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  • The CIA's Contrarian
    Oct 31 2025

    After spending years tracking Al Qaeda, former analyst Gina Bennett talks to SpyTalk about her storied career, her new spy novel and the rising threat of "politicized misogyny."

    Gina Bennett
    If Two of Them Are Dead

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    1 h y 11 m
  • The Shadow World of Foreign Policy Lobbyists
    Oct 24 2025

    Ken Vogel talks about his new book, Devils’ Advocates: The Hidden Story of Rudy Giuliani, Hunter Biden, and the Washington Insiders on the Payrolls of Corrupt Foreign Interests.

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    50 m
  • How Real is "A House of Dynamite"?
    Oct 17 2025

    Former White House Situation Room Director Larry Pfeiffer Talks Fear and Facts with SpyTalk.

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    50 m
  • Jake Tapper’s Terror Case Detective Yarn
    Oct 10 2025

    In a new book the CNN anchor unspools the inside story of a unique terrorism case.

    Jake Tapper
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    Race Against Terror
    https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Race-Against-Terror/Jake-Tapper/9781668079447

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    55 m
  • David McCloskey Strikes Again
    Oct 3 2025

    The acclaimed spy thriller author and ex-CIA analyst talks about his new novel, “The Persians,” set in the clandestine war between Israel and Iran.

    DAVID MCCLOSKEY

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    1 h y 2 m
  • America on Trial
    Sep 26 2025

    John Ryan and his gripping tale of yet more Guantanamo secrets.

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    41 m
  • Revealed: Interrogation Tapes of Saudi Suspect in 9/11 Case
    Sep 19 2025

    Two British journalists find fresh evidence implicating a key Saudi suspect who escaped U.S. justice.

    Liz Harris
    https://lizharris.journoportfolio.com/

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    Amardeep Bassey
    Amardeep Bassey’s Profile | Freelance Journalist | Muck Rack

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    Revealed after 24 years, how UK was forced to free 9/11 ‘plotter’

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    The Story | The Times and The Sunday Times

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    1 h y 11 m
  • Inside the Secret Hostage Talks
    Sep 12 2025

    Wall Street Journal reporters Drew Hinshaw and Joe Parkinson talk about their new book “Swap” on the SpyTalk podcast.

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    52 m