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The Live Drop

Venture into the elusive world of intelligence collection and espionage to spot, assess and debrief: spies, handlers, catchers, analysts, cut-outs, dangles, diplomats, security experts and the storyte... Read more

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Russia Expert Kevin Ryan of the Belfer Center Demystifies the Elbe Group and a New Role of Retired Military and Intelligence Professionals

Russia Expert Kevin Ryan of the Belfer Center Demystifies the Elbe Group and a New Role of Retired Military and Intelligence Professionals

The Elbe Group consists of retired Military and Intelligence generals from the US and Russia. It’s an unprecedented Inte... Read more

13 Jul 2018

58mins

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The Counterspycraft of Stuart Herrington from MACV-SOG in Vietnam to the US Army Foreign Counterintelligence Activity

The Counterspycraft of Stuart Herrington from MACV-SOG in Vietnam to the US Army Foreign Counterintelligence Activity

Top counterintelligence and interrogation expert Stuart Herrington shares from a renowned and decorated intelligence car... Read more

19 Apr 2019

57mins

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Tradecraft Trainer Jason Hanson Transmits from his Spy Ranch Somewhere in Utah

Tradecraft Trainer Jason Hanson Transmits from his Spy Ranch Somewhere in Utah

Jason is an author, entrepreneur and ex-CIA officer. His books Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life and Survive Like A Sp... Read more

27 Feb 2019

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Dave Rupert American Trucker, Traveler, and British Spy Who Brought Down the Real IRA

Dave Rupert American Trucker, Traveler, and British Spy Who Brought Down the Real IRA

A trucker from upstate New York, David Rupert spent seven years informing for the FBI and MI5 while working his way as h... Read more

3 Jul 2019

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Veteran CIA Security Officer Tom Pecora on Guarding the Clandestine

Veteran CIA Security Officer Tom Pecora on Guarding the Clandestine

Tom Pecora is a 24 year CIA veteran and senior clandestine security manager. He talks about his book Guardian: Life in t... Read more

17 Mar 2019

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Former NSA & CIA Director Michael Hayden Finds Objective Reality

Former NSA & CIA Director Michael Hayden Finds Objective Reality

Gen Michael Hayden goes back to Intel 101 to give context on the shape and purpose of information gathering, then shares... Read more

12 Oct 2018

50mins

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An Advanced History of Intelligence with Professor Mark Stout of Johns Hopkins University

An Advanced History of Intelligence with Professor Mark Stout of Johns Hopkins University

Intelligence historian and former analyst, Dr. Mark Stout directs graduate programs in Global Security Studies and Intel... Read more

3 May 2019

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Former CIA & FBI Tracy Walder Shares an Unexpected Journey from Sorority Girl to Spy to Spyhunter to Educator

Former CIA & FBI Tracy Walder Shares an Unexpected Journey from Sorority Girl to Spy to Spyhunter to Educator

Tracy Walder,  ex-USC sorority girl joined the CIA at age 22, hunted down the most dangerous terrorists, then joined the... Read more

11 Mar 2020

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Assembling the Spy Trade's Most Valuable Weapon - The Code Of Trust with Author and FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke

Assembling the Spy Trade's Most Valuable Weapon - The Code Of Trust with Author and FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke

Robin Dreeke is a former senior FBI agent with over 28 years of government service. He was until recently the head of th... Read more

27 Jul 2018

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High Stakes Poker Player Joe Rivers Reveals How to Avoid Being Shaken or Stirred.

High Stakes Poker Player Joe Rivers Reveals How to Avoid Being Shaken or Stirred.

Live Drop episode 027, I meet up with an old friend of mine who among other things plays high stakes poker. I wanted to ... Read more

10 Jul 2019

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Former US Army Intelligence Analyst Stephen Hoyt and Tour NCO Thomas Favia share the US Military Liaison Mission in Theory and Practice

Former US Army Intelligence Analyst Stephen Hoyt and Tour NCO Thomas Favia share the US Military Liaison Mission in Theory and Practice

Stephen Hoyt is a University of Maryland Professor, former analyst and President of the USMLM Association - United State... Read more

10 May 2019

1hr 4mins

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Former ASA Analyst Tim Hall Talks in Dots and Dashes of His Time in Teufelsberg and Thailand,

Former ASA Analyst Tim Hall Talks in Dots and Dashes of His Time in Teufelsberg and Thailand,

Mark’s old friend Tim Hall was a #Morse communicator for the #ASA. He talks about launching a #LOB from remote #SIGINT s... Read more

20 Jul 2018

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Irish Writer and Journalist Sean O’Driscoll Found an Accidental Spy in the IRA

Irish Writer and Journalist Sean O’Driscoll Found an Accidental Spy in the IRA

Author and Irish Journalist Sean O’Driscoll talks about his decades of risky investigation into the IRA and his new book... Read more

26 Jun 2019

59mins

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Mr Fish aka Dwayne Booth Reveals Purpose of Satirical Imagery

Mr Fish aka Dwayne Booth Reveals Purpose of Satirical Imagery

You’ve seen his thought provoking and shocking political cartoons in LA Times, Harpers, McSweeneys and now all over soci... Read more

30 Nov 2018

50mins

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Author Michael Brady Reveals his Non Official Cover as Intelligence Professor at The Citadel

Author Michael Brady Reveals his Non Official Cover as Intelligence Professor at The Citadel

Episode 11 - Michael Brady is a retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel, career intelligence professional and author of sever... Read more

23 Nov 2018

1hr 5mins

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Author and former Navy Special Operations JTAC Will Mackin Brings Out The Dog

Author and former Navy Special Operations JTAC Will Mackin Brings Out The Dog

In his book Bring Out The Dog, Will Mackin writes a fictional account of his time with Navy Special Operations as a Join... Read more

14 Dec 2018

49mins

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Playwright Helen Banner's INTELLIGENCE Goes Onstage with Diplomats and Terrorists

Playwright Helen Banner's INTELLIGENCE Goes Onstage with Diplomats and Terrorists

With INTELLIGENCE, playwright Helen Banner raises some big questions in this production about a charismatic negotiator t... Read more

1 Feb 2019

54mins

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Author Antje Arnold Takes Us Behind The Wall as a VOPO’s Daughter

Author Antje Arnold Takes Us Behind The Wall as a VOPO’s Daughter

Author of The Girl Behind The Wall explains her relatively normal childhood in the DDR with little or no exposure to ele... Read more

9 Dec 2018

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James Vancel of the Busara Center talks Behavioral Economics in Kenya, and East Africa.

James Vancel of the Busara Center talks Behavioral Economics in Kenya, and East Africa.

Mark caught up with James Vancel, CEO of the Busara Center for Behavioral Economics, at his office in Nairobi. Busara is... Read more

6 Aug 2018

48mins

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Los Angeles Mediator Lee Jay Berman Is Ripe to Share the Skill of Conflict Resolution

Los Angeles Mediator Lee Jay Berman Is Ripe to Share the Skill of Conflict Resolution

Though most in his profession are former attorneys, sought after mediator Lee Jay Berman recognized his keen ability to ... Read more

5 Apr 2019

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