Spies and Books - Spybrary Spy Podcast

Spies and Books - Spybrary Spy Podcast

Hosted by Shane Whaley and Tim Shipman · Shane Whaley

4.7from 188 ratings

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79Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
358
Episodes
51
Transcribed
188
Ratings
Weekly
Cadence
2017
First episode
203K
YouTube views

About Spies and Books - Spybrary Spy Podcast

Spybrary is a podcast for fans of spy books, spy tv and spy movies since 2017. We bring you author interviews and reader discussions on our favorite spy books and novels.

Publisher
Shane Whaley
Category
arts · fiction
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
22 Apr 2017
Latest episode
7 Oct 2026
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Latest episodes

51 of 358 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    The Ultimate Spy Movie & TV Guide — Inside Spies on Screen with Paul Burke

  2. 29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    William Boyd on the Appeal of Spy Fiction and Creating Gabriel Dax

  3. 23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    CIA vs MI6: David McCloskey Goes Inside London Station

Inside a recent episode

The Ultimate Spy Movie & TV Guide — Inside Spies on Screen with Paul Burke

Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So today is a more general look at Spies on Screen, and we are going to dig into the era a lot more. But a question for you, Paul. So what do you think? So you cover, you know, everything from the early movies, you know, from the turn of the century onwards. Like, what do you think has been the biggest... Single biggest change in the way spies are portrayed on screen now? I'd have to say it's realism. Literally, with every decade, you get more and more realism. It really kicks in in the 1960s by the time we get to now. But also maybe a kind of humanizing of a spy as well, from not somebody who's a superhero in the Bond mold, if you like. […]

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Who has been a guest on Spies and Books - Spybrary Spy Podcast

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

  • Paul Burke
  • William Boyd
  • David McCloskey
  • Robert B McCaw
  • Jinwoo Park

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YouTube views
203,143
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.7 / 5
134 ratings
Spotify
4.8 / 5
54 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 79 / 100

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Social presence
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YouTube
86
Engagement
67

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Who hosts Spies and Books - Spybrary Spy Podcast?

Shane Whaley and Tim Shipman host the show. Published by Shane Whaley.

How often do new episodes come out?

The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.

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