The Spy Who
Hosted by Charlie Higson · Audible Original
4.7from 1,375 ratings
- 163
- Episodes
- 156
- Transcribed
- 1,375
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
About The Spy Who
These are stories you were never meant to hear. The invisible but vital work of the world’s intelligence services: secret operatives playing to very different rules. The Spy Who, hosted by Indira Varma, Raza Jaffrey and Emilia Fox, takes you deep inside that shadow world to meet spies who risked everything in the national interest – or, sometimes, their own. Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of The Spy Who ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.
- Publisher
- Audible Original
- Category
- history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 14 Feb 2024
- Latest episode
- 3 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
156 of 163 episodes have a transcript.
3 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Spy Who Was Mata Hari | The Undying Mystery of Mata Hari | 4
27 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Spy Who Was Mata Hari | Quicksand | 3
26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Listen Now— Over My Dead Body: Operation Sideswipe
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The Spy Who Was Mata Hari | The Undying Mystery of Mata Hari | 4
Published 3 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But in order to do that, she has to come via the UK. So this is, you know, I was describing her interrogation with Sir Basil Thompson earlier. in 1916 in London. And what they decide to do, the British are suspicious of her. They've had their agents sort of reporting on her from The Hague from 1915. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Julie Wheelwright
- David Tyson
- Tony Camerino
- Ann E Butler
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 568 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 807 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100
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- Quality
- 76
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 99
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Who hosts The Spy Who?
Charlie Higson host the show. Published by Audible Original.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Spy Who take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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