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Spybrary is a podcast for fans of spy books, spy tv and spy movies since 2017. We bring you author interviews and reader discussions on our favorite spy books and novels.
Shane Whaley hosts Spybrary Spy Podcast, a arts show with 298 episodes published.
In this episode of the Spybrary Spy Podcast, Shane Whaley is joined by fellow Spybrarian and Head of Boston Station, Joe Modzelewski, to welcome bestselling espionage author Charles Cumming back to the show. Support us o
Nine years after nervously recording episode one, Shane Whaley celebrates a major Spybrary Spy Podcast milestone: episode 300 . In this reflective and forward-looking episode, Shane shares how Spybrary began, why the com
Brad Thor has sold over 25 million thriller books. Tim Shipman welcomes Brad Thor on Spybrary to discuss Choke Point , the 25th Scot Harvath thriller, and the evolution of Scott Harvath from post-9/11 counterterrorism op
What happens when Britain fights the Cold War with typewriters, fake pamphlets, covert publishers, and even pretend hippies? On this episode of Spybrary's Cold War Spy Files , Shane Whaley talks with historian Rory Corma
I'm Shane Whaley — a self-confessed "guile over guns" spy fiction reader who has always preferred le Carré's slow burn spy novels to military firefights. So what happens when a Le Carré fan picks up Jack Carr's Cry Havoc
If you think you already know the Cambridge Five story, think again. In this episode of Spybrary, Shane Whaley is joined by journalist and author Antonia Senior to discuss her powerful new book, Stalin's Apostles: The Ca
One of crime fiction's most trusted voices reveals her 5 best spy novels. In our latest Spybrary Dead Drop Five series, crime fiction critic Ayo Onatade makes a passionate case for each one — and her picks may surprise y
Guest host Matthew Hurst sits down with author Michael Dylan to explore his debut spy thriller The New Spy . Dylan shares his unconventional journey from global advertising creative to full-time novelist, revealing how r
We share the sad news that renowned spy novelist Len Deighton has passed away at 97. We pay tribute to his incredible work, discussing why he was considered the greatest spy novelist and his impact on cold war espionage.
What happens when a legendary screenwriter turns decades of espionage ideas into an epic literary spy saga? On this episode of the Spybrary podcast, Michael Frost Beckner joins Bruce Dravis to unpack Kaleidoscope , the S
Tim Shipman sits down with thriller author James Wolff who worked as a British intelligence officer for over ten years. They unpack his latest spy novel Spies and Other Gods . Wolff shares how a single line in a UK parli
Spybrary's James Bond Book Club jumps back to 1966 to discuss Ian Fleming's final book of 007 short stories— Octopussy and The Living Daylights . The episode closes with a forward-looking discussion: spy fiction is explo
In this thriller author interview, Spywrite's Jeff Quest sits down with Ace Atkins to dive deep into his nostalgic Cold War spy novel Everybody Wants to Rule the World — a thrilling, 80s-set espionage adventure that blen
Bryan Boling sits down for a spoiler-free chat with novelist Michael Idov , diving into The Cormorant Hunt , the standalone sequel to his acclaimed spy thriller The Collaborators . Idov discusses the challenge of writing
In this gripping episode of the Spybrary Podcast , Adam Brookes sits down with journalist and author Toby Harnden to explore the legacy of his landmark book Bandit Country: The IRA and South Armagh . They dive into the h
On this riveting episode of the Spybrary Spy podcast, British political journalist Tim Shipman is once again in conversation with David McCloskey, a former CIA analyst turned novelist, discussing his fourth and most ambi
Guest host Jim Wilton sits down with former U.S. military intelligence professional and author Karl Wegener to discuss his Cold War–era historical spy thriller Operation Nightfall: Web of Spies . Wegener shares his perso
What if someone else could use your identity as a spy? In this episode of Spybrary, guest host Bryan Boling sits down with author David Goodman to talk about his debut novel, A Reluctant Spy 'Goodman's first book was a v
In the first Dead Drop Five episode of 2026, Spybrary host Shane Whaley welcomes new Spybrary guest host Bryan Boling for a deep dive into his five favourite spy books, the titles that Brian would request be stashed in t
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Spybrary Spy Podcast is hosted by Shane Whaley. The show is categorised under arts (books) and has published 298 episodes.
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