. He went on to receive a master's degree and PhD in Diplomatic and Military History from the University of Maryland. He spent more than ...
143. Friendly Intelligence in the Falklands with Nick van der Bijl
SPYCRAFT 101 - April 15, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsToday just chats with Nick van der Bijl. Nick served for 24 years as a regular in the British Army in military intelligence, security, and later as an infantry officer in the Territorial Army. He saw active service in Northern Ireland, Belize, and with the 3 Commando Brigade during the Falklands...
143. British Military Intelligence in the Falklands with Nick van der Bijl
SPYCRAFT 101 - April 15, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsToday just chats with Nick van der Bijl. Nick served for 24 years as a regular in the British Army in military intelligence, security, and later as an infantry officer in the Territorial Army. He saw active service in Northern Ireland, Belize, and with the 3 Commando Brigade during the Falklands...
142. The Cover Up of the Tragic USS Liberty Incident with Phillip F. Tourney
SPYCRAFT 101 - April 08, 2024 04:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsThis week Justin sits down with Phillip Tourney. Phil enlisted in the U. S. Navy in February 1964. He served two tours on the USS Mauna Kea in the waters off Vietnam, then transferred to the USS Liberty, where he served three more tours. In June 1967, he was aboard the Liberty as a petty officer...
141. Benedict Arnold: America's Most Famous Traitor with Aaron Stark
SPYCRAFT 101 - April 01, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsThis week Justin talks with returning guest Aaron Stark. Aaron served in the U S army as an Apache helicopter pilot, including on two tours in Afghanistan. He finished his term of service teaching at his alma mater West Point Military Academy as an assistant professor of economics after completi...
140. An Atomic Soviet Spy with Ann Hagedorn
SPYCRAFT 101 - March 25, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsThis week Justin talks with Ann Hagedorn. Ann is a former staff writer for the Wall Street Journal and an award winning author of six narrative nonfiction books ranging in topics from thoroughbred horse racing to international kidnapping to unsung heroes of America's anti slavery movement and to...
139. Freddie Scappaticci: IRA Turncoat with Richard O'Rawe
SPYCRAFT 101 - March 18, 2024 04:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsThis week Justin talks with Richard "Ricky" O'Rawe, a former member of the Irish Republican Army. Since leaving the IRA, Ricky has worked as a peace advocate and has written several nonfiction books as well as two novels about The Troubles. Today Ricky shares the story of Britain's greatest int...
138. The Defection of a Communist Spy Queen with Kathryn Olmsted
SPYCRAFT 101 - March 11, 2024 04:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsThis week Justin sits down with Dr. Kathryn Olmsted. Kathryn is a professor of history at the University of California, Davis, where she has taught since 2001. She's published five books and many journal articles focusing on the political and cultural history of the United States since World Wa...
137. The Hitman, the Dissident, and the Detective with Ray Martinez
SPYCRAFT 101 - March 04, 2024 05:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsThis week, Justin sits down with Ray Martinez. Ray served three consecutive terms as mayor of the city of Fort Collins, Colorado between 1999 and 2005. He was later elected to the Fort Collins City Council, serving a term from 2015 through 2019. Ray is an active member of several local advisory...
136. A Vietnamese Agent Hidden for 20 Years with Dr. Larry Berman
SPYCRAFT 101 - February 26, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsToday Justin talks with Dr. Larry Berman. Larry is a professor emeritus at the University of California, Davis. He has published four books dealing with the history of America's involvement in the Vietnam War. His work has also been featured on C-SPAN, The History Channel, and Vietnam: A Televis...
135. General James Wilkinson: American Traitor with Howard Cox
SPYCRAFT 101 - February 19, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsToday Justin talks with Howard W. Cox. Howard is a former federal prosecutor, criminal investigator, and senior intelligence service officer. After graduating from Georgetown University Law Center, he served as a trial attorney for the U. S. Army's Judge Advocate General's Corps, followed by man...
134. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong Intelligence with Dr. David Strachan-Morris
SPYCRAFT 101 - February 12, 2024 05:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsThis week, Justin sits down with Dr. David Strachan-Morris. David is a lecturer in intelligence and security at the University of Leicester, where he runs the M. A . in Intelligence and Security program, as well as being Director of Distance Learning for the School of History, Politics, and Inte...
133. A Double Agent in the Canadian Mounted Police with Justin Ling
SPYCRAFT 101 - February 05, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsThis week's guest is Justin Ling. Justin is an award winning investigative journalist whose work has appeared in Vice, Maclean's Foreign Policy, and The Globe and Mail, among other publications. He's also the author of the book Missing from the Village, which is about Toronto based serial killer...
132. Noel Field: Stalin's Last American Spy with Kati Marton
SPYCRAFT 101 - January 29, 2024 05:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsThis week, Justin sits down with Kati Marton. Kati is an author, journalist, and correspondent who has worked with National Public Radio and later ABC News, where she was the Bureau Chief in Germany. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Times of London, The Washington Post, The Wall Stre...
131. A Bombing in Sheridan Circle with Alan McPherson
SPYCRAFT 101 - January 22, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsThis week Justin chats with Dr. Alan McPherson. Alan is a historian of U.S. foreign relations at Temple University and the director of the Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy. He received his Ph.D. in History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his M.A. in history fr...
130. Nuking the Moon with Vincent Houghton
SPYCRAFT 101 - January 15, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsToday, Justin sits down with Vince Houghton. Vince is a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Balkans. He went on to receive a Master's Degree and PhD in Diplomatic and Military history from the University of Maryland. He spent more than six years as the historian and curator for the Intern...
129. The Cambridge Five with Dr. Paul Winter
SPYCRAFT 101 - January 08, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsThis week Justin sits down with Dr. Paul Winter. Paul is an independent historian, an author who specializes in wartime intelligence and military history, and a Red Team consultant. He's published articles in several journals and has written two books about World War II called D Day Documents an...
128. A POW Spy Ring in Vietnam with Jim Stockdale
SPYCRAFT 101 - January 01, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 269 ratingsThis week Justin's guest is James B. Stockdale II. Jim has worked in public education for many years, including as an independent school headmaster, public school district superintendent, and as a distinguished educator for the Pennsylvania Department of Education. He's also the son of U. S. Nav...