EPISODE · Oct 1, 2025 · 2H 20M
The CIA's Head Spy Hunter | Jim Olson (throwback episode)
from The Team House · host dee takos
Originally aired 6/17/22Professor James Olson received his law degree from the University of Iowa. He is a professor of the practice at the Bush School, where he teaches courses on intelligence and counterintelligence. He served for over thirty years in the Directorate of Operations of the Central Intelligence Agency, mostly overseas in clandestine operations. In addition to several foreign assignments, he was Chief of Counterintelligence at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Professor Olson has been awarded the Intelligence Medal of Merit, the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal, the Donovan Award, and several Distinguished Service Citations. He is the recipient of awards from the Bush School and the Association of Former Students for excellence in teaching. Professor Olson is the author of Fair Play: The Moral Dilemmas of Spying and To Catch a Spy: The Art of Counterintelligence. Prior to his career in the CIA, he served in the US Navy, where he attained the rank of lieutenant commander.Jim's books:To Catch a Spy: The Art of Counterintelligencehttps://a.co/d/huymTyNFair Play: The Moral Dilemmas of Spyinghttps://a.co/d/ctwB7bGSupport the show on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouseJoin our newsletter:https://teamhousepodcast.kit.com/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.
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Originally aired 6/17/22Professor James Olson received his law degree from the University of Iowa. He is a professor of the practice at the Bush School, where he teaches courses on intelligence and counterintelligence. He served for over thirty years in the Directorate of Operations of the Central Intelligence Agency, mostly overseas in clandestine operations. In addition to several foreign assignments, he was Chief of Counterintelligence at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Professor Olson has been awarded the Intelligence Medal of Merit, the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal, the Donovan Award, and several Distinguished Service Citations. He is the recipient of awards from the Bush School and the Association of Former Students for excellence in teaching. Professor Olson is the author of Fair Play: The Moral Dilemmas of Spying and To Catch a Spy: The Art of Counterintelligence. Prior to his career in the CIA, he served in the US Navy, where he attained the rank of lieutenant commander.Jim's books:To Catch a Spy: The Art of Counterintelligencehttps://a.co/d/huymTyNFair Play: The Moral Dilemmas of Spyinghttps://a.co/d/ctwB7bGSupport the show on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouseJoin our newsletter:https://teamhousepodcast.kit.com/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.
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