Secrets & Spies Listener Survey 2024
Hello, everyone. We just wanted to say a huge thank you for your support during season 8. We will be starting Season 9 on the 14th of September. Before we start the new season, we wanted to hear from ...
28 Aug 20243min
S8 Ep59: Tim Tate - To Catch A Spy - Peter Wright and the SpyCatcher affair
Join us on today’s podcast as we sit down with author and investigative journalist Tim Tate to chat about his fascinating new book, To Catch A Spy. Tim takes us behind the scenes of the SpyCatcher aff...
23 Aug 20241h 22min
S8 Ep58: Russian Sleeper Spies in Germany with Florian Flade
In this episode, we’re joined by Florian Flade, an investigative journalist for Germany’s public broadcaster ARD, based in Berlin. Florian takes us inside the gripping true story of two Russian sleepe...
17 Aug 20241h 16min
S8 Ep57: Inside the blockbuster US-Russia prisoner swap with Shane Harris
On today’s episode, Washington Post national security reporter and friend of the show, Shane Harris, joins Matt to discuss last week's historic prisoner exchange between the US and Russia, securing th...
10 Aug 202443min
S8 Ep56: Israel, Iran, and Hezbollah on the brink with Phillip Smyth
In today’s special episode, Phillip Smyth, a leading expert on Iranian-backed militias, returns to dissect the latest wave of conflict in the Middle East. Recent escalations have claimed the lives of ...
6 Aug 20241h 11min
S8 Ep55: How autocracies try to undermine democracy with Anne Applebaum
On today’s podcast, we are joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning author, historian, and journalist Anne Applebaum. In this episode, we discuss Anne’s latest book, Autocracy Inc., which examines how and why...
3 Aug 202442min
S8 Ep54: Espresso Martini | Russian agents target the Olympics, Trump assassination attempt and President Biden steps out of the Presidential race
Today, we will look at a Russian operative who was arrested in France, details on the failed assassination of Donald Trump, and a little at President Biden stepping out of the 2024 Presidential race.O...
27 Jul 20241h 19min
S8 Ep53: Unpacking the Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump with Jacob Ware
On today’s special episode, Matt is joined again by Jacob Ware, a research fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations focusing on domestic and international terrorism. Jacob helps make sense of last w...
17 Jul 202436min
