S6 Ep13: Syria, CIA & Damascus Station with David McCloskey

On this episode I am joined by former CIA analyst turned author David McCloskey.David has written a fantastic new spy novel called Damascus Station”. I have to be honest David’s book is brilliant and sits in my favourite spy novels of all time.On this episode David and I take a look at the situation in Syria, and look at how those real life elements informed his writing. And we ask the burning question…. Will the CIA hotdog machine return in David’s next book?Tune in to find out moreYou can connect with David and get a copy of “Damascus Station” via David’s website: https://www.davidmccloskeybooks.com/Our film “The Dry Cleaner” has been released!Check out the trailer here: youtu.be/j_KFTJenrz4 And you can buy the film here: www.drycleanercast.co.uk/watchthefilmMusic Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here: https://www.monsteromnibus.com/?fbclid=IwAR0%E2%80%A6BdNQbuCvt9KWUPlease support this podcastPatreon Become a “Friend of the podcast”  on Patreon for £3 www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSpiesVisit our new memorabilia shop: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/60934996Connect with us here:TWITTER twitter.com/SecretsAndSpiesFACEBOOK www.facebook.com/secretsandspies  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.