SPYCRAFT 101
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Episodes
11 episodes
224. Secrets, Scandals, and Salvation: Spying for China with Gregg Bergersen
Today Justin sits down with Gregg Bergersen. Gregg spent 19 years in the Department of Navy's office of Naval Intelligence as an intelligence research specialist. He was then asked to join the Department of Defense as a weapons systems policy a...
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Episode 224
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1:24:48
223. A Former Marine Held Hostage in Yemen with Sam Farran
Today Justin sits down with Sam Farran. Sam moved to United States from his birth place in Lebanon and joined the US Marine Corps in 1978. He was later trained as an interrogator and worked on orders with the Defense Intelligence Agency and as ...
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Episode 223
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1:58:26
222. Russian Sabotage: Inside The Wagner Trial with Trevor Barnes
Today Justin is joined by repeat gues Trevor Barnes, who writes on national security issues for the London Standard Newspaper and is a former senior reporter for the British Broadcasting Corporation. He is the author of Dead Doubles The Ext...
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Episode 222
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1:20:55
221. Japan's Intelligence Journey in the Modern Era with Dr. Brad Williams
Today Justin talks with Dr. Brad Williams. Brad is an associate professor in the Department of Asian and International Studies at the City University of Hong Kong. He has studied, taught and conducted research in Australia, Japan, Singapore, Ho...
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Episode 221
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41:47
220. Real Life Narcos: Toppling the Cali Cartel with Chris Feistl
Today Justin talks with Chris Feistl. Chris worked for 26 years as a special agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration. He spent much of his career in Columbia beginning in 1994. Since then, he's been featured in several different document...
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Episode 220
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56:53
219. Digital Intelligence, Phishing Scams, and North Korea with Aidan Raney
Today Justin sits down with Aidan Raney. Aidan is the founder of Farnsworth Intelligence, a digital intelligence service, which he founded after unmasking a phishing network online which was harvesting credentials from unwitting Facebook users ...
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Episode 219
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57:26
218. Who Was Agent 355? A Revolutionary Spy Story with Peggy Wirgau
Today's guest is Peggy Wirgau. Peggy is a graduate of Michigan State University and George Mason University. She's an active member of American Christian Fiction Writers, The Historical Novel Society, and The Colorado Authors League. Her debut ...
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Episode 218
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30:22
217. Journalists Imprisoned Behind the Iron Curtain with Kati Marton
This week Justin talks with Kati Marton. Kati is an author, journalist, and correspondent who has worked with National Public Radio and later with ABC News where she was the bureau chief in Germany. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker
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Episode 217
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51:22
216. A Canadian Teen Recruited to Spy For Russia with Laken Pavan
Today Justin sits down with Laken Pavan. Laken is a 19-year-old student from Vancouver, Canada. In April, 2024, he left Vancouver and traveled to Eastern Ukraine to join a volunteer group there called InterBrigade. Shortly after arriving, he wa...
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Episode 216
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1:27:14
215. From World War II Radio Operator to the OG Drug Kingpin with Dr. David Tuch
Today Justin speaks with Dr. David Tuch. David is a technology entrepreneur and author. His writing uncovers overlooked stories at the intersection of organized crime and espionage. David is originally from New York and has lived in England and...
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Episode 215
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1:00:02
214. The MI6 Spy at the Heart of the Nazi Regime with Tim Willasey-Wilsey
Today Justin sits down with Tim Willasey-Wilsey Tim is a visiting professor of War Studies at King's College London, and Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute. He served for many years as a foreign office diplomat in Af...
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Episode 214
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55:01