The Dark Web Broker
SpyCast23 Sep 2025

The Dark Web Broker

Vinny Troia is at home on the Dark Web. The veteran hacker has developed relationships with cyberactors who have quietly stolen sensitive data from the far corners of the world. Vinny sells that data to law enforcement and intelligence agencies, like the CIA. His book, Grey Area: Dark Web Data Collection and the Future of OSINT, is out this October. 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.

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Space and National Security: A Conversation with Chirag Parikh

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The SpyCast Conversation with John Brennan

The SpyCast Conversation with John Brennan

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former CIA Director John Brennan to discuss his career and key moments during his time as Director .

22 Mai 201855min

The Targeter: A Conversation with Nada Bakos

The Targeter: A Conversation with Nada Bakos

SPY historian Vince Houghton sat down with former CIA analyst and targeting officer Nada Bakos to discuss her career, the CIA, and the current state of intelligence in America

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A Brotherhood of Spies: A Conversation with Monte Reel

A Brotherhood of Spies: A Conversation with Monte Reel

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with author and journalist Monte Reel, whose new book on the development and impact of the U-2 program is A Brotherhood of Spies: The U-2 and the CIA's Secret War...

8 Mai 201858min

The National Security Strategy: A Conversation with Fmr Dep National Security Advisor Nadia Schadlow

The National Security Strategy: A Conversation with Fmr Dep National Security Advisor Nadia Schadlow

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Nadia Schadlow, the former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy, to discuss the recently released National Security Strategy for the Trump Administr...

1 Mai 201855min

Cold War Navy SEAL: A Conversation with James Hawes

Cold War Navy SEAL: A Conversation with James Hawes

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with former Navy SEAL and CIA operator James Hawes to discuss his time in Vietnam and the Congo in the 1960s. Hawes is the author of the new book, Cold War Navy S...

24 Apr 20181h 5min

Last Night of the World: A Conversation with Joyce Wayne

Last Night of the World: A Conversation with Joyce Wayne

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with award-winning literary journalist and author Joyce Wayne to discuss her new historical novel Last Night of the World, which centers on an infamous Soviet spy...

17 Apr 201849min

The Mad Scientists: A Conversation with Lee Grubbs

The Mad Scientists: A Conversation with Lee Grubbs

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Lee Grubbs, director of the Mad Scientist initiative, a US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) program that continually explores the future through c...

10 Apr 201858min

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