Intelligence and Espionage in the U.S. Civil War
SpyCast13 Tammi 2012

Intelligence and Espionage in the U.S. Civil War

Spies, cavalry, and telescopes were the traditional intelligence tools available during the Civil War, but there was also cutting edge high tech: the telegraph and the observation balloon. How did Civil War generals combine these to help make strategic decisions? As we observe the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, SPY Historian Mark Stout discusses this question with Professor William Feis of Buena Vista University, the author of Grant’s Secret Service: The Intelligence War from Belmont to Appomattox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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How Much Should We Know: An Interview with Alex Howard of the Sunlight Foundation

How Much Should We Know: An Interview with Alex Howard of the Sunlight Foundation

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Alex Howard, the Deputy Director of the Sunlight Foundation, to discuss the public’s right to know what the government is doing in its name. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From the Vault: The SpyCast Interview with Michael Flynn

From the Vault: The SpyCast Interview with Michael Flynn

A year ago, SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former DIA Director and National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. Here is their conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Spooks and Nukes: An Interview with Dr. James Acton

Spooks and Nukes: An Interview with Dr. James Acton

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with James Acton, co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program and a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to discuss the threat of nuclear confrontation and how intelligence can play a vital role in reducing this danger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Helmi 201757min

CIA’s Secret War in Laos: An Interview with Josh Kurlantzick

CIA’s Secret War in Laos: An Interview with Josh Kurlantzick

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Josh Kurlantzick of the Council on Foreign Relations to discuss his new book A Great Place to Have a War: The Secret War in Laos and the Birth of a Military CIA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Helmi 20171h 2min

“Historian” Roundtable: 2016 Revisited

“Historian” Roundtable: 2016 Revisited

SPY Historians Vince Houghton sat down to rehash the year that was 2016. He was joined by former SPY Historian Mark Stout, former CIA briefer David Priess, and BuzzFeed intelligence and national security reporter Ali Watkins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

31 Tammi 20171h 20min

John Nixon - Debriefing the President

John Nixon - Debriefing the President

SPY Historian Vince Houghton is joined by John Nixon, who shares what he learned as the first man to conduct a prolonged interrogation of the captured Iraqi president. Get the book:http://www.spymuseumstore.org/spycast-books.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Tammi 20171h 2min

Bioweapons Containment: An Interview with Dr. Hank Parker

Bioweapons Containment: An Interview with Dr. Hank Parker

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with bioterrorism expert Hank Parker to discuss current threats and Parker's new book Containment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Cyber Special Forces: An Interview with Dmitri Alperovitch

Cyber Special Forces: An Interview with Dmitri Alperovitch

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Dmitri Alperovitch, the CTO and co-founder of CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm that detected the hack of the DNC, and traced the breach back to Russian intelligence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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