True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics
Hosted by Joe Foley and Morgan Childs and Eleanor Sly and Sophia Di Martino and Vanessa Kirby · SPYSCAPE
4.7from 3,766 ratings
- 367
- Episodes
- 162
- Transcribed
- 3,766
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 126K
- YouTube views
About True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics
True Spies takes you inside the world's greatest espionage and detective operations. Our hosts Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Kirby, Sophia Di Martino, Daisy Ridley and Rhiannon Neads talk to the real spies behind the missions. What do they know? What are their skills? And what would you do in their position? We explore and investigate real life thrillers, mysteries and crimes - stories that prove truth is stranger than fiction! These stories cover lies, murder, theft, sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll. You’ll meet experts from the top intelligence agencies including FBI, CIA, MI5, MI6 (SIS), KGB, GRU, Mossad and many others. You’ll discover characters who spied because of money, ideology, coercion or just plain old ego. And, if you’d like to dig deeper into the world of secrets, and test your own secret intelligence skills, head over to spyscape.com for articles, games, experiences, puzzles and videos. For episodes first and ad-free, subscribe to Spyscape+ at: plus.Spyscape.com A Cup & Nuzzle production. Series producers: Gemma Newby, Joe Foley. Music: Nick Ryan.
- Publisher
- SPYSCAPE
- Category
- history · society & culture · true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 17 Apr 2020
- Latest episode
- 3 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
162 of 367 episodes have a transcript.
3 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
True Spies Debrief: Suzanne Cope on Italy's Female Resistance Fighters
27 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
True Spies Classic: The Wilderness of Mirrors | US Army CI
20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The CIA Book Club | CIA
Inside a recent episode
True Spies Debrief: Suzanne Cope on Italy's Female Resistance Fighters
Published 3 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] You know, you've been our enemy. And so he took a very long time until basically the Allies were like, we're done beginning of September. But in that time, the Germans had streamed into the country, into Italy, and basically occupied most of Italy, north of where the Allies had landed, south of Rome. […]
Read the full transcript with a Pod Engine plan.
See plansWho has been a guest on True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Suzanne Cope
- Aden Magee
- Charlie English
- Damian Lewis
- Ayman Oghanna
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 125,543
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 1,903 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 1,863 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 82 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 92
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 82
- Engagement
- 100
Contact True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics
- Guest appearances
- Books guests
Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.
Shows with a similar audience
Questions about True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics
Who hosts True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics?
Joe Foley and Morgan Childs and Eleanor Sly and Sophia Di Martino and Vanessa Kirby host the show. Published by SPYSCAPE.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
Where can I read transcripts?
162 of 367 episodes have a transcript on Pod Engine. Full transcripts are available with a Pod Engine plan.
Host of True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics?
Claim your podcast to manage its listing and keep your show details accurate.
Pod Engine is an independent podcast discovery and analytics service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by this podcast. Artwork and show content belong to their owners. Full legal notice.
Explore this show
Podcast research with Pod Engine