The Spy Who

The Spy Who

by Audible

Last updated Oct 27, 2026Is this your podcast?

These are stories you were never meant to hear. The invisible but vital work of the world’s intelligence services: secret operatives playing to very different rules. The Spy Who, hosted by Indira Varma, Raza Jaffrey and ...

Charlie Higson · Leon Neyfakh · Raza Jaffrey
Activehistory133 episodes
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Insights from recent episode analysis

On the show

Hosts: Charlie Higson, Leon Neyfakh
Recent guests
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  • Ali Soufan2 eps
  • Clare Mulley1 ep
  • Bethany Allen1 ep

Also: Cait Mills Boyce, Gracie Canaan, Jim Lawler, Arthur Knight, Kit Sergeant, John Taylor, Tony Camerino, Ann E. Butler

Audience Interest

Estimated Reach: 282K to 1.5M
Listeners across platforms
  • intelligence services history
  • spy operations and tactics

Podcast Focus

Categories: history
  • stories of secret operatives
  • work of intelligence agencies

Publishing Consistency

Frequency: ~3-4 / Week
100+ episodes since 2024
  • active for two years
  • weekly episode cadence

Insights are generated by CastFox AI using publicly available data, episode content, and proprietary models.

Most discussed topics

espionage
16
history
5
world war ii
5
cia
5
american revolution
5
betrayal
5

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Medium Confidence

Total monthly reach

282K to 1.5M

Based on 1 signal.

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Charts in 39 marketsHome market: United States

By chart position

  • 🇺🇸
    United States · HistoryHOME
    #38
    89K to 471K
  • 🇮🇳
    India · History
    #15
    16K to 85K
  • 🇬🇧
    United Kingdom · History
    #26
    11K to 56K
  • 🇲🇾
    MY · History
    #6
    5.0K to 26K
  • 🇦🇺
    Australia · History
    #29
    4.5K to 24K
  • Per-Episode Audience

    Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days

    141K to 745K
    🎙 Weekly cadence·133 episodes·Last published 2d ago
  • Monthly Reach

    Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)

    282K to 1.5M
    🇺🇸63%🇮🇳11%🇬🇧8%+9 more
  • Active Followers

    Loyal subscribers who consistently listen

    155K to 820K

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Distribution & Reach

About the show, platforms, and key insights.

Key insights

What the show covers

  • stories of secret operatives
  • work of intelligence agencies
  • personal risks of spies
  • historical espionage narratives

Audience interests

  • intelligence services history
  • spy operations and tactics
  • national security issues
  • real-life espionage stories

Platform reach

  • available on Audible
  • ad-free for subscribers
  • limited platform distribution
  • no known social media presence

Publishing consistency

  • active for two years
  • weekly episode cadence
  • 111 total episodes
  • consistent release schedule

Chart history for The Spy Who

Peaked at #6 in MY, top 10 in 1 of 39 tracked markets, currently #6 in MY.

MarketGenrePeakCurrentTrend
MY—#6#6—
India—#15#15—
South Africa—#20#20—
New Zealand—#22#22—
RO—#23#23—
United Kingdom—#26#26—
AE—#26#26—
Ireland—#27#27—
Australia—#29#29—
IL—#35#35—
United States—#38#38—
Canada—#38#38—
PH—#43#43—
SG—#47#47—
Japan—#51#51—
SA—#55#55—
Sweden—#64#64—
CL—#67#67—
IS—#68#68—
PL—#71#71—

Chart Positions

39 placements across 39 markets.