I Spy Plus

By: Foreign Policy
  • Summary

  • Spies don’t talk—it’s the cardinal rule of the business. But on Foreign Policy’s podcast I Spy, we get them to open up. We hear from the operations people: the spies who steal secrets, kill adversaries, and turn agents into double agents. Each episode features one spy telling one dramatic story. And now, with I Spy Plus, get deeper into each subject's story with additional interview excerpts, interviews with experts, and behind-the-scenes looks into the production of the show. Access all of your I Spy Plus benefits by logging in your account at foreignpolicy.com/ispy.
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Episodes
  • The Cassandra part 2
    Mar 9 2021
    This is part 2 of Frank Snepp's story. Snepp was a CIA analyst based in Saigon during the Vietnam War. In April of 1975, he discovered that Communist forces were preparing a large-scale attack on Saigon—but the higher ups refused to believe it. When the attack began later that month, the Americans conducted a frenzied evacuation, leaving behind many Vietnamese allies.
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    26 mins
  • The Cassandra
    Mar 2 2021
    Frank Snepp was a CIA analyst based in Saigon during the Vietnam War. In April of 1975, he discovered that Communist forces were preparing a large-scale attack on Saigon—but the higher ups refused to believe it. When the attack began later that month, the Americans conducted a frenzied evacuation, leaving behind many Vietnamese allies.
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    26 mins
  • The Special Agent
    Feb 24 2021
    The FBI's Ali Soufan specialized in Al Qaeda investigations both before and after the attacks of September 11th. In 2002 he was sent to question Abu Zubaydah, a high-level jihadi captured in Pakistan. But after several rounds of interrogation at the secret site, he was sidelined by a CIA contractor who had helped develop a new torture program for the agency.
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    31 mins

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