Latest Special agent Podcast Episodes
90. An OSS Rescue Operation in Northern Italy 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...
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...
An OSS Rescue Operation in Northern Italy 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...
89. Strife in Northern Ireland: The IRA and South Armagh with Toby Harnden
SPYCRAFT 101 - March 27, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsToday, Justin sits down with return guest Toby Harnden. Toby served as an officer in the British Royal Navy, graduated from Oxford University, worked as a foreign news correspondent in 33 different countries, and has focused on terrorism and war throughout his career. Toby is back on the podcast...
88. World War I Terrorism on American Soil with Chad Millman
SPYCRAFT 101 - March 20, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsToday Justin sits down with Chad Millman, Chief Content Officer of the Action Network and the host of the very popular sports betting podcast, The Favorites. Before founding the Action Network, Chad was the editorial director for ESPN Digital and Editor-in-Chief of ESPN Magazine. Chad also an au...
87. Rescuing North Korea: The Story of Adrian Hong with Bradley Hope
SPYCRAFT 101 - March 13, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsToday Justin sits down with Bradley Hope, an author and reporter who has covered topics like the The Arab Spring. He's also written several books along with his co-authors. Bradley's latest book is the story of an incredible confrontation between an activist organization and the Kim regime in No...
86. Hemingway and the NKVD with Dr. Frederick H. White
SPYCRAFT 101 - March 06, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsToday Justin chats with Dr. Frederick H. White. Dr. White is professor of Russian and Integrated Studies at Utah Valley University. He's also a fellow of the UVU Center for National Security. He's published eight books and more than 45 academic articles on Russian literature, film, and culture. ...
85. Answering More of Your Espionage Questions
SPYCRAFT 101 - February 27, 2023 05:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week, Justin answers more listener questions from Instagram. He dives into the USS Halibut and Operation Ivy Bells and takes us to Spain to dissect Operation Mincemeat. Then, he shifts to the Pacific Theater of World War II to discuss the role Japanese Americans played in the war. To close ...
84. POWs Left Behind in Vietnam
SPYCRAFT 101 - February 20, 2023 05:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsIn this solo episode, Justin shares his research into a question that haunted America for decades after the end of the Vietnam War: whether any living prisoners of war were left. It's a subject that has spawned many books, articles, and films, and it has evoked a lot of passion from people whose...
83. The Murder of an OSS Officer with Pate McMichael
SPYCRAFT 101 - February 13, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week Justin chats with Pate McMichael. Pate is the Associate Director of the School of Journalism at the University of Arizona and worked as a freelance magazine journalist in Georgia for 15 years. He's also written two books. Today, Pate is here to discuss the murder of an OSS officer name...
82. America's Most Damaging Female Spy with Jim Popkin
SPYCRAFT 101 - February 06, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week just sits down with Jim Popkin, former senior investigative reporter and producer at N NBC News and on air correspondent. Jim's articles have appeared in publications like Washington Post Magazine, Wired, Newsweek, Slate, The Guardian, Washingtonian, and on National Public Radio. Jim i...
81. Espionage In Ancient Rome with Colonel Rose Mary Sheldon
SPYCRAFT 101 - January 30, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week Justin is joined by Colonel Rose Mary Sheldon, previous history professor at Virginia Military Institute world-renowned expert on intelligence and espionage in the ancient world. She earned her PhD from the University of Michigan and has published several books and many articles over t...
80. The President, The Prosecutor, and The Spy with Justin Webster
SPYCRAFT 101 - January 23, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsToday Justin speaks with with journalist and documentary filmmaker Justin Webster. Justin was a business reporter in the 90s before the release of his debut film on soccer team FC Barcelona in 2004. Since then, he's directed several more award-winning documentaries. Today he's here to discuss a ...
79. An NSA Spy Unknown for Decades with John Whiteside
SPYCRAFT 101 - January 16, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsToday Justin sits down with author and retired FBI special agent John Whiteside III. Since leaving the FBI after working 30 years of Cold War counterintelligence cases, John has worked as a private investigator and as a government consultant. Today, John discusses one of the highest profile case...
78. The Spy Who Divided the CIA with Howard Blum
SPYCRAFT 101 - January 09, 2023 05:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week, Justin brings on journalist and author Howard Blum. Howard studied at Stanford University where he received both his bachelor's and master's degree and has worked as a reporter for the New York Times where he was nominated twice for the Pulitzer Prize. More recently, he was a contrib...
77. Answering More of Your Espionage Questions
SPYCRAFT 101 - January 02, 2023 05:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week, Justin answers questions you've submitted via Instagram. He dives into the deaths of Spanish espionage agents in Iraq and covers the story an American revolutionary. Tune in to hear about the weapons real spies carry every day, how Hollywood adapts real espionage events, and more. Ke...
76. Death and the Dangers of Clandestine Work
SPYCRAFT 101 - December 26, 2022 05:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsIn this solo episode, Justin dives into some of the most intriguing and suspicious deaths related to espionage in the last 80 years. While the USA and the USSR never saw combat with each other during the Cold War, their clandestine operations resulted in many casualties and fatalities over the ...
75. An International CIA Pilot with Lee Gossett
SPYCRAFT 101 - December 19, 2022 05:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week, Justin has his first repeat guest. Lee Gossett is back to talk CIA missions. Lee first joined us for episode 13. In his last episode, Lee and Justin dove into Lee's time as a smoker jumper and the years he spent working for Air America in the Secret War in Laos, and this time Lee is s...
74. The Most Dangerous Year on Earth with Brian Morra
SPYCRAFT 101 - December 12, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week, Justin chats with author and Air Force intelligence veteran Brian Morra. Brian was an intelligence officer in the US Air Force and Air Force Reserve for 15 years before shifting his focus to the aerospace and defense industry, where he spent many years managing intelligence programs....
73. The Truth about Snowden with Anonymous
SPYCRAFT 101 - December 05, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsToday Justin sits down with anonymous source known as Sarah. Sarah is veteran member of the special operations and intelligence community, having served as an NCO with the US Air Force for more than 10 years. She has also worked as an Arabic linguist, spending much of her time in the Middle Eas...
72. An Activist Escaping Panama with Kimberly Muse
SPYCRAFT 101 - November 28, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week, Justin speaks with Kimberly Muse, daughter of Kurt Muse. Kim grew up in Panama, where her father was became the leader of a group of activists in protesting against General Manuel Noriega via radio transmissions. Their work caught the attention of the CIA, and they even received suppo...
71. Tracking Down an Iraqi Bioweapons Expert with Stephen Monteiro
SPYCRAFT 101 - November 21, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week Justin sits down with former police officer, Navy officer, and US Secret Service special agent Stephen Monteiro. Steve spent 20 years in the Secret Service, where he was a member of the Presidential Protective Division at the Clinton White House, among other assignments. After retirin...
70. Demoralize and Deceive: OSS Psychological Warfare with Ann Todd
SPYCRAFT 101 - November 14, 2022 05:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week, Justin sits down with historian and author Ann Todd. From working at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia, to writing and consulting for the National Geographic Society and giving presentations for the National Park Service on the history of the OSS, Ann is a...
69. A Scottish Civilian Up Against a Nazi Spy Ring with Dr. Andrew Jeffrey
SPYCRAFT 101 - November 07, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsToday, Justin sits down with author and researcher, Dr. Andrew Jeffrey. Alongside his historical books, Andrew has made on-air contributions for British, Dutch and French documentaries and is a former Royal Navy Reservist, and a volunteer Lifeboatman with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution....
68. A CIA Traitor's Last Asset with Bryan Denson
SPYCRAFT 101 - October 31, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week, Justin chats with investigative reporter and author Bryan Denson. Focusing on true crime, scandals, and government corruption, Bryan has spent his career reporting for publications like The House Post, Reader's Digest, Newsweek, The Los Angeles Tomes, and the Oregonian. He's also writ...
A CIA Traitor's Last Asset with Bryan Denson
SPYCRAFT 101 - October 31, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week, Justin chats with investigative reporter and author Bryan Denson. Focusing on true crime, scandals, and government corruption, Bryan has spent his career reporting for publications like The House Post, Reader's Digest, Newsweek, The Los Angeles Tomes, and the Oregonian. He's also writ...
67. TRIGON: The Hero Who Betrayed the Soviet Union with Alejandra Suárez Ogorodnik
SPYCRAFT 101 - October 24, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week, Justin chats with Alejandra Suárez Barcala Ogorodnik. Alejandra was born in Madrid in 1975 and currently works in Spain in the medical industry as a disease area specialist. She never knew her father growing up, and her mother told her he was a German mathematician who was killed in ...
TRIGON: The Hero Who Betrayed the Soviet Union with Alejandra Suárez Ogorodnik
SPYCRAFT 101 - October 24, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsThis week, Justin chats with Alejandra Suárez Barcala Ogorodnik. Alejandra was born in Madrid in 1975 and currently works in Spain in the medical industry as a disease area specialist. She never knew her father growing up, and her mother told her he was a German mathematician who was killed in ...
The Early Days of FBI Counterintelligence with Raymond Batvinis
SPYCRAFT 101 - October 17, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsToday, Justin sits down with retired FBI special agent Raymond J. Batvinis, who served in the FBI for 25 years, from 1972 until 1997. Raymond worked primarily in counterterrorism and counterintelligence, and shortly after the 9/11 attacks, he returned to teach the Basic Counterintelligence cour...
66. The Early Days of FBI Counterintelligence with Raymond Batvinis
SPYCRAFT 101 - October 17, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsToday, Justin sits down with retired FBI special agent Raymond J. Batvinis, who served in the FBI for 25 years, from 1972 until 1997. Raymond worked primarily in counterterrorism and counterintelligence, and shortly after the 9/11 attacks, he returned to teach the Basic Counterintelligence cour...
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