About this episode

Retired FBI agent Wayne Barnes discusses his career in counterintelligence and the hunt for a Russian mole within the Bureau.

We speak with retired FBI agent Wayne Barnes about his career in counterintelligence, from undercover work with the Black Panthers and a hidden Nixon assassination plot to debriefing Cold War defectors and recruiting Soviet intelligence officers. We also dig into his book A Traitor in the FBI, the hunt for a Russian mole inside the Bureau, and the tradecraft, deception, and lucky breaks that shaped the case. Grab Wayne's book "A Traitor in the FBI: The Hunt for a Russian Mole" https://a.co/d/06ffYkg0 Find Wayne here: https://www.waynebarneswriting.com/ Today's Sponsors: GhostBed ⬇️ https://www.ghostbed.com/house FOR 10% off! Stash ⬇️ https://www.stash.com/HOUSE for 15% off your monthly subscription or 30% off your annual subscription. GLD ⬇️ https://www.gld.com/ code "teamhouse" for 40% your first order Quince⬇️ go to: https://www.quince.com/house for free shipping and 365 day returns For ad free video and audio and access to live streams...JOIN OUR PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouse To help support the show and for all bonus content including: -live shows and asking guest questions -ad free audio and video -early access to shows -Access to ALL bonus segments with…

People in this episode

Host: dee takos

Guest: Wayne Barnes

Topics covered

• FBI
• counterintelligence
• Cold War
• Russian mole
• undercover work
• deception
• intelligence

Keywords

• FBI
• Wayne Barnes
• counterintelligence
• Russian mole
• Black Panthers
• Cold War
• debriefing
• intelligence

Sponsors

GhostBed, Stash, GLD, Quince

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FBI, Black Panthers, Nixon, Soviet, Patreon

Books & works: A Traitor in the FBI, The Most Dangerous Man

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