All Episodes

Political Violence on the Rise and Israel's Plot to Install Ahmadinejad | Espresso Martini

Putin’s Survival Machine | Sean Wiswesser

Britain's Next PM, AI's Counterintelligence Problem, and Ukraine's Warrior-Witches | Espresso Martini

Iran Survived. Now What? | Espresso Martini

Think Like a Spy: What Intelligence Work Really Teaches About People | Julian Fisher

A Rich Harvest of Bitter Fruit: CIA, MI6, and Covert Action in Cold War Albania | Stephen Long

Gabbard Resigns, Trump Meets Xi, and China's Capitol Hill Spy Pitch | Espresso Martini

America’s War Powers Crisis | Brian Finucane

A Spy at War | Charles Beaumont

No show on Saturday 9th May. We will return on 16th May. Chris has some episode recommendations from our back catalogue

Iran Stalemate, the End of Orbán, and the CIA in Mexico | Espresso Martini

A Spy’s Guide to Cold War Berlin | James Stejskal

Able Archer: The Nuclear War Game That Almost Ended the World | Brian J. Morra

What Hollywood Gets Wrong About the CIA | John Sipher & Jerry O’Shea

Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks | Sean Wiswesser

Inside the New Apostolic Reformation: Faith, Power, and American Politics | Pastor Louis Florio

Boots in Iran, Putin's War Plans, and China in Orbit | Espresso Martini

Inside the Bulgarian Spy Ring Trial | Trevor Barnes

How China Steals America’s Secrets | David Shedd & Andrew Badger

Iran After Khamenei | Phillip Smyth

Plotters: The UK Terrorists Who Failed | Lizzie Dearden

Ukraine’s Struggle, Four Years On | Ben Wittes

Jan Marsalek’s Spy Ring and a Telegram Trail to Moscow | Manuel Bewarder

Epstein’s Russian Espionage Ties and a World Out of Bounds | Espresso Martini

How Russia Protects its Nuclear Submarines | Florian Flade

Global Security in 2026: Conflict, Cyber, and the End of Unipolarity | Sam Lichtenstein

Trump, Greenland, and an Alliance in Crisis | Shane Harris

Inside Operation Absolute Resolve | Jack Murphy

Maduro’s Capture, America’s Role Abroad, and Aldrich Ames’ Infamy | Espresso Martini

From CIA to CEO | Rupal Patel

Watching Putin's Shadow Fleet | Remy Osman

John le Carré and the Russian Mafia | Federico Varese

Myths and Realities of Russian Intelligence | John Sipher

Espionage and Drug Trafficking: The Life of Harold Derber | David Tuch

The Fourth Intelligence Revolution | Anthony Vinci

The Putin Factor Trump Keeps Ignoring | Dr. Taras Kuzio

DC Guard Tragedy, Ukraine’s ‘Final’ Offer, Venezuela, ISIS, and Russian Spy Pigeons | Espresso Martini

Chasing Chi | Jim Gaylord

The Dogs of Mariupol | Tom Mutch

The Man Who Sold Honours | Stephen Bates

How Digital Currency Impacts National Security | Yaya J. Fanusie

Podcast Update | No Espresso Martini this week

Europe’s Not Waiting for America | Shane Harris

Reality Winner on the Leak That Changed Her Life

Gaza’s Fragile Peace, a UK Spy Trial Collapses, and How U.S. Research Fuels China’s Military | Espresso Martini

John le Carré's Tradecraft | Dr. Jessica Douthwaite

The Grave Robber: Inside the FBI’s Art Crime Team and Its Most Unusual Case | Tim Carpenter

Race Against Terror | Jake Tapper

Hegseth’s Lecture, an NYC SIM Farm Bust, Spies in a Shutdown, and MI6’s Silent Courier | Espresso Martini

Train Like a Spy with SpyQ | Gavin Stone & James Foster

Syria After Assad | Aaron Zelin

Five Eyes Fractures, Israel’s Doha Strike, and Tradecraft for Civvies | Espresso Martini

Uncovering Germany’s Cold War Spy Missions | Florian Flade

Britain’s Flag Fight, America’s Role in Post-War Ukraine, Gabbard’s Purge, and a New Zealand Spy Trial | Espresso Martini

S9 Ep66: How a Murder in Coal Country Toppled an American Dictator with Nicolo Majnoni

S9 Ep65: The Persuasion Game and How Influence Peddlers Target Democracy with Chad Lewis

S9 Ep64: China’s Long Arm: Uyghur Repression From Xinjiang to Washington with John Beck

S9 Ep63: How Global Finance Influences Geopolitics with Emmanuel Daniel

S9 Ep62: The Information Animal: Humans, Technology, and the Competition for Reality with Alicia Wanless

S9 Ep53: Terror Without a Cause: Nihilism, Youth, and the New Extremist Threat with Jacob Ware

S9 Ep60: QAnon and the Mainstreaming of Extremism with Mike Rothschild

S9 Ep61: Espresso Martini | Epstein Spy Rumors, Arctic Power Plays, and Trump’s Ukraine Reversal

Service Announcement: Chris and Matt on DogShirtTV. No Espresso Martini this week, and a QAnon episode instead

S9 Ep59: The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century with Tim Weiner

S9 Ep58: Iran’s Nuclear Future and Why Bombs Won’t Stop it with Joe Cirincione

S9 Ep57: Espresso Martini | NATO Navigates Trump, Presidential War Powers, and Ukraine Under Strain

S9 Ep56: The Iran Intel and Tulsi Gabbard’s Future as DNI with Shane Harris

S9 Ep55: Espresso Martini | Operation Midnight Hammer, Trump’s Claims, and What Comes Next

S9 Ep54: Espresso Martini | Israel vs. Iran, Trump Wavers, and Moscow’s China Paranoia

S9 Ep52: Espresso Martini | Operation Spiderweb, CIA’s Star Wars Fan Site, and the Mystery of RAT55

S9 Ep51: The Rise of the Greek Far Right with Patrick Strickland

S9 Ep50: Pagan Extremism, Warrior Myths, and the Culture Wars of Russia and Ukraine with Ross Downing

S9 Ep49: Espresso Martini | India and Pakistan Pull Back, A Warning on Loyalty Over Expertise, and Trump’s Flying Palace

S9 Ep48: Putin’s Sledgehammer: The Wagner Group and Russia’s Collapse into Mercenary Chaos with Candace Rondeaux

S9 Ep47: Espresso Martini | Farage Surges, Allies Reject Trumpism, and Waltz’s Ouster

S9 Ep46: Surviving Corruption, Surveillance, and Cybercrime in Putin’s Russia with Bruce Talley

S9 Ep45: Espresso Martini | India Eyes Retaliation, a Mysterious Russian Satellite, and New Saudi Links to 9/11

S9 Ep44: Is Peace Possible for Ukraine? with Dr. Taras Kuzio

S9 Ep43: Espresso Martini | Hegseth on the Ropes, Putin’s Diplomat Spy, and Listener Questions

S9 Ep42: Russia’s Shadow War Against NATO with Florian Flade

S9 Ep41: Body Language and Lie Detection with Gavin Stone

S9 Ep40: God’s Banker and the Vatican’s Cold War Secrets with Nicolo Majnoni

S9 Ep39: Espresso Martini | Trump’s Special Economic Operation, NSA Purge, and the FBI in Turmoil

S9 Ep38: Photographing Area 51 with Michał Rokita

S9 Ep37: Espresso Martini | Signalgate with Shane Harris, Boeing’s F-47, and Remembering Oleg Gordievsky

S9 Ep36: Sell Like a Spy: What Business Can Learn from Intelligence Officers with Jeremy Hurewitz

S9 Ep35: Eric O’Neill on Cybersecurity and Catching One of America’s Most Infamous Spies

S9 Ep34: Is China’s Military Ready for War? PLA Readiness, Regime Stability, and Taiwan with Timothy Heath

S9 Ep33: Espresso Martini | Putin’s Dilemma, Moscow’s Play in Africa, and Listener Questions

S9 Ep32: Who Will Defend Europe? with Keir Giles

S9 Ep31: Espresso Martini | A Russian Spy Ring in the UK, Ukraine’s Ceasefire Gamble, and AI Warships on the Horizon

S9 Ep30: Mission Iran: Behind the Scenes of Operation Eagle Claw with James Stejskal

S9 Ep29: Espresso Martini | The Oval Office Debacle and a Reckoning for the Western Alliance

S9 Ep28: Shane Harris on the US Intelligence Community in Crisis

S9 Ep27: Espresso Martini | Trump’s FBI Shake-Up, China’s Military Buildup, and James Bond’s Future

S9 Ep26: Dr. Taras Kuzio on Ukraine & Trump Peace Negotiations

S9 Ep25: David Neiwert on Authoritarianism, Trump, Jan 6, and Antifa

S9 Ep24: Espresso Martini | The GRU’s New Black Ops Unit, Russian Hybrid Warfare in Britain, and Listener Questions

S9 Ep23: Espresso Martini | Trump Targets Cartels, NSA’s Word Purge, and Iran’s Drone Carrier

S9 Ep22: Espresso Martini | The Potomac Air Disaster, Trump’s FBI Purge, and Iran Explores Its Nuclear Options