- 271
- Episodes
- 99
- Transcribed
- 710
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About SPYCRAFT 101
Welcome to your clandestine classroom.
- Publisher
- Justin Black
- Category
- education · government · history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 12 May 2021
- Latest episode
- 21 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
99 of 271 episodes have a transcript.
21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
266. Brian Franks: The Man Who Shaped Modern Special Forces with Tim Spicer
14 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
265. From Israel's Spycraft to Hollywood's Spotlight: The Arnon Milchan Saga with Joseph Gelman
7 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
264. CIA in Moscow: Behind Russian Lines with Gene Coyle
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266. Brian Franks: The Man Who Shaped Modern Special Forces with Tim Spicer
Published 21 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] You know, the Russians were changing their tune day by day and having been, you know, part of the allied effort, were now setting themselves up to be the enemy. And Brian was quite clear as were other far-sighted soldiers. Bear in mind, David Sterling was back in the game, back from prison camp and there were quite a few now influential more influential senior officers who understood the value of special operations and he was helped and supported a lot in the corridors of power and managed with also with the support of our secret intelligence service who also saw the value of having special operations capability in Europe in case the cold war turned hot so he was well supported there and I think I mentioned earlier on that he'd he went to work for their war planning directorate, planning the sort of stay-behind parties in Europe and other clandestine stuff. […]
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- Tim Spicer
- Joseph Gelman
- Gene Coyle
- Robert Mazur
- Nicholas Reynolds
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 357 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 353 ratings
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- Quality
- 80
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 99
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