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Enter the secretive world of spies, espionage, and covert operations.
Hosted by former CIA analyst turned spy novelist, David McCloskey, and veteran security correspondent, Gordon Corera, this podcast unravels real-life spy stories, intelligence secrets, and the hidden power struggles shaping global events.
From Cold War espionage to modern-day intelligence agencies like the CIA, MI6, and Mossad, explore the world of double agents, classified missions, and the shadowy figures who operate in them. Whether you're a true crime addict, a thriller fan, or fascinated by spy stories, this is the show for you.
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- Intelligence Scoop: How Nvidia’s CEO Fell for a Suspected Chinese Spy · 53 Min.Did the CEO of one of the world’s most valuable companies just get honeytrapped by a Chinese spy? And why did the White House know for a year, and do nothing? Listen as David…
- 203. Watergate: The Spies Who Went Rogue (Ep 2) · 57 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 203How did a former CIA officer and his Cuban assets break into the offices of a Los Angeles psychiatrist? And what did the CIA know about it? Listen as David and Gordon delve into…
- Intelligence Scoop: How North Korean Hackers Stole $6.3bn in Crypto · 37 Min.Did North Korean hackers just get away with the biggest heist in history? And why does Kim Jong Un run his intelligence agencies like crime syndicates? Listen as David and…
- 202. Watergate: The CIA Conspiracy (Ep 1) · 1 Std. 0 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 202Was the CIA behind the Watergate break-in and cover-up? And why did Langley technicians hand one of Nixon’s burglars a wig, an alias driving license and a camera hidden in a…
- The US Mercenaries Fighting Haiti’s Deadly Gang War · 37 Min.“Years of political turmoil, corruption and the ascendance of a deadly gang coalition are suffocating Haiti’s capital city. The US and international community have repeatedly…
- Intelligence Scoop: Why Governments Want Us To Stockpile · 35 Min.In the last weeks, we’ve had dire warnings from governments and intelligence agencies across the world, warning of a cyber apocalypse and a global internet meltdown. At the same…
- 201. Kim Philby: Exiled in Moscow (Ep 6) · 56 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 201Kim Philby was perhaps the greatest spy of the twentieth century, but who was he really working for all along? This is the moment the Philby story reaches its dramatic…
- Intelligence Scoop: Is Saudi Arabia Spying on Silicon Valley? · 56 Min.Is Saudi Arabia spying inside Silicon Valley? And are America's tech secrets at risk? Listen as David and Gordon dig into the wild story of an engineer allegedly stealing…
- 200. Kim Philby: Unmasking MI6’s Greatest Traitor (Ep 5) · 49 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 200Has the past finally caught up with MI6 officer and KGB spy Kim Philby? His best friend has been sent out to confront him - but who will win out? Listen as David and Gordon…
- Intelligence Scoop: The Biggest Threats to Britain, Live From MI5 · 49 Min.What really happened at RAF Fairford? Are Russia and Iran escalating their attacks on the UK? And could AI help terrorists develop deadly bioweapons? Listen as David and Gordon…
- 199. Kim Philby: Undercover in Beirut (Ep 4) · 47 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 199Kim Philby is staying one step ahead of his pursuers who suspect the MI6 man is also a KGB agent. Now he’s heading to the Middle East where his past will catch up with him in…
- Intelligence Scoop: Former German Spy Chief Arrested for Treason · 36 Min.Germany’s former intelligence chief has been arrested for treason and spying for a foreign power. But who has he been accused of spying for? And how dangerous could this…
- 198. Kim Philby: Interrogated by MI5 (Ep 3) · 51 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 198Two of the Cambridge spies have fled to Moscow and now the finger of suspicion is pointing at the Third Man - Kim Philby. But will the top MI6 officer crack under pressure as the…
- London Station (Extract) · 33 Min.To coincide with the release of David's latest novel, London, we have the book’s first two chapters in audiobook form for you to enjoy. Artemis Procter returns in David…
- Intelligence Scoop: Could Netanyahu Have Prevented October 7? · 53 Min.The events of October 7 2023 reshaped the Middle East. But could what happened on that fateful day, and everything that has come after, have been prevented? Listen as David and…
- 197. Kim Philby: The Russians Make a Fatal Mistake (Ep 2) · 55 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 197Kim Philby is MI6’s man in Washington - whilst also working for the KGB. But he’s about to discover that western intelligence is running a hunt for moles - one that could lead to…
- Intelligence Scoop: Is Russia Preparing to Attack Europe? · 57 Min.Are we dangerously underestimating how close we are to war with Putin? Or are we exaggerating the threat Russia poses to Europe? Listen as David McCloskey and Gordon Corera cut…
- 196. Kim Philby: A KGB Spy in Washington (Ep 1) · 55 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 196The greatest traitor MI6 has ever seen - a Soviet mole at the heart of the British Secret Service. Kim Philby is now heading to Washington but can he keep his cool as the net…
- 195. How Silicon Valley Took Over National Security · 37 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 195Why are Silicon Valley billionaires developing defence tech? Could Elon Musk build a nuclear bomb? And why did Steve Jobs owe his early success to the CIA? Listen as David is…
- 194. The KGB in Iran: Appeasing the Ayatollah with Ben Macintyre (Ep 2) · 53 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 194A KGB officer who has secretly gone over to work for MI6 in revolutionary Iran. But will MI6 be able to get him out of the country when things go wrong? Listen as David and…
- 193. The KGB in Iran: Defecting to MI6 with Ben Macintyre (Ep 1) · 46 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 193A KGB officer is recruited by MI6 in Iran at a time of revolutionary upheaval. His intelligence helped shape the Cold War. But how far is agent Redwood motivated by some rather…
- 192. 9/11: The War on Terror (Ep 6) · 57 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 192What was the nature of the intelligence failures leading up to 9/11? Could the attacks have been prevented? And what is the enduring impact, 25 years on, of that grim day in…
- 191. 9/11: The Twin Towers Fall (Ep 5) · 49 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 191What happened on 9/11? This is the day itself, as seen through the eyes of those who lived and died… Listen as David and Gordon take us through the day that changed America…
- 190. 9/11: Could the Attacks Have Been Prevented? (Ep 4) · 55 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 190By July 2001 the plan for 9/11 was almost complete… All that was missing was a day. How do you set the date the world changes? Listen as David and Gordon unpack the night before…
- 189. 9/11: How Much Did the Saudis Know? (Ep 3) · 1 Std. 7 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 189Fifteen of the nineteen hijackers on 9/11 came from Saudi Arabia, many from a handful of poor remote villages. Who were the men known as ‘the muscle’, and what made them? Listen…
- 188. 9/11: How to Recruit a Hijacker (Ep 2) · 1 Std. 4 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 188What kind of men do you recruit to fly planes into skyscrapers? And as the 9/11 plot developed, why didn’t the CIA spot what was coming? Listen as David and Gordon chart the…
- 187. 9/11: The Rise of Osama bin Laden (Ep 1) · 1 Std. 3 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 1879/11 was the most devastating terrorist attack in history, but where did the plot come from? And when a freelance terrorist walks in with a plan to fly planes into American…
- 186. The Secret Spy Network: Can Five Eyes Survive Trump? (Ep 4) · 48 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 186The Five Eyes is an intelligence alliance that has endured for decades. But can it survive Donald Trump in the White House? Listen as David and Gordon are joined by Richard…
- 185. The Secret Spy Network: How Snowden Nearly Destroyed Everything (Ep 3) · 53 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 185The Five Eyes are watching the world. But what happens when one eye is bigger than the other? And what happens when new threats emerge? Listen as David and Gordon are joined…
- 184. The Secret Spy Network: Kim Philby Threatens the Alliance (Ep 2) · 37 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 184An intelligence alliance established to spy on the Soviets during the Cold War. But will it be able to hold together under crisis? David and Gordon are once again joined by…
- 183. The Secret Spy Network: How The US and UK Spy Together (Ep 1) · 40 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 183It is most powerful intelligence alliance the world has ever seen But what is the Five Eyes and how did it begin? Listen as David and Gordon are joined by journalist, author and…
- 182. The Imitation Game: The Codebreakers Who Defeated Hitler (Ep 2) · 59 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 182Alan Turing is working frantically to break the German codes at Bletchley Park. But can the Brits and Americans really trust each other? Listen as David and Gordon conclude…
- 181. The Imitation Game: How Alan Turing Broke Enigma (Ep 1) · 46 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 181A secret mission in the middle of a war to Bletchley Park. One that will lead to the closest intelligence alliance in history. Listen as David and Gordon tell the secret history…
- 180. Have the US and Israel Always Spied on Each Other? (Ep 2) · 52 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 180How did Israel’s spy in America Jonathan Pollard wind up getting caught? And what does the sordid episode tell us about the nature of the spy relationship between America and…
- 179. Did Israel Spy on Trump’s Iran Negotiations? (Ep 1) · 58 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 179Do Israel and America spy on each other? And how do close allies navigate stealing each other’s secrets? Listen as David and Gordon step inside the tricky intelligence sharing…
- 178. The Plot to Destroy Russia’s Gas Empire (Ep 2) · 56 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 178How did a group of civilian divers carry out what’s been described as one of the greatest acts of sabotage of the 21st century? And have they finally been exposed? Listen as…
- 177. Who Blew Up the Nord Stream Pipeline? (Ep 1) · 47 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 177Why did an undersea pipeline that sent Russian gas to Germany explode in 2022? And could a group of Ukrainian operatives really have been behind it? David and Gordon are joined…
- 176. The True Story of the Spies Held Hostage by China (Ep 2) · 47 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 176A Chinese fighter jet and American spy plane collide over the South China Seas. And now a US aircrew are held hostage by their Chinese captors. David and Gordon reach the…
- 175. How China Downed a US Spy Plane (Ep 1) · 37 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 175What happens when a Chinese Fighter jet crashes into a US spy plane? The result is death, hostages and a major crisis with lessons for what could spark a war today. Listen as…
- 174. The Murder of Litvinenko: Did the British State Hide the Truth? (Ep 6) · 48 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 174Did the British state try to bury the truth of what happened to Alexander Litvinenko? And how did his wife, Marina, continue battling for justice? Listen as David and Gordon…
- 173. The Murder of Litvinenko: The Killers Escape (Ep 5) · 38 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 173Radioactive poison has been used to kill Alexander Litvinenko on the streets of London. But where will the trail lead and can the police follow it to find his killers? Listen as…
- 172. The Murder of Litvinenko: Russia’s Nuclear Weapon (Ep 4) · 43 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 172Alexander Litvinenko has been poisoned in London… Now the race is on to work out what is slowly killing him. In this episode David and Gordon tell the story of the race to…
- 171. The Murder of Litvinenko: Killed in Plain Sight (Ep 3) · 41 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 171Russian assassins are closing in on Alexander Litvinenko… But who will deal the fatal blow? Listen as David and Gordon explore the dramatic moments leading up to the murder of…
- 170. The Murder of Litvinenko: Putin’s Plan To Kill (Ep 2) · 52 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 170Former Russian Security Service officer Alexander Litvinenko is in exile in London. But his clash with Vladimir Putin will only increase in its intensity - placing the two men on…
- 169. The Murder of Litvinenko: Poisoned in London (Ep 1) · 52 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 169A Russian security service officer murdered in London, with radioactive poison. But who gave the orders and why? Listen as David and Gordon begin their six-part investigation…
- 168. Trump's New Director of National Intelligence and the CIA's Missing Gold Bars · 1 Std. 3 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 168Who is Trump's new Director of National Intelligence? Is the US Intelligence Community becoming increasingly politicised? And what's the story behind the CIA officer who has…
- 167. The Covid Origin Story: What the CIA Really Found (Ep 2) · 1 Std. 2 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 167What do the CIA think caused the Covid pandemic? And did Trump and Biden sway the CIA’s intelligence assessments? Listen as David and Gordon assess whether Trump and Biden…
- 166. The Covid Origin Story: Lab Leak or Animal Outbreak? (Ep 1) · 39 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 166Where does the CIA think the Covid-19 virus came from? And could it have been intentionally leaked as an act of biological warfare? Listen as David and Gordon step inside the…
- 165. Why England Didn't Win the 1970 World Cup (Ep 2) · 56 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 165Could England have won the 1970 World Cup if their star goalkeeper, Gordon Banks, hadn't contracted food poisoning the day before the quarter-final? And could the CIA have had…
- 164. Did the CIA Poison England's World Cup Goalkeeper? (Ep 1) · 46 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 164Why did Gordon Banks pull out of the 1970 World Cup quarter-final against West Germany? And was the CIA to blame? Listen as David and Gordon are joined by journalist Gabriel…
