SpyTalk

By: SpyTalk Jeff Stein
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  • Summary

  • SpyTalk lives at the intersection of intelligence operations, foreign policy, homeland security, and military strategy. Hosted by veteran national security journalist Jeff Stein, 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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Political Science Politics & Government
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Episodes
  • Betrayal: Trump Justice Department’s War on the FBI

    Betrayal: Trump Justice Department’s War on the FBI
    Feb 11 2025

    Former top FBI counterterrorism agent Chris O’Leary tells host Michael Isikoff how Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove was a diligent prosecutor of Jan. 6 rioters before he turned on his teammates at Trump's behest.

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    https://www.spytalk.co/

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    54 mins
  • How Might Trump Deploy DHS Intelligence?

    How Might Trump Deploy DHS Intelligence?
    Feb 7 2025

    Former Senior DHS Intelligence Counsel Spencer Reynolds talks with host Jeff Stein about the troubled past and uncertain future of the agency’s Intelligence & Analysis wing under President Trump.

    More from Spencer Reynolds
    https://www.brennancenter.org/experts/spencer-reynolds

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    40 mins
  • A “Bonanza" of Spyware Abuses

    A “Bonanza" of Spyware Abuses
    Jan 31 2025

    Ronald Deibert of Citizen Lab tells host Michael Isikoff how his research firm has uncovered the shocking abuse of commercial spyware by foreign governments and spy agencies around the world, resulting in a proliferation of "Watergate-like” scandals.

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    Ron Deibert
    https://x.com/RonDeibert

    Chasing Shadows
    https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/Chasing-Shadows/

    The Citizen Lab
    https://citizenlab.ca/
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    50 mins

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