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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.

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The Podcaster Who Came In From The Cold. Episode 100

The Podcaster Who Came In From The Cold. Episode 100

Not many podcasts reach Episode 100, let alone a spy podcast. So on this our 100th episode, Spywrite's Jeff Quest turns ... Read more

8 Feb 2020

1hr 17mins

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32: John Le Carre and the Cold War with Toby Manning

32: John Le Carre and the Cold War with Toby Manning

About John Le Carre and the Cold War Toby Manning recently published his work which critically examines John Le Carre an... Read more

5 Feb 2018

1hr 3mins

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Jack Barsky, ex KGB undercover agent talks about his life as a spy! (Part 1)

Jack Barsky, ex KGB undercover agent talks about his life as a spy! (Part 1)

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An Evening with John Le Carre -Field Report

An Evening with John Le Carre -Field Report

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Best Spy Books of 2018 (65)

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On today's Spybrary Spy Podcast, Spybrarian Jason King joins host Shane Whaley to share with us his 5 favourite spy book... Read more

22 Dec 2018

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Betrayal in Berlin. The True Story of the Cold War's most audacious espionage operation with Steve Vogel (90)

We talk Betrayal in Berlin with author Steve Vogel. His new book is one of the best Cold War non fiction espionage books... Read more

1 Nov 2019

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Agent Running In The Field - John le Carre - Round Table (93)

Agent Running In The Field - John le Carre - Round Table (93)

Agent Running In the Field gets the Spybrary deep-dive treatment on Episode 93 of the Spybrary Podcast. joining our John... Read more

29 Nov 2019

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James Bond - The Books and Movies of 007 with The Hildebrandians (Ep 63)

James Bond - The Books and Movies of 007 with The Hildebrandians (Ep 63)

James Bond is Back! It has been some time since we dedicated a whole episode to Britain's not so secret agent. Today we ... Read more

25 Nov 2018

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46: Jeremy Duns Re-investigates Oleg Penkovsky

46: Jeremy Duns Re-investigates Oleg Penkovsky

Thrilling, evocative and hugely controversial, Codename: Hero blows apart the myths surrounding one of the Cold War's gr... Read more

28 Jun 2018

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Bill Koenig - The Spy Command on Dead Drop 5 (82)

Bill Koenig - The Spy Command on Dead Drop 5 (82)

Bill Koenig, Chief of Staff at The Spy Command Agent finds himself embedded deep in Communist-controlled East Berlin, an... Read more

31 Jul 2019

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Legacy of Spies -John Le Carre

Legacy of Spies -John Le Carre

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48: Spy Fans Guide to works of Frederick Forsyth

48: Spy Fans Guide to works of Frederick Forsyth

On this episode of the Spybrary Spy Podcast, Shane Whaley hosts a round table discussion on the life and books of spy wr... Read more

14 Jul 2018

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51: Interview with Spy Novelist Charles Cumming

51: Interview with Spy Novelist Charles Cumming

Charles Cumming - British Spy Writer talks about his work on the Spybrary Spy Podcast   Welcome to Episode 51 of the Spy... Read more

24 Jul 2018

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54: Live Drop - Red Sparrow Trilogy

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Welcome to Episode 54 of the Spybrary Spy Podcast! Recently we received some intelligence suggesting that two well known... Read more

27 Aug 2018

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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - Mike Ripley tells us what's new in the paperback edition. (71)

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - Mike Ripley tells us what's new in the paperback edition. (71)

David Craggs joins Mike Ripley at the Harper Collins offices in London to find out more about the paperback version of K... Read more

25 Mar 2019

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Helen MacInnes 'Queen of Spy Writers. (Ep 66)

Helen MacInnes 'Queen of Spy Writers. (Ep 66)

On Episode 66 of the Spybrary Spy Podcast, our panel discusses the writing of Helen MacInnes once dubbed the 'Queen of S... Read more

20 Jan 2019

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George Smiley and Call for the Dead

George Smiley and Call for the Dead

31 May 2017

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The Spy Who was Left in the Cold - Jack Barsky part 2

The Spy Who was Left in the Cold - Jack Barsky part 2

Jack Barsky, the ex KGB undercover spy continues to share with us his story of life as a Russian Spy in the USA with Spy... Read more

20 May 2017

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50: Len Deighton/Bernard Samson Meetup - Berlin

50: Len Deighton/Bernard Samson Meetup - Berlin

Follow in the steps of Bernard Samson - Len Deighton Meetup - Berlin Listen to a special message that Len Deighton has ... Read more

17 Jul 2018

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Spywrite’s Jeff Quest talks about his favorite Spy books

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30 Jun 2017

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