Ghost Stories: The Hunt for Russian Spies in the US
SpyCast10 Kesä 2025

Ghost Stories: The Hunt for Russian Spies in the US

In the early 2000s, the FBI uncovered a team of Russian operatives who had been living double lives in the United States. They were posing as professors, journalists, financial planners, real estate and travel agents, all while sending information back to Moscow. Now, 15 years after they were arrested, Alan Kohler, the former Assistant Director of the FBI's Counterintelligence Division, tells us what it was like to supervise the case which came to be known as Operation Ghost Stories. In this episode, Alan mentions a number of different photos and videos from the Ghost Stories investigation. You can view them all here through the FBI’s digital vault. If you liked this episode, check out these links: "The Minions": Putin's Expendable Spies Spy Chat with Chris Costa | Guest: Alan E. Kohler, Jr. Curator's Corner: Kevin P. Riehle on Russian Intelligence Prefer to watch your podcasts? Find us on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@IntlSpyMuseum/podcasts. Subscribe to Sasha's Substack, HUMINT, to get more intelligence stories: https://sashaingber.substack.com/ And if you have feedback or want to hear about a particular topic, you can reach us by E-mail at SpyCast@Spymuseum.org. This show is brought to you from Goat Rodeo, Airwave, and the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC.

Jaksot(729)

From CIA to Congress: An Interview with US Congressman Will Hurd

From CIA to Congress: An Interview with US Congressman Will Hurd

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Representative Will Hurd, a Republican from Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, to discuss his unique background as a former CIA officer who is now a Member ...

12 Touko 201536min

The Rosenbergs: The Definitive Debate

The Rosenbergs: The Definitive Debate

More than sixty years after their execution in June 1953 for conspiring to steal atomic secrets for the Soviet Union, debate still rages about the Rosenbergs. Mike Meeropol, the son of Julius and Ethe...

30 Huhti 20151h 27min

Intelligence and Arms Control: An Interview with Kelsey Davenport

Intelligence and Arms Control: An Interview with Kelsey Davenport

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Kelsey Davenport, the Director for Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association, where she provides research and analysis on the nuclear and missi...

28 Huhti 201546min

Washington’s Spies: An Interview with Alexander Rose

Washington’s Spies: An Interview with Alexander Rose

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with historian and author Alex Rose, whose book Washington’s Spies: The Story of America’s First Spy Ring, is the source material for AMC Network’s series TURN. D...

14 Huhti 201540min

From the SpyCast Vault: An Interview with Major General Michael Ennis

From the SpyCast Vault: An Interview with Major General Michael Ennis

Former SPY Historian Mark Stout sat down with Marine Maj. Gen. (ret.) Mike Ennis to discuss human intelligence (HUMINT) within the Defense Department and the CIA. In 1998, Ennis commanded the Joint In...

31 Maalis 201537min

Author Debriefing | Operation Chowhound: The Most Risky, Most Glorious US Bomber Mission of WWII

Author Debriefing | Operation Chowhound: The Most Risky, Most Glorious US Bomber Mission of WWII

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down (remotely) with Australian author Stephen Dando-Collins to discuss his new book, Operation Chowhound. Beginning with a crazy plan hatched by a suspect prince, and...

19 Maalis 201535min

Intelligence in the Early Republic: An Interview with Ken Daigler

Intelligence in the Early Republic: An Interview with Ken Daigler

The history of American intelligence in the Revolution and Civil War has been extensively covered by both professional and amateur historians. But what about the time in between the wars? SPY historia...

17 Helmi 201530min

Author Debriefing: The Hundred-Year Marathon: China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower

Author Debriefing: The Hundred-Year Marathon: China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower

For more than forty years, the United States has played an indispensable role helping the Chinese government build a booming economy, develop its scientific and military capabilities, and take its pla...

3 Helmi 201544min

Suosittua kategoriassa Politiikka ja uutiset

aikalisa
tervo-halme
rss-ootsa-kuullut-tasta
ootsa-kuullut-tasta-2
politiikan-puskaradio
viisupodi
rss-vaalirankkurit-podcast
otetaan-yhdet
et-sa-noin-voi-sanoo-esittaa
rss-podme-livebox
io-techin-tekniikkapodcast
linda-maria
rikosmyytit
rss-tasta-on-kyse-ivan-puopolo-verkkouutiset
rss-asiastudio
the-ulkopolitist
rss-uusi-juttu
rss-fi-lainsaadanto-paremmaksi
rss-hyvaa-huomenta-bryssel
rss-50100-podcast