John Kiriakou's Dead Drop
by John Kiriakou & Alan Katz
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Audience Interest
- CIA and intelligence operations
- torture and ethics discussions
Podcast Focus
- John Kiriakou's personal experiences
- CIA's torture program exposure
Publishing Consistency
- 29 episodes released
- active for 1 year
Platform Reach
- hosted on Acast
- no additional platforms detected
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 45 chart positions in 45 markets.
By chart position
- 🇺🇸US · History#26100K to 300K
- 🇨🇦CA · History#29100K to 300K
- 🇦🇺AU · History#31100K to 300K
- 🇬🇧GB · History#40100K to 300K
- 🇩🇪DE · History#5530K to 100K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
223K to 700K🎙 Daily cadence·29 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
743K to 2.3M🇺🇸13%🇨🇦13%🇦🇺13%+42 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
223K to 700K
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From 23 epsHosts
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/20/26 | prison cookingItalian cuisine+3 | Joey Casolo | Goodfellas | South CarolinaLoretto | prison chefItalian food+3 | — | 50m 48s | ||
| 7/13/26 | corruptionfree speech+3 | — | Costard & Touchstone | — | corruptionfree speech+3 | — | 35m 35s | ||
| 7/6/26 | whistleblowingNSA+4 | — | NSACostard & Touchstone | — | whistleblowerEdward Snowden+5 | — | 40m 20s | ||
| 7/4/26 | legal caseexpert witness+4 | — | FBI | — | expert witnessFBI+5 | — | 8m 37s | ||
| 6/29/26 | prison experiencesmedia connection+3 | — | Costard & TouchstoneLetters From Loretto | Loretto Federal Prison | Loretto Federal Prisonprison blog+4 | — | 27m 48s | ||
| 6/22/26 | writingprison+4 | — | CIACostard & Touchstone+1 | — | CIAprison+4 | — | 28m 10s | ||
| 6/15/26 | prison lifespying+3 | — | — | — | prisonspying+4 | — | 47m 06s | ||
| 6/8/26 | prison relationshipssurvival+3 | — | — | — | prisonfriendship+3 | — | 32m 36s | ||
| 6/1/26 | friendshipprison relationships+3 | — | — | — | prisonfriendship+3 | — | 59m 59s | ||
| 5/25/26 | prison rulessurvival+3 | — | — | — | prisonspy+4 | — | 35m 25s | ||
| 5/18/26 | CIAprison experience+4 | — | CIACostard & Touchstone | Loretto Federal Prisonfederal prison | CIALoretto Federal Prison+5 | — | 30m 52s | ||
| 5/11/26 | prison reformcriminal justice+3 | — | US governmentDoJ | FCI CumberlandCumberland, MD | prisonerentrepreneur+3 | — | 36m 08s | ||
| 5/4/26 | espionageliterature+3 | — | The Spy Who Came In From The ColdTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy+4 | — | John Le Carremodern spy+3 | — | 1h 08m 14s | ||
| 4/27/26 | whistleblowingprison+3 | — | Acast | — | whistleblowerprison sentence+3 | — | 51m 41s | ||
| 4/20/26 | legal issuesgovernment charges+3 | — | — | — | John Kiriakougovernment case+3 | — | 56m 44s | ||
| 4/13/26 | CIAinterrogation techniques+4 | Glenn Carle | CIAAcast+2 | — | CIAenhanced interrogation+6 | — | 55m 44s | ||
| 4/6/26 | corporate intelligencemedia coverage+3 | — | ABC NewsDeloitte and Touche | — | John KiriakouBrian Ross+5 | — | 25m 38s | ||
| 3/30/26 | CIA careerpost-CIA life+3 | — | CIA | — | CIAcareer+5 | — | 34m 43s | ||
| 3/23/26 | domestic assignmentworkplace conflict+3 | — | — | Pakistan | domestic assignmentworkplace conflict+3 | — | 54m 14s | ||
| 3/16/26 | tortureAmerican policy+4 | — | Bush Administration | — | tortureAmerican policy+5 | — | 26m 27s | ||
| 3/9/26 | interrogationrendition+4 | — | — | Thailand | interrogationCIA+5 | — | 32m 14s | ||
| 3/2/26 | interrogationtorture+4 | — | — | — | Abu Zubaydahinterrogation+5 | — | 28m 26s | ||
| 2/23/26 | terrorismintelligence+4 | — | Al Qaeda | — | Abu ZubaydahAl Qaeda+4 | — | 44m 16s |
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Distribution & Reach
About the show, platforms, and key insights.
Distribution & Reach
About the show, platforms, and key insights.
Key insights
What the show covers
- John Kiriakou's personal experiences
- CIA's torture program exposure
- insights into spy mentality
- impact of espionage on society
Audience interests
- CIA and intelligence operations
- torture and ethics discussions
- personal stories from spies
- historical context of espionage
Platform reach
- hosted on Acast
- no additional platforms detected
- unknown total followers
- limited distribution information
Publishing consistency
- 29 episodes released
- active for 1 year
- weekly episode cadence
- consistent content delivery
Chart history for John Kiriakou's Dead Drop
Peaked at #6 in HU, top 10 in 2 of 45 tracked markets, currently #6 in HU.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HU | — | #6 | #6 | — |
| RO | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| KE | — | #11 | #11 | — |
| IS | — | #16 | #16 | — |
| SG | — | #19 | #19 | — |
| United States | — | #26 | #26 | — |
| AE | — | #26 | #26 | — |
| Canada | — | #29 | #29 | — |
| South Africa | — | #29 | #29 | — |
| Australia | — | #31 | #31 | — |
| GR | — | #33 | #33 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #40 | #40 | — |
| ID | — | #40 | #40 | — |
| Ireland | — | #43 | #43 | — |
| Denmark | — | #48 | #48 | — |
| MY | — | #51 | #51 | — |
| Germany | — | #55 | #55 | — |
| AT | — | #56 | #56 | — |
| PH | — | #63 | #63 | — |
| India | — | #64 | #64 | — |
Chart Positions
45 placements across 45 markets.
Chart Positions
45 placements across 45 markets.