Drycleanercast: Espionage, Terrorism & Geopolitics

On today's podcast, we are joined by Michael Frost Beckner. Michael was the writer of my favourite spy film “Spy Game”. He joins us to discuss the making of that film and we also look at his TV show “The Agency” which was the first TV show to get access to the CIA headquarters and it had direct assistance from the CIA on certain stories and episodes. You can find out more about Michael at the following links below: IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0065847/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelFBeckner Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelfrostbeckner/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelFrostBecknerAuthor/ Website: http://www.michaelfrostbeckner.com/ Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here: https://soundcloud.com/andrewbirduk This episode was edited by Rob Daniel For more information about the podcast, check out our website: https://secretsandspiespodcast.com/ Secrets and Spies is part of the Spy Podcast Networ

On today's podcast, we are joined by authors Catherine McGlynn and Shaun McDaid.  In this episode, we discuss their writing and research on Radicalisation and Counter-Radicalisation in Higher Education.  You can get a copy of their book here: https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/9781787560024 This episode was edited by Rob Daniel For more information about the podcast, check out our website: https://secretsandspiespodcast.com/ Secrets and Spies is part of the Spy Podcast Network.  Check out our other excellent spy-related podcasts here: https://www.spypodcasts.com/ Music  Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here:  https://www.monsteromnibus.com/?fbclid=IwAR0%E2%80%A6BdNQbuCvt9KWU You can support Secrets and Spies in a few ways: - [ ] Subscribe to our Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVB23lrHr3KFeXq4VU36dg - [ ] Become a “Friend of the podcast”  on Patreon for £3 www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSpies - [ ] You can

In this episode, we are joined by former CIA officer and investigative journalist Frank Snepp.  Frank Snepp won the CIA's second-highest award, the Medal of Merit, for his intelligence work in Vietnam. He went on to become a CIA whistleblower, a US Supreme Court precedent-maker; a Peabody award-winning investigative journalist, and the author of two CIA memoirs. Frank recently published a very detailed article titled "Putin's Plan B for Ukraine", which delves into two murky peace plans connected to Russian intelligence and associates of former President Donald Trump.  In the last section of the podcast, we look at the situation today and discuss how the war in Ukraine could end. You can read Frank's article "Putin’s Plan B For Ukraine: The Trump Primer" here: http://franksneppexclusives.com/?p=468 You can connect with Frank here: Website: franksnepp.com; franksneppexclusives.com. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzpM-owwI_CQBLlx6RZjkA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1000634

On this podcast, I am joined by Robert Mazur, and we discuss his book “The Betrayal”, which looks at his time working undercover against the Cali cartel for the DEA. Robert previously worked undercover for US Customs against the Medellin cartel in the legendary  “Operation C-Chase”. That story was later turned into an excellent film called “The Infiltrator”, and Robert was played by Bryan Cranston from “Breaking Bad.” You can get a copy of Robert’s excellent book here: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-betrayal-the-true-story-of-my-brush-with-death-in-the-world-of-narcos-and-launderers/9781785788390 You can find more about Robert at his website here: https://www.robertmazur.com/ Secrets and Spies is part of the Spy Podcast Network. Check out our other excellent spy-related podcasts here: https://www.spypodcasts.com/ Music  Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here:  https://www.monsteromnibus.com/?fbclid=IwAR0%E2%80%A6BdNQbuCvt9KWU You can su

On today's podcast, I am joined by Sam Lichtenstein. Sam is Director of Analysis at RANE, the Risk Assistance Network and Exchange In this episode, we discuss Sam’s articles about the impact of the Ukraine War on Russian Espionage activity in Europe.  Sam’s Articles  To read Sam’s articles, you can subscribe to Stratfor Worldview here:  https://cloud.subscribe.stratfor.com/worldview (just $1 for 4 weeks) The Impact of the Ukraine War on Russian Espionage in Europe, Part I  The Impact of the Ukraine War on Russian Espionage in Europe, Part II RANE To find out more about RANE, please visit their website here: https://www.ranenetwork.com/ Secrets and Spies is part of the Spy Podcast Network.  Check out our other excellent spy-related podcasts here: https://www.spypodcasts.com/ Music  Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird). You can check out his work here:  https://www.monsteromnibus.com/?fbclid=IwAR0%E2%80%A6BdNQbuCvt9KWU You can support Secrets and Spies in a few ways:

On today's podcast, I am joined by former CIA officer and fellow podcaster Andrew Bustamante. We discuss his excellent website “Everyday Spy” which enables people to learn valuable lessons from the world of intelligence and apply them in their everyday life. Andrew also shares his thoughts and insights on the war on Ukraine towards the end of the episode. Check out Andrew’s website here: https://everydayspy.com/ And his excellent podcast “Everyday Espionage” is here: https://everydayspy.com/podcast/ Andrew also supports the Mountain Seed Foundation which are doing vital humanitarian work in Ukraine. Please visit their website here: https://mountainseedfoundation.org/ Secrets and Spies is part of the Spy Podcast Network. Check out our other excellent spy-related podcasts here: https://www.spypodcasts.com/ Music  Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here:  https://www.monsteromnibus.com/?fbclid=IwAR0%E2%80%A6BdNQbuCvt9KWU You can support Secrets an

On todays podcast we are joined by Dan Kaszeta, who is chemical and biological weapons expert. He is also the author of the fantastic book “Toxic” which is a history of nerve agents from Nazi German to Putin’s Russia. On this episode we discuss the conspiracy theories around so called “Bio Labs” and we also discuss the potential use of Chemical and Nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine. You can find out more and connect with Dan here: https://twitter.com/DanKaszeta You can also buy a copy of his book “Toxic” here: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/Kaszeta Episode edited by Rob Daniel Music  Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here:  https://www.monsteromnibus.com/?fbclid=IwAR0%E2%80%A6BdNQbuCvt9KWU Please support this podcast YOUTUBE Please subscribe to our Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVB23lrHr3KFeXq4VU36dg PATREON Patreon Become a “Friend of the podcast”  on Patreon for £3 www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSpies RED BUBBLE MEMORABILIA

Hi everyone Just a quick shoutout, I was a guest on an excellent podcast called “Spy Hards”. On that episode we discuss one of my favourite spy movies “Spy Game”, directed by Tony Scott and starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt. You can listen to the episode here: https://www.podpage.com/spyhards/081-spy-game-2001/ You can connect with “Spy Hards” here: https://linktr.ee/SpyHards I hope you enjoy it 

On todays podcast we are joined by Macer Gifford and we discuss his book “Fighting Evil”, which looks at the controversial topic of volunteer fighters who joined the Kurds in the fight against ISIS. You can find out more and connect with Macer here: https://twitter.com/macergifford Episode edited by Rob Daniel Music Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here: https://www.monsteromnibus.com/?fbclid=IwAR0%E2%80%A6BdNQbuCvt9KWU Please support this podcast YOUTUBE Please subscribe to our Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVB23lrHr3KFeXq4VU36dg PATREON Patreon Become a “Friend of the podcast”  on Patreon for £3 www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSpies RED BUBBLE MEMORABILIA SHOP Visit our new memorabilia shop: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/60934996 SOCIAL MEDIA TWITTER twitter.com/SecretsAndSpies FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/secretsandspies THE DRY CLEANER Our film “The Dry Cleaner” has been released on Apple TV & Amazon Prime. Check ou

On todays podcast I am joined by Dr Taras Kuzio from the Henry Jackson society. Dr Kuzio wrote a great book called “Putin's War Against Ukraine: Revolution, Nationalism, and Crime”.  On this episode we take a look at the background to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.  You can also visit Dr Kuzio’s website here: http://www.betweeneuropeandrussia.com/ You can also visit the Henry Jackson Society here: https://henryjacksonsociety.org/ Episode edited by Rob Daniel Our film “The Dry Cleaner” has been released! Check out the trailer here: youtu.be/j_KFTJenrz4 And you can buy the film here: www.drycleanercast.co.uk/watchthefilm Music  Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here:  https://www.monsteromnibus.com/?fbclid=IwAR0%E2%80%A6BdNQbuCvt9KWU Please support this podcast Patreon Become a “Friend of the podcast”  on Patreon for £3 www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSpies Visit our new memorabilia shop: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/60934996 Connect with us

Today we are joined by Dr. Precious N Chatterje-Doody who co-authored the book “Russia Today and Conspiracy Theory” with with Dr Ilya Yablokov On this episode we discuss how Russia Today has covered the Russian invasion of Ukraine. And we also take a look at the recent banning of the channel in the EU, UK and America. The book is available with here: https://www.routledge.com/Russia-Today-and-Conspiracy-Theories-People-Power-and-Politics/Yablokov-Chatterje-Doody/p/book/9780367224677#  You can also visit Dr Chatterje-Doody’s website here: https://www.preciouschatterjedoody.com  Podcast edited by Rob Daniel Our film “The Dry Cleaner” has been released! Check out the trailer here: youtu.be/j_KFTJenrz4 And you can buy the film here: www.drycleanercast.co.uk/watchthefilm Music  Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here:  https://www.monsteromnibus.com/?fbclid=IwAR0%E2%80%A6BdNQbuCvt9KWU Please support this podcast Patreon Become a “Friend of the p

On todays special podcast about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we are joined by Edward Lucas. Edward is the author of the 2008 book “The New Cold War”. He has been warning us for many years of an increasing aggressive Russian foreign policy dictated by President Vladimir Putin. You can find out more about Edward Lucas here: https://www.edwardlucas.com/about Podcast Edited by Rob Daniel  Our film “The Dry Cleaner” has been released! Check out the trailer here: https://youtu.be/j_KFTJenrz4 Music  Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here:  https://www.monsteromnibus.com/?fbclid=IwAR0%E2%80%A6BdNQbuCvt9KWU Please support this podcast Patreon Become a “Friend of the podcast”  on Patreon for £3 www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSpies Visit our new memorabilia shop: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/60934996 Connect with us here: TWITTER twitter.com/SecretsAndSpies FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/secretsandspies 

Marc Polymeropoulos - Clarity in a Crisis On this episode we are joined by former senior CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos and we discuss his book “Clarity in a Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the CIA” You can find out more about Marc and get a copy of his book on his website: https://marcpolymeropoulos.com/ Our film “The Dry Cleaner” has been released! Check out the trailer here: https://youtu.be/j_KFTJenrz4 Music  Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here:  https://www.monsteromnibus.com/?fbclid=IwAR0%E2%80%A6BdNQbuCvt9KWU Please support this podcast Patreon Become a “Friend of the podcast”  on Patreon for £3 www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSpies Visit our new memorabilia shop: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/60934996 Connect with us here: TWITTER twitter.com/SecretsAndSpies FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/secretsandspies 

Hello everyone, this is just a quick update about the podcast and upcoming episodes. This is a link to the Warships Pod episode I was on about the Ukraine crisis https://pod.fo/e/10808c Our film “The Dry Cleaner” has been released! Check out the trailer here: youtu.be/j_KFTJenrz4 And you can buy the film here: www.drycleanercast.co.uk/watchthefilm Music  Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here:  https://www.monsteromnibus.com/?fbclid=IwAR0%E2%80%A6BdNQbuCvt9KWU Please support this podcast Patreon Become a “Friend of the podcast”  on Patreon for £3 www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSpies Visit our new memorabilia shop: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/60934996 Connect with us here: TWITTER twitter.com/SecretsAndSpies FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/secretsandspies 

On this episode I am joined by former CIA analyst turned author David McCloskey. David has written a fantastic new spy novel called Damascus Station”. I have to be honest David’s book is brilliant and sits in my favourite spy novels of all time. On this episode David and I take a look at the situation in Syria, and look at how those real life elements informed his writing.  And we ask the burning question…. Will the CIA hotdog machine return in David’s next book? Tune in to find out more You can connect with David and get a copy of “Damascus Station” via David’s website: https://www.davidmccloskeybooks.com/ Our film “The Dry Cleaner” has been released! Check out the trailer here: youtu.be/j_KFTJenrz4 And you can buy the film here: www.drycleanercast.co.uk/watchthefilm Music  Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here:  https://www.monsteromnibus.com/?fbclid=IwAR0%E2%80%A6BdNQbuCvt9KWU Please support this podcast Patreon Become a “Friend of the

On this episode we are joined by Bradley W. Hart and Ron Drabkin, who have both been researching the life of Fredrick Rutland. Fredrick Rutland was a British war hero who was nicknamed “Rutland From Jutland” and it is alleged that he may have been a spy for the Japanese intelligence services in the build-up to World War Two.   You can read Bradley and Ron’s paper on Fredrick Jutland here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08850607.2020.1871252 Also the story has recently been reported in the Hollywood Reporter https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/beverly-hills-spy-world-war-ii-pearl-harbor-1235069393/ Our film “The Dry Cleaner” has been released! Check out the trailer here: youtu.be/j_KFTJenrz4 And you can buy the film here: www.drycleanercast.co.uk/watchthefilm Music  Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here:  https://www.monsteromnibus.com/?fbclid=IwAR0%E2%80%A6BdNQbuCvt9KWU Please support this podcast Patreon Beco

On this episode we are joined by Dr Precious.Chatterje-Doody and we discuss her book which she co-authored with Dr Ilya Yablokov called “Russia Today and Conspiracy Theory: People, Power and Politics of RT”  The book is available with a 20% discount here (Use the code SOC21) : https://www.routledge.com/Russia-Today-and-Conspiracy-Theories-People-Power-and-Politics/Yablokov-Chatterje-Doody/p/book/9780367224677#  You can also visit Dr Chatterje-Doody’s website here: https://www.preciouschatterjedoody.com  Our film “The Dry Cleaner” has been released! Check out the trailer here: youtu.be/j_KFTJenrz4 And you can buy the film here: www.drycleanercast.co.uk/watchthefilm Music  Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here:  https://www.monsteromnibus.com/?fbclid=IwAR0%E2%80%A6BdNQbuCvt9KWU Please support this podcast Patreon Become a “Friend of the podcast”  on Patreon for £3 www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSpies Visit our new memorabilia shop: https://www.re

On this episode we are joined by Toby Harnden and we discuss his new book “First Casualty” that takes a look at the first CIA team that went into Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks. The book also focuses on CIA officer Mike Spann who was tragically killed on that operation and became the first American casualty in the Afghan War. You can get a copy of the book here:https://tobyharnden.com/first-casualty/ You can find out more about Toby’s work on his website: https://tobyharnden.com/ Our film “The Dry Cleaner” has been released! Check out the trailer here: youtu.be/j_KFTJenrz4 And you can buy the film here: www.drycleanercast.co.uk/watchthefilm Music  Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here:  https://www.monsteromnibus.com/?fbclid=IwAR0%E2%80%A6BdNQbuCvt9KWU Please support this podcast Patreon Become a “Friend of the podcast”  on Patreon for £3 www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSpies Visit our new memorabilia shop: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/6

On this episode we are joined by Dr Helen Fry and we discuss her fantastic new book “Spymaster” that takes a look at the life and work of MI6 officer Thomas Kendrick You can get a copy of the book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spymaster-Man-Who-Saved-MI6/dp/0300255950/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=helen+fry+spymaster&qid=1633709106&sr=8-1 You can find out more about Helen’s work on her website: https://www.helen-fry.com/ You can also connect with her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrHelenFry and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DrHelenFry Our film “The Dry Cleaner” has been released! Check out the trailer here: youtu.be/j_KFTJenrz4 And you can buy the film here: www.drycleanercast.co.uk/watchthefilm Music  Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird) You can check out his work here:  https://www.monsteromnibus.com/?fbclid=IwAR0%E2%80%A6BdNQbuCvt9KWU Please support this podcast Patreon Become a “Friend of the podcast”  on Patreon for £3 www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSp