Latest Special agent Podcast Episodes
118. World War II's Serial Killer: The Crimes of Marcel Petiot
SPYCRAFT 101 - October 23, 2023 04:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsIn this solo episode, Justin tells the story of a notorious serial killer active in France during World War II who effectively used the war itself as cover for his crimes. But Marcel Petiot was much more than just a murder. He was a conman, a thief, a doctor, a politician, a target for the Gesta...
117. The Lumumba Plot with Stuart Reid
SPYCRAFT 101 - October 16, 2023 04:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week's guest is Stuart Reid. Stuart is a graduate of Dartmouth college and has worked at Foreign Affairs Magazine for the past 15 years, where he's now an executive editor. He's also written for The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, Businessweek, Politico Magazin...
116. The Air Force Office of Special Investigations in West Germany with Michael Honegger
SPYCRAFT 101 - October 09, 2023 05:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsToday's guest is Michael Honegger. Michael is a professional photographer and author. He spent much of his youth growing up in West Germany in the 1960s. His father was an officer with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. Michael knew almost nothing of his father's career at the time,...
115. Protecting International Defectors with Joe Augustyn
SPYCRAFT 101 - October 02, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week Justin sits down with Joe Augustyn. Joe was a member of the Central Intelligence Agency's clandestine service for 28 years, working as a case officer in several locations and later as Chief of Station on three different occasions. After the September 11th attacks, he was appointed the ...
115. Protecting Inertnational Defectors with Joe Augustyn
SPYCRAFT 101 - October 02, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week Justin sits down with Joe Augustyn. Joe was a member of the Central Intelligence Agency's clandestine service for 28 years, working as a case officer in several locations and later as Chief of Station on three different occasions. After the September 11th attacks, he was appointed the ...
114. Death and the Dangers of Clandestine Work Part II
SPYCRAFT 101 - September 25, 2023 04:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week, Justin covers four mysterious espionage deaths. In most of these cases, the exact nature of the events that came to pass is still up for debate. He dives into chilling and complex stories from Cold War Germany to Czechoslovakia, Washington DC, and Scotland. Unfortunately in these case...
113. Spies in Uniform: The Military Liaison Missions in Berlin
SPYCRAFT 101 - September 18, 2023 04:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week, Justin shares the story of the military liaison missions in post-war Germany, or the spies in uniform. If you're a longtime listener, you might recall episode number 23 with Aden Magee, who participated in these missions himself and wrote a book about it titled Cold War Wilderness of ...
112. Mark of the Maker with Mark Stheiner, Tom Krein, and Sean Kendrick
SPYCRAFT 101 - September 11, 2023 04:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week, Justin shares his interview from the Mark of the Maker Podcast, with hosts Mark Stheiner, Tom Krein, and Sean Kendrick. It's a podcast about knives by knifemakers, discussing everything forging and creation to collecting and history. They dove into some of the most interesting weapons...
111. The Priest Who Funneled Weapons from Gaddafi to the IRA with Jennifer O'Leary
SPYCRAFT 101 - September 04, 2023 04:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsToday, Justin sits down with Jennifer O'Leary. Jennifer is an award-winning investigative reporter for BBC Northern Ireland's current affairs program called Spotlight. She has investigated a wide variety of stories, including money laundering by organized crime, criminal conspiracy to export hor...
110. The Mysterious Death of an Anti-Communist Danish Diplomat
SPYCRAFT 101 - August 28, 2023 04:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsIn this solo episode, Justin shares a confusing and twisted story he's posted about before on his Instagram page. This is the mysterious death of a Danish diplomat on Long Island in November, 1959. Connect with Spycraft 101: Check out Justin's latest release, Covert Arms, here. spycraft101.com...
109. Spy Hunter: How I Caught Robert Hanssen with Eric O'Neill
SPYCRAFT 101 - August 21, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week Justin talks with author, attorney, public speaker, security expert, and former FBI agent Eric O'Neill. Eric is the founder of the Georgetown Group, a premier investigative services and security firm. In law, he specializes in national security matters. But long before that, he was a y...
108. The Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi
SPYCRAFT 101 - August 14, 2023 04:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsIn another solo episode, Justin covers a relatively recent assassination. This is the story of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and dissident who was murdered in 2018 after being lured into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Connect with Spycraft 101: Check out Justin's latest release,...
107. British Covert Action with Rory Cormac
SPYCRAFT 101 - August 07, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week Justin sits down with Rory Cormac. Rory is a professor of international relations at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom, specializing in secret intelligence and covert action. He's also given presentations at #10 Downing Street, he UK Ministry of Defense, the US State D...
106. Fighting for the Truth: A Green Beret's Death with Michelle Black
SPYCRAFT 101 - July 31, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week's guest is Michelle Black (no relation). Michelle is a mother to two boys and the widow of Staff Sergeant Bryan Black, who was killed in an ambush along with three other Special Forces soldiers in Niger, Africa in October, 2017. Michelle sought answers in the aftermath of her husband's...
105. Thrive Unafraid with Kelly Sayre and Doug Patteson
SPYCRAFT 101 - July 24, 2023 04:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week, Justin shares his interview from the Thrive Unafraid podcast, hosted by situational awareness expert Kelly Sayre and former CIA case officer Doug Patteson. You may remember Doug from episode two of the podcast in which he discussed his life in the CIA. On their show, Justin discusses ...
104. The Bill Buckley Story: Kidnapped by Hezbollah in Lebanon with Fred Burton
SPYCRAFT 101 - July 17, 2023 04:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week Justin welcomes repeat guest Fred Burton. Fred is the former Deputy Chief of the Counter-Terrorism and Protective Intelligence Division for the US State Department's Diplomatic Security Service, and is currently the executive director of the Onyx Center for Protective Intelligence. He'...
103. Smuggling Weapons for the IRA with John Crawley
SPYCRAFT 101 - July 10, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsToday, Justin speaks with John Crawley. John grew up in the United States in an Irish immigrant family, and after returning to Ireland for several years he became committed to the cause of Irish independence, vowing to return to join the IRA. After a stint in the USMC as a recon Marine, he broug...
102. The Rise of American Intelligence with Nicholas Reynolds
SPYCRAFT 101 - July 03, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week, Justin has a conversation with Nicholas Reynolds. After graduating from Oxford University in the 1970s, he served in the US Marine Corps as an infantry officer, and later as a historian. Nick retired from the Reserves as a colonel and the officer in charge of field history. He also se...
101. Episode 101 - Looking Back and Looking Forward
SPYCRAFT 101 - June 26, 2023 04:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsIn a special retrospective for episode 101 of the podcast, Justin discusses the lessons he's learned along the way. From getting into contact with incredible guests to growing an audience to some of his favorite episodes, we take a look back at how Spycraft 101 got where it is today. Connect wi...
100. The Disappearance of Bob Levinson with Barry Meier
SPYCRAFT 101 - June 19, 2023 04:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week, Justin sits down with Barry Meier. Barry is a veteran reporter who has written for the New York Times and received the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting, along with other members of the New York Times staff. He's also the first journalist to bring significant attention t...
99. Industrial Espionage: The Downfall of a Great American Company with Aaron Stark
SPYCRAFT 101 - June 12, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsToday, Justin speaks with Aaron Stark. Aaron served in the US 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 completing his Master's i...
98. Special Forces Detachment A in Berlin with James Stejskal
SPYCRAFT 101 - June 05, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsToday, Justin chats with author, veteran, and former CIA case officer James Stejskal. James enlisted in the US 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 other assignments, he was severely wounde...
97. Defecting from the USSR with Olga Sheymov
SPYCRAFT 101 - May 29, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week, Justin chats with Olga Sheymov. Olga has worked in high technology, on arts projects, and as a television producer. Her TV credits include the Long-Running series Russia Today, produced from 1997 until 2015, and Your Source TV among other projects. But long before she began her media ...
96. Tradecraft in Private Investigations with Jon and Alex of Fenrir Group
SPYCRAFT 101 - May 22, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsToday Justin sits down with Jon and Alex from Fenrir Group. They're licensed private investigators based in Atlanta, Georgia, who offer a wide range of services, including skip tracing, process, serving bond recovery, and boutique litigation support. Not only have they successfully closed hundre...
95. Spying to Fight Apartheid in South Africa with Sue Dobson
SPYCRAFT 101 - May 15, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsToday Justin sits down with Sue Dobson. Sue grew up in Pretoria, South Africa during the apartheid era and witnessed firsthand the brutality and oppression of the government at that time. As a young woman, she decided to take action and join the outlawed African National Congress to do her part ...
94. The Tip of the Spear in the War on Terror with Erick Miyares
SPYCRAFT 101 - May 08, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsToday Justin sits down with Marine Corps and US Army Intelligence veteran Erick Miyares. Erick spent nearly 30 years in the US service, deployed to some of the most dangerous corners of the world. Now that he's transitioned out of the military, he has found a new mission helping members of the v...
93. A Murder Plot Gone Wrong: Secret Experiments, Biological Weapons, and Apartheid
SPYCRAFT 101 - May 01, 2023 04:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsIn this solo episode, Justin dives into a failed professional hit on a businessman in Irvine, California in the 1980s. The botched job involved the CIA, FBI, ATF, and the Apartheid government of South Africa and ultimately uncovered a cache of buried machine guns, stockpiles of biological weapon...
92. MI6 Ensnared in German Counterespionage with Norman Ridley
SPYCRAFT 101 - April 24, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week Justin sits down with author Norman Ridley. Today they discuss a counterespionage incident that occurred at the beginning of World War II. Two senior members of British Intelligence were ensnared in a German trap in Venlo, Netherlands in November, 1939. This was a devastating blow to ...
91. North Korean Espionage
SPYCRAFT 101 - April 10, 2023 04:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week, Justin shares another solo episode. He covers a brief history of espionage and covert operations run by or against North Korea. These stories involve other power players like Russia, Japan, and more. Connect with Spycraft 101: Check out Justin's latest release, Covert Arms, here. spy...
90. The Son of an OSS Officer with Jack Chappell
SPYCRAFT 101 - April 03, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week, Justin sits down with journalist and Vietnam veteran Jack Chappell. After leaving active duty, he covered the Western White House during the Nixon administration. Jack is also the son of Howard Chappell, an OSS officer who served in Northern Italy at the end of WWII. Howard's story i...
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