The International Spy Museum SpyCast®
Each month, the International Spy Museum will offer a new SpyCast featuring interviews and programs with ex-spies, intelligence experts, and espionage scholars. The SpyCast is hosted by Peter Earnest, Executive Director of the International Spy Museum and former CIA operations officer. The International Spy Museum (www.spymuseum.org) in Washington DC is the only public museum in the U.S. solely dedicated to espionage.
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49 Episodes of this Podcast:
January 20, 2010: Intelligence in a War Zone
Published: 2010-01-20 00:01:00Melissa Mahle served from 1988-2002 at the CIA, much of the time as a case officer dealing with terrorist issues in the Middle East, running agents and gathering intelligence. Today, she discusses with Peter her perspective on the recent suicide bombing of a CIA base in Afghanistan, the perils of collecting intelligence in a war zone, as well as the terrorist challenge.
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January 8, 2010: The Terrorist Challenge
Published: 2010-01-08 00:01:00The U.S. authorities' failure to prevent a Nigerian suicide bomber from boarding a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas Day, and the suicide bombing at a CIA base in Afghanistan have roiled the intelligence community. International Spy Museum historian Dr. Thomas Boghardt discusses with SpyCast host and CIA veteran Peter Earnest how these incidents unfolded and their implications for intelligence reform.
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January 1, 2010: Tales from the OSS, Part I
Published: 2010-01-01 00:01:00Elizabeth Macintosh served in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II. Today, she discusses her personal experience working for OSS, the role of women in it, as well as some of the agencyâs most exciting operations.
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December 1, 2009: The MI5 Centenary
Published: 2009-12-01 00:01:00This year, Britainâs domestic security service, MI5, celebrates its 100th anniversary. Cambridge University professor Christopher Andrew, the author of MI5âs official history, Defend the Realm, reveals the agencyâs strengths and weaknesses, and relates some of the most intriguing stories involving Britainâs spy catchers.
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November 1, 2009: Cyber Threats: Challenges and Solutions
Published: 2009-11-01 01:01:00Melissa Hathaway served as acting senior director for cyberspace for the National Security Council, heading a 60-Day Cyberspace Policy Review for President Obama that resulted in a comprehensive report with recommendations for action. Today, she discusses the massive and growing challenges of cyberspaceâsuch as identity theft, cyber espionage, and cyber warsâand what needs to be done to deal with this threat.
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October 1, 2009: The Changing Face of Al Qaeda
Published: 2009-10-01 01:01:00How has the sustained U.S. effort to destroy Al Qaeda affected the terrorist organization, and how important is the current struggle against the Taliban in Afghanistan for the future of Al Qaeda? A former Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism, Juan C. Zarate discusses Americaâs struggle with Al Qaeda and comments on the organizationâs current state.
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September 11, 2009: Intelligence and 9/11
Published: 2009-09-11 01:01:00Could intelligence have prevented the terrorist attacks of 9/11, and has the Intelligence Community been sufficiently reformed to deal with current and future threats? These are the questions that Amy Zegart discusses on the eighth anniversary of 9/11. An intelligence scholar, Amy has worked on President Clintonâs National Security Council and is currently teaching intelligence and national security at UCLA.
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September 1, 2009: Sexpionage
Published: 2009-09-01 01:01:00Since biblical times, spies and intelligence services have used sexual entrapment and emotional blackmail to recruit agents and gather secret information. International Spy Museum advisory board member and espionage author H. Keith Melton discusses the means, methods, and effectiveness of âsexpionage,â and elaborates on specific examples, such as the Russian honeytrap and the East German Romeo agent.
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August 15, 2009: The Cambridge Five
Published: 2009-08-15 01:01:00In 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 Five did enormous damage to Western security. British intelligence author Nigel West examines their motivations and activities, and reveals new evidence he has unearthed in Soviet intelligence archives.
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August 1, 2009: Cold War Radio
Published: 2009-08-01 01:01:00Richard H. Cummings served for fifteen years as Director of Security for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). He reviews the propaganda activities of RFE/RL during the Cold War and describes Soviet bloc operations against the stations, including the 1978 murder of RFE scriptwriter Georgi Markov in London, and the 1981 bombing of RFE/RL headquarters in Munich by the terrorist Carlos the Jackal.
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