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- 🇯🇵JP · True Crime#1071K to 10K
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True Spies Debrief: Ralf Little and David Eldridge on Staging Le Carré
Jun 23, 2026
37m 19s
An Extremely Violent Year | DEA
Jun 16, 2026
43m 21s
True Spies Classic: New Russia, New Rules | CIA
Jun 9, 2026
41m 29s
True Spies Debrief: Sean Wiswesser on Russian Intelligence Strategy
Jun 2, 2026
48m 10s
Brief Histories: Spy Cities - Beijing
May 27, 2026
35m 57s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/23/26 | ![]() True Spies Debrief: Ralf Little and David Eldridge on Staging Le Carré | True Spies producer Joe Foley speaks to Ralf Little and David Eldridge - the star and writer of the stage version of John Le Carré's The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, currently touring the UK. They talk about bringing Le Carre’s world to life, the resonance of this story in the 21st century, and a meeting with the legendary author himself. Morgan Childs will return for the next Debrief. From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Joe Foley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 37m 19s | ||||||
| 6/16/26 | ![]() An Extremely Violent Year | DEA | It's the summer of 2006, and former DEA Agent Jeffrey James Higgins is your guide to an audacious HUMINT operation against an Afghan narco-terrorist. But in a lawless part of the world, the life of a lawman is a dangerous one - and success is always tempered by tragedy. From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Joe Foley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 43m 21s | ||||||
| 6/9/26 | ![]() True Spies Classic: New Russia, New Rules | CIA✨ | RussiaCIA+4 | Rolf Mowatt-Larssen | CIA | RussiaMoscow+1 | espionageCIA+6 | — | 41m 29s | |
| 6/2/26 | ![]() True Spies Debrief: Sean Wiswesser on Russian Intelligence Strategy✨ | Russian intelligenceespionage+3 | Sean Wiswesser | SPYSCAPETradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks: Russian Intelligence and Putin's Secret War | — | Russian intelligenceespionage+3 | — | 48m 10s | |
| 5/27/26 | ![]() Brief Histories: Spy Cities - Beijing✨ | EspionageCold War+5 | — | CIASPYSCAPE+1 | Beijing | espionageBeijing+5 | — | 35m 57s | |
| 5/26/26 | ![]() Red Rag to a Grey Bull | Private Sector✨ | exfiltrationconflict+3 | Bryan Stern | Grey BullSPYSCAPE+1 | Ukraine | exfiltrationUkraine+3 | — | 52m 50s | |
| 5/19/26 | ![]() True Spies Classic: White Traitor | ANC✨ | espionagejournalism+3 | — | African National CongressSPYSCAPE | — | Sue DobsonAfrican National Congress+5 | — | 52m 36s | |
| 5/12/26 | ![]() True Spies Debrief: Miles Johnson on Intelligence and Organised Crime✨ | intelligenceorganised crime+3 | Miles Johnson | Financial TimesSPYSCAPE+1 | — | intelligenceorganized crime+3 | — | 37m 32s | |
| 5/5/26 | ![]() All Very Freddie | Private Security✨ | private securitycoup planning+4 | Julian Fisher | SPYSCAPEA Cup And Nuzzle+1 | — | coupprivate security+5 | — | 37m 45s | |
| 4/30/26 | ![]() Brief Histories: Spy Cities - Moscow✨ | espionageintelligence+5 | — | CIAFSB | MoscowRussia | espionageMoscow+5 | — | 31m 58s | |
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| 4/28/26 | ![]() True Spies Classic: Operation Ajax | CIA & MI6✨ | espionagepolitics+4 | Ervand Abrahamian | CIAMI6+2 | Iran | Operation AjaxCIA+7 | — | 51m 56s | |
| 4/21/26 | ![]() True Spies Debrief - Aaron Tracy on the Secret World of Roald Dahl✨ | Roald Dahlwartime spy+3 | Aaron Tracy | British Security CoordinationSPYSCAPE+2 | — | Roald Dahlspy+6 | — | 41m 02s | |
| 4/14/26 | ![]() Writer and Traitor | MI6✨ | espionageWorld War Two+4 | Robert Verkaik | MI6SPYSCAPE+1 | — | Graham GreeneKim Philby+7 | — | 54m 07s | |
| 4/7/26 | ![]() True Spies Classic: You Me, Same Same | CIA✨ | CIAespionage+3 | Ryan Hillsberg | CIASPYSCAPE+1 | — | CIAespionage+3 | — | 40m 54s | |
| 4/2/26 | ![]() Brief Histories: Spy Cities - New York✨ | espionagehistory+3 | — | SPYSCAPE | New York | espionageNew York+5 | — | 30m 13s | |
| 3/31/26 | ![]() True Spies Debrief - Christina Hillsberg on the Women of the CIA✨ | women in espionageCIA history+3 | Christina Hillsberg | CIASPYSCAPE+2 | — | CIAChristina Hillsberg+3 | — | 42m 02s | |
| 3/24/26 | ![]() The Family Affair | WW2✨ | family historyWorld War II+3 | Christine Kuehn | SPYSCAPEA Cup And Nuzzle | — | family affairWorld War II+5 | — | 1h 02m 44s | |
| 3/17/26 | ![]() True Spies Classic: The Mouse at Pearl Harbor | WW2✨ | espionageWorld War II+4 | Takeo Yoshikawa | SPYSCAPEA Cup And Nuzzle | Honolulu | spyPearl Harbor+5 | — | 48m 58s | |
| 3/10/26 | ![]() True Spies Debrief: Terry Stiastny on Britain's WW2 Propaganda Machine✨ | WW2propaganda+3 | Terry Stiastny | Political Warfare ExecutiveSPYSCAPE+1 | — | propagandaWW2+3 | — | 37m 03s | |
| 3/5/26 | ![]() Brief Histories: Spy Cities - London✨ | espionagecounter-terrorism+3 | — | SPYSCAPE | London | espionageLondon+4 | — | 26m 47s | |
| 3/3/26 | ![]() Cold SNAP | CIA✨ | espionageclimbing+4 | Jeffrey Gettleman | SPYSCAPENew York Times | Himalayan mountains | CIAHimalayan mountains+6 | — | 46m 49s | |
| 2/24/26 | ![]() True Spies Classic: Sister Spies | WW2 | In this classic episode of True Spies, Vanessa Kirby meets Pat and Jean Owtram, two British sisters who played crucial roles as Allied codebreakers during World War 2. Bound by the Official Secrets Act, neither sister knew that the other was a spy until decades later. In their 90s, they reveal their hidden hands in planning D-Day, aiding the Resistance, and cracking the Enigma code. Tune in to True Spies to hear their story. From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets and skills. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Gemma Newby. Produced by Mariana Des Forges. Music by Nick Ryan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 44m 22s | ||||||
| 2/17/26 | ![]() True Spies Debrief: Robert Hannigan on Work at Bletchley Park | Robert Hannigan is the former director of the British Government Communications Headquarters or GCHQ, and the author of the recent book, Counterintelligence: What the Secret World Can Teach Us About Problem Solving and Creativity. In this Debrief, Robert joins Morgan Childs to explore how the WW2 codebreakers at Britain's Bletchley Park pioneered better ways of working. From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Morgan Childs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 32m 45s | ||||||
| 2/10/26 | ![]() The Importance of Being Ernest | Historical | In the heart of New York City, a secret campaign of influence and espionage aimed to bring America in to a generational conflict. It was helped along by a man who, to this day, is all but invisible. Author and investigative journalist Thomas Maier reveals the half-forgotten history of Ernest Cuneo - the White House fixer who facilitated British espionage in the U.S.A in the lead-up to World War Two and beyond. From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Joe Foley. Thomas Maier is the author of The Invisible Spy: Churchill's Rockefeller Center Spy Ring and America’s First Secret Agent of World War II Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 06m 02s | ||||||
| 2/3/26 | ![]() True Spies Classic: The Boiling Frog | CIA | At the peak of his career, Jack Devine was one of the world's top spymasters. But everybody starts somewhere. In this classic, follow Vanessa Kirby as she recounts the tale of Jack Devine's first overseas assignment, in Chile. It's 1971, and the CIA is determined to undermine the country's socialist government. But as a military coup plot begins to gather steam, he's about to learn an important lesson - be careful what you wish for. From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Morgan Childs. Music by Nick Ryan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 39m 07s | ||||||
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19 placements across 19 markets.
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19 placements across 19 markets.

























