SPYCRAFT 101
by Justin Black
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270. A Stanford Student Targeted by China with Elsa Johnson
Oct 19, 2026
59m 09s
269. Operation Sparrow: Deceiving Hitler in WWII with Dr. Jason Bell
Oct 12, 2026
47m 30s
268. China's Cyber Spies: The Cyber Espionage Frontier with Dr. Ahana Datta Fasel
Oct 5, 2026
53m 25s
267. Guardian: Real Life in the CIA with Thomas Pecora
Sep 28, 2026
54m 52s
266. Brian Franks: The Man Who Saved the SAS with Tim Spicer
Sep 21, 2026
1h 04m 46s
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- 🇺🇸United States · HistoryHOME#1704.9K to 26K
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom · History#1001.2K to 6.1K
- 🇭🇺HU · History#26453 to 2.4K
- 🇨🇦Canada · History#148322 to 1.7K
- 🇦🇺Australia · History#137295 to 1.6K
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7.5K to 39K🎙 Weekly cadence·266 episodes·Last published yesterday - Monthly Reach
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15K to 79K🇺🇸65%🇬🇧15%🇭🇺6%+4 more - Active Followers
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8.2K to 43K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/19/26 | 270. A Stanford Student Targeted by China with Elsa Johnson | Student reporter Elsa Johnson shares her experience of CCP contact and intimidation. | 59m 09s | ||||||
| 10/12/26 | 269. Operation Sparrow: Deceiving Hitler in WWII with Dr. Jason Bell | No description provided. | 47m 30s | ||||||
| 10/5/26 | 268. China's Cyber Spies: The Cyber Espionage Frontier with Dr. Ahana Datta Fasel | Dr. Ahana Datta Fasel discusses cyber spies. | 53m 25s | ||||||
| 9/28/26 | 267. Guardian: Real Life in the CIA with Thomas Pecora | Former CIA agent Thomas Pecora dives into his career. | 54m 52s | ||||||
| 9/21/26 | 266. Brian Franks: The Man Who Saved the SAS with Tim Spicer | Author and veteran Time Spicer tells the story of SAS officer Brian Franks. | 1h 04m 46s | ||||||
| 9/14/26 | 265. From Israel's Spycraft to Hollywood's Spotlight: The Arnon Milchan Saga with Joseph Gelman | Expert Joseph Gelman tells the story of Israeli spy turned Hollywood film producer Arnon Milchan. | 1h 15m 39s | ||||||
| 9/7/26 | CIA operationsCold War+3 | Gene Coyle | CIA | Moscow | CIAGene Coyle+4 | — | 1h 16m 54s | ||
| 8/31/26 | infiltrationdrug cartels+3 | Robert Mazur | IRSdrug cartels | — | infiltrationdrug cartels+3 | — | 1h 18m 28s | ||
| 8/24/26 | World War IIMarine Corps+3 | Nicholas Reynolds | — | FranceNazis | Peter OrtizNicholas Reynolds+5 | — | 53m 05s | ||
| 8/17/26 | Soviet defectorsdefection+3 | Kevin Riehle | — | Soviet | Soviet defectorsdefection+3 | — | 1h 10m 37s | ||
| 8/10/26 | post-9/11 investigationsAl Qaeda+3 | Michael Lebowitz | Army Reserve | United States | Al Qaeda9/11+5 | — | 1h 26m 34s | ||
| 8/3/26 | counterfeitingSecret Service+4 | William Gage | US Secret Service | North Korea | counterfeit billsNorth Korea+4 | — | 1h 03m 39s | ||
| 7/27/26 | informantsBritish Intelligence+3 | John Ware | British Intelligence | Northern Ireland | informantsBritish Intelligence+4 | — | 56m 25s | ||
| 7/20/26 | murder investigationCIA+3 | Michael Pullara | CIA | — | CIAmurder+5 | — | 1h 37m 34s | ||
| 7/13/26 | Navy SEALmilitary history+4 | Michael Walsh | — | VietnamPanama+1 | Navy SEALVietnam+5 | — | 1h 29m 22s | ||
| 7/6/26 | intelligenceprivacy+4 | Charles Finfrock | CIATesla | — | CIACharles Finfrock+5 | — | 1h 10m 15s | ||
| 6/29/26 | OSSintelligence+3 | Greg Barnhisel | OSS | — | OSSNorman Holmes Pearson+4 | — | 1h 23m 06s | ||
| 6/22/26 | assassinationLeon Trotsky+3 | Josh Ireland | — | — | TrotskyStalin+3 | — | 1h 10m 14s | ||
| 6/15/26 | war crimesgeospatial intelligence+3 | Sam McKnight | Khthon | — | war crimesmass graves+3 | — | 41m 39s | ||
| 6/8/26 | Cold WarItalian Intelligence+3 | Niccolò Petrelli | Gladio | Italy | GladioCold War+3 | — | 1h 11m 26s | ||
| 6/1/26 | espionageCIA+4 | Dr. Stephen Long | CIAMI6 | Albania | CIAMI6+4 | — | 1h 25m 21s | ||
| 5/25/26 | intelligencecounterintelligence+3 | Luis Fernando Baptistella | Brazilian Navycorporate consultant | — | Brazilian Navyintelligence strategy+3 | — | 1h 12m 33s | ||
| 5/18/26 | black propagandaCold War+3 | Rory Cormac | British Cold War | — | black propagandaCold War+3 | — | 55m 43s | ||
| 5/11/26 | captureRussia+4 | Kirillo Alexandrov | — | UkraineRussians | captureRussians+4 | — | 51m 30s | ||
| 5/4/26 | Ottoman intelligencehistory+3 | Dr. Emrah Safa Gürkan | Ottoman Empire | — | Ottoman Empireintelligence+3 | — | 59m 21s | ||
| 4/27/26 | Cuban exileCIA operations+3 | Eduardo Barreto | CIA | CongoCuba | Cuban exileCIA+5 | — | 1h 07m 37s | ||
| 4/20/26 | Russian intelligenceCIA operations+3 | Sean Wiswesser | CIA | Russia | CIARussian intelligence+3 | — | 52m 02s | ||
| 4/13/26 | radicalizationjihadism+3 | Mubin Shaikh | Canadian Security and Intelligence ServiceThe Toronto 18 | — | Toronto 18Mubin Shaikh+3 | — | 1h 07m 23s | ||
| 4/6/26 | French intelligenceDGSE+3 | Dr. Damien Van Puyvelde | DGSE | France | French intelligenceDGSE+3 | — | 1h 14m 39s | ||
| 3/30/26 | defectionintelligence+4 | Janosh Neumann | FSB | RussiaUS | defectionFSB officer+4 | — | 1h 18m 46s | ||
| 3/23/26 | national securityespionage+3 | Zach Dorfman | — | Czech | Czech spyLittle League+3 | — | 47m 50s | ||
| 3/16/26 | cyberwarfarecybersecurity+3 | Allie Mellen | — | — | cybersecurityhacking+3 | — | 54m 29s | ||
| 3/9/26 | CIAinternational pilots+3 | Lee Gossett | — | Laos | CIApilot+3 | — | 59m 18s | ||
| 3/2/26 | CIAaviation+3 | Lee Gossett | CIA | — | CIAsecret airline+3 | — | 48m 19s | ||
| 2/23/26 | Hainan Island IncidentChinese custody+3 | Shane Osborn | — | ChinaHainan Island | Hainan IslandShane Osborn+3 | — | 45m 44s | ||
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Chart history for SPYCRAFT 101
Peaked at #26 in HU, currently #26 in HU.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HU | — | #26 | #26 | — |
| Ireland | — | #69 | #69 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #100 | #100 | — |
| Australia | — | #137 | #137 | — |
| Canada | — | #148 | #148 | — |
| AE | — | #152 | #152 | — |
| Finland | — | #158 | #158 | — |
| NG | — | #159 | #159 | — |
| Sweden | — | #169 | #169 | — |
| United States | — | #170 | #170 | — |
| KE | — | #176 | #176 | — |
| CH | — | #192 | #192 | — |
Chart Positions
12 placements across 12 markets.
Chart Positions
12 placements across 12 markets.