SpyTalk
Hosted by Jeff Stein and Michael Isikoff and Karen Greenberg · SpyTalk, Jeff Stein
4.3from 262 ratings
- 225
- Episodes
- 110
- Transcribed
- 262
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About SpyTalk
SpyTalk lives at the intersection of intelligence operations, foreign policy, homeland security, and military strategy. Hosted by veteran national security journalists Jeff Stein, Michael Isikoff and Karen J. Greenberg, the podcast features exclusives by SpyTalk’s roster of longtime reporters, news and profiles of US and foreign spymasters, and interviews with policymakers and expert authors. There’s nothing quite like it—a place for experts and laypersons alike, who enjoy national security scoops and insights by SpyTalk's subject matter experts. For more SpyTalk go to: https://www.spytalk.co/
- Publisher
- SpyTalk, Jeff Stein
- Category
- government · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 24 Mar 2021
- Latest episode
- 18 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
110 of 225 episodes have a transcript.
18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Terror’s New Faces
9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
25 Years of Counterterrorism
4 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
How to Recruit a Traitor
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Terror’s New Faces
Published 18 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Today we have al-Qaeda, but also an even bloodier and more ruthless offshoot ISIS. Al-Qaeda has now spawned at least two dozen franchises, in essence from North Africa to Southeast Asia and from the Caucasus to Central Africa. As the most recent United Nations monitoring and sanctions team reported, they're also flush with money. Al-Shabaab, probably their last The least technologically proficient franchise, though, through ransoms and hostage taking is a master war chest that it's distributing not only to the other franchises, but replenishing Al Qaeda Central's coffers. ISIS has about 20 what they call branches of bilietz provinces. […]
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- Bruce Hoffman
- Peter Bergen
- Jim Lawler
- Steve Hirsch
- Joby Warrick
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.3 / 5
- 222 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.2 / 5
- 40 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100
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- Quality
- 87
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 96
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Who hosts SpyTalk?
Jeff Stein and Michael Isikoff and Karen Greenberg host the show. Published by SpyTalk, Jeff Stein.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does SpyTalk take guests?
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