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**SpyTalk**

SpyTalk lives at the intersection of intelligence operations, foreign policy, homeland security, and military strategy. Hosted by veteran national security journalists Jeff Stein, Michael Isikoff and Karen J. Greenberg, the podcast features exclusives by SpyTalk’s roster of longtime reporters, news and profiles of US and foreign spymasters, and interviews with policymakers and expert authors. There’s nothing quite like it—a place for experts and laypersons alike, who enjoy national security scoops and insights by SpyTalk's subject matter experts. For more SpyTalk go to: https://www.spytalk.co/

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The House of Secrets Dec 19, 2025

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Tom Blanton talks about 40 years of unearthing CIA plots at the National Security Archive.

https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/

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Trump’s Antifa Fiction Dec 13, 2025

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Top former national security official Josh Geltzer separates fake from real threats.

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The Pipe Bomb Suspect—and More Dec 06, 2025

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Ace investigative reporter Carol Leonnig talks about her latest scoop and new book on Trump’s DoJ, “Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department.”

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Sidelining the FBI's Spy Hunters Nov 26, 2025

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Investigative reporter Ron Kessler and retired former senior CIA officer John Sipher on the GOP plan to give Tulsi Gabbard control of neutralizing spies and terrorists.

John Sipher
https://www.thecipherbrief.com/

Risking a National Security Disaster by Ronald Kessler
https://www.spytalk.co/p/risking-a-national-security-disaster

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Pushing Back on Lawless Venezuela Strikes Nov 21, 2025

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Top Democrat Sen. Jack Reed calls Trump threats “off the wall...”

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Has Trump Authorized Assassinations? Nov 14, 2025

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Intelligence historians James Risen and Peter Kornbluh on Trump policies and Cold War excesses.

More from James Risen
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/james-risen

More from Peter Kornbluh
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/7/gunboat_diplomacy

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What’s the Covert Action Plan for Venezuela? Nov 07, 2025

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Veteran war reporter and Latin America expert Doug Farah throws cold water on Trump’s campaign against Nicholas Maduro.

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The CIA's Contrarian Oct 31, 2025

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After spending years tracking Al Qaeda, former analyst Gina Bennett talks to SpyTalk about her storied career, her new spy novel and the rising threat of "politicized misogyny."

Gina Bennett
If Two of Them Are Dead

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