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U.S. Naval Intelligence in World War II

Rear-Admiral Donald Mac Showers joined the U.S. Navy’s codebreakers at Pearl Harbor in 1942 and went on to serve three decades in the American intelligence community. Today, he talks about the ...
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The Cambridge Five

In the 1930s, five young Cambridge University students were recruited by Soviet intelligence to penetrate the British intelligence community. In the course of their decade-long espionage career, the ...
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FBI Counterintelligence and the Robert Hanssen Spy Case

Peter discusses the Robert Hanssen spy case with retired Senior FBI Supervisory Special Agent David Major who knew Hanssen for over 20 years and was one of his supervisors. Dave shares his thoughts on ...
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"Black Ops: The Life of a Legendary CIA Shadow Warrior" - with Ric Prado

Enrique “Ric” Prado joins Andrew to discuss his new memoir “Black Ops.” One of the most renowned CIA officers of his generation tells his story.
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“Intelligence & the World’s Largest Democracy” – Former Indian Intelligence Director Vikram Sood [from the vault]

Vikram Sood joins Andrew Hammond to discuss intelligence in the world’s largest democracy. He was the chief of India’s Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW).
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"The North Korean Defector" – with Former DPRK Agent Kim, Hyun Woo

Summary This week on SpyCast, Andrew (Twitter; LinkedIn) is joined by former DPRK Agent Kim, Hyun Woo. This is the first time Dr. Kim has stepped out from the shadows to speak. What You’ll Learn ...
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“The 75th Anniversary of the CIA” – with former Director Robert Gates

Robert Gates joins Andrew Hammond to reflect on the 75th Anniversary of the CIA. He served 8 U.S. presidents.
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4th of July Special: “The Wall of Spies Experience” – Espionage, Sabotage and Betrayal in America with John Gise

John Gise joins Andrew Hammond to discuss the Wall of Spies Experience. It features over 200 stories of espionage and sabotage in America since 1776.
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“70th Anniversary of James Bond, Special” - with Alexis Albion on 007 (Part 1 of 2)

This week on SpyCast, curators Andrew and Alexis join forces to put the past 70 years of Bond into historical perspective. To help frame their conversation, our collections team brought out a ...
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“The Third Option” – US Covert Action with Loch Johnson (Part 2 of 2)

Loch Johnson joins Andrew Hammond to discuss covert action aka “The Third Option.” He is the author of over 30 books on intelligence.
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"Venice’s Secret Service" – with Ioanna Iordanou

Ioanna Iordanou joins Andrew Hammond to discuss Venice’s Secret Service. Her research on “centralized intelligence” during the Italian Renaissance has secured her two entries in Guinness World Records ...
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The National Intelligence Council with Michael Collins

Summary Michael Collins joins Andrew to discuss the National Intelligence Council. Michael is the NIC’s current acting chair. What You’ll Learn Intelligence The role of the National Intelligence ...