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SpyCast

By SpyCast

Each week, SpyCast will feature interviews and programs with ex-spies, intelligence experts, and espionage scholars. SpyCast is hosted by Dr. Andrew Hammond (https://www.spymuseum.org/press/press-archive/2020-press-releases/spy-museum-names-andrew-hammon/) , the museum's Historian & Curator. Dr. Hammond specializes in intelligence, diplomatic, and military history, with expertise in the late-Cold War and post-9/11 eras. The International Spy Museum in Washington, DC is home to the world's largest collection of intelligence and espionage related artifacts. Don't believe us? See Guinness World Records!

  1. 1.
    “Desperately, Madly in Love” – Brett Peppler and the Australian IC01/26/2021
    1:01:29
  2. 2.
    “American Spy” – A Conversation with Lauren Wilkinson01/19/2021
    52:05
  3. 3.
    “Insurrection” – The Intelligence Implications: A SpyCast Special01/07/2021
    1:07:23
  4. 4.
    Chinese. Communist. Espionage. (Part 2 of 2)01/05/2021
    46:18
  5. 5.
    Pardon Me, Mr. President - From the Vault12/29/2020
    45:06
  6. 6.
    The Future of the Intelligence Community12/22/2020
    58:52
  7. 7.
    Soviets, Gangbangers, Terrorists, Taliban – Lessons From a Life in Intelligence12/15/2020
    1:04:02
  8. 8.
    “Shadow Wars, 2020” – Israel, Iran & America12/08/2020
    57:54
  1. 9.
    “Israeli Intelligence” – From the Vault12/01/2020
    1:01:10
  2. 10.
    “How Spies Think” – Spy Chief David Omand11/24/2020
    1:00:43
  3. 11.
    From the Vault: Intelligence & Analysis in the National Football League11/17/2020
    23:16
  4. 12.
    Moxie + Brains = America’s First Female Foreign Intelligence Agent11/10/2020
    54:33
  5. 13.
    Dis.information: Russia, China & the Specter of Democracy11/03/2020
    45:17
  6. 14.
    An Ode to Sean Connery’s ‘Bond’ | WTOP11/02/2020
    3:09
  7. 15.
    2020 Election Special: Electoral Interference & Intelligence10/27/2020
    1:09:38
  8. 16.
    Personal Attention, SpyCast Listeners10/20/2020
    51:07
  9. 17.
    Chinese. Communist. Espionage. (Part 1 of 2)10/14/2020
    42:30
  10. 18.
    Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy09/29/2020
    1:05:34
  11. 19.
    A New SpyCast Chapter: A Farewell Conversation with Vince Houghton09/22/2020
    50:26
  12. 20.
    The Spymasters: A Conversation with Chris Whipple09/15/2020
    1:22:19
  13. 21.
    Meet the New Guy: A Conversation with Andrew Hammond09/08/2020
    45:02
  14. 22.
    Spy Chat with Kristin Wood09/01/2020
    1:00:10
  15. 23.
    State Department Intelligence: Inside the INR08/25/2020
    59:55
  16. 24.
    The SpyCast Conversation with Alison Bouwmeester08/18/2020
    53:32
  17. 25.
    Taken Hostage by the Taliban: A Conversation with Kevin King08/11/2020
    46:02
  18. 26.
    Hollywood Spies08/04/2020
    1:03:40
  19. 27.
    Operation Lemon Aid: A Conversation with Art Lindberg07/28/2020
    57:29
  20. 28.
    Near Dark: A Conversation with Brad Thor07/21/2020
    51:03
  21. 29.
    Race and Intelligence: A Conversation with Darrell Blocker, Cassi Chandler, Mel Gamble, and Malcolm Nance07/14/2020
    1:08:17
  22. 30.
    Spy Chat with Keith Masback07/07/2020
    1:02:39
  23. 31.
    Fiction Author Roundtable06/30/2020
    1:00:58
  24. 32.
    Atomic Spy: A Conversation with Nancy Greenspan06/23/2020
    42:47
  25. 33.
    Wondery presents Murder in Hollywoodland06/17/2020
    4:47
  26. 34.
    Spy Sites of New York City: A Conversation with Keith Melton & Bob Wallace06/16/2020
    54:32
  27. 35.
    Introducing Truth vs Hollywood06/12/2020
    13:06
  28. 36.
    What’s Next? A Conversation with Jonna Mendez, Tracy Walder, and Joe Weisberg06/09/2020
    1:02:27
  29. 37.
    Curator’s Corner with Francis Gary Powers, Jr.06/02/2020
    1:07:37
  30. 38.
    Shedding Light on the Elite GSG9: A Conversation with Colonel Jerome Fuchs05/19/2020
    30:00
  31. 39.
    How Intelligence Analysts See the Corona Pandemic05/12/2020
    1:01:05
  32. 40.
    Reflections on the Middle East and Afghanistan: A Conversation with General Joseph Votel05/05/2020
    45:36
  33. 41.
    The SpyCast Conversation with Harvey Klehr04/28/2020
    54:05
  34. 42.
    Active Measures: A Conversation with Thomas Rid04/21/2020
    1:01:33
  35. 43.
    The CIA War in Kurdistan: A Conversation with Sam Faddis04/14/2020
    1:01:29
  36. 44.
    Current Affairs in the Middle East: A Conversation with Kirsten Fontenrose04/07/2020
    1:05:50
  37. 45.
    Talking to a Former Hostage: A Conversation with Jason Rezaian03/31/2020
    59:55
  38. 46.
    From the Vault: Remember When Computer Viruses Were The Scary Viruses?03/24/2020
    47:08
  39. 47.
    From the Vault: Quarantine Edition03/17/2020
    38:51
  40. 48.
    Spy Chat with Chris Costa03/10/2020
    1:01:32
  41. 49.
    The Unexpected Spy: A Conversation with Tracy Walder03/03/2020
    47:40
  42. 50.
    SpyCast Special Preview: Life's Little Mysteries03/02/2020
    11:22
  43. 51.
    Russians Among Us: A Conversation with Gordon Corera02/25/2020
    53:34
  44. 52.
    The SpyCast Conversation with Darrell Blocker02/18/2020
    57:24
  45. 53.
    Chinese Corn Caper: A Conversation with Mara Hvistendahl02/11/2020
    46:09
  46. 54.
    The SpyCast Conversation with Sue Gordon02/04/2020
    1:02:19
  47. 55.
    From the Vault: The SpyCast conversation with Gen. David Petraeus 01/28/2020
    44:20
  48. 56.
    Spy Chat with Chris Costa01/21/2020
    1:15:16
  49. 57.
    Avoiding the Terrorist Trap: A Conversation with Tom Parker01/14/2020
    1:02:46
  50. 58.
    How Haven’t I Heard of This??: A Conversation with William Rosenau01/07/2020
    1:07:23
  51. 59.
    2019 Staff Picks: A Conversation with DIA Director LTG Robert Ashley12/31/2019
    48:51
  52. 60.
    2019 Staff Picks: A Conversation with David Kennedy, David Turk, and Howard Safir12/31/2019
    1:00:28
  53. 61.
    2019 Staff Picks: A Conversation with Jim Gant and Ann Scott Tyson12/31/2019
    1:29:07
  54. 62.
    2019 Staff Picks: A Conversation with Jack Doyle12/31/2019
    55:08
  55. 63.
    2019 Staff Picks: A Conversation with Adm. Mike Rogers12/31/2019
    1:11:50
  56. 64.
    Protected Voices: A Conversation with FBI ASAC Jason Fickett12/24/2019
    45:40
  57. 65.
    Out of the Shadows: A Conversation with Marc Polymeropoulos12/17/2019
    53:06
  58. 66.
    Trump and His Generals: A Conversation with Peter Bergen12/10/2019
    57:56
  59. 67.
    The SpyCast Conversation with Nayyera Haq12/03/2019
    57:57
  60. 68.
    From the Vault: SpyCast, the Giving Thanks Edition11/26/2019
    21:35
  61. 69.
    Agents of Influence: A Conversation with Henry Hemming11/19/2019
    53:38
  62. 70.
    From the Vault: The SpyCast conversation with Gen. Michael Hayden11/12/2019
    1:11:28
  63. 71.
    Walking Away from the Kurds: A Conversation with LTG Michael K. Nagata11/05/2019
    1:21:24
  64. 72.
    SpooooookyCast: DIA Investigates the Paranormal10/29/2019
    1:01:27
  65. 73.
    Return to the Reich: A Conversation with Eric Lichtblau10/22/2019
    1:04:07
  66. 74.
    Gitmo Law: A Conversation with Alka Pradhan and Ben Farley10/15/2019
    55:39
  67. 75.
    From the Vault: Whistleblower Aid, An Interview with John Tye and Mark Zaid10/08/2019
    52:18
  68. 76.
    Operation Gold: A Conversation with Steve Vogel and Bernd von Kostka10/01/2019
    50:44
  69. 77.
    The Life of John André: A Conversation with Douglas Ronald09/24/2019
    57:49
  70. 78.
    The SpyCast Conversation with…wait…Vince, Again??09/17/2019
    1:06:03
  71. 79.
    The SpyCast Conversation with David Rolph09/10/2019
    1:08:00
  72. 80.
    Moscow Rules: A Conversation with Jonna Mendez09/03/2019
    1:05:01
  73. 81.
    The SpyCast Conversation with Matt Korda of the Federation of American Scientists08/20/2019
    57:50
  74. 82.
    The SpyCast Conversation with Emily Crose08/13/2019
    54:41
  75. 83.
    George Sharpe and the BMI: A Conversation with Peter Tsouras08/06/2019
    1:06:05
  76. 84.
    Bringing Americans Home: A Conversation with Diane Foley and Cynthia Loertscher07/30/2019
    54:09
  77. 85.
    The Dark Side of Paradise: A Conversation with Richard Kerr07/23/2019
    1:16:54
  78. 86.
    Mosul: A Conversation with Daniel Gabriel07/16/2019
    46:41
  79. 87.
    Strategic Warning: A Conversation with John Gentry and Joseph Gordon07/09/2019
    1:00:25
  80. 88.
    The Threat: A Conversation with Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe07/02/2019
    57:10
  81. 89.
    Spies of No Country: A Conversation with Matti Friedman06/25/2019
    45:00
  82. 90.
    NEST: A Conversation with Jack Doyle06/18/2019
    55:08
  83. 91.
    American Spartan: A Conversation with Jim Gant and Ann Scott Tyson06/11/2019
    1:29:07
  84. 92.
    Mata Hari, The Spy: An Interview with Dr. Julie Wheelwright06/04/2019
    1:03:48
  85. 93.
    Freedom’s Laboratory: A Conversation with Audra Wolfe05/28/2019
    56:01
  86. 94.
    Area 51 Special Projects: A Conversation with TD Barnes05/21/2019
    54:05
  87. 95.
    The SpyCast Conversation with Adm. Mike Rogers05/14/2019
    1:11:50
  88. 96.
    The SpyCast Conversation with…Vince Houghton?05/07/2019
    57:54
  89. 97.
    The SpyCast Conversation with Dr. John Browne04/30/2019
    58:39
  90. 98.
    Leadership and Counterterrorism: A Conversation with General Stanley McChrystal04/23/2019
    52:20
  91. 99.
    Nukes and North Korea: A Conversation with Jeffrey Lewis04/16/2019
    56:22
  92. 100.
    The SpyCast Conversation with Dr. Gary Weir, Chief Historian, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency04/09/2019
    44:00
  93. 101.
    The SpyCast Conversation with FBI Special Agent Peter Lapp04/02/2019
    55:37
  94. 102.
    Gray Day: A Conversation with Eric O’Neill03/26/2019
    55:13
  95. 103.
    Rethinking CT: A Conversation with Jason Blazakis03/19/2019
    45:11
  96. 104.
    Dezinformatsiya Revisited: A Conversation with Liz Wahl03/12/2019
    48:27
  97. 105.
    Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell: A Conversation with Former Director Rob Saale03/05/2019
    36:09
  98. 106.
    CIA vs DOD: A Conversation with David Oakley02/26/2019
    44:32
  99. 107.
    The New Rules of War: A Conversation with Sean McFate02/19/2019
    44:22
  100. 108.
    Hunting Mengele: A Conversation with David Kennedy, David Turk, and Howard Safir02/12/2019
    1:00:28
  101. 109.
    Code Name Lise: A Conversation with Larry Loftis02/05/2019
    32:05
  102. 110.
    Counterterrorism Strategy: A Conversation with Peter Bergen & Chris Costa01/29/2019
    1:06:11
  103. 111.
    The First Conspiracy: A Conversation with Brad Meltzer01/22/2019
    40:49
  104. 112.
    The SpyCast Interview with DIA Director LTG Robert Ashley01/15/2019
    48:51
  105. 113.
    Disrupt and Deny: A Conversation with Rory Cormac01/08/2019
    55:06
  106. 114.
    Korean Security Issues: A Conversation with former Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert01/01/2019
    55:30
  107. 115.
    Moscow at Midnight: A Conversation with Sally McGrane12/25/2018
    38:42
  108. 116.
    Masters of Mayhem: A Conversation with James Stejskal12/18/2018
    48:00
  109. 117.
    Into the Shadows: A Conversation with Michael Brady12/11/2018
    48:15
  110. 118.
    The Spy Who Was Left Behind: A Conversation with Michael Pullara12/04/2018
    53:00
  111. 119.
    The SpyCast Conversation with Ambassador Joe Wilson11/27/2018
    1:02:43
  112. 120.
    The SpyCast Interview with Jeremy Bash11/20/2018
    45:44
  113. 121.
    Hostage US: A Conversation with Rachel Briggs & Joshua Geltzer11/13/2018
    37:54
  114. 122.
    From FBI to CNN: A Conversation with Josh Campbell11/06/2018
    1:07:28
  115. 123.
    Inside the DIA – The Hunt for UBL: A Conversation with DIA Historian Greg Elder10/30/2018
    53:25
  116. 124.
    The Secrets of the Bridge of Spies: A Conversation with Francis Gary Powers, Jr., Mary Ellen Fuller, and Vin Arthey10/23/2018
    54:09
  117. 125.
    Active Measures: A Conversation with Jack Bryan10/16/2018
    41:24
  118. 126.
    An American’s Path to Al-Qa’ida: A Conversation with Bryant Neal Viñas10/09/2018
    32:17
  119. 127.
    The Wounded Muse: A Conversation with Robert Delaney10/02/2018
    50:10
  120. 128.
    Man of War: A Conversation with Sean Parnell09/25/2018
    44:32
  121. 129.
    The Spy and the Traitor: A Conversation with Ben MacIntyre 09/18/2018
    53:20
  122. 130.
    From the Vault, 9/11 Edition: A Conversation with Cofer Black09/11/2018
    1:02:55
  123. 131.
    From the Vault (But Never Heard Before): A Conversation with William Webster09/04/2018
    44:38
  124. 132.
    NatSec and the Law: A Conversation with Mark Zaid08/28/2018
    1:12:40
  125. 133.
    Reflections on Counterterrorism: A Conversation with Nicholas Rasmussen08/21/2018
    1:19:28
  126. 134.
    US Intel in WWI: A Conversation with Mark Stout08/14/2018
    1:06:11
  127. 135.
    Busy Days: A Conversation with Shane Harris08/07/2018
    1:03:43
  128. 136.
    The SpyCast Conversation with former HPSCI Chair Mike Rogers07/31/2018
    1:06:05
  129. 137.
    “The Cyber”: A Conversation with Rick Holland07/24/2018
    46:57
  130. 138.
    The Other Woman: A Conversation with Daniel Silva07/17/2018
    42:06
  131. 139.
    Covering the Front: A Conversation with James Gordon Meek07/10/2018
    1:11:22
  132. 140.
    Operation Black Mail: A Conversation with Ann Todd07/03/2018
    46:29
  133. 141.
    Wisdom of the Crowd: A Conversation with Dr. Steven Rieber06/26/2018
    43:20
  134. 142.
    Nine Lives: A Conversation with Aimen Dean06/19/2018
    1:12:24
  135. 143.
    Overkill: A Conversation with Ted Bell06/12/2018
    33:11
  136. 144.
    Spy Chiefs: A Conversation with Mark Stout and Chris Moran06/05/2018
    55:20
  137. 145.
    Space and National Security: A Conversation with Chirag Parikh05/30/2018
    1:03:34
  138. 146.
    The SpyCast Conversation with John Brennan05/22/2018
    52:55
  139. 147.
    The Targeter: A Conversation with Nada Bakos05/15/2018
    53:55
  140. 148.
    A Brotherhood of Spies: A Conversation with Monte Reel05/08/2018
    56:51
  141. 149.
    The National Security Strategy: A Conversation with Fmr Dep National Security Advisor Nadia Schadlow05/01/2018
    53:19
  142. 150.
    Cold War Navy SEAL: A Conversation with James Hawes 04/24/2018
    1:05:57
  143. 151.
    Last Night of the World: A Conversation with Joyce Wayne04/17/2018
    46:32
  144. 152.
    The Mad Scientists: A Conversation with Lee Grubbs04/10/2018
    55:33
  145. 153.
    Meet the New Guy, Part 2: An Interview with Chris Costa04/03/2018
    56:49
  146. 154.
    Meet the New Guy, Part 1: An Interview with Chris Costa03/27/2018
    53:36
  147. 155.
    In the Enemy’s House: An Interview with Howard Blum03/20/2018
    46:10
  148. 156.
    Breaking Cover: An Interview with Michele Rigby Assad03/13/2018
    51:46
  149. 157.
    Operation Chaos: An Interview with Matthew Sweet03/06/2018
    59:10
  150. 158.
    The Peter Earnest “Exit Interview”02/27/2018
    58:42
  151. 159.
    The Doomsday Machine: An Interview with Daniel Ellsberg02/20/2018
    1:15:53
  152. 160.
    Technology and Human Intelligence: An Interview with Paula Doyle02/13/2018
    1:04:36
  153. 161.
    Spy Watching: An Interview with Loch Johnson02/06/2018
    1:06:21
  154. 162.
    The Saboteur: An Interview with Paul Kix01/30/2018
    52:47
  155. 163.
    Destination Casablanca: An Interview with Meredith Hindley01/23/2018
    45:40
  156. 164.
    The Red Web: An Interview with Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan01/16/2018
    58:15
  157. 165.
    American Radical: An Interview with Kevin Maurer01/09/2018
    1:02:01
  158. 166.
    A Rebel at the CIA: An Interview with former DDI Carmen Medina01/02/2018
    1:04:16
  159. 167.
    The Psychology of Espionage: An Interview with Dr. Ursula Wilder12/26/2017
    1:20:03
  160. 168.
    Inside Naval Intelligence: An Interview with Deputy Director B Lynn Wright12/19/2017
    52:38
  161. 169.
    A Little Bit of Everything: An Interview with Kristin Wood12/12/2017
    1:14:24
  162. 170.
    View from the Top: An Interview with Michael Morell12/05/2017
    1:29:07
  163. 171.
    Follow the Money: An Interview with Nitsana Darshan-Leitner11/28/2017
    1:06:13
  164. 172.
    Speaking Truth to Power: An Interview with Ned Price11/21/2017
    1:07:37
  165. 173.
    Everything You Wanted to Know About GEOINT but Were Afraid to Ask: An Interview with Keith Masback11/14/2017
    1:01:55
  166. 174.
    The Woman Who Smashed Codes: An Interview with Jason Fagone11/07/2017
    1:00:20
  167. 175.
    Chief of Station: An Interview with John Sipher10/31/2017
    1:16:00
  168. 176.
    Dinner at the Center of the Earth: An Interview with Nathan Englander10/24/2017
    50:14
  169. 177.
    Our First Bond Villain: An Interview with Robert Davi10/17/2017
    1:10:28
  170. 178.
    Spy Schools: An Interview with Dan Golden10/10/2017
    56:18
  171. 179.
    Preserving Cold War Berlin: An Interview with Bernd von Kostka10/03/2017
    54:21
  172. 180.
    Whistleblower Aid: An Interview with John Tye and Mark Zaid09/26/2017
    54:15
  173. 181.
    Foxtrot in Kandahar: An Interview with Duane Evans09/19/2017
    1:10:34
  174. 182.
    Patton’s Way: An Interview with James Kelly Morningstar09/12/2017
    59:06
  175. 183.
    The Taking of K-129: An Interview with Josh Dean09/05/2017
    1:09:54
  176. 184.
    Inside the DIA, Episode 2: An Interview with DIA Historian Greg Elder08/29/2017
    1:14:22
  177. 185.
    From the Vault: Civil War Overhead Recon, An Interview with Dr. Jim Green08/22/2017
    54:51
  178. 186.
    Deep Black: An Interview with Sean McFate08/15/2017
    48:08
  179. 187.
    China's Cyber Wars: An Interview with TL Williams08/08/2017
    54:09
  180. 188.
    Whistleblower at the CIA: An Interview with Melvin Goodman08/01/2017
    1:10:13
  181. 189.
    Special Forces Berlin: An Interview with James Stejskal07/25/2017
    55:48
  182. 190.
    Dezinformatsiya: An Interview with Liz Wahl07/18/2017
    1:02:46
  183. 191.
    Angola, Clausewitz, and the American Way of War: An Interview with Jack McCain07/11/2017
    1:08:27
  184. 192.
    From the Vault, 4th of July Edition: Spies, Patriots, and Traitors: American Intelligence in the Revolutionary War07/04/2017
    53:44
  185. 193.
    Predicting President Trump: An Interview with the Authors of High Hand06/27/2017
    53:45
  186. 194.
    The Death of Expertise: An Interview with Tom Nichols06/20/2017
    1:12:57
  187. 195.
    Inside the DIA, Episode 1: An Interview with DIA Historian Greg Elder06/13/2017
    1:05:36
  188. 196.
    Our Latest Longest War: An Interview with Ben Jones06/06/2017
    1:06:14
  189. 197.
    Agent M: An Interview with Henry Hemming05/30/2017
    52:34
  190. 198.
    The Black Hand: An Interview with Stephan Talty05/23/2017
    47:55
  191. 199.
    The Power of Words: An Interview with Sven Hughes05/16/2017
    52:00
  192. 200.
    Spies in the Family: An Interview with Eva Dillon05/09/2017
    1:23:38

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