Cover Stories: Spies, Books & Entertainment

About Cover Stories: Spies, Books & Entertainment

Cover Stories: Spies, Books & Entertainment is a new podcast from The Cipher Brief hosted by Cipher Brief CEO & Publisher Suzanne Kelly and Cipher Brief Senior Book Editor and author, Bill Harlow exploring the entertainment side of espionage as well as non-fiction books and media on national security issues that are making a difference. Join us each week for new episodes with authors, former intelligence officers, actors, directors, television and movie producers, agents, publishers and more.

Publisher

The Cipher Brief

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Dec 2022

Latest episode

9 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

72 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Oct 2025

   David McCloskey: Secrets of a Novelist

   Host Suzanne Kelly interviews novelist David McCloskey about how his CIA experience fuels his thrilling new book, "The Persian."

2. 

   25 Sept 2025

   The Person Who Wrote the Book on Writing Books

   Host James Clear interviews author Jane Friedman about navigating the publishing landscape and crafting a successful book proposal.

3. 

   18 Sept 2025

   The Spy and the Devil

   Host [Host Name] interviews former British diplomat and Cipher Brief expert Tim Willasey-Wilsey about his book detailing Baron Wilhelm Von de Ropp's espionage within Hitler's inner circle.

Who has been a guest on Cover Stories: Spies, Books & Entertainment

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• David McCloskey
• Jane Friedman
• Tim Willasey-Wilsey
• Elliot Ackerman
• Joe DeTrani

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 57 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

79

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.