Eye Spy: The Intelligence History Podcast

Join us on Eye Spy as we uncover the untold stories and hidden histories of intelligence operations worldwide, connect the past with the present and offer new insights into the world of espionage. Our mission is to provide insightful interviews by engaging with leading historians, practitioners and academics who specialize in the history of intelligence to highlight fresh perspectives from a variety of scholars from diverse backgrounds.

Eye Spy: The Intelligence History Podcast is a arts podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 19 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Eye Spy: The Intelligence History Podcast, a arts show with 19 episodes published.

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  Episode #18

  Tradecraft, Tactics and Dirty Tricks

  Apr 29, 202623 minS1

  <p>Summary:</p><p>Sean M. Wiswesser has nearly 30 years of experience working as a national security professional with intelligence, foreign service, and defense organizations. His book, Tradecraft, Tactics and Dirty Tricks: Russian Intelligence and Putin’s Secret War explores the tactics employed by the three main services of Russia’s intelligence apparatus: the SVR, GRU, and FSB. </p><p>What You'll Learn About:</p>Cold War Veterans and Today's New Cold War Nature of the Russian Surveillance State Training and deploying Illegals <p>And much, much more... </p>

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  Episode #17

  The Wireless Operator

  Dec 11, 202535 minS1

  <p>Summary: </p><p>Dr David Tuch is a technology entrepreneur and author. He holds a PhD from MIT and Harvard Medical School. His debut book, The Wireless Operator, sheds light on the remarkable true story of his cousin, Harold Derber, who pioneered the modern drug trade through his invention of the “drug mothership.”</p><p>What You'll Learn:</p>Origins of the Modern Narcotics Trade in America Dynamics of Organized Crime during the Cold War and the ‘Mothership Loophole’ Cuban–Colombian “guns-for-drugs” Trade <p>And much, much more...</p><p></p><p>Music Credit: Secret Room by Luminbird & Ophelia by Roo Walker

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  Episode #16

  Weapons in Space: The Strategic Defense Initiative

  May 20, 202538 minS1

  <p>Summary:</p><p>Dr. Aaron Bateman is an assistant professor of history and international affairs at George Washington University. Prior to graduate school, he served as a US Air Force intelligence officer. In this episode, he discusses his book Weapons in Space: Technology, Politics, and the Rise and Fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative (MIT Press, 2024).</p><p>What You'll Learn:</p>What the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) actually was and how it fit within the broader legal and political landscape governing military activities in space.Vulnerabilities in Cold War communication systems and the development of layered global networks...

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  Episode #15

  The Illegals

  Apr 15, 202544 minS1

  <p>Summary:</p><p>Shaun Walker, The Guardian’s central and eastern Europe correspondent, discusses his latest book, The Illegals: Russia’s Most Audacious Spies and their century-long mission to infiltrate the West. </p><p>The Illegals is out in the US today and will be available in the UK on April 17.</p><p>What You'll Learn:</p>The enduring nature of the illegals program, from the Bolsheviks through to the modern dayThe history and psychology of people living under false identitiesHow “Virtual Illegals” carry forward the legacy of human intelligence<p></p><p>And much, much more...</p><p></p><p>Mus...

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  Episode #14

  Spies in the Vatican: Part II

  Mar 3, 202553 minS1

  <p>Summary:</p><p>Dr. David Alvarez, professor at Saint Mary's College of California, discusses his adventures researching in the Vatican Secret Archive, and delves into one of his books Spies in the Vatican: Espionage and Intrigue from Napoleon to the Holocaust.</p><p>What You'll Learn:</p>The Catholic Church, the Vatican and the SovietsNazi Germany's Operations against Vatican City“Vessel” and "Dusty": Virgilio Scattolini, the fabricator who provided false intelligence on the Vatican to the OSS<p>And much, much more...</p><p></p><p>Music Credit: Secret Room by Luminbird & Glimmering by Dan Phillipson </p>

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