The Black Spy Podcast
by Carlton King
If you wish to know what it's really like to make the life and death decisions portrayed in the movies by James Bond or on TV by Homeland's, Cary Matherson, then Black Spy Podcast is the show for you. If you're interested in the clandestine world of secret intelligence, espionage, counter-terrorism and national security, then this definitely your must listen Podcast! Every week, along with a different successful or famous guest who's always been interested in the secret services, ex officer, Carlton King, will guide you through this enthralling and exhilarating world, which he inhabited for nearly 30 years. You'll be surprised what you learn.
Episodes
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The Road To The Ukraine War (Part 1)
The Road To The Ukraine War (Part 1) Black Spy Podcast number 270 Season 27, Episode 0008 In this week's Black Spy Podcast, at the request of a regular listener, Carlton King assesses the road to the Ukraine War - why has it happened, who was responsible for it breaking out, was it planned and if...
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Ukraine Endgame?
Ukraine Endgame? Black Spy Podcast number 269 Season 27, Episode 0007 In this week's Black Spy Podcast, at the request of a regular listener, Carlton King assesses the state of the war in the Ukraine with the help of senior intelligence, military, diplomatic and academic officials without bias.…
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Theories of Englishness
Theories of Englishness Black Spy Podcast number 268 Season 27, Episode 0006 Last week we examined politician Suella Braverman's playing the race card, supposedly in support of the so-called English patriots movement, by suggesting that black people could not be English by ancestry! E.g. they are...
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Theories of Englishness
Theories of Englishness Black Spy Podcast number 268 Season 27, Episode 0006 Last week we examined politician Suella Braverman's playing the race card, supposedly in support of the so-called English patriots movement, by suggesting that black people could not be English by ancestry! E.g. they are...
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What Every British Patriot Needs To Know
What Every British Patriot Needs To Know Black Spy Podcast number 267 Season 27, Episode 0005 Suella Braverman, playing the race card, supports the so-called English patriots, by suggesting that Black people can not be English by ancestry! E.g. they are by implication not really English, Hence,...
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Understanding British Secret Intelligence with Dr. M Hanif Majothi (Part 3)
Understanding British Secret Intelligence with Dr. M Hanif Majothi (Part 3) Black Spy Podcast number 266 Season 27, Episode 0004 THE BLACK SPY PODCAST — SPECIAL THREE-PART SERIES Who really created Britain's secret intelligence system? In this compelling three-part series, Carlton King is joined…
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Understanding British Secret Intelligence with Dr. M Hanif Majothi (Part 2)
Understanding British Secret Intelligence with Dr. M Hanif Majothi (Part 2) Black Spy Podcast number 265 Season 27, Episode 0003 THE BLACK SPY PODCAST — SPECIAL THREE-PART SERIES Who really created Britain's secret intelligence system? In this compelling three-part series, Carlton King is joined…
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Understanding British Secret Intelligence with Dr. M Hanif Majothi (Part 1)
Understanding British Secret Intelligence with Dr. M Hanif Majothi (Part 1) Black Spy Podcast number 264 Season 27, Episode 0002 THE BLACK SPY PODCAST — SPECIAL THREE-PART SERIES Who really created Britain's secret intelligence system? In this compelling three-part series, Carlton King is joined…
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Burnham: Playing Russian Roulette With Your Life! (Part 3)
Burnham-Playing Russian Roulette With Your Life! (Part3) Black Spy Podcast number 263 Season 27, Episode 0001 In this week's Black Spy Podcast, Carlton King argues that Prime Minister Andy Burnham has not shifted the UK's Ukraine War policy vis-à-vis Russia after succeeding Keir Starmer, but has...
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Burnham: Playing Russian Roulette With Your Life! (Part 2)
Burnham: Playing Russian Roulette With Your Life! (Part 2) Black Spy Podcast number 261 Season 26, Episode 0010 In this week's Black Spy Podcast, Carlton King continues to articulate that Prime Minister Andy Burnham has not shifted the UK's Ukraine War policy vis-à-vis Russia after succeeding…
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Burnham: Playing Russian Roulette With Your Life! (Part 1)
Burnham: Playing Russian Roulette With Your Life! (Part 1) Black Spy Podcast number 261 Season 26, Episode 0009 In this week's Black Spy Podcast, Carlton King argues that Prime Minister Andy Burnham has not shifted the UK's Ukraine War policy vis-à-vis Russia after succeeding Keir Starmer, but…
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The Next Big British Scandal? - With Bowie Dolan (Part 2)
The Next Big British Scandal? With Bowie Dolan (Part 2) Black Spy Podcast number 260 Season 26, Episode 0008 The Black Spy Podcast continues its two‑part investigation into the long‑running controversy surrounding UK contractor tax‑avoidance "loan schemes." Host Carlton King is joined by guests...
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The Next Big British Scandal? With Bowie Dolan (Part 1)
The Next Big British Scandal? With Bowie Dolan (Part 1) Black Spy Podcast number 259 Season 26, Episode 0007 The Black Spy Podcast returns this week and next with a two‑part investigation into the long‑running controversy surrounding UK contractor tax‑avoidance "loan schemes." Host Carlton King…
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Playing the Race Card
Playing the Race Card Black Spy Podcast number 258 Season 26, Episode 0006 This week on The Black Spy Podcast, we're diving into one of the most sensitive and controversial topics in modern politics, how the 'race card' is used, whether to highlight injustice or to manipulate opinion and mobilise...
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Can PM Andy Burnham Bring Realism To No.10?
Can PM Andy Burnham Bring Realism To No.10? Black Spy Podcast number 257 Season 26, Episode 0005 In this week's critical thinking episode, Carlton states why Prime Minister Andy Burnham must pivot Great Britain away from the shadows of its imperial past and align its ambitions with its present...
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Should Under 16's be Banned From Social Media (Part 2)
Should Under 16's be Banned From Social Media (Part 2) Black Spy Podcast number 256 Season 26, Episode 0004 This week's Black Spy Podcast is part 2 of an analysis as to why outgoing Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer suggested and has pushed through the policy of banning under 16's from utilising...
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Should Under 16's be Banned From Social Media (Part 1)
Should Under 16's be Banned From Social Media (Part 1) Black Spy Podcast number 255, Season 26, Episode 0003 This week's and next week's Black Spy Podcast analysis why Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer suggested and pushed through the policy of banning under 16's from utilising various social...
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Are the British Police really so inept? – with Inspector Phil (Part 2)
Are the British Police really so inept? – with Inspector Phil (Part 2) Black Spy Podcast number 254, Season 26, Episode 0002 Are Britain's police really as ineffective as headlines, politicians and sections of the public would have us believe? Or has policing become an easy target for criticism…
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Are the British Police really so inept? – with Inspector Phil (Part 1)
Are the British Police really so inept? – with Inspector Phil (Part 1) Black Spy Podcast number 253, Season 26, Episode 0001 Are Britain's police really as ineffective as headlines, politicians and sections of the public would have us believe? Or has policing become an easy target for criticism…
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Are the British Police really so inept? – with Inspector Phil (Part 1)
Are the British Police really so inept? – with Inspector Phil (Part 1) Black Spy Podcast number 253, Season 26, Episode 0001 Are Britain's police really as ineffective as headlines, politicians and sections of the public would have us believe? Or has policing become an easy target for criticism…
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Are the British Police really so inept? – with Inspector Phil (Part 1)
Are the British Police really so inept? – with Inspector Phil (Part 1) Black Spy Podcast number 253, Season 26, Episode 0001 Are Britain's police really as ineffective as headlines, politicians and sections of the public would have us believe? Or has policing become an easy target for criticism…
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Vindicated – The Black Spy Podcast's Analysis
Vindicated – The Black Spy Podcast's Analysis Black Spy Podcast number 252, Season 25, Episode 0010 In this week's Black Spy Podcast Carlton King assesses the validation and vindication of the Black Spy podcast's analysis over the years of delivery. So listen now to The Black Spy Podcast and be...
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The Collapse of Germany (Part 2)
The Collapse of Germany (Part 2) Black Spy Podcast number 251, Season 25, Episode 0009 In last week's and this week's incisive episodes of the Black Spy Podcast, Carlton King delivers a hard-hitting geopolitical assessment of Germany's present day collapse from its position of the undisputed...
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The Collapse of Germany (Part 1)
The Collapse of Germany (Part 1) Black Spy Podcast number 249, Season 25, Episode 0008 In this week's and next week's incisive episodes of the Black Spy Podcast, Carlton King delivers a hard-hitting geopolitical assessment of Germany's present day collapse from its position of the undisputed...
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Is the Ukraine worth dying for? (Part 2)
Is the Ukraine worth dying for? (Part 2) Black Spy Podcast number 248, Season 25, Episode 0007 In this week's explosive episode of the Black Spy Podcast, Carlton King delivers a hard-hitting geopolitical assessment of Britain's deepening involvement in the Ukraine conflict. Examining the UK's...
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Is the Ukraine worth dying for? (Part 1)
Is the Ukraine worth dying for? (Part 1) Black Spy Podcast number 247, Season 25, Episode 0006 In this week's and next week's explosive episodes of the Black Spy Podcast, Carlton King delivers a hard-hitting geopolitical assessment of Britain's deepening involvement in the Ukraine conflict....
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Trump a psychological analysis with Dr. Rachel Taylor (Part 2)
Trump a psychological analysis with Dr. Rachel Taylor (Part 2) Black Spy Podcast number 246, Season 25, Episode 0005 This week on the Black Spy Podcast, former British intelligence officer Carlton King examines the growing global consequences of President Trump's political messaging, foreign…
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Trump a psychological analysis with Dr. Rachel Taylor (Part 1)
Trump a psychological analysis with Dr. Rachel Taylor (Part 1) Black Spy Podcast number 245, Season 25, Episode 0004 This week on the Black Spy Podcast, former British intelligence officer Carlton King examines the growing global consequences of President Trump's political messaging, foreign…
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Mandelson - Starmer's Downfall?
Mandelson - Starmer's Downfall? Black Spy Podcast number 244, Season 25, Episode 0003 A sharp, punchy episode of Black Spy that dissects how Peter Mandelson has become a political liability for Keir Starmer. The podcast convincingly argues that Starmer's judgment—particularly around Mandelson's...
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Trump's Truth Social Dilemma (Part 2)
Trump's Truth Social Dilemma (Part 2) Black Spy Podcast number 243, Season 25, Episode 0002 In a presidency where a single post can move markets, rattle allies, and dominate the global news cycle before breakfast, The Black Spy Podcast turns its lens on one of the most volatile communications...
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Trump's True Social dilemma (Part 1)
Trump's True Social dilemma (Part 1) Black Spy Podcast number 242, Season 25, Episode 0001 In a presidency where a single post can move markets, rattle allies, and dominate the global news cycle before breakfast, The Black Spy Podcast turns its lens on one of the most volatile communications...
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Who controls the media that controls you?
Who controls the media that controls you? Black Spy Podcast number 241, Season 24, Episode 0010 This week's Black Spy Podcast considers the influence of the mainstream mass media on the thoughts, ideas and beliefs of regular citizens of nation states and assesses the very wide range of potential...
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World Cup Disaster?
World Cup Disaster? Black Spy Podcast number 240, Season 24, Episode 0009 This week's Black Spy Podcast is dedicated to considering the Football World Cup in North America. . Carlton discusses the problem of President Trump restricting access for football fans to attend matches in the USA from...
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Has Iran Ended US Economic Dominance
Has Iran Ended US Economic Dominance Black Spy Podcast number 239, Season 24, Episode 0008 This week's Black Spy Podcast is in the main dedicated to analysing the economic consequences of Israel's and USA sneak attack on Iran. So in this episode we explain how the reserve currency works. How the...
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Why the US killed 167 Iranian girls
Why the US killed 167 Iranian girls Black Spy Podcast number 238, Season 24, Episode 0007 This week's Black Spy Podcast is in the main dedicated to answering a question posed to Carlton King by several listeners "who killed the young Iranian School girls (children) during the sneak attack on the...
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TRUMP'S War? (Part 2)
TRUMP'S War? (Part 2) Black Spy Podcast number 237, Season 24, Episode 0006 This week's Black Spy Podcast examines the growing malaise within the United States government during the Trump era and explores the complex web of political, ideological, and financial pressures shaping American...
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TRUMP'S War? (Part 1)
TRUMP'S War? (Part 1) Black Spy Podcast number 236, Season 24, Episode 0005 This week's Black Spy Podcast examines the growing malaise within the United States government during the Trump era and explores the complex web of political, ideological, and financial pressures shaping American...
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Can we fix Britain? (Part 2)
Can we fix Britain? (Part 2) Black Spy Podcast number 235, Season 24, Episode 0004 Last week I asked the Can Britain accept its place in the world or will it die under its post colonial pretentions? This week and next week, with my two colleagues, Dr Rachel Taylor from the perspective of the…
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Can we fix Britain? (Part 1)
Can we fix Britain? (Part 1) Black Spy Podcast number 234, Season 24, Episode 0003 Last week I asked the Can Britain accept its place in the world or will it die under its post colonial pretentions? This week and next week, with my two colleagues, Dr Rachel Taylor from the perspective of the…
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Is Britain dying?
Is Britain dying? Black Spy Podcast number 233, Season 24, Episode 0002 Can Britain accept its place in the world or will it die under its post colonial pretentions? In this episode, the Black Spy Podcast examines one of the most provocative questions in modern British public life: whether the...
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The Unspoken Truth About Chinese Cars
The Unspoken Truth About Chinese Cars Black Spy Podcast number 232, Season 24, Episode 0001 Why are Chinese Electric based vehicles taking over the world? Todays Black Spy Podcast aims to answer this question from various angles in addition to the obvious elements of style, build quality and…
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IRAN & What they need to know about Trump (Part 2)
IRAN & What they need to know about Trump (Part ) The Black Spy Podcast 230, Season 23, Episode 0010 This week, as last week, Carlton King contends that the US President Trump my well seek to attack Iran in the very near future albeit the reasons for any such attack might be more complicated than...
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Iran & What they need to know about Trump (Part 1)
IRAN & What they need to know about Trump (Part 1) The Black Spy Podcast 230, Season 23, Episode 0009 This week Carlton King contends that the US President Trump my well seek to attack Iran in the very near future albeit the reasons for any such attack might be more complicated than one thinks!…
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US Takeover of Greenland Has Already Begun!
US Takeover of Greenland Has Already Begun! The Black Spy Podcast 229, Season 23, Episode 0008 This week Carlton King contends that the US regime change operation, and hence takeover of Greenland, is already underway! In order to prove this Carlton looks back at US regime operations of the past…
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The Fake of Democracy
The Fake of Democracy The Black Spy Podcast 228, Season 23, Episode 0007 This week Carlton King asks - is Democracy a con? In this critical thinking episode of the Black Spy Podcast Carlton poses the seldom asked question how could the USA be the leader of the free world from 1945 onward when...
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2025's Shocking Disclosures (Part 1)
2025's Shocking Disclosures (Part 1) The Black Spy Podcast 225, Season 23, Episode 0005 This week's Black Spy Podcast sees host Carlton King and regular thrupple contributor Fergus Esack evaluate 2025 and the stories that have occurred during the year. 2025 will be remembered as a year of…
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Christmas Must Buy Books
Christmas Must Buy Books The Black Spy Podcast 224, Season 23, Episode 0004 This week's Black Spy Podcast sees host Carlton King step away from headlines and hard geopolitics to offer listeners something more seasonal – a carefully curated list of books he believes make powerful…
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The Myth of Anxiety with Neuroscientist Dr. Rachel Taylor (Part 2)
The Myth of Anxiety with Neuroscientist Dr. Rachel Taylor (Part 2) The Black Spy Podcast 223, Season 23, Episode 0002 Episode 2 – The Anxiety Myth Part II: Power, Identity & the Business of Fear In this episode, the investigation deepens. Carlton King and Dr. Rachel Taylor explore how power...
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The Myth of Anxiety with Neuroscientist Dr. Rachel Taylor (Part 1)
The Myth of Anxiety with Neuroscientist Dr. Rachel Taylor (Part 1) The Black Spy Podcast 222, Season 23, Episode 0002 Episode 1 – The Anxiety Myth: What If Everything We Think We Know Is Wrong? Is anxiety really a mental health crisis—or have we misunderstood the entire phenomenon? In this week's...
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The Myth of Anxiety with Neuroscientist Dr. Rachel Taylor (Part 1)
The Myth of Anxiety with Neuroscientist Dr. Rachel Taylor (Part 1) The Black Spy Podcast 222, Season 23, Episode 0002 Episode 1 – The Anxiety Myth: What If Everything We Think We Know Is Wrong? Is anxiety really a mental health crisis—or have we misunderstood the entire phenomenon? In this week's...
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If you wish to know what it's really like to make the life and death decisions portrayed in the movies by James Bond or on TV by Homeland's, Cary Matherson, then Black Spy Podcast is the show for you. If you're interested in the clandestine world of secret intelligence, espionage, counter-terrorism and national security, then this definitely your must listen Podcast! Every week, along with a different successful or famous guest who's always been interested in the secret services, ex officer, Carlton King, will guide you through this enthralling and exhilarating world, which he inhabited for nearly 30 years. You'll be surprised what you learn.
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