Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current Affairs

Secrets and Spies sits at the intersection of intelligence, covert action, real-world espionage, and broader geopolitics in a way that is digestible but serious. Hosted by filmmaker Chris Carr and writer Matt Fulton, each episode unpacks global events through the lens of intelligence and geopolitics, featuring expert insights from former spies, authors, and analysts. Tune in for balanced, critical perspectives that will expand your understanding of our uncertain world, deciphering the most enigmatic professions, ideologies, and organizations that shape the global landscape. Subscribe to Secrets and Spies today on all major podcast streaming platforms. Our Hosts Host Chris Carr, driven by a teenage encounter with former KGB officer Oleg Gordievsky, brings a unique authenticity to the podcast. His deep-seated fascination with espionage is evident in his highly acclaimed short spy film The Dry Cleaner, available on Apple TV and Amazon Prime. Currently developing feature film and television scripts inspired by the podcast's themes, Chris aims to create realistic and compelling spy dramas. Joining him is Matt Fulton, a novelist and screenwriter who draws inspiration from masters of the spy genre like John Le Carré, Tom Clancy, and Graham Greene. Author of the Active Measures series of globe-trotting geopolitical thrillers, Matt brings his decades of extensive research and narrative prowess to the podcast, offering listeners a front-row seat to the thrilling world of covert operations.

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S5: Prevent Two Years On

“Prevent Two Years On”On the podcast, we are re-joined Sean Arbuthnot and William Baldet, who both work on the UK government’s Countering Violent Extremism programme called “Prevent”. On this episode,...

24 Aug 202053min

S5: Pandemic and Anti Vaccination Conspiracy Theories with Debra Winter

Pandemic and Anti Vaccination Conspiracy Theories with Debra WinterOn today's “Secrets and Spies” podcast I am joined by Debra Winter. Debra is a professor of Literature and Critical Thinking at New Y...

14 Aug 202059min

S5: Spies Of The Deep

On this episode of “Secrets & Spies” I am joined by William Craig Reed, who is a former US Navy diver, turned best-selling author. We discuss the tragic sinking of the Kursk Submarine, and how that tr...

7 Aug 202058min

S5: Secrets of the Kashmir Valley

"Secrets of the Kashmir Valley” On this episode, we are joined by author and counterterrorism expert Farhana Qazi and we discuss her book "Secrets of the Kashmir Valley"Farhana was previously on the p...

27 Jul 202041min

S5: "Need To Know" - Russia Report With Calder Walton

Secrets & Spies Present: Need to KnowNeed to Know is our current affairs strand of the podcast that complements our regular interviews. Today on "Need to Know" we are joined by author and intelligence...

23 Jul 202026min

S5: Need To Know - Russian Bounties With Frank Snepp

NEED TO KNOW: Russian Bounties with Frank SneppA few weeks ago, a story broke in the New York Times, claiming it had been discovered that the Russian government had been paying bounties to the Taliban...

22 Jul 20201h

Listener Update -- Podcast Reboot in progress & Summer break

The Dry Cleanercast will be rebooted as "Secrets & Spies" in the Autumn. A new show called "Espresso Martini" will join our regular interview show and "Need to Know".Watch this spacePlease support thi...

13 Jul 20205min

S4: Frank Snepp CIA In Vietnam

CIA in Vietnam with Frank SneppOn today’s podcast we are joined by Frank Snepp. Frank served with the CIA during the Vietnam war. He was the chief analyst of North Vietnamese strategy. He was there a...

10 Jul 20202h 38min